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CIIAITIOli XVIII.
At 8 o'clock on the nlRht of the 7th
Hattlo IK'Hosctte was Heated In the li
brary of her home, the Tory room In which
her futher had .10 recently been murdered.
Notwithstanding the fact thnt the bank
er had there been stricken to death, this
room had been hit) favorite, nnd IiIm daugh
ter found fond memories clustered nbout
It. It was apparent that the younjr hclreHS
had been weeplnif, and little wonder, l-or
three days she had been Heated In the
court house llstenln to the evidence that
she felt to most minds condemned the man
she lored as the murderer of her father.
She had listened to the evidence of Her
man Craven and reluctantly had spoken
words that substantiated his statements.
She had noted with feelings better Im
agined than described that the stern, fixed
features of the Jurors seemed to admit of
little doubt us (0 what would le their ver
dict. ,
The statement of the prisoner, unsub
stantiated as It was, seemed to bear little
weight. .
The State's Attorney dispelled thnt lit
tle In his long argument for conviction.
He drew a terrible picture of the crime
enacted In the room in which she was
scaled, nnd stated that the evidence wns
mien as not to admit of 11 single doubt us
to who committed the horrible murder.
"No other living soul!" he exclaimed, ns
he pointed ',ls "hnklng finger at the pris
oner, "hnil a motive! This man had.
Where wns It? Ask him! Where Is the
hag of coin ho that night obtained nt the
express olilceV How did he obtain that
canceled note? The dead banker cannot
answer you, and the statements of his
nssnssln should weigh not against the
overwhelming evidence against him. His
assertions are cunningly contrived; but
would n wretch-guilty of such n crime
hesltnte to save his worthless neck from
the hnlter by fnlse statements? You have,
gentlemen, the evidence of the murdered
banker's nephew, his trusted friend, In
whom lie linil such confidence that, un
known to him, ho had already named him
the administrator of his will and the
guardian of his daughter. Yes, nnd left
him besides a fortune In his own right. He
hns told you, though reluctnntly and nfter
being pressed by the counsel for the de
fense, that the dead banker hail expressed
to him u desire to live to see the nephew
nnd his loved daughter man and wife. In
til this, gentlemen of the Jury, the daugh
ter's evidence corroborates that of the
principal witness, with the exception that
she had no knowledge of the fact that her
father hoped one day to see her wedded to
the young man who Is now president of
'The (Jnpe I'Var Hank.' Her father had
never expressed that wish to her. Why,
Ki'iilleiiH'ii of the Jury? Hoeause of her
tender years! Mny tlrre not, gentlemen,
have beeli also a motive here 011 the part
of the prisoner for the removal of the
murdered man? Did he not fear the bank
er, living, would thwart him In his design
to nnike the daughter his wife? Ilemeui
her, gentlemen, that If Herman Craven
and Mist Deltosette had been one moment
later In entering the library they would
have found before them naught but the
lifeless body of the murdered banker! The
liend that murdered I1I111 would have made
his exit from the house. And who shall
say, not without 11 hope, nay, a belief, that
the nephew would stand before the bar of
Justice, charged with his murder? Mur
der, so palpable and plain that even hung
Hellnrs, the great Southern detective,
whom lie had urged to take his case, aban
doned him."
. There was iiiiiiizeineiit throughout the
court room nt the calm appearance of the
prisoner during the tirade of tho prose
cuting attorney.
Not an exclamation left his lips. He sat
pale and silent, with clenched hands and
tightly compressed lips, until Lawyer
Kohhius had taken his sent.
Arthur H0I1I1& plead long nnd well for
the life of his client; but no denuncia
tions of Herman (Iraven left his lips.
The ground he dwelt on was that no liv
ing soul hail seen the blade of the sheath
knife driven home to tho banker's heart,
and that the evidence against the prisoner
was entirely circumstantial.
In his closing plen the district nttorney,
an old nnd experienced lawyer, ridiculed
the Idea of the proof Mint of n circum
stantial nature, and In closing his uddress
used these words;
"There he sits, gentlemen! There In
the prisoner's box caught red-handed In
his murderous act! Io your duty, nnd
free the Did North Slate of a fiend unpar
alleled! Take the ease."
The Judge's charge had occupied 1111
hour, and It was apparent that he enter
tained no doubt of the prisoner's guilt.
Not half an hour previous to (lie time
we find MM Hattie seated In the library,
nnd ufter the Jury had retired from the
court room, had she left the court house,
mill tluvti iitilv nftir tho f tiilit linil mi.
iiouuccd that the verdict would be deliv
ered In open court at Hi o clock the fol
lowing day.
"That Is," said his honor, "If tho Jury
agree, and they undoubtedly will, I trust,"
he milled, "that you will not be iiucoiu
rortuhlc in the Jury moid; but owing to
(Uncus In my family, I am unable to re
main and take your verdict to-night."
"I would have said more, much more,"
thought Ml Hattie, ns she pondered over
the matter, "nut ror 1:1 e caution or .Mr.
Sellars, I would have denounced Her
man Craven. I would have accused him
of having visited the attic. I would"
Her thoughts were interrupted by the
en trance of her cousin.
"My dear Hattie! I find you alone!"
cried Herman, as he seated himself on the
sofa beside her, "You have been weep
ing. 1 do not wonder! The three past
days have been terrible to you; but the
grave will soon ojku to receive the body
of your father's murderer."
"I I trust so," said Hattie, with a sob
she could not suppress,
"How brown the fiend sat there
throughout the trial. In spite or all, I am
sorry for ids mother nud sister, for they
re worthy people; but 1 assure yo- I urn
glad the murderer's sister does not longer
seek your couipnuy. It was revolting to
&?. i$.e&xzz
me to see you In her company. I did not
sec either the mother or sister In the court
room to-day."
"They may hare abandoned him to his
fate," said Hattie, "and he may not have
desired them there to hear 0 Bon nnd
brother condemned."
"Is It possible, my loved cousin nnd
ward, that at one time you loved this
wretch?"
"I'rny do not speak of It. I I fancied
I did."
"Pure fancy and nothing more! Oh,
may I not hope, dear Hattie. that your
loved father's desire may be fulfilled, and
thnt at no distant day you will become
my wife? I love you, my cousin, and
would make my ward my bride!"
"This Is no time, sir, to speak of love
to me! Why, not two months have pass
ed since my dear father wub olive and
well. There Is time enough for you to
nsk my baud, when his brutnl murderer
shall have paid the penalty of his death
on the gnllows."
"Hut then, denr Hattie? Then may I
speak, and will you listen to me?"
"If you nddrcss me nfter my fathers
murderer shall have bccnjc.xccuted I will
listen to you; but I give you no rensou to
believe thnt I will become your wife. I
never loved you, nnd certainly do not
now."
"Hut you will, sweet Hnttlel You will!
You will learn how devoted I am to you!"
"You say It wns my father's wish that
I become your wife? I would certainly
fulfill his every wish, but Is It not strango
that he never expressed such 11 desire to
me?"
"I think not, my dear Hattie. Ho did
not desire you to think he was In hnsto
to have you married, but ho often spoke
his mind to me."
"Htrnnge; but ns ho evidently wns not
In hnsto to have mo married, neither shall
I be In hnste to surrender my hand, now
that ho Is no longer nllve."
"Your father living, denr Hattie, you
had n trusty guardian."
"Have I not one now?" asked the
heiress, looking him fixedly In tho eyes.
Ills face colored as he answered: "Why,
ycB, certainly you have, and one who loves
you with his whole heart! I would die to
serve you!"
"Well, speak of love to me no more until
I give my leave. Good night!" aud Hat
tie nrose from her seat and left the room.
"She Is mine, in spite of the devil!"
thought Herman ns the door dosed behind
her. "Kre n year goes by she will huve
changed the name of Ueltosette for that
of Crnu'ii.. Now to move cautiously uud
retain the confidence of the directors and
the public until she has become my bride.
Then my plnn Is to convert everything Into
cash. Cash? I wonder what never
mind, I shnll henr from him soon enough.
I will venture ho Is keeping track of
events. Afraid to write too noon, possibly.
Well, he Is prudent; but all Is smooth sail
ing, smooth sailing, nnd I hold the reins!
To-morrow the verdict comes. I think I
hear the foreman's words now: 'Guilty!
Guilty!' Guilty, beyond n doubt. Theu
II short season In a condemned mnn's cell
under the death wntch, and then ah! a
strangling noosel A fntnl drop! A dead
man dangling between the enrth mid sky,
nud .Alvln Deltosette's murder hns been
gracious, It makes me nervous! avenged,
nnd I have nothing more to fenr.
"What n difference It makes whether a
man In- poor or rich. Poor. I was Herman
('raven) the cashier of 'The Cape Keur
Hank,' the nephew of a wealthy man, but
entitled to little consideration. Wealthy,
I am Mr. Craven, president of 'The Capo
I'cur Hank nnd entitled to all considera
tion. To the devil with conscience and
Idle scruples In this world, say I! Nothing
but servility and beggery travels in their
wnke. Now for bed, nnd to-morrow for
another scene In the druinu. After the
next one the curtain will drop. Strange,
I feel so squeamish ! I feel as though my
every movement was being watched.
Never mind, I will take n bracer wheu I
reach my room, then sleep."
A moment more nnd Herman entered
his room, closing nnd locking the door be
iilud him.
OHAPTKU XIX.
A black, ungainly form had In the dis
tance followed Herman Craven from the
court house to the Ueltosette residence
on the night of the twenty-seventh. In
fact, on each night that hud preceded It
since the detective's departure with
Adam, the coachman, for Hiiltlmore, nud
this form now lay beneath an elm directly
In front of the residence of the Into bank
er, and but n few feet from the path lead
lug from the gate to the house.
A pair of large black eyes were Intently
fixed on the door of the mansion, and only
removed from the same wheu from time
to time the negro raised them and glanced
for a moment nt the light that shone forth
from two windows on the second tloor.
Herman Craven's feelings thnt he wns
being watched belled not the (acts In the
eiise.
The eyes of Calban had never for one
moment left his form, save when he was
beneath the court house roof, that of the
bank, or beneath that Under which he now
sought repose,
"Pis' yere hard wuck," muttered tho
negro, "an I knows what Ue gwlne t' do
when Mars Lung wine up dls case. Ise
gwlne sleep n week, dnt 1 Is. Hut I Men
gwlue close dese yere eyes till Mars Lung
say, 'Calban, you Mleved now!' Golly, 1
spec1 dat Adam tluk he own de yearth,
now he splorlir 'bout wld Mars Lang, I
yere dem say dat de Jury got de ease. You
better hurry up, Mars Lang! What 1
done wld my 'bacon? I hope I Men' loss
dat! No, ere It Is!" and the negro bit
off a goodly piece with his white ivories
and composed himself for his night's
wntch.
In the oitlce of Attorney Dobbs a father
and sou were at this time In dose conver
sation. "There is no question what the verdict
will bo, Arthur," are the words that fall
from the lips of the elder man. "Hut for
Sella rs you could huve made your defeuse
much strouger."
"1 know, father, but he protested
I alnst snch a course. You know he has
Ms own theories."
"Ho Is a strange man with his methods.
He keeps his secrets to himself. Now as
to tbls 0. A. Stephens that he Is searching
for. Whnt possible connection can he
have with the case? Why, the man may
be In Europe by this time. I think Sellars
Is wrong with his theories. I believe Rob
ert Campbell to be entirely Innocent of
the foul crime charged against him, nnd I
believe every word of the statement he
made to the Jury, but I do not believe
Herman Craven guilty of thnt murder.
Neither do I believe him to have been nn
accessory to It, or to hnve hnd a knowl
edge of the fact that It wns contemplated.
I am fully satisfied that he believes Rob
ert Campbell to be the guilty wretch who
murdered his uncle."
"Possibly, father; but I have all faith
In Sellars' Judgment."
"Little wonder, Bon; but Sellars In this
case has made nn egregious plunder. My
theory now Is thnt there were two parties
to this crime tramps, probably. That
one was secreted In the house, perhaps In
the bath room adjoining the bnnker's
chamber, pcrhnps In the closet under the
stairs, and that the other was on the out
elde of the house."
"Well?"
"Thnt the object was to rob the banker;
thnt unexpectedly Robert Campbell ap
peared before that had been accomplish
ed nnd wns admitted to the house. The
tramp ou the outside wnltcd perhaps half
an hour after he had entered tho house.
Perhnps through the open window on the
cast side of the house he had n view of
the two men seated In the library. Final
ly he ascended to the piazza and rang the
bell vigorously, with n design of separat
ing the two men. Possibly he thought the
younger one would come to the door."
"Very naturally so."
"Well, after ringing the bell he dnBhcd
away in the darkness. Robert went to
the door, as he stated. There wns no one
there. He walked out on the plnzzn and
examined thnt. Next he descended the
stops nnd peered round In all directions in
the gloom nnd darkness. Presently he
henrd n groan from within the house. He
retraced his steps quickly. The murder
hnd been committed. The tramp hud se
cured the bng of coin nud In some man
ner made his exit from the house."
"Your theory Is "
"Walt! Robert wns nppallcd nt tho
sight that confronted him. He cried,
'Helpl Murder!' nnd drew forth the reek
ing blade from my old friend's breast: but
only to find himself a moment later charg
ed by the nephew with having committed
the crime."
"You draw n fenrful picture, father!"
"The picture wan a reality, my son. You
could have made your case stronger, much
stronger! You could hnve shown all these
possibilities. You could have shaken the
founded belief of thnt Jury, as you did nut
do."
"I know It, father, and but for Sellars I
would have done so. He protested against
such a course, as you know, nnd Robert
Campbell has such implicit confidence in
him thnt he directed me to be guided by
him In relation to till matters pertaining
to his defeuse."
"Robert Campbell will soon be under
sentence of death, and for n crime that
he did not commit. As for Sellars, he has
not been frank enough with us. If. hehas a
hope of material evidence anything jisjde
from suspicions he should have nl'mle, It
apparent." X
"Remember, father, Lang Sellars Is a
mini of action, not of words. At the pro
per time he will speak In thunder tonesl
Huve patience, nud wait!"
"In the meantime Robert Campbell ap
proaches the gnllows."
(To be continued.)
BATTLE WITH WILDCAT.
A Hunter Uses Heel Pepper to Good
AdTniitutce ou a Witt) llcjst.
For tho first whiter In many yeara
wildcat! hnvo been nutnuroua along tho
Fulton Chulti. "Bill" Hunvood, au old
tlino Adirondack Kiiltlc, arrived lu
towu last week with his head and
arms douo up lu Imiidiigcs, as ovlilcuco
of tho willingness of a wildcat to tight
when In close quarters.
Hunvood and his big deerliound,
Spot, had been niuklnj; a tour of tho
lakes for winter kuiuo, when they wero
caught lu a snow storm ou Hlucic River
mountain, near Rocky Point. They
camped for tho night lu a shack loft
by a party of surveyors. AI0111? In tho
morula); Hunvood mis awakened by
tho ImrkluK of the hound. Turning
over In his blankets ho saw two shining
eyes lu a corner of tho shuck, Hnr
wood know that It was a wildcat. Tho
cat bad crawled to tho entrance, when
tho hound leaped ahead and blocked
tho way out, A terrific battle follow
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literally toro tho iIor Into shreds. Then
tho decayed trees holding tho shuck
fell over tho entrance and tho cat and
Hunvood wero literally penned lu to
light a duel to tho death.
Tho odds wero plainly with tho cat,
for Hurwood's gun hnd fallen with U10
brush, outside tho shack. Ho wns
crawling to reach tho weapon when
tho cat cauio down upon liiui, tearing
Its claws through his face aud down his
right arm. If the cut had followed tho
attack Immediately the battle would
havo lieen over then anil there. Hur
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a second attack, Hnnvood fell for
ward. Ills hand struck n box of red
pepper, which he had brought with hla
provisions. Quick as thought ho
snntchod a unudful of pepper, nnd aris
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aim was good. The cat was blinded un
til Harwood could crawl outside nud
reach his rltle. Theu he dropped under
tho edge of tho shuck, and, locating tho
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