Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-17
DARK DAYS
BY HUGH CONWAY.
Avihor Of "oaEsd Baet %

bal simply o. thros my mini lack O. the
victurcs of tto Iast AMI rsrroluco them in
words Tho t1st. shrtlrr vel or ll drnr.
was Mt a hari ons
But now. ehrn ln ono momfut AM a. n
ty mag .c. osrrD thing changed, wueu sorrp .
sccms.l to D. simply see.t out o. cur ufr,
When that Tor vrrfcts attct cofioss.on
q guilt. loIcel ff. ni him in soiuf iuy sieI ln1t
vay. uoi only ieft onr sLoia iuiufe bright
anil cioui.rss. bat Consigned % rrsi aii ihs
ghosts ~ che past who's shainsY forms
hai hitherto ioggei our step ani isni-i ui
ths htrrinrss rightly lua O. thns1 vhn love
a. We lHrri. nnv frci ny sforfU.uine -
acuie'y. AMI eisi my ia vai more poser
fui than s
All yeta vori vii defcrlts ne STATE -
my ovu mind AZ. Wien fhs lfr solemn
vorls vDrr spoken ~ ths iniTr spoken In
v0.oe sLich showd snoiinn ant iisires
~ l.ing cnnIriei f1 oUud mn fellow
creature o. dsa'h-i oarliel my fsinfng
vie rom ths crowded. r,sklnE court The
mUmeuiarF suss n rapture rsssd asari
lsNldsrnfnt Sheer lrviirrmsnh - tte
sofi fcr shat sas laft cCuid uoi it.nk
All NV fe,son.ng faculties hat isft me- De-
f.cf. t-.'lav that hal phiirpa n0i uoouei.
ani sl uae.iei my mechanically giffn care,
I my-,If sh1lI have fallen sruao'rss on thal
thrrshoi stich an hour tsiors uo Cfu.sotl.
tiink.ng 80 wsre going o. snl'esi misery
rru,rul~r chs mnrh As aI lhL.
irpl on 0ns d. ihe lari v0od.u tenches in
a. stons osrnior tepi reisaang to INV.
sf "innnrenf. my lHye is Innocent. That
man b. guilty" slrp d. ths oontInual r..
iisra ian uas an fn leaver o. impress tho
a.. o.. L. 4. -
time was lnlr.du Que. ani rsiutnl o. en.
tarfa.uH
Ithrsw up ny Wits veil sni hsihri hsf
face vith safer. ~hlrh vas hrouEht me tr
tlnIiy POLICEMAN lreasniiy lcr eIet
of.n-i AMI l0us..Hlinrsi returned. sle
sfrlVe fn sfeak
My rr,-rncs of ui.ai as fssi r-turn.nr
"i.arssf.' whispered. 80 vou iove. u.s n.t
q vori n this p.aoe In a mlnats 80 viA
islVe a.
sho vas oiei.eai. tut tns~ from ths
eni ioHk of l1Y in her eyes that oiriiruc'
iaskrl BE- o. ths utmost SO vs. -aon ails
o. rIss. AMI ihen 80 valkri from ihs ocur'.
ruthei cur eay through ths cf0vi sho
uaItsl ln tls street llUIY u ga s.ng tfs
suiirn termination tn th- trial throw ogI.
selves into cab aul in anltfsr momrnt
uere Alternately uceq.ng ani lAushing Ina
each others arms
o. ~. io~esrf. tut fors moment IL
iln to shlrh ss drove uns r.ea at hsni
Ihrre ee see shasn lutn "a roou. anl weru
~ las' fr-s o. give the fullest vent to car
fsut up feelings
u vouid o. aisuri for me 20 at'rmTi O.
ferrulucs aur aor.is o1r DE- jnlnfeletr anna
4. d u.
srrlle tt- tsars that ur sIel. ihs embraces
tha loving carrsss sa iafhhsi on zach
ether Think of us an hour. one short hour
axoi Ihins ~ us navi Thls curse iaii
uf.n us o. that avful Ehi remov-i far-
sveri oar scr kspt ~ secrecy. r atlil
ads .ahls. no longer absolutely nsetIui
ItIlrra. In srlts of al ! hal seen. In sfits
q aI 80 haI tnil nie on that ulghf vhrn
faunI tsr. uli. dstrac'ei vomnn. in
stnrfn tie uIidesf that years have knnsu.
gulItlr.. q t-r hushani's ieathf innocen'.
no, on a. shs hal in my eye, aisays ls'en.
iut 49,. whai va far more. innoceni iu hlr
oun tYes'
Small vouisr that o. nearly an ho1r ~
o. ulfh our arms teInei arouni "a "a otlrr.
anI us.l fes sorit uh.ea aers mIrl Than
rsriuruls &c sniatl0nt oi love anl l'f
Thsrsi cannlf vI not descrto tbs
scsns more folly tvlI az na more. -.
csrt this. vh.n 40 last w. grew calmsr.
rhMppa turned io ms. al Cncs mlrs saw
terror gathering In her sYes.
"Rasl. she sail. "a trus-ii must 10
;ru-F
.'Trusi o. oour,, u a."
That man. ths pflsonsr. could uoi have
rlsairi guilty When b. sas innocent
why shouid hsi u meant death ~ him.
poor urstCh."
bot why di b. con'esr
"Nho can trlii nemor,s may havs urEsi
him D. 90 81"
Inlippa re- ani her nett words were
sf.trn quickly AMI vlth excitement
40. 1 dld uaf do H. n. tt1usht. The
drram haunted mo. tut dii ne t-lIste t
until heard th-ss mrn talk ~ the vay hc
d.eI Thsn 10 an cane tark d ms Ihe
mai storm. the dad uun over ~hom |
,taai. even then don't think I actually
t.'.ey.i it II wss Wien yol toll me how
va foun me that oct ail horr'
-Drar,-', farpss ms sh oil have L.
iisvei in ths implssihihty ~ the act even Ia
your delr.um, sv.n " bal ,csn q dons
IhIlpga. sAy yoa forgive me
shs Tires hsr arms arolli me- Basil.
ny hlshant- shs vhsp~rvi. you have
dine much or m.. a. one thlag more, hni
cut tls whole truih-hni oui Why this man
kllei him. how ~ killed him, hni oui.
satisfy ms hat hs confession -ss a trus
one. then. rs such happin-si a. ! have
never even Dreamed of vii - minel'
"Ani mine" echo~l
Irrom.ssi o. a. a. she wished Indeed.
The moment hai recovered my SELVES ! ~.
s,ly.l D. learn everythin. that could b.
l.arnel Once AMI Or al I would clear
away every cloud q doubt. although that
eioui night b ~ bigger than a mans
hand.
But Fhlippa must not stop In Iewnham.
Uer strange conluct during the trial, her
fainting NJ after u. were bound % have at
tractei toe attention % thoss present No
doubi he vss Looked upon asa fri'ui of the
prisoner. Who was overPo~sred by the sui
den AMI aw al ending 10 the case still. shs
must no; Ssy At Tewnhsm
We vent b London by an aitsrnoon train
The next morning ! again ran down 70 tho
place AZ which the trisl was held learned
the nams u the oonyicts solicitor. ami a.
soon a. found him al leisure requested the
favor Of an in'ervies.
found him apparently worthy. respso-
table man. hut u q nature Inclined o. 10
cholsfic. toll him callei or him because
uss much interested In the case of the con.
Wet william Evsns Mr. Crisp that Was
Ms name. frownei AMI hdgetei about with
sons papers which wsrs in front of him
Il would rather no, talk abou, the osss.'
he AID sharply. "Ssthins for many ysars
has - much annoyed me-"
"whyi Your client only met With bis
deserts"
'sTrae---trls but | am q lawyer. sir
Our prosinc, IL moi b think 70 much q
desrrts As of what We can DO for client. II
Is hard % try AMI serve fool"
NO doubt; bat | scarcely understani
your meaning"
"Meaninx' q csuld have saved that man.
There was NJ evidence 70 speak of agai.rst
him. What dii u amount toi pistol q a
peculiar make foani in hsld half a mile
away from the scene o. the murder; one man
who could swear that the pistol was my
clients property-a pawnbroker, 70 whom he
wantei b sell H. Positively. air, that was
the who.e casa for the Crown Never %
disxusiei In my iife-neverT
Ths excitabls little mans looks showed
that his disgust was not assumed
20 the pistol which had though,le~sly
hurled away hal. after all, furnished the
cl-w sni brought the criminal 70 justics.
Although was nov quite satishsi that ths
right psrson was 10 suffer for the dark
crime. resolved 10 got all the additional
Information couil
"BV, whv did he plead guii'yr I asked
"Becsuss he was a fool, raped cut Mr..
Crisp "lt vas like committing suicide !