The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-15

the making of this new Will wa, an uht,htural
proceeding sure to be repldiated by VT. NaNon
and that, therefore, he had been put 20 death
before he should make such a change Dut mere
he stopped, preferriny that his INVESTIGATIONS
should indicate the guilty person, unihnueiceu
nv that subtle, even ilsensible tendency, which
lead a process to a known answer. nus course,
therefore see med clear 10 learn as inuch hs
possible of MIR. Naxons intimate. home NE
through fOrming a connection with the servants.
exclusive OF Owens. who, doubtless, would STICK
Ia the story he had already told.
A Cronkite was passing through the PARK
on his way TO his room to make certain appro-
pirate changes In his dress he heard his name
called twice. Hey there. Abe. old Abe and
turning he saw on one OF the benches a stubby
young fellow. whose tiny eyes and rectangular
mouth. alike roguish. showed unmistaka able
signs of recognition. The man was clothed
In n longshorenan's jumper and overalls, with
a rimless derby on the side OF his head. and "a
he stretched back with arms outspread and
every muscle indolently relaxed his contrast
surged by. all intent on pressing business.
gave him an air OF superiority, as real as II was
ludicrous.
advanced with hand extended. Are you out
AGAIN..
how II is, livery ono! IN a while, whin the old
man gifts cranky and the deputy tollers suit,
OF the Boord speculates too ricklessly In spilled
-four and blue moulded beef. or the bootleg
enough 10 write with, take a temporary re-
laxatun from the %confinin' juties of head hall
man. and hoof II down here for a cussory view
Of soci'ty on the outside. from the advantag'us
see these pore divils a humpin', Themselves
day IN and day out. dom. the lockstip aSins,
SospitS Si'r rStioSs. p'i / says 'Blissed Be '" nothin'.
says |. and stump back to the Squire for a vag
commitment Us quick as the tow.pat' will take
H %S, A em o %Sy NJ y s s Hi luck 's ar anud asr' In ssnso
ment, heyf'
NO" replied Abe. II guess justice knocked
me sT TSt eom aniS ay in tina, onr round, ros vo,.r.
least you haven't desineratsd into your former
periesshnn Of detict,n,; The DYES oyerlasked
errors, but i so be you've backslid agin to
"oh. no." Abe assured him. smilingly, they
wouldn't have anything to do with mo. ,you
know, after ] had served a bit. There's a law
yer. Shorty. a good friend Of mine. who knows
all about my, trouble. and ! help, him out in
are all against rich people, too
That's all right. thin. said Shorty dccls-
lively, II you kin, round up amy of Thin MI
wont stand a touch Themselves for a cent.
you're dom a work with bein'out for. They're
In lague with the dlyil, | say its common
all evil. thin the wan that roots the furdest for
II must come In contact with the Old Boy his
self. Is not by material means Abe that a
man gifts togedder his milfyons, He sells his
sowl, so he does, and thin. av ooorse. there's
no key hole too small for him 10 fly troo, no
pusson roo great ior him to put a spell on or
change places wit, I'm leary OF thin all,
s'help me. Why its unly last night, M on the
avenOo, seen d sight, so did, that shivered
me back till the sunlight warmed 10 down here.
and made me long for the smell of the tins.
1t was magic, so il was. and black art. too.
right betune the two front dures of a marchant
prince
Tell Inc all about il, Shorty, said Cronkita
parsuasively, you know I'm straight goods. "
Il know y'are. Abe. nut IL goes to the pit
Of me stommick to think Of IL agin. How
somedeyer, seem rs You, here goes, was
panhandlin,. so | were. goin' from house TO
house Well, KEN To IA quiet block, all asleep
IL ~respictablty, not a pussOn IN sight, not
a sound hut the fall OF these brogans Wan
house. specially, lukked done up in invisible
cotting. So il did; the cuttings all down. the
storm dures drawed close 'Whin upstairs
isn't hum To seq, downstairs may more the
gin'rous he, says !. a braakln' into vuss. as !
sometimes does. So down ducked into tho
araa. Jest alore ! cud touch the tinker. there
KEN a queer settlin Mise from above and thin
a groan, | hooked my fingers on the edge off
a step and drawcd meselt M. A man KEN out
of the dures. closed thin salty togedder. and
thin shot down and troo the side street like a
shadder past III" bumpers, seen his face,
though, plain enough, cius shaved, white and
the Jaws shet desprit tight; and. thin, ! lights
up the stoop To see wha, he leit nehind. Cord
Almighty, Abe; It was hisself he had left, a
LAWN there all bloody and dead, with that
Same white face a blinkin' M Al me. clus
shaved and the Jaws shet desprit tight, An
an " must have been his ghost seen, a
slippin' down the stoop and t'roo the side street
like mad! | give a grOan, n baby wan il were
beside his'n. an too scooted for dear life,
niver DRAWN a full breath I'LL landed on this
idintcal binch. An do you rink II putt the
everlastin' kerbosh on me, Abe. do you tink
I'm called"
kindly. YOU are proof against all the evils OF
wealth. Go back and forget NIL about II, with
your brooms and yonr tins and your bIzzing
around the tiers, here's n round shot for you;
I'm sorry its no less and that its silver; but
take II all the same Tor the sake of old days,
you know. and So, goodby And. with his
head no longer bowed IN Thought, Abe Cron-
kite rapidly retraced the steps he had So de-
iibaratalv taken an hour before.
why did tho two brothers quarrel asked
Abe abruptly, as he entered the private office
where Judge Marcellus and Polk Naxon were
still In consultation.
ITS an old story, " replied the Judge. and
| don't see why You seek 10 revive il now; but,
giving you credit for some good reason. | will
say briefly that when they were young men
from the same pod. and that Rudolph took
advantage of this resemblance To play a scurvy
trick on James, which came near wreckinS the
happiness of the %latter'S hetrothed wife, the
mother Of Mr., Polk Naxon. now present, But
why do You ask
YES, why do you ask" repeated Polk Na,on
And then the detective told them why
impossible shouted Polk NHxon, why
the only time ever saw Uncle Rudolph. he
wore a full beard, while fathers fac" was
smooth.
$50 much the better for him.. said Cronkite
quietly, "a beard can be shaved, and then,
after the job requiring a smooth face has been
finished. a false beard can be- worn, and n man
so altering and resuninG his normal appear
ance might thus escape all suspicion
Highly improbable" commented the old
lawyer, Rudolph NaXon has been the head
of the Montana Amalgamating Company for
years; and il | should say. in very easy cir
cumstancas,"
A the more reason" replied Cronkite.
why he might resort TO some such desperate
decd, II threatened with disaster in his old
age. You have the commercial reports. sup
pose you Just look up the stading of this com
pany."
difference at once?" asked Polk NaNon be-
No" answered the Judge, pausing in his
search, "Eocles knew your father but slightly,
and unless Rudolph has changed greatly ne
could successfully carry on such an imposition.
about what Rudolph, with his imperfect knowl-
edge, would fancy to be natural and acceptable
10 all concerned
But the decoy note my father thrust into his
pocket without explaining, what was 1t, and
where is it?"
"|Of course there's no telling what It was"
replied Abe Cronkits. though who would know
better what sort Of note to write TO bring your
father to the door In silence than his own brother.
Perhaps II offered an explanation of that old
trouble between them, and In that case vour
father might we'll have hesitatad TO say ANYTHING
about it to his second wife. But, In anv event. the
first impulse Of the assassin. whoever he was.
would be to recover so dangerous a piece of eyi-
dence; and this he doubtless did as soon as the
deed was done
report that the Amalgamating Company Is hope
lss.lv insOlypnt and in tina hands of n receiver +"