Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-01-19

"CySIl Vaughan. | always deemed
You TO be simpleton IA soft, rs wa
Yorkshire chaps say-but now l know
you TO be a knaveh Numbered out mJ
irato uncle, the north country accent il
his wrathful voice becoming unusually
pre- dominant "IIad you not been ms
relative. hal not my girl-who shall
never be the wife Of such scoundrel-
begged rou Off would have prosecuted
you as I would any other rogue. and
sent you 10 quarry stone among coBvicis
at Dartmoor or Portland. AS II Is,
won't hear another word OF your lies OF
your excuses Go. gol or shall forget
iuc,'s p,eadings. aud act as n citizen,
and not M n father The 'contidenc<
trick ebP The countryman---thc -
| am not your dupe. lad Go and get
Yourself hanged clsewhorcl You won
starve ON the sum Of which you have
robbed me-
Then came torriblc three months =
it was that or more "a time Of depres.
sion. OF crusho spirits, balf-broken
heart FOR me That ! was wrongfully
suspected gave me but cold comfort. ]
was innocent, but Lucy was lost 10 me
INV prospect, were bighied, no ons
would give work TO me. and was poor,
and sinking fast into the dircst depths
of want. ! remember how pale, and
thin. aud shabby had become, when |
received visit from my unc'e = lawyer.
Mr.. Moriaunt ~ rrr1 sU.
MIR. Vaughan, YOU wonder TO see
me. " said the shrewd solicitor, as he
took the broken chair | offered him =
my wrcichod room in a suburban lodg-
ine. house containcd but one but I
come now as messenger OF good tid'
ings. Do oyoll remember n serving man,
Fnoch Clint ~ name. who ny our uncle
my client. Mr. Braithwaitc, engaged
some six weeks before the unlucky af-
fair of the stolen money? lie was n
smart Young fellow with excellent tcsti-
mon ais--all forged. by the byc-and
made himself useful both in the house
and IN the, stable YARD. and was vastly
popu M with his 'ellow-scrvants ON ac-
count OF his powers OF Il, uiicrI and the
Juggling tricks which he could perform
/ had nm indistinct RECOLLECTION oi
haying seen and heard of such q person
in my uncle household. and { said so,
wondering how there could be anything
in Enoch Clint 20 concern me.
This Fnoch Clint said Mr.. Nor
dannt slowly, twas a north country
man. stared nj him. sotn'ly puzzled.
''lfe was your copntryman, drawled
out the shrcwd lawyer, and thqn light
broke in upon me. and I grew kick and
dizzy, and could hardly hear Mr.. Nor
daupcs friendly voice rs he said, shak
ing my passive hand the whilc You
ha been sorely wrongci, Mr..
Vaughan. /, for one, believed you
guilty, for which | heartily ifg iyour
Now, listen TO mo. This poor
wretch. Enoch Clint. was two davs
since run over by hcav.ly-ladcn van,
not fifty yards from his masters door.
and carried bark 10 tho hoose. the
crushed aud blood stained wreck OF
man. He asked for his master, and,
Mr.. Brathwaito bcing absent, he pravcd
to see Miss Lucy. 10 her, in the doc:
tors presence, the dying man gasped
ont some inartioulate confession, clear
ing You from all blame but that OF 8
cred lity, pardonable at yolr age, and
duplicating most seriously another per
son. At his own desire his broken
statement was. By the doctorls help.
taken down in writing, but he died be-
fore the narrative was completes Miss
Lucy had an interview with her father
| need scarcely say, on his return home,
"a n Sc uel 10 which, Mr.. Braitiwa'ts,
more agiiaied thun had ever. known
him TO be, called on me, and lad the
matter before me. We. too. had n long
talk, and the result of IL was. Mr.. Cyril,
that on the following morning ! received
n visit from have you guessed itp--the
conf Dental clerk. MIR. Jenkins. ~.
"Our Mr.. JenkiusPn | returned, Per.
picked by the half-comic expression OF
the solicitors face, ~
"Your Mr.. jenkins, II you Will cling
10 tho ancient formula" asscpted thI
LAWYER, with twinkling eyes. "Tha
commercial lumlnary came To me bland
llN, unsuspeciing. for. as ~ turpcd OH
he had not even heard OF the death O
his aceomplioe. My first {, when h
had made his bow and seated himsel
in the clients chair, was To shut tn
door and lock IT, When he heard tn
click of the lock he star ed. and turne,
As pale rs his shirt collar,
"'Now, my friend, | said 20 him. In ,
fank. pleasant way, my advice 10 yor
is, for Your own good. to make'a clear
breast of il at once"
"Then YOU should have seen the Ia
genious wonder OF his interesting coun
tenance. ,..I.
".Excuse me. Mr. Mordaunt, but !
cannot have heard you Alright, he said,
alter n pause.
".Oh. YES, you have said !, shak.
A. IA. a..
jenkins. il is tiue for you 20 drop the
sheeps clothing, and stand forth as the
wolf YOU aro--only this | prohlisc, in
Mr.. Bralthwaite's name, that 4 youI
revelations | Q full and ample you shall
have gentler and more generous treat.
ment than you deserve. nu.N 'i'n
"A stormy colloquy ensued. Once |
thought the man meant TO strike me,
but there was something in my eye that
restrained him, suppose, for peVt he
began 10 sob, aud then TO whine like u
beaten hound. rs, sitting ON the edge OF
my writmg-tnblc. and glaring at the
carpet. he s'ammored out q confess on.
which reduced 10 writing. aud 70 which
he presently affixed his reluctant sigma.
uire.
~ inc ItNtlallons Nhcn Nhls SlplcIl
witness was at length brought 70 make
he did not know. you see, Mr. Cyril
how much his colleague had confessed
was a tolerahlc complete one. lie
had. il seemed, an especial malice
against Yourself, as the kinsman and
future partner and heir Of the employer
whom Il had been the business OF his
life TO dupe by Il show OF zeal anil dis
l play OF mock honesty say, nook. he
cause, probably, when the books come
TO be over-hWled, il will be found that
this was not the first time OF hetraya
of trust. And Mr.. jenkins thought
too, that young as YOU were, you did no
share Mr.. Bmithwaite's $ high opinion o.
him. and might one day ask trouble
some questions.
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