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"Mother, if they find Captain Ratlin guilty, what can they, what will they do with him?" asked Helen Huntington anxiously of her mother, on the day of the trial. MOTHER IF THEY FIND CAPTAIN RATLIN GUILTY WHAT CAN THEY WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH HIM ASKED HELEN HUNTINGTON ANXIOUSLY OF HER MOTHER ON THE DAY OF THE TRIAL
Huntington, after years of estrangement in India, meeting him under such circumstances, himself so changed, should not have recalled enough of the past to recognize him; and yet we have seen that at times she dwelt upon the tender accents of his voice like sleeping memories, herself quite ignorant of the cause of this peculiar influence. She was now with her mother on shore at the mission house, in an agony of suspense as to the result of the trial which was taking place. She feared the worst, for Captain Bramble had taken measures to instruct those about her to their effect that the prisoner would be found guilty, and either strung cup by the neck at once, or be sent home to England for the same purpose. Mrs. Huntington felt sad and borne down by the position of affairs--for although she did not understand her daughter's sentiments towards Captain Ratlin, yet she recognized the fact of her and her child's indebtedness to him, and that he had evinced the characteristics of a gentleman. NGE THAT MISS HUNTINGTON AFTER YEARS OF ESTRANGEMENT IN INDIA MEETING HIM UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES HIMSELF SO CHANGED SHOULD NOT HAVE RECALLED ENOUGH OF THE PAST TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND YET WE HAVE SEEN THAT AT TIMES SHE DWELT UPON THE TENDER ACCENTS OF HIS VOICE LIKE SLEEPING MEMORIES HERSELF QUITE IGNORANT OF THE CAUSE OF THIS PARTICULAR INFLUENCE SHE WAS NOW WITH HER MOTHER ON SHORE AT THE MISSION HOUSE IN AN AGONY OF SUSPENSE AS TO THE RESULT OF THE TRIAL WHICH WAS TAKING PLACE SHE FEARED THE WORST FOR CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HAD TAKEN MEASURES TO INSTRUCT THOSE ABOUT HER TO THEIR EFFECT THAT THE PRISONER WOULD BE FOUND GUILTY AND EITHER STRUNG CUP BY THE NECK AT ONCE OR BE SENT HOME TO ENGLAND FOR THE SAME PURPOSE MISSUS HUNTINGTON FELT SAD AND BORNE DOWN BY THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS FOR ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND HER DAUGHTER'S SENTIMENTS TOWARD CAPTAIN RATLIN YET SHE RECOGNIZED THE FACT OF HER AND HER CHILD'S INDEBTEDNESS TO HIM AND THAT HE HAD EVINCED THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GENTLEMAN
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