The morning news., 1899-12-03


admitted much
! He had plead mot guilty." and when he
I admitted the Identity of the handwriting
| there was little left TO do for him His
! counsel was completely baffied by the ad
| mission, and Rand refused 10 explain it in
any way Try as he would, the lawyer
| could elicit nothing further and the jury
| had to bring in a verdict of guilty
| 1t could never be found how Rand had
! disposed OF. the sum he embezzled. In
| fact, not a penny of the missing money
was ever found. and The bank charged il
TO profit and loss.
| Hooper, the president of the bank, was
| in constant attendance at the trial, and
! expressed great sorrow for Rand. Shortly
! after the sentence Hooper left the bank
/ and went 10 another city where he en-
! gagged in a private banking and broker
| age business. 1t was in this city that
| Judge Storrow was now sitting.
One night at his club the conversation
! drifted round to money and banking. The
| judge made the remark that he wished
| to procure a letter of credit for his niece
| who was going abroad. and some one sug-
| sested IIooper's house as the best place
to get it.
by the way" said his advisor, "you
sentenced the cashier of the bank of which
! Hooper used to De president, didn't you?"
| The Judge said he did.
We'll" continued the man, chats the
! way some men treat those who have been
kind to them. My wife grew up in the
| village where Hooper and Rand were boys
| together. Rand was not in very good cir
| cumstances, while Hooper had plenty of
money. At that time Hooper was quietly
| buying up a great deal of land through
! which he knew a railroad was projected.
! He let Rand in on the ground floor, lent
| him money and then when they realized,
| collected Rand s notes, and in this way
| Al,axr l,r,Ah 40, u -1,.,-
was a moderate fortune to a man in mis-
| circumstances. 1t wasn't many years be-
| fore Rand .ost his money in foolish in
| vestments. Then Hooper got him the po-
| sition of cashier in The bank, where he
| was president. 1t seems pretty tough for
Rand to have stolen all that money The
| directors asked Hooper for his resigna-
tion, of course, and he was obliged to
come here and start fresh"
Now this was part of the story that
the judge had never heard before. 1t
| little agreed with his personal impress
! sions, which, of course has nothing to do
with the "law and evidence" He had an
| idea that Rand was not that sort of a
man, and curousy enough, he had ac-
| quired an anEpathy for Hooper.
| That night he woke thinking of the case
| Gradually he found himself forced to a
conclusion for which there was little rea-
| son. lie somehow thought that Hooper
| was the guilty. man ana Rand the lnnO-
| cent Efe had known few similar cases
Of duixotfc gratitude. H'e'
| The next day he called at the banking
| house of Hooper & Co AS he was leav-
ing he met Fooper face to face. The man
went white and staggered against the door
| lamb as II he had been struck
"Why-how dye do? Why-I didn't
| expect to see you" he stammered. Any
| thing we can do for you?"
The judge oked him squere in TIE eye
and said: mo, Mr.. Homer rothing you
can 10 utl ss-tut never mind now" and
he gave h m a peculiar lock urder which
| IIcoTer ouaied
The judge had not gene two blocks be-
fore ore Of he clerks care III hing after
him ard said Mr. Hooper wanted him to
1 come back lie <ound Hooper 81 IT Dig he
floor and muir bling to mself
My CID, j. ge o '-now' he cried
Il know you are scourdrel" the tu ge
| rep led, sup ised out of his Sc f cen rol.
81 did IT, iu sc. J did IT,"
IT know it," c"lmly rep led the Judge
i cane TO his Y N0ceu'e I couldn't
stand meet ng you, end I ave never ha1
a happy or IN easy moment since. I've
lived in crns ant fear of apprehension
The juCge * at him snd could 81 arca
restrain h S C n empt end indi7nation.
Stepping eek e tu d the key in the
lock and put IL into his rocket. Then he
/ went to tie teleph ne and I'd p Ice cad
quarters who he was, ard asked m 10
send him an inspector at the banking Of
fee.
"Now" lie said, before either of US
leave this room you ara gong to write
the whole story You viii sign it in tie
presence of Witnesses ana insi5e of two
weeks Rand wsll be a free man. You
/ VIII be ar sted at Cnce but FIR two
we ks, 70 my own rea ms, you w n on
tinue 10 conduct y. ur us ress and hea7-
You can * lain lis pres nee in ary way
that you ike. NJ wsit down and W.T. t."
ITooD shrank from tee task, but the
Judge insisted. When he had finished and
was ready 10 sign, there came a top at
the door and a S ranger was ushered in.
/ He Rocked h do after h m and he
Judge had a ow conversation with him.
The confes ion was duly signed and wit
mes sed.i
d. 1t set forth .IIohDer's nee srity to obtain
1, funds further thln thtse avaiiab and
how he d taFeA from time 10 ire
showing Pand fctir Gus notes, so hat Rand
had every. reason TO suppose the bank was
max rg l1s MS. II short, he tai made the
entries n perfect cd faith snd then when
tie s ealing vas ~7ade known he had pit
silence remembering a the benefits re civ
ed. l was, of cSurss. a questionable thing
for him to do, considering his family. But
there as no do. bt ng. the nobility of TIE
man 8 charac er.
That night the judge started for home,
having dispo edls Of the case. There the
next dsy he laid he ccn ess on b fore the
Governor and his council, who took the
piein-inary Steps to release Rand
That even ngsNed Grart called. saying
he Ii fai1, to find the judge al home on
previous ev, n nss. He knew emo gh OF aw
to apprecia S. me lhings the judge tod
him.
NOV" said the judge. this tangle can
be straigh en- d out. You bring A ice here
two weeks from tonight and In try to
/ change her views.
At last he nj yht came. The judge was
dec deafy nfrvogs. The bell arg and in
came Ned nd Alice. He had old her about
! The judge and he bushed prettily when
! he was introduced.
After he Rad exp'aiued at some length
hat eavesdrcpp ng was quite acc dem
tai he "A o argue again with her on
\ he matter She took anne high gro nd
I as hef1re-that A. vas doing Ned a wrong.