Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-06

with a kind of gasp. Give me one
moment. Isis she In danger, do
YOU say?"
You must move on, sir; you cannot
be permitted to talk" said the ser
geant
Faradeane sighed and inclined his
head, and was passing on, when Mr..
McAndrew, who had never taken his
eyes from his face, said:
IF Mr.. Faradeane desires II, can
give him all the news; but can only
see him at his desire now"
Eyes, yes!" said Faradeane, quickly
and anNiously, looking back over his
shoulder Come at once please"
The crowd closed up after him, and
the shouting and cheering and groan-
ing announced the departure Of the fly
BARLEY Bradstone stood in the cor,
ridor biting his lip. and looking after
the prisoner In dull, vacant fashion,
and had quite forgotten Mr.. Mean
drew until that gentleman's voice
sounded at his elbow.
Carrying 1t with a high hand. isn't
he. Mr. Bradstone?"
BARLEY Bradstone started.
"Eh? Yes. yes! You think that
that there isn't any chance for him?
You think he's guilty still?"
The detective looked at him with a
sudden and utterly eXpressionless
stare,
Il never give an opinion myself,
sir" he said. Never. It's unpro-
fessional But I think the jury,
when he goes for trial, viii think him
guilty"
a strange expression, it almost
seemed like relief, shot across Bart
ley Bradtone's face but it was gone in
an instant. and with a shake of his
head he said:
They'll be a parcel of fools then.
He's no more guilty than am"
Just so, sir remarked Mr. Mean.
drew But it's strange he doesn't
say so. isn't it? And Mrs. Bradstone
Is still in danger, sir?" he broke of
respectfully.
Yes, yes" assented BARLEY Brad
stone, with a heavy sigh and an anX.
ious, troubled look, and he moved
down the corridor to the door where
a close carriage and pair stood wait
ing, "Oh, stop!" he said, with his
hand on the door, and looking back at
the detective. II forgot Mr.. Van
ley asked me to say that If there was
anything that could be done for the
the prisoner, he should like to do it.
suppose there will be lawyers and
counsel. Just see to 1t, will your"
I'm afraid can't interfere sir" he
said thoughtfully.
You see, I'm for the prosecution;
at least, I'm for the truth"
BARLEY Bradstone shot a glance at
him. but the mans face was so wood
en- that it robbed the words of any
significance
But I'll put Mr. Faradeane in the
way he should go-I can do that with
out going beyond my duty, though
whether he'll pay any attention to my
advice is quite another thing"
BARLEY Bradstone got into the car
riage and as the footman in The gor.
geous Naples livery closed the door,
BraGstone leaned forward.
anything discovered about the
woman-what's her name Bella"
he asked.
Mr.. McAndrews shrugged his shout
ders.
Nothing Of any consequence sir"
he replied
BARLEY Bradstone sank back out of
sight, and being out of sight, wiped
the perspiration from his forehead
Mr.. McAndrew loked after the car
riage for a moment or two, passing
his hand over his mouth In the man
ner peculiar to him; then turned and
made his way to the Jail
The governor of Her Majesty's prIs-
on at Wainford was certain Colonel
Summerford; gentleman and a
man OF sound common sense. He had
been governor for nearly twenty
years, but during all that long expe.
rience he had never had so strange
and puzzling an inmate as Harold Far
adeane. Colonel Summerford knew
the ordinary jail-bird by heart, and
understood every song that bird could
sing; but this man, charged with the
murder OF woman In Hardwood
woods, scattered all the good coloneps
experimental theories and ideas, like
chat before the wind In the first
place, the colonel saw that bis new
man" was a gentleman; and secondly
that Re was no fool, az some gentle
men-to many. alas;-often are He
felt greatly Interested In him. and did
his best b. make him as comfortable
as a prisoner committed for trial on
capital offense can be made lie
gave him the largest and ARREST cell,
and, ia fact treated him as a man who