The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-13
Caught In a Grey Coat.


indeed. she now was TO all eternity-but
Annie never held up her mead. She-she
-" and the voice OF the narrator DC
came choked and husky.
was taken away! L suggested III
whisper
'9n my armsi" lie calculated Yet i
never thought she would die, ana Was
full OF plans for her future. one hsht
she seemed weaker than usual, ana car
ried her 20 the window looking out on inc
broad Clyue, winch was snlillng CAIN
ana beauuIul Ia the moonlight, Win Inc
light OF the Cloch shining out IKE a star
tar before. hen she whispered 10 me
that she was never TO get better IN TINS
world. and kissed me and fell asleep, Inc
last wOras 4 heard her say were, on
wish / had been taken away when was
An innocent BARN. l buried her down
there, I'm reach OF the sound OF the waves.
No one knows the spot but me. ana
shall never see II again When the green
turf was laid over her. ! knew that ! had
no more 10 live for. | came back 10 Gias-
gov. hut settled sadness came over me-
and al last | arranged 60 go 10 AUSTRALIA
as an emigrant Eut a few days before
the time Tor sailing, was passing
through an entry toward place where
/ was likely 10 meet Top ana pa nm
goodbye, when he ran fun against me
in a state Of great excitement, ana sud
denly -cried--'Oh Peeriei The sports are
after me- Tor the love of God put on my
coat and hat, and lead them OF, or m
in for ten years at least! In moment
had hid me- think. nothing or the
sacrifice, II was so ike old times, when
we were tricky boys. ] had forgot for
the moment about as being Thought IKE
each other and only said my name was
Joshua Robson, when heard the de-
tectivs address me thus
"Then-go heavens'--you have suffer-
ed innocently." / exclaimed, with my
long pent-up excitement and emotion at
last finding vent.
Many suffer innooently in this world.
so my case il not uncommon, he quitely
returned with "a deep-drawn sigh, which
told me what suffering he alluded to.
my name is not Robson. but William
Hanley. JOSS Robson and Top are one
and the same man."
Believe me, am sorry 60 hear IL; and
IL anything that | can do 10 obtain your
releare'
A firm raising OF the wasted hand in
terrupted me-
mo. ! shall be released soon enough,
he quietly returned. "To you / am Will
Hanley, but TO all others / am still Joss
Robson. the convict. But j come now 10
the reason which has prompted me to re,
veal all 10 you. Have you ever heard or
one resembling me-in a word OF Top-as
criminal since my conviction for his
crime?"
Never; he cannot be in Scotland"
was my decided reply.
I'm glad of that. He almost promised
to turn over new leaf, sighed the SICK
man. Yes. I'm glad of IL; and IL ever
you met MIN, tell MN Il Nds biou' WIN
your
With much emotion gave the required
promise, and after leaving the place,
spent many an hour In trying to devise
a means OF deiverance without breaking
my promise 10 Hanley. But four days
after left he was lying as cold -nnd-still
as the girl he had buried away down by
the dark green woods and clear waters
of Dunoon-gone where his devotion and
quiet self-sacrifce would receive their
eternal reward from One who Himself
suffered 1.-THE just for the unjust Some
years after, ! met Joss, stout: healthy
and prosperous, at horse show near
Edinburgh where he was making large
purchases on his own account ! gave
the man a long, keen look. and then go
ing up 10 him said .
s'Well. Joss Robson, how are your
He paled little, but recovering In
moment. said boldly t
''I am quite we'll butsyou've made
mistake My name II william Hanley,
I smiled sadly. and then assuring him
that he was I'm no danger, led him to an
adjoining refrsshment booth. and told
him tho end OF his friend "Peerie." other
by the recital, and when had concluded.
said frankly
II am Joss Robson! DO you wish 10
take meP i deserve II. by Cd
mo, Joss" ] quietly returned. my
business Is 10 take thieves. not honest
men. | am glad 10 see that You have
got out OF the pit and would be the last
10 throw You Into II again.
lie wruns my hand IN silence; ana thus
we parted never again 10 meet
CThe End)