The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-21
THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA DECEMBER 81 1880

You must be speaking at random. lam
sure there cannot be blood. marks upon
my coat; how can there bel
The magistrate was bafiied, for the
police and magistrates know that. IN
ninety. niue cases out of one hundred.
whenevera a man is guilty, directly spots
Of blood are referred to, he accepts 1t
that they have been found, and accounts
for the stains by bleeding at the nose.
or cut finger.
Any such statement upon Austin's
part would have damaged him fatally In
the magistrates judgment; for the over
coat In question had been infinitely ex-
amined even with a microscope, and no
signs of blood had been found.
AS 1t was, Mr., Caellem came TO the
conclusion that either Austin Sivory
was not guilty, or that he was one of
the cleverest defendants that had ever
appeared before him. However, he did
not for moment abandon the endeavor
to confound the gentleman whom he
was questioning.
He said, "I hear the police have sub
mitted the coat In question to very clev-
er chemists"
g 1t appears to me that the taking of
my coat was liberty; but, on the other
hand am not acquainted with police
and magistrates' customs
After remaining at home for a few
moments, you went out and visited one
Lady Pauline Darmer--once a lady of
position, but one who is now no longer
received in the society to which she was
born. You are very intimate with that
lady, are you notY"
No; not intimate. L am an ac-
quaintance merely. She sees great
deal of company, and find her house
agreeable"
Admitted; but is it such house
as one would not care to visit very often
atrn
Perhaps SO; but consider Lady
Pauline to have been a shamefully
slandered woman.'
At all events her husband; Mr..
Darmer, left his wife, whether rightly
or wrongly, and the Earl of Harrow
leigh the Lady Pauline's father was
very glad to keep the whole business
perfectly quiet. How Is 1t that she
keeps such house as she does upon the
one thousand a year that Mr.. Darmer
allows her 7"
THAT accusation makes part of the
scandal against Lady Pauline. Her
fathers sister lives with her, and that
lady's income partially supports the
house."
"Were Lady Pauline widow, would
you propose to her ?"
Assuredly; am sure she is an hon
est woman.'
Sivory spoke in candid, friendly
voice, which certainly had its effect
with the magistrate, who, for few
moments, forgot that he was face to face
with man accused by the police of a
foul murder. The mans pleasant man.
ners, his quiet, sweet voice; his calm,
gentle, manly way, all had their effect
upon the justice, whose face relaxed,
and upon whose lips there came, for a
moment a re-assuring smile.
The magistrate started up, and began
walking from end to end of the long
room; Mr.. Sivory at once rose when the
magistrate was no longer seated.
Suddenly the magistrate must have
remembered Margaret; and he cast his
eyes towards the room in which she was
concealed, the door of which was scarce.
ly SO much as on the jar. By an appar
emily accidental arrangement of ths
window.light in both rooms, narrow al
was the chink, the magistrate could SCI
that the poor girl was on her knees tha
her hands were clasped, and that sh,
was excessively pale. 1854 (
The sight of this sorrowing figure re
called the magistrate in an instant, to {
sense of his duty, and the necessity fol
caution.
He turned quickly upon Austin Sivory
and he said, 6 Did you know Graham
Forbes ?'' 81 &
Oh, yes.''
(" For how long ~ ni
About three years.
How came you to know him ~
A mutual friend, to whom had beer
saying that / wanted to venture som'
money, by way of speculation, OIL
change, introduced me to Forbes wht
seemed perfectly satisfied with the in
PRODUCTION, and at once offered to becom'
my broker.n