The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-01

lion OF seeing him hanged yet
Mary burst into tears and lett the house.
That bit OF dialogue was a sample OF what
the heaEt-sick. miserable Girl had 90 en-
dure constantly when Uncle Thatcher was
not present. When he was by the vixen
did not dare to torment her victim, and
Mary might have had a stop put 10 the
woman's malignant attacks bad she APP
pesIed TO him, but from that extreme
measure she rsvolted.
When Ruth returned home Mary hast
ensd TO her with her load OF troubles, and
Was not disappointed in her expectation
OF sympathy and consolation
"Don't be- afraid. dear" said little Ruth.
in a very confident and protecting tone.
1T will be all right You'll see that il
will I'll male Lem fx it."
"Lem?"
Eyes. He ihall 90 and find out who
did kill Mr.. Van Deust, aud then I'm sure
there can't beany moro talk about Dorm.
And know, jast as we'll as anything, that
il was all starred by that spitsiul, wicked
old aunt of Tours. Lem told me, the
night before Invent away, that he saw her
90 into the squire's Office the evening of
the inquest, ater everybody else was gone
but a strange man. and she stayed long
time; aud I'd Just risk my neck on IL that
that was the time she put him up to the
notion Of Dorm doing it. Aud | think he
might have had more sense-a man like
him, who has known him from the time
he was a boy, and no stranger 10 what she
is But don't be afraid, dear. I'll start
Lem right out u catch the real murderer,
and I'll tell him I won't marry him until
he finds him, AMI that'll bring him to his
senses, j guess. for he's getting in an aw-
fu hurry about it"
Ruth was very earnest and emphatic,
and her friend understood and was COM
forted by her. although it was not always
easy 10 comprehend the breathless torrent
of words that the energetic little maid
poured forth, With reckless disregard
alike OF punctuation and OF pronouns,
when she became excited. as she now was.
Lem WIS very reluctant TO undertake
the task that Ruth sought to impose upon
him.
1t amt my business" be protested.
land l don't know anything about it. l
wouldn't even know how TO begin. How
would l look going around the country
asking people, who killed Jake Van
Deust?' And | swon I don't know any
other way 10 tackle the JOB. Squire Bod
ley told me- he's got q real sharp fellow
from New York at work-a chap that
makes business of catching thieves and
murderers, and knows all about it. And
/ might DO no end of mischief if went TO
meddling."
Now don't talk to mo that way, Lem
8awlett. / won't have it. You've got
heap more sense than you give yourself
credit for. and more than most people
would think. to LOOK at you, l must say.
Wasn't it you that found the marks on the
window. and tracked the murderer out 70
the lane? OF course it was. None of
them gawks standing around saw any
thing until you showed it to them. And
as Tor that smart chap from New York
why, he's the very ono that went and
bleated out his business TO q lot OF sal ors
in New Londob-Dorn's friends all OF
them-and they thrashed him. and served
HIM right, too. And that's how We come
to know about his being after Dorm,
which. if he had any sense, he wouldn't
be. And you've got TO find some way to
clear Dorm for Mary's sake. or I'll never
forgive you, ana / won't marry You until
Dorm and Mary can stand up with us, and
80 there, now"
Lem started home that evening. after
his interview with Ruth, in very de-
spondent mood, and at much earlier
hour than usual, most inclined to rebel
against her authority, vet feeling that he
must eventually succumb to her will As
he stroled modify down the village street.
wondering what on earth" he should do,
ana thinking, as he subsequently con-
fessed, that perhaps it might be as well to
amuse Ruth by letting her imagine him
very busy in Dorn's affairs, while he Sim
ply left nRtters 10 take their own course,
confdlng in Dorm coming ont all right
somehow at last his attention was at
tTacted to the presence of an unwonted
mum Der of persons in the principal store,
and the prevalence among them OF some
unusual excitement. Entering TO learn
what was going on he was just in time to
hear the mail-Tider. who had arrived but
a Little before, conclude a sentence with
the words: land 30 he's in Sag Harbor
Jail already"
a sinking at the heart, for he well know
that no idle putting of would do for Ruth
if her friends lover were really locked up.
"Dorn Hackett." replied the mail-rider,
proud of his news, and glad TO have the
opportunity of repetition 10 new auditor
"ior the murder and robbery of jacob
Van Deust"
Nonsense - exclaimed Lem.
"It's so. / tell you. They caught bin
in New Haven last night. Ii they'd
missed him until today he'd have been oil
for the West Indies; but New York Off
Ger, who got on his track in New London
caught him. And they say he fought like
! a tiger. Both the officers eyes ara
BACKED; but one of 'em is little stalel
color than tho other, and guess he must
have been in two muses. lately. Any
how, he had two New Haven constaDles
10 help him TO put handouts on Dorm
and then they brought him over in {
| sloop; and SO he's in Sag Harbor Jail al
ready"
Him that sheddeth mans blood. by
man shall his blood be shed. The Lore
wouldn't let him escape" snuffled Deacon
Harkins from his pe!ch on the sugar bar
| rel.
That's what comes of young men leav
! ing their homes where they were brought
up, and going of TO the big cities TO make
/ their fortunes and get into evil WAYS.
/ eagelY observed the storakeeper, reflec
tivelv, chipping OF bit of cheese fol
/ himself
"Yes." "Tat's So" Just what q body
might have expected" murmured eeyera
| voices.
"How do they know he did it?" asked
/ Lem, in an aggressive tone. resenting TIT
! willing acceptance of Dorn's probabl
guilt. which was msnifestly the DISPOSE
ton of the group about him.
"Ain't he arrested? What moro dye
want?" retorted Deacon Harkins.
"Ohl That's reason enough for you. i
I h. II hi.