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carnage again ana was SHUTtly III Lls
Office. She had known him all her life.
That busy man was greatly disquieted
by her questions. He remembered Play
fairs visit at once. and the possibility
that he had by constructive negligence
been party to an innocent mans con-
viction for crime was most painful.
"God bless my soulw he exclaimed in
real distress. lis it possible that such .
mistake could be mades"
''It seems impossible," replied Miss
Latilner, '1but it also seems very much
as though it had been made" and shs
showed him Playfair's telegram.
Suddenly as he read the old doctor
exclaimed: 'Corkinsi Why, that Is the
name of man who was shot this morn
ing by policeman. He IL dying now ae
Bellevue hospital"
'Dyingg' exclaimed Miss Latimer. M
excited as he ut o coincidence that was
to her perfect confirmation Of all her
fears. .'Then come with, me at once"
And before the doctor could collect him.,
self sufficiently to demonstrate against
going out in office hours he was in her
carriage, and they were driving toward
the hospital where he had seen the sim
teresting case" fuw hours before.
1t was the John Corkins they were in
search Of He had heen fully identified
after he had been shot as the individual
whose picture was in every rogues' gal
lery in the country, and as Miss Latimer
was led by the physician to the bedside
of the man who had just died her heart
stood still for moment. The resen-
blsnce was so strong that it seemed .to.
her as if she were looking on the dead
face of man she might have loved.
That very night a capable man from
Mr.. Willwright's Office started for Illi-
nois with ample evidence, and after a
slight delay Tanning was honorably ac-
Quilted of the grave charge. Not until
after he had returned to New York to
settle accounts with Mr.. James Friend
did he learn all that had been done for
him by somebody. Mr.. Friend had
bad half hour with him, and after max
ing restitution to the last dollar found
himself on the verge of bankruptcy.
Fanning's next business was to call on
Mr.. Willwright, as he supposed. to settle
accounts with him also. To his amaze
ment that gentleman not only refused to
be paid, but declared that he had been
retained by a friend of DIR. Fanning's
whose name he was not at liberty to
divulge. This was intolerable, and he
said. with much dignity: -.
"There are some obligations, ST; that
a gentleman cannot rest under. cafl-s
not relieve myself of the debt of graft
| tlde owe to your client, but ! can 10
place the money he has spent, and that
insist upon" And he signed a blank,
check and laid it on the lawyers desk.
Mr.. Willwright's face hghtened. In
fact he almost smiled. 81 will'teh him,
and have no doubt he will appreciate
! your feelings" he said, coolly putting
the check in his pocket.
| But when Tanning saw DR.. Sandring-
ham he found that gentleman less scrupu-
.lous. Miss Latimer had made him also
promise that he would never tell Fan
ming who it was that had reused him to
action, but he had notions of his own,
and his promise was made with mental
reservations. ''If that child supposes
that am going to let two such persons
driftaway from each other in ignorance"
he said to himself, "she does not know
me. as well as know her."
And therefore it was that they did net
drift apart. On the contrary they drift
ed closer and closer together until one
day, in the fullness of time, Tanning
said: Margaret, you have come to be
ali in the world to me. Will you marry
me?"
mo-" she said very gently. 81 care
too much for you to allow you to give
yourself to me from sense Of graft
tude."
"You do care for me, then" he said
eagerly. You love me?'
She arose, and for once he saw her
eyes flash as they sometimes did. "How
dare YOU she began, but then she
stopped. She saw again that he was not,
in the very least, afraid of her. 1t was
that which had won her so long before.
He smiled proudly. Margaret" he
said very quietly, 'do you think any
thing on earth would make me tell q
lie?'
NO" she said.
"Then listen. love you with my
whole heart. Will you marry me?'
| And she did. -