The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27


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/ Cheney u nave II hrI'
There was family living near
az che time Royburn hy name There
wcro two girls. one oft them. MasgIo.
p
was lett with u.s. Sometimes Two
thought maybe they knew something
about the ru.c. once asked the 9th.
err sister, Jane. whore NaaEic was.
aud sho llusc up and said She didn't
know That was all Iauo R"yburn
is married and lives Iu Chatham now.
"Wha. ls her name" asked cheney.
interested
"Rogors believe. Her husband is
a lawyer chap"
u was only a slight clpw. but it was
worth following mp. $50 Cheney badc
Mrs Farwcil g1oi-by and left First
he investigated as far ass possible the
Royburn family. There had been the
father and two daughters, and they
had lived ON a small farm near Ex
moor When they first came there
everything was pleasant. but they kept
pretty much TO themselves. cne boy
about u years of age did chores
about the place and helped MIR. Roy
burn This boys ramc was Roy
, Belchpr OF the two girls NagGie was
the best looking. As one old settler
, put it. She was quito comcly, an'
, acted as II she was 5cuor than othe
. -irls She received letters from aiar
p toyoryouo in the small c1Wmuni''
knew every ones business, especially
the gJrruluus uustmaHt'rl ana ever
once in awhile she went TO Detroit ID
e visit friends. This old settler wa
prolific Of information
Did you over hear of Basket Char
ley| asked Cheney
s What. Farwclrs foundling? Oh
! yes, | remember him we'll
y Ever have any idea how he becam
I. Farwelrs foundliug?"
"No: but I've suspicioned sevora
@ times that the Rcyburns knew som,
thing about il. You see. a year bcf1r
u Charley was found Maggie Reybur
g left home for good. Old man Rcybur
u failed and died Jane tried to ru
the place but didn't succeed Sh
d. wasn't very suciablc, and no one oy,
y went there. She and the boy wei
aU there were about the place. The
Vi left one night. Just the day befol
VI Charley was found; the place W,
EDlu ana now Jane lives III NlldAlltlA
u Maggie. reckon. is dead
Yes. but this boy-Bclcher, | b
n licve his name is-whore did he con
d. from. and what became Of him?'
III God knows stranger. I've heard
ID was an ilcgiumate child, came fro
1i Montreal Lately I've heard he WI
a Seventh Day Adventist preacher
&c Illinois. Palyo, think, is q
Is place"
90 The story Of the Royburns intorei
nj ed Cheney: the two girls, one comcI
'u her receiving letters. visiting Detr,
be at times. then disappearing year I
nd fore Basket Charley" was foun
OF then the breaking up Of the Reybu
m family. all pointed clrcumstantia
M strong to their knowing somcthi
)r' about the boy. Cheney went to Nc
treal. found out that Belcher rea
ol was an iuegitimate child, as the &C
ct settler" had said. En- route back,