The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-02
CHAPTER NNNN.


Fyy he Sydney papers of the year
Is 1893 contain no reference to
81 the extraordinary scenes en-
acted at tie Pulteney hotel on
the first Saturday OF the month of DC
tober They do not report the removal
of a magistrate of the colony TO its
best and most private nadhouse. some
from a sense of journalistic cherity.
others for reasons which the late Mich
olas Hardiug's bankers might even
now disclose. The curious. however.
may still look MP the advertisement
which Lady 5tarllie read aloud from
the Herald within an hour of the
events described Il blew a trumpet
for .'the fine fast sailing ship Fioren-
tia, for London Greet" and the call
found a grateful echo Ia two young
hearts now so light and now so heavy
that it was an act of mercy To stir
them in this way. The Florentia was
described as even then loading at the
quay 1t seemed as though they might
all sail from that beautiful and ac-
cursed land within week. As a mat
ter of history. however, the Florentia
did not complete her cargo until the
y
ship was ready before her. and much
happened on shore meanwhile.
Tom Erickson. having voluntarily
confessed the part he had borne in the
caste sullivan outrage, TELL Ill as a
man can be just as the road TO joy
and freedom lay smooth and clear be
fore him. He was III a raging de-
lirium WREN the free pardon arrived
from Governor Gipps, together with
an order for the convict's absolute re-
lease. 1t seemed he was about to be
released indeed. Long weeks he lin
gered battling indoInitably and what
hand soaxed him back to light and life
and whose prayers awaited but the 10y
Ing hand and the passionate prayers Of
the girl who only lived now to make
him forget the past? Meanwhile her
father was not idle Nicholas Harding
was useless in sickroom. and his
money could not save Toms life. i'ut
there were other things that it could
de, combined with the uatural energy
and the practical ability which were
also his. Turn again 70 those Old sgd
neg papers They viii not tell you who
instigate1 tie inqtsit~. fouEl the wit
nesses, paid their expenses 8n1 indeed
threw his money right aud LETT m the
good cause But fhey d recount the
ruin of tie most ;slIr. and atrocious
slave drivers The colouy contained
They do report the several litieations
by which that most desirable. efI was
achieved, nor to their eternal credit
does q single sheet take the side of
the Sulliyans OF Castle sullivan. The
mime still fingers in colonial annals
1t is still strong in all humane and
honest nostrils. but of Or. sullivan anc
his ruflially son all traces have been
lost
Not the least telling witness against
them was one who certainly could not
be accused of extravagant sympathy
with the felonry. Major HoneyEone
enjoyed himself enormously ii 81
ney. both at the courthouse and else
where. He ana Nicholas Harding be
came perfect cronies during the weary
days of Toms convalesccnee.
'GadZooks. sir. he gave me more
trouble than any three men in the
gang" the major would say. but |
knew him for Il gentleman at bottom.
I'd like 10 shake his hand and tell linn
I'm sorry for this and that
But Major IIoneybone was not per
mitted TO see the invalid aud indeed he
quilted sydney rather precipitately in
the end. The plucky veteran had ask
ed 4 question Of Lady Starkie as her
ladyship long afterward coafided to
Claire with an obviously pleasure bic
indignation. Oh the Florentia's poop.
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