Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-11
CHAPTER V.

Evcrard slept like an rfant after
writing his letter, and rose full of
eager hope and trembling anticipation
, on the morrow, remembering that the
day had at last dawncd when he was
, to meet Lillian once more.
He might have seen her many times
during his imprisonment but he could
not endure that she should submit
to the restraints necessarily imposed
on convicts' visitors, or that she
should soc him in his humiliation, and
had thus declined her offered visits.
He could not even bear to go to her
straight from prison; he felt that some
days at least were necessary to carry
off the prison mir and take away the
contamination of those hated walls. He
looked In II glass, and sighed deeply,
thinking that he saw plainly written
all over him, 'tickct-of-lcavc man"
AS for his hands, which he had treated
with unguents ana cosmetics, and
kept night and day In gloves, he
looked ut them In despair. The fiat
tened flngcrtips, broken and discolored
nails, distorted joints, and horn hard
encd palms were beyond redemption.
II seemed to his sensitive fancy that
all the world must know as well as
he that his peculiar gait was the
result Of the irons he had worn after
his brief escape, ana the sick thought
came to him TINT his intellect must be
as much married as his body. He felt
utterly ruined.
He fingered about Bclminstcr till the
afternoon, secretly chcrishng a hope
that t.ril might send some letter or
message to the George for him; but
nothing came, and he took his seat
In the train with Il disappointed heart.
\ clergyman, In Il round felt hat
with n roscttr and the longest of
conts, was just stepping ont of the
| train MS Evcmrd was stepping In.
They came face to face, and Evdfard
stepped back to allow tn" other tn
pass. thus gaining Il full and pro
longed view of his features, while the
clergyman passed gravcly on, care
lcssly scanning Evernrds face without
n CLEAN of recognition In his own.
But lGvcrard knew him at once. 1t
was his brother George.
Evernrd got In, the doors banged,
the train moved or, and he found
TINT his carriage was shared Ivy an
elderly man with II clever, keen race.
which seemed strangely familiar to
him, though he could not identify II,
search his memory as he would. The
old gentleman apparently had the
same degree of memory for Evcrard
since. after his first searching glance
At him when he entered the carriage,
he kept giving him furtive and puzzled
looks over his paper Presently the
papers of both gentlemen were laid
aside, and the stranger moved over To
the corner seat opposite Evcrard. cvi-
IDENTIFY for II friendly chat and made
some remark ON the lire over which
they were passing. Ills voice sent Il
strange trcmor through EvcrurdS too
sensitive nerves, and. after brief
Interchange of common. place, he told
his visa-viS that his face and voice
were familiar to him, but that he was
unable to recall his name.
"lou are associated In my mind with
something of Il distressing nature" he
added
II was Just about to observe the
| same with regard to YOU" replied his
new found acquaintance, "savc that YOU
are associated with nothing distressing
| to me. To tell the truth, my features
are associated with distressing cir
cumstances In Il great many peoples
mind" he added, laughing. "My name
is Manhy. Sir William Manly" he cx-
! planned. with the mir OF one uttcring
Il rich Joke.
II now remember YOU perfectly"
! returned Everard, quietly, though
can not claim the honor of your ac-
| qnaintance, My name is Everard,
Henry Oswald Evcrard, and when
saw You, YOU sentenced me to
wcnty years penal Scrvitude for Il
crime which never committed"
Good Cod" csrlaimcd the Judge.
starting hnck with momcntary diSmay.
but quickly recovering himself. and
putting w his gold rimmrd eyeglasses
and closely scrutin2ing him. Henry
Ercmrd, to he sure Yes, yes, re-.
member the ease perfectly, The jury
were unanimous, the evidence clear"
and the Judge Thought within himself
That to I've alone IN a railway carriage
with man one has given twenty
years for 4 manSlaughtcr one believes
to be murder, is an awkward thing,
''rhe evidence was indeed clear :"
said ENerard "hut II was mtSlea ding,
nevertheless. and there was terrible
miscarriage e Justice"
The quiet mir With which he spoke.
and the look Of his eareworn fnec. im.
pressed tho Judge He could not help
: giving some credence to his words