The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-20
RIGHT IN THE END

aic
is The judge fell into the way Of
oil atching them naturally enough. Az
ar the court adjourned in the early
,et ternoon he always took a ride on
he. bicycle, and never failed to visit
lot beautiful stretch of boulevard re-
Gently opened along the string of
Fol kes.
One dreamy, Indian summer after
ga )on the judge went up among the
" ees on the side of the lake TO a
he .eltered nook he knew and lay down
br rest. There had been a puzzling
-, .se before him that morning and
!. lille thinking over it he must have
lien asleep.
m, He was suddenly aware that just
ltside his shelter a man and a wo-
VIVIAN were talking. He knew not
fhat to do.
,SHe soon discovered that they were
lis lovers" as he called them. and
Aey were discussing some unhappy
lad.rcumstance regarding their affec.
"Dn.
VWhat should he do? There was no
% day out except pass them. Would it
hire. better to come out, and so let them
hi low he had heard their talk. or
eel )uld it not be more delicate to re-
ri ain till they had gone, not listening
n they would never know any one
overheard them. He decided on
latter alternative, and remained
.e rfectly quiet.
But try as he would it was impos-
de not to hear their whole con-
III rsation.
But what difference does that
lke?" asked the young man. You
ow perfectly well, Alice, that if it
re a thousand times worse, that if
i were yourself l would marry you"
"Oh, but think of it, Ned Think
tat your friends would say! Ned
ant married the daughter of an EN-.
zzler serving his time in jail"
The judge couldn't help wondering
this were the son of Grant on the
preme bench whom he had never
It, although he knew his father in.
lately. The girls gentle voice
ike as she said this, and Ned cried:
oh, Alice, wish you wouldn't
NIX of that. 1t just breaks me up to
you cry, you know"
Then followed a silence during
ich Alice must have been In some
y comforted, for she said in a
ady voice:
No, my dear boy, have been very
ak to see you 80 often and have
,se rides. | should have refused
tried to forget you. But, Ned, l
lldn't, can't think of anything but
land do love you SOL"
lore silence. Then:
And Ned, this really must be the
t. | can't marry you No, dear
:, ase don't go over 1t again. know
III it would be a great wrong to you
say yes. 1t would always be
drance to you. We would have no
'nds, and a young lawyer must
70 friends. Who would come to
=. II house II they knew your wife
r. the daughter Of Rand the en-
lie zler?"
hat was where the Judge almost
covered himself He sentenced
Id to 20 years hard labor and he
I still Is years to serve. 1t was
a. er case and not quite clear. So
- was the motherless girl he heard
much about
M Now see here, Alice" the young
" l said, you know 1t takes two to
re quarrel, and it takes two to
re a separation. So while you
" think it best not to see me again,
&C nall not give you up and l shall
you every opportunity | can, so
as 1t doesn't bother you. Dad
! VS. all about it, and he's with me-
he judge wanted to shout: Good
Ia dad" but he didn't.
a, hen they got up. to go and after
W, Their long silence they left him
le. He knew all about the trouble
" felt pretty mean about it, too.
last he evolved plan calculated
Ease his own conscience and give
young man some courage So the
av sc sent him this letter:
tb r. Edwin Grant, had the mis-
X une to overhear part of your con-
e ;ation with Miss Rand to-day, al
8 Igh quite in an accidental man.
n If, as | surmise, you are the son
III 5rant, of the supreme bench, you
&c made of the right sort of stuff to
ird Miss Rand's views as only a
&C porary obstacle to your happiness.
81 tntenced Rand, and if you care to
Ot on me | should be glad to see
Perhaps we may think of some
iments to make Miss Rand look at
case differently. At any rate l
re with his honor. your father, and
also with you" Yours.
II Robert Storrow.
{ he next day the judge was obliged
go to a distant city to act as
rec in a case.
he Rand case was almost purely
' umstantial one, and hung on
handwriting in which the false
I ties had been made in the books.
, handwriting experts all agreed
the entries had been made by
I'd; indeed the prisoner admitted
much.
! e had pleaded mot Guilty" and
he admitted the identity of the
Hwriting there was little left to
for him. His counsel was COM
ely baffied by the admission, and
a d refused to explain it in any
Try as he would, the lawyer
ID elicit nothing further, and the
had to bring in a verdict Of
ty.
I could never be found how Rand
disposed of the sum he embez.
G; in fact, not a penny of the
sing money was ever found, and
bank charged 1t to profit and
Hooper, president of the bank,
in constant attendance at the
and expressed great sorrow for
!. Shortly after the sentence
per left the bank and went to
H.