Thomas County cat., 1888-06-14

"'But they can make yon 60 cried
Cousin Nettie. and they will Now
You see :he result of your imprudence
and obstinacy.'
The result madam said !. will,
hope. be the liberation of an limo.
cent man, and shall cost Miss Evans nc
serious annoyance. Meantime. l viii
go into court and move a postpone.
ment of the case. Will you oblige me
by waiting here till have done SOP
1.-The ladies consented. and l went
my way.
Fortunately, no motion was neces'
sary. found ON visiting the court
room. that the States attorney was
sick. and that the entire criminal dock
ct was postponed. l attended the Ia
dies to their train. and made an ap.
pointment to visit Cory Green the
next day. In passing the package
room Miss Evans stopped to reclaim q
wrap for which she held check.
"'It's all right. Charley she said
I've found the sketch-book l spoke to
you about this morning.
"'May I ask, said ], at what time
you reached the city this morning?
LAT eight o'clock. she replied
AT eight o'clock! And this i'm
pudent little rascal kept me here two
hours watching for you. when ht
knew all the while that you were in thu
city,
al didn't keep you!' rctorted Char
ley, Indignantly; Il told you you d bet
ter give it up
"'Why didn't you tell me that Mis-:
Evans came on the early train?'
"'You didn't ask me nothin' about
that train!'
''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 Woods
togeter, 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 to
the co rrectness of the date and hour
mentioned; and the jury unanimously
agreed that the prisoner could not al
one and the same time have been fast
asleep in Pigeon Hollow and com.
mitting highway robbery two miles
away"
Il hope the man was worth saving
l said.
He was an honest, industrious
man. though of a very ordinary sort.
He is now working for the gardene,
who caused his arrest l often meet
him.
"How do you account for the mis-.
take in his identity?'
lit was a case of chance resem.
blance. The real robber afterward
turned up, and was brought to justice
for the crime. He proved to be Den.
MISS counterpart in face. figure and
dress He had seen Dennis in the dis
tance. and had dropped his club and
the wallet and rum"
.'And the young lady-does she still
WELD the pencil as ski!lfu!ly as everr'
"She has not abandoned art alto
oether," replied Mr.. McQ-, with a
glance around the room; % but of late
she has become a good deal occupied
with matters pertaining to the law.
In fact, she is in partnership with my
self"
As he limped with me to the door. a
lady came down the stairs, leading a
little girl Mrs. McQ--,'' said he.
II want you to know my client, Mr..
s.. have been telling him how
you saved poor Dennis By the nape OF
his neck"
Years afterward 1 attended a recep-
ton in the elegant home of the then
Senator McQ--. in Washington, and
ventured to remind the host and host.
ess of the affair of the sketch-book.
Yes" said the Senator, looking
proudly upon his wife. lit is that same
minute fidelity and painstaking which
the sketch displayed that has given
her her present position and helped to
give me mine. She was faithful in
that which is least. and she is faithful
also in much. George Huntington, in
Youths Companion.
How to Silverplate Ribbon.