Argosy All-Story Weekly — page 74: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

By WILLIAM J. FLYNN, Former Chief, United States Secret Service, and GEORGE BARTON. II.—THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY. morning newspapers to give the Vernon Colfax case a sensational aspect. ‘The facts were sufficient to start the buzz of _ scandal in business and social circles, and for more than the proverbial nine days it was one of the wonders of little old New [’ did not require big headlines in the He was reported to have taken one of the 1 River steamers—it was the night ny —and was assigned to room rboard side of the vessel. neared in the Argosy-Allstory Weekly for October 28. During the night some one heard terrible groaning, and later there was a loud splash on that side of the steamer. In the morn- ing they found his room empty and a hardly decipherable scraw! which intimated that he was ‘‘tired of it all” and expected to “end” his misery in short order. The family was well-known, and at one time exerted considerable influence in the community, but for years it had been run- ning to seed. Vernon was generally looked upon as the black sheep of the family, al- icb °) oks.c