Show I L FOUL jOUL V PLA Y YI I By Charles Reade and Dion II I I I Continued from Crom Yesterday Morning l I Next exl IIa day she shit went down to lo 3 1 Fairfield Fair Fair- field fieh cottages at al past half 4 On the I way her heart palpitated for COl this was wasa a B very ery important interview Here at least she blie ml might ht hope to find some clew clow by following out which sho she would sooner Kooner or later hater establish no Roberts Robert's erl'S In in- in But Hut then came a fearful thought Wh Why rhy had no not his father done this already J if It H was possible to do doIt doIt doit It His Ills father Cather must rOust lu love him Ills His father ath I must havo have heard his own stor story and tested It in In every wa way Yet Yot his father remained the servant of a firm the senior partner qt which had bath told hot her to nor ncr face no Robert ert was guilty Yet et she clung to the tho belief that lint some sone I now light would come caine to her hel from Michael Then Thon came bashful fears How lIow should she account to Sri Mr 11 for Cor tile tae Interest she took In hi his own on son she who was to Mr Mi- employer She Silo arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived riven at 3 FairfIeld collages with her r checks s burning and amI repeated repealed to herself herself her her- self Now ow Is the time lime lo to bo be u supple as ns a woman but o obstinate as a man It was a strange strone anU aird terrible Jo enigma She Sho sent tho the cabman In to Inquire for Cor Mr r. r a s sharp girl Irl about wul 13 canto came lo to her and amid told her Mr r. r Pen Pen- fold was not at t homo Can Call you ou tell me when ho will beat bo be boat at home Xo No miss He havo gone to Scot Scot- land A t came clune from I Wardlaw's last night as he ho was AVOS to gj J o oto I to Scotland Urit timing thing this morning and ho went at nt C G Oh dear IIo v unfortunate Who ho shall I say gay called miss Thank you OU I will write What hat time mild did the telegram conic come 5 and G 6 Glast last evening miss Sho She returned to 10 tho Ito hotel Fate FateS S seemed to be e against her 1101 D Dallied Battled at athe the he el very threshold At tho the hotel sIne she found Arthur Aithur Wardlaw's earth card and a beautiful bouquet She SIte sat at down own directly and auth wrote roto to It ilm affectionately and asked h him Inthe Inthe in the me postscript If it no ilC could solid send her a report of or the trial Sho Situ received a reply directly that he had Inquired In Inthe the tho office for Cor ono one of the clerks clerics s had reports of it but this clerk was unfortunately un un- uti- uti fortunately out and anti had luul locked up UI his ills desk Helen Helem sl sighted sighed Her lIeI feet seemed to tobe tobe 1 be e CIO clogged bC at every ery step Stel In this in in- in Next morning crt a large on- on clope elope came caine for Cor her and a Mr 11 Hand rote to her thus Madam Madam having Having been c n requested 1 by mfr Mr r Arthur Arthul Vat to send you OU m my ray extracts of a a. trial the Queen Queens vs s Pen Pen- fold old I herewith forward the tile same and anti would tech feel o obliged by your return return- lil lug them at your yom convenience Your obedient servant senant JA LUTES JAMES MRS HAND Helen lichen took look the tho extracts to her 1 bedroom and amid there hot read them both oth holh over u many times limes In both oth these r Is ts the tho case for forthe he the crown own was neat clear clean cogent straightforward ard and anti supported by l ei enco The defense was chiefly ar argument u- u ment of oC counsel to prove plO the lie ImprobabIlity ab abIlity t of or a a. cler clergyman and a man of oC good ints 1 g a n forged tl So o n th n 1 r ri- thor huru v u it ason son SOil of or the principal had taken the the- accusation so much to lo heart that he llE was now dan clan get gem cushy ill III at Oxford The other rc- rc IOtt lort orl did not contain this but ut on the theother theother other ther hand it stated staled that lint the prisoner after conviction con had hall endeavored to 10 lay Jay the lie ic blame on Mr Arthur Wardlaw but that hat the tine judge had stopped him and said aid he lie could only aggravate ato his of- of tense e by endeavoring endea to cast l a slur u lion on tho the Ward Van laws who had both sh hown wn a manifest sl desire to lo shield him him jut hut were powerless for Cor want of or evi- evi dence ence In both bolh reports the summing up tile ic jud judge e was moderate In expression but ut leaned leanel against the tIme one ori on very every point and corrected the time sophistical sophis- sophis cal ren reasoning Of C his counsel very velT sen- sen sib sIbl bly Both reports sal said au an expert was called ailed for fot the prisoner whose 11 enu- enu Ity y ma made c the court smile hut but dl did not 1101 counterbalance the evidence Helen sat cold as Ice with wilh the tile extracts in her ncr herau land au cl Not ot that her sublime faith aith was shaen sha- sha ken en hut but that poor Robert appeared to lave have been so calmly and fairly dealt with ith by y el e everybody Even E Mi Mm Henness Hen Hen- ness nessy the coun counsel cl for Cor tile trie crown had the case with human leleI legret api a lid confined himself to lO facts an and said sill nobody would ouid be e more pleased e than I he c would if this evidence could bo be O con con- or ot- explained In iii a a manner consistent with wilh the time prisoners prisoner's inno- inno cence What a stone C she had hall undertaken to oIl imp oil up what a lull hilt What hat was to tu be lie her lien next step Go Golo Goo Goto to lo o the lie museum which was now open Ilo to o her and rc read ll moro more reports Site She hc shrank from rom that newspapers are all against him she hc said and l I 7 dont don't want to be 10 jc told he is guilty when I know Inow ho Is She Shu now re examined the time extracts with Uh a view to lo names and amid found the only names mentioned were those of oC the lie counsel Tho The experts expert's name was not given gl In iii either However cr site she knew that from Clum Robert Site She resolved lo to speak lo tu Mr Mn h first and try and get gel at time the defendants defendant's solicitor through him She Site found him out by the law lair di directory dt- dt rectory and called at a few tew minutes past 4 Hennessy Henness was almost the opposite to He lIc was vas about tho the size of a gentleman's wardrobe e and like most enormous men inca good natured He lie received her saw with his practiced eye that she was no common person and null after aftem a slight ht hesitation on prof professional 05 her request He lIe sent fun for his notebook found the case caseIn caseIn caseIn In one ono moment It In an- an ithmer anti and told her the solicitor for the Inc thel l irown rown in that case was Now 0 said ald he you ou want to know wlm ww was sas the tIme defendants defendant's solicitor a stamped envelope Write rite your OUI name and address on mimi that While she he was doing doing- It he ho scratched a line to Mr 1 asking him to send Bend the required information to tho the I ad address ml ress s. s Sho thanked t Mr Henness with vita the tine learn cant In her ecsI eyes I 1 dare daro not ask usk you Oll whether you ou think him guilty she sho said lId You must not hot cro counsel cOlin coun sd sel lil said lie ho but ul If it it Il will bo be nn any comfort Ill I'll this much to you OU say there wax waK Just a shadow of or doubt and com corl let a chance slip If J I had defended your friend I 1 would woul have Insisted on a postponement o of ot the tho trial until this Arthur Wardlaw looking at his hili notebook coul could l be examined either cither In mi court or oc or otherwise other other- wise If Ie ho was WOIS really dying Is he Sic dead do you ou know 1 N No o. o II I 1 t though not Sick witnesses B are are le often orten at deaths death's door Jour but n never ncr cr know kno ono lo to r pass a the thu threshold Ha Un ha Tine Tho trial ought to have havo been postponed till got well If a Judge refused me a po postponement In such a n case eafe 1 would make him him BO 50 odious to time tho Jury that thal tho limo prisoner would get gel tl a ve dict In spite spile of or his teeth rt a i Then you think ho Ill was as badly adl de defended Ile- Ile fe fended utI d No 0 that i is saying u a r great grat at deal more lnore than tuan I could Justify But there are arc coun el who trust too much to their powers of oe reasoning and underrate underrate underrate under under- rate a chink chin in the lie evidence pro ro or oi con comm Practice anti and 1 a n. few cure CUlO them Item of that Sir Mr Hennessy uttered this general observation with a certain change of tone which showed showell he thought he hc had hall said as much or more than Is visitor had any right ht to expect from rota him hint and she therefore left him repeating her thanks She Site went home pondering on every word he had said ald nn arid and entered it all In her Journal with the lie re remark re- re mar mark How lIow strange Tho The first doubt douht of or Roberts Robert's guilt comes to me from the law lawyer er who caused him to be found guilty He lie calls It the sha shadow ow o of a doubt That Thal cr very evening Mr rr had the courtesy to send semI her by messenGer messenger mes mes- the tho namo name and address of ortho the the solicitor who had V defended c Robert Lovejoy James Lincoln's Inn Fields Site SilO call called d on ert them anti ami sent In her card carll Sho She was I kept Cl t walt wait alting ing a long lime In iii tho Ito outer and felt ashamed antI and sick at nl heart seated among young clerks A At last soc sno was admitted and told Mr 11 Lovejoy lo sine she and her father General were wre much interested In 11 a late lale client of or his Ids Mr Mn Ho Robert crt and would he be e kind enough to lo lot let her see sec the brief r for tho the defense Are Arc you a n relation of tho tIne madam s No o sir said lichen Helen blushing S said Lovejoy lIe He touched a hand bell A clerk I S Ask Mr Mu Upton lo to como come to inc me me Mr It Upton time the clerk came caine In duo due course anti and Mr 11 Lovejoy asked him Who Tho instructed us in the Qu Queen cn vs s It was Mr Ir Michael 1 sir Mr II Lovejoy then told loM that she sho must get set a line lino from Crom Mr Michael and then tho papers be bo submitted to lo her Yes but sir said Helen Mr Is in mu Scotland V Well Tell but you yuu can camu write writ to i V No I dont don't know In what part Dart of Scotland he lie is Then you are arc not nut very vory Intimate with him I No o sir my acquaintance is with Mr Mn lr Robert have Havo you a 0 line from him I have hav no rio written authority from Crom I him mutt but wilt will you yuu not hot take taw my word word that I net act by y his desire I My 1 dear madam said the lawyer we ive go o by rule There Thore arc are certain forms Corms to lo be o observed In these things I II I am sure your own good sense will tell you it would be cruel and aull improper of uC me mc to submit those papers without an order from Robert or Michael Pen- Pen fold Pray Iray consider this as a delay not nol a refusal reCusal Yes sir said Helen Relent but I meet with i nothing 1 but ul delays and antI my nib heart heartis is bleal breaking iu under them heat The Time solicitor looked sorry but bul would I not nol act net irregularly She went home sl sighing hinl and amid cun condemned to lo wall wait the of or cl tb t A C I tJ oai wn l V her hor herb b by a man she shii fancied sine she had seen before Barnell thus and crippled in Iii every elY movement mo she he made however l' slight in iii favor Cavor of or Robert Hobell she was on Oil tho the other hand into al althe alt all the Innocent pleasures of the tIne town Her lieI all had hall transpired somehow somehow some sonic how or other and all General tons Ions acquaintances hunted him hint up and amid both father and dau daughter were were- courted by y people o of town as lion A shipwrecked beauty Is not offered to society every day I her hel own sex raved ell about aboul her and about the the- chain of or beautiful pearls she had picked pick pick- ed td up on un her de desolate Island She he always wore them tl they linked h her hr herto r to that sacred purpose she site seem seemed cd to lo lobe tobe tobe be forgetting Her lieu father drew her with luau him inlo into the vortex hiding from Cram lien her that hat he lie embarked cd In it H principally for or her sa sake I and she sho went down the current 1 with Ith him him out of or duty duly ul Thus Titus unfathomable thrust lieu her back from her up-hill up task and the world with soft but ut powerful hand band drew her hel awa away to it ft Arthur brought broucht her a choice t l. l or i sent her a choice bouquet every cry evening e but wise otherwise did not much intrude much upon hot her and ancl though she was sure sure- he lie would assist her If she sho asked him gratitude and delicacy forbade her to call him again to her assistance She Site preferred rell to await the time return of Michad Michael Mi Mi- chad chael She had written to him at the office omco to tell hIm she had news of his son son and amid begged him to give II her instant notice o Of oC his return fr front from m Sc Scotland V Pa Day after aeter du day passed and he lie did not miot write to hot her She begun began to chafe and antI then to pine lime Her father tather saw and came camo to a conclusion her marriage marriage mar mar- niage with Arthur o l ought hl 10 o bo ho hast hasten hasten- n- n ed cd Ho lIe J resolved to act quietly but ut firmly tow towards s that end curl Ml LAI IJ Up Ui lo tim this time imn Helens Helen's hex and its attributes utes had been a n great disadvantage disadvantage vantage to her She Sine had hind been stopped on till the very cry threshold of her lter inquiry by petty which a man would have o soon surmounted But nul one fine line fineday finen day n the time scale ale gave a mt little turn and she he ma made madea a little discovery cry thanks to I her sex Women whether It Is that I they are arc born horn to be follow followed ed or are arc accustomed to be followed seem to havo have eyes In the backs of or their heads and instinct to divine when somo somebody ody IS It after aCter them This inexperienced girl who Vho had missed seeing many things s our readers have hac seen seon seon observed In merely mereb passing her window a seedy man In the courtyard of or the tie hotel hole Would you ou believe elleve It It she Instantly recognized tho lie man who had opened tier cab door for COl her In Lincoln's Inn Fields Quick as lI lightning It passed through h her mind Why do I see the same figure at Lincoln's Inn Fields and andal at al Charing Cross At various intervals intervals inter Inter- vals she sho passed the window and amid twice she saw the man again She pondered and determined t to try a little ment meat Robert it may bo bc o remembered remembered re re- re- re had mentioned an expert one of oC tho the I persona CI she was to see She had looked for Cor his name namo In Inn Ut tile the directory but ut experts were not down downIn In the tIne book 1001 Another r fatality But at last sho simm hc had haul found Un a n lithographer litho grapher ant and she fancied that must be lie the tho same person on Sho She did not hot hope to learn much from him hum tho time newspapers newspapers news news- papers paper said his evidence had caused cause a smile She had a distinct object t in visiting him the nature of or which will appear She ordered or a cab and an dressed dressed dress dress- ed e herself S SIte She c came down and entered entered entered en en- the cab but instead of or telling the tue man maim whOre to drive drive sho she gave lve him hint hima a n slip lIp of or paper containing the address aldress o of the lithograph lithographer or Drive th there said she a |