The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
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CHARLES CLARK MUNN


peeped.
II noticed a light in Frye's office
when | retired last night" he said
"pepend upon it, there is somethin@
wrong" Then, turning to the officer,
he added, You are an officer Of the
law, and as 1 am in charge OF this
building give you permission to open
Frve's door on the score OF public Sale
!. ty.'
Grasping the knob, the officer threw
his weight against the door, and it gave
way. \ cry Of surprise escaped him.
Frye was sitting IN his chair, with
head thrown back, staring at the cell
inc and with mouth and eyes vide
open. The room was sitting with gas.
and the officer opened the window. In
doing so ne noticed the two stopcocks
were opened, and he turned them of.
Then he returned to the hall. When
the room was ft to breathe in again all
four entered, and the officer laid bis
hand upon Fryes face.
Dead" he exclaimed.
Albert noticed an envelope on Frye's
desk directed to Silas Terry. he quiet
ly put it in bis pocket and joined with
the rest in a search Of the room.
1T looks like g case Of suicide" OBJ
served the officer-"door locked, key
hole and cracks plugged. window shut
and TWO gas burners open; safe un-
locked and wide open, and here's till
with money in it''
And then he added: ''In the name OF
the law / must close the door and noti-
fy a coroner"
When Albert, with Uncle Terry and
Frank, reached the Office he drew the
letter he had taken from Frye's desk
out of his pocket and handed 1t to Uncle
Terry. 'It was directed to you" he
said, "and I thought best to bring it
away
When the old man opened it he ex-
claimed: by the great eternal jumpin'
Jehosaphat, If here ain'e the hull o the
things we want so bad, an a letter to
some furriners! Here, you read it.
Mr.. Page. The writin's wussen crow
tracks in the mud
The letter was as follows:
Messrs. Thygeson g. Co.. Stockholm:
Gentleuen-I have good and sufficient
reason to believe an heir to the estate IN
your hands exists IN the person OF
Young woman now living with one Sllas
Terry. lighthouse keeper on Southport
island, Maine, and known as Teuy Terry.
This person. when babe. was saved
from wreck by this man Terry and By
him cared foc and brought up. report
Of the wreck and the saving Of one HE
(the child's) was made at the time by THIS
,, man Terry and Is now on file In WASH
!ngton. AS am going away on long
tourney, I turn this matter over to you
Tor further investigation. aaG subscribe
myself respectfully yours.
NICHOLAS FRYE.
When Albert had finished reading the
letter aloud he grasped Uncle Terry $
hand and exclaimed, Take those valu-
ables back with you, but leave me the
letter, and will attend to the rest!
Then he added, You are my guest as
long as you can stay in Boston
When, two days later, Uncle Terry
was ready to depart Albert handed him
large package containing silk dress
pattern for Aunt Lissy, q woolen one
for Mrs. Leach and a complete artists
outfit for Telly. with these things.
he said, ''go my best regards for those
they are for, and among them are the
photographs OF two sketches I made
when I was with you that I want you
to ask Miss Telly to paint for me-"
When Telly opened her package she
, found two sketches Of herself, one
leaning agains. a rock with her face
resting on her hand, the other sitting
beside a flower decked boat with a
broad sun hat in her lap.