Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-04-24


d, the keys of the others desks in Went
worth's lock, and neither would fit.
"Mr Hendrix, you will call an officer
D. my duty is plain; cannot eyade it,"
l. As the cashier went out of the door,
Mr.. Vaughan turned to Wentworth
c who had sunk int chair, covering his
{ face with his hands, and said:
k frank, could not feel much worse
] If this had been against my own boy
D VIII. Your father was director of this
+ bank, and my friend for years. It is
t mercy that he did not live to see this
day"
, Wentworth made no answer; the
power of speech appeared to have for
saken him He did not lift his head nor
utter sound until Hendrix appeared
with an officer
Mr.. Vaughan explained the situation.
and Frank was led away in custody.
CONSERVATION fell upon Franks
friends and acquaintance, for the evil
dence was SO overwhelming that his
simple denial of any knowledge of the
matter had no weight with the majority.
His mother and sister, together with the
members of the camera club, formed a
small minority who believed him limo
cent.
VIII Vaughan was untiring in his
efforts to console Mrs. Wentworth and
her daughter Alice, and did his best to
keep Franks spirits up. What could Re
do, however to stem the tide of public
opinion3 Again and again he besought f
Frank to discover some tangible clew to Il
the robbery. Frank had racked his II
brain in the effort to do so, without i'
avail. d
Tom Wetherby returned to his home a
in New York early on the morning of
the day following the storm. He knew -
nothing lof the robbery until weeks
when long letter from viii V
Vaughan arrived, detailing the terrible !"
blight of Wentworth, and rehearsing ~
III the circumstances.
TOO bad too badw muttered Tom as T.
lie finished the letter 81 don't believe ~
Wentworth guilty any more lthan Will
oes His face is as honest and open as 80
he day" 49, 49,
Wits letter called the lightning '''
lates taken at Whitonville to mind, ~
nd he determined to do so now; &C g..
ordingD he went up to his darkroom
nd was soon as busy as bee. One IL,
tier another the plates were developed,
xed and washed, until plate-holder No. ina
was reached. Tom hesitated as he .7
Few the slide and removed the plate -,
ON the holder. b;s
ooh, pshaw!" he exclaimed, "what's -
e use of bothering with this one?" hoo
r he remembered with a smile the wild r
alb for the camera and the dazzling q.
sh that came before he could straight 49,
the tripod. ava
II don't suppose there's anything on A
but here goes, for fun, anyway side
He popped it into the tray, poured estl
= developer over it, and awaited al
,ults After a while the image began poss
show, and little by little the detail esta
ne out. ha
Hellol what's that Toms eyes Yor
tened on the negative with astonish- Viii
mt. His face assumed an expression IF W
intense interest, for moment by mo- the
MT the image grew stronger and furtl
niger, With the utmost care ne isfiec
lpleted the process, and then opening TT
dark room, flew down the stairs, two and
IS at 4 time, tore into his bedroom, Tom
grabbed Wills letter from the desk, to tn
read the concluding paragraph as and |
ows: A
wy "eS'' "0"e' ~ , 80, Fran
j of the charge against him; but D.
all the rest of his friends, am pow
SIS to help him. The trial comes off
he 18th"
he 18th, and today is the nth It's
0.'"' the
- ~ N''0N dered
nent. at;o,
: hurried to the telephone in the Ii The
y c"ileu up MS i"''ei once III Tue intens
r part OF the CITY, ana "hiie waiting Tom t
he connection looked at his watch. 10,
IS quarter oil three O'CLOCK. ihen know,
visionary "helio! came over the "Mr
ing to
lease tel MT Weathsroy 10 come 10 among
,hone." twill ,