The Washington herald., 1907-12-08
BY
FLORENCE WARDEN

I least difficulty
/ The shanefaced NJ Marbeau was forced
TO come forward 70 bear witness TO the
extent 10 which hc had been victimized.
under pretense that he was the husband
/ chosen hv her guardians for the lovely
heiress- Capt. Dsruall. 70 his great an
noyance, had also 20 appear in the char
acter OF dupe. TWO or three others we're
I induced TO come forward and lastly s..
! QuiHt1n. still weak and III from the effects
/ OF tie blow which had been dealt him BIZ
! Gre Of the murderous ruffians. whom he
/ believed to have been Leblanc, stood I'D
/ in the witness box 10 testify that he had
/ been induced to offer TO lend Leblanc
/ $500 TO pay of that sum advanced by
4 Capt Darnsu.
! Il took my check book with me- he
. went or, but I would not advance the
/ money uRtil / had seen the lady whom I
knew as Miss Densley For though I
/ knew she was ignorant OF all the schemes
/ OF these people who called themselves
/ her relations. / knew also that they were
not at all innocent, and that I must be
on my guard with them. so I wished 70
| take her as well as myself out OF their
/ clutches"
This speech. uttered very simply and
manfully. produced a strong effect IN
court, since il is only 700 common 10
I find it difficult 10 feel sympathy with any
! CT the personages in a criminal case
| The straightforward way IN which be
gave his evidence. the steadiness with
/ which he made II known that he had de-
| termined TO marry the girl he loved. no
matter what her surroundings were or
what the difficulties might be which he
would have to surmount. created a strong
impression, not only in his favor but in
l.that OF the gfrl herself
| She. poor child. was by no means such
a good witness as he was
! Overwhelmed with shame at the posi-
/ tiOn IN which she had been put. con-
! scious that the ease with which she had
| been deceived must seem incredible %
many. she answered badly. with hesita-
/ ton and reluctance, scarcely raised her
voice above a whisper. and made such z
pitiful exhibition Of nervousness and dis
/ tress that only her beauty saved her from
! general condemnation as an artful and
/ designing creature
/ For indeed she felt conscious that hcr
situation was a shameful one. and she
/ could not but feel that part OF the dis
/ grace. if not of the guilt, OF the murder
I Of the unhappy Burdock lay upon her
/ most innocent shoulders So she stan.-
/ mered and grew red, answered quickly
/ when she ought 70 have been careful and
I slowly when she ought 70 have been
/ frank SO that she ended by having tIe
/ men on her side. indeed but at the cost
Of losing the sufrages Of the women
As for the accused man. Quincy or
/ Williams. he was proved to have posed as
/ the second guardian OF the heiress and 20
/ have shared the plumber obtained by the
more daring Leblanc ST Quintin's check
+. book having been found upon him. il was
/ rightly cOnJectured that. being an expert
4 fOrger, he had intended 10 ransack the
! young mans pOrtmalteau for specimens
I or his handwriting and then 10 draw
I checks in favor OF himself and his fellow
( rogue, forging ST. Quintins signature 10
Z each
And it was easy 10 believe that but for
the act Of James Ince in snatching away
the coat containing the check book. ana
Z thus forcing the two rascals 90 come
back 20 Densley in search of il. theE
/ would. after calling AT the DOncaster
/ Hotel for s. Quinun's luggage, have
I taken the train to London and perhaps
have succeeded in cashing some checks
I and in getting away from England before
there was time 10 raise a hue and cry.
/ Both the scoundrels had recognized that
they had reached the end Of their tether.
: and but for the fncOnsiderate curiosity OF
St QGintin in watching them al the
pond. they might have succeeded in leav-
ing their ghastly secret undiscovered for d
long time. and have avoided the necessity
of the assault which had nearly cost ST.
Quintin his life
Gurney strenuoUsly asserted that he had
been no party 10 injuring St Quintin.
and s. Quintin himself was inclined 10
think that this was true IL was in Le-
blancs face that he had seen the murder
Gus expression which made him believe
that his last hour was come and he had
a dim and hay fancy that the second
rascal had interfered TO save him from
anything worse than abandonment in the
deserted mansion
The trial resulted in the conviction OF
both Nine. Leblanc and Quincy on the
charge Of conspiracy 10 defraud, and the
woman was sentenced 10 seven years
penal servitude and the man 10 fourteen
When the case was over. DOrcas Lane
disappeared. and St Quintia, who guessed
where she had gone, found her. broken
down and brokeahearted, IN the shabby
little house where Mrs Mortimer had
given her shelter before the days OF her
short but terrible reign as the heiress o.
Densely Void
She repulsed Sc Quintin told him
she never wished 10 see him again. be-
haycd with fierce pride, sent him away
grave and disc0nsolate. and then cried
her eyes out with misery at what she fell
that she was bound 10 do
She could not let him mate with such
an outcast as Fate had made Of her.
Mrs Mortimer, however, would not sit
down tamely under the Unmerited shame
which had been put UpOn her protege. She
wrote 10 Sir William Lane. appealing 10
his generosity 20 take some pity upon a
girl near relation Of his. who was pre-
lvented by her sad position from marry
ling a man Of good birth and handsome
fortune, who loved her and who was loved
by her.
To this came such an answer as hned
both the ladies with indignation
Sir William regretted that having re-
gard TO the scandalous position in which
his grandniece had placed herself. in
making herself the talk OF London in
connection with a gang Of swin6iers and
murderers. he could not do as much for
her as he would have been glad 10 do
IN other circumstances. However. Il Mrs.
Mortimer would assure him, on her word
Of honor. that. in spite Of appearances,
DOrcas was really quite blameless in
the matter. he would consider his de-
cisiOn, and would perhaps later be able
to allow her 10 pay him a visit. which
would rehabilitate her in the eyes of the
world
To this letter Mrs Mortimer replied
that DOrcas had. indeed. been unIucky
in not having the judgment and intel
lect Of her male relations to assist her.
IN which case she would. no doubt. have
seen through the Vaccinations of the
people who. as It was. had made her 50
easy a victim. As 20 his possible invita-
ton. she said she would leave Dorcas TO
acceprit or refuse II as she pleased.
H. sr.r, r.-.c T-sarx-aT