The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-27

our camp by making thorough inspection
CT the path. But did not find the locket.
| said nothing to the fellows about my
afternoons experience, but quietly made
up my mind to make another visit to the
tailoring establishment later on in the hope
that might find its owner in more rea-
Sonable frame Of mind.
The next morning we had heard that
Bilsing was dead, and before noon was
arrested on the charge of numbering him.
He had been found in a heap on the floor
of his shop by John Draper, who had stop
pei in to order Il pair of trousers made at
twenty minutes past 6. He had bruise on
the side of his head, and my locket was
found on the foor by his side.
AN investigation was made by COM
mittee of citi2cns--there was no law to
speak of in Bluebell Darling and Gray
were very reluctantly obliged to testify
that they had seen me quarreling with the
German that very afternoon, and, to crown
all they had unearthed that fellow who had
rushed i'll with pair of trousers to be re-
p"ired, who turned out to be one Herman
Olgr>ich. and who swore that he had seen
me standing up before Bilsing in threat
enI2g attitude at II quarter past 6.
Bat hal left the shop a good half
hour before that insisted, when | heard
this. i remember that fellow coming in,
and am sure that it coulln't have been
more than ten minutes to 6 at the very
latest
but even as spoke remem bered with
shudder that would find it difficult to
prove my assertion, for on account of my
search By the way for the loc,.et | had
taken, as | have sail, twice the usual
lon, W J, Of o.
that the testimony of my mates there us to
the time of my arrival would avail me
nothing. Jack Dingman, my chum, did
all that mortal man could do, and the rest
of the fellows in our claim secured Blue
bell in search of witnesses who might be
able to prove that was not in Dilsing's
shop at "A quarter past 6. But it was no
use. The only thing gained by it was the
discovery of trampish sort of fellow who
said he had stepped in at the tailor's estab-
lishment about 6 o'clock to get u light for
his pipe, and found Bilsing alone, and APP
parently all right.
Now, if you could only prove that that
OlSreich fellow is wrong, and that you are
right about the time of your being with
Bilsin@, we could get you clear in jiiTy,'
Jack assured me-
L
prove it, and of course, under the circum-
stances, Olgrcich's word would be believed
before mine. The case against me looked
blackcr and blaciier. Money was found to
be missing from Disn-'s place, and SO to
the mind of nearly all in town it was evi
dent that had choiied the German to
death in an ungOvernable fit Of passion,
and dislained to flee after the deed had
haa al
to save me from even the suspicion of be-
ing implicated in the affair. The finding
of my lOcket among the shrcds of cloth ON
the floor had betrayed me.
There wfs no Jail in the place, of course,
so was detained in Il wei guarded room
at the hotel My friends were allowed to
come in and see me at intervals, but, as
you can imagine, these interviews were
anything but cheerful ones. At last the
day of the so called formal trial came. and
all my worst fears were realized as the
case progressed All the little flaws had
picked in the array of evidence against me-
and charged the boys to bring up when
the time came, were showed under by the
prcponderating evidence on the other side
Suddenly Jack Dingman sprang to his
feet, and imagined he had thought of a
new line of evidence. But he said nothing;
only hurried out of the room, carving nv
last shred of hone with him
"'lle can't bear to stay and hear me con-
victed,' told myself
"Brt 7 was wrong In five minutes lack
was bacl, ooain out of hre,th hut with a
look in his ewes that set my heart to tbrob.
hing ouicklv
".Wi]l Won nlease call Herman Oloreich
bacl, To the witness stan,ly, he said to the
man who wa. nrtinr tbe n,rt If i,d,,o
"Amid y gooJ deal of yvon,lcrmprt about
what mi,,ht br cominr J,cl, t,rnad m tba
Grrmnn youth and asI,nd
..Ho;v did Won know that II WINS c,artcr
rost & wbr, Won s,w tha nr;sonor in ri.
sinr,s ehon9 Won have M ryatch bali.va,
~ looked at tLn c,ocI, r.os tbn ro,i,,
"sTbnt is .T,r, drivin,, atg, TASK d nv.
Golf .S.,raIv hi. h,. oil hoa,, 1,o,,o n,.o.
haforo,
".Wbcre were Won standin., when Won
looked Mt the cloc,:y' went on D;nrmnn
"sIn the doorway. If was inst as WIS
poinr in. RENTED Oloreicb
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