Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-05-07

evidence at the trial aGainst you. You
/ Just come along quietly to the station with
ine-take his other arm, Jim; that's right
no violenca please. prisOner-and we'll
pretty soon find out whether you're the
man we've got orders 70 arrest or his twin
brother" and he winked at his ally. He
was proud of having effected the catch Of
| the season.
| But am his twin brother" Cyril said
| halt-struggiing still to release himself
"You can't take me up on that warrant, !
tell you. Its not my name. ! am not the
| man you've orders to look Tor.
| 'Oh, that's all right, the constable an
0wefed, ~ before. with an incredulOuss smile!
| Don't you go trying to obstruct the police
In the exercise OF their duty. II can take
| anyhow. can arrest you on suspicion, all
the same tor looking SO precious like the
| photograph OF the man a. Is wanted. Twin
| brothers amt got any call. don't you know,
| to sit, turn about. or one Ancther's photo
graphs. 1t hinders the administration
whatever you choose to say may be used
rs evidence att trial against YOU
Thus adiured. Cyril yisl led at last to
| force majeure, and walked crm in arm be-
tween the two policemen. followed by q
| large and admiring crowd, to the nearest
| station.
| But the matter was far less easily arranged
| than Mt first imagined. An innocent man
| who knows his own innocence, taken up in
q mistake 'or a brother whom he believes
to be equally incapable OF the crime with
| which Ire i charged naturally expects to
find no difficulty at all in proving his iden-
| tity and esca,ing from custody on false
charge ri murder. But the result OF
hasty examination ut the station soon ef-
| fectually removed this lit,le dtlu ion. His
own admission that the photograph was a
| portrait nfGuy, and his resemblance to it
tJx,nv tVt.v J,.s
| thoritcS decide on the first blush of the
| thing this was really the man Scotland
Yard was in search of. He was trying to
escape them OH the ridiculous pretext that
he was in point OF TACT his own twin
brother. The inspector declined to
| to repeat the mistake that was made in the
LEROY case. he said very decidedly. He
would send the suspected person under
| escort to Tavistock
So to Tavistock Cyril Went uncertain as
yet what all this could mean. and ignor-
ant OF the crime with which he was charg-
| ed, ii indeed any crime had been really COM
mitted All the way down. An endless
| string questions suggested themselves
one by one to his excited mind. Was
hewitt really dead? And if SO. who had
sds ID him. I'M, W., Was it os suicide to
barras.ments brought about by
the failure of the Rio Negro Diamond
| Mines, or was it accident or mischance?
Or was 1t, in fact, murder? And in any
case strangest of all--where was Guyf
Why didn't Guy come forward and court
| inquiry? For as yet. OF course, Cyril hadn't
| received his brothers letter. with the in
eliminating pocket-book and the three
thousand pounds; nor indeed, for several
days after. as things turned out, was there
| even possibility of his ever receiving it.
Next morning. however. when Cyril was
n mi vi haff, fl,l INV
| trates, he be an to realize the whole
| strength OF the case against him. The pro-
ceedings were purely formal. rs the lawyers
said yet they were quite enough 10 make
Cyril's cheek turn pale with horror. One
| witness after another came forward and
| swore to him. The station-h.aster at Mann
| bury gave evidence that he had made i'm
| quiries on the platform after hewitt by
| nme; the innkeeper de posed as to his ex-
| cited behavior when he called at the Tai
bot Arms. and his recognition OF McGregor
| rs the pefson he was in search Of; the boy
| 0f whom GUY had inouirel ut the gate UNI
| hesitatingly set down the conversation to
| Cyril. None OF them had the faintest doubt
| in his own mind leach swOre) that the pris-
oner before the magistrates was the self
same person who went over to Mambury
| on that fatal day, and who followed Mon
| tague hewitt down the path by the river.
| As Cyril listened one terrible fact
| dawned clearer and clearer Cpon his brain.
I Every fragment of evidence they piled up
| against himself made the case against Guy
look b!acker and blacker.
The magistrates accepted the proofs thus
rendered. and Cyril, as yet unassisted by
| professional advice, was remanded accord
| ingly till next morning.
| Just ASIDE was about to leave the Sessions
House in q tumult OF horror lear. and
suspense, somebody close by tapped him
on the shoulder grayely. alter few
MI
magistrates. Cyril turned round. and saw
q burly man with very large hands, whom
| he remembered to have had pointed out to
him in London. and, strange to say, by
Montague hewitt himself az the eminent
/ Q. C., Mr.. Gilbert GiDdersleeve.
| The great advocate was pale, but very
sincere and earnest. Cyril noticed his
manner was completely changed II was
clear some overmastering idea pos essed
his soul.
"Mr. waring. he said looking him full
in the face, II see you're unrepresented.
est. Ny conducts unprofessional, know
-point-blank against all our recognized
eti9uette-but perhaps you'll excuse it.
Will You allow me to undertake your de-
Tense in this natter"
Cyril turned round to him with truly
heartfelt thanks. 1t was great relief to
him, alone and in doubt. and much won
| dering about Guy, to hear friendly word,
from whatever quarter.
Aud Cyril knew that he was safe in Gil.
bert Gildersleeve's hands; the greatest
criminal lawyer of the day in England
| might surely be trusted TO set right such .
mere little error of mistaken identity.
Though for Guy---wheneyer Guy gave HIM
self 70 the police---Cyril felt the position
was far more dangerous. He couldn't be.
lieve, indeed. that Guy was guilty; yet
the circumstances. he could no longer con.
ceal rim himself looked terribly Nack
against him.
you're too good, he cried, taking the
lawyers hand in his with fervent gratitude.
How can thank you enough? I'm
deeply obliged to you
mot at all Gildersleeve answered, with
| very blanched lips. He was ashamed of
his duplicity. You've nothing to thank
| me for. The case IS simple one. and I'd
like to see you out Of it. I've met your
brother and the moment saw you knew
you weren't he. though you're very like
him. should know you two apart whsr-
ever ] saw you"
/ That's curious" Cyril cried, "for
very few people know MS from one
another. except the most intimate friends.
The @ G. looked at him with very PEN
etrating glance. II had occasion to see
your brother not long since. he answered,
| slowly, land his features and exps ession