The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-07-09


peg. The familiar phrase, a fiend In
human form, has lost much of it's sig
nificance through over use in describ-
ing people whom Fate has seen fit to
affiict with abnormal capacities for
rage. Yet it serves very aptly as a
word-picture of Wild Dobbin, when
that irritable individual gave way to
the tempests of passion which SO fire.
Quently engulfed him. He won the
nickname by flying into fits Of rage
and chasing those near him helter-
SHELTER, while he pursued with club or
gun or whatsoever he laid his hands
upon.
1t was the cunning execution of n
OF these carefully planned tricks that
led to his sudden departure from the
district of Muskoka. There had come
from the old country one John Brock
enridge, a Scotchman, who a some
money and fancied that the agricul-
tural business was just the thing to
suit him. AS a general rule the
Scotch are eanny, careful creatures
who want to know exactly what the
prospects are before they take any
chances on the investment of money.
But Breckenridge seems to have been
OF an easy-going disposition, which is
not a desirable quality, or weakness,
in an adventurer seeking his fortune
an a strange country.
But if any counsel vas offered
Breckenridge by outsiders it is certain
that he failed to profit by it. For, com
ing to the district of Muskoka the
worthy Scot made up his mind to set
tie near Bracebridge. He looked upon
the land, and saw that 1t was good"
and also saw himself in anticipation
a farmer of wondrous skill, winning
heavy financial rewards through the
coming of crops which sold easily in a
geneTaus market. To Wild
Watching with -srfdeef-ffke care for
easy marks, came the welcome tidings
that there was a new arrival in the
vicinity who was DESTROYS of purchas-
ing a farm and Dobbin was not the
kind Of man who allows grass to grow
under his feet for lack of action.
OO 1dI, oil WdS SIlOOlu SdllluS. 1lC
farm suited Breckenridge and Dobbin
had proved most accommodating. But
when the note for the balance on the
purchase came due, Dobbin informed
Breckenridge that he had lost the note,
and made affidavit to that effect.
iThereupon the honest Scotchman
promptly paid his creditor the amount
of the note. Then Dobbin vanished
from his accustomed haunts and was
seen no more in the vicinity of Brace
bridge. After he disappeared it tran
,spired that instead of losing the note
he had sold it to a man who gave it
to another man to collect, and the
latter sued Breckenridge for the value
of the note and got judgment. Paying,
a deb twice over is not a form of re-
creation which appeals favorably to
many people, and it did not suit the
taste of the indignant Scotchman. He
saw that he had been swindled by the
artful Dobbin, and applied to the gov
ernment for redress. The authorities
responded promptly by sending John
Wilson Murray to the scene; Having
Instructed that astute detective to fol-
low Dobbin and bring him back to
justice, no matter what the COST might
be.
Murray first interviewed Brecken-
ridge, and heard his tale OF woe. Then
he paid a visit to Dobbin'sj old home at
I~Bracebridge, but found/ no trace of
him. Neither did anyone in the vi
cinity appear to know lust when he
had gone away or whether he was
likely to return. This general lack
of information among the neighbors
was not surprising. flor Dobbin was
neve remarkable foH social qualities,
and possessed NO friend in whom he
would have been apA to confide. Muir
ray did not lose patience, however, and
continued making Inquiries here and
there until at last he learned that
sDobbin's sister had{gone. away some
time before and had bought a ticket
to Winnipeg. Throu( gh a friend ofthe
sister in Winnipeg he ascertained that
she had gone to Morris, at that time
the end of that branch of the Ca
madam Pacific RAILROAD, and at Morris
she had Disappeared. toy 4asrst
The trail left by jthis woman seemed
TO the detective Ito be the n most
!. likely to lead TOT her brother, andshe
determined to follow it. Having pro-
cured a warrant, 1re started for Morris,
and arrived there on a sitting hot
day in July. s1ss3[1Asscafeful search
for some trace Of John Dobbin in the
town2of Morris Apgeved in 1vainysaHd
Murray decided th3ry AA 6pen9 couns
try beyond the Red river. Alone lie
began his ,pilsfi4aage afoctsswalhing
for three miles down the river banks
and asking at every house he came to
WHISTLER any Of the occupants knew