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Tony had never in his life been so utterly cast down as when he looked into the cell to which he was conducted. But he realized that he was not guilty, and this feeling made the prison less terrible to him. TONY HAD NEVER IN HIS LIFE BEEN SO UTTERLY CAST DOWN AS WHEN HE LOOKED INTO THE CELL TO WHICH HE WAS CONDUCTED BUT HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT GUILTY AND THIS FEELING MADE THE PRISON LESS TERRIBLE TO HIM
were filled with various articles known in the vocabulary of a schoolboy. Mr. Headley thrust his hand in, and Tony confidently waited the result. Several things were taken out and returned. It was not in that pocket. But the first thing the constable drew out of the other pocket was Farmer Whipple's wallet! "No use, Tony," said Mr. Headley. "I did not know it was there; I did not put it there!" protested the poor boy, whose face was as white as a sheet. [Illustration: I did not know It was There. _P._ 150.] "You must come with me, Tony; I never would have believed it," said the constable. The widow Weston was called, and a statement of the case made to her. Poor, loving, devoted mother! her heart was wrung with agony. But there was a consolation for her. Tony could not be a thief. He was innocent, she was sure, however strong appearances might point to his guilt. The constable took him into the wagon; and Farmer Whipple drove off to the Rippleton jail, which was located in the village. AN EXAMINE THAT AND SEARCH THE HOUSE IF YOU LIKE THE CONSTABLE TOOK THE COAT THE POCKETS WERE FILLED WITH VARIOUS ARTICLES KNOWN IN THE VOCABULARY OF A SCHOOLBOY MISTER HEDLEY THRUST HIS HAND IN AND TONY CONFIDENTLY WAITED THE RESULT SEVERAL THINGS WERE TAKEN OUT AND RETURNED IT WAS NOT IN THAT POCKET BUT THE FIRST THING THE CONSTABLE DREW OUT OF THE OTHER POCKET WAS FARMER WIBBLE'S WALLET NO USE TONY SAID MISTER HEDLEY I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS THERE I DID NOT PUT IT THERE PROTESTED THE POOR BOY WHOSE FACE WAS AS WHITE AS A SHEET YOU MUST COME WITH ME TONY I NEVER WOULD HAVE BELIEVED IT SAID THE CONSTABLE THE WIDOW WESTON WAS CALLED AND A STATEMENT OF THE CASE MADE TO HER POOR LOVING DEVOTED MOTHER HER HEART WAS WRUNG WITH AGONY BUT THERE WAS A CONSOLATION FOR HER TONY COULD NOT BE A THIEF HE WAS INNOCENT SHE WAS SURE HOWEVER STRONG APPEARANCES MIGHT POINT TO HIS GUILT THE CONSTABLE TOOK HIM INTO THE WAGON AND FARMER WHIPPLE DROVE OFF TO THE RIPPLETON JAIL WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE
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