The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-06

and more. "And / know what my not
having seen him means-to me. But
nevertheless he was there, at that desk,
on that 10th of May; and he cashed that
check with that bank-note as surely as
am living man. In that one thing
can not forget, I can not even be mistak-
en-, in what saw with my own eyes. |
don't expect you to believe me. But
can not help believing myself; and 1t Is
true" Sa e.4aaE ti 5,
SWELL" said Mr.. Allen, 1--WE have now
done all that we met for; there rs moth
ing more to be said that can see. Mr..
Deacon" he said, turning to my solici-
tor, "you are satisfied that we have given
Mr.. Wilson every opportunity Tor identf-
flying the clerk who paid him that note.
He says that he received it from a clerk
who never even existed. Have you any
thing to sayw a..7.
Mr. Robert Deacon shrugged his shoul-
ders-a little automatically, am afraid.
"Only that Mr.. Wilson has failed to re-
member one bank clerk from another;
nothing more Many people remember
faces badly-we don't rest our defense
on my clients memory, you know"
"But DOR / could not help exclaim-
ing, needless of the look Of angry warn
ing that my lawyer threw me-surely |
had committed myself TO lies enough al
ready without adding any more to the
pile; and, as is we'll known, prisoner
who talks is the leading counsel to the
crown. 1T is because I remember the
man that say he did pay me that note,
and that / say now he is not there. Ii l
did net remember him, I should say
that, though / do not recognize him, he
may be there. There are some faces
that the worst memory can not lose-his
is one" I ef4l aaa AHGH
"Perhaps Mr.. Wilson can describe
himp asked Mr.. Allen. l~a W
Certainly notw said Mr.. Robert Dea-
con. ''Whatever he has to say his conn-
sci will say for him at the right time and
place. But this is not court, and'no
one here has right to ask qaestions-as
Mr.. Ash will tell you" i,.i. .
IT can describe him,"sI said; ~and
since this is not a court have a right to
speak-and will. He-that clerk"
"Do you understand that I throw up
your case," whispered Mr.. Robert Dea-
con sharply, "if you say one wordT' ~
$50 be it." said 1. "Since there was
such man, my description will find
him. For aught I know the note may
be forged, but not the man. Every de-
tail of my whole story is true from be-
ginning to end; and 1 will answer every
thing, if it were to hang me. l can de
scribe the clerk who cashed the check
with thatnote as exactly as if l had seen
him hundred times. He was short,
bent, shriveled, elderly man Of at least
fifty; but he may be sixty, or more. He
was quite bald, fearfully pale, and look
ing almost fleshless; he had an ashy, sal
sow, partly livid complexion, and dark
4 deep-set eyes. It was face never to be
forgotten. if only seen once and never
again. He wore snuf-colored quaker
coat with large pockets, and waistcoat
of fowered silk, and he had many yards
Of frilled cambria around his neck, in
the style, ! should think, Of at least sew
enty years ago. If such a man has ever
been in the Bank of England-and ]
know there was such man here al
twelve o'clock on the 10th of Maybe
can easily be found" PEW
"I should say most decidedly he could
be found, said Mr.. Alien. ''1.
"And should say most decidedly that
he can not be found" said Mr.. Brown
"And for the very obvious reason that
there is no such clerk here.'' 1'1
"But there was at twelve o'clock or
the 10th Of May" said 1. "You can not
convince me that l have not seen what ]
have seen. I tell you he was a mar
whom no living eyes could ferget. Ht
looks like aiiving corpse-a corpse buried
in it's clothes seventy years ago, and un
able to rest in its grave. No; 1 can moi
be wrong. I noted every detail of fact
and costume. / can even tell you more
His face was marked by large scar
running almost frem the ear to the cen
ter Of the forehead and across the cheek
bone. His eravat was fastened by 4
curious old brooch with a setting Of see(
pearls, containing lock of reddish
brown hair, fastened by lovers kne
in pearls, between the letters A and II
HE" s.5 t .a
HGood Godw cried out old Mr.. Dea
con, hitherto silent, with the whole pow
er Of voice that made the window
rattle. "Good God! He's seen old Ays
i coughl He's seen the living corpse 0
Isaac Ayscough as sure as I'm livinl
man near ninety years oldl Haven't ye1
ever heard, Mr. Allen-and you, MI
\ Brown-that the ghost of Isaac Ays
J cough, that hanged Fred. Hawes sixt.
years ago, is always at the clerks elbow
when be cashes the check of a deaf
, man? That always used to be the story
as younger men than ] will tell you, eve
since the old sooundrel6 cheated the gal
lows and went-where hanging would b
mercy. I've seen that brooch, and Nv
seen him, every day for twenty years
and that's hel A.H.--it's the hair Q
Nancy Hawes, poor grill The docto
has seen old Isaac Ayscough, who's pal,
with the ghost of burnt bank. note tn
cheek Of q dead mani P E9..' !. .'' /.
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