The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-04-19

Of my having murdered his father; he
brother, and twin brother at ., that; the the
killed his feeling Of brotherly love Tor me,
and he was eager to see me punished for
''Weii, to cut long story short, I, was
convicted and sentenced to be hanged.
few nights after was sentenced there was
one ' Of those who succeeded in making an
escape l got out of the country, and
came to America Two years later !
I @1 daught a Gertrude had been taken to
be raised by my villainous brother, who had
stepped into the fortune that belonged 10
me and was living in style at the oid nome
Il could not endure the thought Of letting
the villain who had murdered our Iatner
nv child. and 1 wrote to a true friend In
England, told him all, and got him to steai
the child away and bring her to Ameri ss.
HE did this, and as she was only nve
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 DIS
Il was fairly well contented after ! Sc
cured my child. and fortune smiled upon
me; 1 made fortune in Wall street tSa s and
one. and have lived In luxury for many
years-but the memory Of the wrong that
my brother did me has been WITH may me b as-
ways, and as the years rolled away ne-
came more and more bitter toward him..
''The friend who stole your daughter
away from your brother and brought her
TO 2mericaEhis name was Emerson, was
it not?" asked Blanton, quietly.
Gordon Weatherby started, and Iooked ae
the detective in amazement. yes, ne
said: John Emerson is the name of the
friend who did this for me, and as re-
ward 1 gave him the house and gronnds
adjoining my mansion, and nave nelpeu
him pecuniarily all these years."
"And now his son is accused of the
mur-of the crime that you yourself COM
Yes. but he must not be AL allowed wed to to
set free at the earliest possible n mGme nnt
have permitted him to be convicted OF the
crime even though had to come out ana
confess all. and surfer the cS comSeqdi disease
which will take me off within few
months. at farthest, and my life Is not
much 1st to true k wSS of my crime
that deferred me, and now that she knows
of it there is little to keep me from max
I ,n'I the confession and taking MS place IN
IAN that will be attended to in a manner
satisfactory to all parties concerned, SAID
story; It q Is very interesting, and am
eager to know what strange fate led your
brother, 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 I sdcn Iro q
reSnced almost to poverty. A short time
ago he learned that was here in Amer
wealthy man ahd me a. I1 to- hound
me and force me to divide with him, unuer
main of being hauled back to England ana
hanged for the murder Oh our ia'her IL
~ see; but 1 don't understand why you
we're not found out many years ago.
my name in England was Arlington,
and / doubt II would ever have been
discovered by my brother had it not been
for the Mordaunts-Gerald and ms iaIne amer:
"Ahr' with an air Of interest What
of them?" .,o saro
with John Emerson son ANA RGo my Emer
son, and he knew Gertrude to pc my
daughter; he tried to worm some informa-
ton out of but f faea ne sm %as
son to me- and learned that was Goroon
Arlington. He came to me, told me ne
knew an, ana ma w nan9ad aa Unless I paid him
a certain amount each year. agreed. ano
he went south and settled, in accordance
with a promise which he gave me, as
wanted him as far away as possible. Sc
Hong as he remained In the soutn ne Wa
to receive the sum stated. He neid 20 nus
PROMISE and was never back north, SO tal
Ii as / know to the contrary, but two winters
ago he sent his son, Gerald, to New YORK
and he entered my home. pretending 10 DC
cuse to the world, and he told me MS
father demanded that consent for him &c
marry my daughter
"The scoundrels!' murmured Blanton.
''This was more than i could endure
with eauanimity, but l dared not anger
them, so I used policy and put him on.
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 / mur-the morning
settled my score with my villainous
s.He was a witness of the crime, was he
not?"
one saw me. He and my faithful servant