Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-14

It was the money that he had felt, so once moro he interrupted with a remark.
 "I tell you. officer. that she has the money in her pocket. felt it there. Search her, and you will find it."
 Turn out your pocketsr' said the gendarme.
 With a gesture of despair and a heart breaking sob, she put her hand into her pocket and said in low voice:
 ''Oh, fatherv'
 ''Comel Be quick" said Beaumont, in harsh voice.
 Marie went to the table and emptied her pocket of the sad weight which for so long had borne her down. The money was of all kinds, some of the coins were tarnished and some were green with long lying in tho damp earth. Others were bright and had evidently only been late ly added to the store. When the old mal saw them he rushed at them greedi- ly and turned them over in his hand, au- thenticating them as he went along.
 There is tho louis dor which my father gave me on my birthday. There is the Italian gold piece with the nick in it which had for the wine which I sent over the frontier. These are my coins. This is all my money, which has been stolen from me"
 He said this all in such heartless way that it hurt poor Marie almost as much as her own shame to find that her father had quite forgotten that it was his own daughter whom he was so pitilessly ac- cusing.
 The sergCl ant now spoke:
 This unhappy matter seems clear enough. You have made q charge of robbery. The crime is confessed"
 Here Marie broke in:
 Crime! Oh, do not say that! never confessed to crime; the good Lord knows that l am innocent"
 Here again the sergeant struck in:
 You do not confess. You affirm that you are innocent. Then you must be screening some one else. Who so likely to be screened by a wife as her husband? Stay where you are!' This was spoken to Robert, who had risen and was quiet ly leaving the room. ''Now, please to tell rne, did your husband know that you had the money?"
 "Oh, no! A thousand times no:' There was such ring of truth in her voice that all who heard it were satisfied on this point at least.
 The sergeant went on again:
 How did you know where the money was hidden:'
 II saw my father hido it."
 Why did you think that it was in danger of being stolen:"
 T feared it."
 Did you suspect any one?'
 No" This said very faintly.
 1t was at night when you saw it hid den:"
 1t was.
 Have you been in the habit of going out at night:" No"
 Then what made you go on this occa- sion:"
 T saw my father go out with . spade. and followed him." Did your husband know that you were going out:" This was getting into such close quarters that Marie feared that one more question of the same kind would infalhbly discover the secret which she was trying to guard. She hesltated. The sergeant angrily ad- dressed her: Answer my question, and without waiting. If you arc trying ta screen any one else, Itell you plainly that it will be of no use"
 My husband did not know that wa, out. He knew nothing whatever of my having the money until it was produced | here ill this room."
 Was he ever out at night:" Here, in Q moment, was the question that she most dreaded. She looked around her with a wild, hunted, despair. ing look-tried to speak, but her lips moved unavailingly. Her hands moved for moment wildly to and fro. and she sank senseless on the floor.