The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-25

WOULD PROVE BIS INNOCENCE"
hncied that she was part of the
noon hour. She wept at first, but she.
rev cheerful when ! assured her that
her brother would prove his innocence
-Oh, 1 know that" she said; but
think of what a shame it is to keep him
shut up here so long. And you haven't
done anything, either, have you?
don't see what makes people 80 mean"
She remained with us until evening,
and the light was surely gone when
che went away; and the hours were
slow and long before the candle was
put above the door. But the old fell
low came with 10 after stretched-out
season. Boys" he said, filling the
window with his face, 'I've a little
piece OF news for you. The grand jury
met to-day and court will be in ses-
sion before the weeks out, and, con-
sequently, you'll have hearin' pretty
soon. But don't git skeered, for the
foreman Of the jury is hoss doctor,
and the judge owns q livery stable.
This might not seem to make any diff
ference, but it do, for i want TO tell
you that feller that knows how to
handle hoss knows how to handle
man.
well. ] must leave you now," ne
continued. Pardon me for not spend
In more time with you. but they keep
me on the rush these days."
He was gone at last. Haines was pac-
ing the floor. Would he wait for the
death OF the candle? / said nothing,
but sat on my bunk waiting.
1.-The candle burns longer than usual
tonight" he said. He was waiting for
the darkness.
"Yes; for it seems to know that we
are sleepy, and iswants to tantalize u.s."
I'm not sleepy" he replied. quickly.
He sat down. L said nothing. I'm
not sleepy can't sleep until / have
told you something. I'm going to
throw of all reserve and talk to you
as l would to myself. My father i
cashier of a bank. He Is one of the
most lovable of men, but he is weak,
always itching to better bis condition
in life, living in the midst of money,
daily noting its power, counting the
wealth of other men. In such an at
mosphere it was but natural that he
should feel the clamp placed upon him
by moderate income. He had
brother, much older than himself, and
this brother was slowly dying. The
brother had money, say ten thousand
dollars, and IL had been given out that
the larger part of this money was to
fall TO my father. But the brother
continued to linger, though his hour
was surely near. Just after hearing,
one day, that his brother could not sur
vive another night my father saw a
grand opportunity to invest five thou
sand dollars. The return would be
quick. He would use the banks
money, and even should the investment
fail, he could soon replace the amount
from his brothers estate. The invest
ment was made-and lost and the
brother grew better. In despair father
came to see me. thought of mother
and sister when l told him that would
risk everything TO save him. In tho
express Office, during the tobacco sea-
son, there was constantly a large
amount of money in The company's safe.
4 would take five thousand dollars ard
wait for the brother To die. Well,
took that amount, and father vas
saved. But the brother continued TO
improve. And IL was drawing near
the time when 4 might expect a call
from the company's inspector. 1 had
no means of raising the money! was
not inventive, so 1 was forced TO resort
20 an old trick. blew open the safe
and knocked myself senseless with na
iron bar. There was money scattered
ell about tie room when the town Off
Ger and the night wafchman rushed In,
md the suDDYzition was tba, the rob-