Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-03

| turned out the p0cketS VI niS
and trousers.
"Nothing there" he said.
"Nothing there" said Mr.. P. Fore
man. and again moved toward the door.
..Stop a moment" said Arthur, there
Is my coat" tho
table. from the breast pocket he pro,
duced the bank notes he had received
from. his friend, Jack Stevens; from the
tail nocket handkerchief and gloves:
Nothing more. He laughed aloud, ana
lifted the handkerchief from the table.
The laugh was frozen in his throat. AS
he lifted the handkerchief there fell
from it jewelled brooch. the device
stile of gold, with three oirds percneu
thereon, one of sapphires, one OF rnoies'
one OF brillIants.
"My God!" he gasped, and sunk into
chair.
MIR p. Foreman did not break the ST.
lence that ensued. With sad eyes he
pazed upon the crushing evidence OF
guilt. AT length Arthur found his
voice.
"You do not, you cannot" he cried In
an aqonized tone, ''believe me guilty.!
Mr.. p. Foreman uttered no WORD.
Arthur's face was like the face OF death.
| A vision of his ruined life rose before
him. and in that vision the image
OF his fair young bride, stricken with
despair.
"What am | to do?" moaned the un-
happy man. "What am l to do? AS
hope for mercy in heaven. swear that
l am innocent"
Mr.. P. Foreman in silence pointed to
the brooch on the table. 1t was an elo-
ouept sign. but he seemed TO sympatize
with the hapless man before him. Ar
| thur rose to his feet, trembling In every
| limb.
/ "Have mercy upon mel" he murmur-
ed. stretching forth his hands. Before
God am Innocent
Il am sorry for the young lady" SAID
Mr. P. Foreman, deeply, deeply sorry.
l have daughter Of my own, whom
hope one day to see happily married.
| But she is In delicate health"
There was plaintiyeness in his voice,
and Arthur overwhelmed as he was,
| caught at the despairing hope which
| presented itself to his distracted mind.
| He and the man who held his fate In his
| hands were alone; there were no VIII
nesses, and not sound reached them
| from the house or street.
'Save mel" implored Art hur. "As
you hope for your daughter happiness,
save an innocent man-save an Innocent
girl from despair and DEATH"
Mr.. P. Foreman put his hand before
his eyes. my duty" he murmured.
"You owe duty elsewhere" said
Arthur, in a rapid, feverish voice.
"The lady who has employed you trusts
you implicitly, and will receive your re-
port without question"
~ do not grasp your meaning" said
Mr.. P. Foreman.
"Your daughter is in delicate health,
you say" continued Arthur. "You
hope to see her ole day happily mar
ried. You are not rich?"
81 am very poor" said Mr.. p. Fore
man. "Do you think would otherwise
follow this miserable occupation2 For
tune has been against me all my life"
sit smiles upon you now" pursued
Arthur, desperately, sit offers you n
chance. You speak Ike gentleman;
you have soul above your station. See
here. There are ESQ in bank notes.
Take them; they are yours--and keep
my secret, guiltleSs as am. You are
not young man: you have had cxper-
fence OF the world, you must know tho
voice Of innocence when you hear 1t.
Could guilty man plead as am plead
ing? By all your hopes Of happiness,
save me! No one is near; no one knows
but you and l. 1t is so easy, so easy!-
and | shall bless you all my life"
"You tempt me sorely," said Mr.. P.
Foreman. my daughter is ordered
abroad for her health, and have no
means TO take her."
"You have means here at your hand.
Take money-it is yours; give it to
you freely. No one will be the wiser,
and you will be an Instrument in the
hands Of Providence TO save two inno-
cent lives"
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