The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-11
'0heGmteU1q etrre1:
FOUL PLAY,
BY OuAs. READE AND DION BoUe1CAuLr
a N O v II u.

ana speak Tor yourself
On this, Joe Wylie came in. hanging
his head piteously.
'She is right, sir said he; I'm come
to ask your pardon and the lady's. Not
as ever meant you any harm but to
destroy the ship, it was a bad act, and
I've never throve since. Nance, she
have got the money. I'll give 1t back
to the underwriters; and, If you and
the lady will forgive poor fellow that
was tempted with love and money, why
I'Il stand TO the truth for you, though
it's bitter pill
4 forgive you,' said Robert; and I
accept your offer to serve me-
And 80 do T. said Helen. Indeed.
it is not US you have wronged. But o,
1 am glad, for Nancy's sake, that you
repent
miss, Ill go through fire and water
for you,' said Wylie, lifting up his head.
Here old Michael came in to say that
Arthur Wardlaw was at the door, with
policeman.
Show him in said Robert.
'Ono, Robert ! said Helen. He fills
me with horror
Show him in said Robert, gently.
sit down, all OF yOu.'
Now Burt had not told Arthur who
was in the house, SO he came, rather
uneasy in his mind, but still expecting
only to see Helen.
Robert Penfold told Helen to face the
door, and the rest to sit back; and this
arrangement had not been effected one
second, when Arthur came in, with a
lovers look, and, taking two steps into
| the room, saw the three men waiting to
receive him. AT sight of Penfold, he
started, and turned pale as ashes; but.
recovering himself, said: My dearest
Helen, this is indeed an unexpected
pleasure. You will reconcile me to one
nd I'M 7
doubted, and tell him 1 have had
some little hand in clearing him. His
effrontery was received in dead silence.
This struck cold to his bones, and, being
naturally weak, he got violent. He said,
ALLOW me to send message to my
servant
He then tore a leaf out of his memo
randum- hook, wrote on il, Robert
Penfold is here; arrest him directly,
and take him away and, enclosing
this in an envelope, sent 1t out TO Burt
by Nancy.
Helen seated herself quietly, and
said, 'Mr. Wardlaw. when did Mr..
Hand go to American
Arthur stammered out, Il don't know
the exact date
Two or three months ago7'
Yes
.Then the person you sent to me to
tell me that falsehood was not Mr..
Hand?'
Il sent nobody
%. for shame for shame! Why
have you set spies2 Why did you
make away with my prayer-book 2
Here is my prayer-boOk, that proves
you had the Proserpine destroyed; and
and should have lost my life but for
another, whom you had done your best
to destroy. Look Robert Peniold IN
the face, il you can.'
Arthur's eyes began to waver. i
CAM said he. L never wronged him.
1 always lamented his misfortune.'
You were not the cause:'
'Never!-so help me HeavenH
'Monsterl said Helen, turning away
In contempt and horror.
wildly. You break faith with me tor
him9 You insult me for himF 1 must
bear anything from you, for love you;
but, at least, will sweep HIM out OF the
path
He ran to the door, opened 1t, and
there was Burt, listening. Are you an
Officer
Yes
Then arrest that man this moment:
he is Robert Penfold, convict return
ed before his time
Burt came into the room, locked the
door, and put the key in his pocket.
well, SIR said he TO Robert PenfOld,
l. you are DOh
let US have row over 1t this time. II
you have anything to say, say 1t quiet
and comfortable.'
Il will go with you on one condition.
said Robert. You must take the ielon
as well as the martyr. This is the
felon.' and he laid his hand on Arthur's
shoulder, who covered under the touch
at first, but soon began to act violent
Indignation.
Take the rufian away at once he
cried.
what, before hear what he has got
to say
Would you listen to him against
merchant of the city of London, man
OF unblemished reputation
well, sir, you see we have got a hint
that you were concerned in scuttling
ship; and that is felony. So think
I'Il Just hear what he has got TO say
You need not fear any mans tongue II
YOU are innocent
sit down. If you please, and examine
these Documents said Robert PenfOld.
AS to the scuttling OF the ship, here is
the deposition of two seamen, taken on
their death. bed, and witnessed by Miss
Rolleston and myself
And that book he tried to steal, said
Helen.
Robert continues: And here Is IN
derclitI's fac smile of the forged note.
Here are specimens OF Arthur Ward
laws handwriting, aud here is Under
cliffs report
The Detective ran his eye hastily over
the report, which we slightly condense.
On comparing the forged note with
genuine specimens of John Wardlaw's
handwriting, no less than Twelve deVia-
lions from his habits of writing strike
the eye; and every one OF these twelve
deviations is deviation into habit of
Arthur Wardlaw, which is an amount
of demonstration rarely attained in
cases of forgery.
l. THE CAPITAL L.-Compare In Lon
don (torged note) with the same letter
in London in Wardlaw's letter.
2. The CAPITAL D.-Compare this let
ter in Date with the same letter in
Dearest
3. THE CAPITAL T.-Compare 1t in
Two and 'Tollemache.'
4. The word to- see TO pay in
forged note and third line of letter.
8. Small 90 formed with loop in the
up.stroke.
6. The manner OF finishing the letter
w.
7. Ditto the letter w.
s. The imperfect formation OF the
small "a This and the Topped 90 run
through the forged note and Arthur
Wardlaw's letter, and are habits entire
ly foreign TO the style of John Wardlaw.
9. See the 'th' in connection.
10. Ditto the 'ol' in connection,
IL, The incautious use of the Greek @.
John Wardlaw never uses this o..
Arther Wardlaw never uses any other,
apparently. The writer OF the forged
note began right, but at the word
Robert Penfold glided insensibly into
his Greek g, and maintained it to the
end of the forgery. This looks as il he
was in the habit of writing those two
words.