Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09
PERSONS or THE STORY

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ALicf 0EIL-Aoreeobtc but sor, e,r hot
FENELiA STXNLEy--d oreo,. hearted and
Ssaseysi .am yiri wiih ddvoneed idscs on
and Re utth h,r w"o * !" ssco., so0s ."n s.ss,os
friend.
NAS "t THIS moment tnat fenei'a
entered the room. Neither of the
men saw her. She stood noiselessly at
the aoor.
III 90 what you want. order your
arrest, what s the first question the
ourt VIII nsk you-why did you help
tue prisoner to escape! Then the whole
wretcned story OF your relations with
the girl Collister will come out. And
wnH' wil1 ,~no vii, oe me result; fene''as name
VIII become byword.
Stowell famed up with anger for A
moment. and then choked with tears.
After a short silence he said.
II can never be sufficiently crate.
full to you. sir. for what you've done
for me. As for Fcnella. l can hardly
trust myself TO speak. The thought Of
her sunering IS the bittercst part OF Eiy
own. l would live out the rest OF my
life on my knees If l could undo tho
wrong l nave done her. but l cann"t
bring her down with me. ! cannot
taRe up again my IRE az Judge a't",
it has been SO hideous'y distiglred and
ask her to snare ". Let me 90 "
prison. ,,
sooeins IN MS tnr"ai ,,, ''omSi, .uSh,rv "'"; j."
go not further. teneiia. sonping III
her heart. crept noiselessIy out or th'
room.
The Governor. in spite OF himself
was visibly affected.
Look here. my boy he said. II Ii
tell you what I'll do. It's going far,
perhaps too far for the safety OF the
public service. but to prevent worse
things happening III take the risR.
III stop that warrant and hush UP
this miserable scandal on one condition
that you say nothing. take leave oi
absence on grounds Of i'll health. &c
abroad and never come back again"
Stowell shook his head.
The guilty ones have gone; Your se'
cret ia safe: Except ourselves; NOBODY
knows IT. Why shouidn you
II dare not. said Stoweh.
Dare not
IL have committed a crime. II | do
not pay for it in this lifS must do -
hereafter. Therefore ask for my pun
ishment now
The Governor got the better OF his
emotion.
$50 you wish to resign your Once
and aek me 10 order your arrest? Well,
won't do it. I am the only authority
to whom you can resig N and / dec.ihe
to accept your resignation-l retusc to
transmit it to the home authorities.
"What you wish TO- do would under
mine the stability OF law and the
authority of government. IL wouid
humiliate me and destroy my daughter s
happiness. Therefore ! not only reinse
to receive your resignation, forbid IT.
Stowell hesitated for moment ana
then said. r..,,.,,, ,.,
In tnat case your EAce.en s'1
VIII force me TO aenounce T ,n.n ,,Sse,, tn o,er
DSnouhce-- lou "eah III 'pe"
court! u s ..,u
les, WI os ~! u"''' """ '"''
Do Compenea 10 90 IL.
,,. Inc Governor "ra.n oecame rate teo
win the ring OF sarcasm III h's 'oie'
ne .!W. SHiu. ali, yo .n, oo,,o,
very well very wei c"l,'
prevent you. Dehounce "a yourse.l Ell IN ;ns1"a open
court II you are SO un"ise, 50 lmsahe, io.
pu. unurrs'snu any. !uu u" p.iie,
10 90 your DUTY. snal oe compe.,s',
TO no hliIe a'o. Aiter YOU .s1e N.s nuue
your pup.ic cohlessioh anu 'ue .o"I.s ,ts
nave deait WIN you. ! snsll issue .he
warrant just the same. lou sa! Tue
iugitl'es haVe gone 10 ioreEh coun''
put no iorelen COUNTY, WI. TITUS, ,rt,o W
give up Connenined mu.ueress. me
woman snail be pronght PACK ana e1-
pcuteu according 10 'ne seh..ne ~ sou
pronounced upon her. More thah ,,''' :
your iriehd. your contsoSrate' shai' oe
pr"ught back also' ana Eealt WIN ac-
corIihg 10 ms crime. iner'lore your
puoic cohiessioh VIII w vi hc avail ~
will be an empty farce. running three
N'es tnat Hisht o'"er"'se nave oeen
saved
StOwell trembled, his lips became
white.
II beg you not to do that, sir"
Il will. take God to my witness
that I will Now choose for yourself
which Is to be-your course or mine?'
Stowel breathed hard for a moment
and then smiled--but such a smile
Your Excellency,' he said, 'fol
your own sake I beg Of you not tc
do it,
My sake?' said the Governor
drawing up sharply-he had been strid
ing about the room again.
Yes. yours" said Stowell. "On,
Of those two was my victim, the othel
was merely the subject Of my will.
alone am guilty, and If / cannot NEE
my punishment without bringing sucl
consequences on the innocent | mus
meet something eles.
What else!"
Death Then. in the eyes of heaven
the crime against the law will be you
crime and | shall not live to witness it
There was a breathless silence. Tn
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