The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
==By-
Charles Dickens
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giistening water-drops. but remained stationary.
He assured himself of this, he threw of his
swan for the spot Climbing the timbers he
took from them, caught among their interestices
upon ii ts-b 1a. E. 81 o'u "a''" gearing s"S'"'su
He brought the watch 10 the bank swan 10
o ann m o on aT th 9 dp
and dived, and dived, and dived. until he could
would ind the body: he only found a shirt-pn
stitching in some mud ond ooze
with these discoveries he returned 10 Clois-
+eTham. and, taking Neville Landless with him.
went straisht TO the Mayor Mr. Jasper was
Neville was detained. and the widest frenzy
ana 1atults OF evil report rose against him. He
but for his poor sister. who alone had influence
over him, and out of whose sight he never
missoin of murder. Before coming to England
ne had caused TO be whipped to death sundry
ASIA now in Africa, now in the West Indies.
anc now at the North Pole-vaguely supposed
great virtue always calling themselves Me. and
everybody else Massa Missile according TO
meaning, in broken English but always accur-
ateiy understanding them in the purest mother
gray hairs with sorrow @ the grave. (ThOse
original expressions were Mr. Sapsea So He had
life He lad rePeSed sad h he SoGd hsys
everybody's life. and become in effect the last
ham ham from London. by an eminent philanthro,
creatures that he should be, in the words of
Bentham, where he is the cause of the greatest
danger 10 the smallest number
Ihsse dropping shots from the blunderbusses
or elunderheadedness might not have hit him
IN a vital place. But he had to stand against
trained and well-directed fire of arms Of pre-
eislon too He had VIGOROUSLY threatened the
lost young man, and had. according TO the show
ing OF his own faithful friend and tutor who
S1peXe 50 hard for nim cause Of bitter ant
sel) against that i-starred fellow He had
armed himself with an offensive weapon for the
yOnp off rlx in he NOR
H had af'S 6ro making for departure
truly they might have been wholly caused as
ne represented. but they might not, also. On
% are NV nelng issued Tor the examina-
discovered that he had destroyed all his papers,
and rearranged all his possessions on the very
found at the Weir was challenged by the jeweler
as one he had wound and set for Edwin brood
at twenty minutes past two on that same after
noon; and 1t had run down, before being
tive opinion that it had never been rewound
rms would Justify the hypothesis that the
lett Mr.. Jaspers house at midnight, in company
WIN the last person seen with him. and that II
some hours Why thrown away? II he had been
murdered, and so artfully disfgured, or con-
potn ~ be ha6 shs Seeer hSPd
something that he wore. assuredly the murderer
lasting, the best known and the most easily
re t things upon it, Those things would
the object of these suspicious they were EASY
For he had been seen by many persons, wan
dering about on that side of the city-indeed
on all sides of tin a miserable and seemingly
the spot, obviously such eliminating evidence
nad better take its chance Of being found any
session copc .ns Gpfh h or IN ms pos
OF the appointed meeting between the two young
men, very little could be made of that in young
Lardless's favor; for it distinctly appeared that
the meeting 1risinated not with him but with
by Mr.. Crisparke: and who could say how un-
willingly, or in what ill-conditioned mood. ahis
enforced pupil had gone to it? The more his
case was looked into, the weaker it became in
every point Even the broad suggestion that the
additionally improbable the showing OF the
| young lady from whom he had lately parted ;
and sorrow when nferrogatedq That he hsd
expressly and enthusiastically, planned with her.
/ that he would await the arrival of her guard
/ he disappeared before that gentleman appeared
On the suspicious thus urged and supported
| search was pressed on every hand, and Jasper
! found. No discovery being made, which proved
! the lost man TO be dead it at length became
having made way with him. Neville was set
/ at large. Then, consequence ensued which
must leave the place, for the place Stunned him
and cast him out. Even had it not been so,
the dear old china shepherdess would have wor,
ried herself to death with fears for her son, and
with general trepidation occasioned by their
pe p m sd we had Mot that
deferred officially. would have settled the point
Mr., MI; CrsparklSe e., quoth the Dean human
| lights. The days of taking sanctuary past.
This young man must not take sanctuary with
us"
You mean that he must leave my house.
Mr.. Crisparkle." returned the prudent Dean.
| II claim no authority in your house. 1 merely
md yourself under OF deprving this young mSn
of the great advantages Of your counsel and in
1T is very lamentable. SIR" Mr.. Crisparkle
Very much So" the Dean assented
And If ii be a necessity" Mr.. Crisparkle
"As you unfortunately find it to be-" re-
Mr.. Crisparkie bowed submissively: cit is
hard to PREJUDICE his case, sir, but 1 sensible
Just so: Perfectly. AS you say. Mr.. .cri-
smoothly. there is nothing else to be do Su
No doubt, no doubt. There is no alternative, as
Il am. entirely satisfied of his perfect inno-
| cence sir, nevertheless"
..We-e-ll!'' said the Dean. in a more conf
| Il would not say so, generally. Not generally
| think 1 would not say generally.
Mr.. Crisparke bowed again.
1T does not become us perhaps pursued
clergy keep our hearts warm and our heads
81 hope you do not object. sir to my having
appear here whenever any new suspicion NAV he
awakened, or any circumstance may come
| to light in this extraordinary matter?'
! Not at ALL" returned the Dean. And vet
| do you know, 1 don't think" with a very nice
| and neat emphasis of those two words: II don't
think | would state it, emphatically. State II
/ Ye-e-esi But emphatically? No-o-o. 1 think not
In point of fact, Mr.. Crisparkle. keeping our
| hearts warm and our heads cool, we clergy need
/ do nothing empha .ically"
So Minor Canon Row knew Neville I.andIese
| no more; and lie went whithersoever he would
or could, with blight upon his name and
/ fame. N
1t was not until then that John Jasper SILENTLY
| resumed his place in the choir Haggard and
| red-eyed, his hopes plainly had deserted him
| his sanguine mood gone, and all his uvora,
| misgivings had come back. \ day or two after
/ wards( while unrobing, he took his Diary iron,
| a pocket of mis- coat. turned the leaves and
word, handed this entry to Mr.. CrisparkIe r.
! read - ~
MY Gear boy is murdered The discover,
! of the watch and shirt-pin convinces me that bs
was murdered that night, and that his iewelry
was taken from him TO prevent identification nv
its means. All the delusive hopes I had foundoSS
| on his separation from his betrothed wife i
discovery. / now swear, and record the oath ~
this page, That / nevcrmore will discuss ,bis
! mystery with any human creature until 7 bolS
the clue to 1t in my hand. That I never viii
relax in my secrecy or in my search That
will fasten the crime Of the murder of NV de-,
vote myself to his destruction" ~
CHAPTER XVII.
PHILANTHROPY. PROFESSIONAL, AND 1rv
PROFESSIONAL.
Full half year had come and gone and Mr.