Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-06-06
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DANDY CHATTER

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captured and is to stand his trial for
murder tomorrow"
Dandy Chatter is the false flag as
4 e's bin a-sailin' under" replied the
i captain. But. anyways. call i'm
Dandy Chatter, Q. Phil Crowdy, or Phil
= Chater-e's my pal, and I'm beattn' up
these ere quarters for to End i'm"
Again there flashed through Madge's
mind the words the doctor had spoken
about one man living and the other
dead; again there seemed to ring IN
her ears the words Of Ogledon, when
he had confessed 10 her that he had
killed Dandy Chatter. Yet that same
Dandy Chatter had stood, alive and
we'll, in tho hut by the river; that
same Dandy Chatter was now on his
way to Chelmsford goal!
i He said tonight" she said. turning
to Cripps, "that must find you-that
the trial will be held tomorrow.
4 Won't you help me; won't you tell me
something more than you told the 9th
er day? Think in what state Of mind
am now left! The one man has been
murdered; the other OF whom you
! spoke is either Dandy Chatter or total
| stranger to me. How am to find out?'
1 The doctor opened his mouth to
1 speak, but the captain suddenly, raised
his hand and checked him. "Avast!"
he said, hoarsly; 1--WE got the bear
| ings OF this ere business-an' I've got
i it from Phil ITSELF. An if so be as
this ere young lady'll bear with me,
/ she shall ave the straight OF it, Dandy
4 Chater-own twin brother to my pal
| Philip Crowdy, or Philip Chater--was
took out Of the river by this ere gent
4 an myself awhile back. 'ad reasons
for sayin' nothing, an cut an run"
II, too. had my reasons" said Cripps,
in low voice, ''for | feared Ogiedon
and my own connection with him, and
| i suspected that Ogledon had killed
| him.
Madge had laid her head down on
| the grimy table and was weeping bit
terly. Then it is true" she said, in
q whisper. Dandy Chatter is dead!'
STEADY, my lass!" said the captain,
laying his rough hand lightly on her
shoulder. Don't give way; for there's
something I've got to tell you"
She raised her head and looked full
into his eyes. Kindly eyes they were,
and they smiled at her sympathetical-
ly.
IA long while ago. my lass, there
was cruel wrong done-a bright lad
cut out Of Is 'ome. an all that should
ave been is, an cast adrift, many
miles across the sea- without name
an with the brand OF 'Outcast' upon
i'm. That lad was my pal, Phil Cha
| ter; an e was the twin brother OF
Dandy Chatter"
Again the words singing in her ears:
1.-THE one living-the other dead!"
Think OF it. my lass" went on the
captain. gently. .sThe one boy an
i'm the youngest brought up in
luxury, an with powdered lackeys for
to wait on i'm at every turn; the 9th
er-an' i'm the eldest sent miles
across the sea, an roughin' it like any
common child Lost in the bush e was
pitched about from zone place tosan-
| other 'omeless, friendless. without a
compass But, and mark you this, my
lass, il ever a boy steered 'isself
straight, by the stars o. God. that boy
Phil did An when at last e comes
!. ,orne. with no thought in lis cart OF
anything but 'e:arty greetin' for his
brother, an share-and- share alike
business with his brother, and finds
i'm dead, what do e do ? put it to you,
miss: Wot do my pal Phil dor
She looked at him, with brighter
face, and slowly shook her head.
MY pal Phil finds as, that brother Of
is loved a young gal (an' don't need
look far for to find that young gal to-
night! !, an was loved by 'er. Phil is
/ took for the real Dandy by the young
1 galan' e loves 'er! Bein afeard that
IL she knowed the truth she would cast
4 i'm OF, . takes is brothers placeis
i brothers sins; dips lis clean hands, so
to speak, in the blood that guilty
brother shed; an, all-mark you this,
my lass all for love OF that young gal.
An !, for love OF 'er. the Judge will cry
tDeath!' on Phil Chatter tto-morrer!' -
The captain, In his honest excite
i ment and admiration, had risen to his
feet and waved one arm above his
head. Madge had rissn. too, with al
most equal excitement. sf
There was one man as could ave
saved 'ima man Of the name OF Og,
led0n. : \, St
ogledon Is dead, z said Madge. He
I, died Tonight, and can do neither good
4 nor harm any more. But we she
looked round quickly at both men
awe can save him we can prove to all
the world that this nan Is innocent
and Is suffering for another. The trial
/ is tomorrow the first on the days
i list, We must reach Chelmsford to-
morrow morning We must save this
man
The captain looked at her IN an ex.
i cess % admiration. Ny lass, 6 he
4 said, slowly, Il ainst surprised that my
|pal Phil should ave CORR. through wot
1 "a as Tor sich q gal! I'd ave disowned
,im II 'e'd done less!
/ Tho sun is shining brightly outside