Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-28

Mr.. Wluwr1gnU smiled muulgentlys
Miss Latimer was a good client, for he
had charge Of all her property and he
could afford TO humour her whims. Il
imagine he said pleasantly, that l
may learn in a week OF two"
Miss Latimer's eyes flashed. And
leave an innocent man in prison a week
or two. What is the telegraph fort
Won't YOU ask Mr.. Playfair all about it
and let me know"
Certainly / will" said Mr.. Will
wright. dropping his p~layfulness when
he saw how earnest his client was.
shall | use your name in the inquiry
he asked.
by no means" said Miss Latimer,
blushing deeply this time. People
sneered at Miss Latimer for betraying
her feelings. They said it showed lack
Of good breeding. Other people admired
her all the more for it.
A few hours later a messenger from
Mr.. Wilwright's office brought her a
long telegram from Plsyfair TO Will
wright in which the main facts Of
the case were recited. II concluded:
MY client has insisted on retaining ae-
ditional counsel, and on sending again
to New York, but in view of the positive
nature of the Identification the c~learest
possible evidence will be necessary to
upset it,"
This was true enough. Mr.. Playfair
had had avery unpleasant interview with
his client after the trial. Tanning was
for a time almost beside himself with
rage at the Encouragement Of his Case,
but realizing the gravity Of the sitaA-
ton had Gained himself. and instead Of
a~ntagonizing PlAyfxir had instructed him
70 continue the fight. only insisting that
SnOther lawyer should also be retained
The new evidence came sooner than he
expected. When Miss Latimer read DR..
Sandringham's name she ordered her
carriage again and was shortly in his
once. She had known him all her life
That busy man was greatly disquieted
by her questions. BE remembered Play
faiTs visit at once. and the possibility
that he had by constructive negligence
been a party 70 an innocent man's con-
Vction for crime wa most painful.
"God bless my SOUL" he exclaimed in
real distress is it possible that such a
mistake could be nader
1T seems impossible" replied Miss
Lanmer. but il also seems very much
as though it had been made" and she
showed him Playfair's telegram.
Suddenly as he read the old doctor
exclaimed: '.Corkins! Why, that is the
name Of a man who was shot this morn
ing by a policeman. He is dying now at
Bellevue hospital"
"Dyingg' exclaimed Miss Latimer, a.
excited a. he al a 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 % demonstrate against
going out in Office hours be was in her
carriage, and they were driving toward
the hospital where he had seen the in
teresting case a few hours before.
II wa the John COrhns they were IN
search Of. He had heen fully identified
after he had been shot as the individual
whose picture wa in every rogues' gal
lery in the country, and rs Miss LatimeI
was led by the physician to the bed1ds
Of the man who had just died her heart
stood still for q moment The resem'
blAnce wa SO strong that IL seemed q
ner a. II she were looking on the deaC
face Of a man she might have loved.
That very night a capable man from
Mr.. Wilwright's Office started for Iii
nois with ample evidence, and after
slight delay Planning was honorably &C
quilted Of the grave charge. Not unit
after he had returned TO New York Z
settle accounts with Mr.. James Frien'
did be learn all that had been done 70
him by somebody. Mr.. Friend had
bad half hour with him. and after max
ing restitution TO the last dollar foun'
himself on the verge Of bankruptcy.
Paintings next business was TO call o.
Mr.. Willwight, a. he supposed, TO SETH
accounts with him also. To his amaze
ment that gentleman not only refused .
be paid, but declared that he had bee
/, retained by . friend Of DR.. Farming
} whose name he wa not At liberty 3
dfvulge. This wa i~ntolerabie, and b
sid. with much dignity:
There are some o~blgAt4ons, ir, tia
q gentleman cannot rest under. I cGn
, Dot relieve myself Of the deb Of graf
. tide I owe TO your client but l can n
place the money he has spent and tia
= I insist upon" And he signed q blanl
> check and laid it on the lawyers desk
Mr.. Wilwrights face hghtened. I
fsct he almost smiled. 81 win tell him
and 1 have no doubt he win sppreciat
. your feelings" he sid, cOoliy putin
= the check in his pocket
! But when Tanning saw Dr.. Sandnne
. hamhe found that gentleman less scrupu
, lous. Miss Latimer had made him ais
promise that he would g v tell Far
ming who it was that had reused him Z
action, bat he had notions Of his OWL
and his promise was made with ments
: reservations. III that child suppose
that I am going TO let two such person
7 drift away from each other in ~ignorancs.
/. he Eaid TO himself, ''she does not knO1
: me Is well as I know her"
And therefore it was that they did nc
drift apart. On the contrary they drift