The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-05-14
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gd0d TO loss; so'th,y completed It ia
theirrsport' vita "Lsukhssr." Moro:
ersu, it.1ould'nake q te1t for; i lsadsi
on Getty and County Justice. :" Or H:rh,
sddirs 1t Home Agsin!" Que Of tbsm
bad already made \ note to direct edi:
torisl stteution to tho point. He hsd
hardly done so when the inquiry took i
sudden snd romantic turn. First, there
Hass' Suppressed cheer outside the
hou's, from tho usual throng Of loitsrers
Oh occasions Of migistsri.l Inquiry
thea there. vas :commotioo in the hall
leading to the Library; The next mo;
ment . young man dashed past the %.
heeman who vis keeping tho door: ind
stood eds6aatly in ,follIvie~ Of tho court,
ae was sqaara.shouldered' tg.uus mao,
evidently looking gmuohe oidst thsu h.
really was. he pulled off rough fu,
o'p "a hS -ensared,s disslesing i. LIB,
|shodk-hesd Of hair nI eyes were
blood'shot; he vore . rough stubbiy
beard. Round hu neck was a white.
spotted blue uecferobitf, tied. ID = sail.
or's knox |; he wore &. sort Of velvet
|shoatassjaekst andtisht trovse.s: He
hsd.reokkse,l evil look, though .
|tEhezaax'oassad var; ;'l,ke = hunted
thiefA bsIz
oAt;sisht Of thsa sppsrition Kate
Ma,dohsgave alittls scream, and bur.
led her flee in. hsr haddd, Farmer
Nerth looked shocked and sghas.; h.
'spsase to his ;fsst,a but stood s.ooki.sill
contemplating. hisl sou. The sduirs
found that fox tho 11oment he; had not
= VOID tasay.i A'desd silsaes seignsd,
the: prisones >leps moving, and he only
to: oeaaols. hiadsughter.
~ihe reader osn imagiheithe struggle
that had been going on iu Kate's mind
all day.. She. knew tho burglar; .
word from her could have set her faith.
er at liberty. She was whiting and
Watching the: course Of events; shs
could not 'bear 70 strike: another blow
atsthe farmers he.ss and; happiness;
thouehsshe' suffered = m.ttyrdom s,,.
ting there dumb while her father was .
prisoner and duder suspicion: AT the
very moment when Tom Nofth: sudden.
1y 1nahed into the room she was exer.
eibed -. to het duty; indeed she had
almost decided to speak to: the farmer
aud tell him all:
TOMS sudden presence WIS like an
answer to her thoughts, like an inter.
position of Providence, and though it
came upon her: - suddehlj, she realiz:
ed in moment the nobility Of shs As..
No orestare Is sll:bad !; the innate no.
bility Of tFssmer Nosth's wretehGd son.
forced BY reoklessness; nisery, ds,p..r,
had Ill suddenly broken bonds and come
TO the ffout.
II committed th't burglary said
Tom, in husky unoonoenred voice.
No one spoke;
"And here's the svag," throwing
upon the table the notes, bills, and
money which had been taken from the
safe.
"You make this confession of your
own tree-wiil? said the magistrate.
II do," said Tom. 81 heard what
had happened, and l decided to give
myself up, and I came here to do it.
Fms bad lot, and Mead6ws there he's
always been straight and honest, and
his daughter . good sitl and ',1togeth.
or, ss governors msde up with the
Meado~ses, and-1m .he ouly blot in
tho entire affair, and as I'm tired Of
my life .lna: !. complete Il v.st.r; VIII;
here I ami; take me ana do ~hlaiit you
like, ohtj 1T Of that poor il old as ithe,r.
he'd no more oreok : crib than ily::''
;"You almost rsdesn yoar crime BY
your timely 6onfs,siiiiiioon;" said the mag.
istiite.
'"ooo't preach, ii squire; laii / hid enough
Of chat when I xas ! tsy, thou il the
governor DO doubt did it tot the: best
but il made imsi. sduasi.f::o MI T. l I'd obliR2:
.dto BE- . sne.t: 70 1,.tiify BIN; he "a, i
90 aawfdl down % . little .musemaieiint; iiiitI;
| | don't tn6x wh.t' promptsd~' me to
eoms hons, butt w hard up; I'd
only ,jasts i,odsa IRON ::Auisrs.iis; no:
bs*;s bedause t'd 'n99 '9ia madn;sgy:: ;g : AID 1 fu
| physd 6ut. o. It1cams into ny hs,id' u
dd'this to-day xhen I I..fd tkst M.ssd: d;
ows' 1xasE sEin' limbo; but I thiik ~,
! done It to mste ! shi6e mofe thin fol
.dy thing slss: However; tbsrre' it il. i. i.
I hope the:gov,teffnoor' vill forgive me; j
d6ren't look at him: Take me atsy
IS soon as yoa can, and let us eet; i,
over.."
! Tom s.t' down close to The policeman
his HEAD bent, Is one who visits and i
y prisoner
:"At::' Luke Me.do~as;;" said tn,
T magistrate, ayou arc At liberty; yo.
have had narrow escape of serious In
convenience, 70 say the least, from;
chain of dangerous 1citodmstantial ievi.
deince but under any ciroanst stances /
think" 1youf wsll.knowinn~ chashraoter 10,
fiateerity, your blsmeless lie, your de-
votion to your child, would have pro'
tected you from any serious results
,"Th.ts' j pretty ( u j.De.eh,", said Tom
:aad.aely i!l,e y!Rel 'eetip9s qP :'if may be al
TT1 sS!NSr = % ~ Gssy:'d *. r-,'~ .5n>::
7 "Xoqr seYndnet to-day gives you
special privileges here"
r "When the court is cleared" sait
Tom. ~ -,