Year: 1869

foilN ana spoii the whole Joke l will
just see how far You venture to go.
But depend upon it, hold you respon-
sible for what YOU are doing"


Il act according to the duties Of my
office the judge replied, apparently
calmly, but his tranquility was only
simulated because the moment re-
quired it. More than once in his life
he had faced danger and only con-
qnercd it by his calmness. Anger in
a case like the present one would have
been ruinous


The two officers entered the apart
ment without the forester looking nj
them. lie stood in the middle of the
room with his arms folded. and only
his fierce look showed thai there was
life in him.


That gentleman is your prisoner"
the judge said 10 the men. One Of
them handed his superior piece of
paper which he had accidentally found
IN the garden behind the bower. With
ed at it.


DO you know this leaf:" he asked
the prisoner. The forester did not
look at it and did not reply.


''Do YOU know this leaft" the Judge
asked again. No answer. but con
temptuous smile gathered about his
lips.


Very well | shall ask you agaih
about it at another time = the judge
said, folding up the paper and putting
ii into the pocket book II was the
half Of an envelope which had evident
| ly been in the same place before. On
one side the name Of Henry Burns was
| plainly 10 be seen, aud on the other
some numbers written with lcad-pcn-
| I'll appeared.


Mr.. summons clerk hal taker. down
every word that had been spoken ON
Mr. Burns had mentioned that such Il
| leaf hail been in his sons portfolio.
and with his assistance the judge went
To search the house The forester
gave up his keys without any he~lta-
| tiOn.


Not nook remained unscarchcl.
Mr.. Simmons was a man Of great eN-
| perience in such matters, aud nothing
| escaped his keen eve. Even the stoves
| were examined it was probable that
the forester had burnt some Of the ub-
| jccts taken from the murdered man,
| and traces of them might he lett But
| nothing whatever was found. He pre-
crninently wished to find the bills hr
knew too much of human nature not
to know that nobody would destroy
such large sum. But he found the
sum the forester hal In the drawer Of
his burcau was very inconsiderable 10
have any thing 10 do with the crime.
Evcs, the stable, the garden. and the
neighboring part Of the bush were
searched the money ani the stolen
yaluablcs might have been buried In
the earth, but nothing at all could hc
found. The only result of his re-
searches and inquiries were the sheet
of paper. the reI knot, the rille. and
the bullets, and especially the forester :
confession that he had met Burns On
his way 10 Mooriicli. Al these were
things Of great Importance there
seemed every appearance ofHill being
the murderer


With ,cornful eye the forester
glanced at thu judge when he reenter-
Ell the room. Cooley he gavr the Of
flccr the order ID enter the carriage
with the forester and take him 10 the
jail.


Il hold you responsible for every
both strong and powerfully built, and
there was no fear that they would let
the prisoner escape. Hi! took down
hi, cloak from 4 nook and followed
them quietly. When the carriage
drove OF the Judge and the clerk went
home on foot. The carriage was
large enough 10 contain them all but
Mr.. Simmons did not like To be in
company with the forester. The cx.
animation had fatigued and made him
nervous. The thought how easily a
man of Wild and passionate temper
could destroy the whole happiness Of
his life fully occupied his mind.


do YOU think the forester j. inno-
cent, Mr.. Clarke = he said 10 his com
panion as they walked slowly along.


NO. air, think he is guilty" was
the reply often we convict a man on
less evidence. But | must say, do
not understand why he confessed 20
frankly to the encounter with Burns"


well. he seemed to believe that l
knew about it, and this is fresh proof,
that by feigning TO know certain facts
a prisoner gets confused. and often lets
out secrets we are desirous of becom-
ing acquainted with. or course, it is
necessa; y first to have considered what
these probabilities are, and whether
they are likely to have actually oc-
cured"


1t was almost night when they
reached town. and the carriage did not,
agreeably TO the judges wish. who
very much desired to avoid ecint. get
much before them to town. and just rs
twilight was setting in. In front of
his residence one of the constables
came to inform him that his commands
had been promptly executed, and that
the forester was now safely lodged in
prison.


PARTIX.


DETECTIVE DoRNEY was sitting in
his room on the morning Of the follow
ing day. He felt tired in body and
mind. 1t seemed impossible for him
to fix his thoughts upon one particular
thing, and his mind went wandering
about from one matter 10 another. But
though pining for rest, he could not
find it, The fate Of the forester filed
his heart with care; but he did not