Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-05

stances" | said. However. one must
do ones duty, whatever happens. We
notf"
bar accident. we shall have an hour
20 spare, said Mr.. Graham. / must
pc your banker, no obligation incurred.
l can charge the estate for your ex-
penses. You are worth nearly a mill
hon; Miss Everllegh. Are you aware
II cannot think Of anything but old
Flora said. ''And-and those whom
l have terrified co.
The lad left behind me-" hummed
MIR. Graham. THE gentleman will
fancy that | have eioped with you"
Exactly,' ] replied ~ am in the
habit of being carried on. you know"
He thought 1t was lest and replied:
am not astonlshed, not at all, Miss
Everl.egh.''
But. indeed. although had my purse
In my pocket and would have been able
to pay my fare. l was very glad to
nave this young lawyer with me. He
took excellent care OF me. and felt
less lonely. But oh. all this while my
heart was aching for my soldier, who
find me gone.
AT Richmond I found Mr.. Graham of
the greatest service. He lost no time
IN nndinE conyeyanc1 and four
strong horses bore us along the road to
- courthouse. TO the door Of the
Jail.
A great crowd was assembled about
the door. It was long since IAN exc
cuuon' had been in this place--a pub
lie affair which all the world and his
wire might witness at pleasure. and
the people were still admitted very
The yard was already full Of spec
4 al tat .s.a
the moments
The old woman had steadily declared
her innocence from the first, but no
body believed her. Her color and her
evil reputation We're against her.
Happily Judge sperry, who had con-
demned the unhappy woman, was with
In call. and what Mrs March laughed
at as my absurd habit Of carrying all
my valuable papers as wen as my
money in that little pouch at my side
now served me IN good stead,
II proved my Identity The Judge
called a court. l took my oath az to
being l myself and no one else, and
that had given the chain to Flora
as free gift.
/ had been lost in the woods, said
| She took me to her hut, and l made
her a present
There was much enthusiasm about
my return, and l was quite heroine
But no one but myself seemed partic-
ularly interested in Flora, or TO re-
member the anguish and terror she
must suffer.
When the Judge mounting the plat
/ form, addressed the assembled crowd
/ told them the facts and dismissed them,
fancy they We're FOR the most part
| disappointed, and | heard one man
mutter, THAT kind of old wench needs
| haugin'. anyhow"
However, the coast was cleared at
last. and i begged them to take me to
| the poor old wretch and let me tell
her the good news with my own lips
AS the cell door was unlocked l saw
! her sitting on the side OF her cot The
monkey, dressed in rcd. had perehed
| close beside her, and thrustlng FORM
It's little chin, regarded her with The
EXPIRE ssion of a grieved OLD man, now
AMI then turning its eyes upon sol
emn locking preacher from the African
church who stood before her, looking
very weary and discouraged
SISTER" / heard him say, Il Is la
bored wild you for days and days. and
yo hart is hard as hard as a neder
milestone. Is you gwine befo de Lawd
like dat? Make a clean brest of 1t,
sister. Tess you crime; don die on de
| scaffol Vid lilo in you mouE Der IL
mo Joy ober a sinner dat repents dan
| ober all de Jess men made perlc. Trus
| in de Lord
81 does, does" said old Flora. but
| lynn won't help me. Eff 1 say kill dat
| young white lady. l lies. ! didn't kill
| her, nor rob dat necklus off her. She
GLIB 1t to me, fur maxim her hnrnsome.
no use hidin' It now. / -gabe her de
beauty charm-she done arsk me, and
/ gabe 1t, and she pay me wild dat
chain. She say so eff she here dis min
ite"
"wot you tallsin' bout dat debble's
wuk TO-" cried the preacher Turn yo
mind to sabln 70 soul Now is de time
TO confess; now is de pinted time
trus de Lord"
DE Lord knows l didn't kill her
nor rob de chain, nor muffin" sighed old
Flora. And | huiIying into the cell
walked up TO her, and put my hand
upon her shoulder.
You are right Flora" 1 said. land
he has sent me here in time TO prove
the truth, for am Miss Anna Ever
llegh, and ! have told them so, and
that you neither harmed nor robbed
me-" At this the old creature caught
my hand. and, looking up into my face,
cried out: L knows you voice. / knows
you ways--but how you Is altered
You 81 got what you paid 70, sho enuff.
The beauty charm has worked" Then
she rose to her feet and began to NUT
ter herself:
"Better look out. Dey is buse me,
an dey say dey hang me. Fool talk;
fool talk; rope amt twist dat coui1
hang me. l knows who calls me
names, an filings mud at me. IN
blight 'em, I'll cuss EN-, i can cass
sells SOS dey bones aches, SOS dey eyes
drop out oh de heads. Dey took de
chain away. l earns dat homes. but
dey took it."
Flora" l said. IL viii keep the
chain because It was my mothers, but
] am a rich woman now, and l win
see Tint you have more than you could
ever get for It,"
'Tanky Miss" she said. you Is berry
good but you ought TO be genus to
me; de charm did wuk perfick"
Then she took her stan in one hand
and her monkeys chain In the other,
and said to the tallor:
II Is free now. open de door an let
me out, fore cass a spell on you for
de rheumatic"
And the big man turned pale as be
obeyed her.
Long hours Of weary waiting fol-
lowed my hurried journey. and the
scene at the jail Mr. Graham had sent
kilograms in all directions. and had
done all that mortal man could do, and
before Arthur and the don had been
in Richmond an Nlour. they had the
whole story. And. at last at last,