The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-02

10 oVerhear part Of your coAyersatlon witt
Miss Rand to-day, although Ia quite an ac
cidental manner. n, hs surmlse, you are
the son 0! Grant, Of the Supreme, you are
mnde OF the right sort OF stun 20 regarc
| Miss Hand's Views as only temporary oh
stacle 20 your happiness. j sentenced
Rand and II you care 20 call on me should
| be glad 20 see you. Perhaps we may think
| OF some arguments 90 make Miss RnDd lOOL
at the case differently. Al any rate agree
with his honor, your father, and am hlsc
with you Yours, RoBrhT SronHow.'
The next day the Judge was obliged
TO go TO q distant city 70 act as referee
in a case.
The Rand case was almost purely q
circumstantial one aud hung on the
handwriting in which the false entries
had been made In the books. The
handwriting experts all agreed tina,
the entries 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 10 do
for him. His counsel was completely
bailled by the admission and Rand re-
fused to explain IL in any way. Try
as he would, the lawyer could elicit
nothing further and the jury had TO
bring in verdict Of guilty.
~ could never be found how Rand
had disposed Of the sum no 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
tho bank and went TO another city,
where he engaged in private bank
ing and brokerage business. IL was
in this city that Judge Storrow was
now sitting.
One night at the 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 as 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 3
the way some men treat those who
have been kind TO thom. My wife
grew up in the village where Hooper
and Rand were boys together. Rand
was not in very good circumstances.
while Hooper bad plenty of money.
At that time Hooper was quietly buy
ing up great deal of land through
iected He let Rand in on the ground
floor, lent him money and thon, when
they realized, collected Rand's notes.
and in this way they both made money
aud Rand's share was moderate for
tune TO a man in his circumstances.
1t wasn't many years before Rand had
lost his money in foolish investments
Then Hooper got him the position of
cashier in the bank where he was
president. IL seems pretty tough for
Rand 10 have stolen all that money
The directors asked Hooper for his
VI NbuiSts uuh ut WIS
obliged TO come here and start fresh. "
Now this was part of the story
that the Judge had never heard be.
fore. II little agreed with his per
sonal Impressions, which of course
had nothing TO do with the Flaw and
evidence. He had an idea that Rand
was not that sort of man, and curl
ously enough, he had acquired an
autipaihy for Hooper.
That night he woke thinking of the
case. Gradually he found himself
forced to n conclusion for which there
was little reason-he somehow
thought that Hooper was the guilty
man and Rand the innocent. He had
known few similar cases Of quixotic
gratitude.
The next day he called at the bank
ing house of Hooper Il Co. As he was
leaving he met Hooper face 90 face.
The man went white acd staggered
against the door lamb as If he had
been struck.
"Why-how d'y do? Why didn't
expect TO see you," he stammered.
Anything we can do for you?'
The Judge looked him square in the
eye and said: mo, Mr.. Hooper. moth.
ing you can do, unless-but never
mind now," and he gave him pecu-
liar look under which Hooper luailed.
The Judge had not gone two blocks
before one OF the clerks came rushing
after him and said Mr.. Hooper wanted
him 10 come back. He found Hooper
s'riding the floor and mumbliuc &c
himself.
My God, judge, do you know" h,
cried.
~ know you are a scouudrel,' tn,
judge replied, surprised ont of hi'
self.control.
"a did IL, Judge; did il.
~ know it," calmly replied ih,
Judge.
II came 90 this city because
couldn't stand meeting you and | hav,
never bad a happy or an easy moment
since. I've lived IN constant fear o
apprehension.
The Judge looked at him aud Coult
scarce restrain bis contempt and NJ
dignation.
Stepping back. he turned the key
in tue lock aud put il into his pocke,
Then he went to ,he telephone an,
told police headquarters who he va'
and asked them 60 send him an u
snscint ~ 'be hnutipC Office