Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-04

| was at the time absorbed in the peru sal
OF the days racing record, the lis. Of
| all the winners being, as he admitted,
| of vital importance to him, he beiDr IN
the habit OF backing one or two horses
nearly every day h Tie ysar.
other was the night porter, who was
| having his tea and reading a salvation
| army tract in the kitchen. as sor, of
| antidote or corrective 20 Smith@rs
| fthe clerk'o pernicioua studying OF the
! Star
When Sholto Graham recovered these
| facts were told to HIM by the constable
| in the presence Of the doctor who had
! brought him cut OF his swoon, and to
| his dispairing horro' the brief narrp-
ton was scarcely ended before the CON
| stable told him it would be necessai
! to arrest him on suspicion OF being
concerned in the circumstances which
| seemed likely to result in Sir Andrew
Gwenap's death.
In vain he inveigheG with hysterical
almost eminine--veheme nce against
the heinously gross injustice or the
fact In vain his sister implored, ell
treated. vouched and prayed for him.
The arm Of the law was rigid. Appear
ances were against him. He had been
sought for first at his own chambers,
where his servant, with deeply affected
reluctance and genuine morbid salts
faction at having a finger in the pie,
repeated with elaborate emphasis the
remark that he had heard his master
make in the morning relative to MS
desire to wiring Sir Andrew Gwenap's
cursed interfering cid head off MS
shoulders at grieVed him TO 80
agfn his master" he said, but he went
"agin him verbally with spontaneous
alacrity.
So Sholto Graham was arrested on
suspicion Of being concerned in the
mysterious circumstances under which
the APPARENTLY dying Sir Andrew GIVE
nap was found in the prisoners private
room. And the following mornig BON
Patrlce Laugh arne and Mrs. Cunlber-
land had real full accounts OF the affair
In the morning papers.
Nav Thorburh was with Patrice al
the contents of the paragraph which
told of the crushing blow which had
fallen on her false lover. May came
prepared to syn pathize with and
soothe Patrica, believing the latter to
be still heart and honor bound to the
suspected man. And Patrice did not
undeceive her. This. his hour of dis
grace. was not the one which Patrice
Laugherne would choose to proclaim
that she hal relinOuished all claim to
feeling any special interest IN Sholto
Graham.
"Patrice, keep your heart. Ned says
he sees light in the darkness May
cried, coming into the room where Pa
trio sat reading and rereading WI the
entranced fascination of horror the
paragraph headed.
"Extraoridlnary Cccurance in Hig
-Murderous Assault on Sir Anf
rev Gwenap. His Br0therin-law NJ
Sholto Graham, Arrested on Suspicion ,
Poor Sholtow Patrice said, VITA
such vast pity in her voice and ey's
that May felt sure that the love for
lover had fled from her friend,
heart. Poor Sholto' As If he could ty
any possibility be guilty of murder
Gus assault on any living thing
You are as sure of his innocence as
Ned is"
rs Ned sure. too? Dear Ned, but |
needn't ask. he could never by any
chance take any other than just and
sensible and honorable view of things
Patriee said. warmly, and then May
asked:
You will go and see him.
PatriCe shook her head
"If he wishes to see me, yes: but,
May l don't think he will haze any
pleasure in seeing me. | have been
realizing this truth for some weeks
past"
But you are engaged to him"
Patrice was silent
''At any rave" May went on. with q
touch of authority in her tone "yol
must write to and assure him of your
firm faith in him
Patrice looked up quickly.
"Firm faith in his innocence of this
special offense, | mean, Miss Thorburn
repeated His is not strong eharac-
ter; forgive me for saying so, Patrice.
He is capable, | should imagine, of do
ing anything TO save himself from fac
ing disgrace and ignominy, however
little he may deserve them. Ned says
he thinks it utterly unlikely that this
charge viii be sustained after to-da",
but during This day the poor fellow
may try to escape from the shame in
very terrible way"
You don't mean suicldeo,' Patrice
taltered
May nodded.
You will wrlteo' she said Ned
and MIR Guy Vereker are coming n
here presently; they intend to go and
see him Thag viii take your letter"
They Ned will &c and see him.
PatrIce questioned Vonderingly
Yes, he has q suggestion to make
and Few questions to ask Mr.. Graham