Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-21

When "" came 10 the Pcnit"ntiary
entrance. We encountered Morgan OF
the Metropolitan agency. He stopped
me
You had me fooled" he said. 81
really thought you didn't know.
Il Ill! not know | SAID.
Didn't YOU" he exclaimed. You
are here to see Richard Dohson. ! fol
lowed my hnnch. ! have the answer
to the thing. ! know why this man
Sidney never was younger than twenty
years. You ARE here {" see ll'hnrd
i'"hsoh because YOU are representing
arthur bdhSdif.
Arthur l'"hS"h l. dehd-
know he - as name nut lie
Is alive as Sidney
MI sidney : "'a" NiAu' we
nave come mere q" KEN l>''laru p"o-
>"' '''a' ne ca" 20 iF'f' ava i"'
N'."N WI" arthur p"oN"h WAS un'l'
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4'!-..;.-I Ioh,oh'
LET ms brother arthur tel mn"
lN'hhrd Is Heau' S"ld morgan S"'",
Oh down tue steps. pu' al, "1'
throuSh WIN you people iuoiioi'! -
JUST as Sood now az II was oeA',e'
lie got into an autolnoolie' ana WIS
driven away.
something Always happens 10 'nese
I moral conScienceS, said JED savage
! ly. You'll learn life some DAY young
! fellow, Now Keep your mouth s"u'
inside here
The warden toid US mat hichaFu
DobSon had died the night ne1ore' NE
had sustained great Shock the hlgh'
he walked out or the penltehuarE ant
was found on Mr.. SldneyS grouhus'
The adventure not only overtaxed MIN
physically, but II had affected MS I'M
agination. when the guards louhu
him. after the message from harue!
house, he was incoherent and In re-
yer.
He never regained strength or ra-
tfonality. He had been quiet at times'
but at other times was In oeilrluIn
When ellrious, he -Suttered- -eis'eaf
| from the delusion that ne had seen
his brothers ghost.
| He died slowly and In great misery
the warden said.
Now keep your mouth smut, you
fool" Jed Ordered-by merely proo
ding me in the ribs.
The warden was affected oy the
news of Mr.. Sidney's death. lie re-
membered him as the pleasant mar
who had called one day. Ii seemed u
me that our visit, so shortly AFTER MT
Sldney's death. must appear as thlni
strangely without purpose TO the war
den, hut Jed was so apparently righ
In asking for silence at this time ma
| yielded 10 his prudential course.
The right and wrong or the Doosoi
affair was in the grave. our depar
ture from the penitentiary was awk
ward. | thought. The warden dfd no
seem to find II so.
On the way back Jed presented VI
ciously. the sharp edges OF our trouhle
You have that fellow Morgan II
deal with" he said. IF you are goin
to be moratistic. you VIII rum the I'VE
Of two ladies who have trusted you
Morgan has to be bought. You are no
doing anyone any hurt now. You ar
not keeping an innocent man IN IN
penitentiary. You are not dlsturh'n
Justice or defeating punishment. J."
are taking the snrest means 10 IN
protection OF the innocent by hribin
this man to silence.
OF all the obvious things | migl
have said to this man VINO for ION
time had terrdrized the sidney mouse
hold. none seemed pertinent. The
would have been imprecations and RI
proaches. They would have dea
with the past. He, rs II he had