The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-06-29
CHAPTER Ix.-lcontinued.l


face of the cashiers sworn testimony
he says coolly. MY dear BARBARA
Bouverie was proved guilty. He was
tried for drugging the cashier ana ROD
hing the bank, and he committed the
crime without a shadow OF doubt.
dare say you were weak enough 10
hand him over a hundred pounds, but
he robbed the bank as well"
HE did mott" breathes Barbara des-
perately, "and it was l who begged
and prayed him to take the money. /
was to be his wife, there was no harm
in it, and it saved him from DIS
honor"
Mrs. Savile 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 a man like George BouVerle
would do, but he was guilty or the
bank robbery as well. 1t is hard on
YOU Barbara, but he is not worth
regret"
Barbara's breath comes fast. Her
eyes fill suddenly with tears at the re-
membrance of an interview between
| herself and George that had been sol
| emn and almost sacred. He had knelt
beside her. with his face sorely trou-
bled, and she had prayed to God to
give him strength to begin new life,
and give up the poison of the mania
for gambling Was it 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-fown piece of bust
ness! But l see now why she went
out to Tasmania second class
; Barbara is an idiot" responds Mrs.
: Saville irrltably. II would like to lock
= her up! l suppose We may as we'll go
back to the Court till she comes to her
senses"
D Not so. You can settle anywhere
4 you like, and when Barbara finds that
her tragic explanation of George Bou-
/ verie and the hundred pounds won
get him out of prison I'll fetch hel
over myself, but let her do all she car
now"
Barbara goes straight 70 the Grange
Who should she go to with her new
but to Georges mother? And neve
for a moment has she the slightes
doubt that her story will unbar tn
prison doors and let George free. !
was her money he hid. She ha
brought it to him in little bag. an
9 made him take it; and now, with he
I pretty face full of sympathy and hope
Il she gathers poor, sorrowful Mrs. lou
/, verie in her arms. and half weeping
half laughing. tells the whole story.
And no doubt crosses the mother
mind. Trembling with JOY and eS
element, she clings to Barbara, an
the two women weep together. draw
- TO each other by the link of love tn;
is between them.
God bless you!" sobs Mrs. Boz
-, ~ verie. 81 knew my boy was innocen
u. but what shall we do. l am so Il
az norant? Ought we not go to the lay
=. yer who defended his case? Com
Barbara! Oh, darling, you love hiI
l9 too; do not let us lose moment! v
,n can go to Dublin this evening. al
~. then-oh, surely tomorrow they W
- set him free?"
M Neither Mrs. Bouverie nor Barba
' ru' have the slightest idea of the red ia
luz and the endless formalities that G.
keep even an innocent man under 10
a., and key.
.he Upon this fearful scene of excit
10, ment Doctor Carter enters. He pa
GOV, many a visit to cheer up his old friei
y" and he alone knows of the calend
that Is so full OF sorrowful interest
IN across each day a trembling line
oiN drawn, one twenty-four hours neal
ise' the end of the time that is only beg
- ming now.
~ He is fully as much excited as NJ
'ne Bouyerie and Barbara, and, like the
'e'' sees no difficulties in the way. II
nv only when, in answer to an urgent
"uo peal Mr.. Jarvis pays a late visit
Ign the Hotel Metropole, where Mrs. b
'ocA verie engages rooms, that a III
Pc doubt damps the ardor of their hoI
IAN The man of law looks at Barbal
lihs flushed. eager face with dawning
DuSe comprehension.
ERE "Quixotic," he thinks. NOW
know why Bouverie held his tongue
thought there was something beh
the scenes"
rian. To Mrs Bouverie he says:
SO, This is most important evidenc
the wish It had been produced at the I
Day of the trial. 1t accounts for
un- money, but how are wH to get over
he facts sworn to by Mr.. Grey when
sta identified Bouverie as the man
r he drugged him? That is the nut we
some to crack"
the The look OF Joy died out or
cath. Bouveries eyes, tears roll down
cheeks.
81 thought this would have set
=. free" she murmurs, pressing
49, hands together.
llleS' Aod parhara's face is full oil