The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-17

grained-leastways. 50 I've heard say
and all the more reason why the mother
and son should think 80 much OF one
another. ..-
"The father did not overlike it; still,
he was openhanded with the young
man, educated him finely; sending him
to school and college, until 1t was easy
seeing that the boy, who was fne-look-
ing enough, was beginning to think no
small things of himself. IT'S said he
even lifted his eyes to one of Squire
Churchill's daughters-leastways, at the
last. But l ana not telling it you straight
on. You should come and see my wife,
if you wish to hear the story well told. i"
"But was there such presumption"
inquired the listener. "You say this
young man was we'll educated and good
looking, and perhaps s"-after seconds
hesitation-"thela lady liked him"
"He should have known his place bet
ter" said Mr.. Sisted sturdily; "least-
ways, he should have learnt it. What is
a young lady's fancy worth? She was
but sixteen. Squire Churchilps daugh-
ters were not for such as he. However,
this lovemaking, or whatever they chose
to call it, was only discovered after
wards, when everything was brought to
light. And in the meantime the tragedy
came"
"Well?" asked the stranger, leaning
forward with interest on his face.
T.. "a murder was committed here Yes,
you may well start. In this quiet vii
lage, where nothing was heard of out of
the common from one years end to an
other in this village-in that lane
where it joins Squire Churchill >
grounds-'Squire Churchill's second son
was found dead" ~.,.f
"And-Y'
"And then, as I 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 very lane on
that very night; for one of the farm Ia
borers saw them part, and her run up
through the meadows home, only few
minutes before he heard a cry, and ran
forward to find poor Master Harry lying
there dead" .l.
"Of course Mr.. Sutton was taken upT'
"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-
duet, 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 that? The other
day there comes the news that another
man has confessed to the crime on his
death-bed, so that, after all, young Sut-
ton has suffered all these years for what
was no fault of his. Leastways 80 the
young Squire told us t'other day. His
mother always believed in him." he went
on, after q moments pause. "Tt will
come right some day. she often said to
me; Mr., Sisted, it will come right some
day--it is misearrying 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. ,1.
II have heard Something of this" he
said in stammeFiRg fashion, in answer
to the lock. ~ knew this man-that is
1 have met him." ' 'a'
"Is that so, sirg' said the farmer with
fresh interest. Gay, 1 remember yor
said you had been long out Of England
Well, l 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
sir2"
"He had heard he was free"
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