The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-02-15

tAey left him alone. As he rode slowly
home hs turned the little tragedy ovei
and over in his mind and the more he
thought about II the more he felt that
he had made . mistake by staying and
listening. A. last he evolved a plas
calculated to ease his own oaHAcis.cs
and give the young man some courage
So the Judge sent him this letter:
"Mr. Edwin GrsCt:
"I had the misfortune TO overhear par
Of your conversation with Miss Rand to.
day. although In quite an accidental man-
ner II. as surmise. you are the son ei
Grant, OF the supreme, you are made 81
the right sort of stun to regard Miss Randf
views as only temporary obstacle 10 yo1i
happiness. | sentenced Rand. and II yot
care to call on me ! should be glad to Sc,
you. Perhaps we may think OF some argu-
ments to make Miss Rand look at the case
differently. At any rate agree with hii
honor. your father. and am also with
you Yours.
ROBERT SToRRow."
The next day the judge wa obliged
to go to distant city to act a. referee
in case.
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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
baflled by the admission and Rand re.
fused TO explain it in any way.
II could never be found how Rand had
disposed of the sum he embezzled. In
fact, not penny of the missing money
was ever found, and the bank charged
it 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 to another city,
where he engaged in a private banking
and brokerage business. 1T was in this
city that Judge Storrow was now sit
ting.
One night at his club the conversa-
| tion drifted round to money and bank
ing. The judge made the remark that
he wished to procure letter of credit
for his niece, who was going abroad,
and some one suggested Hooper's house
rs the best place to get it.
by the way" said his adviser. "you
sentenced the cashier of the bank OF
which Hooper used to be president,
didn't you?" The judge said he did.
"Well," continued the man, that's
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 circumstances, while Hooper
had plenty of money. At that time
Hooper was quietly buying up 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 they both
made money, and Rand's share was
| moderate fortune to q man in his cir.
cumstances. 1t wasn't many years be.
fore Rand had lost his money in fool
ish investments. Then Hooper got him
the position of cashier in the bank
where he was president. 1t seems pref
ty tough for Rand to have stolen all
that money. The directors asked
Hooper for his resignation, of course,
and ne was obliged to come here and
start fresh"
Now, this was part Of the story that
the Judge had never heard before. It
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, curiously enough, 10
had acquired an antipathy for Hooper.
Gradually he found himself forced 70
conclusion for which there was little
reason. He somehow thought that
Hooper was the guilty man and Rand
the innocent. He had known a few
similar cases of quixotic gratitude.
The next day he called at the bank
ing house of Hooper & Co. As he was
leaving he met Hooper face to face.
The man went white, and staggered
against the door jamb as II he had
been struck.
"why-how dye do7 why-I didn't
expect to zee you," he stammered.
"Anything ~ can do for youf"
n julGs looked him square In
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quailed.
The Judge haA ,ot ne tws baocks
before one of the clerks came ruaAing
after him and said Mr.. Hooper want
ed him to come back. He found Hoop
er striding the floor and mumbIng
to himself.
"My God, judge, do you know" he
cried.
Il know you are n scoundrel," the
Judge replied, surprised out OF his self
control
81 did it, judge. did It,"
81 knew it," calmly replied the