Year: 1868

II agreed to call at the prisoners
lodgings, in Zebodee street"


"Did you call there2"


ayes, and heard from tho landlady
that Mr.. Hcnthoru had been arrest
cd"


The counsel for the prosecution
here asked a question. "Excuse me,
Mr.. Blenkinsopp, was II not rather a
foolish thing to ontrust such valua-
bic property to total stranger y


"Not when you have studied men
and their faces as long as | have
An honest man carries his character
in his face"


The matchmaker was called to prove
that he sold the watch to MIR. Blon-
kinsopp about a mouth previously.


A clerk from Mr.. Blenkinsopp's
office was called to witness the num-
Der Of notes, which had been drawn
from the bank early on the day be-
fore the robbery, and the number
entered in his private pocket book,
according to custom.


Mr.. Ebeueter Grant would gladly
have closed the trial at this stage,
but his patience was doomed to fur
ther trial.


An inspector in the detective force
was called, and he gave evidence as
to the oh aracter Of Mr.. EboneEer
Grant, and in the course oft, slight
history Of tho commercial traveller
camo to light. He was traveller,
but the firm for which he travelled
was not to be found in tho directory.
Before he left the court he was ar
rested on more than one charge, aud
there was some talk Of indicting
him for perjury.


John Henthorn was acquitted, Of
course, aud he and little Lucy were
invited too, together with. Edmund
Carew, to dine with old Mr.. Blenkin.
sopp. And then John Henthorn
told his story. After receiving the
watch aud notes he remained at the
"Blue Boar" in the hope of hearing
of some employment. While waiting
he met Mr.. Ebenezer Grant, who had
been most affable and most prodigal
of his promises to get John employ.
ment. John admitted that he was
much taken with his companion, and
that he confded to much in him. He
told him of the curious old gentle
man who had entrusted his property
to him he showed him the watch
and notes and Mr.. Ebenozer Grant
had taken q great deal Of interest in
the story, aud examined the watch
and notes, aud pronounced on tho
quality of both. He had endeavored
to persuade John to give them up to
him to keep; he had declared ho
knew the old gentleman quite well :;
aud when he found that his task was
unsuccessful, he made hints which
John did not understand then, but
the meaning Of which he now under.
stood fully, viz that they should 60
off with the money and divide the
spoil.


John then told more of his own
history. How his mother had died
when he was young, aud his father
only lately leaving his sister and
himself totally unprovided for; how
they had sold the little furniture 10
the cottage in the little country town
where they lived, and he had come
up to town to seek their fortune, and
how all their little fund was spent.


When the little dinner party broke
up, l think everybody went home
happier. 1t was not because he had
made a good start in his profession,
for he was hardly aware Of that he
had been interested in the case, and
had forgotten himself; it was not be.
causeMr. Blenkinsopp had compelled
him to take one of the bank notes as
II fee, declaring that the case was his
own, and Edmund Carew bis barris- |
ter; it was not because he made tho |
acquaintance of the senior partner Of
an influential firm Of city lawyers-I |
think the happy faces of the brother
and sister whom he had befriended
made him feel happy; but this l
know that when he reached his lone
ly chambers, they did not seem SO
lonely as usual, fragrant memory
seemed to he present; a frail fairy
like form seemed to move about them
and when he fell asleep, he dreamed
that light finger was placed upon
his elbow, and two bright little eyes
were gazing into his.


Mr.. Blinkinsopp went home happier.
He was q lone old man. He had a
benevolent heart but he was odd.
People thought him stern old man
but they did not know of the sweet
home he had when young, and how
in a week the old home had been
broken up, and he had been sent to
the care Of a stern old aunt, full of
precise kindness, aud sharp, prudent,
aud saving ways they did not know
Of the uphill fight he had endured,
and yet: how he had Iforsaken
many pleasure and many a gain,
that he might go home and watch
by the side of his sick auut, who had
been the making of him; still less
did they know the story of tho old
Bible, which his aunt had read 50
regularly to him when he was lad,
and which he read so regularly to
his aunt when she was an invalid
they did not know of that night when
the sternhe ess of the aunt had forsaken
her, and the story ofa loving Savior's
death had laid hold upon her heart
and learned to see that there was
more reality in that word than he
had ever thought of, and went to his
room to read and pray, but not to
rest. They did not know how the
bright and happy truth had at length
dawned upon him, and how he had
changed in all but the cold, stiff man.
ner that he could not change or