At least, she shall have her sight restored."
But alack, it was not "Alchie Loyston" whom she should see!
As for Lillian, she would scarcely consent to be separated from the
child for one moment. The authorities conceived it necessary to take
his statement in private--but allowed her to stand just outside the
door--before his mind could be influenced by the comments of others or
the involuntary assimilation of their views with his knowledge of the
facts, for there was still a large reward for any information leading
to the apprehension of the murderers of Edward Briscoe. Little Archie
had obviously been a witness of that catastrophe and kidnapped to prevent
his revealing the identity of its perpetrators. Indeed, this was a
well-founded fear, for he was very glib with the details of that
momentous occasion, and he had no sooner mentioned the name of Phineas
Copenny, or "Phinny 'Penny," in his infantile perversion, than the North
Carolina official turned aside and indited a telegram to the sheriff of
the county in Tennessee where the crime had been committed.
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