Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-08

'bOMETHIN0 DREADFUL HAS HAPPENED!
way which / was able to point out and
even in part to trace by actual markings.
thus taking the place Of his double, who
then crept out as Bitters had come in. re-
turned to town. packed up his belongings
in the hotel and fed .t.s
The resemblance OF the double to Bitters
had been strong enough to permit Of this
deception at the distance Of the arbor
from the veranda. but would not have
sufilced for the fraud at the bank.
When Mr.. Brandon had heard my story
and had hastily verified a part OF 1t his
natural impulse was to give Colewyn
chance to defend himself. but as we were
about to summon him Mrs. Brandon
broke in upon sus. having overheard 20
much that the remainder could not be
concealed
was attacking the validity OF Lord Cole
wyn's title-that l was trying to prove
him q bogus lord. Such had been her
own first fear In regard to him: he had
seemed TOO good to be true
So she had taken shrewd measures to
assure herself Of Lord Colewyn's genuine
ness. and in this Il, g, :5isis shs overwhelmed
In vain 1 protested that his title and
my accusation had nothing to do with
each other. Mrs. Brandon seemed inca
pable of perceiving the possibility that a
real lord could do wrong, The scene was
fast becoming hystertcal. and ME- Bran
Of Colewyn. Tom and l led Mrs Bran
don to the darkest and Quistest spot on
the veranda, and In q few minutes Ethel
came flying around an angle Of the house.
"Mother!" she cried. Something dread
full has happened! Father has taken Lord
Colewyn up to the sewing room
1.-THE sewing roomr' echoed Mrs. Bran
| don. ..------s--.
THE house 10 overrun." said the girl.
| 1T was the only place where they could
| be alone. Tell me-
But her mother had sunk into chair
and seemed incapable OF speech. Ethel
| turned to Tom, but l couldn't stand by
and see that happen. Telling that story
would not help Tom in his lovemaking
| afterward, for girls have an Indians
memory Of those that hurt them. It SEEM
ed much better that she should have
| disag reeable recollection Of me. and so
| deity got In Toms way and began my
painful task.
was interrupted by a dull. heavy
sound that seemed to be directly over my
head paused. looking upward.
They're up there" said the girl. point
ing.
way?"
Before he could reply there was sound
! Of shutting feet. and then figure swung
into view from the edge Of the veranda
roof and dropped to the ground
"Colewyn!' l exclaimed. He didn't
take that plunge for nothing
Both Tom and l sprang to the veranda
rail- but all was In deep shadow on that
side, and we could not tell which way
Colewyn had gone In an instant We both
were over the rail. The fugitive had TAX
en- no harm from his fall of fully twenty
| feet and had made OF.
For perhaps a seconds space we stood
baffled, and then a great flare Of light
struck sharply across the darkness. The
whole space between us and the arbor.
1 with its background OF trees and bushes.
was brilliantly illumined. and in the midst
| Of this expanse was Colewyn running as
n for his life.
A mighty chorus OF yells from beyond
the house told " the cause OF the vel.
come light The fireworks display had
begun with an enormous .'set piece" show
ing the American eagle sketched m white
fire and In the light Of this glorious bird
OF freedom ran down the fleeing British
er without difficulty. Il r no great feat
for a trained runner to overtake man
who has never given special study 10 ina,
exercise. nice. easy tackle brought
Colewyn's nose and the soil OF my native
land into close touch with each other, ano
then Tom came up and helped me lead TN
captive back TO the house.
There we learned that the intervie" DC
tween the noble, lord and his prospectY
father-in-iaw had ended with threat
criminal prosecution, whereupon Coiewyn
had struck down the white haired old man
with a somewhat remarkable weapon-one
of those lang round needle cushions stun
ed with emery powder an IDEAL sand ciub
The blow stunned him, but inflicted nj
lasting injury-tnat 10. II innicteo a.
lasting injury upon Mt. Brandon. but y
suna shed Miss Ethers IDEAL OF an English
lord into ten thousand pieces Mrs Bran
don.s fear Of scandal saved Colewyn IRON
Iau, aad he departed from thaf a"es<
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