1 - BGSU DRC Home

8
THE AMERICAN LIBRARY.
-- - -- -- - -
--- - -
- - -- - - . - - ---
Alotto with 11t.r iovt,r. !ftblt.tl protlonrlcrt1 ,t,ll l i t Xarltl llllstl t i lro111t "Mrs. Lil~~gwort~ly," 82id the gentleln:~~~,
his II:~IIII! it!,:^ ~*11olti11~ vo~t~c~:
lilt. ~,l:~,.l;,.~t ,.lot1tlS. TOII 11:~ve liftcfiil 1t1e with trold cleliberntiolr, " beenuse 11 IU:III 1s
" kl:~rry !
frolll 1,it of ~O~IIII.~~ illttl :I ~ t ( ~ : ~ of r t ~ h~rl)- t ~ ~~ccltst:tl of ~nurder, 1L cloes tlot follolv that
110 11r1ti ~iot tltorc~tl ~,tlft,rt', s11pl~tsing llis 11ill~s5. ~f ~II,. \VOI.S~ (B~)~~~t's, I I I ~ otlly regret he is gllilty. B1ia~ l'riltoetou believes iu MI..
visitor to IN! sunlt! 0111% [~ro~~~pttatl tt~t~rt! 1 ) ~ \vill II~? ar 1tbi1vi11g yt111."
Tr:~t~or's ~~~nocrllct!. Would yo11 lla~t, 110s
o11rio9ity tlrntt I)y r,.:11 Irit>~~tlsllil), t1vCt1 if it I I t s l i t . I ! V I I (It~sert lli~n, 111t~11, HY if he llacl the~tlngue?"
" wns ttot HOIIIU rt~l)~,rtt:r(~o~l~tl to I lsnt t11e evidence is overwhelmiug. Both
L6 iutrrviuw " llot lit. lollg st.l,:lr:ltetl ; oh, ttry Iletlrt! IluL
him.
itst 11s I I O ~ tllillli of tl1:lt. yoti tt~t~st 11" n1:- Xr. 1%:1xtcr nnd llis C'oachtn!l~l saw him."
LJ11owt1s tlto lnst orif> in 1111 tl~ct world wl1o111 t~llittt~tl. 11.~~t2y (~:~ltttot 1n:11tt! fnlst* trltt!. 1?0 " Sil~ llinl ill (:oIIII):~IIY ~ ttll the deceased,
htr wol~ltl 11;~vo c!sl~t!c!tc!tl : I)ut rtt ~ I I H SO^^^^^ r,lll~ll,tr, , , V , I : I I it is trnt!, I)ut clitl 11ot see llirn do the cleed."
of11 t i I t : r t I if t t r i t I 1 *:tit1 tl1:lt 1 w0111ti st:~t111 11t-side yo11 1)r011tl- " Atl(l (lo Yo11 believe him iunocellt 7"
rtr~sil~g trl,ott his t!ll)o\v, tllrt~ecl :111t1 g1:~rt~tl :it ly if :~11 flit! ~vo~~ltl ~coflt~tl'!"
oritrcl 1110 lnd y.
11t!r fro111 I)lot~tl-sl~ot cxytsx.
L' IIt~lt~~t !"
Tho tloc:tor minced.
" 1)o sou I1cblit~vct it l" II~J tlt~mnt~dt~tl, nn if I rt.joit.tb it1 tltr! o~)l!orttttlity to 1)rove tny " Uf (!onrse UIY 01)i~liou ill the matter canill
hi* tl(bal)c3r:~tio!~ 11o W:IJ 11rcl):Ired to CIISS~ lovt! for YOU. 111 tilt. tri:ll tlltrt IIIIIS~ c:uallc IIO~ illfi~~t!uoe bliss Priuaetoll;" he said.
III!I> if silt! tlitl.
1 ~;l11tl1 IIC? :LL yollr sirit! t~o~~st:~~~tly." " Pol: wtll excnse tne if I plrntl other cle-
0111 I I I if 1 l l i l it I t 'bII~.lt~~t, yo11 ~l~tlst 11ot. Wuit 11tlti1 I ntn ttt:~t~tIs 011 tuy tillit) ;1t111 I~id you good-111ornnslct!tl,~il~
tr voit!~! t11:lt \vo111tl ll:lvt! t+ootl~c.tl atv111ittt*tl."
iug."
L ~I:I~II:I---:III I v : : ~ t t t 0 ! No IIOW~T 011 r:~rtll, short of your ex- " IVi.11, I feel it lllY (luty to ~n:llce one Inore
rlly I I ~ Ntl:~~.li~tg!" I ~ sl111 I)rt*:~tllt!d, :tt~cl sit~k- ~trt.~~ (.0111,11:tt111, slr:lll sllilko 111y rt!soIvt!. tfffort to I)r111g tll~iufiltlliltt~cl girl to nl)rol)eti
t I I I I t ~ t r v , i t t I I S IIOII~II I I is 1 to I . rt!g:~rtl for tile tlt!ct!lloies of lift! ; de:w
I t I : o ~ i t s t t I rev i s I I)o ~.~IIIIII:LII(~ tttt! to tlt~st?rt ~OII?" Mr. Cnllodny,. tl~ougll 11e mas greatly of-
II~;!)II Ittar IJ~!IOIII.
fIt)\r t.onltl hc! l Ilt>:ttlt.~~, wor~ltl you llave fo~ttl~!tl--imtl j~lstly so, I thiuli-nt llrr maut
111011 111s ovt~rrrro~~~l~t ftsctlinga g:lro wny tlolltj it Y
of respeot for ltis ol~illiot~r, cantlot allow her
:i11t1 111) 1vt111h lilt^! :L t!l~iltl.
Iie 1:kitl 11is 11:uitl 1t1)on Ixtr IIC';I~ ntltl jinzotl to rtlill her 1)ros1)ects ~vithollt a lnat ~1)-
All Itis lifo tlle worltl 11:1t1 viewed 11i11l into lt(?r eytLs wit11 JII~~II :L fttelil~g in Itisl~e~~rt l)t?!l."
nRk:lllc-t*.
its ft~u- 11:1vt! tLvc!r vxl)t:rii~~~~*(!d.
lhe doctor l~ometl, nlltl wns 011 the poitll.
ITu 11:ttl I~ntt'tl tl~orn :tlI nnt1 tlellt!d tl~utt~, L1]I!~lemll," Ilt! s:litl, wit11 R 1111ul1.of rt!v11r- of withtlr:~wi~~g, WIIHII C'harle~ A~tg~stus
t i t l ~ c 1 ( t t i I I 1111 I 1 chrlc!t3 111 11iJ voic*t., "it will lonlr ~tr:~l~ge to t110 c~t~t~rgt~rl froll~ tl~e storo.
11c-nrt to nll (.;otl's t:rt~:lturt~a.
worlrl: 1):rt 1 1)t~liovo tlt:lt yo11 111.u rijil~t ; :III(I " 11:~11oo, I)oc! !" 110 (:l'itvl. " 1)irty piece of
1'11011, wIte11 thtt f11l1 c:llillic!t? w:13 :it Ili* 1 t~t:~lll; (;od tll:~t y~tt 11:lvtt t110 1101)ility of 1)11si1lt~?is lilut ~tigllt. 1lo11pl1 UII IIeiet~, nrly
cnger lip#, c:o~t~l~t~~ls~rtitt~ 1111--:~ll!-:ry, n roll1 to rist! sllptlrior to t111) ol)i11io11~ of inI'll WILY yo11 en11 Ilx it. Tl~t!y sily tllilr tlltf fultl~o~~s~t~tl-fol~l
!--1i:~tI ~ *I~IIII! tl~is ft.11 l)lt)\v, :~11tl l)~? :L l : 1111ttt ~ ~ y011rstt1f. l will 11ot 11:~ll low w:ts nt:t t1:111y t!ot~rti~t~ 11er. OIII'~ B:L~
dnsltit~g it to 1r1o111s tit llin It!t't.
yo11 1111 :111gt'1. Yo11 urt) ~otn(!tl~il~g Itigltt!~, tllilt 1 :ldtnire 11t:r t:lste-~Il 1"
1111 6t!t ltis tthc!tll wit11 :r tit~rc!tt t':11111.' to t!l!ttt,~. tl1:111 tllat--:t WOIII:LII, ill tl113 gr-~tld~~t 'L'l~t! tlot~tor Itit 11i3 111) wit11 fierce resent-
:L\vnit tllu \\'or~~t tklllt 111:lII Or f:ltt> (~)111(1 ill- ~tg~lili~:~~~co of \vlli,~l~ t11tj \vor(l is sl~s{!epti- rnt~t~t of tilt! 01 11e1,'s t~i[~[~llll~~y.
ilict.
I~lt.."
"It is n vc!ry tlt:l~lo~'t~l)lc! o:lsc!," 11e said,
111 tllat torri1)ltj IIIOIII(!~I~, mllt:ll 110 hat1 1)itl txvnr swc!t~trr tril)rltr fall fro111 tile lips sitlll)ly, 1111d ~):IFHC.II ~ OWII ttll3 slrecJt.
nl)nt~tlottod 1111 Itopt?, lo ! tlltr woltl:lo ltlltjul- of n lovt.tl oue? \\'it11 n frulil~g as if slto wits (:llilrlt!s AII~IIH~IIS lookt?tl 11ftrr llirtl n moin~r
his fuut, t!otlst:l~~t still !
tilo rec:il,ir~~t of n l)l(~ssinp, JI(?lt.~l stoocl, ller mt.tlt. :rut1 t11u11 tllrntttl witlf,:~ IigllL 1:tugh :
Xi1 ! 1)11t 11t!rd wit3 :I gt.illl,1 love, rnllirll tSy+a lustrour, anti oil ller ~a(:tt n nu~ile t~urt " h ~ y rtrsl)ecttrtl m:trrlrtl:l, he snitl, s L ~ l ~ ~
stoocl 11r111 WII~!II HV~!II GO^ neeluetl tt) 1t:1vt? tilm~t! it :111ttost 111111ino1ts.
lny yoti :a I)OII-~)~II III:L~ ~lworttt is i~t~uc!edly
turnetl IIis f:ler amny.
1i:irry 11c.11t :111tl touclred 11in lips to llcr c:ttt 111) nlm~lt IIt!l(~tl's ,~)l.t'ft!rt'n(:e for the
With luore tlt:~tl :L rnotl~c!r'n tt*ndt?rnt!ss, l)rt)w, :lrliI so thc?y pnrtrd.
'rc!d-111111tlt~d 11111rt1orcbr 0vt.r 11i111aelf."
wit11 ~tlore th:111 1111 :~l~jiel's pity. st10 took l~id Tit14 nftt~r~~not~ jo1lrtl:~ls CI~UIU out wit11 " (~ltnwles, yo11 orlyl~t to lttt nsl~n~t~ecl to
11e:ld upon her I~osc~ttl rrud ~vouucl llcr C'OILI- f1:lritlg 11e:ld-lines:
.jt+~t :ll)ont nnytltiltg 80 nl~oultil~g," repliecl
forting 1tr1t18 1~1)ollt 11itn.
thtr lutly, tit the nutne ti~ne, however, very
Iier tc.:rrs ft!ll like I):rl~n npon his tortured " AN ATROCIOUS 31 U1LI)lcR ! pl:~cidly srtloothil~g out tllo folds of her sills
heart, 11or lti~~cs distilletl their sweett~ess
rolw.
iuto t,ltt! I)ittt?r c:111) of his ilt?soltltion. " TIIE CITY IS A I~I,AZE OF ESCITIEBIEST ! Montiwhilo, Dl'. Al\vortl~ pnsswl, on to ltis
So tllo 11v:~vit~at I)urd~?n ~v:ls ronutl frotn off
oflic!o, wllere 1114 I)owed his f:lcu itt his 11n11ds
ltia soltl, 211111 ro11sittg l~illtself, htj lifted ller " >!ne of 0111. Most Ilrspeoted ('itizens Shot :ltltl fol~yltt tilt) iic~rce light for self-mastery.
fro111 tile st0110 11oor of tl~e t!pll and tnade 1 hro~~gh tlle Henrt in the I)t.ntl of Nigllt- tl~ot~gl~tn r:tt~ :
her sit on tlltr ttdgtt of his cot l)eaide II~III. Ilody I)iseovt~rt!~l After Ten IIoura' Xx- "Slle lovr-n 11i1t1 no 1)liurlly tllnt she will
.' II:trry,'' s11ti dsk~d, i~fttjr IL titnct. '' \vhere posnre to tht! F,lt!r~tt~~~ts-The Murderer not ncv!t.pt, t h ~t~ost ~ eot~ol~~siv~ evid~ilce.
tiitl you It!:~vu tny faflier l:~st 11igl1t 7"
Arrerted \\-llilt, i~t tht! C!on~l~nt~y of the Oh, 1ll:lt uo ~triueleau n trennure should fat11 to
"IAnat lligllt? I \V;IS not wit11 him last 1)aogllter of his Vit:ti~n-l)espt!ratcr At- otleno vile!"
11iz11t."
tc4mpt to lly fro111
" 01111 YOII prove \vllt:re you 1vt:re rill lnst "Ot of llctuul disl)lensure.
his grictf. Thc! evut-y-d:ty worltl is r~~tftleuu
r~igl~t, 1T:lrr.y 1"
it1 its tl~~ll:rlltls.
" No," 110 :\1111o8t g~.onl~etl ; Ilia visitot8 W:IR thtr widow Tilsltar.
" I (10 tt~t
know, myat!lf. 011, IIt!ltb~~ ! if I c:o111tl otlly
('fIAl'TI