Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-01-07

Is no doubt OF his Ruilt.ni s5i, p,
"'yill you cali, your maid q minute,
ploase?n said Esther. - sasi...a 80 -
MrA Carborry smiled, but rang for
tho girl. !
She entered. received tho command
which was ~ excuse for her summons,
and went away,--a little dark woman
with very snnhIl whist. NmSN n
she Is very respectable" said Mrs.
Carberry. 'and engaged to hor cousin.
who already owns one cab OF his own.
and earns money by driving people
about-means some day 10 hayc livery
stable. As 1t is. he is getting on very
we'll. she says. HIS stand Is on the
corner yondor. His name is Garvey.
She is to DO married soon. Why.
child. what ails you7" sF titp =
u can nottell you" said Esther. who
was trembling from head to foot "But
you too viii one day believe my Charlie
innocent"
She hurried away, meeting the maid
In tie hal, and observing her closely.
The girl wore gray dress with DARK
stripe in II, and her belt was fastened
with curious silver buckle. Esther
won't stralghtto 70 the policeman who had
seen the girl speal, TO her bethrothed.
.';You would know hs- N You should
see her agaln?n shol asked. Ou a
"Td know that waist 'said the police
man. III she had the gray dress with
the black stripe in 1t. and the funny
silver bdlt-buckle. like door-lock, I'd
know that too. ,ii s.l.l tyss s1ss
That night Mr. Mulford scnt for the
detectives. but It was not he who spoke
to them. 1t was his daughter ~ 5.
She stood before them with an air OF
ono who is speaking ofwhat she knows.
and ntterod these words. "a
t"You are cntiroiy wrong. You are
looking for Charles Cummings. be-
lioving him to be a ,thioL Look, In
stead. for those who robbed him and
for his dead body. will tell you who
boguiled him away--Mrs.. Carberry's
maid, Hannah Earle. She wasthe only
one who knew that tho diamonds were
expected AT that hour I Tho driver Of
tho cab Is tho man she Is to marry.
His nnmc is Garvdy fie kcopsa single
cab; his stand is ut the corner 'of the
little triangular parx at --ss- street
Iaccuse them OF The decd and demand
their arrest. Officer -7r--- has do
scribcd Hannnh's dress to mo. and .
buckle that she wears. in describing the
woman who. tooS Charles. Cummings
away Ia, q cub. Va . 4faA4 Ct4
Later tho polfcomans having gone to
.Garvey' sstand.adoclarcd at@he-couid
swear to the mans face, and Hannah
and tho driver werearrcsted Mt the same
moment, without having boon given
amy opportunity to aid each other. '2e
Tho woman assumed an air OF injured
innocence that touched all hearts. but
Garvey-7an arrant coward-went down
on his knees at once.
II knew nothing Of the diamonds,"
said he Hannah asked me TO drive
her that day, and did. We took up a
young man with q bag, what was In II
| dunno. g Suro there was no KILN" l
just left the two Of them at place
Hannah asked mo 10 leave them, A
dacent house. sfine place iintirely. II
seen no moro OF them--Hannah bade
me not wait. The houscp--oh. yea. It's
tho gray one. with the fence about "
and big treess-rm told us an asylums
Idunno."
He willingly. led them TO tho spot
and after some parlcy the detectives
succecded In extortlng from the pro-
prietor Of tho place tho fact that he
entertained a few nervous gantlemen,p
ind search warrant was produced.
Tho doctor rubbed his .hnnds and
bowed A.
,''Could i have bcen imposed uponp"
he cried. on. yes They should SEQ
tho young gentleman who had. as he
believed. ravcd about diamonds. aud 10
ilvo minutes more 0hanes Cummings
cnte.ed tho room. and was clasped In
the arms OF his bctrothcd. ~ ~
Tho story he toldwas this.
As he was about to take cab. a
young woman had stepped from one
which had jast turned Tho corner, and
Mr. Mulrord's telegram 10,
Mi: Carberfy. Ind fald' tpat sis sho .wan |
driving Into town on an crrand Bfr.
carberry had aslssd 1Aey " |siop / for shs