The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-06
CHAPTER XIV.

Two days elapsed before was allowed to
see Daisy after her condemnation. Even
then should hardly have been permitted to
have an interview with her but for certain
powerful influences, which had been brought
to bear on her behalf Immediately after
pronouncing sentence of death the judge had
sent for Belmore, and had told him that he
was by no means satisfied with the case as 1t
stood, and that he had strong conviction
that the whole truth had not yet been
learned. He found that Belmore entirely
shared his views, and from him he heard Of
ms and of the efforts which was making to
procure proof Of my darlings innocence It
was the good Judge who smoothed the way
for me with the prison authorities and who
made it possible for me to have free commu-
nication with Daisy in her cell.
But it must not be supposed that ws-for
Harding had formally deyoted himself to
my service in the task in which / was en-
gaged-were idle during the two days OF
waiting before l was admitted to an inter
view with Daisy. Idlei how could we be
idlel 1t was now the 9th of December, and
had already been warned that the day on
which the martyrdon of my darling was to
be carried out was the 18th OF the same
month But three weeks were given to Us,
therefore, in which to establish her inno-
cence. Even Harding-good, kind, never
to-be-forgotten friend-declared that neither
for food nor for sleep must one moment OF
that precious time be wasted unnecessarily
What, then, think you, was my frame OF
minda
Within a few hours Of the passing of the
sentence Harding was in London, where he
secured the services Of the most eminent pri-
vate detective of the day. The special mis-
sion of this man was to find Gregson- My
work on that dark day on which the trial
ended was of q different kind Putting all
remembrance Of the last few weeks aside,
went to Branksome and Fosdyke and ap-
peaIed to them to assist me in the task | had
undertaken
DR. Branksome was just the same as he
had ever been. Yes, | bitterly reflected, he
was Just the same; as easy, cool, pleasant In
his manner, now when Daisy was lying
under sentence Of DEATH as he had been on
that first morning Of my acquaintance with
him. when he did the honors Of the yacht
for her and for me. could not bear the
thought of this cynical selishness. ] had
been angry against him when I first knew
that be believed Daisy to be guilty. Now
despised him for his heartlessness and would
willingly have turned my back upon him for
ever, If it had not been that / felt he might
give me help in the work Of saving my
darling
But yerv soon found that this was not to
be. I again told him my conviction that
FIinter was the real instigator Of Mr.. Maui
leyerer's murder and repeated the reasons
which led me to think so. It was the first
time that Fosdyke had heard the story Of
mv finding the book on forensic Medicine"
on hoard the Yacht and Of the way in which
IL opened at the pages dealing with poison
inc by strychnia thought ne seemed
startled by my statement II had no effect
upon Branksome, however.
II see what you wish me to do, Fenton.
You are anxious that should find victim
for the gaIlows in this place Of poor Daisy,
and you suggest Flinter for the purpose"
HAnd Is that the way in which you speak
Of the girl whom you have known since SIZE
left her mothers arms, and whom you pro-
fess to lever cried, in my Indignation.
aDr. Branksome, if anyone had asked me
what thought Of you few weeks ago,
should have said you were one OF the noblest
and truest men on the face Of the earth; but
IL anyone were to put the question to me
now, should be forced to tell him that
had found you to be false as friend, and
mean and heartless as a man--one who can
sit here in the full enjoyment of every lux
uryp-I had found the two at dinner-@when
the child who has looked up to him az
father is lying IN the condemned cell Aye,
and who can even answer the prayer that
he would join in the attempt to save her
from her doom, with cold sneerp
BE heard me without moving muscle Of
bis face, and when be replisl he spoke In
his usual voice Il was just as pleasant and