Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
CHAPTER XVI.
An Interesting Story.

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s: You know-me!" he half gasped. "Then
'h eY gn'e said Blanton, quietly; II know
all and have your accomplices, MOrdaunt
and Sawyer, under arrest. IL VIII pc USE
less to make any defense-saVe 70 Ten III. ll;e
truth and the whole truth regarding TINS
Harry Blake had stood there, in silence.
he now looked at Blanton and said, in a
tone of wonder and amazement:
This is Gordon Weatherby! HE was
n.y. ..This is Gordon Weatherby, and he was
not murdered, replied the detective Then
he turned toward the u man ana SAID ,nur.
dered your twin brother -
Again the man started. How did you
know he was my twin te s tell ne rs your
entire story; it will do you no harm, and
may do you good deal of ,I good: ta mo-
Gordon Weatherby was silent rev mo
ments and then said:
Very well; will do I did kill my
twin brother, and I am not sorry. I would
do the same thing over again. Llsten' /
VIII t am f English ai by birth. Was born and
reared in the south of England, NIL, l naa d. a
sober and studious he was wild ana narum
scarum, and was continually getting into
fathers wrath, and got him out Of scrapes
innumerable, while we were yet boys ana
youths and when grew he 20 e ne into
scrape-which was of frequent occurrence
he came to me, and always helped MIN
out.
we both fell in love with the same girl.
This is the one thing of all things that
is sufficient to part the best OF friends, and
we gradually grew to dislike each other,
though think l am telling the truth when
I say that most of the i'll feeling was on
fair race and that, whichever won, 1t
would not be right for the other to harbor
'sWell I won The young lady chose me,
and my brother was wild with rage He
cursed me, and swore that he would make
me rue the day that | won the girl away
from him. / talked to him as calmly as
was possible, and argued that 1t was
fair race and that he should not bear ma
abuse and revilings, ending by uttering
threats to be revenged, and left him
without more words t4rds' os suon+ ana
thoughtful few moments, during which
time he gazed at the floor, and it was evi-
dent that he was going over again in his
ton and Blake had taken seats, and the
detective had lighted cigar and was puff
feeling contented and happy, indeed, for
he had solved one of the deepest and most
impenetrable mysteries that he had ever
been engaged upon.
81 did not see my brother for several
months" went on Gordon Weatherby,
should not have borne malice: Let US be
friends again, he said: we. have always
cannot endure the thought of our being
enemies
"Well, I thought he was sincere, and
was only too glad to meet him half way.
We shook hands and made up. and things
moved along smoothly for four years.
Then child was born to my wife and me,
and our happiness was complete. The
child was a. girl, and we named her Ger
trude; she is upstairs now, the dearest,
sweetest and best daughter that any man
ever had, and it is for her sake that
have grieved over this terrible affair, for
she thinks me dead, and is grieving for
me"
"You are mistaken" broke in Blanton,
quietly, as he blew a ring of smoke toward
the ceiling; 'she knows that you are alive,
and that you murdered your twin brother
and are hiding from the officers of the
law"
:, Gordon weatherby stared in amazement.
who could have told her this? But of
course, it was you who told her. I wish
you had not done so, for
you are mistaken; Mordaunt told her"
said the detective.
..Mordaunt?'
But why did he tell her?'
HE told her the story of the murder,
and then used it as a lever with which
to force her to promise to become his
wife"
Gordon weatherby stared for a few mo-
vilain!'
''He is all that, and more" quietly; ''but
go on with your story"
81 will do so, but first I am going to ask
you to promise to foil the scheme of that
villain, Mordaunt. Will you do it?
Il WILL he shall not force your daughter
into a marriage with him.
THANK you; now I will go on with my
story: For two years after the birth of