The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-02
ESTABLISHED 1875

those who held to the former and those
who held to the latter opinion. All
efforts to draw an admission of any
kind from Ellen failed, and, as to
Brown, no one ever thought of asking
him any question whatever.
One day something occurred which
led Browns fellow townsmen to think
that the mystery was solved. He war
not seen on the street as usual nor the
next day nor the next. Then came a
woman, a coarse, disagreeable looking
creature, who made inquiries about a
man, giving a description resembling
Brown.
If Mr.. Brown was the man she
wanted he had doubtless heard of her
and taken timely departure. She
left, and the next day Brown reap
peared. Brown was told that a wo-
man had come into town and looked
for man answering his description,
but the news didn't seem to trouble
i him. He said he'd been called away
to look out for a legacy he had re-
ceived, and it was not long before
there were indications that he had
really had windfa1l.
The woman who was looking for
him or some one like him did not re-
turn, but Brown kept up his watchful-
ness Indeed, her appearance evident
ly had not changed the situation. He
was the same mystery as before, and
as time wore on many came TO believe
that she had been looking for another
person.
Then came a man worse looking
\ If that could be-than the woman
who had been there who was hunting
exactly. He did not seem to know
Brown. and it was at once inferred
that Brown had nothing to do either
with the Ill favored man or woman.
He said he hadn't, and there were
| good reasons why he should be be-
lieved.
Every evening at o'clock the stage
drew up at the tavern on its way
through the town. One evening while
the crowd was awaiting the usual dali
ly excitement the coach appeared at
the other end of the street, and Brown,
who was present, was seen 10 change
color. Several persons who noticed
him looked knowingly at each other
as much as to say: "His enemy is com
ing. Look out" The coach came on,
and sitting on the seat beside the
driver was a comeIy woman of TWEEN
ty. Seeing Brown, her face broke into
a beautiful smile, and when the coach
stopped she stepped down on to the
wheel and jumped into Browns arms.
The news spread throughout the
town that the Brown mystery was
solved. But the curious citizens were
doomed to disappointment Neither
Brown nor the new arrival gave any
explanation Since they went to house
keeping together without any mar
rage ceremony 1t was inferred that
they were man and wife. But Brown
was new man. He became a perma-
nent resident of the place. and he and
his wife-especially the latter-grew in
| the affections of their fellow towns
men. But neither ever nsped word
as to the story that every one believed
was connected with them.
This much came from Ellen Wykoff.
She averred that she had formed res
olution to get Browns secret. For the
purpose she pretended to have fallen
In love with him She found him
very honorable man, who felt 1t his
duty to shut off love that could not
be returned On her promise not to re-
veal what he said he informed her that
he was a married man. But the rest
of the mystery she could not get out
of him.
Miss Wykoff learned, however, the
cause of his looking up and down a
street before crossing It. He was blind
in one eye and to avoid accident had
formed this habit His starting came
| from the same cause, shadow on his
blind side being the most frequent
cause.
1t was soon after Mrs Browns ar
rival when the interest In their story
story doubly interesting fcom re-
naming untold-that the Town was
named. Browns legacy proved to be
bona f1de one and sufficiently large to
enable him to do great deal for ats
adopted town And doubtless this was
another reason for its being called
Brunonia