The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
CHAPTER Thomas Erickson, a
young Englishman, has lost the mon
ey with which he was to pay his pass
age out to India. He lends Captain
Blaydes $50, the amount of his pass
age money, and in return gets a
worthless check, which leaves him
penniless. He confesses his error TO
Claire Harding, his boyhood sweet
heart.
Thames Edward William Dain-
tree is in love with Claire.
III-Tom finds out that Captain
Blaydes is paying attention TO Claire
and is to be at her house that night.
He VOWS to have satisfaction from
Blaydes, but promises Claire that he
will not seek BIaydes for two weeks.
Tom meets Blaydes a few moments
late and demands his $50.
IV.-Blaydes draws a sword cane on
Tom, who smashes it with a heavy
stick which he carries. Blaydes has
not the money, but gives Tom his
gold watch, and Tom signs an agree
ment to pawn the watch and give the
ticket TO Blaydes. Tom leaves and
is accosted by deformed man, who
asks the time. The next morning
Blaydes is found brutally murdered
beside the stile where he had been
taldng to Tom.
V.-Blaydes has been robbed of ev
erytbing, among which the newspapers
mention the gold watch which was
really given to Tom. Tom had stopped
for the night at the house of the man
who was driving the coach at the time
Tom met Blaydes. He is accused by
the coachman of being the murderer
He escapes and DISCUSSES himself, but
is afraid to pawn the watch.
VI-Tom spends the night in a
boathouse and next day is invited in
to the house of small fat gentleman,
the owner, who does his best to make |
him feel at home. He is betrayed by
this man into the hands of the police |
for the murder of Blaydes.
VII-Claire believes him guilty. Mr.. |
Harding hires a lawyer to see Tom.
The lawyer thinks Tom is guilty and
insults him in his cell. Tom throws
him out.
VIII-Claire gets Daintree TO retain
Bassett, one of the best criminal law
yers in England, to plead Toms cause.
IX-Tom is held for the next Grim
inal sessions court.
Give hundred guiacas" she repeat
ed slowly. Won are never going to
find five-hundred- guineas:"
"And why not" said he. with ready
pique. do you think that that colos-
sal sum is beyond my means?"
"For a man of when you know moth
ing-who has no claim upon you? Yes,
/ dor'
Pardon me.'' replied Daintree in his
most elaborate manner. II know at
least as much Of the young man as
does Miss Harding. His case has al
ready excited her sympathy. He has
therefore the very strongest claim up
on mine
"Oh. but you must not do it.' cried
Claire impulsively. 'Tt is too much
for you to dream OF doing. am sorry
1 ever said word about it. You are
too noble. too generous. too goodr'
He hung his head a moment and
then exclaimed. with the extraordinary
passion of the man. that there was
nothing he would not do to win such
words from her lips; that she had re-
paid hiM already a hundredfoid.
and. remember. 1t Is all for you"
he added suddenly, as though he had
caught her candor. Let there be no
mistake about that between you and
me. Whatever I may do is not done ]
for yonder prisoner. but for you, and
you Alone
For me-" whispered Claire. And =
she could say no more. thinking her
voice had already betrayed her.
Yes: every bit for you"
But how can that be? He Is moth
ing to us either. We did not know the
family. You heard of the quarrel? ..
And the young man was very seldom :
there. never once in our house" So .
she still swerved instinctively at the ..
lie direct and despised herself more :,
than IL she had told a dozen. The sit ,
uation was intolerable to her. She
was on the brink Of rash confession
and such an appeal to Daintree's mag
nanimity as should move a stone. when
he took the last word and left her time
10 think
Miss Harding" said he earnestly at | !,
care not jot what you may think of .
this case on mature consideration. 1
know how 1t appealed to you the other q
night. before your great heart pulled | .
you two ways. as it is doing now. Blu q
that's not the point No; the point is .
that you asked something of me, and
mean you to know that what you ,,
ask Of me that you shall receive If 1t
IS In the power OF mortal man TO give.
if do not rescue this young fellow
from the rope. then it Is not in the
power of mortal man TO do so But ] | =
shall. never fear, and then you win | :,
MAPS see that your lightest whim is :
more 10 me than The commands of
God or man. And that's all the re- :
ward / ask" .
She knew his fiowery speeches and 3
" hat TO allow for his habitual rhetoric =
On this occasion. however. he rang only "
too true Yet &c she looked az him | =,
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