CHAPTER XXVI. MILLY'S RETURN.

ll,"saidNina,"youdidwelltocomehomeandItellyouwhat,I'mgoingtohavethatmanprosecuted!" "Oh,laws,no,MissNina!don'tyougoesdoingnothingtohim!Hiswifeisamightynicewoman,and'pearedlikehedidn'trightlyknowwhathewas'bout." "Yes,but,Milly,yououghttobewilling,becauseitmaymakehimmorecarefulwithotherpeople." "Laws,MissNina,why,dereissomesenseindatbutIwouldn'tdoitasbearingmalice." "Notatall,"saidNina."IshallwritetoMr.Clayton,andtakehisadviceaboutit." "He'sagoodman,"saidMilly."Hewon'tsaynothingdatan'tright.Ispectdatwilldoverywell,datarway." "Yes,"saidNina,"suchpeoplemustbetaughtthatthelawwilltakeholdofthem.Thatwillbringthemtotheirbearings!" Ninawentimmediatelytoherroom,anddispatchedalonglettertoClayton,fullofalltheparticulars,andbegginghisimmediateassistance. Ourreaders,thosewhohavebeeninsimilarcircumstances,willnotwonderthatClaytonsawinthisletteranimmediatecallofdutytogotoCanema.Infact,assoonasthelettercouldgotohim,andhecouldperformarapidhorsebackjourney,hewasoncemoreamemberofthedomesticcircle. Heentereduponthecasewithgreatconfidenceandenthusiasm. "Itisadebtwhichweowe,"hesaid,"tothecharacterofourstate,andtothepurityofourinstitutions,toprovetheefficiencyofthelawinbehalfofthatclassofourpopulationwhosehelplessnessplacesthemmoreparticularlyunderourprotection.Theyaretousintheconditionofchildrenunderageandanyviolationoftheirrightsshouldbemoreparticularlyattendedto." Hewentimmediatelytotheneighboringtown,whereMillyhadbeenemployed,andfound,fortunately,thattheprincipalfactshadbeensubjecttotheinspectionofwhitewitnesses. Awoman,whohadbeenhiredtodosomesewing,hadbeeninthenextroomduringthewholetimeandMilly'sflightfromthehouse,andtheman'sfiringafterher,hadbeenobservedbysomeworkmenintheneighborhood.Everything,therefore,promisedwell,andthesuitwasenteredforthwith.