The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-30

By this new light became only pleasant
remembrance, aud her interest in Charlie
deepened to very tender and greatful
feeling. when she recalled his devotion aud
his kind consideration for her trouble.
Al twelve Flora wen, away with her
friends, Of course Charlie WAS not on ''and
to see her off, neither did Mr.. Anthony
appear; this a little surprised her ~ hr
had said he should certainly ba at the sta
ton. but his absence WIS rather q relief
than otherwise. and she was in the best Of
sr;rits as she started off on her summer
trip. ~
:. few hours later her heart would hardly
have been so light, for she would then have
heard the astonishing news that couvulsed
had been brutally murdered in the past
night, and Charlie Wentworth had been
arrested Immediately on his arrival in New
York IS his undoubted murderer.
The evidence against him was over
vhe.miug, be was known to have had an
intense dislike to Anthony, and had even
he vas the last person who was seen with
him. and one Of the servants Of the hotel
testified that he had heard angry words be-
tween the two gentlemen as they walked down
tho path together. and that MIR. Wentworth
had said in loud tone-''If you persist in
annoying me in this way you will certainly
suffer for it," More than all the body had
been discovered in clump Of bushes in
side the grounds Of the Beach House, and
the immediate cause Of death was evidently
two heavy blows on the temple that had
been inflicted beyond doubt with Charlie
Wentworth's bullet-headed cane which was
found beside 1t.
If further corroboration was needed il
was found in the fact that the man on watch
At the Beach House had observed Charlie
steal quietly to his room about half-pss
one, and noticed that he looked pale and
annoyed; and that two hours later he had
come out with his valise, and calling for his
bill had made some mention Of business as
accounting for his unexpected departure,
with the intention Of effecting his escape.
The accusation was 50 intensely horrible
that Charles friends were at first disposed
Indignantly to deny the possibility Of his
having committed such crime, and even
said that he would be able at once to vim
dictate himself, but when he was arrested
his whole manner was such as to give every
one An impression Of guilt rather than in
nocence; he was indeed seemingly very
much shocked and panied at first, but be
yond an indignant denial he offered no ex.
PLANTATION Of the strange circumstances
He would give no account whatever of how
he had passed the previous night; remain
ing doggedly silent even when his friend,
warned HIM Of the consequences Of his Oh
stinacv, and entreated him to give any clu,
that might help them to exculpate him
Then too when he was secured at his offic,
he looked strangely pale and haggard, ant
worst Of al his hands were very much lac
Grated IS if he might have been engage
in desperate struggle, nor would be il
any way account for this terrible fact eve,
then how he had spent the previous even
ing. :.
Under al these circumstances even hi
best friends could only conclude, kuowiu
his quick temper, that he had dealt the fata
blow in some sudden 6t of anger provoke
by this mans sneers, and hoped that 0,
tho trial some palliation, or justification q
the deed might possibly appear. So Will
Flora was enjoyin the beautiful scener
Of the Ssguenay and the amusements c
Quebec. Charlie had undergone the humil
alton Of an examination before the gran
jury on charge Of murder. and was araa
Nng oat the days that to her were So bright
in the gloom Of felon's cell.
CONTINUED NEXT wEEK.1