Mower County transcript., 1902-09-24
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ERNEST DE IANcY- Y-P1ERsoN.
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CHAPTER XIII.
ERNEST DE LANcY-PIERsON.
TRICKED.

James Ellison was 50 surprised al
the sudden turn Of events, and the
thought of how neatly he had been
tricked, that he could only stare al
the door through which Hendricks
had taken his triumphant departure
He had been congratulating himself
on his cleverness in securing posses.
sion of the agreement, only to tlno
out that it was but copy. * .E.
He was reused from his moody
thoughts by the clicking of door
latch, and his brother entered the
room, waving paper gayly in. the
one hand, while he hummed a song.
swell, James, my boy, you see that
I, am good for something after all!
How neatly we tricked the old fell
low," dancing up and down the room.
"You are an asst" exclaimed his
brother, sententiously, turning with
a scowl, as if he resented his com
panion's ill-timed hilarity. The other
came over to him and looked at him
than his brother, and good looking
in a reckless way. In his smart
clothes and smooth-shaven cheeks,
it would have been hard to recognize
him as the wild and ragged being
who few days before had claimed
his brothers hospitality at Exton.
whats the matter, Jimmy?" he
asked, fumbling the paper in his
hands nervously. ,.s -
Matter enough!" growled. the
elder. 'The rogue fooled us with
copy, and that is what you are now
holding in your hand. He had evi-
IDENTIFY made arrangements to fool
u.s." -
"The deuce!" and the brother un-
rolled the document and examined it
carefully. "Bless me if you amt,
right" and then, tearing it up with
a gesture of rage, tossed the pieces
in the CRATE. This done, he dropped
down sullenly into chair near his
brother, and for some minutes
neither of the men said word.
Finally James Ellison rose, and, COM
ing over to where his brother was
seated, said in an earnest voice: III
II tell you what it is, Frank; this
fellow annoys me, and wish you
would take steps to relieve me of
such an incubus-that- is, I mean to
get possession of that paper. I%don't
want him harmed, you know"
"He is cunning rogue, whoever
he ISL replied the other, thought
fully. : - sss
"Cunning; Of course he is, and for,
that reason I am interested In clip
ping his claws. Actually, have not
enjoyed good nights sleep since
he appeared. I thought, when Briggs
arrived with the interesting news
that he was an escaped convict, that
I had him sure. From the way he
acted, I am convinced that Briggs
simply concocted the story in order
to have something to show, since he
blundered when I set him to watch
the man." : - j.
'That may have been mere
bravado." -. -. =.
SWELL, If that is true, he is the
best actor I ever saw, or the cum
ningest rogue. Now, you have had
experience with such people, ss
Frank Ellison adjusted a gold mon
ocle and stared at his brother with
well-affected asto1ishment. !
Really, my dear boy, I am at q
loss to know what you mean by such
vulgar insinuations.' ~ IL. :
James Ellison knocked over q vase
on the table as he made an angry
gesture. Don't provoke me-you
are not performing-just remember
your audience, If you please. Now,
I never bothered my head about the
people you consorted with - -.
His brother arose and said, with q
sneer: = ::i >>>s 80 s ~: ~ i @;t. +:
care you trying to show me- how
much moresrespectable yo4 are than
I? Well, we both started out In life
to gain a. living by your wits. it's zRF6n
were luckyeenongh to marry On heir
ess, while + was forced to I've as i
could, brought up to no trade or pro-
fession, with q good education and
a taste for a luxurious life, end no
means to crafty it, zs. :.z - := 81
.''There, there, said James sooth-
ingly. 81 had no intention OF hurt
ing your feelings, but simply
stated the case that I. wanted you to
do what you could to get possession
of this paper. Don't you see that
this impudent seoundrel holds mo
fast?" s*sS 81 =sss IF Sss
"But suppose he is the escaped
convict?.' s. i; & .: s;:Is
"Bah! I believe that is all moon
shine, invented by that SNUG rascal,
Briggs. I don't put any faith: in
what he may say in the future. .'.ss
"Well, what do you want me- to
do?" .,. :ssss
It want you to find out, II vow can,
who this fellow really is. Il 1T is
true, as Briggs says, that he is that
celebrated criminal, You can get
some Of your Che was going to cay
friends but hesitsted) police friends
to identity him. 4 For the fellow