Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

sounded. She opened IL 10 tue tece
OF young sailor, who handed her a
bulky letter and hurried of before
she could frame question.
She recognized her husbands hand
writing and tore it open. 1t contained
several bank bills and blotted note.
She read: ...h#
al have heard the whole story of your dis
grace. The place is on fire with it. dare
not meet you. There is something like muir
der in my heart. will send you money reg
ularly, but / never want TO see your face
again. The Echo came in yesterday morn
ing. We shall have sailed again when You
receive this. +. u.
She tore out the meaning, impatient
to be of and explain. She would
convince him; he had heard only one
side. But the last sentence stunned
her like q blow. He was already be-
yond her reach, believing her guilty,
when she loved him sol
She fell falnting to the floor. The
gray cat covered In fear in her place
on the window seat, then seeing her
mistress lie so still sprang to the floor
and walked up to the prone head, pat
ting the white cheek douotfullY with
velvet paws. g.. -. +
She awoke soon enough to her
misery. She would write to him,
surely he would listen. But she did
not know what port he was making.
No matter; she would watch the papers
and find out.
Pride was strong element in her
nature. She was one to bend, but not
break. Hope and fear, wounded love
and sorrow, crystalized at last into in
dignation against the injustice of con-
demning her unheard. s..lr.o.a
Her character developed new dig
nifty through the ordeal. 4 will not
write. I will not stoop to deny the
atrocious charge she decided. Il
must perforce use the money he has
sent, but will take no more. I will
earn my own living. ,... '..r,..
,l She would not go back to her Eng
lish home to be taunted with her hus.
band 8 desertion. She would use part
of the money he had sent her to carry
her to the 'States,' where she had
heard the people were more friendly
to strangers than in these Canadian
provinces. She would take NJ life
alone under new name. ..s,
Ten years passed. One May morn
ing in the town of Lawrence, Massa-
chusetts, was all excitement over the
story that Janet Casey, one ofthe girls
in the straw plait works OF
Harper & Hawlew had been found
murdered in strip Of wood on the
outskirts of the town, few rods from
the highway that ran through it.
Janet had left the shop after supper,
telling her room mate she was going
to call on Nettie Belle, who lived
half mile the other side of the wood,
and who was dying of fever. Early
the next morning her room mate
raised the alarm that she had not re-
turned. 90. s.-
et,C Circumstantial evidence was strong
ly against a travelling pedler who had
that night 'camped out in his canvas
covered wagon on the border lofJ the
wood. Some of the girls clothing
was found concealed in undefbrush
near the wagon, and there were traces
of partially washed,out blood stains
on the white canvas, while the body
which was found in a hollow not far
away, seemed to have been dragged
there. The pedler had seemed SO
fearful, and his story 30 confused,
when questioned, that he at once was
taken into custody, while rumors Of
Janet's free off-hand manner towards
him and the bargain he had gwen her
in dress pattern the last time he was
in Lawrence went from mouth to
mouth,
Mrs. Risteen, one of the straw hat
trimmers, was rather late to hsrSbreak-
fast that morning. She returned at a
late hour from the death bed of Nettie
Bell. ,rhe pool patient, deformed
Sshop-girl, who had been = sort Of pro-
steeee Of hers, was at rest.
- They've arrested Lynehl the ped
;ier,tstheS volubls girl was saying as
Mrs sRisteen entered the almost empty
breakfast room.
h Dh. Mrs Rlsteen, Kate said you
came through the woods alone after
eleven o'clock last night. Aren't you
half scared to death when you think of
it, san'3 raat 10 nnilHHi7l lefi IT
"a Did you say Lynch the. pedler,
who was here last spring, was arrest
ed2'' Mrs. Risteen inquired, with
white lips. ,oo,ilnm aa.!q .ii:cys1
yes; he's locked up in the jail by
this time. He looks bad enough to do
it. l always hated him., but poor
Janet did not like to trade with him,
They must al had q quarrel of some. |.
thing. .',iHiila 9tii aai72j@'l hoH .r''l.5
b Mrs. Risteen did not heed. Janet's
murder had been 4 shock 70 her, but
the tragedy Of her own life was upper
most in her own mind. Her old enc
my had crossed her path. She had
seen him the last season, herself. nn-
recognized, looking as If the world had
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