The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-05
Down to Calico.
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to finish his long letter to Elsie. His
hand trembled, partly from the agitation
Of last nights experience, and partly
fror, dread of the days work in the
courtroom. Just as he was sealing the
envelope the door opened, and Fred
Seymour came in. Dick spoke and offer.
ed his visitor a chair, which Fred took
and sat down near the window, looking
into the street.
"How did you get through the other
day ?" Dick asked, after q few moments
of silence.
"Pretty we'll. After you left, the old
man came down, and, through his influ-
ence the judge was tolerably easy on
me. He imposed a fine and the old man
paid that" The old man referred to
was Fred's father. 1t is a habit OF fast
yonng men to speak OF their fathers in
that way.
"Did you plead not guilty2"
"No. 1 'fessed up. 1 took your ad.
vice. When I came to study the case,
that seemed to be the best thing could
do"
~ thought so," said Dick.
"And now, Dick" Fred continued,
grasping the opportunity, II have come
to ask a favor of you. Mr.. Morton has
promised to give me my old place, and I
mean to turn over new leaf. I know
how badly have been doing, and I am
going to quit it. Father has been very
indulgent with me, and I dislike 10 call
on him for further favors at present.
AS fellow is likely to do, when he acts
the fool the way have done, have got
little in debt, and want to clear up
old scores and start in fresh. You will
greatly oblige me by lending me ten
dollars. It embarasses me to ask you,
but l feel that you are my friend from
the advice you gave me when was in
trouble the other day."
Here was predicament for Dick. He
could pay high wages to ragged news.
boys, but that was not similar to lend
ing money to this unstable young man,
Finally Dick fatty refused on the
grounds OF inability, saying that al.
though he would be glad to oblige him,
he felt that it would be impossible to do
so. Fred took the answer kindly and
said, of course he did not want to de-
prive anyone of comfort in order to oh.
tain it himself. Then Dick congratulate
ed him on his noble resolves, and ex-
pressed the wish that Fred would be
able to carry them out to the letter.
Fred thanked Dick for his good wishes
and the conversation turned to another
topic. But Notwithstanding Fred's
pleasant demeanor, his wrath was
afire. Inwardly he believed that Dicks
claim of inability to lend him the desir-
ed amount was too thin.
Dick recovered himself and looked at
his watch.
81 must co." said he, "Court opens at
nine o'clock, and it is now ten minutes
AFTER"
EYES, had forgotten. You arc to as
sist smucker in the Marley case, be-
lieve. Don't let me detain you. My
business is not important, anyhow"
Dick was putting on his overcoat and
did not notice the sarcasm of the last
remark. Fred arose, yawned, and walk
ed out, and Dick picked up the letter
and locked the door, and the two vent
down the steps together. Both turned
to 60 up the street when Dick stopped.
IF you are going up past the letter.
box, will yeu please drop this into it and
1 will 60 on down to the courtroom ?"
he said, handing the letter to Fred. T..
"Yes, I can," Fred replied and they
Dick hurrying down to the
court room, and Fred going up toward
the letter-box on the corner. Dick sat
beside the sleepy Smucker, whose table
was stacked with law books. Court was
not yet open, and the crowd back of the
railing was noisy, and the number and
noise we're continually being augmented.
All craned their necks to see the
prisoner, and many pointed him out to
others with grotesqus gestures. Marley
sat just opposite Dick, and - Dick look
ed at the flushed face of the prisoner,
he thought of Fred Seymour at the po-
lice station, and wondered il Fred would
ever appear in the role of the murderer.
The work of empaneling a jury was the
first thing, and the motley venire was
already seated in the box. In few
minutes Judge Gordon appeared and the
restless assemblage was called to order.
The examination of jurors was conduct
ed by Smucker for the State, and Ham
mond for the defense. Judge Daven-
port sat near table by the inperturb-
able Eels. He was, like Dick, for the
time being, simply a spectator.
Probably an old lawyer with thor
ough knowledge of human nature would
not have entrusted love.letter to the
care Of a reckless fellow, who had been
reformed only about twenty.four hours.
When Fred took Dicks letter, he hon.
estly meant to mail it, but going up the
street he looked at the address.
"Ha," he thought, "a love-letter
reckon" and quick as fash he saw his