The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29

them known"
Mr.. Carter nodded with approval
and said:
Very true, vane. Still, I wish you
stance" But he was unheeded, for
Mr.. Hamilton was saying:
You perceive that your statements
affect me very little, nor will they
any one else. Still, I must warn you
that when you accuse me of wearing
ring and possessing papers that be-
long to you, you are making a Sc
rious charge. You other claims are
too absurd to be noticed or would be-
were they not prolific of consequences
to others, some of which might prove
exceedingly unpleasant. OF course
! am now speaking of Mrs. Hamil-
| ton"
IF I were not convinced that you
were my brother 1 should say, DO not
dare to take that name between your
lips"
The two men were deadly pale now
and their eyes ghttered with excite
ment. Mr.. Carter seriously apprehend-
ed trouble. But he need not have
feared. Each was too much engaged
in the effort to maintain calmness
to have thought of harming the
other.
4 think there is no use in talk
4AlS any more ABOUT IAlS naIleT, MT.
Edes,' said Hamilton.
Don't call me Edes / will not DENY
your name is Hamilton, for I truly
think it is. I believe you are Victor.
cannot doubt it. Then, in the name of
| our brotherhood, of our mothers mem
| Dry drop this masquerading, these
! monstrus claims. I will overlook them
| all. everything, for her sake" and he
held out his hand. but the other
stepped coldly back and said:
Enough, You are either mad, or
you think I am. l refuse to hear an
other word. 1 am not your brother.
know nothing about you. 1t is but a
few weeks since you came here and in
this very Office told me your name was
Primus Edes, that you were born in
Vermont. You even told me your par
ents' names"
4 told you that?"
you did"
Yes, I heard YOU said Mr.. Carter.
1T was a part of my strange life.
then, of which I know nothing. Mrs.
Fry tells me that 1 said, too, 1 was
| never married"
This idea of being my brother is,
! doubtless, another part of your strange
life said Mr.. Hamilton. dryly, and
you may know nothing about that aft
er awhile. Let me advise you to for
! get it at once-now. 1t may save you
trouble"
You say you are not my brother %
NO I am not"
You are not personating another
man and laying claims to his wife,
family, property, and character"
Most certainly not"
You did not try TO end my life by a
bullet, so that you might enjoy the re-
wards of your baseness? ~
mill 4
and now leave me, and do not repeat
these inquiries, warn you"
I will leave you, but not in quiet
possession of what does not belong to
you. Recollect that. I shall not charge
you with attempted murder for I hope
and trust you are not responsible for
the shot 1t restored me to reason.
But l shall regain my property, my
family, and my name" and without
another word or look at either, Edes
left the room.
He is as crazy as LOOM" said Mr..
Carter
There's method in his madness,
| though and it is only too evident that
Constance believes his story" said
! Hamilton. gloomily.
Perhaps not. In the present state
of affairs. she told me, she thought it
best to go away with the children; but
1AAAt OOcS 4iOt imply d btllcL III lLldl
madmans story
I think it does. But no matter. He
will learn that 1 am not to be trifed
with"
Il don't believe he could get a law
yer in the country to take his case if
he should think of bringing suit"
And Mr.. Carter was right. The claim
ant went to nearly every lawyer in
Grovedale and the adjoining town of
Lincolnshire, but not one would in
cline his ear favorably to the suit. It
was plain to be seen that they saw