The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-10
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CHAPTER Thomas Erickson, {
young EngIishman, has lost the mon
ey with which he was to pay his pass
age out to India. He lends Captain
Blaydes G35, the amount Of his pass
age money, and in return gets Z
worthless check, which leaves hin
penniless. He confesses his error &c
Claire Harding. his boyhood sweet
heart.
Thames Edward William Dain
tree is in love with Claire.
III-Tom finds out that Captain
Blaydes is paying attention to Claire
and is TO be at her house that night
He vows to have satisfaction from
Blaydes, but promises Claire that be
will not seek Blaydes for two weeks
Tom meets Blaydes few moments
late and demands his 235.
IV-Blaydes draws sword cane on
Tom, who smashes it with a heavy
stick which he carries. Blaydes has
not the money, but gives Tom his
gold watch, and Tom signs an agree
ment to pawn the watch and give the
ticket to Blaydes. Tom leaves and
is accosted by a deformed man, who
asks the time The next morning
Blaydes is found brutality murdered
beside the stile where he had been
taldng to Tom.
V-Blaydes has been robbed of ev-
erything, among which the newspapers
mention the gold watch which was
really given to Tom. Tom had stopped
for the night at the house of the man
who was driving the coach at the time
Tom met BIaydes. He is accused by
the coachman of being the murderer.
He escapes and DISCUSSES himself, but
is afraid to pawn the watch
VI-Tom spends the night in a
boathouse and next day is invited in
to the house Of small fat gentleman,
the owner, who does his best to make
him feel at home. He is betrayed by
this man into the hands of the police
for the murder of Blaydes.
VII-CIaire believes him guilty. Mr
Harding hires a lawyer to see TOM
The lawyer thinks Tom is guilty and
insults him in his cell. Tom throws
him out.
VIII-Claire gets Daintree to retain
Bassett. one of the best criminal law
yers in England, to plead Toms cause.
K-Tom is held for the next Grim
inal sessions court.
conversation between Claire and Tom
ON the night of the murder, when Tom
swore he would get even with Blaydes
If he had to kill him TO do it. The
maid compels Claire to give her some
OF her jewels as hush money.
XI-Tom is convicted of murder in
the first degree.
XII-Tom is placed in the con-
demned cell.
XIII-Tom's sentence is committed
to transportation for life.
XIV-Claire's engagement to Dain-
tree is announced. The latter's faith
er warns Claire's father against Dain-
tree XV.-Tom, as a convict in Aus
tralia. is bound out to the Sullivans,
a peculiar and harsh family, who live
far in the interior at a place dubbed
Castle Sullivan.
-4our E.n4iae- ,.;.sen away my
appetite. Pegg.e." he said with a smile
as he pushed back his chair. It's the
first I've had from woman. at all
events. for many's the long month";
With that he rose to 80. but she got
between him and the door.
GLORY be TO God. an it shan't be
the lastr' said she. her bosom heavfng |
and a tear in her eye. "Peggy's your
frind. remember that. so-r. an its the |
cook can be the usefullest f-ind to the |
assigned servants If ye'd only say |
out what it is that's throublin' ye SO |
this minute,''
Coming up here as a convict, that's |
ALL Peggy"
There's hundreds more in thin |
huts forninst u.s.
That's no comfort. I'm afraid. You /
see, | am very selfish, think only of
myself.
but they're all, convicts here. livery
mothers son but the ould cove and I
Mr. Nat
What. the overseer too?"
Ginger: It's Ginger we cali m. an
a dacent maa at most times is Gin
ger. though ven needn't be tellin' IN
] said 50. Bat faith. he's no betther
than the rest OF us II he isn't CON
Wet now he's n ticEet-of-lave, an it's
tvery wan Of us'TI be that. sorr. Il we
live long enough"
Yes Don't sir ne, Peggy. Call me
Tom. I'm not even like Ginger. you
know. In convict of the deepest
and the newest dye"
An what an II
Not You. too. Peggy"
ME. too. Tom. an it's siven year
I'm here Tor. SO don't you make such
4 song Of iii. me dear or it's me yell
he putin To the hlush''
Indeed he had done so already. And.
10 believe Peggy. the second blush
ever seen ut Castle sullivan was still
mantlins her pleasant face when
spurs jinclel again in the scullcry. and
Mr.. Nat stood on the inner threshold
Some moments he stood there without
word. a furious glitter in his cold
blue eye. his lewd mouth showing
through his beard like q cash. Peggy
shrank back. Tom was wondering If
the brute had ever struck her. when
he was addressed il 4 voice that shook
with III governed ferocity.
What IRE you doing here. Erich
SEN" were the words.
Il have just had my supper. / was
told 10 have It here"
oh, you've had it, have you? Then