, 1880-08-08

has,tat 10 ~ - - w. agnin incurred. as sh'
"Henry ~ s"el s. Of "y the 1efMer Tnwqn question: So
and . he is accused OF of robhinf
III; store" Or l. she h, ;,. replied at lenstG
cannot be possible he wouif fin such a Hi Trim !
as he the son of Davf1 II naW ~ friagS.
and schoolmate, who died few Years ar tu,os apo .
asked. ~" 'e"e' "eo
*Yes," she said. and then. in a win,
broken with sobs Of anguish she m ra,otad XIX t5'
occurrence have narrated She fn fnrthar IN IN
| formed ME that his mother was living Int i,
very feeble health, and that she did not know
of the accusation against her SON; that t'ti th'
Bile secret enter her sick-roon. 7or fear tt tt,a
1t would kill her: and oh +, soit the Vo,,na
girl, =" Henry was nlways smch n eond vonn55
man; lt never drank hefore The 1,;eut ~ tIe
size asked ooktne at at ms s'1 viii HisAt slch nt
pleading expression of co"ntaponna mnn tho1 1MGn ~
inuence and Charms f + want ;5oet1n H. etaae 10
my heart, and then, by circuitot,s 't.y route R
when She again asEed me r. cnnid cIonk aau !
him, l was ready to saw Yes. ,nost e,nnh e. atic.
cally. although could not spa bow r. vac ~
! be done. ''0" - " ~ ~
went with her to the 5a.l, and had an IN
terview with Henry, n fine-lookinp vnuma
nun, whose open. insennnns cnnntennne yurme
gave the liz to tha cI,Srra a@,imst H." ny
matter what the circr,nsfances m,ivnt 1T, nj H.
cate. A1'eA' 1AAo''
ia tn,3 ma. h.3 ro,,or +a,.a ..,x
a4lozen 'o drinIp n na1 ~ neyge ia, TAKEN nalL,
lifs, had NO. taste ST. or t,q'ot desire I for for
hncanse Il tvaa fr.a o ar1 s. VI .e oal'
and h. vos ro,I = Jrin ge +h mss ulnkig:
and @ 1e WV ageo , 70 arinn oy the proprietor
aftar h., hono,,, ~ ;f,,,ias4oS ;.f taG 5aiu uAt
nu,nhns ,s osGult'g @ ,nsnS.eatfa ne gu not r.
tinct racoisctinn ~ c,,t;5ng i;s han a., is n',
said IT seencd like - d',ah tn % h, ii1s t.st an ha
and; 99ot5s5 70 Xoa!;gnan VIZ VIII vas @ ai$o drunk
Tha WING .'",' H.: t,onnht ,.os uG @ oGIs 's'
danisd = anI tIsr H. ,s,.',, "a "ttI ~ LII
| nn,ne fnr sn;f 10 u ne;thar ~ -. ao,,iJ
hayo inte,,,,ed to st..a, tha noofs y w0n.i co"i
enid not se than motG tIav ,oeM ana ~ coarsa gu on
cHaan 'or on,t n,,t, .ue. ;t uie ae coA.sf ulu
tp' trndap IIu put o4y nEEasu fras 4oI eahal,ooat
for the norc t'n thinE tan ~ u 'oGH IN tne men,
thouent of II iee'xi' "nf ths geoda eo MEYER eeea
fnuni an nv hondEarcG1er ,it ayo,. gnS thsa meae
than = Somo1i r. nn,n -. ~ ill.,; nh"Is tae
ir"tinns If ] Iraan, M ns 1'10 'eco'-
Srha vnnng ~ yri n7'd n't,s'Nf int, Tho oa,,.
that IS ieft iigst and MI int ct no a wh,,e
~ II helisvr sha @ ramainod hi,,,i = .1u!.n ,,n
mant i fhnugrt hnnrd - f.;nt n.,,,,,i i iio H.
achn frn,g ~ ,',,, . aa.t' 7oun l.he
r.adv +" testifv in anv nrt yi,.re 4S aha a,as an
tion may Become m important @ thai I don'e M ire re-
member what it sonii,led like. Perhaps 1t
was the click Of the door-latcl,, although
an afraid there is no latch Vi, the door Of q
prlsoll-cell; but no matter, only 1t made me
more determined to procure his acquittal if
1t Was ION the cards,
While returning to my office, an idea
struck me with considerable. force. The
phenomenon was SO unusual that remeni-
Der it distinctly.
l asked the g1rl It Henry had any more
handkerch1ets IKE the one found among the
goods; she said he had n1nber,-she had
iielnmed them for him. She also told me
fhat on the night Of the ball she mad taken
Henry's ,hanukercAlef and tied very small
Knot In one corner,-a knot commonly called
ny young people q !" love,knot" II was SO
small tnat It would hardly be noticed. alld
she'deslred me TO look at the handkerchief
found at the hTst opportunity, and see 1t
there was sllcli Knot On 1t, Tor, II 1t was not
there, theh u was NOT Henrys.
Ihe nearing before the magistrate was
to take place the next day but one,
and l sent her home with instructions
to bring me IN one OF the handker-
chiefs the next day, bnt to be sure and Jet no
one know 1t. She started home, and went
to my office to think.
The hearing was before 4. G., . magistrate
in our city. There was a long, high desk at
one end Of his office, behind which he sat
during the examination. stood behind the
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