The Washington times., 1910-03-12

There for two years l lived pre-
cariOus life as mining prOSpector.
Eventually ] struck what might wen
be termed luck.
Il built up a fortune and erected a
palace-nOt because L cared for those
things, but because 1 had a son to
whom I hoped To leave them. If fortune
should never be kind enough TO share
with him my home.
Two years ago I took my first
chance Of discovery by sending a trusted
servant 10 attend to the erection of a
stone upon the grave of my wife That
il was risk my final discovery by
my son is ample proof
The simultaneous capture Of this
mailman, whom l have never known
by any other name than that Of Red
Jean, has made everything right For
my poor dead wife's sake, let me add
that the infatuation this half Indian
felt for. her was always discouraged
by her"
They went out Of the hospital in
silence. wondering at all they had
heard. II was Rodney who finally asked
a question that was bothering him:
why do you suppose, this fellow
claimed your name Wnen we took him ,
he has been calling himself Hollis
Meade ever since"
The real Hollis Meade knit his brows
IN thought for a moment
Il can imagine only one reason" ne
hnally spoke, 1t must have been a
fantastic and venomOus desire TO add
dlshoho. 10 the very name Of one whom
he insanely hated.
And now he said, when they were
again IN the carriage, IF you will drive
me to the courthouse / viii see about
having. my freedom made perfectly
If any doubt remained in the mind
OF either Of the young men as to the
ldenuly OF the man VINO claimed TO be
W aLace iather, II was dispelled when
the Old Jdnitor OF the courthouse set
eyes upon the face of his one-time pris-
oner.
Hollis Meade. by gosh" ne cried
ana you wasn't guilty after all I've
been mtsdoUbting that old lunatic up
there was lynn about his name ever
since tney let me have a look at him
We'll he laughed almost hilarious
~, L ri glad you got away, even II II
dlo come near costing me my job"
fhleeh minutes IN the presence Of the
county judge. vino came from his home
Tor The purpose, was sufficient time 10
make Hollis Meade once more A free
citizen OF the United States
And now said Wallace, az think
we may 90 up 10 Greenville. 1 want 10
reassure my parents mean my foster
parents-aS 10 my personal safety I
also Wlsh 10 introduce Mis- Elizabeth
warren 10 her future father in-law.''
Ana is there 10 be a daUghter-in-law
soon: Hollis Meade asked joyfully.
A load OF lead seemed 20 have fallen
from his shoulders when the Judge had
pronounced the word, "discharged -
SOCH, Wallace criel- II came near
beinS ten days ago. But YOU will have
a cauShter-in-laW about as quickly as
the finest woman in the world can be
converted into one"
Joyfully the three were driven first IN
the home OF the Greens Here Wallace
secured a fresh change Of clothes, for
ne felt that he must be gladly clad
When he brought the glad news TO his
sweetheart
Hepburn Green and his wife were so
oVer1oyed when they learned the story
mat the old man wept while his wife
Rugged Wallace. his father, and Rod
new Williams, in turn.
The father looked a little disappointed
as he noted the comfort IN which his
sons foster parents were situated. He
had hoped TO do something handsome
by them. There was nothing TO be
done.
He ended by inviting then, TO go 10
Monte de ORC, n thing quite impossible
I Tor them 70 DO. They returned the
compliment by askinl him to be their
guest until after the wedding, a very
possible thing for him to do
After that, Wallace went TO the stable
which had been converted into a gar
age and brought out The biz machine.
which it had cost Mr.. Warren 81. 900 TO
beat.
His father. his foster father and fos-
ter mother and Rodney Williams all
got aboard. Then, without paying due
respect 10 the speed laws two Of them
had helped 20 enact, the party was
Whisked up the maple powered street
70 the Warren homestead.