The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-01

e-e SEAme OF stealing or for0ino, n
banknote was punishable with deo+b
AT this time there lived in Devonsbi,.
sir Bryan Trevelyn. His estate go,
large. and on it were MANY tenants
he had but one child. a daughter
Gladys. who would inherit his nron-
erty, and between her and Edgar Cor.
hlsh' the son Of clergyman. had
sprung up an ardent love. Sir Rrvon
opposed the match, having higher in.
tentions for his daughter. but She ros
a giri OF firm disposition and gave him
reason TO suppose that if he did not
give his consent to the match She
would make a trip with her lover to
GretDa Green. Fearing this. he CON
sented, and that his future son-in.Iav
might learn to manage the estate
gladys would inherit he made him his
secretary and accountant.
One rent day Sir Bryan and his sec
rotary were receiving the rents. Whom
the last tenant had gone the former
leaving n fifty pound banknote on his
desk, left the room for a paper he need
ed. On his return the note was gone.
He looked for it everywhere, assisted
by his secretary. but it was not to be
found.
Sir Bryan went to bed that night
convinced that the man who was to
be his sOnin-law had stolen the note
Opposed 10 him before, he now became
determined that a thief should not
marry his daughter and inherit his
property. However, the next morning
he had a thorough search made of the
room I'm which the note had disappear
Cd IL was not found, and Sir Bryan
despite the pleadinGs of his wife and
daughter, gave young Cornish over to
the authorities. preferring against him
a charge Of theft
The courts i'm those DAYS were not
the complicated affairs they are now
The accuser stood high in the county.
and his word was a power He told
the magistrate his story. He and Cor
nish were In the room alone together
Sir Bryan went out for a few minutes.
leaving the note on his desk. No one
entered during his absence. On his
return the note was missing. Since in
animate articles cannot remove them
selves IL must have been appropriated
by the only living person present. Ii
was not found on COrnish'S person.
hut be was not searched till be was
arrested. He had had ample time to
dispose OF it. There was 10 defense
made. FOR there was nothing on which
90 base defense. The crime was
committed in midsummer. and since
the courts were not given in those
DAYS 90 spending much time over the
cases that came before them the trial
was concluded and sentence passed be-
fore September. Cornish was SEN
fenced 20 be hanged on the first Friday
in October.
Naturally every one connected with
the condemned was wrapped in gloom.
The lovers who bad anticipations Of
a happy union now had before them a
separation 10y death. Lady Trevelyn
shut herself up with her daughter and
would have no communication with
her husband. blaming him for the hOr-
TOR ne had brought upon his family.
10 was now too late TO recall what he
had done The law must take its course.
Preparations were being made for the
execution. and the people. as was the
custom On those days. were flocking in
Tor the spectacle.
a few DAYS before the expected
tragedy a cold rain and fog. the first
az autumn. swept over England. The
baron. who sought to distract his
thoughts 10y occupying himself with
his accounts. sent for a sweep to take
the SCOT out OF the chimney of his
Ofice preparatory 10 building a fire
on the hearth. While the sweep was
&c WORK Slr ppun enuered the room,
AT down az his desk and busted him
SELF with his papers. So preoccupled
was he. rather with his somber
Thoughts than his work. that he did
not hear any sound within or without.
Suddenly he was recalled to his sur
rouuliugs 10y cough directly in front
Il him Looking up. there stood tg-
urr llack As ErebuS. 1t was the chin
ueg sweep. whose extended hand held
small piece Of paper so smudsed
with SCOT that its character could not
D. readily recognized. The baron
mechanically took ii and examined II.
A sudden light came into his eye. a
coior into his cheek. 1t was the miss
ius note. The sweep had found 1t IN
the chimney. where. carried 10y draft
a. air when Sir Bryan had opened the
door. IL had remained ever since.
Like a cyclone of joy the baron
gucrt through the house AID stocd
i.eating on the door Of the room where
ms wife and daughter had shut them
selves IN. crying: The note! 1t Is
found. The boy is saved" The door
was dung open. and the old man rush
al An brandishing the smudged note
above his head. Then. when the SIT
Nation was understood. Gladys fel IN
40 her fathers arms in a faint
h0T. mother