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tl~l! tt~n~lagc?~nrl~t of htar I~t~sit~ris :Iffairs to
" Ret~~cmI)er, wtr hare 1lothinW to do with'
Hr:~dstrc:st k Shnr.11, :lttorltc*ys :rrltl cou~rsrl-
tho o~~itliot~ of tlre world. W: kuow thlt
. lorn-11t-law. 011t1 c:o~~sitlel.aiioll outmt~igl~etl
the cleat11 of lily filtllt'r W:ls n coalnlo~l mls-
'
c!vrrytllin:: elst? \vitll I~ctr-Loolc wils a nilr
fortulle, nntl we tl~ust share its evils togethc*t!lSc!
fric!tltl of 1Inrl.y :1rlt1 11:1(1 ~tootl I)y Ililn,
tr. I8it n just n~)llol~tiolllllt!~lt tllnt yollshollld
tllollgh ho I~t.lit.vc~tl llitn g~rilty, \vhnt~ tltere
givo up your life mtlilb 1 go free? It is not
w:ls IIO 11roapr.c.t of 11t!i:1111i1rry rt.w:irtl.
yonr fn~llt t,llnt our poaitious :~rt? llot revers-
'I!hotlgh IIIIIG~I c:h:~griut.tl, 1,:rrnyt.r (!otlrv;1y
t3tl, nl~tl I tlre susgectt!b o illstentl of you.
W:IS 11011s fils ltbsr ,iix1)orwl t,, ratl;l~ ovrr
S I i s : L 1 0 1 1)0i~011
Ilttr ; nntl it rnos t111o11gl1 l~is i~ltc!rvrtltiol~
n~itl I I1:ld beell ~ o ~ ~ l tlll.ou~ll ~ t e f all 1111t.11:bt
s11t: sulTt*rt~(l 110 i~~~ao~~\~et~ifb~~tat?
fro111 tile
folsturl~lte c!orlcurrcw!e of tirctllnst:lnceu:
:lttelrlpt to sullprt,ss tllu tt!stimotly of I":ltllly
wo~rltl 1101 yoll 1ll:lkO So ~lipllt :1 ~;lcl'ificu to
Mortol~.
8:lVfI Illy lift!?"
A de~rtlllilcc~ 1):tllor nvc:rsl)rnltl 1)r. 111-
"Tlult is 11, vt?ry tliffc?rellt c!:1st1, EIc!loll. I
wortll's f:lou wllc!n III! 1e:irrlrcl tll:~t 1[rlt!11
(:n1111ot. sl~it!l~l tnyself : ~t tllt! exl)cllue of sl~cll
I i v v I I , 1 I
ignctlliny to you!"
;clitl siatc:r frot~~.tl~c.ir horn+!.
" It is 11ot tllv pt'ol)c!rty," lltt ~llitl to 11iltl.qelf
(~IIAPTE11 SIX.
in :c 1111sky voic!t!, wllilrt tllt? paill of his 11t'ilrt
forced Ilt!:rtls of a\rc!:rt. frt1111 his I~row. " So,
IfCSUAPEI).
tll:rt 1nigt1 t go, tht111pI1 ~t is 11:trfl to L(1'43 IIIY
I3y c:linginr: to Ilrr 11111rc1erer-lover and
~~~otl~t!r lose t110 11otntt W ~ II:LVO I :ill 1ovt.d so
by f~)llowi~~:: 1.h. Alworll~ tnt~rc~lt~n~ly with
1 : y ; I I is I I I I I I I I :I ~ I
vt.t1gc!f111 ~)el~sec!tltiot~ "-so ~'itf~ t110 11:gelldslrilit!
1110 tllro11g11 tlrutll? 011, l[rlt!ll! lIt~lt>ll !
II!blt:~~ l'ri~~~:etoll h:l(l :tlit~ttnted all ller
to II~. so tlin:ll~l)oillted ill yo11 !-you who~li I
frlt!tl(I~.
11ad illvoatetl ~villl lrll illat is yrn~ltl :~l1tl
Mrs. L:~~~gwortl~y took :~tlr:llltngt! of the
bt-:r11tif111 ill wotr~a~~hoo~l !"
gt?11rr:i1 ~left~(*tion to (*r11s11 11er 011ly rivnl.
*\Vitll 1)owetl 11o:ttl Ilti it~st:rllt!tl llis 111other
Shtj took C~r:l(Y! Al\\rortli llllder llel' tlSI)e-
:1111l nisler iu n cottlrge wl1ic:ll tltigl~t ~I:IVO
(>in1 j~ntro~l~lgt~, :111(1 ~I~s~~i~~tecl
110 less lor~dly
I)uc!tl c!o~~siclt:rt!tl vvry prt:tty h:r(l it 0111~
on 11t!r rl11111y virtues tllnll 011 Ilt'r mrollgs.
I I ; I it 1 1 , I I ~ : I : I I ~ .
Utltl~r this 1e:ld Fnlllly IlIortoll cntlle in
sort of w:ly lltr s(!t hinlst!lf to Ilia 11rofessiotl
for :I sl~nrtt of 1)uI)lic: synti)nthy, ant1 Jitri
to wit1 tllt:~~~ 1111 l~ossil~lt! l~~xttrits! t11:1t tllt:y
Mt!Fad~1r11 WIIS looketl III)OII sot~lewh:~t in
luigllt fwl thtrir l ~ss :LH littlo:~~ llllgllt l)t!.
tlltr ligll tof :I IIRTO.
Al~otl~er t11r11st was tilt! I~tmvy rurvnr(1 of-
011 lltis IIrl(s~i loolcecl grlietly. If tlley did
fert!d Ily IIelt~u to i~tly ~ I I R of tile ~lottt~rs
IIOL l)t!lit!vd ill TI:lrry's i1lllot~t~lle1?, they 111ig1i t
who mould Iletrny his oontr:ldrs, which I)r.
:ill go. For Mrs. L:lugwortl~y's petty tri-
Alwortl~ klluw wiia II~IIII:~~ :~t II~III.
urrtpl~s RIIH (:nr1~1 notliit1~.
There w:rs tallc of trs[~rllir~g 1,oolr 9ha1.11
111 her deso1:~tiorl Helen hncl rnnde one
I I I ; I t i v y r 11v 1 w: of
-.it.ttd.
])ntellir~g tllclstj tl~it~gs up nmong th~!t~~eef\-e~,
MI.. Urntlstrt!et. Look Shorp's partuer,
111lt1 ns Look l1:ul 11o i~erticularly ljitter e11t:-
wna IL rorl111l-l1ellit!t1, rouutl-faced, rouudfFy,
ari(I 11u:~rIy every or18 kt~e\v Iliul a
c?yt'(I, littl~ olrl got~tlerrlnll, who seemed nljolly
(Log," llis crilio:ll st:lt~ of 11c.:~lth \vns
W:IYY (:I~llultlin:: nl~(l sllnltiug like n bowl of
~llntlc+ 1111 c.uct~rsu for deftcrrlu;: tlio 111:1,ttcr,
jt?liy, n~ld 111w11ys ill in~rl~illetlt tl:trtger of
whic11 of oc1111.stt w:~:, llever 11e;lrd of ag:lln.
ntnlugulotio~~, so violeut. wns the ~rotest of
&lennwl~ilv l~r:tttt!rs fell 1)nc:k 11retty ttt11a11
Ilis i1sl11111:t ngi~illst 11111 g:11111)ols o! the imp
in t t 1 1 IIIIIIII!~ fort! the t r l i t :
ol rnirt 11 that 11osnc~srecl 11ilr1.
cvrtiiiu corlvt~rs:~tiou, trllol~t n meelc after
Mr. 13r:ltlstrt.(!t \tr:is IL mallclng eucyclopetlle
trial, whic:l~ was protl~lctir~~ of results
diil nf l:l\v. I)II t, :is IJOO~C sni~l: "-Wild nu eviof
whicl~ it g:rve IIO foreslradovviug.
(Ie~l(~t!, i~l111 :IS il1111)(?~111 119 :L bnbe ot~born."
Look Yl~arl)'n 11:11'trlt!r lliltl visited IInrry
1,ook, Il(-il)g " 111) to triulrs," oo~stitutecl
iu tiis cell, wl~c?~~ tl~t? 1:btter nslced :
llinlself 1'01) 131.il(lstrt~t!t's governor nntl bnl-
" 1I:~ve :-nu llt3:~rtL ft.0111 I)ett!etive Keenel"
:c~~(:u-wl~e~t.l, :111(1 ttl~! two jogged ou very
" l'llt! sauie ole1 report-no c:le~v, nu yet. I
corn fortctl)ly togc!thcrr.
thinlc the lueu mo~lld work Iletter if tlley
Whtrn Mr. 13rlrtlstreet snt with his goldwere
uot no thorol~pl~ly c:ouviuced thnt they
11owt.d nl)c!c:1nclt3s 011 llis 11:lltl hencl, his elwere
loolri~~g for u sl~i~dow."
I~ows on tllv nrnls of his c11:1ir, his l~nuds
" A11 the world ,fy ilgninst Hnrry," said
(:l:tsl)e11 pl:~~icIly ovc?r l~is h'eorl~oratiot~,"
IIelell dejecledly ; but whe~i they see thnt
and his feet, with their grny-ct~eeked gsiterwe
are contil~ui~~g tlltt nt':~r(:ll, mill they not
tops, rt?stillg on t.hct floor close together n~ld
believe tll:lt we :ire sincertl?"
ctxtlc!tly ~)nrnllel--wl~en Ile srlt thus, srriliug
"The world is full of dul~licity, a11d men
I~latlt1ly:rt IIelen,:l~l(l 811~ her fncbe :ill alight
lenrt~ to be ~~tupit:i~~ts." relllie(1 the lt~myer.
with entl~~~ni:~stti nntl loving coniitlence, and
" 111 all prol)nl)ility, 111 uorlatruction put
hrnrd 1.h~ csIeil~* ring of her voioct, with its
upon our noliotl wtll l)tr%nt we ore keepiug
i~tlpasslot~c!tl t!lorlue~ice iu defeuse of her
111) the :~pl)e:~r:~t~ee \vitll 11 view to seci~rin::
lovtJr, 110 slritl to Ilit~~sttlf :
;~ruprieve and ultilntrtely, ~)erlmps, a dom-
" Iil(38s rnc!! I 1)elieve she's riglit, but if the
mutiction of the selltel~cu."
yn1111g dog is to 11e hnngecl for~luother man's
IIelt!~i s~gl~ed, :111d nfter n few words of
(:r~tn(+, it's :11111ost wort11 it to hnve ~uoll a,
c:o~~sult~~tiou wit11 rt!ferencv to the courae to
tltbft.ttder !"
11e 1111rauac1-for tl~tty mere revolved not to
W~HII, fr08l1 frolu n dis(?~~ssio~~ wit11 Look,
rewit tllvir eaorts until the 1:1st tnolrleut-
Ilo trot,tod I~:lc!lc to the otlic:tc, talrit~:: tliree
tlle il~tvrvierv c!ctmo to ntl ottd . but it 11:ltl
sttqls to RWOIIIIIII'H o~ie, with OIIN II:IIII~ dn~lfiotlct
result w11ic!l1 11oither the' lawyer nor
ling t110 st1111 011 11is wntc:h-fob n!l(l the othrr.
IIiirry nntic:il)ntt~tl.
thrust I)or~eat,h tllo skirts of his swallo\v-t:lil
IIttlt!~~ rell~~utt~tl I I I ) it ~ ~ oftt?rr ; arlil ntnntl-
(:oat, fro111 the poalcetu of wl~icll rotru rude it
i t I f I i r o i t I t r tlrov
su~ldry papera :Ll~cl iL red sillc I~:lndlre~-chief,
l1:11:1c from her for1.11t::rtl ~trltl gaeirlg illto the
htj wotlld tnu ttrr:
do11ll1~ of tllu eyes tlrot 1oobt:tl 1):rc:k so e:rr-
"1L is t~atonislriug!-ns-to~c-iull-il~~ !-what
11c.st1y :rt her from its ~lolis!luti surface, stle
n llol(l thnt red-l~nrldetl tnurdttrer II;L~ 011 the
said llloutl :
lit~est wornn~~ irl tllis oouutry!"
T116i ~u~ir(lert!~~ of my fritht:r is son)+?-
IIolen, of POII~RR, RBW lli111 only when 110
wht~ru ill tllu world, svnlkitl:: free nlttl 1111-
W:LS cr~tder 11e1. sl1e11, :ir~tl looki11g IrIjorl hill,
~usl~c~otcd. 1~uc1 fI:rrry in :L))OII~ to suft't>r in
11% tlltr ouly otie who 1)ulievecl wit11 ller it1
I~is sttrntl, I)crc~;tus(! wet l11c.k tl~o tiltlt? (11' tt:~
IJRI'I.Y'S ~IIIIOCBIIC~, it wns llntllral tll:lt.
~lcill to 1l11d tilo rtyl criuli~till. Tlttr t!lltls of
slle sllolllll tlll'll to lliln for ussistnl~ce in
justic:tt aro 11ot IJI$III~ ti~~l)s~~rvt~d Ily his tax-
11t~ R(~~I(:IIIU for efft!cti~~g the escape of II~I.
!11it. It is I ttril~lt! i t : - : r o
Iovt'r.
for wllic:lt. 11ur11:t11s, 110 ~III! is to I11:1tnt'."
" M'y. 15r11dstreet " slln snit1 to 11im ontt
I 1 lllitlg 1 I l l t l l - t 1 I -
tl:ly, if yo11 brlie;e tll:rt, l)y a collcurrt,tlc.tt
1)e~;~r(!tl 11t:r strcall~tll of ctllarrl~:tc.r, Tllla trinl
of c:irct1111st.t111(.0~ for \vhiOll ollC t(,
was 111.illging ollt tl~t! l111e~st tl1t:~litit~s of 1rt.r
!rlntnt., 11 lllotlstrous wrollg was nbolle to llo
~ ~ I UIIIII t r I I I I
(IoII~~, ~11~1 tll:it, l)y 1)ret~killg certtlill stntlltl~o
~!~~tltc~~~ll~l:ltio~~
of 11tsr (1~11 f:l(.t* :is re-
to~~y law, itlvolvir~g IIO morsi pritlcil)ltt ill
Ilt!t!tc!tl l~$lc:lc ill :ill its lnfty 11t~:rtlt~: With
itself c:ollrriilerrtl, yo11 could praveItt that,
olinc!ht!tl Il:~tltl, very tllttc~ll ad if recordill:: :r
\VI.OII~. ILIIII tit 111[i stltne tinle 1)rejl1di~e tile
vow, sllc, si~itl ill :L lo\v, 1ir111 to~le:
intc!~~c~tits of no one, mould you break thg,t
" It ~11trll not I,+$!"
lnw 7"
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TIIR littltr old gelltletnnn opened llis ryes
('IIAl'TIS11 S VUI.
very \vide nlld looke(l :~t her with perfect
ONLY HIS
c:olllprc?llt!llriotl of wllnt slle wlls meditntillg;
\YE:E:IiH OF LIFE.
th1!11 110 co~~tr:ictef them until they twioltled
;iftc!r'tIr:It :I ste:llly Illlrll~lBt3 alo~ved 111
sl~remtlly. IIIICI \vtl"gi~~" hi8 hand nt her, as if
1It:l~t11 l'ri~~ooto~~'a c!le:rr, d:rrlr eyt?s.
\v:\rtlil~g ]lt,l* OK, 1E3 :
IItlr stttl) mils iirnler, llur carrillgo nlorr,
8h 1-ah!-sh ! t11y clear. llleuo suctl
tlrcc!t. Tlliv mn8 whou sho m:\8 away fro111
qutbstiona. Go to hook! 5o to ~ ~ he is ~ l ~ !
tl~tr 1)rison;. l)ut tlltrre she seemed 1)owed
getti~~g mc!ll. Tttnt is ir~ bts depnrtment-to
tlow~l by grluf.
Imnk tlie l~rwl It is my 1,usiuess to go tlfter
Arraycd in the deepest mourning, with
that sly rnsaal and meud it. I gather the
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llev fact! ntld 1ie:td e~~velopeil ill the itnpenetr:rl)lefol(ls
of I1t:r veil, her slow, unsteady
atty) 111ld 1)owetl fort11 exoitt~d tlle Icrt~rlt'st
pity ill tilt! 11rt::lst of tl~tt v.nrde11. He wns n
III:~II, :1t1(1 llis in~:~gin:ltio~~ :lt~g~~~(~t~ted the
11r:luty :uld \vo~~ Ilifltlrll fro111 his (?Ye.
0rtet! t~f: offtbr,c5tl I~is :I~III to :~s*ist tlel'to Iler
t::~rri:~gt!, 11ut s.~c? tlractlin+.tl it. not Iln~~ghtily,
IIII~ ill :L t11111? \VII(IW p~litlc! tliplity took
:r\v:iv :ill tlit! stillg that ~niglit 11:lvct rrstetl ill
su($li :I rt*I)ttff.
Aftt:r t11:lt he rec:c.ivt~tl her or ~,:u.tt!cl wit11
11c.r 1vit11:r rrsl)t*c!tf111 I~ow nttcl :icl~tiet"(:ootl-
::ftc?rnooll," :uld slle re!~licltl :~ltnost illnudi-
1)ly.
AII~ so slit! ~:LIIII! :~nd wcsl~t c!vcJry iltty 111
cSurt:till IIOII~P, 1111til 111~ ('OIII~II:: 111111 goill::
I,t1c.nrno :L 1):1rt of tilt, tlnily routilto of Ilia
lifc.
Littlo (lid I1t1 s~rsl~chcat mll:rt wtla tr:~~~s~)irilt::
ill t1111 (:ell 1)1fitwc.t:11 ttlu~~riso~~er IIIII~ hisgriefstrii~ict~t~
visito~~.
Ilt4t~11 wo~rld not trtlst wl~:it s110 wieltc!tl to
cotlllt~rlt~ic~:rtu to tl~c! III(?~~IIIII of H]JO~~!II li111gll:lgc3,
11~t tl~t! w:llls sllok~lti II(-:II' 11rltl rc?l)virt
I~t?r~c~r.l~c.t; I)II~ 1~1th :tIt~ntl-~~~~~~c~il
sl~rt tr;loc!tJ
tlltr wort19 on 111.1. c.rllT, to 1169 c~r:rrc:tl :~g:~itl
wit11 ~III)III:I' t~t'for~. viqil:~l~t, t!yt,s u11o111~1
seirr1!11 t11t:ln 0111, :tnd \VIIIIH sht! W ~O~I! 1I:irry
t:~lItt~rl to 11t.r it1 Ilia :cc~c.ustolnt~d tollcl, to ;XI-
I s ~ s i i i : ~ I I , I I t o I t i
111-r 111w voic-c! rot11111t~tl ill tlit! i.1'11.
I I t1i11l11g II:III," I It-
P:LII, '' for wh:~t 111ost 1)e~011lt! wollltl tllit~l~ it
str:ulg~! YIIIIJ~AI:~ for tl~i~t~lts-t11:tt 1 :IIII t:~lli!r
thntl tl~t! :lvt!rnge WOIII:LII, \vt~il+! yo11 II:IVH
not ~liorc! t11at1 tlltr or+litl:~ry nt:~ture of III~II,
III:IIt:fl ~ :~(.c:ordil~gly ;
btl t wllrtt is tl~t! ol~jt!c.t of this sec!rt:uy 1"
" Nt.rtxr 111il1t1 ~ JII! nts(:r(:(.y :it 1)rrstwt.
+t!t :!s see IVIID~ tlifft,n.l~(.t? tilere is ill our
StZe.
tlnrry stoorl with his 1)nclr lo the wall, ntrd
IIt?leu plac!etl Ilrr I~atrcl :rl)ovo l1i8 he:r11,
ket.ping, wit11 tilt! tills of ltrr 1i11gu1.d 011 tlltt
wall, tilt? l~igllest poi11 t ht! ruac.llt!tl. IIH toole
tile point frorn 11t!r :itltl let htlr ~:ISS 111ltler
his hat~tl, wht:~~ it m:ts foul111 tllnt wit11 ller
hat off slle was nl~out two inches shorter
thnn 11e.
" I cnt~ rnnke tllnt up I)y dressing lny llnir
diffrrt?~~tly." stle n7rote.
" Wit.11 wll:it ol)ject l"
"I mill tell you. I11 yotir co~~ie~n~~ltrted
exect~tiorl tllestnte isa1,orlt to do :I grnlt,, :LII
irreparnble wrong, through ignorauct?, it is
true, I)nt lo tie tho I(+ss :L wroug."
" f, most heartily agree with you thus
far.
" IVell, then, tllo11gh tile t?tlds of jllsticlo
wo~11(1 :~~~l)itre~ltly I)H (1crf~ittr)d by yonr escape
fro111 11riso11 llefore tlltr tiuit! of yourrxerutiolt,
t1rt.y wot~ltl 11ot I)o in fuc:t; rlrlcl nt~y
olle knomiug yollr ill~lo~(~tli~~ ~vot~ld 111r ~i(:tluittrtl
of all arolllr in 11rc.akilllr tile ceivil
l:lw, whilt, lie ec?c.urt?d tht! real t~~i11tu~111 of
rigt~t by nulisting you to t'stL:~pc.."
"Aud tllr clrift of :ill tlti* is t11:lt yo11 propose
to allow 111e to t.fiec!t lny ZR(:RI)~: in yo11r
g:u'rr~rrlts, ml~ile you perso1l:lte tile htbre 1111ti!!lrtc'c2tt2d
7,';
IC?r:lc5tly.
"A nicr little ~r~liflmc~, wit11 orlly ~IIH 01)j.>c:tiotl:tl~le
feature. 1 (lo not rt:lisl~ t11u itlen
of your lyitlrr it1 l~risoll fop tllrrt! or four
~ P R I ns . ~ t11th~)ri~ct of lliy freedom. I-Iavu
you tho~~gllt of tllnt?"
" Ttrs. ~Vitlrntlt It.tti1lp hi111 ktlow rliy (111j~v't,
I I~avt! visitt'd Mr. 13~i~tlstrret's ol'fic:~,
ltX~~l~nt~d ltow to look 111) tl~t: law for lnysolf,
:lt111 t~x:~n~it~t~~I this I!:ISI~.''
"To11 ~IIOW, t11t.11, thnt it. id !lo triflil~g
t t to s t t l t s of 1 s ~ I t
itn!ly S~~II~(,II(~~~I~
?"
1 Itllo\r. tll:lt lllollry nlll1 illfltlt.llot? nrc! nllpowtrrf~~l;
I)ut tBvt.ll if illy (*:1?1t1 c.o111(1 not 1)0
'ntljusttrtl,' if 1 wtare I)rollgl~t to trill1 r111tl
~ I I ~ It II I ttitt~~ti:~r, I r I
(.ir(!t~l~~st:~~~(:ed 1:01111t!ctvi1 wit11 tht! C:I~CI t11:~t
:I p:trdotl caotlltl 11t! nc~c*ul.t.tl illsido of tmo
molttllu ; al~tl h11-. l~lqn(latrcxr1t mollltl ~II! jllst
tho III:~II to movt, thti executive c!lt?rt~unc!y.
I)~triltg rllv im])rlsot~~nt!r~t tilt? intl11~11(:o of
wt.:~~ttl n11i1 frit:l~ds ~ oult~ ~nnlte tl~u fnr Inert:
('0ttlf0~t:l~l~t? tlt:lll IllRllY 11 \V0111:111 is to-cltly
wll0 W:lS :lJ 1!:1l'6~flllly tl~rtllred ill llt?r youth
as I 11nve 11et~t1."
" All11 (10 you ~lll)pOSl? illllt I ~01lld 11~1'-
(:l~:i.qt~ IIIY frt.ed0111 111 tl118 \v:ly ? What woriltl
tilt! worltl tltink of a m:lll W110, 11s it is supposfvl,
llad ~t~urdc:red tho fnther, rrud thon,
t:lliilllv :Idvnntag+:tr of the dnugter's at?lf-
8ac3ril?cing love, left ller to lie in prison for
him?"