Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-02-16

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ed the document to his pocket-boOk;
and that. Of course, will be her de.
Tense when she comes before the MAG.
istrate this morning.
"Good heavens Do you mean to
say that the woman will be allowed
to utter such a shameful and abomi.
nable slander as that p cried Mr.. Gof.
fenhoof, furiOusly indignant.
That is her story. sir answered
the inspector.
'Bnt-but it is false on the face of
it. gasped Mr.. GriHsnhoof, almost be.
side himself. rs it likely that / should
have given away what didn't belong
to me ?
You see. sir. II was little nnforinn.
ate your making that false 81 emsnt at
the station last night; and you've ad.
mitted that you had the diamond star
while your lady was a.loOking every.
where for it. 1t might be said your
conduct was suspicious. In fact, sir,
added the inspector. impressively.
I'm afraid the evidence shall have
to give will 50 to corrobora.e the
young persons story
Don't you desert me, Inspector
cried Mr.. Griffenhoof, almost trem.
bling with horror, as he realized his
equivoeal position. why, the-the
scandal would be awful. lit would
be ruination Can't anything be
done 2
Il don't believe the young persons
story, sir, and that is the truth; but
accidental circumstances make it an
awkward business for you. Now, if
she only had the sense TO say she
found the star, added the inspector,
scratching the tip of his nose with his
pocket-book in an distracted manner,
and gazing straight before him into
vacancy, 'it would be all right, for
I'm sure don't want to bring up her
statement against her, poor girl
Apparently the removal of the in
spector's keen eyes from his face re.
stored Mr.. Griffenhoofs self-posses-
sion, for he Immediately rose TO the
necessities of the situation. Laying
his hand upon the officers arm, he
said with decision
She must say she found it,
We'll, sir, perhaps her lawyer might
suggest-
who is her lawyer P interrupted
Mr.. GriffenhOof, eagerly.
She hasn't got one at present, sir;
but if you would like to instruct one
for her, there is Mr.. Warrant, near
the court. a most respectable practi-
tioner, said the inspector, with more
animation than he had heretofore dis.
played.
Come along, at once, said Mr.. Grif-
fenhoof, desperately.
Mr.. Grifenhoof was rather stagger.
ed by the exorbitant fee which Mr..
Warrant demanded for his services.
and he could not help suspecting that
there was an understanding between
the attorney and the inspector. How
ever, he did not think it prudent to
demur, and the result was that Mar
gsret Sarcy was acquitted. She said
she had found the ornament outside
the Grifenhoofs' house. and as Mrs.
Grifenhoof, who came forward to
identify the star, confessed that she
believed that she had dropped it out
of doors. when returning from din
ner party, the magistrate took leni-
ent view Of the case and gave the
prisoner the benefit Of the doubt.
Thank goodness Josiah, we have
got the star again, exclaimed Mrs.
Griffenhoof, as she drove home from
the court with her husband, and ! am
very sorry, dear, that have caused
you all this trouble and annoyance
1T has been very unpleasant bus
iness. my love. said Mr.. Griffenhoo!,
in ali sincerity. and If Mrs. Jennings
ever asks You to take care of her Jew.
el-cass again, tell her to go to
ahem cabman, that is the house.
Third on the right /