Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-17

Yes: / was arrested and given a trial.
My brother was active against me- He
pretended to be angry with me on account
said that no matter though / were his
brother, and twin brother at that, the
crime was such horrible one that it had
killed his feeling of brotherly love for me,
and ne was eager to see me punished for
my crime.
Wen, to cut long story short. I was
convicted and sentenced to be hanged. A
few nights after / was sentenced there was
big jail delivery, however, and ] was
one OF those who succeeded in making an
came to America. Two years later l
learned that my wife had died and that
be raised by my villainous brother. who had
stepped into the fortune that belonged to
me and was living in stylesat the old home
place.
Il could not endure the thought of letting
the villain who had murdered our father
and ruined my life have the raising of
England. told him ALL and got him to steal
the child away and bring her to America.
HE did this. and as she was only five
years old she soon forgot the people she
had known in England and came to look
upon me as her father and to love me as
such.
Il was fairly well contented after I Sc
cured my child. and fortune smiled upon
me; / made fortune in Wall street. and
one, and have lived in luxury for many
years-but the memory of the wrong that
my brother did me has been with me al
came more and more bitter toward him."
The friend who stole your daughter
away from your brother and brought her
to America--his name was Emerson, was
IL not?' asked Blanton, quietly.
Gordon Weatherby started, and looked at
the detective in amazement. Yes, he
said; John Emerson is the name Of the
friend who did this for me, and as a re-
ward gave him the house and grounds
adjoining my mansion, and have helped
him pecfInia rily all these wears"
And now his son is accused of the
mur-of the crime that you yourself COM
Yes: but he must not be allowed to
suffer for my act" earnestly He must be
set free at the earliest possible moment.
have permitted him to be convicted of the
crime. even though ! had to come out and
all and suffer sre the
which will take me of within a few
months. at farthest. and my life is not
ne 1s'H to let Gertrude c. know Of my crime
that deferred me, and now that she knows
of it there is little to keep me from max
Ing Inf the confession and taking his place in
''All that will be attended to in manner
satisfactory to all parties CONCERNED" said
story; It is very interesting, and I am
eager to know what strange fate led your
s, i,ro; to this place and brought about
THAT is easily explained. He was always
a spendthrift, and he finally ran through
with the fortune he had won in such q
wicked and INSCRIPTIONS manner and was
reduced almost to poverty. A short time
ago he learned that was here in Amer
to the United States determined to hound
me and force me to divide with him, under
pain of being hauled back to England and
hanged for the murder OF our father II
refused"
Il see: but don't understand why you
We're not found out many years ago."
Nv. ma In N WIG
and / doubt II / would ever have been
discovered by my brother had It not been
."Ah!" with an air of interest What
"They came to America on the same
ter Gertrude. Mordaunt had known Emer-
son. and he knew Gertrude to be my
daughter; he tried to worm some Informal
suspicious, however, and followed Emer-
son to me, and learned that was Gordon
Arlington. He came to me. told me he
to England and hanged. unless I paid him
a certain amount each year. ] agreed, and
he went south and settled In accordance
wanted him as far away as possible. So
long as he remained I'm the south he was
promise. and was never back north, so far
as know to the contrary, but two winters
ago he sent his son. Gerald. to New York.
second cousin. In order to make an ex-
cuse to the world. and he told me his
father demanded that consent for him to
marry my daughter"
1.-THE scoundrels!" murmured Blanton.
This was more than could endure
with equanimity, but / dared not anger
them, so / used policy and put him or I
told him that Gertrude must not think of
marriage under three years, and that then
would listen to him. He went back. but
came north again, recently-he arrived
here the morning I mur-the morning l
settled my score with my villainous
brother"
He was a witness of the crime. was he
not?"
YES though did not suspect that any
one saw me. He and my faithful servant.
John Sawyer. both witnessed the AFFAIR.
Mordaunt had arrived on an early train
from New York and. not finding a cab at
the station, had walked to the mansion.
He was coming up along the shore, that
being the nearest way for a pedestrian,
and was just within the edge OF the tim
ber he reached the vicinity of the spot
where the affair took place just as rushed
forth and struck the blow. Sawyer, who
had followed me from the mansion WAS