The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-01

"'but they can make you 20, cried
Cousin Neltie. 'and they win Now
you SEQ he result q your Imprn<lenee
and obstinacy.'
"'The result madam said I. 'will.
] hope. b tho liberation % "A limo
cent man, and shall cost Miss Evans no
serious annoyance. Meantime. will
60 into court and move . postpone
ment Of The case. Will you oblIge mo
by waiting here til 1 have done SOP
1.-THE ladies consented. and ] went
my way.
Fortunately. no motion was noccs.
sary. ! found on visiting the court
room. that the States attorney was
sick, aud that the entire criminal dock
% was postponed. attended the Ia
dies to their train. and made an ap-
pointment to visit Cory Green the
next day. IL passing the package
room Miss Evans stopped 20 reclaim
wrap for which she held check.
""Its all right. Charlev.' she said;
I've found the sketch book spoke %
you about, this morning.
"sMay ask said !. ~ what time
you reached tho city this morningr
"'At eight o'clock. sho replied
osAt eight o'clock! And this inn
pudsnt little rascal kept me here two
hours watching for you. when be
knew all the while that you were in tho
city,
81 didn't keep your rctorted Char
ley. Indignantly; = told you you'd bet
ter give il up
"'Why didn't yon tell me that Miss
Evans came on the early train?
"'You didn't ask me nothin' about
that trainr
"The rest scarcely needs telling. ]
went the next day to Cory Green.
with proper credentials and letters Of
introduction to Dr. Evans We visited
Pigeon Hollow and the Indian Wood
togetcr, and secured diagrams and
measurements
"A few days later the trial took
place. The diagram was shown; like
wise the sketch, which was carefully
compared with the original Miss
Evans and her cousin made oath Ia
the co rrectness Of the date and hour
mentioned; and the jury unanimously
agreed that the prisoner could not q
one and the same time have been fast
asleep IN Pigeon Hollow and com
hitting highway robbery two miles
away"
: 4 hope the man was worth saving.
said.
HE was an honest. industrious
man. though Of very ordinary sort
? He il now working for the gardene'
who caused his arrest ! often NEE
him"
"How do you account for the mis-
: take in his identity?'
1T was . case Of chance resem
blance. The real robbcr afterwar'
turned up. and was brought 70 justic
for the crime. He proved to be Den
: miss counterpart in face. figure am
: dress He had seen Dennis in the dir
lance. and had dropped his club An
: the wallet and run"
And the young iauy-uoes sne ~
Z WELD the pencil as skillfully as ever?
!" "Shc has not abandoned art alt
: gether." replied Mr.. McQ-. with
. glance around the room; " but Of la'
she has become good deal occupie
!. with matters pertaining to The Law
4 In fact. she Is in partnership with N,
self"
" As he limpcd with me to the door.
: lady came down the stairs, leading
4 little girl Mrs. McQ--," said b
II want you to know my client. ~
S.. have been telling him no
!, you saved poor Dennis by the nape I
z his neck"
|. Years aftcrward attended : rece]
I ton in the elegant home Of the the
Senator McQ--. in Washington, "a
. venturcd to remind the host and hos
4 ess OF the affair Of the skctch-book.
4 Eyes" said the Senator. Iookiu
y proudly upon his wife, 1T Il that san
: minute fidelity and painstaking whis
4 the sketch displayed that has give
. her her present position and helped
y give me mine. She was faithful
that which = least. and she = faithf'