The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29
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know tia {, turned John; e lutt
# hslye7I Wan t. made 81 dreadful
mess OF q t, he broke out: and turned
to- the window. IL. } isfs
Mr. icholson sat silent for an ap-
lpreciable time. while his unhappy sou,
surveyed the poles in the back green i1.
and certain vel Low that Il was
perched upon the wall. Despair sat ,l l11p.
on John as he gazed & and he ragged to
think Of the dreadful series of his mis- is.
eds, and the essential Innocence that
| lay behind them .5s:s $$5t8s
q said his father, with an obyi-
GUS effort, but in very quiet tones
what IS it ~. 5sS. :. t@$#S
Maclean gave me four. hundred
pound to put in the bank, SIR began
John; and I'm sorry to say that i've
| been robbed Of it Y 5:5. #.5
Ro bbed OF it ~ cried MI. Nicholson.
with ma strong rising infection.
Robbed? Be careful what you say,
/ john s.s5 s555
can say anything: else, sir; was
just robbed of 1T, Z, said John, in des-
| peration, suddenly. ~ =.
And where and when did this ex-
traordinary event take placer" in
quired the father. ,z ssz ~ :.5--.755. =
/ .on the Cation Hill about twelve last
night #s5. z=ss :3s :.
''The Cation Hill p repeated Mr.
Mich olson And what were you do,
ing there at such a time Of the night?
| MI othing, sir says John.
| r Mr.. Nicholson drew his breath.
) "And how came the money in your
hands at twelve last night?''' he asked
sharply. .5 ss { & sS s#s$S5 &c H.
Il neglected that piece Of business, >"
said John, anticipating comment: and
then in his own dialect ri clean for
got all about it, 2 \: Et.x Il. <
Well" said his father, "it's a most
! extraordinary story. Have Won com
municated with the police?'' ~.
7 have" answered poor John. the
blood leaping to his face. 'sThey think
they know the men that did it.. dare
say the money will be recovered il
that was ALL" said he, with a desper-.
ate Indifference, which his father set
down to levity; but which sprung from
the consciousness of worse behind.
Your mothers watch, too?" asked
Mr.. Nicholson. 81 gE:5 : g
"Oh, the watch is a1l.srightr" cried
John. AT least, mean was coming
to the ,watch--the fact is, am ashamed
to say, II had pawned the watch be-
fore. Here is the ticket; they didn't
find that; the watch can be redeemed:
they don't sell pledges" The lad pant
ed out these phrases, one after another.
like minute guns; but at. the last word.
which rang in that stately chamber
like an oath, his heart failed him IT.
terly, and the dreaded silence settled
on father and son.
1t was broken by Mr.. Nicholson pick.
Ing up the paWnticket: ''John Froggs.
IS Pleasance,"' he read; and then turn
ing upon John, with brief flash OF
passion and disgust, ...Who is John
F'roggs?" he cried. ~ ~: IT, -
Nobody" said John. ut was Just
a name p 4. Ess Sse - +
An alias his father com 1ull len vs.
s enin ~ Ne scarcetys q ute eth at -
said the culprit;; Tits a form, they all
do it, the man seemed to s.lun1derstan :.
we had great deal of fun over the
name" ~ m #tgE5 r.. MA sz""t,
He paused at that, for he saw his
father Vince. at the picture like man
physically struck; and again there was,
silence. :, =, z,.~-~. :.s> p. Z s$>4
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