Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-11-24

for she, and drunk and disorueriy
for me. And wouldn't have blow
ed on her, but she refused me a
drink of cider, and wouldn't let me
in to warm my feet. / amt no tale
bearer, but there is some things as
flesh and blood won't bear.r
He stalked on muttering to him
self, while Mr.. and Mrs. Glover and
Daniel stared at each other in hoiri-
fed amazement
Another, is it true ?" said Daniel.
1T can't be 10 said the old lady.
Ask herself said the Miller grim
ly.
Mary met them at the door with a
radiant smile. The dinner Was all
ready the humble array of silver
and china sparkled on the board J;
the fire blazed upon the clean swept
hearth.
Il am so glad you have come
back ~ said she. mot that was
afraid to be alone, but there was an
Unlocking man along just now oh,
why do you look at me so strangely ?
Is anything the matter %
"There is much the matter |" said
the old miller, sternly. ANSWER
me, girl"
Father you ehall not be harsh to
her ~ said Daniel Glover. Come
here, Mary. Lean on me. Nay, do
not tremble so. What is there to be
afraid of ? We all know that the
brute spoke lies !"
us it a lie," faltered Mrs. Glover,
"that you-you were in prison Z"
1T is no lie - said Mary, turning
deathly white, II served sentence
in Exmouth prison; but-but | new
er was guilty ! Circumstances were
against me- l."
"Then," sternly uttered the old
man, you must leave this honse |"
IF she goes, father" said Daniel
Glover, firmly, 81 go with her. For
/ trust her / believe in her -
"Daniel, are you crazy 7" said his
mother.
at that moment, Doctor Fitch
rode up, looking flushed and excited,
yet pleased withal He sprung off
his horse and walked into the house
looking keenly about him.
"Good people" said he, what is all
this about 2"
eve have just heard" walled
Mrs. Glover, "that our Mary is-a
convict ~
"Pshaw |" said Doctor Fitch.
$50 it has got around to your ears,
has it Well, / have just heard
that she isn't. l have come from
the hospital ward A man was
brought in, fatally wounded in Ii
quor saloon fray examined his
hurts. my man, said /, If you
have any affairs to settle, they had
better be settled at once, for you
have not six hours to live Said be.
IF ! am dying, there's one or two
things l would like TO say And
then, in solemn confession, he said,
among other black and wicked rev
Citations, that he was one of the bur
glars in the famous Chartens case
that he hid the silver in Mary Ire
foil's trunk when, at the last, he
found himself unable to carry it all
away, she being seamstress in the
Chartens family, and entirely ignor-
ant of the whole thing-that he was
too closely tracked to contrive to re-
turn, and so she WAS convicted
through circumstantial evidence,
being, to use the wretch IS own words,
'as innocent as baby all the time.
He is dying man now, under the
care of the chaplain, but he has done
his best to right you, Mary Trefoil,
in the eyes of the world ~
"Mary," said the miller, was /
wrong just now when | spoke up so
sudden. Will you forgive me ?"
"Mary, don't look 50 pale" sooth.
ed Mrs. Glover. "Here-drink some
of this cold water ~
"Mary, dearest" whispered Dan.
iel, as he stole his arm around her
waist, II knew all along that you
were innocent knew you were
too good and pure to be aught else !"
And the last words revived her