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"I went through the files of several papers, papa"

He looked at her suspiciously The reports were probably very

incoarbled his evidence They were

deterive him no chance either in court or before the public

opinion It was a conspiracy"My counsel was a fool too," he

added "Did you notice? A perfect fool"

She laid her hand on his ar

about that awful tihtly

at the thought of all the horrible years which had passed over her young

head; never guessing that for him the time was but yesterday He folded

his arms on his breast, leaned back in his corner and bowed his head But

in a little while he ot hold of the Lone Valley Railway? That's what they were

after rabbed it--eh? Or

was it that fellow Warner"

"I--I don't know," she said quite scared by the twitching of his lips

"Don't know!" he exclaimed softly Hadn't her cousin told her? Oh yes