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Show II Case of Jessamy I e lliln, gray clad J.-aeiiiny Wright bard the i ulence In silence -to bo sntl Inlo slavery lu the colony of Vr plsla for the crime of w li. lii ruti. Of what avail would be pmtcaia or bnnlllngs. Had not Ib.n - Mill. (Snld-e (Snld-e Intlmnln of the numlaitain and htd of the sohlleiy, l.ecll chief wit-tins wit-tins against her? Tho sentence pronounced, the court rom emptied rapidly, and Jesaamy. itroundtsl by soldiers, turned In Ihe dlnctlnn of tho town prison. No frknilly faco greeted her as she passed pass-ed oul of tho court renin, yet some, thltg liado her hope. Nor was alio wrong. Through tho rniherltig twilight a man was hurry-Inifrom hurry-Inifrom her and yet for her. Only a simple ship Joiner waa John llnpg.Mid, yet within hla breaat was locked tho a.-CTi t Willi which ho hoped to forco tin Infimious lii-oil of tho Maaanchu-sett, Maaanchu-sett, soldiery to acknowledge thai bo hat given false testimony. John llnpgood loved Jessamy Wrfclit as woman Is seldom loved by mai. and It was Ibis which inado him boli to raise thn great hrasa knocker of tho gloomy bouse In Cornhlll where MaJ. tloldcn and his stuff wore quartered. quar-tered. The door opened and a soldier In acarlet uniform frowned upon tho man of unpretentious hearing who had dared fall upon his rommnudor at the loiter , supper hour. "I wish to see MaJ. Golden, and that right iiulrkly," said John Hap-good. Hap-good. "What name?" "The name matters llillu so I will not glvo It; but lb alter Is pressing." press-ing." Homolhlng In Hiipgiaids tono lm-pleased lm-pleased the mluier. who led the way to a great room off the hall, where gulden In bis gaudy uniform, l...l staring gloomily inlo Iho yawning lire placo. lie guve llapg.a..l a superi-lll-nos glance, but the latter apoko up briikly as the soldier retired: "MaJ. (iol.len I am here to make nno last appeal to you to right the wrong you did this afternoon to Jcaaamy Wright. You know she la no more witch than waa your good mother, and 1 demand " "Ynu are the lover I have heard about, eh?" "I would not deny so great an honor, air. and for that reiianu I am here. I heard your testimony ut the trial, and I did you the Juallce to hope that It was occasioned by overmuch Id I rather than to sntlaty a prlvnlo re- "I'rlvnin revenge? What mean you. almih?" What I know, MaJ tloldcn thut 'What W'Uld Boston say to the foi Id note given for a gambling debt'r" once you wooed, but d'.d not win, Jessamy Jes-samy Wrlsht. and ferefnre. aivcr' revenge. re-venge. How this mailer ciiuie to my ears is not for you to know, hut if ihe good folk from Huston were to li.ar " (iolllell drew I. III. si-It up pi'. I.I h "The giaiil folk or lln-ioii . LI say U'at It Is bill li e Idle prat . : of an si.llc pate.l fool. I uiu . pi. i;olden. I afsmk sje)twi - v.nm 'mrmmm"' w.i"iw W mm&wi WW n-iri'Hiniiiili nf our kiitK mid u-iroih'-d k iho p.v.'innr'H nhco" 'I'liluk Mn). ii.iI.-ii. TIiIh In ymir hint rlnn '." "Ah. yim ilirfiiit'i). Wfll. ild your i nnrHl. Hfiitviit o Im puHHt'tt nnd thn (4ivtTtnr. v.lu i, nit' muy punlon, U mi a Jimnn'y." Miiik(h1 pft"Hf't ftniunri Iho lublo ami r4)iirrni.(il thn ntiKry mti)ir. "Ntir Ik your fill., timthiumy all thut 1 Itintw. Wlml win i hi HokIdii nay to tho fornt'tl iH)tt Klvi'ii (or Kamb-I Kamb-I Unit ilnht? And whnt wah Hit' name you horn In our iimthor nnintryT Ah, I ini ynu havo not fnrnMi'ii." With a KUMp nf raKn (lnhl-'ii ilrow hU nwonl ami lunlutl nnon HapKixiU, Like a ghost aba flitted down tha ball. but tho latter, anticipating Iho moe, bad leaped backward, and now. with Ihe precision of a trained swordsman, held hla ground with a cutlass snatched snatch-ed from the wall. (iol.len aworo and sputtered as he ' fought, but llnpgood wasted no energy In words. Ho aturdlly did be press bis opponent I hut MaJ. (iolileu reallxnd that hla chances were III, Indeed. The blades rang fiercely. Thu crafty Hold pretel.illllg In yield, fell back to Ihe wall. Jerked Ihe belli. .ie and then renewed his aiiack with a vigur that surprised and unarmed hla n.i aary Just as soldiers rushed to tlielr couiiiismier'a aid. Five mluuiea later John Hiipgnod, limp and uppiirenily lliclcaa. luy In a i rose mud, pierced In half a il.eii places. "A good Job," murmured tloldcn, aniootlilng the braid mi hla gray coin. The walih will Iln. I Ihe body In the morning and all Muslim will Vi y that John I hip, ion. I w aa killed In a tn vein bruwl wHh some of my drunken men." Mlsliesa Anne Spuner. nlcco of the flovernor. gave a shrill sen-am and clutched the arm of the men servants who ulleiiiled her lioinewsrd from a neighborly cull. The servant on her 1. 1 1 ruls.il bis ; lantern, and all three nun.-. I down upon Iho build led figure. Then oue of the men bent over and fell for tho heart, which mill I. cut faintly. Mlalreaa Hpciiccr wua no coward, lie Is sorely wounded. Dear hi til lo thu bouae and let us wuatn no time," she straightway commanded. Htio carried the liiuteru whllu her two servuuts bore the senseless form of John HupgiHid inlo tho (iovurtior'a mansion. Then, with louder and nut unskilful hands, alio hound up hla wbiinds, ami, sitting by hla side all through the early night watches, she listened to tho words uf delirium, which told her much. Hut II waa until his brain cleared In the early morning hourn that she Icuiiied the whole bluer Irnlh concerii-Irg concerii-Irg ihe mini to whom her baud had i, e.-n promised lu nniiiluKc. Her bund, but not her licurt, uud politics went 1ov.ii before l iU love story of another an-other and a sadly wronged -woman. .il.iireas Spenc. r was not one to hesitate when assured that she waa right. The (loverni.r was gono, to he J sure, so nlao waa his good wife, but f In the libinry, a dull and shndowy I plnce, was that which alio neodoo' anro- -i ly, and which she meant to fit J. 1 I.Ike a glioat she flitted adown the ' hall, through the door which creaked j . wiirnlngly as she passed through, and up to the massive lable, where, bold- 1 lug her candle aloft, she searched 'f eagerly for a packet of parchment . , - forms and the ponderous seal of her uncle, the tlovernor. t , Then came silence, save for the 'v ' quick scrntchlng of her quill as she , , lilliil In Iho blank forms. Her uncle's I ' ' naino she signed with a grent flourish, r and Ihen, leaning back, she surveyed , her work with much satisfaction. ' "The good l.onl knows that there I , la forgeiy and forgery." aim murmur ed. without a qualm of conscience r There waa no lime to lose. The vessel which would carry Jcanamy Into Virginia slavery sailed at dawn. . Again attended by her fnlihfiil servants. ser-vants. Mistress Hpcnrvr snllled forth, thla time toward the lown Jail. , To , tho warden she said: ' "It matters not how Ihla came. : ftome ono rode hard ami fast that an Innocent woman mlgiit lie saved a terrible ter-rible wrong. Hot her free and bava It known she Is with me at the homo of our most excellent (lovernor." There was a stormy scene that morning, when (he (loveriiorurrlvcdat ; his home, but tlrial and sleepy though F alio was fiotn her hard night anil long t i vigil, fair Mistress Hpencer carried I Ihe day. There was much wonderment ami secret goaalp over the ami. ten release and pardon of Jessamy Wright, tho sirange wounds of John llnpgiatd and the su.l.leii sailing of Mn J (iohlen, late rommanilcr of bis uuilealy s forces. Ilul while tongues wuugeil. the hearts of two lovers tried and true, sang a hyinii of thiinloglvlng. and Mis- , tress rtpenecr also gave thanks for thai which she lin.l been spnred through llnillng poor John llnpgood In her pathway that ilnrk nnd dolorous ' night. rlcott I. Minefield In lllba . (llobe. , I |