Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-04-08

whole scaas.. ~ sking his arm
made lis Esv toN :le door. Once
J outside,'yorag L;nington gave free
vent is his fury against Scott Selywn
"Why, Max, he has all but ruined
me-" he exclaimed 'whec Marvin
tried to reason with hial, Time
and again | have giving him my note
of hand for money for which he has
won-as | supposed in all fairness.
But will maxi: him pay for this yet,
he added, savagely, n it cost me my
life
"Nonsense, Bob" said Max. quietly.
"You will do nothing of the kind, for
it will break your mothers heart il
she ever hears that hsr son is gam
bier. We must kssp this affair as
quiet as possible; so | think il will be
better that you should leave the place
for short time, and let me settle
with Selwyn. You have been terribly
foolish, but, | hope it will be a
lesson for the future
"Ies, said Bob, beginning to see
true aspect of the case. Il promise
YOU that if You will get me safely out
, Of this scraps, will never touch an
other card again"
VERY WELL" replied Max; at is n
4 bargain 30 Ia morrow Won will leave
for Washington. " here ! have friend
I 10 whom | will give sou letter Of
introduction, and with whom you
will remain during your stay. When
. | have cleared you with Selwyn | send
for you-but not before. And now,
good night, and good luck 10 YOU
added Marvin, wringing his hand.
, and before Bob conld thank him, he
was gone.
The next morning Young Lining
ton took his dsdar;ure, ostensibly TO
visit . friend, and Max Marvin knew
that for him tie most difficult part
Of the whole affair vas vet tn come.
For how could he treat With the man
$ no had called him u coward before
roomful OF people, and whose insult
had gone umpun'shed: Scott >clwyns 8
nosds bad no: .,nng the less for be-
Iug qulrt,y received, and had j; co,
been for liob's sake-wcll, more. per-
haps. for the sake of some one nearly
related 10 Bob-he would no, have
escaped 81 easily.
Bat Max had promised the lad to
save him from thy consequences OF
Ejs folly. aud before he had been gone
al hour Marvin was in Srlwyns
rooms. irving to redeem Bob's paper.
To hi: Iniinii. surprise Scott seemed
very reluctant Ia part With the notes,
aud AZ length asked for time 10 think
the matter over.
"liow much time 10 Won WANT"
questioned Marvin. adding Il can:
, sec ~hy you hesitate; OF course | will
paw you the full value OF the notes,
the same as l.!n,ugtoa himself; would
do-osly, - stls. you will receive
the money immediately. whereas it
NAV tpc months before he Is able 10
redeem them all.
.'Gtsc me a week" Sclwyn answer,
sl. ,ioeErlly. "then YOU shall have N,
answer,
knI Max Was forc-l to le; him have
his vay.
Before tie wcck had passed, there
came dat- never To br forgotten by
Marvin ben Scott ScIwyn was mis-,
sing. \ search resulted in the dis.
gosrry 81 hss iIirless body in patch
of woods near the depot, and beside
Il lag -N.y Nlar,iu's pistol.
IL an sorf, = deal harshly with
voH. sir. .ssd tac constable who ar.
rested Max. .5u; this speaks for it.
self-and 'nus, De- my duty"
rs thu man spoke he pointed 10 the
pistol, o! "h,ch lac had taken posses
slon. and ~lih a Rang Max realized 1t
"a one which he had loaned to Bob
Liatngton bit few DAYS before. The
truth flashed on him, and in an inst
ant his resolve was taken.
Il admits my guilt" he said, quiet-
Is. "Do with me what You will.
Ia a little while he Was taken to the
county Jail, aud there safely lodged, to
await his trial for the murder OF Scott
Selwyn.
1t was several weeks before the trial
came on, aud during that time Max
had plenty Of leisure TO reflect upon
the course he had tahen-but never
once dad he regret it. That Bob Lin
lngton had returned 10 Rockville
secretly and killed Selwyn. Marvin
felt was not to be doubted though
whether the murder Was the result of
an accident, or whether Bob had used
the pistol in selfdefense, he, perhaps
would never know but that the deed
was 20 be traced to either of the causes
Max would have staked his life.
In spite of BobS words Immediately
after the quarrel with Selwyn-- which
were evidently spoken in the heat Of
passion and in spite of his borrow
ing Marvin's own pistol-ostensIblv I
for the purpose of killing wounded
horse-Max could never bring himself
to believd the lad guilty of committing
IA DELFT crate murder.
But the one consideration which !
had untold weight in causing Marvin +
to declare himself the criminal was
the fact that Bob was Roses brother
and while he had the power to save
her from it, she should never have the
pain of knowing that, that brother
was a murderer.
The trial itself was not very long
ordeal; the prisoners prejudice against
the victim from the first; Il e quarrel
in the card room; and last, the find /
ing of Marvin's pistol close beside the
body of the murdered man, all went
to make up a case which hardly need
ed the prisoners confession to render
it complete.
Max was ably offended; the brilli-
ant speech with which Mr.. Morton
closed his case told well with the jury,