The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-07

voices Miss Wilson recognized in one Of
them her aunt's gardener. The girl, brave
as ever, came to his assistance.
Their combined cries for help brought
one of their noighbors to the scene of che
struggle. The Innrauder was soon over
come, and when the serving maid appeared
with lamp Nora and the gardener recog
nized In him the tramp who had accosted
them in the afternoon in front of the bank.
"Tuke him prison, commanded Miss
Wilson. MY aunt and l will lodge COM
plant against him in the morning"
While the two rcn carried off their pris-
oner Nora hurried to her aunt's room. by
this time the effect of the chloroforn had
disappeared, and Miss Mngruder was nc.
quaiuted with the events of the night
The little satchel, with its precious con
tents, was moved a considerable distance
from where it had originally been placed,
and the spinstor admitted that tho cashier
was right after all in ndlnonishing her us
he did. To relieve herself from further
responsibility she sent for her nioce's be-
trothed early in the morning.
/ In the meantime the prisoner had Il pre-
! liminary hearing before the judge. Miss
! Wilson deposed that she had met the man
: In the afternoon; that he had seen the
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slowed away under the buggy scat. She
then narrated her struggle, with the in
truder and his final arrest by neighbor
and her aunts gardener. The latter cor
roborated her statement Tho prisoner
firmly declared his innocence, even in the
( face of these grave charges. He denied
having struggled with the young lady in
her aunt's room, and said that he had
sought shelter in Miss Magruder's wood
shed for the night When he heard Miss
Wilson's cries for help, he thought fire
had broken out, and rushed from the shed
to aid in suppressing 1t.
Without word Nora Wilson pointed to
the prisoners right hand, which was
bandaged with a dirty rag. The judge
, understood her meaning and asked the
tramp how he had injured his hand.
His answer was that he had cut himself
with an AK, as he cleared tho place in the
dark to find comfortable spot to lie
down in.
His statement was not credited, and he
was remanded to Jail.
An hour later Nora and her betrothed
were on the way to the bank. They had
with them the satchel of gold, ready to
again intrust it to the custody of the bank
cashier.
GOOD morning, Mr.. Holt" said the
girl. Here is the money You were
right; some one did try to rob us last
night
"Ah, ha!'' cried Mr. Holt, coming close
to the cashiers window to receive the
money.
A penetrating odor of chloroform was
noticeable. 1t came from tho clothes OF
the cashier.
"Oh, James!' cried the girl, still pale
and nervous from her terrible experience
Of the night.
"My name is Cliff, " said James. lam
Miss Wilson'S fiance. Permit me to lead
her to yonder couch She is not we'll. A
little rest will soon restore her. "
Holt was not inclined to grant the re.
quest to admit the two young people to
the back room without opposition.
"It's against the rules of the bank, he
remarked stubbornly.
James Cliff paid no attention to him
but pushed the door open and led the
young girl to the leather sofa in the back
room Nora was far from fuinting. Hel
mind had never worked more quickly ant
to the point. A sudden suspicion that no
the tramp, but another, had tried to rol
them of her fortune flashed through hel
brain. There was the odor of the chloro
form, and, besides, tho cashier held hi
hand concealed in his coat pocket.
, "What is the matter with your hand
J Mr.. Holt?' she asked.
"My handP l sprained it last nigh
, while trying to move heavy piece of fur
niture. l have been bathing it with ar
MICA and must keep it bandaged."
"Won't you let me see it?"
The cashier hesitated, nut when h
10 tl,a alynf lnc or
/ the bandage showed other stains thai
those of arnica.
. With bound the girl stood before him
3 This is blood, James," she cried. -
. sprain could not have caused them-th
r smell of the chloroform, his voice, his look
r and the hairs wrapped around the buttol
| of his coat! Do you not recognize them"
Her lover snatched the overcoat thrown
I over the back of the chair in the room IL
' which they were.
"They are yours, Nora" said jaime
/ Cliff carefully loosening them from tn
4 button that held them confined. woul'
3 recognize them anywhere"
{ "This is the man who broke into GU
: house, with whom l struggled, and in tn
= struggle he cut his hand" said Nora firm
r ly and menacingly.
4 az wish l had killed your' muttere
t Holt now blind with rage over the girl
discovery
@ They called the clerk and sent for tn
e sheriff, but James Cliff was compelled t
1 keep the desperate bank cashier at bay a
b the point of a revolver.
, At his home were found bottle hal
filled with chloroform, blood staine
cuff, bowie knife, bunch Of skeleto
O. keys and other paraphernalia belonging I
a the light fingered gentry.
r Years afterward, when Nora Wilson an
y James Cliff celebrated their marriage an
Y niversary, they learned the cause for th
. crime Of the bank cashier. He had bee
In love with the pretty country lassie, an
o as James Cliff was then an impecuniou
}, attorney he thought If he robbed her {
+ her fortune the young man would nc
Q marry her.
r But you know better, dear wife,
e whispered James into the pretty matron
8 ear. She nodded her head in silence an
wound her arms around his neck.
Il The 5000 In gold was deposited in
o larger bank, and the interest has bee
v piling up from year to year, making nei
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