Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
Mt FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23 1911

.! heard" said she In a dreadful
whisper heard every word that you
said to youi father Ny boy Ia dead"
"Oh. not at all. sad Willy. with a
sincerity that would have removed
mountains. mot at all. do assure
you. Mrs. Bailey. Your daughter has
told me everything. and it's just what
l expected. It's exactly what happen
ed In the case OF q Mr.. Howland when
( was Oh that newspaper. This Mr..
Rowland was coming back under al
most precisely. the same circumstances.
and he was afraid that something
would detain him at the pier. Some
malicious enemy might have had him
arrested. you know, and he was very
anxious to get to his family. | think
II was Christmas eve or something
like that. And
But my sons baggage was In his
cabin. Did you not say so. PriscillaT
$50 was Mr.. Howland's." Willy In
terposed. land where was he, do you
think2 He was hidden in one of the
officers cabins. He'd br;bed him, you
see. And now that think of it told
the story to Granville. 80 that makes
a positively sure thing Of It,"
"But this officer would not have per-
mitted Mr.. Bailey to leave the steamer
under such dreadful error" said Mrs.
Bailey In the same strained whisper
>yL:"h she had used from the begin
ming. HE would have taken him
aside and told him the truth"
To Willy Reeds imagination this
staggering consideration acted merely
as stimulus.
But the officer couldn't know that
It was really Mr.. Bailey" said he.
ANY detective might have played the
part and furnished no end of identiti.
cation. You see. Granville had to keep
out of sight; he couldn't identify his
father"
A very slight trace Of color found
its way into the lady's face She turn,
ed toward Willy with something like
her natural manner.
This seems possible" she said.
II know It as well as If | had been
there" he declared. "Granville may
have to lie low even until dark. for. of
course. the officer Is doing this secretly
and would forfeit his position If 1t
were known But we shall see the boy
before 0 o'clock this evening"
but how could he frichten me soT
"My dear Mrs Bailey. your son
couldn't know that you would have
any cause for alarm. You see. 1t was
all pure accident. You just happened
to hear And of course he has arrang
ed some means to notify you In the
course of the day that all Is well"
Then Mrs Bailey spoke and in al
most her usual tone
mir Reed" she said. Il think /
should have died without this hope"
Shame gnawed ut WHY'S vitals. He
felt that liar WIS branded ON his
brow He could positively trace the
individual letters
The telephone bell rang. and Priscil.
10 answered 1t. ut is Il man to see
you. Mr. Reed" she said. returning
They have sent him up"
"Please return as soon as you can"
said the invalid as Willy rose to 60,
In the hall his visitor was already
waiting. 1t was Granville Bailey.
While Priscilla was preparing her
mother for this joyful surprise the
two men waited in Reeds apartment.
"What do you suppose got up
against 2? demanded Bailey, like man
with a grievance. why. the con-
founded monkey that shared my cabin
with me was detective with a war
rant for my arrest-an old one, but
good which he amiably designed to
serve as soon as we reached this side.
] got on to 1t and worked disappear
ance Everybody thought I'd gone
overheard. for I'd exhibited very su'
perior article of dependency In prep.
aration for my exit, In reality. Id
bribed one Of the engineers. and he hid
me. slipped ashore at quarantine