Year: 1868

never to call him grandpa any more for he wasn't any relationto her; that tlie day old Mr. Gregory died he gave her i. sealed packet and told her not to let Eusice see it, l but to give to certain lawyer when he re- turned to town for it would make her rich young lady, and he cried and said he had let Eunice have her own way too much; ]; that she fell asleep with the packet in her lap, and when she awoke 1t was gone; and she never dared ask any questions about 1t that Mrs. Wesley hated her, and beat her. and treated her like slave, and she some times thought of drowning herself, she was so miserable; that MT. Wesley said improp- CT things to her; that he was B bad man, but well under his wife control; that the day on which her trunk was searched she Was gone on an errand to the ministers; ]; was gone about an hour and a hal, and On her return was taken up stairs to see her trunk opened before she had takeifof her bonnet and shawl; that she was sure tbat 1 Mrs Wesley had put these things in her trunk when fhe was out, because she (Hei- en) had overhauled 1t that morning, and 1 they were not in it then; but whether Mr. l Wesley knew about it she could not say, 1 though she rather thought he did, because he looked guilty when his wife was opening l the trunk.

 Telling the poor girl to cheer up, went to the sheriff sitting room, wher l fountl Mrs. Mace. l at once informed her that ii my opinion Miss Montressor ,,.ss ;t perse- cuted girl, and hoped she would try to cheer her up, so that she could enter the court room with good heart on the mor- row. This the kind-hearted woman prom ised to do, and hastened to my office.

 My brain was in whirl-saergory, grandpa, the packet which was to make her a rich young lady-its mysterious disap- pearance. Was old Mir. Gregory really her grandfather? Was the packet his last will and testament bequeathing his proper ty to her? And had Eunice Nesmith. now Mrs. Wesley, stolen it from the child as she slept, that she might clutch the prop erty by virtue of & former will which had been forced from the old man? "He cried and said he had let Eunice have her own way too much" Her own way about what? felt certain that had got on track of great viliainy, and thought could under stand the reason of Eunice Wesley's hatred l of Ellen; and her desire to blast the poor girls character. After spending half an hour in arranging my plans, ordered my carriage and drove to Bedford. It was two when reached the village.

 

 l serving man. By making few inquiries at the tavern and disbursing tie hostler half a dollar Hannegan was soon in my room, he was pleased to learn that I was Helen's friend and on my promise never to let what he said go to Mrs. Wesley's ear, he told me that she had treated the poor girl like a dog; that he had seen her strike Helen, and heard her threaten to, kill her and ruin her reputation; and that he be- lleved the breastpin and money had been put into the trunk by the old catamaran herself --.

 He stated that Helen's behavior was when the articles were found in her trunk, and described the breastpin and money. The latter consisted of four half eagles, one of which had hole in it that had been made by MT. Munch so Mrs. Wesley could string it on Q ribbon for birthday present for the minister's little boy and that was the way Mrs. Wesley knew the money was hers.

 He also gave mo letter signed 'Eunice Gregory that he had found in the yard that day, and which he maintained was in Mrs. Wesley's hand writing. That made him suspect that he name was not Nesmith before she was married to Wesley; and he had thought she might have been some re- lation to old Gregory, and there must have been something bad to have made her change her name.

 This information made q deep impres- sion on my mind, taken in connection with what Helen had told me; besides the name of Eunice Gregory seemed floating in my memory, as though had seen it connect ed with some event which had faded from my recollection and could be only dimly reached.

 dismissed Hannegan and paid visited to Mir. Munch the jeweler, told him who I was and for what called. He remember ed the half eagle-in fact it was on record. He turned to see what day the hole was made in the half eagle. It was on We'd nesday the Y day of March, it was on the very day that Helen's trunk was search ed.

 asked at what hour the coin was deliv- cred to Mrs. Wesley. He replied that she and that Miss Montres5or's trunk was | searched about one in the afternoon of the same day.

 That looks very strange said l. Would you have any objection to attending the trial tomorrow with your books and testi. fy?'

 | None at all,' he replied.

 1 Turned to depart. At that moment Wesley entered the shop and was accosted 1 by the jeweler, who gave me wink to in- ate who he was. We had never met before so regarded him at my leisure He was an evil looking man. Over his left eye was queer shaped scar, which ran crookedly 1 across his forehead The instant l saw the scar felt as though the whole thing w:s clear.

 The scar, the description of which 50 we'll rememberd, brought the whole story freshly to my memory 1 remembered now the name of Eunice Gregory, the child murderess, and there stood her ac- complice under an assumed name.

 Giving the jeweler warning glance, l hastened to my carriage and drove furious ly home, shut myself in the room, and de- termined to spend the entire night if nee essary, in preparing for the contest. l wished to clear my client of the charge made against her, expose the Wesley and oblige them to make restitution to the wronged and pillaged orphan. ransack- ed my memory for something tangible con- cerning the past career of Eunice Gregory and her accomplice, but found nothing. I had read the story many years before in a lnewspaper the name of which l could not