Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-10
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CHAPTER IX.-(Continued3

he says cooliy. My dear Barbara,
Bouverie was proved guilty. He was
tried for drugging the cashier and rob-
bling the bank. and he committed the
crime without a shadow of doubt.
dare say YOU were weak enough to
hand him over hundred pounds. but
he robbed the bank as well"
He did not breathes Barbara des-
DeTately. and il was / VINO begged
and prayed him to take the money |
was to he mis- wife: there was no harm
ia it. ana il saved him from dis
honor
Mrs. Saville takes Barbara'S hand.
My dear. don't make a fool of your
self. We don't doubt that he took
your mOney-it was exactly the kind
Of thing d man like George Bouverie
would 90 but he Sas guilty of the
bank robbery as we'll 1t is hard on
you. Barbara but he is not worth a
regret"
Barbaras breath comes fast Her
eyes fill suddenly with tears at the re-
membrdnce of an interview between
herself and George that mad been sol
euln and almost sacred. He had knelt
beside her. with his face sorely trou-
6fec, and she had prayed to God TO
give him strength to begin a new life.
and give ~ the poison of the mania
for gambling. Was il likely after that
he would have committed the sin he
was found guilty OF?
She draws her hand from her aunt's
clasp
You are all against him-you and
Sebastian most of all, but l will save
him.
Barbara carries her point. and starts
on her journey alone.
Sebastian shrugs his shoulders.
What a high-hown piece of bust
ness But | see now why she went
out to Tasmania second class.
Barbara is an idiot" responds Mrs.
Saville irritably Il would like to lock
her up. l suppose we may as well go
back TO the Court till she comes to her
senses.
Not SO You can settle anywhere
you like. and when Barbara finds that
her tragic explanation of George Bou-
verie and the hundred pounds won't
get him out OF prison III fetch her
over myself, but let her do all she can
now"
Barbara goes straight 20 the Grange.
Who should she go to with her news
but 20 Georges mother? And never
for moment has she the slightest
doubt that her story will unbar the
prison doors and let George free. 1t
was her money he had She had
brought it TO him in a little bag. and
made him take it; and now. with her
pretty face full of sympathy and hope.
she gathers poor, sorrowful Mrs. LOU
verie in her arms. and half weeping,
half laughing. tells the whole story.
And no doubt crosses the mothers
mind. Trembling with JOY and ex-
element, she clings to Barbara. and
the two women weep together, drawn
to each other by the link of love that
is between them.
God bless you" sobS Mrs. Bou-
verie. Il knew my boy was innocent,
but what shall We do. l am so ig-
ncrant? Ought we not go to the law
yer who defended his case? Come.
Barbara. Oh, darling, you love him,
too: do not let US lose moment, We
can so to Dublin this evening, and
then-oh, surely tomorrow they will
set him free?"
Neither Mrs. Bouverie nor Barbara
have the slightest idea of the red tape
and the endless formalties that can
keep even an innocent man under lock
and key.
Upon this fearful scene of excite
ment Doctor Carter enters. He pays
many visit to cheer up his old friend,
and he alone knows of the calendar
that is so full Of sorrowful interest as
across each day a trembling line is
drawn. one twenty-four hours nearer
the end of the time that is only begin
ming now.
HE is fully as much excited as Mrs.
Eouverie and Bar bara, and, like them,
sees no difficulties in the way 1t is
only when, in answer to an urgent ap-
peal. Mr. Jarvis pays a late visit to
the Hotel Metropole, where Mrs. Bou-
Verie engages rooms, that little
doubt damps the ardor of their hopes.
The man of law looks at Barbara's
flushed. eager face with a dawning of
comprehension.
"QuixOtic," he thinks. Now l
know why Bouverie held his tongue. L
thought there was something behind
the scenes
TO Mrs. BOuyerie he says:
Chi Tc I
wish it had been produced at the time
of the trial 1t accounts for the
money. but how are VIC to get over the
facts sworn to- by Mr.. Grey when he
identified BOuverie as the man who
drugged him? That is the nut we have
TO crack"
The look of JOY died out of Mrs.
Bouverie's eyes. tears roll down her
cheeks.
Il thought this would have set him
free" she murmurs, pressing her
hands together
And Barbaras face is full of sor-
rOwful anxiety
"He must be set freel" she cries,
looking eagerly at Mr.. Jarvis. Mr..
Jarvis. | am to be his wife'-and how
proudly she says it, as though she
were glorying in the fact-"and
want to work for him"-the color
flooding her cheeks. 81 have money
oh, more than | know what to do
with You will know what to do! Oh,
you will help us, won't yOu?"
Miss Saville. I will do all that can"
the lawyer says earnestly. IF you