The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-10-06

| sell MADE the medal on winch the case
is said to depend. If identify the
medal produced as that made by me, l.
is thought that:will settle the whole
matter. can do It, IL il is the one
made"
The only thing surprising to Molier
in all this, was the indication that
there was strong public sentiment in
favor of the pretender. And he thought
how fortunate II was that he could ac-
count for the genuine medal in the in
terest of its real owner.
After some reflection he decided-as
the other witness and himself would
concur as to the medal-to announce
that he himself was witness in the
same case, as he supposed; but that
just what was expected from him he
did not certainly know.
And so Old Charley pumped his COM
panion and carefully watched his own
words until the stage pulled up at
Gray sulphur Springs. There Molier
found that the lawyers residence and
the county town were some miles'off,
and, willing to be away from the
Springs until Joe's final restoration,
had himself conveyed to the county
town, where he took quarters to await
the day Of trial.
When he called upon the attorney,
Mr.. Clayton, that gentleman received
him with much show of cordially,
seated him in his private Office and set
before him wine. cigars and ''some
fine old copper distilled whisky"
THANK you, Mr.. Clayton, have
tasted nothing stronger than water
except No. 6" with laugh, lin
twenty years"
Have a cigar; Kentucky Spanish;
you'll like them"
They are, 20 doubt, very fine, but
do not smoke. Light your own cigar
II is not at all offensive"
But Clayton did not light his own
cigar. He began to suspect that the lit
tie old man with shaggy brows, broad
shoulders, furtive eyes and collected
, manner was likely TO prove somewhat
inficxible: and he d.d not wish to be
embarrassed with a cigar in the con-
test between native cunning and the
craft Of the experienced lawyer, which
he thought he foresaw.
"Mr. Molier," he began, ~ re-
quested your presence to learn just
what you knew and would testify to
about the case in which have had you
subpnnaed. There is no improperly
in your telling that in advance-as you
will say nothing more on the witness
stand; and you are too honorable a
man and too intelligent, as am glad
to sec, to receive or act upon'any hints
from me, even If were disposed to
offer any-which am not"
Molier bowed his assent to this pre-
stroke from the lawyer.
you ought to know something
about the case, il you do not. Allow
me to state"
Then Clayton gave Molier pretty
full sketch of the Blake family history
the disappearance of jeff and the boy
Joe, and of the medal on the missing
boys neck; adding that the whole case
might turn on the identity of that
medal in establishing that of the pre-
tended Joe Blake in his suit for pos
session. And then he said:
Now, my client, Mr.. Samuel Blake,
informs me that you probably know
about that medal, and may help our
case as witness. is that SOP"
Molicr quietly took out his pocket
book, took from it Sam Blakewell's re-
ceipt for the medal, put his thumb
over the last syllable of the signature,
and, exhibiting the paper thus to Clay
ton, said:
THAT his signature?"
"Yes."
"You know his handwriting?"
"Yes, perfectly
'sPlease read that receipt then" And
he handed it to Clay ton. That gentle
man was good while looking at it.
He knew the signature was Sans
handwriting, and that he had falsified
his own signature. But Sam had
withheld or forgotten to give an &C
count of this receipt, and Clayton
thought best to consult his client
without proceeding further. So he
handed the paper back to Molier,
tnankeu MIN, anu dShCu IL ~ WOuia cC
too much trouble for him to call again
next day.
Meantime Sam Blake had been con-
suited. He told Clayton he had for
gotten the receipt; but as 1t only
showed the purchase Of q medal and
chain, It would, perhaps, be best to
acknowledge It.
When Molier returned next morning
to Clayton's Office the contest Of cum
ming was renewed.
"Mr. Blake says he wrote that
receipt, and that he bought a medal
and chain from you"
"Silver medal and chain?" inquired
Molier.
Eyes, silver medal"
"And paid fifty dollars for it9" said
Molier
"You need not offer that receipt; the
other side knows nothing Of it."
"But must swear that the medal
now in dispute before the court was In
Cincinnati ten years ago."