The Washington times., 1894-07-01

that IL he were arrested now he would hav,
| to answer But he has no share in this terri
Bile crime,''
.'But, my dear young lady, It looks yer,
black against him. Slr. james Turner saw
these notes in your father-in-law's possession
at the station. He took one Of them to pay
| for his ticket. He then went on the platform
and into the train and in that train he i:
| found nearly murdered with the notes miss
| ing. These notes were in your husband
| possession to-day. for you say he gave then
| to you. Unless he stole them from his father
how did he get them?"
''I'll tell you how he got them. My hus-
band saw his father the night before he lef,
| for London and made one last appeal to him.
At that interview he told him all-told him oi
his marriage. of his child. of the foolish
| wicked thing he had done, and of all he had
suffered. He must have touched his heart
to a certain extent. for he promised to think
| it over. and told him to meet him on the
| platform ct London bridge the next evening.
| Ny husband went and met his father there
| and his father gave him ESQ in notes. bidding
him 90 at once to his employers and place
| himself at their mercy. Offering at the same
| time the money. about $50. of which he had
made use.
THAT money my husband brought to me
that night. 1t was all in my possession that
| night To-day my husband was TO have
TAKEN the -OV W Ills cllplONtIS. put III iIe
last moment his courage failed him and he
asked me to go. I went and they were out.
came back and sent you one five out OF the
go he had to spare. After l had posted 1t
my husband came in with a white, terrified
face and paper in his hand. My Godn he
said, my poor father has been murdered and
the murder is supposed to have been CON-
mitted for these notes. See here are the num-
bers of them in the paper. No one knew that
went to meet him on the platform, no one
saw him give them to me. My God-my Godi
what will people think?'
II left him at home, and came here to see
you at once If possible, and tell you every
thing. Now you know. Give us till to-mor-
row. Tomorrow my husband will have had
shall go to the police and tell everything.
If you go with this note tonight and put
them ON his track they will find him, and he
will be arrested. That will be against him
terribly against him."
Have you told me everything?' asked
John Alister. looking into the girls face.
.'Everything!'
'.why did your husband quarrel with his
fatber?''
His father was a very stern man and my
husband was hot-tempered. They quarreled.
and his father told him to go and earn his
own living and trouble him no more, and he
went. 1t was after he left his fathers house
that met him and married him. 1 was in
employment then. was In a miliiner's shop.
1 earned my living as a milliner while could
after my husband left me-
John Alister knew instinctively that the
girls story was true. He guessed she was
Just hard-working little woman. with whom
the world had gone wrong, and he felt sorry
for her: but ne didn't quite see keeping the
secret of those terrible flve-pound notes. He
felt that he would be acting wrongly in
doing so.
'I tell you what will do, Mrs. Turner" he
said, after a pause. '.I'n come back with
you if you'll allow me and see your husband.
I'm man of the world, and may be able to
advise him."
Very well. come. It's long way. We
live at Kentish-town."
I'VE can take a cab.'
Alister hailed a cab, and the strange couple
Mrs. Turner lived in a side street running out
OF the main road.
She opened the door with latch key. and
they went upstairs together.
John Aiister thought ii was the strangest
adventure he had ever had in his life.
As they entered the little sitting room a
young man Of six or seven and twenty started
up, Mortified. He had heard the sound of q
mans footsteps on the stairs.
Don't be alarmed. DEAR" said his wife,
''This is a friend. He is the gentleman who
has the Is note"
Turner sank back into the chair and buried
his face in his hands.
my wife has told you sll?'' be said.
Yes"