Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-07-15

gnilt. and he held to this one line and
rejected every other. One word from
ma would have settled she matter, yet
was not allowed TO say il. 1t was
/ ri0ht that | should suffer for nv SIN,
and what worse punishment than this
copld possibly have been devised? But
was IL right that the innocent should be
tortured in order that the guilty should
be punished?
Leave him alone" kept crying In
that crowded Court. Let him 20. de
is innocent. / am the murderer-I,
Charles Haywood"
But as in the drawing-room Of Cush-
/ labed, so now, not 3 soul heard my ag-
onized cry.
The INQUEST went on, Mr.. Greer be-
coming so outrageous that the Coroner
/ had to interfere, Rachel's intOleraole
/ distress being manifest in every line
OF her beautiful face. When at last her
/ brother was allowed TO so, she rose and
I in a clear voice which penetrated the
remotest corner Of the building, go still
had everyone suddenly become, she al
nounced her wish to give evidence.
After the first thrill Of excitement-of
wonder as to what was COMING muir
muir OF pity ran through the court. The
/ Coroner would have spared her; he
asked a question as to the nature OF the
evidence she meant to give. She an
swered proudly that she would state 1t
upon oath.
But as, followed by every eye, she APP
/ preached the witness box, she faltered
and changed color. After struggle
with herself, she had TO cling suddenly
I 10 the woodwork in order TO save her
self from falling. None Of those who
saw her knew the reason Of her sudden
weakness; she did not rightly know her
self.
I was the cause o. IL, for had hurried
passed and reached the witness box be-
fore her. As stood there, where many
4 man had stood an1 lied with ready
tongue, Istruggled as only a desperate
soul can struggle to speak the truth, but
not one word could utter. In MY frenzy
| I laughed madlY at the mockery Of IL all.
! The solemnity of the farce made il more
ludicrous; vet IL was pitiful and horri-
Die. II was pititul to watch these
poor blind human beings trying TO
grope their way towards the truth, and
getting further and further astray; it
was horrible TO think OF the misery in
store for them. And one word from
me would have set them straight. So
ran before her into the witnsss-box,
aud some feeling held her back aud
choked her, and she swooned.
Ii was all part OF my punishment, re-
! member. had killed a lover Of hers
so she had TO suffer to punish u,e. You
see the logic OF II, don't you? l wonder
n spirit can 20 mad. i thought l
was going mad then.
Her father was the first IN reach her
side. He leaped across the Aoor, re-
CARELESS OF Coroner and jury. There
are times when the SolemnitY OF sven a
judicial ceremony is of small account,
as compared with human feelings. AS
for me, l only laughed. Those for
whom there is no hope may laugh
they cannot cry; it is so funny to find
ones self In a "cul-de-Sac," with never
a chance of escape, backwards or for
wards, from its dreary horrors. And
the old mans face was funny enough, it
was so full of woe. With infinite COM
passion he raised his daughter in his
arms and carried her out, while we 9TH
ers remained In the leaden atmosphere
of the Court.
The inquest ended as / had thought
il would. The jury knew the family
well, the Vanes having lived at Cushla-
beg as long as there was any record OF
its existence, and as they were all eau
tious men, they were not likely TO point
suspicion at George. When they had re-
I a al ha
bad done their duty. II was not for
them to go beyond that; they had
merely to say IL was case Of murder,
as had been known all along, aud then
to leave all subsequent proceedings to
the police.
The verdict was received with salts
faction by all except one person, the
father OF the murdered man, whose
tall, stiff, military figure had been q
conspicuous object Ia the court, He had
shown signs of extreme irritation
throughout the proceedings, and when
they terminated be stalked away scow-
ling right and left.
But later. at Cushlabeg, l saw him
again, striding impatiently TO and fro
in the road just outside the gate. A
boy came running by; with a sudden
movement Captain Willmott stretched
out his long arm, and seized him by the
collar.
''Go in there, said be, pointing into
tue gloomy wilderness OF trees and
shrubs which hid the house-"into that
accurSed place aud tell him TO come out.
Say l want hin out here-oUt in the
road. Do YOU hesr?" he shouted.
who, sir?" asked the frightened boy.
"Who. The father Of Why,
the owner, Vane-Vane, is the person
You are TO ask for. Bring him out
here And be gave the boy push
which sent him Keeling through the
gate.
After q time the boy returned, fol-
lowed by Mr.. Nane, VINO walked as il
he did not feel sure Of the ground be-
meath his feet When he reached the
gate be stopped aud looked out with
timid inquiry. Captain Willmott, who
was some distance away, bore down
upon him with tremendous stride.
81 want my money" said be. Tine
money l lent you-the seven hundred
pounds l want it back"
He held out his hand as II to take 1t
there and then.
But. my good frisnd-uy old
friend" gasped Mr.. Vane, what is the
matter? What have done?"
II want my money, say" cried Cap
tain WillmotL u mean TO have It..
too"
After pause the distressed old man
said: 81 did not ask for that loSn, Will
mott. You offered it to me OF your own
free will-most generously offered II
when l needed money badly. You told
me not 10 hurry about repayment; you
had plenty, and would never press me.
l am not much better of now, and my
daughter is IN, but YOU shall have the
money. l will get il for you in weak
or twO-at least l will do my best. Will