The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27

come TO make tne unal QFag. lou
and Harry have been on the wrong
trail all the time, and so have your
clever detectives" w."
"Why don't you tell Harry and
me all about the case, so we can
help youg'5 eausa, ...a
II mean to make you help me
without telling you anything, be.
cause Ithink il Is best to keep my
secrets from you and as to Bro
ther Harry, he never had the starch
taken out of hlm until oday. His
ungOvernable pride has caused all
this trouble, but think he will not
ride such a tall horse any more.
He is a dear, noble. hearted brother,
but he has never put the curb on
his teEper--in fact, he hs never
tried to control his passions; and
you know as we'll as kdo4that nc
one can be happy who can't man.
age his passions" &c.,
"LOttie, darling, where did you
manage to pick up such store of
good sense; it sounds like inspira.
ton. l know it can't be my love
for you that makes me think that,
but it is simply because it is So"
"Not at all, Eddie; am nothing
but simple girl, but | have always
tried 10 command my mind and
through it control my bad passions,
and, 10 some extent, have succeed
ed; that's all there is Os it.
"Will you tell me whether
Bowles committed the murder or
notp III. ...
"He did not, though he is as gull.
ty as the one who did, and / will
have the proof on him when the
trial comes of. l want the grand
jury to find bill against Viola,
because her name has been stained
with the charge, and these Sian.
derous reports have been whisper.
ed about the streets against her;
and she shall be vindicated in open
court. and | assure you her fair
name, will shine so bright that no
spot will be left ON it. The more /
know Of her, the better love her,
and know her to be as pure as the.
falling snow. She concurs III my
views as regards public trial, and
she will not shrink when the time
comes. She is a greater heroine
than any one would suppose, who
is not acquainted with her private
character" ..--. --..
"Who is assisting you to look up
the evidence in the case."
"Ihat's one of my secrets which l
don't mean to tell you just now ;
but it is one who can beat your
Philadelphia detective very badly"
"Why not tell Harry that you
know Viola to be innocentg Don't
you know the idea that she IS guilty
is killing hiing Don't YOU know
that he will seek a quarrel with
Bowles, and either kill him or get
killed hlmseliW
Il did tell him that / knew she
was not guilty; and | told you the
same thing, yet both of you were
ready to credit the first thing you
heard against her. / would have
revealed everything to him, but l
could not depend on his judgment
when he is so flustered. / was
afraid he would act too hastily and
/ thereby overthrow the plans we
had set on foot to entrap the guilty
parties. / yet fear that he will
cOmmit some rash act that will
frighten the real murderers and
prevent Us from securing the proof
necessary to convict. Our uncle
has written him to come to Califor.
mia, and / think we had better get
him to gO, at once. Uncle Stanley's
health has failed. and he wants
Harry to go there to help him wind
up his business, so he can come
here to live. he urges Harry to
come without delay, and the best
thing Weican do is to persuade him
to- goat once. He could get back
in six months, and by that time
/ Viola's innocence will be estab-
iished, and then we will all be hap.
py once more. You had better see
Mr. ROckland on the subject, and
ask him to aid You in persnading
Harry to 60 at once. In the first
Ilplace, it is Harry's duty to go and
4 help our uncle while he is unable
to look after bis own buainess; and
IN the next place it viii furnish
Brother something to employ his
mind and keep it of Of shs sabject
4 that is destroying his happiness.
IIf he stays here ne will be sure to