Great Porter Square: A Mystery. v. 1Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold)
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Great Porter Square: A Mystery. v. 1
Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold)
Detective and mystery stories; Fiction
Nothing has been seen of Antony Cowlrick; he has vanished utterly from
the sight of the police, who, although he was acquitted of the charge
they brought against him, had determined to keep their eye on him. He
has proved himself more than their match. The description given of him
by our Special Reporter is that of a man of medium height, probably
five feet eight inches, with spare frame, lithe and sinewy. His hair
is auburn, and appeared to grow freely. This free growth, and the
circumstance of his having been unshaved for weeks, render it difficult
to describe his features; all that can be said on this point is that
his face was haggard and distressed, and that there dwelt upon it an
expression which denoted deep trouble and perplexity. Every person who
has followed this case in our columns, and who has carefully read the
accounts we have presented to our readers, must feel a deep interest in
the man. The impression he made upon our Special Reporter--the prompt
repayment of the sovereign he borrowed--his language and manners--even
the collateral evidence supplied by what is known of his friend
Blanche--all tell in his favour. And stronger than every circumstance
combined are the concluding words of his letter to our Special Reporter.
"If you do not know what else to do with the money received by your
paper in response to its appeal for subscriptions on my behalf, I can
tell you--give it to the poor." There spoke a man in whose bosom beats
the true pulse of a lofty humanity. Antony Cowlrick, who, without
doubt, since his release, has read all that has appeared in our columns
concerning him, is aware that our last edition of yesterday contained a
full list of subscriptions sent to our office for him, the total amount
being £68 17s. It is a sum worth having, and might be supposed to be
especially acceptable to a man in Antony Cowlrick's apparently destitute
condition--a man upon whose person, when he was arrested, was found some
stale bread and cheese, and not a penny of money. In the face of this
evidence of poverty, Antony Cowlrick has not called for the handsome sum
we hold in trust for him, and has instructed us to give it to the poor.
We shall do so in a week from this date, unless Antony Cowlrick presents
himself at our office to receive it; or unless those who have subscribed
object. We trust they will not withdraw their subscriptions, which we
promise shall be faithfully and worthily applied in charity's cause.
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