The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-09

r. III Inc were sittin
O. HOi over their breal
|. /. !. !. !. !. !. !.
E>A e T. fast. he said "B
~, ~ The way. my da
IN iI<l'sll ling, YOU remcn
NJ tHhN<ie Der my sayi n
[EIe .J tk1 al yesterday tha
Hlj5sl.lh es - that pers0n-ih
tNfF 3cfksH black hairo
W. fi'Vll@ u man, whom
= ',f n Paid a check Il
- W. = reminded me O
me onc9"
Pauline. who had been sitting in
alcss and pcnsive posture. Instant,
ightencd up and expectation sparklc'
in hcr eyes
ayes. remember! Have you though
who it is"
1t occurred 10 me last night, or carl,
this morning., while was lying awake
Tho name be- gavo yesterday evening
. John-somcihing'--
"John Crush"
"John Grasli-ycs; that WAS not TIE
namo Of the person | am thinking Of.
don't mean 70 imply that his namo may
not have been John Crush But be Ger.
tainly beans remarkable resemblance
70 another man whom you. | think,
never saw. but whose namo viii be famil-
iar 10 YOU"
"Whos tell me-"
Tho judge was q little surprised at her
Impotence Mind you. itsonly fancy
of mine. hc said. Perhaps / shouldn't
have mentioned IL; but it had such an
odd relation 10 a matter very near 70
you. OF course, however, it is impossi-
be that the person who was here last
night can DO the man refer TO-"
"B1t who is it,
"llc reminded mo Of Horace Dupec,"
said the Judge. "Of<coursc you know
whom mean. was not personally en-
gagged in the trial. bat / dropped into
tho court one day, and watched the pro-
cccdings for half an hour. That was the
only occasion OH which ever saw Du-
pee. lIo was striking looking fellow,
and | retained an unusually distinct
memory Of mis- features. This man Crush
looks good deal older than Dupee did
though. 70 DO sure, it was several
years ago"
"Wil You have some moro coffee
dcar;' asked Pauline.
No more, lL. aaurssss- -yysess.- Ill 20 and
smolcn cigar. and then How Is your
mother feeling this morning.
About the same. have an idea it
might be- good for her 10 get up to break
fast in the mornings. think shecouid,
IL she tried Perhaps a stimulus Of some
sort would benefit her-some great piece
of news. for instance"
Possibly. But hardly think theEc
Is any news that would be likely to in
tercst your mother. She hardly ever so
much rs looks in a newspaper"
IL don't mean news of that kind. But
If, f0r instance, she should hear that the
thief who committed the robbery Of
which Percy was accused was caught
and convicted. or if it wero possible
that Percy himself is not dead, but had
in some strange way oscapedt'
"Ah. yes; such news would give her
fresh life, no doubt. But wo must not
let our Imagination take SO wide q range "
1T is not impossible Why may not
Percy be alive: Noone has seen his dead
body. Why may ho not return some
day! Men have often returned who were
thought 10 DE lost for years and years"
"Why. ny dear, DO not let your mind
run on such thoughts! You are excited
already We must not hope to see Percy
again
After n pause Pauline said, eff he
were 70 come back do YOU think he would
be arrested on that old charge"
Speaking from tho legal point Of
view | suppose he would be-"
But suppose he woro 10 como back
-upposo no wcrc in New York now
would It be unsafe for him to be seen or
to have it known, Would ho have to
keep In hiding until his innocence could
DO proven
my dearest wife," replied the Judge, |
gently, the law cannot be affected by !
sentiment II 1t were SO, it would cease |
10 10 the law. do not say that, in |
ceasiag 10 DO the law, it might not, in |
certain instances, become something bet /
Ter and higher. Only in certain in
stances. mind you'll As TO Percy's case,
there is 40 reason to suppose that he
would bc treated with any special sever
ity. Quite the contrary. 1t is almost
certain that tho original prosecutor
would not appear; and tho government
would scarcely take up tho matter. No;
Perry would be arrested and certain for
iaaliiics gone through with, and-but,
bless my soul. am talking as il the poor
boy were still in this worldi God bless
him! lie is far beyond the reach of
worldly justice or injustice nowl"
With these words the good judge got
NJ. and after kissing his wife's hand in
a clValrous fashion Of his. ho went into
the library to smoke his cigar.
Pauline loved her husband, hut she
MAS glad to be alone at that moment
She was wrought 10 a hiShpitch Of
excitement. and felt the necessity of
Healing with her thoughts and emotions
b private. She went up 70 her boudoir
md locked herself in.
Since the occurrence Of the day before
he had moro than once been on the
'oint OF revealing the whole matter 10 I
lcr husband Had it concerned herself
lone. she would have done so at the
iutset But the secret was Pcrcy's in
he first place. and she could not tell
low she had been blackmailod without /
evealing his presence in the city. No !
loubt The Judge would keep the secret J
OF her Sake, If for no other reason; {
'ul she had reflected that il could
10 no good 70 Percy 10 have him
now IL. and if Percy's presence should S
appcn 70 bc discovered in any other J.
.ay il might prove awkward for the a
Judge to have been found IN the position
shcltering a fugitive from justice. On {
he other hand. she could not tell Percy n
{ Che insul, that had been put upon her, q
ocauae be- would undoubtedly sacrifice II
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