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ANOTHER’S CRIME.
FROM TUE DIARY OF INSPECTOR DYRNES.
Ey JULIAN HAWTHORNE, Author of
“The Great Baah Robbery,” “An
American Penman,” Etc.
fCopyHfcht by O II Dunham, an.t publisbwl,
thro special arrangement by the American
Pr-t V tvoeiati jn with (Jariseh & Co., New VorL
mi l London.]
CnAPTEH VIII.
A UEVFLATIOS.
yjf I you have a wife
rr-\ j wh y ,|fl y° :l
i live with her?
V * / -, Pauline asked,
f - her calm black
\ ’g y ’ ! saiiSG eyes dilating a
K " little ;ih she
- *( turned Valentino. them on
I \
“I'm not en
jjwfcy *?%*£} tirely in the a free matter. agent
_
We were mistak
> 5 *\ en in each other
kM fcP / A. and She —that’s short captivated the of long it.
rnc as women v.iil sometimes captivate
men when circumstances are favorable,
and a long sea voyage is a very favorable
cireti instance. Then, for her part, she
expected certain ad vantages from the
marriage which it wa-; not in my power
to provide for her. It was a mutual
mm understanding. After tho c-xplana
tion. she went her way and left me to go
mine. She did not ask my consent, ntul
I did not enforce my authority. But
whatever I have she lias a right to share;
and whatever cannot bo shared I have
uo right to have.”
“1 am sorry for you,” said Paulino, in
a torn-tliat conveyed more tlmn many
ok u nices.
“There’s no help for it,” returned
Valentine, with a-i assumption of ludif
ferenco. “not even in the law.”
-You mean you cannot be divorced?”
“Sha will not consent to it.”
“Why not?”
“Because she happens to know that
my eldest brother is in delicate health.
an 1 l that nothing stands between mo and
a fortune except bin life. But Ictus talk
of something else. I am thinking ol
leaving town.”
“ln the midst of tho season?”
“The seasons are. pretty much alike to
me. Besides, New York will not bo a
pleasant residence for mo any longer."
"Has New York changed, or have
J' ou ?"
“The change is in my relations . with
you, Miss Nolen, said Valentine, lean, ng
forward with lus elbows on hu Lneca.
“I can’t come hero any more. As long
as 1 could keep up my false pretenses
as long as you did not know me to bo a
married man 1 could tako advantage of
your ignorance. But 1 save committed
hari-kari, so far as that is concerned, and
it s time I idisappeared."
“lt is not keeping any false pretenses
to be silent about your past ille.’
“Not iu the abstract, perhaps; but m
this case it is.”
“Why, Mr. Martin?’
“May 1 tell you? Y*ou won’t be of
f,-nd( •d?" But without waiting for her
answer, and as if fearing that it might
be unfavorable, lie added, lmrn.xdy: "I
have no right, being a married man, U>
feel towards yoium I do. At first I
care. When 1 first saw you I knewit would
be better for myself to beep out of your
way; but then I thoug.it tout it eon .
male- no diiieivnee to.u.u you would
never know what 1 felt for you—and
that 1 might a I well endure tho pain for
tho wiko of enjoying the pleasure. But
smeo then my feehng has changed- Y mi
aio not tho land of vioman uhoougnt to
be the object oi tho love of a man in nn
jwi -i .on, even though you wore net
aware of it, aiul though as I am U'-.e
honestly to say-I would rather have
died than attempt any act of deception
towards you. 1 had never known be!oye
what love was; there is a sort ol sacii
lege in my hiip.-'ie.g mound you, as 1
have been doing, not daring to shou my
sdf to you as 1 am. Two weeks ago 1
made up my r mind nover to s jo you again,
lint 1 couldn't stand going off without
letting you know all about it. bo lieie 1
am, Miss Nolen, for the last time. Jean
look you in the i.aco now ana say good
by. Anil it wont huit you to snake
hands with me." ^
The changing tones, the passion, the _
restraint and simple pathos wini
all tiiis wan said touciied l aulino s \ 11 j,m
soul more deeply than it had o\ct een
tone hed before, bhe di\ined all tnat u as
not spoken, and recognized tlio gallant
spirit of the man who loved her too wed
to stay where she was; and w hetnei <>i
not sue had hitherto been consciouo of
fatally it, her encumbered mind now contrasted he was. the with man, (ue
free man tliat she had supposed un) u)
be; and involuutarilx tne question P le "
ocnte l used. Had ho been lice, wouI (
sne have \ iolded \% nai? lie desiret.. it
wuh a pon.ous quest ait s ic c on
templates it steaniiy hefoie uHimssuig
it. She had an intellect capaa.o of ah-.
criminating between merely conven
tional moi.i it> and t.ie i’.vper aistinc
tions letwccii good am ey . \ei le
*pect was as snuid foi tne ormci as or
the latter u was proiound.
‘ It you had not cared for me as ^ \ on
.do, you nj;:.it have stayed, an., we I ia\e
been l r lends, sue sau! imally; out as
it's 3 on yy 1 ainim,. a
girl—and 1 led inore tiKUisorrj. foi you.
1 d >n t know w iat I mi at lee it you
wore always hero, .,o; I c o not eve
you! don’t think it. Mr. Martin. It is
only that—if I wanted to love you—1
eho.;!.l not send you away!”
Valentine sat silent; and whether lie
werd happier or unhappier than a. a.... ^
previous pciiod ol lus h.e he cou.i. a t
have told. So far as the significant part
of bis life was concerned, he felt that it
was over with him; he would never
henceforth lie tlie rictim of any Etrong
desires, hopes or feat s. Only one pos i
bio event would give him liberty, the op¬
portunity to live a real Ufa It was on
the tip of his tongue to nr.k Pauline
whether, in case this event occurred, e’.ie
would let him return to her: t ut an ac¬
cident postponed the question raid it war
never put. The two had been eo taxen
up with what was passing between them
that they had not noticed tlu sound of
the door bell or the tread of a heavy loot
upon the luill floor. But at the moment
Valentine was about to 'pea', n-hans
with the effect of changiic : their
lives, the door was thrown . sir.
Judge Ketelle abruptly walked i"to t:
room.
He stopped short on seeing t' e two.
and there was an in--,ant of sd at tae
barrassment: but tlio judge evidently
hail somethin ; on ids mind to., seri.-vs
to tie jwetponed for conventional formal
ities. "My dear girl.” he sail! to Pau
line, “you will excuse my blundering in
here, for it is probably hotter that I
should have mot vou ivi re se. i"-.r thin your
mother. You will know better I
how to carry mv me-ssago.”
“Have vou bad news. Judge Ketelle'."
“Painful_iu>, no, not the worst! your
brother Is perfectl v well; he lias suffered
11V physical injury wliatevvr." He paused
pad torued to Valentine. "I think this
is Mr. Martini" lie said.
“Yes; can I be of any use?”
“I believe you are a friend of Percy’s!
Well, I dare say you could be of some
consolation to him. He lias got into a
scrap—a matter in which lie is not in
t!ie leant to blame, however—-that is, at
all events regarding the main point at
is lie. It is a misfortune, but it will be
set right; but meanwhile Mrs. Nolen
«uu.-.t brought to a knowledge of it
widi all the tact possible. Indeed, if it
were not cno of those things that are
■ : to. .1 to get into the papers, and per
bans to h,*como for a time tae subject of
..if • i;>, it would be best to say noth
ing to her at ail.”
“I am waiting to hear what the trou
hi -is,” said Pauline, in a voice entirely
calm, though her great black eyes shone
v y ;, unu-ual brilliance. “You needn't
hesitate to tell mo anything.”
“It is annoying—that is tho most and
least that can be said of it. Percy is now
at police headquarters, my dear. He
will be bailiff out as soon as a magistrate
can be got to hear the case; and 1 came
U p hero in tho interval.”
“Oil! U-en punching somebody’s head,
has he?” said the Englishman, in a tone
0 f re iief. “Where was ho last night?”
“Why, he was here this morning, a
f e vr hours ago,” said Pauline. “He had
.. private talk with mother. He was
noL >
“Ho was entirely himself,” put in the
judge. This is one of those pieces of
bad luck which may occur to anv man.
The circumstances were such as to sug
r , Q t i| 10 hypothesis—though upon en
tirelv inadequate grounds, in my opinion
—tlia-t Percy had been guilty of an in
f r ingemem of the law. You will smile
when you hear it; but the absurdity of
t| 10 thing does not render it loss annoy
i n <rf 0 r the moment. Ho happened to
bo in a jewelry store when a lady missed
her pocket book. It was supposed that
j t had been stqlen”-- it!”
j “And Pc h Kvas accused of taking
sai l Pauline a low voic&
..f n d{ .f at ,of any other plausible ob
; : cc t of suspicion, the detectivo pitched
upon him and he was taken to the
j station."
“That is too preposterous to do him
any harm,” Martin remarked. “If it
had not been so bad, it would have been
| a great deal worse.”
“When the lady knows who he is, she
will refuse to prosecute him,” said Pau
[i D0 .
“‘^ 0 \ should have supposed,” returned
the judge. “But it appears that there
was already some acquaintance between
them; and Percy was in conversation
with her at tho time tho loss was dis
covered.”
“Who is she?* demanded Pauline, turn
ing very pale.
| “Iler name is Tunstall, 1 Ix-lievo-the
| wife of one of our coal barons.
“Tunstall-Mrs. Cuthbert Tunstall,”
; repeated-Pauline. “I think I have rn^t
her-yes 1 have met her. bhe is a pretty
woman—fashionable. And she accuses
Percy of having robbed her?”
Tho judge moved his bead silently,
Martin, at the mention of the lady s
name, had changed countenance slightly,
“Bhe must he his enemy,” said Pau
line, setting her grave lips together. “No
woman who knew Percy would have
done that except from a wish to rum
him. Sho knows ho is not guilty.”
“Was Mr. funetcil with his wife.' in
quired Martin of ti.6 judge.
1 "llo came in l he ifidst of tho affair.
[ may as well give you an account of the
affair." And the judge went on to tell
tho story that k. already known to the
reader. Both his listeners listened ^ in
tently. _v
“My opinion h, said Martin, when
i the nanativo was finished, “that tho joo
was put upon Percy. The woman did
not m.rn.w to
“You forget that her pocketbook was
found in his pocket.” said Pauline.
“She may have put it there herseh.
| But at all events tliat docs not account
: fortne bam: notes. Now Y oi y women
are not in too habit of traveling about
i town with two or three thousand dollars
in bills in (heir mufis. Sho would have
had a cheek, if she had had anything.”
j “The same objection occurred to me,”
j said tho judge, ‘ and I sjA)ko of it to In
specter Byrnes. But it appeared, upon
investigation, that Mr. flimstall, knowing
his wilo had several bills to pay today,
including this at the jeweler’s, lmd drawn
a check for to,000 in tho morning, and
given it to her before going down to Ins
.business. Sho has a private account at
tho fifth Avenue bank; sho cashed the
check there, and received, among other
notes, the thousand dollar and tne five
hundred dollar ones specified in the com
plaint.
‘'“ o; it was not done in . that way,
said i‘:tujir<e. “A woman like her would
not ciare to run Eucharist. &n© must
have lost t]>o money. She may have lost
it before she entered tho chop, or some
one may have stolen it from her there.
But I am euro she did not accuse Percy
because she t nought he was guilty. There
wan some oilier reason, and when she
missed her money she took act vantage ot
that pretext for attaching him. hut cue
forgot ho lias a sister 1’
“it may liavo been her husband ^ who ^
put her up to it, you know, raid .-j a: n
^ judge, in an undertone, and he
o«ve that gentleman a look, the signifi
^,. lllre a f which he understood. He drew
out his w . ltc h.
•j} ie court will sit within an hour,”
j, e ,-eivaai'kccL “1 must go back to police
jj 4 , at i(piarters to be on hand with bail. If
you care to accompany me, Mr. Martin,
j should be glad of your society. Pau
|j ne I will leave the task of opening the
,
nKilter to your mother to you. You will
i- now ^ow best to manage it; I should
. lV(> y a j,p ear i n g to attach very serious
to it, and \*ei it won’t do to alto
gethor make light of it, either. You may
expect to see Ben-yin the course of a
couple of hours or so.”
"(ioo<l-by till then.” said Pauline, ris
ing and giving him her hand. Then she
turned to Martin and added in a lower
ton e. white the judge walktxl towards
the door "1 should not feel so sale if it
were not for you."
CHAPTER IX
RAIL.
AVE you any
A S'•US knowledge about
r : ■ this, Mrs. Tun
v stall?” inquired
J ^ : ? 'A if '-he judge, Martin when
‘\ £. t ho and
fY.'v -r<~ were in the street
<•£-—i together.
"It's a r.astv
; __ complication,”
tit' replied the Eng
I lisiiisan. “I
s- s SS 2S«.
’ ' r ‘ x: '' ot luniself
r ’ i:t i.er There wa* no actual harm
,l->ne. y*>'a inRbrs'and, but t.a*re \\a^
- :: e i ,:i-e and imprudence, and
• m now or other, gn wind of
it P ,vy !:.;s lo-a in a state of mind
lately, but 1 didn't cspoi-t the woman
w .fid Kb..ve i;i this way 1 suppose
s'..- he..’ the nltonmtiveof turning
's i !: ud or against Percy, and tinJ
ing li: : the stne: linttaiions were on
her hu-d-and's side, she very prudently
and wi:!i much props i. r, ty aided with him.
Bat wi t is Percy's defense?’’
"He < 1 . s the charge." the judge an
gwer.d. lie !u: no theory us to how
the thing h;u?i>cned.”
‘’What is the’theory of the prosecu
tion as to the disappearance of the bank
notes?"
“They assume that Percy jnust have
passed them to a confederate.
“Was anybody resembling a oonfoder
ate seen hanging about.
Tue shop was full of people coining
and going; but no one in particular was
noticed."
“It s a lame theory, romarsed . Jlartin, ,
after a little consideration. ‘ It Percy
had passed a confederate the money, lie
would have passed him the purse- too.
It is more likely tliat whoever did the
stealing kept the notes, which could not
be identified, and got rid of the purse,
which could be identified, by dropping it
into Percy's pocket as he passed by."
“I think that view is a sound one,’ ^
said the judge; “but the thief has got
off, and the prospect of apprehending
him is very small. Percy may not be
convicted; I hardly tliink he could bo;
but there is, nevertheless, evidence j
enough against him to produce a dis
agreeable effect upon persons not ac
quainted with him. And, of course,
when it is known that Mrs. Tunstall was
acquainted with him, and yet did not
hesitate to accuse him, his position—
even after he has been legally exonerated
—will be a painful and embarrassing one.
I am inclined to thing that the best tiling
for liim will be to leave New York and
remain away for some years. Meantime,
the affair will be forgotten, and possibly |
the true culprit may bo discovered.”
“I agree with you,” said Martin,
thoughtfully. “Percy can he of no use
here, no matter liow the affair turns out,
I have a mind to propose to him to go
with me.”
“To go with _ you! repeated the judge, _
with an involuntary accent of surprise,
“I infer, then, that you contemplate
leaving New York.”
“I shall leave New York ^ very shortly,
My idea is to go to Australia by way of
San Francisco. In Australia Percy
would have a fair field to start out and
do something. I might be able to give
him some help.”
“flis family should feel much in- _
debted to you,” observed the judge,
cordially.
“There’s no obligation,” returned Mar
tin. “I am fond of Percy—not on bis
own account only. If 1 can be of any
good to him I shall consider myself .
lucky. i
The two gentlemen now entered a ;
horse car, and the conversation ceased.
Martin lapsed into a gloomy revery; but
tho judge’s spirits seemed, for some rear
son, to have visibly improved. He had
received a severe shock at the moment
when ho entered the room and fount,
Pauline and Martin together. Tlio lat
ter’s announcement of his iotended de
parture brought an immense relief. He
had a ready begun to like the young
Englishman, but lie now began to regard
bimwit h.>mcere.affect om
They left the car at Bleecker street and
proceeded to police headquarters. There
still quarter of hour before ^ the
was a ipi
formality of getting bail could be ar
r.uiget. ey were a nil e
spec tor s room, and at tho judge s request
ne courteously gave permission to t.iem
to have an interview with the prisoner.
“How is he standing it, inspectors
asked Martin.
Ho doesn t find it . l suppose,
• amusing,
but lie 13 as com oi a oas coui
pected, rep bed the impenetrable officer
d iere w. e no l cu y m go an 0
bail, will there?
“1 presume there will be noMilng un
usual. But tho case is not a simple one.
There are someawkward featuies to it.
“W°'n Tvell, ‘'as as legal e^aXmoUve w, motivo Sono tor ono
tiling. :
would need strong motive . to , .
It a give
weigh to such an accusation, ..lartiu
c •
J bat may he true thosewho , . have , n _„
made up their minds be orchand not to
hei*e« him.guilty. IWUMiwp wui
not be on I c P ■ •
“What is tho evidence you speak oft”
asked _M ar tiu.
“He has been short of money for some
time past) ” 8a jd the inspector. “There
is reaBO n to think that he borrowed a sum
c f money several weeks ago. But within
t) 10 | a3 t two days his needs became very
press j n g_ jje incurred a debt of nearly’
a ^], ol j Sand dollars at play last night.
T lie money has to be repaid this evening,
under pa iu 0 f social exposure. He was
unal ,i 0 to borrow again, and it made his
situation very trying. When a man in
tj la t condition suddenly find two or three
thousand dollars in his hands, and re
members that they belong to a woman
whom He has every reason to think will
not p^tray him—well, when a skillful
lawyer tells that story to a jury’, it would
, no ^ ^ sur j, r i s j n g if it makes some ini
pression on them.”
, “You don't take any stock in such
| ru t>t)i s ii yourself, inspector,” observed
Martin, with a laugh.
j The inspector lifted his eyebrows. “I
8 h oll i(] b© very apt to take the same view
G f t), e c ,« lse that tlio judge and jury d%—
a fter I know what it is,” ho returned,
q U ietly*; and that was all that could be
got out of him.
They now descended to the basement
and were conducted to the imprisoned
Percy. He was much more composed
than they liad expected to tod him. In
fact, he had experienced such intense
! and varied emotion during the last few
hours that no matter for discomposure
was left in him. Martin’s presence
seemed to gratify him. Ilo asked the
judge about his mother and sister, and
received his somewhat rose colored ac
count of their condition with apparent
indifference.
“But you will be able to judge of them
for yourself at dinn%,” the judge added,
kindly.
“You mean when I am out on bail?
-Certainly: that will be m a couple of
hours from now.”
Are you going to furnish bail, Judge
Ketelle?”
“Ondoubtedly I am. Who has abet
ter claim to stand by your father's son?”
Percy was silent a moment. “Have
you ever believed that I might possibly
! have committed this crime?” lie asked at
Angffi.
".so such lJr-a has ever entered mv
head. I am surprised you should ask me
such a question,” said the judge, with
an emphasis tliat indicated tliat he was
a little hurt by the insinuation.
Percy took a long breath, and as he
looked up his face betrayed signs of a
feeling that he had not hitherto be
trayed. “Y’ou are a good man,” he said
, in in a a husky husky voice. voice. “I “I wish wish I I had had had had the the
sense to trust you long ago. I was afraid
you vou would wouM pitch pitch into into me, me, and and the tho fact fact
that 1 deserved it made it all the more
, difficult to face
^2SS3iK«S?S*iS!n5
months ago. She wanted to consult you.
but I wouldn't let her. This morning I
went to her again; but she didn t have
anything, and there was nothing for it
but to apply to you. I was on my wsv
your ofiice when this tiling occurred. If
1 had not happened to see her”- He
He broke off an j altered his phrase—.‘.‘if
tilings hud not taken the turn they did I
should long since have received your
blowing up and the money, paid my
debt, and—but it turned out otherwise.”
"Who is the man to whom you lost
the money?" inquired Martin.
“His luune is Henry Cotton," ans wered
p crcy . “You know him.”
j “To be surci. he y.a friend oi Tun-
stall's,” returned Martin, thoughtfully.
“Upon my word, the luck is against you.
Will you answer me one question?”
“If I can."
“You can, and we are among friends,
Are you cured of a certain lady?”
Percy laughed, and that laugh of bit
ter resentment and humiliation was a
more convincing answer than any words
CO uld have framed. It put all doubts to
rest.
“AhP ejaculated Martin, with an
pression of satisfaction, “then it wiii be
all right!”
At that moment an officer came with
the information tliat the court was ready
to decide tho question of ball, and the
whole party proceeded to the court room,
Tho transactions there were brief and
not particularly complicated. Mrs.
Tunstall's lawyers professed to consider
the case an especially grave one, and re
q Ues ted that bail bo_ fixed at the full
amount permitted bylaw. Counsel on
the other side maintained that the charge
against Mr. Nolen was a preposterous
one, and demanded that he be allowed
go on his own recognizance. The court,
after due deliberation, declared that the
facts against the prisoner, though not
conclusive, were sufficient to warrant a
p r ima facie evidence of guilt, and re
quired bail to be furnished to the amount
of fifteen hundred dollars. Judge Ke
telle immediately qualified for that sum,
tho bonds were signed, and the prisoner
left the court with his friends.
“And now,” said the judge cheerfully,
“tho worst is over. Let us get into a
hack, Percy, and drive up to the house,
Your mother and sister will bo anxious
to see you."
“I am much obliged to you, judge, for
all you have done for me,” replied tho
young man; “I wish I had known you
sooner aud better. But this affair is not
over yet, and it may end differently from
what we hope. Until the trial, at all
events, I must remain a suspected mao,
and 1 can't go to my mother's house with
that suspicion hanging over me. When
I have been publicly acknowledged to be
an honest man I will go to my mother
and sister, but not till then.”
“My dear boy,” said the judge kindly,
“you are a little off your balance after
all this trouble, and you naturally take a
morbid view. I assure you you liavo no
need to feel sore about the matter. I
need not tell you that you will find noth
j ng but love and confidence awaiting you
a t home, and that there can be no other
p i aco in tho world where you can hope to
f in j them to anything like the same de
g re e. On the other hand, your mother
and Pauline cquld not fail to feel hurt if
you did not appear.”
“That is all very true, judftr-,” Percy
answered, “but there's something else
that you haven’t considered, and which
wiU U be cert , lin to ‘ 5 cor , lc out> now that
the thb E - 9 ^ j jnto tho n0W spapers.”
,. wha ^ t is hat p- '
lations wlth Mrs . « M v
mother will hear of that, and that is a
thin 'j , T j can t d l love my mother,
and know B ho loves me; but she could
^ ^ mabe anv al i owan ce on such a
^ { It would be a nse]esa pa iu to
both of usto attempt to discuss it, and
^ am notgoing to put * myself m the wav
of _ t Nq ’ j ca „. t a > with je vou, judge,”
hp ;(dde ( ^ the ld „ e Ruen d about to
make a rejoinder; ‘H have been through
as much as I can stand for tho present, and
thin „ more wouW break me down.
Say > to mother that I will see her by and
^ nQt nQW „
TI,e judge saw that tho voung man
was obstinate, and felt that his sensitive
nes3 w , lg llnder the circumstances, not
di3Creditable i lo f urt lier reflected that,
in the uourse of a disposed (lay or two, ho would
probably ; be more to modify his
osoluliou Accordingly, be relinquished
for the ^ present the attempt to persuade
hin havinir ascertainod that he
wou)d ta ] ie up his quarters with Martin
pending ^ further movements, ho bade
f( weU> , ittle thinking how long a
tim0 wou i d elapse ^lora they met again,
percy and Valentine betook themselves
to the latter's rooms at once, and, hav
ing ensconced tliems'elves there, Martin
poured out some whisky, offered his
friend a cigar, and after they had
smoked for a while, said:
“How much do you owe here, outside
of your gambling debt?”
“Not more than three hundred dol
lars.”
“Thirteen hundred dollars debts, and
your bail fifteen hundred. Two thousand
d mil le altoget ler. I ia\ e o\ei
"morrow nl^ttfinff ah raur liahilittes^
and takin<* ” vou with me to
Australia?”
CHAPTER X.
Pauline.
*3p wikW HE question
^ staggered Percy
^ ir.p fora moment.
« ^
you were going
to Australia,” he
L said.
“To Australia,
n or Mexico, or
f x South America,
or the North Pole;
it don't make
/ much difference
I f 1 ^ where. But I am
J going, and I’m
| « going to morrow,
And I want you
V to come with me
Percy.”
“And jump mv bail?”
“And jump your bail.”
“1 can't do that. Judge Ketelle is
liable.”
“Haven’t I told you that I will settle
all your liabilities? Half an hour before
we leave New York, I will post a check
to him for the amount. Your friend
Henry Cotton will receive his dues this
evening: everything shall be paid. And
we will be olf together and make a fort
une, if you like.”
“If I wont off in that way,” said Percy,
after a little thought, “everybody would
come to the conclusion that 1 was guilty
and feared conviction.”
“You are not guilty, are you?”
“No.”
“But you do fear conviction, and ail
the more if you’re not guilty than if you
arc That stands to reason.”
“Of course 1 hope not to be convicted,
but"
“Exactly; i and now do you know what
I think? think there Ls a strong proba
bility—a deuced strong one—that you
will be convicted. Y’ou can see for your
self that \ vour defense doesn’t amount to
. j
f . row of of pins. And it once you get into
jaji, j ,;), my my boy, yott are done for. Inno
cent cent or or guilty tn makes no difference; you
will hare a stigma on vou that ail the
vears vears of of your rnnr life life will" will never never obliterate, obliterate,
-----
“But if I escape judgment will go
against me by default, and I shall have
tho stigma just the same,”
“Listen to reason, Percy. To have the
stigma of being adjudged guilty is bad
enough; but what is it compared to being
adjudged guilty and sent to jail into
the bargain? thought* If you were actually guilty,
or if 1 you were, the situation
would be different: but you are inno
cent, though you can't prove it; and,
being innocent, why should you spend
two or three years in Sing .Sing just to
gratify the spite of Uuthbert Tunstall
and his wife? It would be more sensible
to take that razor and cut .your throat,
You are innocent, and you have a per¬
feet right to avoid being imprisoned if
you car.. No one vrili suffer by it, and
there is no telling how much you may
gain. The robbery of which you are ac
cused w is committed by somebody, and
probably by a professional thief. Pro
fessional thieves—pickpockets especially
—are always practicing their trade; and
sooner or later they are certain to get
caught. When the thief who stole
Mra- Tunstall's money is caught it is
more titan likely that the truth about the
robbery may come out; you will be vin
dicated, and then you may come home
with flying colors. But if your vindica
tion orune after you had served your time
in jail it wouldn't do you much good—
not to mention the positive harm that
jail life might have do.no you in the
meanwhile; people would never forget
that you bad worn the stripes, though
they might easily forget whether or not
you bad deserved to wear them. But
come back with a fortune—come back
after having made a respectable name
for yourself in another part of the world
—or alter having simply lived in free
dom instead of in bondage and in the
society of thieves—and, trust me, you
will never regret it! This is not a mat
ter to be treated on sentimental grounds;
it is a serious tiling—quite as serious as a
question of life and death to you. You
are innocent, and you liavo a right to
your freedom; that’s the casein a nut
shell. Don’t throw away your whole
career for a figure of speech!”
This was a powerful appeal, and it lost
nothing by Martin's leli’ ery. It pro¬
duced an evident impression on Percy.
"If 1 were certain that I should becon
v icted ” lie muttered half to himself,
“You mav fairlv take that for PTant
’ ” said Martin. "When there lias boon
a c r i.“ ;.. le ’ there must be ma'am, provided a crim
ina t > a at t n e p-,—,] and in do
fault j of a ” better vou will * have to bear
'
t ic p ruri t
“It is not mvself, mV only, that is to be
considered Vak; mother and sister
are q uite aa important ”
<*i don't deny rt- it's a p? rt of mv argil
meut. YY.u said this afternoon that you
net intend to s°e them again until
aft ou were vindicated Did you ” mean
'
w p at „ sai jv”
“Certainly I did "
“I think ^ore you were reasons” ririit in vour de
cis j OT1 ’remain f or than one But
if you in New York you'will not
b0 ab)e tQ k . reso!ution j f you
don . t to tham the „ wiU come (o you
.
^ u ar(J a thousand or two thou
san d miles away you will have no such
cm barrassment. And that isn’t all my
b if vou were nut ‘ in iail it would be
bu<1 thiufT for ’ but j t wou] j simply
, dU r laother ou tr i K ht and ruin your
Fi j s tc r ’s prospects vs eifcctually as your
own. Whereas, if vou go off with-me,
you and I can keep up a correspondence
"with them and explain exactly how the
case stands. They can watch your career
step by stop, and the knowledge that
they are doing so will give you the strong
est stimulus to succeed that you could
have. Meanwhile they will be watching
the progress of affairs here, and as soon
as anything turns up in vour favor they
can let you know and you can act ac
cordinglv. If there were no other reason
for jumping your bail, consideration for
your mother and sister would be enough.”
This suggestion practically decided
Percy. “I believe you are right,” said
he; “but I don’t seo what right I have to
, et you pay aU mv liabilities. You and 1
have been friends, Val., but I havenever
done anything for vou, and I have no
prospect of repaying you for what you
'
propose to do for me.”
"You will owe me loss than vou sup
pose,” Valentine replied, “in the
place, my money is no use to
didn’t spend it for you, it would
the pockets of the tradesmen
mers of New York. In the
I want your company; we
other, and that is not a thing
pens every day. But the real ti
I have never spoken to you
though you may have guessed
for aught I know—the truth is that I am
a good deal influenced in what I am
doing by the fact that you aro Paulino
Nolen’s brother.”
“Ah! You care for her, then?"
“Yes, l care for her. She is the dear
est friend 1 have in the world, and for
her sake I would do most things. But
she can never bo more than my ' friend,
an ,| i can do very little.”
“If you want to marry her, I am sure
sho ”
Valentine interrupted him with a gest
uro. “It can never coma to a question
of that," said he; “lam married already.”
“You area married man 1 Does Pauline
know it?"
“I told her this morning. It's a long
story, and you shall hear it another time
if you want to. I married in haste, and
pent. Well, you can imagine that noth
ing could please me so much as serving
Iier in any way I can, and 1 know that
no better way is open to me than to give
a helping hand to you. So, if you agree
to join me, you will be doing me the best
kindness that one man can do another—
it is not to be measured in time, or
money, or anything else. My prospects,
as you may suppose,.are not especially
cheerful at the best; but whatever good
conies to me will be from the thought
that I am of some good to Pauline's
brother, i can’t live with her, or see her
any longer; but I can live with you, and
that’s the next best thing, not to men¬
tion that you are tolerably good company
on your own account.” lie ended with
a laugl^
“It’s very kind of you to put it in
way, old fellow,” said Percy, in a some
what unsteady tone. “Well, I’ll go with
you. I have been a drug in tho market
so far, and I won’t mak© any promises;
but I don’t think you'll find me a volun
tary drag on you, at all events. Have
you any definite plans?”
"I have a thousand; wo have only to
pick and choose.” Valentine replied.
“My intention this morning was to go
direct to Australia by way of San
cisco, but I tliink I shall change that, for
one reason, because I mentioned it to
Judge Ketelle, and, in any case, it will
be well to get outside the country as soon
as possible. We might go to Mexico by
iteamer, to begin with. I have 'omc
good letters to people there, so tliat we
shan’t be strangers. If anything good
turns up we can stay there: if not we
can go to Colon and Panama, and get
aboard some vessel bound westward.
You may find an opportunity to make a
practical . wita . . . , be
acquaintance mining
tore jou are dona."
It was then about 4 o’clock in the after
noon. On consulting a newspaper they
learned learned that that ono ono of of the tho UniteilEtatesaud United States and
i bej
might disembark and take passage to
Havana, and fftence to Y era Cruz and
Mexico, thus throwing possible pursuers
off the scent. This seemed to be the beat
route open to them; and, as there was no
time to be lost, Martin left at once for
Broad street to secure their passage.
Percy was left alone to meditate on his
position.
Martin s rooms were in a bachelor
apartment house, not far from tho jit no¬
tion of Fifth avenue and Broadway.
The roar of the streets waa audible e*a
continuous sound; and to Percy, sitting
in an easy chair before the lire, and
wearied with the emotions and vieissi
tudes.of AhttdavDkbad..tbe honorific, x;-
tiuence of The wTn3 among pines, or the
noise of surf on a shore. The sun had
set, and the room became dusky. Percy’s
eyes closed, and ha was just on the point
of falling asieep. V— *
d - be sharp souiuLof the electric bell
ar0 used him. Had Martin returned al
ready ? He must have left his passkey,
to be obliged to ring. Still partly asleep,
Percy arose and went to the door ami
opened it- A i ;u i v stood on thethres
hold, and as the door swung hack she
stepped quickly inside.
Percy recoiled a pace or two with a
disagreeable sensation, lie thought that
t i ie visitor was Mrs. Tunstall. But the
nest moment, she spoke, and the voice
was tliat of his sister. “I am so glad you
al . e here!” s h e said breathlessly. “1
feared 1 should miss you.”
“Are you alone? How did vou come
here?” returned ha He closed the door
and led her into the sitting 'that room.
“Judge Ketelle told us "lie”—she von were
Kta ying with Mr. Martin. Is
gi ° a „ced about tho room and hesitated.
“He has-gone out,” said Percy. "Did
you come to see him?”
“I came to see you, Percy. I ctin under
stall( j why you kept awav Tam from us, but I
wanted to tell you that your sister.
i i OV e you and believe in you, and what
ever happens you can trust me. Let me
J 0 something for you!" She spoke with
preat ( , ulo tion, though in a controlled
voice, and he could perceive that a tremor
through her now and then as she
stood before him.
A feeling of strong brotherly tender¬
ness and gratitude came over thwyoung
man; lie put his arms round Pauline and
kissed her. "I couldn't do that if 1
wasn't innocent, my dear,” he said.
“Of course 1 know you are innocent!"
she exclaimed indignantly. “What made
that woman accuse yoil?” She knows it
is false. Why is she your enemy?”
Percy hesitated. “Appearances were
against me,” he muttered.
“What are appearances to any one
who knows yon?" broke out Pauline, im
patiently. “She must have hated you.
Why did she hate you? Women do" not
hate unless » * ’* has she ever loved
you, Percy?" she demanded with a
changed voice.
“She—why, she’s a married woman!”
he returned, uneasily.
There was a pause. “Y'es, I under
stand now!” continued the girl, with a
sad laugh. “Oh, my poor brother!”
She caught her breath and sobbed once
0 r twice. “I am so sorry it is that,” she
said, tremulously,
“I have been a fool, but nothing worse
than that,” said tho young man. “There
is no actual sin on my conscience, Pau
line. It is no thanks to me, but it is the
truth. It is all over now, and 1 thank
heaven it i 3 over!”
“I thank heaven, too, Percy; for
whatever you had done I should support
you and defend you; and if you were
wicked I should bo wicked, too. lam
your sisteF’-it seemed to give her satis
faction to repeat this-“ we aro the same
flesh and blood; if we do not stand by
each other who else will? But what
shall you do, Percy? You cannot tell
that in court.”
Ho took a quick resolution. “I shall
never appear in court,” he said
“Has the case been put aside?” she ex
claimed eagerly,
“No; 1 am going away. I am going
with Martin. Ho has gone to take our
passages to tho West Indies by to-rnor
row’s steamer.”
“Well, perhaps it is best,” sho re
turned, with a composure that surprised
him. “Your bail has to be paid, has
not? I will do that-I have money.”
“Martin has done it already. Ho will
th ing. I shall leave no debts,
thank you just the
is a good
“I can af
he does
pgoing sigh. away “Well, to
lg
said Percy, a great
wave of grief and remorse coming over
him. “Tell her the best you can of me,
Pauline.”
“I can manage her—don’t fear! u
will come right at last, I know. I will
go now, brother.” She threw her arms
around him. “Be good,” she said; “do
tho best you can. Oh, Percy, Percy!”
sho suddenly cried out, with a heart
breaking eob, pressing him to her with
passionate energy. “I must go now, or
never,” she said, controlling herself by
an immense effort; and the next moment
, he was alone. But the ardor of her last
embrace bad something more than sis
terly; it con veyed a message to one who
was absent.
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