The Orange Daily Tribune. (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 54, Ed. 1 Monday, March 11, 1907 Page: 3 of 4
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when Cheney mentioned "Basket
Charley.” "Oh. yea, I remember him,”
elie said, in a querulous voice. “He
was a bright little fellow, and we all
liked him. We had hard pickin' to get
along, but pa,” her voice was reminis-
cently sweet as she pronounced the
affectionate name by which her hus-
band was known, "Pa had a big family
to support, and did the beat he
could,
*Tve been comfortable since Char-
ley grew up, though, because he takes
care of me since he’s been able to.”
Farwell bad hot mentioned this fact
to Cheney, and it increased his re-
spect for the young man.
“Mrs. Farwell,” he replied, “did yon
or your husband ever have any idea
as to who were the parents of ‘Bae-
jkftt Charley?* ”
“No, sir, I can’t say that we had.
There was a note pinned to his cloth-
&*■—” ■ if if
jgjtYes, I know that,” interrupted
Cheney. ”1 have It here.”
"There was a family living near
St the time, Reyburn by name. There
ware two girls, one of ttuun, Maggie,
disappeared a year before Charley’
was left With us. Sometimes I’ve
thought maybe they knew something
about the case. Qnce X asked the oth-
er sister, Jane, where Maggie was,
and she frose up and snid she didn't
know- ’Shat, waa all. Jane Reyburn
is married and lives in Chatham now.
‘"What is her name?” asked Cheney,
Interested.
"Rogers, 1 believe. Her husband Is
I ‘^5S*olh$"a allgJfP^IwuuPt wW
I worth following up, so Cheney bade
|Mrs. Farwell good-by and left. First
he investigated,as far as possible the
tReyburn family. There, had been tohe
father and two daughters, and they
Shad lived on a small farm near Ex-
|moor. When they first came there
t everything was pleasant, but they kept
pretty much to themselves. One boy
about 14 years; of age did chords
about the place and helped Mr. Rey-
burn. This boy's name was Roy
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•dorUrtnjr AB oM'SW~mm
£*nd
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(everyone In the small community
heard lym sway ms small congrega-
tion by his rough eloquence. After
church Cheney went to Rev. Belch-
er's house. The preacher received
him with severe cordiality, thinking
perhaps, tha#he was a new convert
to his beliefs. Cheney let him think
so, evlri saving he had admired his
senffon. In dealing with men, Chfeney
was very direct - ’ v\_
“Mr. Belcher," he said, ‘Tve Just
returned from a trip through Canada,
and met some friends of yours.”
“Indeed,” replied Belcher, wonder-
ing what all this meant.
“Yes. I was at Exmoor investigate
Sng the birth and parentage of a
boy formerly known as ‘Basket Char-
ley.’ I became possessed of the Idea
that perhaps you might know some-
thing of him.” Cheney was watching
him closely. At the mention of "Bas-
ket Charley,” Rev. Belcher sat bolt
upright in his chair, his lips com-
pressed and eyes dilated.
"You aay you were in Montreal;
•*
what—er—whom did you Investigate
there?” he gasped.
“Oh,” said Cheney, smiling. “I In-
vestigated the birth of one Roy
Belcher.”
“And you found out all about him?”
“Yes, and that’s why I'm here. Yow
know the story of ‘Basket Charley.’
What is It?”
? “No,” gasped the preacher, “I don’t
I’ve Just heard of him, that’s all.”
The man’s manner convinced
Cheney he was 1.. lag. He did know;
he must be mkde to tell.
“Would your flock care to know
.about your inniiiittiimr]......
"No,” thundered Belcher. “N4 1
don’t want that, not now.”
"Then tell me what you knogf of
Basket Charley,’ said Cheney. "You
do know something, don't yfuT
"Yes, I ki»w/And # ybttll promise
not to reveal my Identity I'll tell.”’'
“You have my sacred promise,’! m
pged Cheney. “Candidly, Mr. Belcher,
all T want to do is to establish the
birth of Mr, Farwell. It Is simply an j
act of juBtlce.tand you as a man of
God Bhould not hesitate to do that.
You preach Justice and mercy to ifenr
congregation every Sunday. Exero.l-
fy those teachings now by deaflng fu,.jj
W- GRBAT SUCCESS
of*h*II. I wanted
want his. Ill k
the man who had It was p.
thank God, he was honest,” and
cyclone Farwell flung himself out
door. _ ‘
Cheney attended his wedding later,
but the law had given him the right
to call hlmBelf "Charles B. Farwell.”
(Copyright, by W, a. Chapman.)
to (mu
Cxedp:
oleain
tat fro
iach.”
A1LMMW NVUWJUIflftWf*”
i* but you look like a man of you
this mystery,
preach.
Practice what
minister notleta
ter Cheney heldj
that’s it: She l
outer garment,
and a half,
baby on Mr.
went without
left that night
died. That’n
know.’*
where* Is be? TUESDAY AFTER NOON, MARCH 12, 1907.
of afterwards?”
“Heard «f? Damn him—damn
him!” said Belcher, justifiably forget-
ting he wae a preacher. “Yes, he was
heard from. Maggie hadn’t been dead
a week before he came to Detroit and
acted as If nothin* had happened.
Later he went west. I believe, mar-
ried again and is now a respected
member of society. %
“Where in the west; do you know?”
asked Cheney. M
“California. Why, he's rich, and
his wife Maggie Ues In an unknown
grave and his boy is n nameless
man.”
“Why In God’s name didn’t you
speak out if you knew all this?”
thundered Cheney*
"Because I was weak—weak. Jane
Reyburn was very bitter. She made
me promise never to say a word to a
living soul and I promised. You
have wrung it from me. but I am glad.
My conscience is easier than It has
been in many a day.” That was all.
The next day .Cheney waa back in
Chicago, and fl hours later Farwell
came in response to a telegram from
Cheney. .................
"You have succeeded?” he eaM after
Cheney's greeting. f{ f i <
"Ye*.** '”!■ «•'•*£ v «*' f
"And have I the riglfr- to hold ay
head up among decent people? Hate
1 u name, or—am 1 a—”
“You have the right. Mr. Farwefl,
all ti e right the law god God can give
p «5i.: and .Cheney, told hint the piliXttl
| story.
Farwell sat with bowed head, and
j the tears slowly trickled through hi*
I lingers. "Poor mother, poor little
) mother,” he said. “And that brute)
! that brutq—God! what punishment
get some day.” Suddenly he
"Placs."
“Place,*’ as used in onr street no-
menclature. is the word that Dr. Mur
ray Is at present engaged In tracking
down for the purposes of his monu-
mental dictionary, says the London
Chronicle. Ho wants the earliest ref-
erences to Ely place. Portland place,
i^angham'place, etc. The word, as we
now have 1’ in London, has lost to
some extent its oftglnul meaning. At
first it evidently oorresjwuded to the
Spanish “plaza” and Italian "piazza”—
a equai*. pubOo resort or market-
place, br. Murray thinks that after
its introduction her* “It rankly de-
generated Into a denominative for
pfTtfiii. group or row of 'fimaiel not
a street” The bookmakers might
have some Information to give! .
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Still Knocking.
§ Gunner—Why, a Connecticut milk-
lias grown tired of rivfltzatlon,
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Houston, Texas
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lond against a fig
and Is going down I
raise cocoanuta. 1
Well, I’ll bet a dla-
the milk In those
ute will have water In It—Chi-
Dally News.
geo. McDonald;
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Old Phone 320
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New PI
knew every one'B business, especially
the garrulous postmaster) “and every
once in awhile she wont to Detroit to
ytyit friends " This old settler was
prolific of information.
“Did you ever hear of ‘Basket Char-
ily?’ ” asked Cheney. .
"What, Farwells foJwyingJf,. Oh,
yes, I remember him #11.”
"BJver havf any Idea ffrw he became
Farwell’s foundling?”
“No; but I've susplcloned several} much In love with him.
times that the Rey burns knew some-
thing about It Yon see, a year before
Charley was found Maggie Reyburn
left home for good. Old man Reyburn
failed and died. Jane tried to run
the place, but didn’t succeed. She
wasn't very sociable, and no one ever
went there. She and the boy were
all there were about the place. They
left one night Just the day before
Charley was fkund; the place was
sold and now Jane lives In Chatham.
Maggie. 1 reckon. Is dead”
“Yes, but vthls boy—Belcher I be-
lieve his name is—where did he come
from, and what became of him?”
“God knows stranger. I’ve heard he
was an illegitimate child, came from
Montreal. Lately I’ve brawl he ,wa»
a Seventh Day Adventist preacher In
Illinois. Palvo,v jl think. Is the
place. J „, ■ j
The story of the ftayhsroa interest
ad Cheney; the two Mr*. one oOffMty,
bet receiving IStteiC V«t!n* WWt
st times, then disappearing a Frar be
fore "Basket Charley" wae found;
then the breaking up of the Reyburn
family, all pointed circumstantially
..........no their knowing eotosthln*
the boy. Cheney went to Mon-
treal, found out that Belcher willy
Was an illektlmnte
settler” hid'said- «
at r'hythmn
Mrs. Rogers; hut as soon as he said
■rail was warm.*
>ugM "* h».-w
look him up
Belcher, the
^■ll«
you* nut you look like a man of your
word.” Mr. Belcher settled himself
back and closed his eyes as If think-
ing, and continued:
•“I need not speak of my origin, you
know that. When I waa 14 1 went tc
Exmoor and apprenticed with old man
Reyburn. The two girls were total-
ly unlike. Jane was austere and al
most puritanical In her Ideas. Mag-
gie was the opposite and thought life
was naught but pleasure. Poor girl.
It was her undoing. She visited De-
troit once and while there met a man
named James Eastman. He was of
the world and she of the country. He
wrote her frequently and she was very
Mr. Reyburn
and Jane did not approve and said so,
but Maggie was set in her ways,
couldn't have been moved in any man-
ner. During one visit to Detroit a
marriage took place. Oh, It was a
legal marriage, all right”
"Thank God for that!” murmured
Cheney nnder his breath.
“Yes,” continued Mr. Belcher,
“there's no doubt of the marriage.
I’ve seen the certificate. But after
the marriage Eastman soon tired Of
hjrcountry wife. . It was the old, old
story of neglect and abuse, aud final-
ly desertion. After he left her
Maggie tried to get work but couldn't
work very hard. Things went all
wrong at the farm; Mr. Reyburn
died; Jane couldn’t run It, neither
could I, and it waa told. It didn’t
bring much mox^v beoause a mart-
nwwsMMgu
gage bad to bs paid off. The night
we were to feave Maggie came home
and brought with bnr a baby scarce-
ly throe weeks old. Jane was In-
censed, and stormed furiously, up-
braiding Maggie far her sots. She
finally refused to have anything to
do with the child. Oh. it waa awful,
that same!** Mr. BUelier shud-
dered at the
rr?r.
looked up and said: “Col. Cheney,
we’re not through yet. 1 want to see
my—no, I can't call him by that sa-
cred name—I want to see Eastman;
can you locate Mm?”
I've already tine so. Yesterday I
wired my California offices and
morning the answer is herq gay
he’lives on a ranch not far fro®
Angeles. You have a claim on him,
Mr. Farwell—if you want to exer-
cise it.”
“Claim on him, bah! My dollars
are all dean and honestly earned. I
wouldn’t contaminate them with a
cent of his money; but I want to see
him, I want to tell him what I think
of hint. I’m cdffiTout there aud I
want you to go along. To-day we can £
start.” !
r! “Steady, Mr. Fartrell, steady, Wa
won’t have to go out there. My mes-
sage says Mr. Eastman is in Chicago
now. He's here on business. Thirty
minutes ago I (tecated him An the
Blank hotel.”
“Come on then,” shouted VarweH,
beside himself. "Come on right
now.”
Again Cheney cautioned the excit-
ed man. "Steady. Mr. Farwell. JTJ
go with you all right enough, but be-
fore we leave { want thal gun In your
pocket. Hand It over.” Farwell did
so and Cheney continued: ‘Tm not
going to have yon commit a crime.
There is no law can reach fit# man.
The Almighty will deal with him,
and besides, he’s your tether, and—
you want Mias Davis, do you not?”
"Blanche! Yes. you're right,
colonel. Hi do as ypu say,”
Arriving at the hotel they warn fan
tunate to find Mr. •Baseman In bis
room. Cheney's aasd alone was taken
up. “Mr. Eastman will nee you In
his raom,” said tbe beil boy.
Cheney and Farwell walked in the
room, and there stood Eastman.
Large, rotund, well groomed, two
from out of puffy lids
"Wall, Got. Cheney,” he mmi*
Ing from the oerdwo the two men, “tc
I indebted for the honor of
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Ford, Arthur L. The Orange Daily Tribune. (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 54, Ed. 1 Monday, March 11, 1907, newspaper, March 11, 1907; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth657083/m1/3/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.