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ECTIVI STORY ' (These short serial stories are copyrighted by Bacheller, Johnson & Ilaoh eller.and ars printed InTheTrlbune by special arrangement, simultaneous with their appearance la the leading dally Journals of the large cities). CHAPTKf! II. At this stare of the affair I was called Into It, oddly ennusrh.. I received a note. frrm that eminent lawyer. Julin fJreve, with whum I hud studl'd, ask ing me to rail and s Mrs. Prlneveau at her Fifth avenue humo. lie Jiud taken the llherty, he said, of recom imndlnK mt In n matter that would perhaps lie of (freat service to me. per plexed a I was at this, knowing that John (Jreve was Mrs. Prlneveau's law yer and did hot need associate counsel, I nevertheless called promptly upon the lady. I found her to he a very handsome woman, Wrth great dignity of person, a charming of self-possession and all the fvldenees of a refined and estimable, characrter. "This unfortunate affair," he said, "has preplexed me In more ways than ne. That wretched man, ('larkson, as you doubtless know, is In custody und Is now here. The circumstances (tppear to leave little doubt of his guilt. Hut he has a wife and two children. Their abject misery Is mnde all the more acute by the wife's belief in her husband's Innocence. It Is a very dread ful state of affairs, but I shrink from 1he responsibility which justice Im poses on. me, of hanging that helpless ' wrotch without giving him a show for his life. He Is not able to employ coun sel, and I am at the best only a woman. 1 propose to pay you to try and do the best you can for him. and, of course, I do not wish anything said nbout It, I ok (he advice of Mr. dreve, and ha mild that In any case the man was en titled to good counsel and advised me o employ you. It seems In such a foregone conclusion a small concession to give him the benefit of 'the law. At alt events It will relieve me from the re proach of having been Influenced en tirely by a vindictive feeling.' I do not now remember all thnt was paid at this Interview, but I recall that I was consciously affected by 'the wom an's sympathy for a man that she saw hnd little or no chance for 'his life, and who wanted to soften her own share In the prosecution by not permitting him to say he had no chance to prove his In nocence. I promised her to go and see the ac cused man and to send her my decision as soon thereafter as was possible.' Tills Interview was on the 2Bth. On the 20th I went to see Clarkson In his cell at the t Ity prison. I found a woman 1 n the warden's office who had also come to see him. It proved to be his wife. She was such a picture of abject misery that she arrested my attention. She must have been a very beautiful girl, nl tnough now Hhe was at least twenty-live and suffering hud drawn tts lines across her white face. I could sex- that she was martr of the finest material, was In fmit one of those delicate, sensitive, emotional natures that shrink from the world, but are capable of the greatest sacrlllces and measureless heroism wh n a crisis comes. Hhe was wretch edly clad from the biting spring weather, and she stood with her face turned 'toward the wall, but through all her shabby Integuments there was a proclamltlon of natural symmetry arid lit Tho Warden Told Ma Who She Was. oven of character. When the warden told me who she was, I went to her and made myself and my mission known. Hhe grasped my hand with her, long cold lingers almost convulsively and sweeping away tho veil that had partly concealed her face looked at me so searchlngly and Imploringly with her sad gray eyes thu.t I started a little, "O, sir!" she said, "bad as .my hus band may be, he la Innocent of this, and he has two little children that he loves. You have come to save him. I feel It." I patted her hand and tried to say something 'that was encouragingly non committal. "We shall see, we shall sft. Things are often not so bad as they look, t am going to have a chat with him. In the meantime, save your strength. You r? not friendless," " She paid no heed at all to what I said. She was looking at me with those gray eyes very much as If she taw something behind me, and hanging to my hand like a drowning person. "Yes, yes!" she said, with a sob; "you will save him," and then she be gan to cry convulsively, I had not the heart to tell her how hopeless it all looked. I wished that I had been spared this so that my Judg ment could come to the Interview with the accused man unperturbed. She made me go up and see her hus band first. She would wait. I found Clarkson to be the very an tithesis of his wife. He was a large, muscular and slightly bloated fellow with a purplish face, tho result of de bauchery, but withal a rather hand some man or what would have been a handsome man in normal conditions. He sat on the edge of the Iron bed when I entered the cell, Ms head between his luiiuls, and he did not look up until I had spoken to him, and then It was with such a flabby despair that I felt repelled. Hero was one of those large vital na tures that appear to have no Internal resources. I could see In an Instant why his life had been a failure. He was made up of unregulated appetites and sensibilities without volition enough to control them. Just the sort of man to do a desperate deed in the frenzy of drink, without a motive be fore It or a recollection after It, but as devoid of methodical vlndlctlveness as a mastiff. I told him I had como to talk with him in view of conducting his defense. "Hah," he Bald, "there Is no defense. Cun you defend me ugslnst Hod .'" "Let me nsk of you," 1 began, "not to 'talk In that reckless manner. Try and be cool. Hlasphemy may relieve your feelings, but It will not help your case." ' "My case Is helpless," he said, with every fleshly Indication that It was. "flut If It Is worth while to make a plea at all. It Is not necessary to an nounce your guilt In advance." He sprang up from tho bed he was six feet at lenst In height and with a clenched fist uplifted shouted: ' "I am not guilty, but I might as well be, for Ood bus decreed Unit everybody shall think so," A Utile gleam of hope suddenly had shot out of the darkness of this reply. The man might be In some degree In sane, and Irresponsible, "If you are not guilty there are pos sibilities of defense. I . don't think Heaven will object to our availing our selves of them." "Much you know of Heaven," he re plied. "No man could have made such a set of circumstances to fit Into my doom. It requires the subtlety and cruelty of a god. I might as well have killed that man and given myself up. The result will be the same. Hut I'm too d d weak to kill anybody. .Ho I am to be killed. This Is In accordance with eternal practice." He looked at me with a glaring eye. Ills words were hot with a burning arraignment. There could be, no mis take about the earnestness and sinceri ty of his emotion. "Wither this man Is Innocent or mad," I said to myself, and then hastened to disavow the thought to myself. "I tell you beforehand," he went on, "that you cannot do anything with the circumstances. Did I go to Mr. I'rlneveau and use threatening words yes. Did I happen to have a pistol In my possession whose bullets exactly correspond to the one' found ' In the man's body yes. Did I disappear after, the deed yes. Is my life and Character Just such ai would fit me for . "". . : " " . i sucn a aeeu yes. Ana yei i ten you that I was not there, did not kill him, and never hud such an act In my mind." "Easy," I said. "If you were not there, you v ere somewhere else. We ought to be able to get at that." "Yes, we ought to, If we were not fighting against destiny. Hut Just at the lime that I ought to have known where I was I was unconscious." "Yes. Some demon may have robbed me of myself and worked this thing through me. That's the safest theory. You'd better stick to that. You'll get some credit for it after I'm hanged." "Clarksou," said I, "I met your wife downstairs; she made me come up and see you first." He staggered against the wall In the corner of the cell and broke down. "l'oor girl! I'oor girl!" he said, with great sobs. "I've been the curse of her life." "She believes In your Innocence." "Of course she does. She knows me, poor old sweetheart. She knows that. "Poor (ilrl, Pour Uirl," lie Nobbed. weak and worthless as I 'am, I never killed even an Insect." "She believes that I was sent to to give you valuable assistance.' "Yes. She believes In a good Ood. You wouldn't think It, with such a hus band us I am, would you? So did I, till He wound this mesh around me!" "Tut, tut, man! I'ull yourself to gether and let your reason work. Pit down there and answer my questions." Ho wiped his eyes with his coat sleeve and sat down again, helplessly, on the edge of the bed. "Now. you don't know where you were at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of March 17?" "No. The last thing I remember was going down Vesey street toward the river." "Where had you been?" "I had been drinking on Sixth ave nue at several places." "And when you recovered your con sciousness where were you?" "In Troy." "Humph! Had yuu ever been to Troy before?" "No." "Did you know anybody there?" "No." "Did you have the pistol with yod that was found In your house?" "No. I never carried a pistol In my life." "Did not your wife then know thift the pistol wan In the house at the time this murder was committed up-town?" "No. She did not know anything about It." . "Where did you get It?" "I took It In pledge from a little Frenchman who boarded In the house and who wanted to raise money to go home. I threw It In my chest of draw ers, saying I could get $G on It any time at a pawn shop, for It was hand somely silver mounted." "How long was this before the mur der of Mr. Prlneyeau?" The man turned round and looked at me with a blank face and said, slow ly: "It was about five days before, and the day after I had had the words with Mr. Prlneveau In the library." I confess that both his looks and his words had a knell-like effect. In spite of myself I felt staggered. "Do you know of anybody whose In terest would be advanced by the death of Mr. Prlneveau?" He hesitated a moment. Then he said: "No, Mr. Prlneveau's death was a deprivation to me. He was the best, and in fact, the only friend 1 had." I'W'hy did you go to him that night a week before bis death?" "To get money." "Did you get It?" "Yes. I always got It." "Ity threats?" "No. It was absolute chnrlty. He gave me a twenty-dollar bill. He al ways felt sorry for me. I was flush with that money und bought the pis tol, not because I wanted It, but be cause the Frenchman was hind up." "Now tell me what the conversation was with your uncle that night." "I cannot tell It i-teirly because I hud been drinking, and 1 am effusive anil fdidlsh when 1 have liquor In me." "Was there not n quarrel?" "No. He may have upbraided me; he always did, anil 1 may have talked fust and loud. 1 always do, but there was no other quarrel." This man puzzled me completely. There was nothing In his Information that at all removed the fatal circum stances. I hud to confess to myself that any gushing sentlmetal lout, however guilty, might present this view of the case. Hut there was some thing In the fellow's face and tones that went past my reason and awakened some Instinct that he was Innocent. When I left him 1 was In a curious quandary. I could not put my linger on a piece of evidence to be used In re buttal of the circumstance, and yet 1 found some niartlculato voice in me saying: "That man Is Innocent." I thought the matter over that night without coming to u conclusion, and went to bed saying I would sleep over It, which, of course, Is very much like saying In the face of a dilemma that you will toss a penny up. In both cases there Is un acknowledgment that some thing outside of your own will may de termine for you. ITo lie Continued, 1 Wm. Linn Alien & Co. STOCK BROKERS, Buy and sell Stocks, Bonds and Grain on New York Exchange and Chicago Board of Trudc, either for cash or on margin. ,412 Spruce Street. LOCAL STUCK 8 A SPECIALTY. G. dtiB. DIMMICK, Manager. TBLF.PHONR 6 002. Gilmore's Aromatic Wino A tonic for ladies. 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I 20 (express) a.m., 12 16 texpress with Buf fet parlor car), 8.05 (.express) p.m. Sua day. 2.15 p.m. For Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethle hem, Eaaton and Philadelphia, 8.20 a.n.. 12.45, 8. Of.. (HO texcept Philadelphia) p.m. Sunday, 8.15 p.m. For Lona Branch, Ocean Grove, etc., at 1.20 a.m., 12.45 p.m. For Reading, Ix-banon and Harrlsburg. via Allentown, 8.20 a.m., 12 45, 6.00 p.m. Sunday. 2.15 p.m. For Potisvllle. 8.20 a.m., 12 45 p m. Returning, leave New York, foot of Lib erty street, North river, at 8.10 (express) a.m., 1.10, 1.80. 4.30 (express with Buffet parlor car) p.m. Sunday. 4 SO a.m. lave Philadelphia. Reading Terminal. 00 a.m., 2.00 and 4.30 p.m. Sunday 6.27 "'Through tickets-.to all points at lowest rates may be had on application In aoV vanco to the cke1KnVAL?J"", , Gen. Pass. Agent. 1 J. H. OLHAUSEK. Gen. Supt. Del., Lack, and Western. Trains leave Scranton as follows: Ex- rress for New Y'oik and all points baft, 40, 2.50, 5.16, 8.00 and I 55 a.m.; 12.55 and 3. J P Express for Easton, Trenton. Philadel phia and tho south, 8.15, 8.00 and .5 a.m.. 12.55 and S.60 p.m. WasbtnK'on and way stations, 3 65 p.m. Tolivhanna accommodation, 6.10 p.m. Express for Binuhamton, Oswego, Li mns, Corning. Bath. Pansvtllo, Mount Morris and Buffalo, 12.10. 2.35 a.m. and 1.28 p.m., mnklns close connections at Uuf falo to all points In tho West , Northwest and Southwest. Path accommodation, ( a.m. llliiKhiimton and way stations, 1197 p.m. Nicholson accommodation, at 6.16 p.m. ltlniihamton and Elmlra Express, 6 0 p.m. Express for Cortland. Syracuse. Oswecr llttca and Hlchlleld Springs, 2.36 a,m. and 1.24 p.m. Ithaca, t SB and Rath t a.m. and 1.84 p.m. For Northumberland, Pltlston. Wllkes Riirre, Plymouth, Uloomshurg and Dan ville, making close connections at North umberland for Willlamsport, Harrlsburg, Baltimore, Washington and the South. Northumberland and Intermediate sta tions, 6 00. 8.66 a.m. and 1.30 and 6.07 p.m. Nantlcoko and Intermediate stations, 8.(8 and 11. JO a.m. Plymouth and Inter mediate stations, 8.60 and 8.52 p.m. Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on all express trains . For detailed Information, pocket ttme tallies, etc., apply to M. L. Smith, citjr ticket otlloe, 82$ Lackawanna avenue, ei depot ticket olllce. DELAWARE AND HUDSON RAIL ROAD. Commencing Monday. lm M mi winarnve mw W M 0 awitnna avenue station Ft r as follows: fl" Trains will leave Soran- ton station for Crlbondale and In termediate points at 8.20. , 7.00. 8 26 and 10.10 a.m 15.00, 124, 166. 6.16, 8.15, 7.2o. ''por'rviesr, Wayroart and Honeadal at 7.00, 8,25 and 10.10 a.m.,12.), 120 and ti PKor Albany, Baratoga. the Adirondack and Mantreil at 8.46 a.m. and 8.20 p.m. Kor Wllaes-Barre and Intermediate) .Ints at 7 46, 8.46, 8.38 and 10.46 a.m., 12.06 1.20, 188, 4.00. 6.10, 8.06, 8.1 and 11.38 p.m. Trains will arrive at Scranton station from Carbomlale and Intermediate points at 7.40, 8.40. 8.84 and 10.40 a-ra., 11.00. 1.17,!,M 8.40, 4.K 6 . , " U.W P "- From Honesdale, Waymart and Far view at 1.84 a.m 12.00, 1.17. 8.40, 6.68 and) T.48 p.m. -Prom Montreal, Saratoga, Albany, etc at 4.64 and 11.83 p.m. . From Wllkee-Barre and Intermedial rolnte at 118, 8.04, 10.05 and 11.65 a.m., l id 14, 8,, 1.10. 8.08, 7.20. . and U.W'S.m. At IIVVT AT V -I 1 0