Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-22
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The constable nodded grimly.
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Faradeane with wilful murder
The crowd Of guests exchanged muir
murs and glances of amazement, and
in the midst OF the excitement Olivia
gided down the stairs and stood be
side her father. She chung TO his
arm, but did not remove her eyes
from the face Of the accused
The last person who was expected
to speak broke the silence. 1t was
Mr. BARLEY Bradstone. In moments
OF great peril sometimes, your thor
ough-paced coward is stung into
something that has, at any rate, the
appearance OF courage.
With flushed face and forced laugh
he stepped forward.
What nonsense is this?" he said,
and he looked round with an air OF i'm
patience. "Mr. Faradeane charged
with It's perfectly ridiculous!'
| and he laughed the forced laugh again.
| "Of course Mr.. Faradeane can explain
| this--this absurd mistake. Better do
IL at once, and let the constable look
for the right man, Faradeane."
Faradeane just glanced at him. II
looked a mere casual glance, but Bart
ley Bradstone read 1t as one of warn.
ing and changed color slightly.
"Let--let us go into the library"
faltered Lord Garfield
But the poor squire shook his head
There Is no need for that" he said
confidently. As-as MR. l3radstone
says, Mr.. Faradeane can explain this
| and he looked at him with anxious ap
| peal.
The constable waited a second
Everyone seemed to wait while tn,
clock licked full minute; then, rs
Faradeane remained silent. the con
stable, after glance round, said;
This is the case, squire | was at
tho cid Of the la1e when Browne ran
up aud told me to come with him into
the woodworking had happened
| went. and found the body of Il
young woman. She was quite dead
been shot. Close beside her stood Mr.
Faradeane asked him what nc
knew about It. and he" He
paused moment Well. squire, he
refused to say anything!"
Well" said the squire, sharply
THAT Is not sufficient reason fol
charging Mr.. Faradeane with--with--'
mo. squire" assented the man re
spectmlly. But while was trying
to persuade him to answer my ques
tons and tell me what he knew. saw
something lying on the ground L
was this and he took the revolve.
from his pocket and handed It to tn
squire
He took II and looked at It. and the
at Faradeane. Every eye was fasten
ed on the tiny toy.
We'll? What has this to do wit
Mr.. Faradeane?" demanded Lori
Garfield.
Yes. what has It to do" echoet
BARLEY Bradstone Indignantly.
The constable glanced at him.
IF the squire will please to look a
the pistol he'll see why | arrested TN,
gentleman" he said. stubbornly.
The squire held the revolver to tn,
light looked ut it, and let it drop /
fell upon the tiled hall with an omm
GUS clang, and Lord Garfield stoope
and picked II up.
THAT revolver has got Mr. Fara
deano's name engraved on at" sal,
, the constable. 81 asked him to OK
plain-he'll bear me out. squire-hoN
1t came there, just close to the body.
and he wouldn't tell me. There
wasn't nothing for 1t but for me to do
my duty, and | did It. told Mr..
Faradeane he'd better come with me
TO YOU and my lord, the magistrates,
and | advised him to clear the matter
up, squire, Perhaps he'll explain
what he was doing there and how
his revolver happened to be lying be.
side the woman MS was shot, my
ord"
Lord Garfield nodded.
You did quite rightly" he said.
Mr. Faradeane will explain, of
course" and he looked at him.
Every eye was fixed on him, every
ear strained for his response to this
appeal
Slowly and distinctly came the ac.
cused mans reply.
Il have nothing to say"
Charged with cruel murder, and
nothing TO say! A half.articulate
sroan burst from the sQuire's lips.
"Faradeane!" he made movement
towards him. "You--you have moth.
ing to say! No answer! Impossi
blel"
Faradeane's grave, sad eyes met
his anxious ones steadily
What the constable says is true, y
ne said, slowly. Il have nothing tc
add to it--nothing to explain"
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