The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-02


was partly characteristic of the nature
of the man; but there was in it an ele-
ment Of exceptional animosity Almost
all criminals who have fallen from a
higher social position lay the response
bility of their degradation at the door of
some person or combination of circum-
stances outside of themselves So it was
with Dupee, who dated the beginning of
his misfortune from the day when he
was arrested on the charge of murder by
the father of Jerrold Nolen Pauline
and her mother we're the only living rep
resentatives las he believed) of that man
They should suffer a vicarious punish
ment. So strong was his desire to see
this punishment inflicted that he half
hoped Mrs. Ketelle had really played him
false. The longer he thought over the
matter, however, the less likely did it
seem that this could be the case What
ever she might think as to the probabil-
ity of his failing to carry out his threat,
the possibility that he would carry it out
was too serious a one to invite Recog-
nizing this, Dupee prepared himself for
either contingency. He would go to
Judge Ketelles office and inform him of
the refusal of the check. as if hesupposed
it to be an ordinary business error If
the judge redeemed the check, well and
good. the matter might stop, for the
present at any rate. where it was. If,
on the contrary, resistance should be
offered to his claim, he would know how
to defend himself
1t was about 1 o'clock when he mount
ed the steps of the judges office on Pine
street The rooms were on the first floor;
there was an outer Office and two or
three inner rooms opening into one an
other. Two or three clerks were writing
in the outer room when Dupee entered.
H asked one of them if Judge Ketelle
were within.
"Tll see, sir, replied the clerk. looking
up. "What name shall say?"
''Say Mr.. Crush wants to see him
momentum. John Crush
The clerk went into the inner room
and soon came back with the request
that Mr.. Crush would step inside. Du-
pee passed through the door, which was
closed behind him. He found himself
in handsomely furnished parlor, beside
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at his desk. The judge turned in his
chair and asked him to be seated 81
think you were up at my house the other
evening" he remarked. II recognize the
name and the face"
''You are quite right, judge" replied
Dupee, assuming an easy air, land it is
on a matter connected with my visit to
you Oh that occasion that have ventured
to trouble you now. There was check.
you remember?"
Perfectly A check for the sum of
eighty dollars Well?"
"Well, there seems to have been some
difficulty or misunderstanding g-proba-
bly, the cashier at the bank made some
stupid mistake; but, anyhow, the check
was returned yesterday. marked no
good. | thought you would wish to
know about it.
Hum! am not in the habit of hav-
ing my checks returned, certainly" said
the judge. Let me see; on what bank
was the check drawn?''
"The Battery bank" replied Dupee.
II will tell you how such mistake
might occur, Mr.. Crush, said the Judge,
after short pause. II keep accounts
at several banks Sometimes one or
other of these accounts runs out before !
am aware Of it. My wife has a separate
account, which is at the Battery bank