Year: 1874

deceived her and proved treacherous to
those that believed in you. The great
sum that will alone be sufficient to offset
the amount you have stolen and squan-
dered has been procured by her by the
sale of her dresses and by The pledge of
her jewels to pawnbroker"


Miss kingsfOrd sobbed violently, and
her brother, overcome with his wretched
reflections, seemed to endcavor to hide
himself behind himself.


went on with the speech had pre-
pared:


"That you have been worse than use
less in the world must be evident to
yourself as you review your life. It is
plain, however, to me, that you have
been monster of ingratitudc and cruelty.
l know that you have disrcgarded the
affections and rights of those who de-
manded respect from you. l know that
you have frittcrcd away your principles
and your heart. I know that you have
descended so low that you have become
the confidant of thieves. know that
you have been capable Of degree of
meanness that should condemn you to
live away from mankind altogether, as
one unfit for it's company. You robbed
your affiancce of a diamond cross which
your sister had loaned to her, and you
endcavorcd to sell it to me so that you
might with the proceeds escape from the
city, and avoid the consequences of your
crimes. That cross, previous to this
attempt OF yours, was pledged to me by
your sister for the purpose of raising
money enough to save you from expos
urc and punishment Hero is the cross"


lproduccd it.


The sister uttered fresh cry of dis
trcss, and the brother was ovel whelmed
with remorse.


Yes" said I, "you have done i'll.
You have done nothing but to make
yourself dreaded and feared by those
that are upright. You have permitted
your fancies to become passions, and
your passions TO lead you to commit
fclonics. You have approached very
near to prison. At this moment you de-
serve arrest, arraignmcnt, trial and con-
demnation. You should be rcbuked by
Judge in open court. You should
be made Infamous by the press. You
should be clothed in the colored
jacket of the convict, and you
should be placed in a cell and be
guarded by man who would shoot you
should you attempt to escape. Your
heart should be tortured by the knowl-
edge that you have broken the hearts of
others. You should be weighed down by
the belief that nothing is now due you
but everlasting scorn. You should never
have another moment of peace. You
should spend the remainder of your life
in sorrow and utter degradation. You
should be wrapped up in the contcmpla
tion of your own sin and the devastation
that it has made" (Kingsford was so
agitated that the table upon which he
leaned shook beneath his hand) "But
how different is to be your fate! The
crime that you have committed is to be
covered up. No one is to know of it,
You are not to be challenged or dis
turbcd. Your sister, by her energy and
devotion, has screened you. You can
walk, travel, receive and give respect,
become honest at heart, love, marry, do
anything you like. There is no honor
that you cannot gain, no satisfaction that
you cannot earn. You are, in reality,
rounded with happiness. All things con-
tain joy for you. Every one is ready to
treat you with affection"


Kingsford, who suddenly fastened across
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his arms. He was overcome by emotion,
and am ashamed to say how much
was affected by his conduct toward her.
He acted more like lover than
brother, and he caressed her and be-
slowed upon her every mark Of endear-
mcnt.


"Wcll, how did the matter end?


Kingsford rcpurchascd the bonds with
his sisters money, and amended his &C
counts, and then left the Office of the
as he was bound to do.


And hc became an honorable man?


Certainly. You forget my haranguc.


And Marshall?


sec that you forget the other ha-
ranguc also. lie did not wait to he ar
rested on the following morning, but he
fled, leaving deficit in his accounts
which his bondsmcn will not easily for
get. l may say in addition that this di;a-
mond cross eventually found its way
back to it's owner.


And about the owner, what of her?


Oh, she remained beautiful until she
when she became angelic.
think l could have been one of her
friends had it not been for my family my
age, and the character of my business.
But, as these three obstacles were too
difficult to surmount, l had to content
myself with the bouquets of flowers
which she used to send me on the first
day of each month. One cannot be in
innate with pawnbroker with impunity,
for have but to smile upon lady to
ruin her credit. My nod is a tremendous