The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-02

that he found II not only casaper. oiai iAf
more convenient 10 hire. So he went to
the stable where. sor leng time. he had
been ia The haiti Of hiring, and ergaged
4 eop.h Tor me afternoon, 10 be at bis
door at one O'Clock
The team was promptly on time, ard
both Kate and her cousin Lydia went
down TO SEE nlsaina snugly fixed Il the
carriage, and they hepe,i she weuit have
as good = ,ine As they bad enjoyed on
the previous day.
Ca the return. sIr- Eyans helped his
wife rom the coaeh at taeir door, and
having seen her safely in she house, he
resumed his seat, and Fs'le back U the
stable, near 3 hieh resided . man with
whom he hai nPoFtant business -
the stable he aiig hsed aad went iato the
Office TO pay MS bill, rendering TO the
clerk atwenty-dollar greenhack, In the
change returned to him was a ten-dolIar
bilI--a note Of the Latest issue-a crisp,
new note, which. he started when he
saw il, for he believed that the only note
OF that description yet put in circulation
in the city, had been given to him, two
days before, by a friend of his in the
Treasury Department. Could this be the
same
May ask you, be said TO the clerk,
-where YOU rot thls note
Certainly. sir It was given to me
last evening, by Nr. Albert Worthing. l
tldnk the team for which he paid was
sent TO your house.
Mr. Eyans retur ed to his home in
cloud Of deep and narrowing anxiety.
In his mind there could bs no doubt
about that icing the biil which he had
given to his wife. Could il be possible
that asbeT. had taken il? o. he could
not believe H. And yet-ah stranger
things had happened- He nnst think
He would not speak 10 his v ife yet. He
would ZEE Albert drst.
And he met the Young man on the fol-
loving morning. He was not man to
beat about the bush With achar4cter Ike
that ii Albert Workings.
albert. SAD he. drawing the youth
aside-his verv look and tone gave 10 his
auditor shock and started him from his
equilibriam--yoa we're a. my bouss. in
the draw iag-reoEl, on last Monday eve
ning?7
YES; SIR answered Albert. s;-ieken
With = great wonder.
"You viii excuse me for asking YOU
bui. did sou, oH that occasion, sc any
thing Of y bank-nose that lay upon the
nantei sAelfe8
The yonag nisn coIored and hesitated-
He remembered instantly. the accident
OF Kate's. He I'D not wish to--he would
not-expose her, ifshe bad rot yet ex
posed herself
MFR. Egans. ereturned, alter troub-
led pause. q 30 not think looked upon
the she'll dnring the evening l was there
but a short iia.e, having only called f'r
the purpose Of making arrangements for
our ride on the foilewing day
Albert's hesitation his unwontei
trenlor Of lnlb, had not escaped the Old
lawyers eye and naturally enough, he
pat very bad construction upon the
signs.
Then pursued Nlr. Evans, with al ex-
precision Of pain and distrust not 10 be
mistaken, "you saw nothing os a bank
note while You were there"
This was coming very near to bottom,
and Albert WINGED, he could BOT. with
on. direct falsehood. declare that he saw
nothing Of the kind, becanse he Was very
sure that he did see il. After a moments
hesitation, ne eentured 70 ask, in q
strangely tremulous and unwilling man
nfr
live you spoken with Kate OF the
subject, sir2'
Mrs Evars haS spoken with Der She
knows nothing about it--noihing at all -
Ills vaire WIS hsrsl and stern. and cold,
and his look severe. Presently he added :;
-I.aok you Albert Wheredid voE get
ihisg 1t the sane time exposing the ten
dollar note Ire bad taken from the stable
clerk.
ibid Fever have it SIR the youth
asked promptly.
"Mr. Wamhoit's clerk told ne that you
gave it to lin in payment flr the team
you had on TUESDAY
ALERT Worthing turned shade paler,
and for 3 single instant his frame culver
ed bat Il quickly passed, and he answer
ed With entire seif-possession
Mr.. E7ans, ron mnst excuse me.
There is reason good and sufficient to
myself Why shoald not, at present tell.
who gave me that note. am sorry to
refrsa you in 50 simple matter, butt
can not do It
The old lawyer was puzzied. IN what
had passed before be had seen only the
indieatious Of guilt but the iass answer,
and in the tone af It's giving there was
surely nothing o5 the guilty man. Ia his
long praetiee az the bar he bad become
50 thoroughly acquainted with the var;-
Gus manifestations Of guilt and innocence
that he vas not liable to be mistaken
now when be saw them. Yet be cou.d
not put away his suspicious Why should
the vouns nan hzv- been 50 stsrtied-as
he certainly was-when he WAS first ask
cd concerning the bank.note on the
shelf Why if he had nos seen i, or
known something Of It before
Mr. Evans rejected for little time,
and then. With anore Of pain than Of any
thing else in his voice, he said
Albert, I viii not pursue this thing
further At present, l will only further say
this. Until you can come to me and
frankly explain your possession Of that
bank-note, 7 aust request that yon Will
MT visit a. my house I trust you under
stand ne.
Albert wozthiug stood like ore than
derstracx. He did not uniers;and- But