The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-20
had seen and now worshiped Con.

nau seen and now worshiped Con
STANCE Marsh, | think | first va, :.
Kindly attention by nv stea5,ssI..
~ purpose IN pursuing an atoare,
ope'ess case to the end Then w}cr
said that coveted NOT tha ran.. \,
ou' the tame Of finishing W a dino, !,
cast and lntimated what ccmfcrt H.
restored wealth would hive = ~
iather, she became my true friend
hao Lot seen Dan Haley since he
entered the penltentiary. was
shocked at his aged appearance He
stooped and walked feebly. There
was none Of the buoyancy and eager.
ness one might have expected from 4
man VINO was about to reap the rich
rewards OF secrecy and patience.
Another thing. he seemed lost In his
new environment. The FREQ air the
bright sunshine and varied crowds did
not inspire him. they rather confused
! saw at q glance that he was bro
ken man.
his nrst move with the money the
prison authorities had given him was
to board train for the town where he
mad formerly lived. He was widow.
er. Haley proceeded to the site OF the
house where he had once lived. It
was easy to shadow him. In his dis.
plrited way he seemed indifferent to
surroundings.
The house he expected to find had
been burned down for two years. A
new one was now In course Of con-
struction. stood outside the yard
while ! watched him wander around
it. 1t was evident he was seeking
something, but could not locate It. He
would start along, hesitate, rub his
brow in bewildered sort Of a way
and finally, after an hour, he turned
from the place.
! MY heart sank within me--Dan Ha
ley had forgotten!
!! | knew it surer than ever the mex
day, when he left the little lodgins
house he had put up at. with mysel
for vigilant neighbor in the mex
room. He started out seeking work
I was near to him when he approache
a carpenter building a fence. The LAT
ter held board across a saw hors
and was just turning it to marx V hi.
it should be sawed with the pencil i
his hand, when | noticed sudde
glow in Haley's eyes. He uttere
what was almost scream. He star
: ed from the spot on a dead run, tn
| astonished carpenter staring wonde
ingly after him, myself in close pu
suit.
Straight to the railroad depot Hale
proceeded, thence by train to tn
prison town and then to the vel
doors Of the penitentiary he had lie
less than twenty-four hours prev
ously.
am detective and therefore ha'
to think. l mentally connected Il
carpenter and the prison, and whf
heard Haley humbly solicit the wa
den to allow him to revisit his form
cell l nodded to the latter and Il
lowed Haley.
Once inside Of the cell Haley
K down and looked at the under surfa
of the bench riveted to the wall.
transcribed some words written the
$ probably when he feared the lapse
memory that later overlook him.
traced those tell-tale words lat
3 They were: Under the woodsh
I floor" Then I was on his trail aga
I took him in charge as he return
9 IN his native town. Then ] visited
. shed It was to recover the long
, creted plumber.
refused any reward from the
lighted Mr.. Marsh, the love OF .
stance outweighed all sordid conslo
atoms. Haley did not realize any
ticular disappointment, for he Tor
u. his recent discovery in day or !
~ Mr.. Marsh found him work and the
ha convict developed into quite resp
able artisan.
downright. 1914, by W. G. Chapman