The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-30

afraid OF commanding lH'' ~ -
service, Gardner, although | don |
suppose you have any commissions 70
give.
Great favor. old fellow 1.-THE fact
is. I'm just bit short OF FUNDS, ana
and if YOU could see your way 10 lend
me. say 20. | should be uncommonly
grateful. One never knows what may
hammer. YOU know, and, all going well,
/ / viii return il in the course OF lew
months.
Certainly, I'm glad you mentioned
il my hoy II would never do to
crippic Yourself at the outset 10y being
short Of the ready. I'll lend it to you
with pleasure. When do you start
i he asked, eagerly.
..In the morning early.
Fact is, | haven't the money by me,
hut | can get il in an hour. darcy
owes me fifty. and promised to let me
have il this morning without fail. II
lust run around and get him to draw
the check in your favor instead OF
nine and ,
Thanks, awfully. Its very good OF
YOU, Trevor.
Tut. tut; don't mention it. Get
your things put in order, and II be
hack in an hour and Trevor snatch
ing up his hat departed.
True TO his word, Mark Trevor re
turned within the hour.
Just caught him in, my boy, ne
said. Here you are-the check :
drawn in Your favor, to save my IN
, dorscment.
Thanks for all you have done for
me, " said Paul. taking up the check
and putting it into his pocketh"ok.
IN shall not forget your goodness
gratefully clasping Trevor's hand IN
his.
In a short time the baggage was de
nosited in a GROWER. and Paul was on
his way to the East India dock. As
! he was about TO step on 10 the gang
way. two men, who had watched ms
eprnss from the vehicle, approached anC
laid hands on him.
a Paul Gardner, | SUPPOSE said the
foremost Of them.
{ THAT is my name.
1T is our duty to arrest you 81
charge Of forgery in connection with
, check which you cashed yesterday
hearing the signature Of Edmunt
D'Arcy. and 10 warn you that any
thing you say may be used as evidence
against you.
! The shock staggered Paul for an in
: slant.
at length. There is some mistake.
,In not understand. | certainly cashe,
9 s,lfh a check, but il was not forged /
: was drawn by darcy himself-Goo,'
heavens :" he exclaimed. Can II b
!, trur4 Can there Toe truth IN thes
| r,fuors after all? Can he love Brenda
and have concocted this villainous plo
! tn ruin me?" and as conviction If tn
truth flashed upon him, it required
slperhuman effort 10 hold himself il
q check. On arriving al the station h
& reiterated his innoccnce-hut, q
I course 10 no purpose.
NAV send a Geographic message:
= he inouired.
y THE poIice will lend YOU any rea
sanablc assistance. if YOU wish to CON
g municate with your friends, - was tn
renly.
Fl have lust dozen words. Wiz
/ Thorn Ia the person name as soon q
d il is daylight .Beware Of Treyor-h
~ il al TIM, bottom Of my ruin Am IL
: nnrent Paul, to Miss Heathcnte.
ana paul gave him her address, Nu
le NH nnt forget them"
3. -. ra,,.ar,bar They'll do n
- '''' ~. ~. unn,t'r' nuttei
. la' "a. "a 80 soop as II is la,
lirht Depend upon me, sir.
Tbaro could be no question as to II
II o,,tcnme Of the well contrived pl,
D. as,,inet him.
q PAN Gardner saw that Jnle
re Trovnr made clean breast of h
III 1unIicity nothing but imprisonmeI
ie awaited him. And it turned out as
l. fearad Trevor denied every word
ne Gardner's statement. even going to Il
to lnnpth Of saving that they had nev,
u, mel on the day that Paul stated Il
~ check was handed over 10 nm lie u
ID tll fiight. and his arrest just as
was about to leave the country, we
construed into evidence against mn
W He was committed for trial by u
q magistrates. and eventually sentence
~ to three years imprisonment.
d. For months Mark Trevor shrank
y the thought of going near Brep'
D. Heathcote In spite Of his craft al
H. publicity he could not summon II
e' necessary courage to confront her, 10
ls eventually sought her out, and endea
u ored to persuade her that her II
us pressions were false, that Paul "
or deserving of his fate. and that he
rs Trevor-was much injured by ben
al dragged into the horrible ahalf'
~ tEyplain that telegram, said Bre
Il, ia. showing him the wire Paul hi
contrived to send her. Explain tia
"A I believe every word of it, and | knC