The diamond drill., 1921-01-08
kkNToT guilty. your Honorv'
~ Such was the unexpected
verdict I'm 10 Portugais's IS

66NToT guilty, your Honorw
~ Such was the unexpected
verdict I'm 10 Portugais's
murder trial at Montreal. This result
was due 10 the remarkable pleading
of Charley Steele. popularity called
Beauty Steele" brilliant. handsome
young lawyer. addicted 10 strong drink.
His success In this case also won for
him the hand OF the beautiful Kathleen
Vantage. whom he admired. although
he did not love her, any more than
she loved him.
After the trial 10 tried TO thank
Charley: "Get out OF my sight" he re-
Piled "you are as guilty as He'll" Five
years later found him still more brill
liant and more a slave TO the bottle.
He had corrupted Kathleens brother
Billy, and demoralized the popular
preacher. the Rev. John Brown. Billy
forged Charleys name and squandered
$4,000 OF trust money. but Charley
resolved 10 save him from ruin. He
went that night 10 the "Cote Dorion"
tavern where he drank heavily. quar-
relied recklessly with some rough-driy-
ers and was kicked senseless and flung
into the river.
just at that moment Jo Portugais
on raft opposite the tavern. heard
the scuffle and the splash, jumped into
The water and rescued the insensible
man. whom he recognized ms his form.
or deliverer. Taking him 10 his hut on
vadrome Mountain. near Chaudiere
Parish, he nursed him seven months
tin he was restored 20 health. hut with
his memory completely gone. After
the cures brother. NJ. Lolsel, a skilled
surgeon. operated on him his memory
returned. He did not know 10. hut his
eye chanced 20 fall ON newspaper
which told OF his own death, OF the
marriage Of his wife 10 former ad
mirer. and accused him OF having EN-.
hezzled the trust money.
What was he 10 do2 He could not
go back even to clear himself. He de-
clded 10 remain unknown. as Charles
MulIard. In Chaudiere. The village
pOstmlstress Rosalie Evanturel. n
charming girl OF fine family and con
vent education. made his acquaintance
by bringing up 60 him n parcel-post
package from the surgeon. Charley be-
came apprentice 10 the elderly crotch
ETY. tailor, Louis Trudel. and went
"a live with him. Louis was suspicious
Of him because he was an infidel. and
determined TO show him sign from
Heaven 50 as 20 convert him. He
stole from the church-door the little
iron cross blessed by the Pope. and
late one night after Charley had gone
TO bed. heated II red-hot. and rushing
upstairs. dropped II on Charley's bare
chest. Rosnlie from the postofiice
opposite noticed light under the
talior's door M that unusual hour and
suspecting something wrong saw
through the shutters what the man
was doing. She bastened through the
kitchen and upstairs but too late "a
stay the tailor's hand. He turned and
fell headlong and died soon after, call
Ing Charley "a black tnfdel from
He'll"
RosalIe took the cross 10 the post
ONCE and afterwards restored n 70 the
church door. Chaudiere believed that
the tallor's death was due to the Inhdel
and was ready 20 mob him. hut the
cure took his part and urged the peo
pie % pray that he might be brought
into the fold.
Charley lived ON IN the tailor's house
and continued his business. giving
most OF bis earnings 10 the peor nnd