Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-12-05
Jenny's Faith.

Jenny's Faith.
''You see, said the taller, after lock-
ing the last door. and seating his pretty
niece in his own pleasant office, 1.-The
young man that's killed and this young
man were cronies till Burgess saw .Jen-
nie Anderson, when he W As silly enough
10 fall in love with her. Well, instead
of acting like a man when he knew that
Henry was engaged to her, he acted
like fool-tried to cut Henry out, you
see. That naturally angered Henry.
though he acted very well about it
for he's a generous fellow, and no
doubt pitied him-until Burgess began
to throw out hints that were unfavor-
able to the girl. Then Henry got mad,
singing mad, but still he kept his
hands off. Burgess grew more and
more insane, however. He visited
Jenny at all times, till his strange con-
duet began to frighten her. He laid
himself along places where she was
going. and came out all of a passion
like, begging her to love him, giving
out insinuations about Henry.
''Well, one day he carried this thing
too far, and Jenny went and told it to
Henry. L wish she'd come to me; I'd
have stopped it. But women are i'm
prudent sometimes, as well as men.
Henry didn't take that very calmly
he had hard words with the fellow, and
there came near being a fight. 1t was
stopped in time, however, but not be-
fore Henry, in his anger, had said some
very hard things, that go agin him now.
well, 'twasn't more than a fort
night after that Burgess was found dead
in his bed, struck through to the heart
with a knife. He had been behaving
singular for some days, but nobody had
seen that Henry took any notice of it.
On the day of the night of the murder,
il seems, he had sent Jenny an insult
ing letter, which was read in evidence
yesterday in court. Well, as said, he
was found murdered. Blood was tracked
10 the door of Henry's room-tbey
boarded in the same house-blood was
found on Henry's shirt, face and hands,
and knife was stuck in an old stove
among the ashes that was covered with
blood, and that knife had Henry Isling-
toms initials on its haft, cut in deep.
Another knife was found under the
bed of the murdered man. That's the
whole story. A fine fellow roomed
with Henry.
He says he woke at the same time
Henry did. reused with the exclama-
ton NY God what is the matter with
me?'' He says he never saw such
Mortified face, and you can't make him
believe that poor Henry had any hand
in it at all. In fact, they have tried
hard to clear the poor fellow, but his
threats-very unwise they were-the
letter that Jenny had shown him, the
knife, the tracks, all go against him,
although it is thought that he must
have done it in his sleep, to go back to
bed i'm that fashion. It's six months
now; the lawyers have put it off, and
put it off, in hopes that something
would turn up TO clear him, but moth
ing has as yet, and I'm afraid nothing
will
Eugene sat and listened with fearful
eyes, and when she went away, carried
the impression of the sorrowful face
home with her. Meantime Jenny
stitched away in the dim cell, and
Henry wrote There had been a long
silence. 1t was broken by Jenny, who
said. in light, cheerful tone:
Wasn't that pretty young lady,
Henry?''
Very was his reply. Then pausing
suddenly, he laid down his pen, say
ing: "Jenny, cant you possibly realize
the danger | am in?'
Don't believe anything about it,
said Jenny, quietly, and in the same
cheerful tone.
.But, my dear girl, you must. Ny
lawyer told me this morning that was
as good as convicted. i love you for
YOUR faith in my innocence, your faith
that it will be proved-but, alas, dear
Jenny, there is-no hope"
He bowed his head on his hands.
Jenny looked at him once all her face
ouivered with anguish, but with an
almost superhunian effort she COM
posed her features again.
ssThere is hope." she said, stoutiy.
81 wish you could see into the misty
future as God has given me to see.
"Jenny, when ! am gone you VIII
copy this and send it round to those
who loved me,' he said, gathering up
the manuscript.
You will outlive me-" she said
quietly. -.-----s--
Strange you are so blind to my
danger-strange you viii not see where
stand. But, Jenny, if do die-that
horrible deathv-he shuddered-"there
will come time when my innocence
shall be proved clear as the MONDAY.
"You will not die. Your innocence
will be proved-even where you.stand'
her lips quivered now, her chin trem-
bled convulsively.
"Jenny-Jenny, my brave girl-my
beautiful beloved, you do fear, but you