Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-02-02

cumstances rejecting the highest credit
on Mr.. Aminadab ]. P. Doveton's
young man. He had boarded the ves-
sci on which James was reported to be
a passenger. and had inquired for him
by name. But there was 40 James
Barmer on the passenger list.
You can take q look round or'ard, -
the purser said "All the steerage
passengers are there except one chap
that we've got locked up in his berth.
He's had the blues"
The young man inspected the steer
age passengers, but failed to find any
one answering to the description of
James Barmer.
"Let's have look at the man with
the blues," he said.
Thespatient was now convalescent,
and sat up in his berth, staring with
lack-luster eyes at the new corners.
"Well, James Barmcr; how are you
to-day ?" said the cute young man.
"Who told you my namew the in
teresting convalescent growled in q
voice that would have been familiar
enough to Josiah had he been privll-
edged to hear it. Honest James had
shipped as William Wilson; hut taken
aback in this way, he was not ready
enough to deny his identity. The cute
young man had him forthwith handled
to the Tombs, where he was searched.
and e40 were found sewed in the lin
ing of his waistcoat.
At first James gave himself up for
lost, and in the dead, unhappy night
was filled with remorse that he had not
drunk more of the proceeds Of the sale.
He had done pretty well, he owned, but
had he known of his impending fate he
would have done better. With the
day came hope. James found in fel-
low-denizen in the tombs gentleman
who had at one time been respectable
citizen, and an attorney in good prac.
tice. He bad committed some little
error mixed up his clients account
with his own-and his case was now
awaiting investigation by one of the
judges. Questioning James on the cir
cumstances that brought him thither.
Mr.. Cnewton discovered q serious flaw
in the procedure. James had unques-
tionably been illegally arrested. Apart
from the non. observance of certain
forms, if there was any charge against
him at all, it was a matter for civil
action.
you've got a good case, young
man." Mr.. Chewton senteniously ob-
served. cit ought to be worth $500 to
you, at least" Ss
James small gray eyes deeply sunk
en- under a bullet forehead, lit up with
a cheerful reflection. Mr.. Chewton
bargained for fee of 500 to be paid
out IF Josiah's pocket, to which Jam s
readily assented rejecting that, as he
would be out before Mr.. Chewton, pay
ment would be optional. Fully in
structed, he treated the emissaries Of
Josiah's lawyer with airy disdain.
"Them as put me here 'ull ave to
git me ont, but they'll ave to pay for
it fust" he said only that and nothing
more. 1t was q good formula and
James stuck to it.
Games Barmer," said Josiah when
he came down and was taken to visit
his old servitor, 'it's very bad to see
you here, L never would have thought
it of YOU"
"Nor I'd never ave thought it of you
yer old specialized baby" said James
cycling his benefactor with look oil
contempt. "Why, you amt fit to be
trusted without nuss. Instead oil
'avin a cab yer ought to ave a peram-
bulator. 1 never seed man of your
age more like baby, and nice mess
yer in now. To go for to put hinno.
cent bloke into prison as if yer was the
Bay O. Naples, and could do wot yel
liked Tell yer wot, Mr.. Smith, it'll
cost you hundred pun afore you see
the end O. this"
Josiah was very muchI.hocked at the
altered tone of James Barmer. and be-
gan seriously to think that he had been
deceived in him. 1t was evidently nc
use arguing with him in his present
mood. Josiah was about to follow Out
his usual impulse, and hand out the
supplement to the fare demanded
But f100 was a good deal, in addition
to the f100 originally invested in hi
now dispersed stud. Mr.. Aminadat
J. p. Devotion, who felt that his young
man had been too sharp, undertook to
see what could be done. He had ar
interview with James and in the enc
succeeded in inducing him to accept
ESQ, and be good enough to leave the
prison and go his way. This James die
permitting himself the additional lux
ury of not paying Mr.. Chewton.
Josiah returned to Europe much de-
pressed by the evidence of the deprav
ity of human nature as illustrated ir
the case of James Barmer. Suspicion
once: aroused, doubt darkened ovel
many episodes of his connection with
the cabman. He began to believe tina
Bill Muggins was an entirely imaginary
person, and that no transaction such
as that described bp James Barmel
had ever taken place. Heswas also
convinced 1t was not four miles from
King stree, st. James to Victoria sta
ton. But here was one reflection
really too horrible against which he
stubbornly closed his mind. Still he
could not help sometimes remember
ing that, day or two after he made the
acquaintance of James BArmer under
promising circumstances, he had got
into serious trouble through rendering
a bad sovereign in payment of wares
He had taxed the coin from his purse
and he did not like to think how it got
there.