The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-05

TGresscd woman who begged for charity.
On tho impulse Of tho moment Mrs. Brown.
low exchanged her costly opera cloak for
the woman's cheap but largo shawl This
garment 90 disguised her that no ono whom
she met on the journey suspected for mo-
ment that she was really in full evening
dress. The cloak afterwards found in tho
river may be accounted for in any way
| that suits the reader. The police believed
that tho woman to whom it Was given COM
mitted suicide, and it is probable that the
body found aud identified as that Of Mrs.
ErOwnlow was in reality none other than
that Of the woman to whom the cloak bad
been given.
Mrs. Brownlow, arriving at the railway
station nearest to the point where Mary
Dcnnelly lived, had not vcntured to take q
carriage. She felt ikc cOncealing her re-
treat and had already become somewhat
startled and ashamed Of her course. So she
walked . long INC dreary tramp through
the night, and it was not until early morn
ing that she finally found her way down tho
steep and rickety stars Of tho cli6 TO the
house where Mary Donnelly lived. The
strain and exposure consequent to her
flight had thrown her INTO . distressing ill
ness, and the scanty means for providing
against such . calamity in the house, and
her absence from her husband, tended to
make her recovery all the moro slow. Still,
sho absolutely forbade her old servant to
notify Mr.. Brownlowo or any Of her relatives
Of her situation. It was her intention. a.
soon as she should recover, to make her
way back homo and explain every thing.
Time had passed, however, day after day,
without substantial progress being made,
and . the people under tho Cliff never saw
newspaper and rarely met any body from
tho outside world, NO news came to them Of
Mr.. Brownlow's arrest, trial and conviction.
It wa whom Mary Donnelly had gone over
to Yonkers ono day for provisions that she
heard conversation ON the street regarding
the matter, and, making further inquiries,
she learned the whole history Of the case.
On the following morning she had set out
to New York with . letter from Mrs. Brown
low to the mayor.
The detectives were soon satisfied that
this was indeed Mrs. Brownlow, and they
set out on their return to New York with
strange feelings Of defeat and humiliation,
not altogether unmingled with satisfaction
that IN innocent man was not to be made
the victim Of their mistakes. The news was
not taken directly to Mr.. Brownlow. He
know nothing Of the discovery until his at
tOrney, Mr.. Parker. told him Of the circum-
stances. Then, for tho first time, the iron
nerved man yielded to the pressure Of his
emotions, and tears came freely to his eyes
and his voice was too choked for utterance.
In . few days his wife had recovered SUM-
GENTLY to bo removed to the city, and when
the officers Of the law had actually seer her
and heard from her own lips the story of
her experience, there vas nodelay in bring
ing the unfortunate affair to . speedy ter
minati0n-
The district attorney himself moved in
chambers for q new trial. 1t was granted,
and the following day set for its occurrence.
Tho prisoner was brought before the bar,
and in . speech in which he fully exoner-
ated him from any evil intentions towards
his wife and all suspicious Of such, the dis
trict attorney moved hat the case be nolle
pressed This motion Tas granted by the
judge, and the prisoner was dismissed.
The meeting between him and his wife
was most affecting, and they resumed their
domestic relations with every augury for
happy relations in the future. Both seemed
to take to heart the severe lesson taught
BY the result Of n short moment Of anger.
II END.