The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-03

very long ago l stood by the grave
Of man l thought you loved
You didn't~ she whispered He
isn't dead"
recoiIed as from a blow and stared
at her.
81 have felt this in my bones" said
slowly. Il have dreamed it Mt night.
We buried Shenstone"
swear to me-" she cried, that you
will not teu"'
Give me the story" said L You
have ny word
M Sheastone was taken ILL.," said
she, Just at the beginning Of "a great
fight l don't fully understand
Il know all about that. He was man
aging a mighty big pool"
1T was thought that II the news Of
his serious illness got about" she con
tinuel, the enterprise would fail"
The speculative public would have
swGupcd 1t In one day"
Eyes; that's It. Now, Sidney had been
70 see Mr. Sheustone Tor YOU 70 ask him
for q Photograph Of himself, which slr
SAaustoue refused So they knew bow
mrlh he looked Ike Mr. Shgnst0ue
Really the resemblance was very close,
and rs both men bad been III the decep-
ton was made easier. They offered Sid
npr $40 a week merely to 20 TO Mr.
S1e- tones office every Gay and sit IN
the private room. but, OF course, they
didn't let anybody In who knew Mr.
Shclstone well. And Sidney has been
living in Mr. ShenstJue's house They
wore both there together until Mr.
Shea5t9ac became so III that It was
seen be must die Then he was secretly
smGgs!eI into TIE hospital as Sidney
Colbert They begged me TO go TO the
funeral but | could not. I should have
died AZ the sight of him"
you wouldn't have seen him" said
+ The coffin was sealed"
They don't want Sidney any more, ."
she resumed after shuddcrlng pause
IT viii he announced that Mr.. Sheu-
stone is going abroad And his wife Is
going secretly to Dakota, where she
viii get Il divorce for Abandonment
Ana he is dead! Won't it be dread
full"
And SidneyT"
he and | shall be married very
quietly, and we shall 20 TO Italy They
are TO give him a thousand dollars"
WHAT
"A thousand dollars"
",iy dear young friend" said /. ''if
. 4
men up the tallest tree in the United
States They'll have to run for their
lives. i thousand dollars, indeed! Just
let me drop a hint In certain quarters,
merely a hint, and you'll see what will
happen. You don't understand the
fraud and trickery of which Sidney has
been the mainstay TO you his act even
savored Of virtue 1t seemed unjust
that Mr.. ShenstOne's enemies should
triumph over him merely because he
was i'll, and Sidney seemed to be doing
no harm in taking his place But
there's been more In this game than
BeelZebub himself could keep track Of
Let me talk to those fellows"
At first she wouldn't listen, but |
finally showed her that those sharks
were merely laughing at Sidney at play
ing him for a fool, and, with her wom-
AMY resentment aroused. she agreed O.:
least to tell them what she thought rr
them She nearly frightened them 70
death. They executed contortions Of
apology and performed miracles OF OK
PLANTATION, and the result was that Sid
ney got a life pension of $1,000 q year,
upon which well earned income he and
she are living in the most delicious con.
tent by the blue Mediterranean, and
Sidney is writing a book, which will
make his name famous No; not his
name, for that Is on a tombstone, as
know, because l paid the bill for the
carving. Perhaps the book will be by
Edgar Shenstone.