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chased as tragedy of the darkest
hue. And perhaps the eni is not yet
In England 20 years ago there lived
Alice Louise Brown. The Browns
have boan shoemakcrs for many gen
eTations, and jeremiah Brown. Alice's
father, still makes the SHOES for the
parish Of Medomsley. county OF Dur
ham. and practically the entire coun-
tryside. II was in NeGomslcy that
Alice lived until she became a woman
and it is in Medomsley that this tale
had its beginning. Like any thrifty,
wcll-raised English maid. Alice was
trained in all the domestic arts from
sirlhood. She could cook and was
perfect housekeeper. Besides all this
she was pretty. 1t IS little wonder
then that she was the belle of the
county and that her hand was sought
by half the young men Of the parish.
Her beauty and goodness of heart
made her almost q queen among the
simple folk Of Medomsley and It is still
told there how Alice was halted on the
highway one day by the lord and lady
at their great house for weeks. But
that is another story.
There was In Nedomsley in the fall
of the year 1889 Frank Milburn.
sailor lad from Liverpool He was not
handsome nor was he possessed of
worldly goods in excess. Yet there
existed a singular fascination of per
sonality about the man that enthralled
the heart of the country maid. Never
having known love, Alice Brown felt
the power ofz1he man and when he
made love to her she accepted his at
tentions and they became engaged.
Perhaps IT was done rather in spirit
OF pride at having conquered the heart
of the stranger that led her on. At
any rate the engagement continued
and In February. 1890, they were mar
ried
Short Term Of Happiness.
Until then Milburn's actions had
been exemplary. His manner had won
not only the heart of the girl but of
her father and mother and brothers
and sisters besides. The couple went
to live In nearby town of the same
parish and for time all was content
ment and happiness. Although Mil
burn did not work. he seemed always
TO have money enough for their simple
needs. and Alice, girllike--she was not
yet twenty-never stopped to worry
abSIt the source.
Then the trouble began. One day a
few months after the wedding an Off
Ger from another county appeared at
the door of the little home with n war
rant for the arrest of Milburn for
penal offense committed year before
In distant part of Britain.
Shame and CONSERVATION took pos
session OF the girl wife when she
learned the officers mission. That her
husband, whom she had trusted so i'm
piicitly and thoroughly, could be guilty
OF crime' She knew not where to
turn for help. Finally she allowed the
officer to enter and tottered fainting
into a chair. This was Milburn's on.
portunity. In tho rear of the little
house no had been listening to the
~Sh'Ni SatioH anu hHtE the OfilCpr,
filed with pity by the sight of the
girls trouble. stopped To assist her.
Milburn silently and swiftly departed.
Evsded Clutches of Law.
When Alice regained consciousness
and the man with the papers turned
his attention to the completion of the
business that had led him all over
England, his prey had disappeared. Ac-
cording To English law, however. the
warrant having been served at the
home Of the accused, he was sentenced
tn Imprisonment for five years In
South Shields jail. Since that time
Milburn, although much Of his time
has been spent In England. has evaded
the English police
Alice returned to her fathers home
in Medomsley. Her heart was broken.
Although treated kindly by her family
and her old associates, she knew that
all was changed. Love for Milburn
she had none, and now that he was