The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-20

"He is deadp"
Gay, surely; and young Mr.. Edward
has come into the place, and married a
bonny wife, he has"
"The old Squire had daughter, had
he not?"
1.-Two. You knew themP''
81 knew Them" the stranger re-
piled, evasively. And then pointing to
small white house that was visible
through the trees" And to whom
does that belong?"
"ThatP Why, to Mrs. Sutton, poor
body"
"And why do you pity herP'
"You must be stranger indeed sir,
to ask whyr'
"Then, enlighten me. Tell me the
story"
They had reached the stile now,
through which the farmer had first ap-
peared upon the scene, and he paused
at the strangers words, and rested his
arms upon it.
"Story! 1t is queer story. Almost
too sad to call by such name!-Sbe
was the Doctors wife, q sweet pretty
woman as ever saw, fifteen years ago,
with fair, handsome boy, that she was
that proud on, that it would have done
you good but to see the two together.
He, the doctor himself, was bit cross
grained-leastways, so I've heard say
and all the more reason why the mother
and son should think SO much of one
another.
"The father did not over-like it; still,
he was open-handed with the young
man, educated him finely; sending him
to school and college, until it was easy
seeing that the boy, who was fine-look-
ing enough, was beginning to think no
small things of himself. IT'S said he
even lifted his eyes to one of Squire
Churchilrs daughters-leastways, at
the last. But 1 am not telling it you
straight on! You should come and see
my wife. if you. wish to hear the story
well told"
''But was there such presumption"
inquired the listener. "You say this
young man was well educated and
good-looking, and perhaps after
seconds hesitation" the lady liked
him"
"He should have known his place
BETTER" said Mr.. Sisted, sturdily;
" leastways, he should have learnt it.
What is young lady's fancy worthP
She was but sixteen. Squire Churchill's
daughters were not for such as he.
However, this love-making, or whatever
they chose to call it, was only discov-
cred afterward, when everything was
brought to light And in the mean time
the tragedy came"
"WellP" asked the stranger, leaning
forward with interest on his face.
GA murder was committed here.
Yes, you may start. In this quiet vii
lage, where nothing was heard out of
the common from one years end to
another; in this village-in that lane
where it joins Squire Churchill's
grounds Squire Churchill's second
son was found dead"
And-P"
"And then, as / said before, it all
came out about this poor young Sutton
keeping company with Miss Churchill;
for it seems the foolish young thing, not
being able to see him elsewhere, had
agreed to meet him in that lane on that
very night; for one of the farm laborers
saw them part, and her run up through
the meadows home, only a few minutes
before he heard cry, and ran forward
to find poor Master Harry lying there
dead"
''Of course Mr.. Sutton was taken
upP"
"Of course, sir. But now comes the
queer part of the story. For though he
was tried, and it was proved most beau
tifully that he had killed Mr.. Harry for
telling him what he thought of his con-
duct, and was condemned to be hung,
and was afterwards only let off with
transportation for fifteen years-yet
now it seems"
That it was not he. after all?'
How did you guess thatP The 9TH
er day there comes the news as another
man has confessed to the crime on his
deathbed, SO that after all, young Suit
ton has suffered all these years for what
was no fault of his. Leastways, so the
young Squire told us t'other day. His
mother always believed in him." he
went on after moments pause. " 1t
will come right some day." she often
said to me: Mr.. Sisted, it will come
right some day. 1t is a miscarrying
of Justice His father died-could not
lift up his head again; but his mother
has aye waited"
Something like sob burst from his
companion, and Farmer Sisted looked
up in surprise.
81 have heard something of this"
he said, in stammering fashion, in
answer to the look. Sc knew this man
that is, have met him."
q" Is that so, sirP" said the farmer,
with fresh interest. " Ay, | remember
you said you had been long out of En-
gland. Well, shall be glad to see him
back, and shake him by the hand, and
bid him forget the past. If there is
little else, there is still his mother to
come back to. What was he doing
when you saw him, STRIP
He had heard he was free"
"And what was he likep and was he
minded to forget the past, and return
to EnglandP''
"He was a saddened, sobered man
when l knew him, with only one hope
left, out of the many life had once offer
ed and he was going home"
"And what was the hope, if l may
make so bold as to askP Perhaps he
knew his mother had never believed
the evil, and was waiting for himp