The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-09-19
His Arazemsnt Was unbounded to
Observc Drayton at Nearby Table.

just possible that the man had been
pardoncd. If so. why did he nor recn--
nize and greet his Old friend: rh.
deputy had been rs friendly with him
rs the regulations permitted. even
more than that
If h" had not been parluned than h.
must have escaped. but THAI he could
sit there with such brd2cn assurance
was not like Drayton. The deputy
found Ills position embarrassing. IN 4
way, aud Yet il did not Il" him ton.
to make NJ his mind what To do.
Dinner had been Gaishch half an
hour before the deputy approached him
and said
Il have good memory for faces.
and am sure have seen yours be-
fore"
1T may be So was the careless re-
ply accompanied by Il smile
Haven't met you in the village of
Nadsworth!' naming the place where
the k. state prison was situated.
Il may have passed through the place
on train. but am sure | never stop
ped there. 1t is possible that we have
met before while travelling
The voice. the movement of the
mouth while speaking, the look of the
eyes, everything about the man was
perfectly familiar to the officer, but he
suddenly decided to adopt new line
of policy for awhile. He would meet
finesse with finesse. The pair entered
into general conversation for two
hours, and then the deputy sent out Q
telegram asking the warden of the
state prison if Drayton had been par
doned or had escaped. Two hours lat.
er. as he was nearing the end Of the
Journey he received an answer read.
ing:
"Drayton is still with US and has Just
been locked in his cell"
Here was another puzzle, but It did
not take the astute official long to reach
Il conclusion. Drayton had claimed
that the felony had been committed by
some man resembling him. Here was
his prototype, his twin brother. While
he looked more like respectable busi-
ness man than a thief. the ex-deputy
determined not to let him 20 without q
rigid examination.
1t happened that the two got OF at
the same city, and they had scarcely
descended from the train before the
stranger was given in charge by the
official and taken to Il police station II
was a high handed thing to do. and IL
he WAS what he represented or seemed
to be he could make trouble for the
other.
Few men have done for another what
the deputy did for Drayton. He re-
manned with the stranger unit! he got
good grounds for his arrest on the cd
charge. He brought the cashier and
Others on at his own expense and rnt
he authorities to cytralite the man
and the courts To put h!m On ;r!a. and
summon Drayton from state prison.
" hen the two men finally stood to-
Gc.he. there wcic wonder and aMnZr-
Incnt in the court. Their own moth
crs could not have told them apart. \
little detective wor'. had unca".hrr' 4
bad record for the stranger. and. al
though he started out to make Il great
legal fight he ended hT confesS!n- that
he was the guilty party and tina, Dray
ton had served tw" vars for Il crime
he ha,' not committed. The latter WIS
hardened and resto;.d to- citizenship
and responsibility. while 'hr guilty
one wis sent to occupy his place in
prison. ard the Judge who had read II
moral lesson from the bench had some
thing more to say. His conscience had
been troubling him for the WAY tie
charged the jury against an innocent
iuau and he sought 1" console it hy
admitting that somewhere in the world
every uan may find his prototype. hut
that the law could not tahe cusuizancs
of the fact