CHAPTER XXIX.
THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
But few men appeared on the streets.

Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.

A hush had fallen upon all.

The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.

A glory of moonlight flooded the streets, yet never was moon more cold.
Franklin finished his dinner and sat down alone for a time in the great barren office of the depot hotel where he made his home.