The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-26

you every opportunity J can, so long as
IL doesn't bother you. Dad knows all
about II and he's with me"
The Judge wanted 10 shout: Good
for dad" but he didn't.
Then after another longer silence
they left him alone. As he rode slowly
home he turned the little tragedy over
and over in his mind and the more he
thought about il the more he fel thar
he had made a mistake by staying and
listening. ~ last he evolved plan
calculated TO ease his own conscience
and give the young man some courage.
So the judge sent him this letter:
"Mr Edwin Grant;
II had the misfortune 20 overhear part
OF your conversation with Miss Rand to-
day. although In quite an accidental man
ner. II, as ! surnise. you are the son OF
Grant. OF the supreme. YOU are made OF
the right sort Of stun to regard Miss kand's
views as only temporary obstacle TO your
happiness. l sentenced Rand. and II you
care 20 call on me ! should be glad 10 see
you. Perhaps We may teink OF some argu-
ments 10 make Miss Rand look a I the case
differently. At any rate / agree with has
honor. your father. and am also with
YOU Yours.
sDBEkI SlOkkOW.'
The next day the Judge was obliged
TO go TO distant city to act as referee
in a case.
The Rand case was almost purely
circumsiantial one and hung on the
handwriting in which the false entries
had been made in the books. The hand
writing experts all agreed that the en-
tries had been made by Rand; indeed.
the prisoner admitted as much.
He had pleaded mot guilty" and
when he admitted the identity Of the
handwriting there was little left TO do
for him. His counsel was completely
baffied by the admission and Rand re-
fused TO explain it in any way.
1t could never be found how Rand had
disposed OF the sum he embez1led. In
fact. not penny of the missing money
was ever found. and the bank charged
il 10 profit and loss.
Hooper. the president Of the bank,
was in constant attendance a the trial,
and expressed great sorrow for Rand.
Shortly after the sentence Hooper left
the bank and went TO another city.
NHtlt Dt ia ffAAf@AN RehfN'Ar-
and brokerage business. 1t was in this
city that Judge Storrow was now sit
ting.
One night al his club the converse
ton drifted round to money and bank
ing. The judge made the remark that
he wished 10 procure a letter Of credit
for his niece. who was going abroad.
and some one suggested Hooper's house
as the best place to get H.
by the way" said his adviser, 'you
sentenced the cashier OF the bank OF
which Hooper used 10 be president,
: didn't you?" The Judge said he did.
well" continued the man. that's
I the way some men treat those who have
been kind 10 them. Ny wife grew up in
the village where Hooper and Rand
were boys together. Rand was not in
Z very good circumstances. while Hooper
: had plenty of money. Al that tim'
! Hooper was quietly buying up grea
deal OF land through which he knew ;
! railroad was projected. He let Rand il
, on the ground floor. lent him money
E and then. when they realized. collected
! Rand's notes. and in this way they boil
made money. and Rard's share was :
: moderate fortune TO man in his cir
e cumstances Ii wasn't many years be
r fore Rand had lost his money in fool
D ish Investments Then Hooper got hin
e the position of cashier in the banl
c where he was president. Ii seems pref
D ~ tough for Rand to have stolen al
that money. The directors aske'
= Hooper for his resignation. Of course
e and ne was Obliged TO come here ant
y start fresh"
!. Now. this was part of the story tha
) the Judge had never heard before i
: little agreed with his personal impress
sions. which of course has nothing Z
o do with the Law and evidence" III
I had an idea that Rand was not that sor
u Of a man. and. curiously enough. b
y had acquired an aniipathy FOR Hooper
r Gradually he found himself forced :
n conclusion for which there was littl
k reason. He somehow thought tina
Hooper was the guilty man and Ran
Il the innocent. lie had known fey
u similar cases OF quiNotic gratitude
il The next day he called al the bank
IL ing house Of Hooper 4 Co. Is he wa
Y leaving he met Hooper face to face
The man went white. and staggere
II against the door jamb as If he ha
Il been struck.
r .Why-how dive do? Why didn
expect TO see YOU. he siammere'
u "Anvthing we can do for your
le The Judge looked him square ,
Pr the eve and said mo. Mr. Hope
n nothing you can do unless-b,
Se never mind now" and he gave hi
a peculiar hook under which Hope
TX lquailed.
&c The judge had not gone two bloci
before one Of the clerks came rushin
h after him and said Mr.. Hooper wan
n ed him TO come back. He found Hoo
err striding the floor and mumblin
~ to himself.
We my God. judge. do you know