Evening journal., 1910-03-25


he was empowered to administer tie property as seemed
betting him. 1t had given his possession
Some suspicion-yaguey remote admt-of foul play
unbdden my having lodgment there il
would downed the delay
But srove nightly could upon
the slightest evidence of criminal
BURY aware of the fight making against him and
would favor with black scowl whenever
meet
length. delay impossible the day OF
settlement Having the tr
Of him whom thoroughly hated had decided
appear should had little tran
spired which caused my decision.
stroed aimlessly of the English House
upon the before the day Of settlement
face homeward when boy drew near to me- hesiated
moment folded into hand and legged
down Front street at the top Of his might
above the court tomor
you shall be well rewarded your splendid
determined going and 20
/ did. Whether not rewarded you shall Judge
on hand the next day at the appointed hour BURY
preceded the noticed pedder black
y the peddler of that winters
ing He wnked his eye at me as approached him and nudged
famliarly the ribs passed through the
"The insoent felowg' thought l. And then
then did # occur to me that perhaps being made the br
Of practical joke should retired even at that hour
pedder himself In path and thus
convenient for me to do so quiet dignined manner
you anything why the Daniel
H should be made to his brother
will estament said the probate judge
addressing
The peddler swung huge pack deb
erately upon the table.
Il have may your honor please" quietly
BURY looked him with no smaller ama1ement than
quered the judge, feignng
ence he did not feel
The peddler Strengthened up threw brmmed
hat about his chin then suddenly
wig cunningy wrought looked
BURY The vd his cheek pink
against the white Of his face.
"I am Ronald BURY your peddler IN
deep pointed accusing
eng figure of him whom had supposed to be BURY rha
man." he continued. a pirate would be murderer
what you say. sirf said judge steny
to the accused
But be was beref Of the power answer His face
alternately purple and white he othed at the lips aud
chair the horror which his
tenance behold
pedder withdrew from an pocket package Of
II have here honor said he ample proofs of my
Identity pack" continued quickly unbuckled
straps with convincing evidence of that
When covering away who should step but
pupil DouglasDougas whose dead face had gazed
description my sensations pressed the lad
is than weak content TO
have him there alive and apparently in better health than had
him.
We waited in the Ronald
Seated before cracking blaze the wide fireplace
home listened spebound the thrilling tale of the
real Ronald Bura tale which prolonged itself far into the
night
Briefly told it was ths
before embang to Spain BURY had re-
ceived word brothers At the
his vagabond foster brother ho afterward pamed
himself of as the brother mentioned In the Wild ana
begged be given berth his ship He was then fleeing
justice being accused Of committing piracy on the high
Out Of sheer pity BURY slowed him secretly away IN ms
cabin agreed to land him the shores Of Spain bor
days they driven and wrecked at length upon
small uninhabed island Off the southern coast OF SPAN
BURY brother cngng Of the ships boats
up upon the shores of the island Being nearly
famhed weak they agreed to alternate in keeping ook
passing ships awakening morning from pro
supor BURY SAIL hull the gray ho
foster brother had disappeared
following by the meest chance brig hove TO on
laden with water casks desiring to
replenlsh their store which had gone roten. In tns 1
BURY had been rescued and landed finally sick unto dea from
the long and wearsome privaons the American coast
how, after recovering his health he had come
Philadelphia; Of how after acquainng himself with the s
condition of bis ward and nephew being without legal proofs
identity he had the disguise of pedder as
him from the clutches of his foster ootne
had finally succeeded in gaining admtance TO ne
dugged bis foster brothers grog WINE
they drinking together and Of he had stolen 10 e
ceke thrown the merchandise from his pack ana o
safely therein. The know Ihe next
the and the supposed pooy
Douglas exhumed and discovered to be cevery exc
efigy of the original
English authorities laid claim the OF the wceo
brother His end behttngy capped-oackcappeo
may ssy-or year swung from Execution dock