The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-04-23

been forged. We bad now obtained =
clue, which, carefully pursued, We we're
satisfied would lead to the detection of
the criminal
We waited until morning, and it was
then determined that 1 should visit her
alone. ] did so, and found that lady.
seated in her pleasant little parlof,
looking out On the miniature lawn. Thsz
room was exquiately furnished, and
breathed an air Of esident refinement. y
1t was fitted up as piessant lounQing
place, half library, half h.ssie room.
Beautiful paintings hungfrom se walls.
and in a recess was an elegant pspa.
Near it was statue Of the Titianea.
Mnemosyne, and opposite It stood ~
marble creation Of the danee-loEing
TerpsichoFe, and from the centre Of the
richly craYed writing desk rose a beau
tiful POlymnia, with her fingers pres
sing the lips, brimmiDg with song. s
Gases filed with books, and vases Of al
Ariabesque of gold, filed With flowers,
were scattered through the room. The
lady reclined in an easy chair, and re-
EH1f6l Aub UluUuuI0A4uuA VI luN Aes-4N
with evident embarrassment Still she
received me with great politeness, and
inquired ''to what circumstance sheW
to attribute my business
u do not know, madam, that it is to
you, as yet; but may l inquire if your
husband is in I" s19
81 am a widow, sir. sai
''But you have a business agent
'fNo, sir; live on q small annuity"
'Iodeed."
SIT is true, sir; but you viii pardon
me if Iinquire the purport Of these
questionsl' 70
''Madsme" l rsjoiusd, there is no
doubt some mistake about it, but the
draft you gave yesterday to Messrs 4.
& Co, is a forgery" arot ir5'
''Sirw The tone was indignant, and
the face was white with terror rather
than passion.
sit is as I stated, madam; here is the
paper" and took from my pocket the
check and showed it to her.
''What is the purpoTt Of all this I"
''To inquire from whence you OBJ
tanned It"
THAT cannot tell you, sir"
81 trust, madam, you viii reconsider
your last remark for otherwise it viii
be my duty to arrest you as the Grim
insl" -l
"And you would do thisp
"It would be my duty
H. Io-& L.
eager look, aud she turned aside her
head. l could perceive from the work
ings Of her countenance that she was
thinking intently-rapidly. Emotions,
first Of terror, then Of determination,
and then of entTeaty, chased themselves
over her face with the rapidity of
thought It was a grand face-noble
in expression-evincing intellect Of no
common order.
I could not believe she was guilty. I
did not until she turned to me with the
words: ~
"Take me to jail alone am guilty
"But madam, reflect you are con
demning yourself"
Il know it-lead me swsy-I say
to you again, am guiltyp
It may seem strange to you, but even
despite her words / could not believe
this strangely beautiful lady was in
earnest. There was to my mind q great
wrong somewhere; the lady was sacri-
fcing herself to save some one else
Still had no alternative, but to take
her into custody. I placed her, how
ever, in charge Of an officer and still
left her at her own house. While I
was gone to the city, but few hours,
she eontrived to send a note away. It
reached the person it was meant for
an hour after the lady lgas dead She
had perished by her own hand, from
shame and broken heart
Years afterward We sscertained the
real culprit was her son! She had con
fsssed a sin that she had never com
mitted, to give him an opportunity to
escape.