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CIIAPTEIt XXI.
"John D. Lloyd!"
The words fell from the lips of not only
the JucIkp mi the Ih'IicIi, but from those of
ercrx lawyer within the linr.
"John I). Lloyd I" echoed the voice of
many In the court room,
"Mr. Sheriff," Mid the Judge, "plnce a
chair beside me and assist my old friend
Lloyd to a position here, If the Lord has
mercifully spared Ills life."
Sheriff Cobb looked very Bloomy, but
he obeyed the order of the court with
alacrity.
"Yen, Judge and friends," Bald Mr.
Lloyd, an the Nherlff, after shaking hands
with him, assisted him to the judicial
bench, "the sen has given up It dead the
asylum Its mental wreck. John I). Lloyd
Is with you once aguln. Nor has he yet
greeted his own family. He Is In the
hands of the great detective."
"I can well believe you, old friend,"
oald the judge as he grasped his wasted
hand. "Hut If you have not visited your
family, we must not long delay you."
"Mr. Kellnrs hns miule tnc acquainted
with the contents of the will, snld to be
tliu banker's last and final one," sold Mr.
Lloyil. "If such Is the case, and my name
and that of my lost friend Elliott appear
as witni'wtcs to the same, there has been
a forgery committed."
A gronii burst from the breast of Her
man (Jrarcn. He sat the picture of ab
ject terror a living, breathing wretch.
Miss DcltoMcttu Hilt with pale face,
dinging to the nrms of her companions.
"Your names signed to the will consti
tute the forgery?" asked the judge.
"No, your honor, the signatures, I pre
sume, lire valid; but In the body of the
will Herman Craven was left' but the
mini of live thousand dollars. I am told
that the will now shows that llfty-llve
thousand dollars was the banker's be
quest to his nephew. There was no ad
ministrator named In the will. A space
was left vacant with the understanding
tliut If I returned safely from my trip to
Europe my name wax to be tilled In. At
Mr. Ofltuxcltc's solicitation I had con
sented to act, should I survive him.
Neither was there a guardian named;
but the understanding there was the
same. He desired me to constitute that
guardian and my name would have ap
peared there but for my trip abroad."
"Miserable wretch, what have you to
say?" asked the Judge, turning his gaze
on the features of Stephen Craven,
"What can I say, judgeV" was the
sneering reply. "Except that Kellnrs has
got me dead to rights. I knifed the bunk
er, and my delectable son there the
Craven eownrd forged the will. That Is
all there Is about It. A Craven need
not die a coward I Die garnet He a game
sport to the hut; (hut's my motto, and
it's all I have to say,"
"Are I here any here who recognize this
man as Stephen Cruveu, the man who
married Alvlu Deltoiette's sister?" asked
the judge,.
"I do, your honor," said Attorney
Dobbs. "I never saw him but once. The
marriage was an elopement. MUh Delto
sette was a Helmut girl, and this villain
eloped with her from Hillsborough, where
she was attending school. At Alvlu l)e
Hoxettc's request I visited Richmond, to
which place Stephen Craven at tlrst con
veyed his bride, and there beggid his wife
In nbnudon him ami return to her brother
with me. She would not do so, how
ever, nuil Stephen Craven, entering the
house and surmising my object, ordered
me out. I cannot be mistaken In the
man."
"No, you are right, old duffer!" cried
Stephen, with another sneer.
"This man Is a monster!" exclaimed the
judge, shuddering.
"No, no'. You are wrong, judge, wrong.
I.nin nothing If not n dead game siort!
Life Is a fane a Held In which wo each
piny our part, then make our exit to be
seen no more. There Is no hereafter.
This is the end of life; that Is all, ami I
will die as 1 have lived a dead game
sport I Yes, without u fear for the pres
ent or the future; but look at that livid,
woe-begone picture! That is mj. miii.
Ain't he a beaut? He denies his own
father, now thut a day of peril Is at hand.
He put up this job. He forged the bunk
er's will and was too cowardly to remove
his uncle from his path. I willingly aid
ed him. Look at him! The bell-ringer
or Wilmington, tils hand from the stair
wuy pulled the wire thnt drew Hubert
Campbell to the door, leaving the coast
cle.ir for me. I thrust the blade of the
sheath knife home, secured the bag of
coin and ran upstairs and secreted myself.
During the commotion Mow I secreted
the gold where Hollars found it not an
hour ago, Herman had provided me with
u key to the attle, and 1 remained there
three days and nights. When 1 took my
departure I left the colli behind, beneath
the hearth In Miss Deltosette's room.
You have everything dead to rights now.
What are you walling for? Why don't
you get a move ou yourself? Ia-i Camp
bell get out of that box uud put my
sneaking sou uud myself la It! Do some
thing!" "This mini must lw an Incarnate fiend!"
exclaimed the Judge.
"I'm a beaut, 1 am!" ejaculated the as
sassin. "Hut I'm not n coward!"
"(lenllemeu of the jury," said the
Judge, turning to the twelve men In the
Jury box, "the court instructs you to ren
der u verdict of 'not guilty' In the ease of
the State against Hubert Campbell, and
no one can more regret than does the
court the uufortuunte position In which
an Innocent man has been placed, but
through t!m effort of Mr, Hollars au hon
orable name bus been vindicated uud the
murderer of our old friend uud his ac
complice are before you,"
"What say jou, gentlemen of the jury
guilty or not guilty?'' usked the clerk,
"Not guilty I" responded the foreman, lu
a loud voice.
A cheer went up that reaouuded
through the bulldlug.
"Order! Order In court!" cried the
sheriff.
"Hobert CampbVll, you are discharged
from custody," said the Judgt.
The young man arose to his feet, and
with n happy smile on his countenance
passed within the bar, where his first act
was to grasp the hand of the great detec
tive. "My preserver!" he cried. "May
God bless you, Lapg Sellers!"
"And he will," were the words that fell
from the lips of the Widow Campbell.
Iluttle Dcllosette had arisen to her
feet as Robert approached. Her face
was mnrble-llke In Its whiteness, and she
had sat throughout the proceedings as
one lu a trance.
The effort had been too much, for her,
and with the vord "HobertI" she fell for
ward, to be clasped In the arms of the
man she loved.
Another cheer went up from the lips of
the vast throng In the court room. '
"Order in court!" cried the sheriff.
"Conduct your prisoners to thbox, Mr.
Sellars," said the judge, "that (hey may
be arraigned for a trial that will speedily
follow. I Judge its duration will not be
long."
"First," said Sellars, "I will shackle
this scheming villain," and with a pair
of steel bracelets In one hand he reach
ed towards Herman Craven,
A shriek burst from the white lips of
the bank president, and the loud report
of n revolver followed it.
Herman hud held the weapon concealed
in his hand, anil It had been instantly di
rected at the detective, but as unexpect
ed as It had been, Sellars had readied the
arm of the assassin in time fo divert the
messenger of death from himself, and it
found lodgment In the. bosom of Stephen
Craven, who for a moment stood motion
less, then tottered and fell forward to the
lloor.
Sellars had secured Herman's weapon,
and ere the father had been raised to a
chair hud him securely shackled.
The ladies present screamed In terror,
and the court room wns lu commotion,
"Order In court!" cried the sheriff, who
was bending over the form of Stephen
Craven.
The detective literally carried the man
acled form of Herman to the prisoner's
box, where he placed htm, shrieking, on a
seat.
"I'm done for!" presently gasped his
father. "Murdered by my own son! The
cur! It was your life he alined ut Sellnrs.
Well, better bo. There will be but one
victim at the hanging bee. I I might
have escaped and carried hltn with me,
coward though he be. Hetter so! Hetter
so! It was a fatal shot, boy. I I huve
nothing to regret no favors to ask. No,
no, nothing. I die as I lived a a dead
game sport!" And with Ills head on the
sheriff's arm, the soul of Stephen Cra
en passed before its mnker.
"Court Is adjourned for the day," an
nounced the Judge, and a half hour luter
the court room was untenanted.
The Iwdy of Stephen Craven hud been
conveyed to the morgue.
Herman Craven, the president of 'The
Cape Kear Hank," occupied a felon's cell
lu the county jail.
John D. Lloyd had been accompanied
by Judge Fowler to his residence, where
there was Joy over the return of one who
had long been mourned ns deud.
Sellars was captured by the mother and
sister of Hobert Campbell, and accom
panied them home, Leaning on Robert's
arm with the same purty wus also the
joiing heiress, whose form still trembled
with emotion.
"I always distrusted Herman Craven,"
said Ilntlle, when the party were seated
In the Campbell home, mid Aunt' Curo
Hue hud placed before them au urn of
tea, of which the good soul thought the
ladles stood sadly lu need, "but I little
dreamed of the villainy In his nature. In
receiving him Into our home my dour fath
er received "
"A viper!" exclaimed Sellars. "nut un
der the tutelage of Stephen' Cruveu he
could not have been less."
"Oh, dear ltnltort, how you must hnve
suffered," said Ilntlle.
"1 was never alaruied as to the out
come, my love, from the time that our no
ble friend Sellars assured me that I
should not stand upon the gallows trap."
"You could pay me no higher compli
ment than that conveyed by those words,"
said the detective, grasping the young
man's hand,
At this time Arthur Dobbs and his
father joined the party. "All honor to the
man who bus vindicated u noble namo;
unraveled a double mystery, and brought
to justice n father and' sou, who for cold
blooded villainy have uever been equaled
in America!" exclaimed the senior niau,
us he approached Sellars.
"There wus one quality a man could
respect lu the father, notwithstanding his
villainy," ald Sellars. "Hravery. He
was not a coward! In the character of
Hcrmau there Is uot oue redeeming
trult!"
"Not one!" exclaimed the banker's
daughter. "If he hud never entered our
home, dear futher would not be In his
grave to-day,"
ltefore the residence of Sellars two ne
groes were seated on the grass, and they
were happy Afrlcaus, to judge by up
pcurauees, "I spec' you feel mighty proud now,
Adam, tin' to-nlghty)ou Jos' 'bout make
dat gal Cindy tiuk yous de debbel his
self." "O'long, Calban! How I gwlne wtn
dat gal, if she tiuk I's de debbel? I Is
suah miff rwIiio blow my horu mighty
hard. I's gwlne tell her 'bout my trp
up to llaltlmore, on de 'ralroad wid Mara
Lang, an' how I suys lu dat spress otUce
'Dat's de mau, Mars Lang."
"Cl'lpng, nigger! You didn't do noth
In'." "What you do? Now tell me dat!"
"Adam, youN a fool! DIdden I keep
dese yere two eyes on Herman Craven
night and day? Yes, even wheu he was
In he bed. Whar Is he now?"
"Dat's so, Calban, You'a had mora
sperience dan I is."
"Now yo" talklu'l Say, .Adam, I spec
yo misses will buy dat gal Cindy for you
now, an' you ken mek her yo' lawfully
wife."
"(Jolly, Calban t Doea you rtckoa m?"
"Suat I does."
"Well, I gwlne hint 'roun'
mightily, directly she get ober
tratlou. I spec da hang Mars
now,"
"Fer suah du hang hiin!"
"Da earn hang he daddyl"
"O'long home an' tell Hannah and Mil
lie. I seed Unc Duke at do court house.
You'ij a foolt What da gwlne hang a
dead man fer?"
With what he Intended as a withering
look, Calban left his sable companion and
entered the. house.
At 11:45 p. in. on the ninth day of No
vember, n terrible scene was enacted
within the 'county Jail at Wilmington.
Twenty persons the number allowed by
law were gathered before a grewsome
structure that occupied a position at the
east end of the room of execution. The
grewsome object was the gullows. uud
when Sheriff Cobb approached from an
Iron door that separated tlje room from
U',? lowcr t,er of ct'"H' followed uy Jailer
1'llyaw and an assistant, who between
them were fairly dragging long a white
robed, shrieking Hgure, sailor over
spread the faces of those' assembled.
Two clergymen followed ihp nmln nr.
tors In this fearful drama.
The scaffold was reached. The frantic,
shroudedform was bodily raised and car
ried upon the platform. More, he was
placed In a standing posture on the very
center of the trap.
"If you have words to speak, speak
them now," said Sheriff Cobb.
"Mercy! Mercy!" screamed the ob
ject, horror-stricken wretch. "You all
know I did not strike the blow!"
The condemned man's hands were
shackled together behind him with a
leather strap while he was speaking, and
his lower limbs were securely bound to
gether with another.
One of the clergymen stepped to the
side of the trap and uttered a short, fer
vent prayer, closing the same with the
words: "Mny Qod have mercy on your
soull"
A wild wall broke from the lips of Her
man Craven ns a knotted noose was pass
ed over his heud. Another! Still .ninth-
cr. Hut the lost, half miillled, came from
beneath the black cup that now concealed
his livid features.
Jailer Fllynw was supporting the crim
inal on one side, his assistant on the
other.
The clergymen had stepped back from
the prisoner's side and the sheriff had dis
appeared within a small enclosure to the
left of the trap, nnd through which pass
ed the rope thut held the trap in place.
"Mercy! My (Jod. mercy! I will not
die! I "
The clock on the market tower sounded
the first stroke of the hour of three.
The blow of au ax resounded from the
box that concealed the sheriff.
The trap fell. The shrouded ficure fol-
lowed It, leaving the jailer and his assist
ant with their arms extended over a va
cant space.
The taut rope creaked. The body spun
round nnd round. A movement or two
of the limbs, nnd then a pendant figure,
hanging lifeless.
The murder of Alvln DcRosettc had
been avenged,
John D. Lloyd was appointed by the
court us administrator of the late bank
er's estu'.e nnd guardlon of bin daughter;
but the term of his giinrdlanshlp was
short, for on the twentieth of the follow
ing June the fair heiress became the brldo
of Hobert Campbell, and the same day
saw sweet Jennie Campbell the wife of
Arthur Dobbs. the young attorney.
Tlie two weddings occurred at mlddny
In the Deltosette residence, and a largo
number of friends were there present;
but tho one whose good wishes to both
brides and grooms brought the most fer
vent pleasure, It Is safe to say, was a
certain detective, and tears filled the eyes
of the two happy brides when they bade
him good-by to start ou their wedding
trip.
"Mny your trip through life be as hap
py as the one before you promises to be,"
said Sellars, "and may there be no thorns
by the roadside."
"That all here are happy to-night," said
Attorney Dobbs, "is owing to the vlgi
luuce of one man, and that man Lang
Sellars, the great Southern detective, who
fulfilled his pledge. Hobert Campbell did
not stand on the gallows trap.",
Sellars passed a hand before his eyes
to hide the tears that had gathered as he
turned away. And he thought what
might have been had he not traced dowu
the in u n with three names.
(The end.)
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