Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-04
SYNOPSIS


James Montgomery, an innocent country
had, is arrested for Milling bank watch
man. His finger prints are taken by the
New York police.
His old mother pleads in vain for him
with Detective Michael Kearney. Mont
gomery is placed on trial for his life,
charged with murder
Convicted of murder in the second de-
gree, he is sent 10 Sing Sing as a life
prisoner and enters the machine shop.
His cellmate. Bill Hawkins. a burglar.
plans to aid Montgomery in escaping
from the prison.
Bill makes Montgomery a suit Of
clothes but II is seized. Montgomery
crawls into a box OF machinery that is TO
leave the prison
Escaping. he hides in the New Jersey
marshes and changes his clothing for that
OF drowned man.
Detective Kearney vainly questions Bill
Hawkins concerning Montgomerys where
abouts. Montgomery becomes tinker
and travels nights.
AS John Nelson" Montgomery emf
cotton mill and invents very valuable ma
chinery. He meets Molly Bryan. beau
tiful girl.
They fall in love with each other. Mel
SON learns that Detective Kearney Ia st:l
hunting for him. He notifies Bill Of his
whereabouts.
Continued from last week
When the transaction was closed and
the money deposited in his bank John
Nelson felt that the dream of his pris-
on days was beginning TO materialize.
sary for him TO prosecute world
wide search for the man for whose
crime he had suffered was laid. His
aim was higher than money and ease
To pile up fortune was only a detail
of the task before him. His brain was
already busy with the incubation OF
another inventive idea.
The Sabbath following the disposal
Of his patent rights was a day of seri
Gus and grateful contemplation to Mel
son. He attended service with the
Lansings and then shut himself in his
room His reflections were brought
TO an end by a call from Mrs. Lansing,
informing him that Mr.. Bryan wanted
him on the telephone. He fastened
to the instrument in the hall below
and answered n pleasant greeting
from the mill president.
II have letter from the people you
signed with" Mr. Bryan informed him
over the wire. and they desire to
know whether they may have an op-
tion on your second invention"
The next one may be failure
said Nelson. with little laugh OF
pleasure at the praise given him.
Il would like to talk the matter over
with you suggested Mr.. Bryan. IF
you have nothing else to do. come over
to supper. My car is handy; suppose
] run over for your"
THANK you: / shall be glad to spend
the afternoon with YOU
Better still" Mr. Bryan added. get
your things together aud spend the
evening with us. Then we can talk
into the night and I'll take you in to
the mills with me in the morning"
Nelson promised to be ready and left
the instrument to pack his suit case
Within half an hour he was with the
mill president I'm his motor, speeding
over the hard. red clay roads toward
his home.
The autumn was well advanced. The
leaves and vines Of the forests through
which they travelled were touched with
gold and bronze and crimson.
The Bryan home was in the center OF
a magnificent estate OF 1000 acres,
through which flowed a branch OF the
Saluda river. In the distance. amid
many majestic and ancient shade trees.
the white pillars OF the mansion
cleaned.
The motor swung through a wide
garden gate and pulled up as cheerful
cries Of welcome came to the occu-
pants from the family assemblies -
the piazza.
Here we arer' cried Mr. Bryan
alighting from the car.
He ran up the piazza steps. Nelson
following. to a stately woman with
silvery hair.
Mother" be said. this Is our guest,
Mr.. Nelson. and this is my eldest boy.
jim. WtHt vi WI. DTHdu dlleE NelSOD
had greeted his hostess He is just
your age. should think. Mr.. Nelson.
And here is Miss Molly Bryan. my
daughter"
Nelson turned from James Bryan to
bis sister and looked into smiling.
girlish face. To him her eyes seemed
TO be patches OF blue clipped from the
heavens. The sunlight OF youth and a
light heart was in them Her hair
was gold. fine spun and piled high or
her shapely head. Her cheeks were
rich in colorlng. like the cheeks OF
English lassies. and her lips were
sweet and full.
Although there lurked in her con.
slant smile the coquetry that is the
possession OF all pretty girls of twenty.
she had the grace Of bearing of her
mother, a wide brow and a chin that