The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-04


81 don't agree with Amy" Helen
said, when her sister was out Of sight.
81 hope ] would be willing to peril my
soul for any one | loved. And II ! were
guilty Of a crime for his sake. ! beliey,
the recording angel would wipe II out
with a tear, as he did Uncle Toby.
oath"
Philip went home and signed Tho
check.
The bank where il was Ia he present
ed was ~ miles away The creditor 81
the Lec sisters accepted IL with com
placcncy. Keith Trapicr's signature
was known and respected. His nephew
had apparently embraced prompt meas
urcs To communicate with him. The
check was forwarded az once 10 Firm q
Co.
But an unexpected contingency had
arisen. Mr.. Keith Trapicr was dead.
His widow, who disliked her husband /.
nephew, had not seen fit la cOmn'uni-
cate with Philip on the subject, but she
brad sent a cable dispatch to the bank,
directing certain business matters Ia be
seen To. The forged check Wa dated
some days after Mr.. Keith Irapier'
death. II could not fail 10 excite imme-
diate suspicion on being presented. Ii
wa. traced back Immediately to Philip.
Firm & Co, disposed ID be on the
best of terms with the powers that be-
consulted the brother of Mrs. Trapicr,
who lived in the same town with them,
a. la what had best be- done. MIR.
Stevenson shared his sisters ~prcludlces.
He was overcome with horror at the dis
covcry Of Philips trcarhery. Afor@cry:
There was only one WAY Ia deal with =
forgcr. The Young man must bc arrest
ed immediately.
Meanwhile Philip had lived under that
dark and haunting cloud of dread which
prcccdcS "A misfortune. He felt IL com
iny 80 surely that when the officers "i
the law walked into his office and ar
rested him one morning IL was almost a
relief. The worst was over. And ms
regret and unhappincss were less for
himself than for the woIncn hc had tried
la help, when il WIS explained 1" HIM
that the check had been protested. But
there was still a loop-holc Of escape for
them. The constablcs had had a very
tedious trip up the river. The steam
boat had run aground, and nus hen
passage had been prolonged. Ky 4
curious coincidence this was the very
day when Farmer Giles had promiSrdto
pay. The hard creditor would accept
that payment now, perhaps.
But ne would not. He availcd him
self only too gladly of a legal quibblc L.
obtain Immediate possession OF the Lee
place. Philips offenSc had been all in
vain. All that remained for him WAS Ia
invest his entire worldly means in the
name of Helen Lee, and To notify her OF
the fact through Il lawyer. She WAS no
formally instructed ~ Ia whom h was
indebted for this bcncfacti"n. She
must have guessed, but - she had far
rather nOL know, she did not pursue any
inquiries on the subject. She was very
kcrn-wittcd. She never met Philip al
ter his diS@rlcc-that is, not until years
had pasScd-but she wovc u coherent
tale out of the loose threads of facts III
her possession, and her conjccturo>
in her secret soul that Philip had Simned
in order To save her from trouble.
She and Amy did not give up their
home, after all. The hard creditor pro-
posed Ia handsome Helen to stay on
aS his wife. Had she been free Ia
choose, She confessed 10 herself, she
would not have chosen him; but she did
not consider that she was free Ia choose.
She WAS not fit Ia cope with poverty.
And there was Amy. 1t was her duty Ia
give Amy a home.
~ on the day that Philip was con,
signed To the pcnitentiary for 10 years,
she married Mr.. Gray.
The only person who shared Philips
troubles, who Snrrowcd over his dis
grace, WAS his old colorcd nanny. She
had mur>ed him from his cradle; she
worShipcd the very ground he walked
on. When this terrible misfortune
overlook him, she ~cNtcnuatcd what hc
had done in her faithful heart, and
hated those who, as she considered, had
hunted him down. she Staid on in the lii
tie house where he and his mother and
she herself had kept house for years,
winding up their small affairs aS wa,
best for his interest, selling off the fur,
niturc, packing up the few and unco>tlN
articles of apparel and of personal prop.
crty that had been his mothers. Will,
his trial was going on in the county
town he wrote Ia her, and she carrie,
his letters la the clergyman of her par
ISL to read them and answer them foI
her. When he was sentenced Ia In,
~penitcntiary she followed him there. an,
took up her abode Just outside the walls
seeing him occasionally, and >uppnrtin.
herself 10y taking in washing.
- . L.. Ill l.,, L., $500,
Ia see Helen Lee. who had then beef
married Il week or ten days. Heller
came out Ia speak 10 her on the sam,
; piazza where She and Philip held tn,
fatal conversation we have recorded
NANNY Jones stood erect before tn
Young wife. her arms folded calmly, he
, bright dark eyes scanning Helen. Sh
WAS coStumcd for the occasion in he
be>t-a decent black gown, long gold "
g~nld-plated earrings. 4 bright plaiI
: bandana kerchief bound about he
brow.
Il is goin' ter Mas'r Phil" she toll
Helen. IL knows he want me. thong
I, he hab not sent fur me. Reckon h
a studied ii, and though, it wud be oncou
: venicnt fur me ter come. But. laws,
, Illus w "nu my NLltc All ltol-u
: likely YOU all-you and Miss Amy-wu
: hab a message ter send, Scein' you WI
all Sich frenS."
Thank You for coming" Helen r,
- Spondcd, in her pleasant way. IL hop
You'll have 4 comfortable journey. y
-uo message N all"
= Here Amy came forward. "But
n have a meSSage-at least if my love is
message. BE sure to give him m
Ia love"
Il In preference, miss" Nanny Jont
il rejoined, gravely. And Amy nodde,
, aS if she understood her meaning, while
4 was, however, that nanny thereby Ell
u gagged herself to deliver that meSSac
q before all others. Alas. not man
l. friendly greetings were sent to the poo
;. convict; but, 1t all events, that word
Amy'S was the best of all. Ii did hin
good. He was not an entirely diShol
ored man if that sweet, pure girl col
Sidered him worthyof her remembrance,
Is Certainly that message Sweetened h
/, life-a life that was not an unworth