Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

mine. You mean me well, but the kind
est thing you can do is to drop me-"
This answer maddened Essington, al
ready at fever heat and torn with newt
| able doubts. What did he know of the
girl, or her past life? All the circum-
| stances pointed to her guilt. either as
principal or ccomplice-probably the
last, but in that case with possibly some
thing worse behind. She had worked for
him barely a month; she had been reti-
eence itself about her own affairs. He
1d not even know if she worked at home,
as well as for him. Only she knew OF
the money being in the house; who was
10 be convinced whether the key found
IN her drawer had always been there, or
whether it was hers. and she had hastily
put 1t there after abstracting the mon
ey, intending to remove it when she left
the house: The man who had called
could not be found.
Ernest, during the week of remand,
spent more money than he could afford to
una him. 1t might have been a sudden
temptation; there might have been on her
some continual pressure, from her own
fault or somebody else's. Men and wom-
en- made such mistakes, or did such
wrongs every day-perhaps in early
youth. before they understood anything,
and suffered for it all their lives. But
they might be spotless of soul all the
same.
You might has hushed it up" was
his sole reproach to his mother. II would
have paid the money. if that was all,
to save that poor child"
DO you think l would come on you,
hard-working as you are, and hard
pushed. too. sometimes?" she said, with
tears in her eyes. What could l do?
Besides, she anticipated me, even if it
could be hushed up, after the police had
been sent for and the servants knew.
Why is she silent if she knows nothing
about the money? She can prove her
innocence, l daresay, if she chooses.
| am sorry for her-no doubt she is the
There is something behind"
This was so true that Ernest was
| silent. Nothing was said between
mother and son of his motives for in
| teresting himself with such passionate
earnestness about a girl who was simply
his employe, and who might be n very
commonplace adventures. He did not
ask himself what were his motives, nor
did he. in his letter TO Monica, declare
himself a lover. Yet no one but a lover
could have written it.
He'll forget me-" she said, in her
prison cell; he'll thank me one day
He was there in court when the case
was resumed. If Monica stole a glance
at him as she was placed in the dock,
none but himself knew it. He looked
haggard-to her eyes; perhaps TO others
he was not so changed. He saw nothing
but that slight figure in the dock.
There was no further evidence offered
| The magistrate, VINO was 10th to let a
young, friendiess girl persist in her OBJ
stinate silence, appealed to the prisoner
Tor an explanation-there must be some.
Il have nOne," she said steadily; You
must do with me as you choose"
Essington, leaving his seat beside his
mother. went round to the prisoner She
took no notice of him.
For Gods sake. Monica" he said, in
low tones, and with intense earnestness
,.retract this senseless determination
Say sOmething-deny your guilt"
a sort of culver had gone all through
her at the sound of his voice-perhaps
too, at the utterance of her name; hut
she only whispered:
Don't press me-you don't know-I
| cannot"
At this point the magistrate spoke:
If he said, las the police inform
me, there is no likelihood of getting
further evidence there is no use i'll send
ing the case for trial. | can deal with it,
but"
ASK for a trial" Essington said to the
girl, in the same low, urgent tones. That
would give him time for fresh effort
She did not heed him at ALL
Il should be glad for you to deal with
| It, she said to the magistrate,
| Esslngton muttered something through
his tceth-the sheer peryersity of her de-
cision. And he was helpless. She did
lot look at him-she seemed intent on
the magistrates remarks.
You will be in the wretched position"
ne said, "of lying under an imputation
which is neither proved nor refuted. l
must discharge you for lack of evidence.
If there had been any. chance of further
| evidence and here his gaze went to
place-"you would have done better to
| choose a trial"
| Then followed some kindly advice. to
which the girl apparently listened with
attention. She said not a word when it
was finished, only bowed and left the
| dock hurriedly. Essington had vanished
| from the court some minutes ago.
If Monica had hoped to escape him,
she failed. He stood waiting at the door
| by which she must leave tho court. He
stepped forward to her side.
| There are times when one must disre-
gard peoples tongues" he said grimly.
Monica set her lips and repressed the
| sensation of shock that made her whole
frame tremble. She went forward to
the street. People We're coming out of
the court. there would be a crowd pres
emily. For the first time she a little lost
her head. and when E3sington took her
hand, did not repulse him, and found
herself in hanson, he still at her side,
before she knew where she was: or it
might be the man himself and his chivaI-
| rous persistence that oyerpowered her.
Go be Continued.)
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