The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-18

81 don't understand you,n broke in al
lister. IF you have q husband. why did
you want to wait about Piccadilly to meet
HINT Why shouldn't you have waited at
home for himf"
IL will tell you why. and In telling you
l am trusting you with the secret OF my
life. My husband has made himself liable
to the law. In a lit of desperation-msd-
ness. call 1t what you like-he used money
belonging to his employers. He thought
his father would enable him to pay lt back
before his crime was Uncovered MS
rather -refused-sent him away from MS
door With hard, cruel words; and then he
was afraid to 90 back TO his situation
afraid TO return TO me ana his child. de
was afraid that he would be arrested.
After he had gone i did q little work.; kept
the home together as well as 1 could. but
work fell of, and the night you met me !
badnta penny III the world. 1 used 10
meet him once a week near the circus IL
was my night. He had written TO mo tnat
ne would make one more appeal TO bis
father-teli him of his marriage to me-of
bis child, and try and touch his heart that
way. Z waited for him. but he never
came and L knew that his last effort had
failed"
But your husbapd-Mr. Wilson,"
"Hls name is not Wilson. Wilson is only
the name | used TO sign my letter to.you:
My name 10 Lillian Turner. My husband
Is the son of the mar who was robbed and
left for dead in the railway carriage"
Good God"
A horrible idea flashed through John AL
listers mind. He believed now that this
poor girls husband had attacked and
robbed his own father. and that the wife
was trying to stop him from giving infor-
nation lest it should bring her husband to
Lillian Turper guessed what was passing
In her companions mind.
II know what you are thinking" she ex-
claimed; but you are wrong. Do you
think If it was so bad as thai that i should
1 h0 talking with Vnn here nnw7 No Nix
husband has made one terrible mistake In
his life; for that, if he were arrested now,
be would have to answer. But he has no
share in this terrible crimev'
But. my dear young lady. 1t looks very
black against him. Mr.. James Turner saw
these notes In your father-ln-law's posses
sion at the station. He took one of them
TO pay for his ticket. He then went on to
the platform and into the train. and in that
train he is found nearly murdered, with
the notes missing. These notes were IN
your husbands possession to-day. Unless
he stole them from his father, how dId he
get themi"
"Pll tell you how he got them. My hus-
band san his father the night before he
left for London and made one last appeal
to him. AT that interview he told his
father all-told him of his marriage. of his
child, of the foolish, wicked thing he had
done. and of all he had suffered. He must
have touched the old mans heart TO q Ger
tain extent. for he promised to think it
over. and told my husband to meet
him him.. on -, the platform a. e. LoRdOD
went, met bis father there, and bis father
gave III ESQ In notes. bidding him 60 at
once To his employers and place himself at
their mercy. That money, my husband
brought TO me that night. 1t was in my
possession that night. To-day my husband
was TO have taken ESQ. the amount he mis-
appropriated. to his employers. But At
the last moment his courage failed him,
800 80 aLA 49, m .-1 h@r
were out. / came back ana sent you f5 OG3
of the f20 we had to spare. After / had
posted 1t, my husband came in with q
white, terrified face, and a paper in his
hand. My Godp he said. my poor father
has been murdered. and the murder is sup
posed to have been committed for these
notes. See, here are the numbers of them
in the paper, No one knew that / went to
meet him on the platforms: no one cav him
give them to me. My God-my God! what
will people thinks"
II left him at home, and / came here to
see you at once, If possible, and tell you
every thing. Now you know, Give Us till
tomorrow. To morrow my husband will
rave had time to recover his courage. To-
morrow he shall go to the police and tell
every thing. If you 60 with this note to-
night, and put them on his track. they will
find him and he will be arrested. That Will
be against him. terribly against him."
"have you told me everything" asked
John Alister, looking into the girls face.
Everything"
fstherf"
His father was q very stern man, and
ms husband was hot tempered. They quar-
relied, and his father told him to go and
earn his own living and trouble him no
more; and he went. IL was after be left
his fathers house that i met HIM and mar
ried him. / was In employment then. /
was in o milliner's shop. earned my iiv-
ing as q milliDer. while L could after my
husband left me-
John Alister knew distinctly that the
girls story was true. He guessed she was
just q hard-working little woman. with
whom the world had gone wrong. and be
felt sorry for her; but he didn't quite see
keeping the secret of those terrible i've
pound notes. He felt that he would be act
ing wrongly IN doing so.
II tell you what l will do. Mrs. Turner
he said after q pause. 'Pll come back with
you. if you'll allow me, and see your hus-
band. Pm a man of the world, ana may be
able to advise him."
very well. come. It's q long way. We
live at Kentish-
I'VE can take q cab"
Alister hailed q cab, and the strange
couple got into il and were driven to
Kentish-town. Mrs. Turner lived in q side
street running out of the main road. She
opened the door with a latchkey, and they
went up stairs together.
As they entered the little sittin groom q
young MAJ of six or seven and twenty
started up hOrrlneO. lie had heard the
sound of q mans ~footstep on the stairs.
Don't be alarmed. DEAR said his wife.
This is q friend. He Is the gentleman who
had the fve-pound note"
Turner sank back into his chair and bur-
led his face in his hands.
My wife has told you allPD he said.
"Yes."
"And you won't go to the police to-
nightf"-
Eyes, / must: but l want you to come
with me. 1t Is the best thing you can do.
believe me-"
For over half an hour John Alister sat IN
the little room and urged the terrified man
to do the only sensible thing possible. AT
last he consented, and after q painful fare
we'll scene with his wife, for he believed
that he would be arrested and locked M,
young Turner went with John Alister to
Scotland Yard, and were shown into the
presence of the officer in charge.
John Alister commenced by handing over
to the astonished functonary q bundle OF
bank notes.
These notes." he said. you will find
are the notes supposed TO have been
stolen from Mr.. Turner. in the Brighton
train"
The inspector looked Hp sharply.