The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-05-07

in. The clothes were turned down
and some one bsd lain upon the: bed
end that Was oil. What could thil
mean? And Mrs. Smiths fsars1 She
mlnst have had some ground for then
M7somethipg M7 that she wa, eopoealing.
The br,ss'bapd from Bristowe passed
the cottage playing q. favsrlte march
ssd Mrs. Smith was standinE At the
door looking With intense admiration
At tho musicians. She was suddenl,
pulled up by the app esrance Of Farme,
North. 49,.
n1- Mis-. Meadows in :" he asked, in
. very different tone and manner to
that which had so astonished her or
the previous day. Now he was sterr
and peremptory, q he used to be il
tho old days.
"Yea, Sir" said Mrs. Smith.
Il want to see her Immediately"
Kate heard the farmers voice, and
came down stairs She noticed that ht
vas deeply .gitated !; that be was strug.
Cling against some fierce emotion. !;
"A word with. you privately" be
said.
g. Mn. Smith left the room, and knew
q once - she said .ttervard, that some
thing t|Rin'g bad had happened, as she had in
deed known al along for what with
s1sllovs in tbs: chimney. death.ticks
and draining of, uurdsrs, and having
deeHsnl.igh. sp.sms-all that could no,
eGgGnr egg! without something happening.
"ls Mrs. North ,vorse7" asked
Kate
>""No-better,"'. said the farmer
'tdon't be alarmed have bad news
bnt not 50 bad out it may be 20
| over"
Kate listened. She feared the farm
er had come to tell her that the polio,
had taken his son for the robbery.
"There is some mistake, 1 am salts
Ted ); but you must bear up until i
can be- explained; you must tax,
refuge in your philosophy and in you
religion, and you must be braye ant
firm"
"Yes, l will, I will; do not keep M
in suspense"
,"Your father" said Mr.. North.
Kate staggered. The farmer caught
her and held her in his strong arms
he was about to call for water.
"No," said Kate, family. 81 shal
be better in a moment; go on, 60 on
:. "The police, through: some extra
ordinary blunder or other, have tsker
him into custody.
For vh.t1" whispered Kate, still
Pale % y death, and leaning on the farm
| eRs arm.
"Don't be afraid-it will all com,
right-for tho burglary last night"
~
Kate smiled faulty, prompted b!
the consciousness of his innocence.
"Ae has been out of bis bead an,
away all day." she said.
"Yes, came to,the farm, he says, t.
see il you we're all right, and just t.
walk round; didn't intend to come in
but he wanted to look at tie hous,
and feel that you were there and al
right"
"God bless him !" said Kate. esTel
me all, Mr.. North; tell me ALL"
"Uoluckily, when l went out
tanoied l saw figure near the barn
and I fred"
Kate pressed his arm for support.
"Don't be afraid !; I did not hu,
him, only very little; disabled lir
in tho foot. NoH ba brave, Kate b
brave J."
I
IL will" shs said j.; my poor father |!
"He got away as far. as Ladkin'
farm; aud there it seems he could e
no farther, and went into a. barn, poo
fellow, to rest bis foot and stop tn
bleeding, and there be was traced b
th. police; and that's the whole story
the worst Of it and the best Of it an,
I ask you, for your fathers sake, ant
for all or sakes. to bs brave and eour
sssous !; we,expsot il from yeu."
"Thank; yeu, Nj. North" said Kate
''you shall not be disappointed" =.
Tho farmer had told the story a
closely to tho truth as necessary takin
the statements of the prisoner and tn
polies,as the foundation, and abbrsv,
/ ating thsm.,oO Ost: Of kindness 70 Kate
be i1had toned them down. LUX
Meadows had really tainted from los
Of blood. He had been traced by
county policeman to an clubhouse of
neighboring farm, early in the morn
1 ing, Aud taken IN the farmers cart t
tho little local station at Combe Dingl'
| which was simply tho officers hous
! Adjective from Bristowe had CON
|upon the scene almost immediatel,
/ with strong ideas of confederate, an
he had insisted upon the apprehensio
being kept secret for 4 few hours. T
facilitate his object, he had fetched
surgeon from Bristowe to attend to til
I'prisoher ; foot: Luke was hurt in th
Iaakle, but not seriously: He told hi
ssory 70 the'poiice, althoug Oh he v.
cautioned thst they would repeat what
over be said: There we're other foo
prints outside North's farm = b,s,de
Luke6, md the Bristowe deteotiv
thought he had obtsiled . clex, bu
'6sb.a isosts: aft'1v.s .di.tely .f.e
Itksss had 1sf9 thss f.rns l. Il Ii. summon au,a :,
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