The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-10-23

il, exclaimed lhe gltl, with asshiug To-
dignAiion In Der eyes aud face.
Hs, hsl We ksow what al that
means, We must search the bouse II
you are gili obsliaste, yonBg lady, re-
tarued ibs elder man.
There are bat three rooms on this aoor
that belong 10 me- ! and my brother
and sister lodge here, she replied SADLY.
NJ brother i Ia one OF the room'. lie
H. lll Please DO not shock him by sach 3
drcadlal islsebood, sbe vert on presently,
That is your lookout; not oars. You
should not have doue Il, the msu answer'
ed, gruiily.
Bot tie other whispered tew words to
blni that somewhat modified bis hardness
and, when they pnrsued their search 70
the iavalid's room, thSy 80 Tar soileued
their manner as to refrain from ially ca.
planning their errAbd to the aslonisbcd
Cecil.
Well-wslli ll's very oleverly hidden,
bat you'l be made TO turn It out, young
lady, said the Official. You must come
with US. and, II you choose TO tell your
siek lad there not to expect you back, L
will, perhaps, save some trouble.
Poor Edith shivered, but her love for
the suffering Cecil prevailed over the
womAn's fears, aud she tol him she
might have 10 give some evidence about
q lost brooch, aud that the younger sister
Mabel would take her place In his room.
Aud with this list: brave attempt 10 con-
ceal her suffering, she departed with ber
rough escort TO the degrading destination
OF the police court,
The ordeal there was brist enough.
There wa, no defense; but slill only
presumplive proof OF her guilt. SO a re-
mand, aud humane permission TO oceu.
py room under surveillance instead OF
going TO n common prison, was given by
the Indulgence OF the bewildered and
doubling magistrate.
Miss Montrose, have oblaiued leave to
see you. | trust you will pardon the
liberty sm taking IN this self-introduc-
lion, aud in obtaining permission to take
up your case, said gentleman, who had
just been announced TO the young prison-
er In the rougb-and.resdy style OF her
jsiIer.
And Paul Trevaux stood before her,
with frank and respectful air tsat was
adapted to win at once her confidence
aud respect,
You are very good, but do not know
you, she said timidiy. | have no friends
TO help me to prove my Innocence, and 1t
is unfair TO expect stranger to believe
when proof is so strong against me.
Never mind whether it is fair or not,
be replied, smiling. 1t is enough that |
do trust you as would myself, aud that,
being budding barrister, ! intsad TO
win laurels in vindicating you triumph
antly as an innocent lady. viii YOU
allow such presumption?
Edith's eyes filled with tears for the
first time since her misfortunes.
You are indeed good aud kind, she
said, and | do assure you FROM my very
heart | am iUnoceDt-quite gniltless OF
the theft; aud her color rose Indignantly
at the degrading word. No; 1 sold the
brooch In question to Mr.. Garnet, and
received the money, and left the jewel,
while be was engaged with another gen.
tleman--the one with the large dog,
mean.
And areIyou sure the brooch was on
the counter then2 he asked.
Quite sure, she replied, and the subject
dropped, aud the conversation turned on
other topics, aud Paul heard, without
much difficulty, the sad story OF the
young girl's early troubles, how she and
her brother and sister had been left
orphans, aud that all her energies bad
been taxed TO the utmost to meet the de.
mands on her courage aud her time by
such a burden.
Aud, though she only distantly alluded
to any pecuuiary difficulties, the very fact
OF paiting with so valuable family jewel
was enough to prove the straits 10 which
they hsd fallen.
Pau fingered ill the last moment OF
hia time, aud then departed, more than
before convinced Of the innocence Of hi:
fair client, and equally conscious that she
appeared to him most lovely and fasci'
nstiHg.
Pray, Mr.. Treyaux, what witnesse'
have you to call ia defense of the prison
err asked the magistrate, 10 an accent Of
severity that perhaps covered the danger
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