Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04

As she moved swiftly away from the
cabin, Mr.. SnaresbrOOk sat down agai0.
He was trembling from head 60 foot, and
COW it was ros only from The weakness
OF over drinking.
'Shs's quite right" he mu.tared to
himself, bat it's hard I know she has
thought it kll alopg, but she has never
said 10 befOre-nOt even when I've been
the greatest brute She has grown tired
of me at lest! Nor Is it any wonder. On,
my darling. what days of happiness have
deprived YOU Of! All eternity will not be
long enough 20 atone"
He broke out into sObs-weak, child
ish, for sven the digeity Of manhOOd's
grief had gone from him.
As he sat there miserably cryi8g to
himslf, the trial IN the spare parlor Of tbs
"Rsd Unicorn came to On end, and r ID
ferR Churchill WAS found guilty.
But il is horribls-thisp cried New
enham IS he stood f. cisg the condemned
man in tie cOTn4r o. the room, to which
they had beea permitted to rstire for
short interview at the end Of the trial.
The jury snd one or two witnesses
stood talking in undertOnes ut the other
end Of the room.
Nawezham felt that ne could not b.
isvs it; re had pleaded, he had even
threatened, URtJ he saw that his interior
aPce only mGdematters worse for the pris-
Onsr. Besides he could NOT bat admit that
the arial, lO5gh and ready though it wac,
had back conducted NTH a fairness that
gave the prisoner eveT opportunity OF jas
titying himself L fortunately his man
nec sold agaizs. him. His answers were hest
Eating aud sometimes confused; and "a lis
tie By little links of evidence, so trifiBg
at first that they scarcely seemed TO bear
upon the case, Joined themselves together
till their united strength formed a chain
stToRg enough to cosvict 8 nan, ne seem.
ed to give up, with but little show OF sur
prise, al hops Of SITTING himself fee. He
had scarcely expected 20 ne convicted,
though he kueg that mis- peril was great;
but. in his ignorance Of what trihss can
do IN building No circumstancial evi.
dence, he had imagined that they could
hardly find proof CROUCH sgainst him to
hang him.
The things that told most against him
we're that letter and a revolver which was
found lying hidden in the underground
near the body. 1t was proved 10 be his
bv some OF ths men who had often seen
MIN With it. l. happened that he had
given his revolver to Tom Gaines ~ part
payment Of a debt, aud unfortunately the
matter had been kept quite private. Rsd-
fern Churchill had been too much dis
turbsd at finding that woman's haIdkeI-
chief to make search for anything else, and
he had not seen the revolver as il lay IN
der tuft Of fern. There was 40 one to
prove that he had given it to Tom Cairnes,
and ne knew that his word was not be-
lieved. As be saw how small was the
things that Was told against hin, sBd
thought how easily they might be gather
cd against smother, he became altogether
silest, and fnsliy declined TO give any
more reasons why ha should not be hanged
By the neck till ne was dead.
OdswArdly, though very pale. ne PIE
served stOical indifference NsWenham,
watching him with kesn, anxious eyes,
caught every now AID then glimpse Of
quivsring muscle, OF q sudden glow of hot
life blood in the still, ps'e face which be-
trayed inward trouble. lie could not
guess that it was some thought of Elaine
that stung his friend, that every now end
then be could not help.a bitter longing that
she should have Civ en- him enc sign of under
standing before all came to an end. When
the trial was over, however, he seemed 10
have become really quiet.
1T can't b. helpsd," he said. "After
all'-wish 3 faint smile parting his lips
i, II H..
ton"
"DoR't talk such COMPOUNDED ru6bisb!'
cried Jack Newenham, saysgely, the un-
dertOne of pain excusing his apparent
roughuess. How often he thought that
himself, when contemplating the circum-
stances of his future brother-in-law's life
as connected with his own!
"But never mind about me,n Churchill
went on with touch of Impotence. Il
want to speak to You about Violet"
His voice falteTsd, but only for a mo-
ment. "There is no one who can help her
like you. Tell her what you like-Only
NOT the truth. That would half kin her.
But if she knows nothing she will learn
~ last not 10 look out for or expsct tc see
me ngain. After all I shall be only one
of many who disappeared without word
or sign; and she will learn to be happy
with you and forget"
Violet's lover promised, feeling that at
Ter all it was best. Why should her in
uocent, loving lie be tortured by such
knowledge as this?
1t was strange that neither Of them
thought of the other sister, who was q
brilliant woman of fashion. She had felt
her brothers. disgrace bitterly, and had
shown it, having grown almost to hate him