The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-28

Dy a rustltng OF silks, and the Il moment
Laura, Countess Of Thornbury, cscsd BY her
noble spouse, appeared on the bh, and was
politely handed into a seat on left Of the
Judge by the high sheriff Nowthnk that
handsome, well-dressed women ornaments
IN nearly every scene but l Canubear 10 see
them IN criminal court, and havio patience
WIN the morbid curiosity whichrings them
th,rc. II was therefore with no plant feelings
that | beheld my fine Lady sidrlng in her
plidal bonnet, and composing hed,ken skirts
IN presence q the poor devils wMore to find
tier way to the hulks. ! thong Of Charley,
and contra,t,d his fine manly III and open
brow with the dccrcpid limbs ID satyrIike
features OF The old reprObate whom shs
had sold herself There she "a, iud aad cold
hearted as ever, whilst the iutlpro 'esded to
pass sentence on Richard Thoton, who was
now alone in the dock, leaning uvthe front rail
with his face buried in his haudsIIc had stood
up sternly enough during the trinud while his
companions were receiving sentei Int now he
sctm,d to have broken dOwu.His lOrdship
briefly recapiulated the Cyidenctnd observed
that IL was impossible for any m Of sense to
doubt that he lthe prisonerl was lily, and had
been one of the leading pcrptturs, II not the
leading one, in that most serious ime. IL n I'd
evidently been Car,lully plauueAud only too
successfully carried ont; hut the hl of the law
had reached the guilty plrtiCs "a should b.
srangely wanting IN my duty" d the iu lgc,
"h did not pass upon you a sore sentence;
and the sentence Of the court is, tlV5u be trans
ported beyond the seas for the dl of twenty
years Then the convict IhDmp raised his
head and turned to quit the doc aud s h
TUNED, his features were revealed me. They
were tlOse Of Charley Lawriucel
/ started back in amaze and hort and a voice
beside me exclaimed, "Oh deatcar, look
That claiming Lady ThOrn1uryas flintcd
What shame It is that there is udbcttar vent-
lgtion In these courts They are lily sitting
Sitting, indeed They seemed tob as though
they were being whirIed round auound in the
crater Of volcano In active irrupti.
Stoppcrty VS.. Moss ended ia tdict for our
client the plaintiff; and 1 received cat c1mmcu-
datiOn on my return to town for e manner in
all. By some lucky chance tlgs went on
smoothly but was an The time ipOr Chlrey's
CELL and knew no more about whwas going on
in court than the man in the moon
was coming from the Olce of governor o Z
the gaOl, ehere l had been to get i've 10 see my
friend and ne was being escort, dom the place
OF detention under the dock, whcRe met again
under such awfully changed circustances. He
recognized me in moment, turd aside and
sprang lightly past me-not suosiug that l
knew him - into his CELL whiclwas close at
hand. l followed, and then heprned round
upon me, almost sayagely demhing what 1
meant by intruding upon him. " ll't you think
| am sufficiently punished he asd, in a cold,
hollow tone, "without having the lends | have
disgraced coming here to glolt ov me p
"Oh, Charley" replied, "you anuot think
that have come with such mote Besides,
you have disgraCed no one. Tire is some
horrible mistake You are not gay, Charley
you know you're not"
"Were you over yonder when l Is tried ?" he
asked.
"Yes; but up to the very last d not know it
was you"
"Have you heard the Judge sayhat 1t was i'm.
possible iorany man Of sense to dot my guilt ?"
81 did but"
"But what ?"
"Charley, you are not guilty. Qua thief"
A faint smile crossed his face { l spoke thus,
built quickly vanished and he aIwered grayely,
None Of us can tell what we HH become; you
see me as / am"
had rushed to his side to &c him my sym
pathy, to be indignant with himgainst the con
spiracy Of which 1 supposed IA to be the VIC
tim; and to see him standin before me thus
coolly, without one word of thiks or greeting
explaining nothing, denying nhing, but rather
giving me tacitly TO understanChat my preseace
was unwelcOme, and he would adly be left alone
-VeXed me, and Ireplied:-
"Nou must have changed indeed from what
you were, if this is your rtption Of an old
friend, Charles Lawrncew
Hush !" he exclaimed, seing me by the arm
Never mention that name agn. Charles Law
rnce died the same day that lchard Thompson
the burglar found himself In d."
do you mean to tell me lat you had act or
part in that robbery 7"
"a jury of my countrynn have found me
guilty of il, he answered, mDdly; sis not that
enough ?"
"why did you not write tone : Why did you
noedetend yourself? Why, h, Charley"
stopped, not knowing what tGay.
"What was the use ?" he eplied, in softer
tone than he had hitherto Ied; "I was caught
in the act What could l sag"
"Charley," said, "look min the face"
II did so.
"Now, tell me-" / coutiued, "and tell me
truly, implore you, by the memory Of our old
friendship, what were you DING that night at
1hOrnbury Hall :"
"Go and ask the judge"
"No; | ask you"
"And l will not indulge yur curiosity; wait
till tomorrow, and you ind all about it in
the newspapers. Confound Z, mani is it not
enough for one day 10 be tied, convicted, aud
condemned, to be transportedor the best part of
ones life, without having aconiession wrung
out of one, like this"
"Then you refuse to tell me he truth ?"
al do"
"Then it is not true that you participated in the
burglary 2 demanded suddety.
He flushed crimson, then tEned deadly pale
and stammered, "I-you-I-dh not say So"
But am sure of it," l answered $50 sure
that l mean To seek ArnolG and find out what
you really were together aOo,t. He eau have no
object in concealing the truh now, and then"
Well :"
"Well, l shall beg an interview with the Judge,
and tell him what suspect"
And what do you suspect 2
"1hat you were at ThOrnburyHsll at the time
that the burglary was committed but were in no
wise engaged in is commis-i -iOn.'
Star gazing, l suppose :"
No; you were there 10 zee lhit false woman.
"What false woman 7"
Laura Tregaryen that wal, Lady Thornbury
that is"
"Bah I"
81 am sure of ofit-certain
"Well then, look here, Jack smith" 3" he replied
"think so if you like say Sc to others ii you
dare; but remember this-yhatevcr story you
may get from Arnold shall beilatly contradicted
by me on the first opportunity. II will be only
the word of one felon against the word O
another" he continued bitterly; "and 80 il will
end Better leave itas ii is"
"Charley," l exclaimed, "ym are the nOblest
fellow in the world; but pause l implore you
Think of the life in store for FOu; think Of thC
sacrifice you are about 10 makd'
"I have weighed all that"
"And TO screen her will you 90 10 the hulks 2"
eyes"
For twenty years :"
"Foreyer, If need be-"
"a woman who Tilted you +"
"a woman whom-God hop me IL love, il
spite OF all" And here his forced reserve gay'
way his lOng-pent-up emotions burst forth, an,
he sank upon the prison-seat turied his face II
his hands, and sobbed like a child.
For three hours remained here, expostulat
ing, arguing, entreating him to give up his raSl
resoye-but all in vain. He admitted that m
suspicious were correct, but was determined q
play out 10 The last the part he had begun. SOone
than breathe one word that would compromis
Lady IhOInbury, he was prepared 70 end his day
as telon. Six months afterwards, when he hat