Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-23
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woods, and befriended, by q camping party
He has fed from his brutal father, Bat Nor
tyson. Bat comes after him, but his neV
friends conceal him. Fed. and in clean clothes
lie boy, who gives his name as Shad (Sheri
dAn) 10 sent on his way to Canton, with q let
Ter to Colonel Blake
CHAPTER IL-shad eleverly eludes hi
father. Colonel Blake. his wife, and thei
young daughter Ruth, are impressed BY tn
hey's manner. The Colonel secures him q sit
uation in the VILLAGE of Amity Dam; He be
comes friendly with . youth Of his aga
sBony," and Bumpy Brown. tinker, a villag
character, considered by the straitlaeed peopl
Of Amity Dam as . drunkard because Of hi
Dony. Shad ID q frequent visitor to the pie
t1resque shack which Brown calls home
Known in the vicinity a. the Fun Shop" Ba
0orTyson comes to Amity Dam. with oeterm.
nation to take his son back to his own dis
sOlute life.
CHAPTER HL-Morryson, known lawbreak
=, Is overawed BY Colonel Blake, who Il tn
district attorney. and his father passes out o
6hads life. With Bony. he pays q visit B
Dunpy Brown A girl. young and pretty
comes to Browns shack, inquiring for him
:. Ghad applies himself diligently to his negIects.
education. Two years pass.
CHAPTER Iv.--In new clothes. and
with much Of his uncouthness worn on,
lghad visits the Blakes, and love for
Ruth takes a strong hold on his heart.
kThe community Is convulsed by an at
tack made on the Perry family, in
which oscar Perry, the father, his
4Doolittle, prominent citizen, are Shot
land seriously wounded. Circumstantial
levidence points to Bumpy Brown as
the assailant, and he l. arrested. Shad
Il convinced Of his friends innocence,
land with boyish confidence determines
TO prove It.
u
CHAPTER V.-statements by Cyrus
iDoolittls and his stepson. Robert
Brown: Shad loses his job, and goes to
olive with Bony, ut Miss Spenlow's. The
1.-TWO boys seek and ind DISCUSSES the
murderer had worn. Colonel Blake
"Oh, everybody knows him! They
mink that he's the man who done the
shooting down to Doollttle's."
docs Miss De Long know him"
Eyes. and we've all been wondering
about that. He was up here tinkering.
he came to the store to see Carrie.
They seemed to be well acquainted.
he said that he knew her people. The
last time he was here Carrie spent
the evening with him on the hotel
piazza. My wife thinks that he gives
her money"
what does she say about his lndict-
menti"
Z "She says he IL a harmless old man
5Who wouldn't hurt anybody"
"You will remember that Bumpy
Bought a pair Of rubbers here a few
SAays before the murder. Who sold
them to himr'
4 Miss De Long"
"who bought rubbefs Of the same
else about that timer
"Fve been thinking about that. You
know, Robert Royce came in the day
after the tinker was here. Another
4nsn was with Royce I didn't know
him. There were going into the woods.
The stranger bought q falncoat. They
went over to the hotel for their din
Aer. Later Royce came back in a
hurry. He wanted arctic overshoes.
He had on q pair Of new rubbers. ]
knew that he had bought 'em over at
the other store He said that they
Iplnched his feet. took them of. The
Hise marx was on the sole. II was the
enact size and shape OF the pair that
u sold to Bumpy Brown. l tnougnt
u 1t when l nearo ABOUT the rupper
tracks OF the murderer.
"Will you describe the man you call
the Stranger
He was tan man with freckled
faee and red hair and very big ears
This ended the conversation WITH
huDDaro'
am more than ever convinced that
We have been misled and that Bunny
n not In the case" said Colonel Blake
- they sat down to dinner.
"A little more evidence VIII make
ne agree with you," was the answer
II the Judge. Il happen to know that
Royce has a motive. 1 drew the will
iof his mother, who, as you know, II
Mrs. Doolittle She leaves all hel
iproperty-considerable sum-to he
'eon Robert Royce"
The coloners face grew seriouA