The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-06

husband to be an unwelcome guest. never visited him. l wrote occAsionasly but the love of yeAFs. like that of hshes and child. had been ss sadly strained by my persistence h marrying Alexander that even our correspondence was languid and commonplace.
 would not. therefore. write to him | to ask favor that knew would not have been necessary without, criminal reckless. ness of expenditure. and each refusal made my husband more funous. Then ! came an overwhelming blow. Alexander forged cheek and drew :.oao of Uncle Richards money from the bank. don think my uncle would have prosecuted hlm had he guessed ~ho was the fcryer :; bu, he handed the whole matter over to the la~ as soon as |, was discovered that the cheek ~as forged. IL was thea traced 10 Alexander. and l, the same tune it ~as found that he had robbed in the same way his former employers. He had gwen up all work upon h,s marriage but when he found himself without money. his know!ege of the business enabled him to forge the name of netk,ss X Co. Even Il Uncle Richard had spared him tor my sake the other forgery would have ea- ,iiled h.m to penal ser,tadc He was sentenced to seven years. and uncle took me home full ot heavenly pity and for. givencss for the child who had treated hiu 50 apgratetully,
 Then your husband Is Tn prison ," said Gerald. in hard. stralncd voice,
 e No no. he IS dead He died within the hts, year. Uncle Richard sa~ the iea,h in paper. and cent ,he money for his bariai. No. am free but. none the less. am the widow oi convicted felon.'
 Bat, none the less" quoted Gerald. the woman honor and love above all others. and hope s,lll Ia make my wife"
 l; took. however. more than one inter view. iull of love pleading to win Maude from her resolution. She so honored he, lover. and was so proud of h,s good name and the position he had attained hy hls talent that her sensitive nature shrank from even the shados of her misery upon hls lic.
 But the victory was won Al last. and the lawyer walked home one evening full of proud. glad loy. for MAuie had then promised ,o be hi, ~iie.
 "lt you are willing to take Alexander Hull ~idos to be your wlte. she sad. " will no, oppose you any longer for love you with all nay heart He had no though, bat of tha, glad triumph when he turned up the gas m his olfiee. lie vas in the habit oi mak- ing late visit there before golng up to his bedroom, m case notes or messages were lei; for hin oae fay there on ths evening. a shabby looking envelope. bu, dlret ted m d bold. handsome hand winch he iec osntted al onee.
 He tore |, open Af,ct a fe. words of ,n;roda ton the note Tan
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 " The man knew aS James toN. nut ,efeai the lawyer the smooth. planstblc sceunafel who actually made me believe him innocent ot ,he hideous murder fpI whie D he was convicted can hnd es- ,enua,iou for some murders. but ,his cold olooded assassina,ion ot an old nan foi money only was tevoi,ing Hog he de eeived me. though for time And how he exui,ed over his sGeee e>s m doing se when he sa~ facts were too strong Nhai go to kim supppse i must. l. ,s sull vefy early.
 I, ,wAs nol yc, ml4aigh' shen Gerald I.angton VAS ,hcfesi mo the ccH oi ,he man who, n d tc~ short hour. ~as to m-c, the extreme penalty of ,hc law fof the wors, ot al o,mes.
 Nei there was nothing fevolting in the appearanee ot the ct,Ininai. H., dre.s ~as neat. his hatf retaiiy arranged his moustache faaltless hts hands ~hue and refaed looking. He rose from h., scat upon the bed .s his lawyer catered the cell.
 '' knc~ you would come" ne sad. cour;eously. ,hoG sh. yoa wete offended al my wan, of ffaakness- Wei. ,ha, .s all over: loa wili not refuse the las, rc. ques, of dying maa, Mr. lAngton <'
 '' No, fl ean gran, T. was 'he reply
 "Ihis.' sad the murderer "Is not my hrs; orcnse agslns, the l4e. Sotne years ago vas sea,en ed n A tefn of years for forgery. Ey siran2e accident escaped the penalty. pn the same day iames Eos was sentenced to tao yeafs
 
 for petty larceny, and Ne ~efe sent ,o- ge;heF lo pfison. James tos my com paHion unders'and. no, myself was ir- ranged bq, hss lawyers had not been able to save hiu. as his aDe7rsuon VAS no, a!eays appAIenl When ~e were cn- tered DOT me books of the pelsoa, lgl- aglne my am azemcn, when my fellow prisoner gave my name for hs o~a Like siasn sax the advantage 10 be gained by the doeptson, and allowed the error 10 pass. My companion committed suicide, and escsped ~i,h ,~o years im. prlsonmeu, instead of seven Bnt l feared recognition and vent ,o Canada There l hsed by my ~i,s until year ago. when returned to try and raise money from my ~lfe, and fhough, isa~ an easier plan by committing the crime for which die to-morow. Bot ~an, to see my wite. ~ronzed her-I robbed her r. bat heaven ls my witness, love her. When