The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-31

Yes sir said the two ladies a,
once.
My name Is Mo- said. i
have the great pleasure 81 restoring
Miss Evans's skeich-book 70 her. and
in - doing take the liberty 20 ask
Thank you interrupted Cousin
Nettie. taking the book aui passing g.
toits owner. aud evidently not dis
posed q allow M the liberty Of asking
any thing whatever. 10 j.. Of course.
a mere tribe. u no value except % nv
cousin.
Pardon me. madam. ] replied.
'yOu are mistaken. There j. anufhrr
person 10 whom The bauk i q far
greater consequence than IL can D.,
even Co Miss Evans; and I must brg.
rs that persons representative
ALLOW me to oruind You. sir.
broke in Cousin N-itir. strrulv. that
this interview has already passed the
bounds Of propricty and can not b..
further prolonged d you wish the
reward offered You must apply % Dr..
Evans. Of Cory Green. Come. Alice. 3
You may go e ron wish.' an
swerel the girl. with lrawing her arIi;
Il shall hear what she gentleman wishes
to say
"A few words Il explanation served
20 set me ri ght and to interest both 81
/ the Ladies ia the case of my client I
had no difficulty ia persutding them
10 ascend with me 20 the lobby of the
courthouse. where We cpuld confer
more quietly. With the sketch before
Us. Mis- Evans recalled The Pigeon
Hollow in -itent and verified the msln-
Oranda concerning the day aud the
hour.
"She was terrified AZ the idea of ap-
pearing in court. aud declared it out
Of the question except with her fathers
consent and attendance.
"' But they can make YOU CO. cried
Cousin Nettie. and they viii Nov
You see :he result Of your imPruiencs
aud obsiinarv.
"'The result madam. said L viii.
! hope. be the liberation II an limo
cent man. and shall cost Mis- Evans no
serious annoyance. Meantime. I will
60 into court aud move a postpone
ment Of the ea-r. Will ven oblige me
by waiting here till have done so5'
"The ladies consented. aud ! 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 attended the Ia
dies TO their train. and made an APP
pOintment 10 visit CORY Green the
next day In passing the package
room Miss Evans stopped 90 reclaim a
wrap for which she held q cheek.
"'lt's all right. Charley. she said;
I've found the sketrh-b,uk spoke To
you about. this morning.
May ] ash, said !. at what time
you reached the CITY this morning.
go Al eight o'rlnek She replied
'''At eight o'cIorki And this inn
pudent little rascal kept mr herr. two
hours watching Tor You. whom D..
knew all the hilr that YOU vrr. ia the
cityr
"'l didn't keep YOU" rctorfrl Char.
ley. Indignantly, ] told You you u bet
ter give il up
49, Why didn't Won tell me thtt ui,.
Evans came on tie early tr1ing
80 You didn't ask me n"thin' about
that trainr
''Ihe rest -ctrrrlv nrr,ls ir'lin-. !
went the next dlt 10 CORY tsr-ru.
with proper credentials aud lej'rrs 81 |
introduction To Dr. Evans. We visited /
Pigeon Hollow and the m.han Wu,,i. |
tOgeier. and secured diagrams aud /
measurements
A few DAYS later ih- trial took /
place. The diagram was shown; like
wise the sketch. which WIS carefully /
compared with the original Ms
Evans and her cousin m1dr oath %
the co rrrctne>s 81 the date and hour
mentioned; aud the jury unanimously
agreed that the prisoner could not az
one aud the same Time have been fast
asleep in ri econ Hollow and CONF
hitting highway robbery two miles
away"
Il hope the man was worth saving"
I said.
HE was an honest. industrious
man. though Of very ordinary sort.
He is now working for The gardener
who caused his arrest ! often meet
him"
"How do You account for the mis-
lake in his ideniiiy2'
ut was a ease Of chance resenl-
5lanee- The real ro5Ler afterwari
turned mp. an! was brought 20 Justice
Ior the crime lie proved o. be- Den
hiss counterpart in face. figure anil
lress He had seen Dennis in the di--
auee. and had dropped his club and
he wallet and run"
"And the young ladv-does she still
Weld the pencil as skillfu.ly As everg
''She has not abandoned art alto
,ether. " replied Mr.. Mo- -. with a
,lanee around the room; 90 hut u late
he has become a good deal occupied
Nth matters pertaining 20 the law
n fact, she is in partnership with nv
elf"
As he limped with me 70 the door. a
ady came down the stairs. leading a
title girl Mrs. Mo- said b..
want you 10 know NV client. Mr
-. have been telling him how
on saved poor Dennis b. the nape u
is neck"
Years afierward attended n recer-
ion in the elegant home % the then
enatOr Mo- -. IN Washington. and
entured to remind the host and host
81 Of the affair - the skeich-b1ok
Yes" said the senator. locking
roudly npon his wife. "a J.. ihat .sm.
linuie fidelity and Iain-takigg which
be sketch displayed that has given
er her presert position AMI helped h.
i've me mine. She was faithful in
rat which Is least. aud she j. faithful
len ia much - Gs0rye HsufiHyioli. iii
i0ufhs' Companion
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