Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04
.THBG6RYOFAL0ST SOUL
HUGH COLEMAN DAVIDSON,
author Of The GresH Hills by the
Sea, ""Not Moment TO Spare"
1.-THE Old Adam" sc.
rcoNr1NuEpl
by
CoByrigst 1894, ~ H. c. DGvidsoa.
CHAPTER XXXVL-AFTER TIKI
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Outside he had 10 pass through another
crowd waiting 90 hear the result, but
without stopping TO answer their Ques-
tlons be hurried away down the quay,
and entered bis own house.
Hattie, who had been watching at the
window for him, ran TO the door TO meet
him. At the same time she called TO
her mother, who came busting out Of
the kitchen.
Defeat OF Miss Priscilla" be an
nouneed, and complete rout OF Alistalr
Grove"
''Wby, then. everybody is defestsd!"
exclaimed Hattie. "Who has won?"
THE lawyers, my dear" replied the
bank manager, with q sly smile. They
will be paying some big cheques into
their accounts very shortly"
But Major Haywood, what about
him?" asked Mrs. Duke.
''They have declared him TO be sane,
though l am not so sure OF 10 myself
You never saw such q change In man
IN your life. IL was quite pitiaoie 20
see him."
Having heard so much, Mrs. Duke
went away 20 order something forsher
husband 70 eat, while father and daugh-
ter entered the sitting room together.
When he had closed the door be put
his hands upon her shoulders, and look
ing into her face, said;
"Why didn't you tell me, Hattie, that
you we're ia Communication with George
Vane?"
II was fortunate that her faith had
been so strong, 50 unSEakable. As il
was, all the color fed from her face,
and she trembIed as though she would
have fallen. But the next moment she
cried:
Then be is alive! You have eea
himl Oh. father; / knew i'll knew it.
Oh, yes: I felt quite, quite sure oft
'Of course you feel sure Of is," said
he, rather impasIently, come, where
did you see him?'
II never saw him."
"Then how did you hear from him?"
81 never heard from him."
Her father continued TO stare at her,
finding her words hard TO believe. But
Hattie assured him that they were
true. She had never seen George; she
had never heard from or of him; her
own feeling and the old weaver's vision
had been the only grounds for her be-
lief that be had not been drowned. But,
for al that, she had never doubted that
some day she would see him again.
While she was speaking her eyes hap
pened to fall upon the ring which Gu
clreled her finger, and the happy light
suddenly faded from them.
Docs Mr.. WillmOtt knoW2" she ask
cd IN alarm. "Is George safe? Father,
where is hep Where did you see him?
Tell me, please, quickly"
1t was a painful task that lay before
him, but be got through 10 better than
he had expected. Hattie, though terri
bly, frightened az learning that George
was actually In the hands Oflthe police,
found courage 10 the thought that his
innocence must speedily be Established.
The uncertainty OF the law had affected
her keenly, while there remained
chance OF escaping from the ordeal, but
now that be had TO face it, she could
not doubt the ultimate result. 1t seemed
impossible that any body 6f men could
be found stupid enough and wicked
enough to declare him guilty. Per
haps after all, she said, 10 was
better thar be should be pro-
nounced innocent In op9n court than
that some vague suspicion should cling
80 him psrpetually. And then, think
ing OF him 10 goal, she burst into tears,
but soon recovered hefseli, remember
ing that he must be lPI need OF many
comforts, and these, fat least, she could
send 70 him, Ia this her father prom
issd to help her, and she set absut it At
J0nce.
IL did not take her very long TO get
together a numbet Of little delicacies as
q first instalment When she had piled
them up on the tchen table she left
her mother 10 psC3 them, and returned
70 her father In the sitting room.
"Find out all he wants" she said
earnestly, "every possible thing, aud
sell him we will send it. You won't for
get, will you? l won't ask you Tor the
money! have some OF my own and will
spend that-indeed, / would rather
Aud il there is anything we can DO for
him, you will say, won't you, how very
glad we snail be 20 DIP 1t. Don't let him
be afraid of troubling us-he can't do
that. See that be speaks out And II
there is any message -. Do his
father and mother knoYP" asked Hattie,
with a start.
81 havs been think 2 about that"
answered her father. NO, don't sup
pose they do. Child" I'D be, seeing
some new purpose in ~ face, ''You
can't go near them after What has hap
pened."
Il suppose I can't say Hattie; "that
Is the worst Of it. b Il any rate can
get somebody else ID cell them-some-
body who will brsf the news gently,
for IL they were Do hear il without
warning 10 might them. Only think
Of tbatl Thirk Of lpoor George coming
out of prison, his innocence made
known 20 alas it viii De made known,
won't it?-and hurrying gladly home,
only to find his father aud mother dead
Wouldn't il be awiul? Oh, father.
must 90 at once. But mind you tell
him how fully we believe in him and
how sure we are OF pis triumph over his
enemies, and give m every kind mes
sage" And then $ e ran away to put
on hat and CLOAK.
A number Of 81 fsons still fingered
around the Court Ouse, and as Hattie
approached, a COZ ered car drove up and
stopped at - door. Almost i'm
mediately EDWARDS she saw
feeble old maIN come out, leaning upon
Aunt PriscillaR arm. She had some
difficulty In recPguizing IN that feeble
old man my fattfr He had been wait
Ing Inside for - car, which a messen-
ger had been pot 10 fetch. Aunt
Priscilla helpeN him TO, ADD st first
seemed inclined 20 enter after him, but,
anxious 20 Afoid all appearance
OF wishing TON take possession OF