The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-01

been a whole week since the petitions
from our citizens and the Judge and
jury who tried poor Henry were sent to
his office. Henry is innocent. sir, and
has already served a year in prison."
Il believe he is innocent" said the
senator, 'in spite of the circumstantial
evidence indicating that he took the
money from Jabe Ewing's cash draw
see it as 1 do, but his decision may
seem slow to you. Come with me,
though. and we will see what has been
DONE"
And let me go too. won't you.
dad?" asked Abigail, who surprised
her father by joining them and greet
ing Mamie cordially.
why, certainly, daughter, but 1
thought-you know, we're going down
to the governors office"
Yes, I know, but l want to go, and
perhaps 1 can be of some comfort to
Mamie while she is waiting Her
father knew better than 20 question
Abigails whims
When they reached the governors
suite of offices, Senator Thomas gave
his card to a smiling secretary, who
took it at once into the governors pri-
waite office and returned moment
later bidding the senator enter the gu
bernarorial presence. AS they sat wait
ing, Mamie told Abigail how every
thing pointed to Henry's innocence, in
Guiding an affidavit voluntarily sent
her the week before by Dave Gibson.
now living out west, but at the time
of the Ewing robbery a citizen of
Thomasville. In his statement he told
that owing to his dislike of Henry
Morton, who had been his rival for
NAMES hand, he had kept quiet when
he had evidence that the money from
Jabe Ewing's cash drawer had been
taken by two tramps who buried part
of it in Henry Morton's garden mere
ly to throw suspicion from themselves
and point it toward Henry, who was
employed in Ewing's store.
| AS the door of the inner office
started from her seat as Senator Thorn
as entered, followed by the governor.
1 Her eyes searched pitifully for some
sign that the pardon was forthcoming
As the governor recognized Abigail. who
| had quickly risen and was standing
| looking out of the window so that her
face could not be seen, he stopped short
for an instant, but he quickly recov-
cred his composure and brought his
right hand from behind him and
handed Mamie Morton a long folded
| paper bearing the state seal.
Il am happy to give you this pa
| per, Mrs. Norton he said kindly,
When you present II to the warden
| or the prison he will give freedom to
your husband
| senator InOn1aS quickly guided Ma
mic to the door and out through the
long corridors to the entrance of the
building. talking quietly to her all the
1 way, as if to stem the fearful current
| of her gratitude.
| In the governors office Abigail
| turned and walked up to Stanley
Worth in away that made him wonder
| whether his good fortune was a dream.
| The smiling secretary had withdrawn
| to another room.
Stanley, l came here partly to help
| that poor woman by being with her in
| her distress and partly to be present
| when you have to recognize that the
name of one woman at least was not
frailty. But do you know why 1 have
remained ?'' Her face changed from
pink to white and from white to pink
again before Stanley Worth managed
| to murmur a response.
| mo, 1 do not" he said, and his
| voice sounded queer and unnatural
I've remained to say that the fl
deity shown by that woman has made
+ me Ashamed Of what you called my
frailty, and to say Abigail
paused, and her lovely head went
higher and her clear blue eyes looked
fearlessly into Stanley Worth's gray
ones, that if you're determined not
to propose to me again. then Ill take