Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-11-13
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your father, who was reading Il letter IN
front of the fire, and gave him the key,
He thanked me- and Withdrew. 1t would
he half an hour laterWhen Miss Hammond
went back and found he had had a stroke.
In my opinion, sir, he put the Will into the
inner pocket Of the dressing gown he was
wearing. and no doubt it is lying there
still What became Of that dressin:, Gown,
Mir. paul?'
"'rhe dressing gown!" exclaimed Mr..
Paul, with Il look of consternation, "why,
my father WAS buried in it. IT, was as
shroud. The garment, which was II very
uncommon one of silk embroidery, was
worked for him by my mother shortly be-
fore her death, and lie had always told my
sister that he wished to be buried in it
when he died. That wish was, of course,
respected and carried out"
"Then the will, sir' said fierce solemn
ly, "is now lying in the coffin along with
the dead man, am sure of it."
"But, if true, what a terrible position
for me to be placed in," murmucl Paul.
81 must have time to reflect what is to DO
done. In the meanwhile | will not forget
you, james | will do all can to prove
your Innocence, for now firmly believe
you to Ea innocent"
"Inlcc,l, indeed, am Mr.. Paul. The
few trinhcts that nave been found Were
either given t, my sistcror myself by your
fathera different times during his life
time. God knows they were never stolen.
Being in want Of money-my sister and
IA short time ago, we pawned Il gold
watch chain which your father gave Eliza
on her twenty y-rst birthday, and that has
been the cause Of all thi. trouble"
t'I T,,l1,- L,li.yu Ill l,gy tnll
said Paul. "Evcvything Shall be put right
at the trial if only we can secure the real
culprits or get some clew Of thcn," and he
shook the prisoner warmly by the hand,
promising to see him again in a day or
two.
While this interview was proceeding in
the iai! another OF different character
WAS taking place at OrmsbT grange. \
man had called, asking to see Nh Richard
Hammond on particular business, and was
shown in. When Richard entered the
room he was startled to find that his visi-
tor was none other than a disrcp pltahle
little moucy-lcnding jew from the neigh
boring town, called Myers, with whom he
had had dealings in the past.
'You wish to see me- sat! Richard in
tcrrogatiycly.
II do, badly" mumblcd the old man,
with ,iiabolical smile. II need not intro
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