The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-30
Unclaimed Money


are, 50 far as the injury done him by YOU
Is concerned, J Will forfeit the value or
your watch twice over"
Then what have YOU been chasing me
for. and hunting me all over with police,
and detectives, and what not I'LL
thought Id better go and hang myself
low.
II wasn't chasing you TIL you ran; but
did want 10 see you about the watch.
which your dying man had been strong
enough to pawn the very next day, ana
also about that money which you lett
win me. Did you mean never TO claim
II meant TO give you precious wide
berth said Brennan. with great. earn
estncss THE money might go, What was
that TO be strung up at a ropes end?'
laughed long and loudly az his srav-
comical, and then gave him the history
or the watch so far as II was known 10
me. adding a few facts about Griddlcr
Of the dread and horror 10 which II had
been q prey for So many months. And
when l added that 4 had his valued
chronOmeter i'm safety, aud that 1 had lit
tie doubt but il would bc restored TO him
soon. the honest fellow all but took me
round the neck in the eNuberance OF his
JOY.
/ returned to Edinburgh and hunted
hard for the GridGcr. but ] found that
he had Vanished from the city. A few
weeks later j Chanced TO be In Dundee,
and in passing up the OYergate one Sat
urday night among the motley patsen-
gers there crowdlng the street, neard
familiar voice stcntoriously drawing
out the words
30, fa-ather, dear fa-ather. you'll die a
For The murder OF young will-yam. that
ploughed the lowlands low"
| pressed through the crowd surround
ing the singer at once. and tapping him
OF the shoulder, said quietly
II want you, Bob. for that. watch bust
ness rye got II ali cut and dry now and
L think l can book you for seven years.
Bob was slow To believe me- and even
when 1 got him 10 the Office, showed me
a. slight scar on his hand, which he de
clared the. sailor had inflicted with his
knife before going away and leaving the
watch az a present in compensation for
the injury This ingenious story was
jury agreeing with the Judge the Grid
dler was duly sent for the seYen years
had promised him.
nan his watch and his money; but no.
ticed that his big glstening eyes were
particularly bright and full OF meaning
while. instead OF at once pocketing the
priced chronometer, he only fingered ner-
vously with the dangling string, and at
last said
Il say. Mr. M'Govan. ia take IL as a
particular honor If you'd take this az a
present. to wear it--mind, to wear IL. m
sure you're better able TO take care on
My reply was to pull out my own faith
ful old silver lever, with the words
LOOK at tndt IdllnTQl Olu servant, MI.
Brennan. II has served me for the best
part Of my life as unerringly as watch
can serve any one. Don't you think IL
would be the height OF ingratitude on my
part 70 discard IL. simply because / am
offered one with n yellow covering in
stead of fits shining white one2 / see
you're convinced. Let us both stick to
our friends, and try to emulate their
regularity and good habits"
Jim Brennan took my hand I'm his own;
but his heart was too full for him to ex-
ert his wonderful strength, and escaped
with a pressure gentle rs a woman :.
CrHE ENID