Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

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go loayl" he muttcrcd fecbly Don't
be u siliu ass ?"
His face had turned livid purple, and
the flow of speech which had stuck i'll
his throat now burst forth in furious
torrent:
Good God" lie roared. do you
think ever had thing like that for
a son? Hes not my boy, | tell you.
What. this double jointed son of q one
eyed cayuse. My Dick! Look here
young woman, I'll put the sheriff on to
this asylum of yours, Oh. l know
you" lie cried. eXcitedly pointing a
shaking finger ut the astonished earl.
you have swindlcd me. 1t was n
trick to get me aMay from Texas
while some of your black, hearted con-
federates went for my deep water har-
Dor bill! You and Jacob Renwyck-
that's it. | see it now. but I'll fix you
yet. start back for Gods country as
soon as find my hoy. and We'll see
who's running the freeborn legislature
of the great state of Texas, by CAD.
YOU
"Oh, Mr.. Williams" the nurse broke
in excitedly. please, please be reason
able! Listen. 1t is some dreadful mis-
take-some similarity of names-some.
oh, cant you see that we are not to
blame? Calm yourself. for the sake
of the patient-for your own sake-for
my sake! There. now! Let's talk 1t
over quietly and see if we cannot
straighten out the tangle" She turned
to the earl, This gentleman" she
said, indicating the visitor. "hns trav.
eled all the way from Texas TO see his
son, whom lie learned had been hurt
and brought to this hospital Perhaps
there are two Richard Williamses. and
a very natural mistake may have arisen
in
"O-h." said the Earl of Croylaud. a
light Of understanding slowly piercing
the fog of his intelligence. by love.
Are you Dickie's governor:"
Yes" snapped the Texan. 81 am.
What of it,
The Englishnlan lay back on his pill
low and nushe1. 1t was an American
Joke. but lie saw through it. Bravo.
oh" he suffered. really. You
Know. 'pon my word. it's droll-ha. ha
dash me-immctlse. by .Iove.'
stop it." commanded Bill Williams
sternly and turned TO the nurse in
charge. Just leave us for IL few mo
ments, will you? There: You needn't
be afraid. Nothing is going to happen.
This gentleman and ! will talk the
matter over between US calmly, and
I'll leave i'll ten minutes.'
ITS all right. nurse" the earl sec
| onded; leave us. please ! understand
the situation. but hinged if it isn't rip.
ping. All the way from Texas, ell /:
lIa Ila.'
The puzzled nurse departed, leaving
the two incomprehensibes to them
selves. and 50 soon as the door had
been closed the elder of the lunatics
demanded an immediate explanation.
The Earl of Croylnnd gave it to him.
wondering the while how this droll
old party could fail to appreciate a
joke of so clear ana so excellent Il
quality. He told of his meeting with
Richard. the automobile accident and
his owr crafiiness in assuming his
friends name and why lie did it.
Croyiand had never seen Richards fi-
Their while in Texas. for he had visited
the son on the latter's own ranch
while the hoy and Ills father had been
temporarily estrangcd
."Oh. | say" lie asked. don't you
think 1t WAS awfuly clevah of Inc to
think of that on the spur of the mo
ment. we might say. without any pre-
conceived thought wlatevah?"
Brilliant" said Mr.. Williams, with
dry irony. But let me tell you one
thing. young man-it's good thing
that you're cripple"
"Er-why?" asked the Briton vacant
ly.
WHY" echoed the giant of the
Lone Star State in genuine disgust
why? Because if you weren't one
already it would take a bigger doctors
shop than this 10 patch you up Who
sent Inc those kilograms? Where's my
SON.
Don't know anything about either
of EN-" the other responded careless
". while he marvclcd at the Texans
show of spirit. "'rhe last saw of
Dick he was going up to lrvington to
call upon the Rpnwyclis-.Iacob Rem
wyck. We know-millionaire and all
that sort of thing"
'Wlmt.' gaspcd Mr.. Williams. MY
son gone to c;.ll on Jacob Ren- Drop
it. Drop 1t. No nonsense now. What
are YOU talking about!"
Lord Croyand explained, but the
very fact that Richard had dared to
communicate With Jacob Renwyck.
even TO obligc Il friend. put the father
in Il new fury.
"Of course" said the earl. "he
couldn't possibly be out there now, but
you might phone and make certain. |
dare say they have a telephone"
NO sir" stormed the old gentle
man, walking up and down excltedly.
mo more long distance lies for me.
I've had enough of that already. I'll
just so up to ,lrvington myself and
pick up his trail. want my boy,
tell you, and Pm going to find him. II
he isn't ut IryingtOn my trip won't he