The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-16

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Ae soon as Beautiful Jim Lad spare
hour % himself lo went down % tile
Ducks Tai and asked tor she landlord
vino came TO him. looking little fright.
ued
M Brown said Jlm. going straight
70 the point az once, ] want t9 have tel
minutes private conversation with Hiss
Nec.aur. Have you any objection CD itt'
Not the least il tho world eir nc
turned Air Brown. civilly, and perhaps.
Mr. Baresi1rt. yOl won't be offended B. J
make So bold as 20 say never Waa 50
pleased IL nay iic as wae when tho Jity
gave heir verdic.-uCycr
That's vely kiud Of yor Alr Brown
said Jim. and forthwith held c- IBIS hand
TO him And now, IL you can lc. me zee
MISS NeekiIg Tor ten minute. / shall
be more than obliged
"Toa shall, sir. SAID 9ir Brown and
Immediately hurried away 10 carry jim' Is
wish into eject
IL the couTse Of q minute or two The
bar maid appeared. evidently 80 almost as
great a fright a. she had been oa the cay
OF ae inquest
Good day, said Jim, civilly-"er-do
you mind shutting tho door,
Miss MeokiDg shut tho door and adj
vanccd very slowly and uuwilIugly TO.
ward tie fireplace keeping her terrified
eyes fixed On jim the while
jim handed her @ chair you had bet
ter sit down, had you uoty be said 10 the
same civil tone Il shall not keep you
long, but you look Ill You had better
sit down"
Mss aieet.ug sat down jim. On the
contrary, stood up with lis back TO she
fire; there was q moment silence.
You are perhaps O little surprised O.
NY wishing 10 see YOU. jim began "and
| dare say you vii be more surpr ed sill
when YOU have heard what have 10 say
TO you wanted. however. 10 see sou
about the evidence yea gave at tie H.
quest the other day
What about iti / told 81 ! knew "
the bar maid flashed out.
"L1cuse lie. said Jimi very politely.
but You did nothing " he aild-y1l
tod very lilrle and. as IL happens, you
Mow great deal
Miss MceGlng started up from beg chair.
but jim mo.ioled 70 hel to 6it down. lo
TONED with r gesture 30 imperative that
she was compelled TO obey.
You did not tell tho truth Mss Meek
lag, said Ae. scForels and tlou b 20 is
possible you do not know 81 t-eg ca-i
false evidence By the ugly name Of Per.
jury"
And wnat did cay false Sac
framed the words with her palli ana
r..,,f linz linn rrft.r g ....r .r..r'.. ftrr.-
you implied gtea- deal You sap.
pressed al that passed between you ala
Capt Owen about rag you were wearing
at tho time You did a0- tell tho iu-y th1t
YOU lad given your word % Capt. Owen
that you would havs nothing more 80 DO
with air. Earle, Or that TIC self came
night you broke your word, while i. w-s
almost yet II your mouth, and actually
told Ar. Earle what sent Lll straight
back 10 barracks j. q blind passion
and 49,
Sir, said Sue, rising aud going toward
him. "as there IS o God Ia heaven above
us did not break lay word OF dL I told
him-I0m that is--.hat ID have 10 more
TO do with him, that Id seen how SET
against d marriage his people would be-
and how It would be the ruin OF him
told him bis father would never overlook
il or receive me. and that We couldn't Do
married without bis father. for we couldn
1--we on nothing And then Tom went
INTO C. fury--pOOr boy be IS that pas ion
ate--and asked FOR the ring 50 bad 70
out and tell him that IA given it TO Capt
Owen and that be could get 20 from h.m
And with that he Just cursed mo ano
Capt Owen. too. and went. and | never
saw him again till saw him al the IL
is that truey jim asked. search
ingly
True as that God Is above us" Rose
Meeking answered. solennly MIR. Beres
ford, ii no idea of bis going back and
numbering him. and ii shielded him II
was because believed IN my heart the
poor lad was beside himself when he
did It.
And supposing that suspicion had
crown against met" eaid jim. Would
you have shielded him Ut the cost Of ny
lites"
mo. Mr.. Beresford. would not. II
YOU had not been cleared that day should
have given him the chance Of getting
away. and then should have spoken out.
Il was that that made me SO nervous and
frightened before the jury. | was terri.
fed lest should clear ono Z. the expense
Of the othar."