Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23

| In fact. and II came back to you
through the Washington National
where Norbert Flitcroft handled It. He
has good memory, and when he told
me what he knew had him to do some
! tracing. Did little myself also
Judge Pike, | must tell you that you
stand in danger Of the law. You were
! the custodian of that stock for Roger
Tabor 1t was transferred in blank
though I think you meant to be legal
at that time, and that was merely for
convenience In case Roger had wished
you to sell 1t for him. But Just after
his death you found yourself saddled
with dlstilery stock which was going
bad on your hands. Other speculations
Of yours were failing at the same time.
You had to have money You filed
your report as administrator. crediting
Miss Tabor with your own stock which
you knew was going to the wall, and
transferred hers to yourself Then you
sold IL because you needed ready mon
ey. You used her fortune to save your
self, but you We're horribly afraid! No
matter how rotten your transactions
had been, you had always kept inside
the law, and now that you had gone
outside of it you were frightened. You
didn't dare come fat out to Miss Tabor
with the statement that her fortune
had gone. 1t had been IN your charge
all the time. and things might look
ugly. So you put it off, perhaps from
day to day. You didn't dare tell her
until you were forced to, and to avoid
the confession you sent her the income
which was rightfully hers. That was
your great weakness"
Joe had spoken with great rapidity,
though keeping his voice low, and he
lowered 1t again as he continued
Judge Pike. what chance have you
to be believed in court when you swear
that you sent her $4,000 out OF the
goodness of your heart: Do you think
she believed you? 1t was the very
proof to her that you had robbed her
for she knew you, Do you want to
hear more now? Do you think this
is a good place for it? Do you wish
ME to 20 over the details Of each stel
have taken against you to land yol
at the bar where this poor fellow YOU
paper is bounding stands today:'
The judge essGyed to answer ant
could not He lifted his hand uncol'
I tainly and dropped it, while thicl
dew gathered on his temples. lnar
ticulate sounds came from between hi
teeth
You will Gomez said Joe.
Martin Pike bent his head dazedly
and at that the other turnel quickly
frsm him and went away without look
ing back.
Ariel was in the studio half an ho;i'
later, when Joe WAS announced by t'9
smiling Mr.. Warden. I.adew was with
he, though upon the point Of taking
his leave. and joe marked, with Il
sinking heart, that the young minis.
ters cheeks were flushed and his eye"
very bright
1T was q magnificent thing you did.
; Mr.. Louden." he said. offering his hand
heartily. Il saw it, and it was even
finer in one way than it was plucky.
1t somehow Strengthened things out
; with such perfect good nature II
made those people feel that what they
were doing was ridiculous"
80 it was" said Joe
Sew under the circumstances could
have acted as if they thought so. And
I hope you'll let mo call upon you, Mr..
Louden."
II hope you will" he answered and
then. when the minister had departed
stood looking after him with sad eyes
in which there dwelt obscure medita-
: tons. Ladew's word of farewell had
covered a deep look at Ariel, which
was not to be mistaken by Joseph
Louden for anything other than what
IL was The clergyman's secret was
an open one, and Joe saw that he was
as frank and manly in love as in all
other things. Hes good fellow" he
: said at last, sighin2-"a good man"
Ariel agreed, And he said more &c
> me than he did to you"
" Yes; think it probable" j,
smiled sorrowfully.
about you. | mean" He had tim,
to fear that hor look admitted confU
= sion before she proceeded He said h,
: had never seen anything so fine
= your coming down those steps. All, h
was right. But it was harder for iNt
y to watch you. think, than for you T.
do it. Joe. was 50 horribly afraid
and the crowd between us--if we conlC
: have got near you-but we couldn't
We
! She faltered and pressed her hanl
close upon hnr eyes.
"We?" asked Joe slowly. you meal
> you and Mr.. Ladew:'
Yes; he was there, but l mean
a her voice ran into a little laugh will
a a beatific quaver in i'll mean Colo
II mel Flitcroft and Mr.. Bradbury ant
y Mr., Bucsalew, too-we We're hemmet
In together when Mr.. Ladew found us
v And. oh, Joe, when that cowardly rusl
O started toward you those three w
t heard wonderful things in Paris ant
,. Naples, cabmen quarreling and disap
It pointed bcggars, but never anything
u like them today
d "You mean they were profane?"
n 'Oh, magniHcently, and with sucl
Il inventlvcness, All three begged N,
u pardon afterward. I didn't grant it