The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-01-15
CHAPTER K =
MnETINe IN q LONDON REsTAulRAlNT

III tSI1AfIER n. -
llR MEETING IN a LONDON RESTAURANT. ~,
But stop minute, motherl' I
cried, bewildered by the sudden revela-
ton. tfLet us}consider. What does the
existence Of this criminal uncle of mine
exercise upon the mystery Do you
suggest tina tsthis man in London may
be fathers brother; and not father. tlis
1that it2p Hill
V: THAT iswhat Rstrnck me; only that
lit must be remem bered the unfortunate
man is, or. is supposed to be, suffering
ia life sentence in Siberia =
,,-,,,s. He might. have. escaped r. I reflect
ed. "Let me see, supposing that he has
escaped and is at large in Londen, u.s.
An Fact, the man Percy found how
would that affect fathers disappear
Sance 1t need not, affect it at all, need
ut, excepting that we should havewast-
led all this time over q, false clew2 No,
mother, don think lit can. ). baths.
precious. uncle. When -,one comes to
think Gift things point 10 conclusiveIy
ito father having left for London at the
time of his disappearance.A4the police de-
clare it, the station officials testify to
lit must have been father himself
and not his brother, for, in 1.-The first
place, fhowEcoul The H have escaped from
lsiberiaf And even il he did isifa likely
at he wonhll hasd 4helibersa t6el5 come
05 st Petersburg, the most dangerous
:.ASce to appear in that an escaped con
=. could choose Obi An then thinkof
As gco5ncidence Of the time Of his de-
i are with fathers disappearancel
yyGA II would be too extraordinary. =
eR'afs aa'a @ a}fhss t tast
III H petersburg on purpose to harass
sN Father and obtain money from
Poor father may have been ses
an nss s9 aR d BIZ sgs39s e
ai b ~ bsas I Jla 5gIlyJ ag IN llt'f
7Fs4ptsd. 1sfSF athIerf; ia} tee sane and
R sfy to collapse in that way at the
IatIHsI Aaeihg his, t6gde M &ffrother.
h ylansider. We will notjdo him the
We of believing it possible, What
Ik WI Andre sent to Siberia f6r ~
as aical murder He got into a. bad
Led hGrofps as youth! Heav- /,
!zz1 & NIB b shaa1a ahaKs ssliasa
"a and prospects as he enjoyed.
I'D 4 i'd. The commandant expelled
II stsome foolish speech or action.
n Al sEt Az 9as ~ s nss
/. -. l i was argstM, stried
u Sthes Pest under his assnmed name,
!, 5N God and dispa tched toSi Siberia. .
t u. hefeRhe, is SILL to.be found, nevegs
IT,; Nmother. Did he actually kill p
:iIarst&v obi 10 s1s ekrio ossdl re-
\ tch 8bs4isyesdg' said mpthhr, 1hulddei
I " tsunl IIiA MI ,elgivxoiiI W
4 H. they'll have taken aeodseare !!!
dqn.st, doH 4fas it BE il sti y stbere
4 - man ~, London is father and no.
He hustRe, w must lind a,bet..;
{ : eory for his stufnihg npifna Eng
Mhan, this. Your original one about
II ! - ohs an financial worriesis better
al the other. Borofsky will bring
I { lear old father to us; never doubt
III n; thers Es Sa ss ss ;$s s 81
~. A4)u SIdut IL prove 10, ueaI, brave
q "a she sighed. 1911. 81 wonld not he.
c1S .jfr unkind, but I do sincerely hope
and rust this-s terrible Andre, whose
crin.V caused your dear father SO much
shame and bitter sorrowssis. as you
says secnFely locked after id some ISL
befian mine 1.-the weresreally at large.
should fear know net what forI otr
beleyed.s1 sEfsf ERsEE sfas
How could he injure father, except
4 ing by revealing himself and causing
father shame?' asked. II am sorry
to hear Of this shady relation dear
mother Bnt Il really don tlsee how he
, car have anything to doiwith this mys-i
terry OF ours ''-T s'--' go '''-..- go
Mother became paciied gradually
and Thought with me that There were
too many chances against the probabil-
ity Of my disrepu table uncle having
turned up in London to make such a