Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-12-09


insignificant conscience be satisfied
without doing lot of damage to, no
good end? Hang you moralists! You
wreck life. Richard Dobson can't live
outside the lenitentiary. He has no
money, no way Of mak.ng any. no
place to go, no friends. You are 60
ing to throw him out of his home.
You are going to torture him with
tho knowledge that his life was wasted
. in prison when he was free man in
law. You are going to destroy the Sid
ney family"
Richard Dobson saw his brother"
said, "that night at the pool"
'He saw ghost" asserted Jed. Cor
II he ~.un't' see ghost, he must want
to stay in the penitentiary. If he
knew 1t was his brother, why didn't
ne demand an inquiry and his free
dom? Either because he saw ghost
or he does not want his freedom. You
can have it either way you want. You
-are going to force him out of the only
place he has to live. and YOU are 60
ing to give him the tragedy Of know
inl that his life was wrecked"
''He is rich man." said. '"Half
The old DObson estate IS his. All of 1t
Is his. His brother was legally and is
now actually dead"
"IOu are worse man than was"
sold jed. II never interfered with Mr..
Sidney's scheme Of punishment. You
are trying to. His scheme was JUS"
whats the use of this debate?" I
exclaimed. "You are morally incapa-
Ole of right doing"
"And you are a foolish collection of
pious nXiOms," said Jed.
When we came to the penitentiary
entrance, we encountered Morgan of
the Metropolitan agency. He stopped
me.
You had me fooled" he said. 81
really thought you didn't know"
II did not know" said.
Didn't you!" he exclaimed. "You
are here to see Richard Dobson. fol.
lowed my bunch. have the answer
to the thing. know why this man
Sidney never was younger than twenty
years. You are here to see RICHARD
Dobson because you are representing
Arthur Dobson."
"Arthur Dobson is dead"
II know he is-as name; but he
is alive as Sidney"
"Nir. Sidney is dead" 1 said. ave
nave come here to tell Richard Dob
son that he can so free. did not
q<now who Arthur DObSOn was until
last night"
AS Morgan stood before us on the
nenitentiary steps. I thought how true
had been my conception Of him a:
the inevitable. Mr.. Sidney had out
played fate, but It was by using tn
trump card death.
Morgap's face showed some unpleas
: ant lines.
"What do you mean, that Sidney
dead?" he asked.
HE died Christmas night. l rea'
his diary last night. Jed gave it t
me. 1t is the one Dravada tried t
steal. We came here at once to tel
Richard Dobson."
LET his brother Arthur tell him
Richard is dead" said Morgan, goin
on down the steps. "But l am no
through with you people. Publicity /
just as good now as 1t was before"
He got into an automobile, and wa
driven away!
Something always happens to thes
cd eyr
IL. you'll learn life some day. youn
fellow. Now keep your mouth, shu
inside here"
The warden told us that Richar
Dobson had died the night before. H
had sustained great shock the nigh
he walked out Of the penitentiary an
was found on Mr.. Sidney's ground!
The adventure not only overtaxed hir
physically, but it had affected his In
agination. When the guards fOun
him. after the message from Hartle
house. he was incoherent and in fl
yer.
He never regained strength or RI
tIonality. He had been quiet at time
hut at other times was in deliriun
&. fnon u0lIFluuSs uC ouiLSASN ShASAA
from the dellsion that he had see
his brothers. ghost.
He died slowly and in great miser,
the warden said.
4 SNOW keep your mouth shut, 20
fool" Jed ordered-by merely pro-
ding me in the ribs.
The warden was affected by til
news Of Mr.. Sidney's death. He r
n,embered him as the pleasant ma
who had called one day. 1t seemed
me that our visit, so shortly after NJ
Sidney's death, must appear as thin
strangely without purpose to the wa
den, hut Jed was so apparently rigl
IN asking for silence at this time thu
"A. i yielded to his prudential course.
The right and wrong of the Dobst
affair was in the grave. Our depa
ture from the penitentiary was aw
ward, I thought. The warden did n