Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

A sturdy, prosaic looking man at last en-
tered. who was greeted CALMLY by the courteous
old gentleman as SHERIFF Davidson" He had
with him very meek, inoffensive looking
young man, who looked about as much like a
robber as plate of unbaked doughuuts would
AS they entered the young lady with whom
Badger had had his experience OF the night
before gave pathetic little screech and flung
herself all over the young fellow. and never
ceased kissing him till she had him on the sofa
with her, sitting arm in arm.
You see, sir" said Sheriff Davidson, ad-
dressing the head of the family, but awk-
wardly. this is a dumbed queer an inconsistent
case. This ere young Teller has been in Jail two
took. an that he didn't know nothin' about till
they was found-the goods in his room in his
cousins house an the house in the woods back
OF his great uncies farm. 1t was hrst-class
proof. as circumstantial evidence goes. and he
was on his way to states prison tomorrow as
sure as cud be. Guilty as a dog. If ever a Teller
was guilty by circumstantial evidence. But
last night abont O'Clock in the mornin'. some
fellers tried to break Jail an git out. One on
EN- was shot an they all was bagged ag'in.
The Jay that was clipped thought he was goin'
to die, an the doctor thought So too awhile
Just to see if he wouldn't confess sometkfn'
He was supersttious, sentimental sort O.
teller and insisted on recountin' of his whole
life-a darned mean life it was too. Among
other things he gave sure clues, SOS we We
found out, that this young Teller was as inno-
cent OF ever tryin to do anything ag in the
law as that young lady there a-settin' amongst
MIN. It's all been put up on him, an very
ingenious. too. Hos goin' to be let out on his
own responsibility after breakfast, an will be
set free reg lar in a few days. l tried to git
him to keep quiet, but he said No, he must
give you folks down here the information that
he wasn't thief before he slep' or eft. au' SO
come out with him this early, provid'n' he
won't sue nobody for false imprisonment q
anything connected with the mistake
1t was certainly very extraordinary affair
Badger thought as he abstracted his roll of
maps from the lmprovised store room of the
covered bridge and started off again to in
crease the geographical knowledge Of the rural
districts
The young fellow had suffered so keenly and
80 unjustly that the heart OF the sympathetic
family had melted toward MIN. Even Eoltaire
had consented to take his case under canine
consideration, study II carefully, report Ates
and meanwhile contemplate him in cheerful
and inoffensive silence. Consent had been OBJ
tanned to marriage in the family at the ensu.
Ing Christmas or Whereabouts and Badger had
been invited to be the best man and bring his
best girl from Wilmington, Del. The young
lady had behaved very we'll in the midst of her
unexpected proud triumph and had only said
as she bade her midnight fellow conspirator a
warm, cordial goodbye. with not half as much
regret in it. though, as he could have liked:
You see, was right; poor Hughie is good
e-hearted boy, as well as the most loyable
one in the world; he wouldn't steal any sooner
than you or l would. And you were right, too
for if we'd tried to help him out, we might ha ye
been discovered the same as the counterfeiters
were, as we should have been there about the
same time: might have got mixed up with the
gang, i'll fact, and been arrested for breaking
Jail. Goodbye. be sure and come at Christ.
mas"
And Badger muttered as he started for the
next house with the usual everyday hope that
geographical knowledge might be in demand
there, inlay be will"