The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

r,,,u,,a cast A long. furtive look all around. Then he wbispereo sne hi9hwayman, telling him tnaL nS NY ~ who the boy's father was rIs = draw any admission from the rouee., ns he began to offer him money. untii - last, when he despaired oI es,uhs formation in any other way. ne pre fered Long Ned one-third of that re- ward which he once had hoped to gam in whole for himself Long Ned's eyes opened wide at tnis proposition. He asked questions anu assured himself that Dummie means Paul no harm. Having tried vasniy '. elicit the name of Paufs iathsI no oonsented at last to tell what he Know, .sPaui is in jail" said he, "and ne ie no less than the famous Captain Lo- vetti And who is the fatherT But a sudden horror had strugSted into Dummies eyes.
 On that day Brandon was prepar-. ing for trial of the noted highwayman. Ills mind was singuiarly eiated ana proud for he had received word tnat he was to be elevated into the peerase almost at once and be made Chief ba ron. Tn his triumph he gave little thought to the man whom he was to try for his life aLord Warlock the first Baron or warloclk, Lord Chief Baron, he nut tered to himself even as he took his seat on the bench. What honor will not como nexti Oh. that I could ind my son now to carry our namel" Dressed in plain dark suit, his face white from the effect of his wound. but oth herwise collected and composed. Lov- ett was brought In amid q confused murmuring and the eager craning Of necks among the crowd to sec the fa- nous and admired highwayman. He breathed hard when the various aliases he had assumed were read. but when the list was completed without the mention of the name of Clifford he smiled with satisfaction. Quickly the indictment was presented, charging him with robbing Lord Mauleverer. That nobleman gave his evidence clearly identified the costume worn by the prisoner at his arrest, identified the horse, and, altogether. left no chance for escape. Had there been any, 1t would have been destroyed by the traitor who presented evidence that would have made 1t futile for the high wayman to deny his identity. Counsel on both sides summed up. | the prisoner made defiant, challeng- | ing speech in his own defense. the judge charged the jury and 1t with drew.
 1 At this moment a dirty scrap of seal ed paper was handed to Judge Bran | don. It read:
 | My Lord Judge:
 T make bold you will do all you can for the prisoner at the barre. He | is no other than the Paul spoke to Your Worship about You know what I mean.
 Dunnie .'Dunnaker" Those who happened to be looking at him saw the Judges head drop sud I denly forward, as if he were seized by sickness of spasm. Scarcely had | came in. The verdict was that all had foreseen-''Guilty."
 The prisoner was asked whether. he had anything to say why Judgment | should not be passed against him. He arose and looked sternly and | keenly at the Judge. My Lord" said he, ''the first cause of those offensei 1 against the law which brings me tc | this bar was my commitaI to prison or a charge of which I was wholly inno. l cent. My Lork Judge, you were the 1 man who accused me on that charge
 Look at me well, my lord. You are about to adjudge to death the boy | whom you accused of the theft oi your watch. You. who will now pas.
 on my doom, you were the cause oi
 my crimesi"
 AS the prisoner spoke all eyes turn
 ed from him to the judge and every
 one was appalled, by the ghastly and
 fearful change which had fallen ovel
 his face. He stood silent for breath, less, terrible minutes. Then, trenbl.
 ing. he drew forth the black cap. A. he placed 1t slowly over his<brow thu I eorpseIike whiteness of hfs face be.
 came more glaringly visible Twice
 he essayed to speak and twice only ar
 indistinct murmur came from his hue
 less lips. Then his resolution con,
 quered and he uttered the solemn a.nt
 awful words of sentence.
 As soon as the prisoner had been led away he threw himself down in his
 private room and struggled with fis
 anguish, as keen physically as 1t was mentally. Then he muttered. T may yes, I wiIl-- yet conceal this dis.
 grace to my namet'
 Calling a servant. he ordered that
 the men who had brought him the note be admitted. For half an hour he wal
 locked up with Dummie and Long Ned
 Then he threw a purse on the table
 and said. Here is the money. I an
 convinced that you are liars and i'm.
 posters. I will give you the grace promised you But if you ever breath,