The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-04-09
The poor child was the picture of suffer

Now" said the judge mildly. "answe,
: me. Are you the Adeliue You R. tina,
was condemned BIZ a military court at
, B."
NO, am not the condemned. Blu;
what of that? she asked.
much, very much, You are guilty of
au act punishable by ten years imprison-
ment and fine OF from one Lundrei to ten
thousand dollars, and until final judgement:
is passed in the matter you retarn to close
confinement"
"Oh, God. my God.' she cried wildly.
do not understand what you say. did
not wish to DO HARM
That cannot avail you, ever shonli your
nt.nt on have beea Of the btst You
che tel the cour. cut of righteous
judgment by conniviDs at the escape Of the
real criminal
NO, no. did not think OF such thing.
nlf desired TO save another from utter
deg ruc.ion. Oh, believe me, the gentle
lovely gill would have become insane. l
am stronger than she. Never would you
have brought her alive to tais place, aud if
50 only her corpse would yeu have lad to
| ErIng out"
"Even that will rot clear yon from this
deception, or free you from punishment.
"Wha, shall l say to soften your hard
( hear;s?"
ASK that person" she said, pointing to
/ the detective. Gle will tell you | have
only spoken the truth about ny friend; he
knew her. DO you think it was an easr
matter 20 place myself here? Did ! ret
suffer indeseribably? Ny strength failed
me even uC the prisongatc but thought
( Of my friend, Of her kiss, as a, partin. she
wept and moaned III her anguish, and be-
cane strong again, and when Icy spirits
failed me during this time that picture gave
me courage.
We'll, well, tell your future judges this,
as Won have told Us. have nothing to do
witt it. Perhaps they will. III considera-
ton of of this, give you only two years
and 800 fine
Il viii DO everything you tell me, cir,
but you Will let me 20 now, viii you hoif
may return hume this evening"" she
pleaded
! "No." lie replied, shortly.
"Must repeat i, Ell? | shall 90 mad.
l must be home to night; my friend awaits
me; she numbers the moments until see
he. again; She will die in her sorrow and
/ fear.'
! Your friend receives with you the same
punishment"
What say your" she screamed: you tell
me she will suffer also? Why, she does not
even know that l am here; she believes
that have gone TO some one in distant
place to intercede for her."
Examination may prove the truth of
this assertion
"My examination the girl repeated
COB, | feel 50 strange; all is vol in my
heart, and yet 1t seems rs if it would break
from the fuilness OF It's misery. | compre-
herd and still cannot realize. 1t cannot
be. Oh, Mr.. Inspector, you will let me 60
home this EVENING"
Il dare not, | answered as firm as
could.
I MOTT"
That word enclosed my soul in so small
space / cannot Understand 1t. IKE heart
rending cry she uttered will never be for
gotten. Ali were silent: only the quick
breathing of the pris uner could be heard
The ju ige thougt she had become satisfied;
further words were useless, and by mo-
ton he babe me take her away.
| led her out by tlle land; she uttered
ret word; arriving at the prison sh, en-
tered her cell in the same silence; her
eyes were hard and dry: she cid not APP
pear to see me, but sat with folded hand :
gazing into vacancy.
The pressure of her troubles was to
much for the spirit of the girl six DAYS
had she waited for the moment when she
could face her beloved friend and say, "Y GU
are free
"she had constantly kept befyro her
mind the Borrowing Picture of their par
ting, and then fancied the happiness her
/, sacrifice would bring. Snch visions had
!. kept her courageous and cheerful; now
with one fearful blow they were destroyed,
and only the prospect Of life covered with
disgrace lefs her.
l appealed to the judge in her behalf,
: and explained my fears in regard to the
girls reason; but one can become harden
ed through familiarity 10 suffering in every
shape. lie anticipated nothing serious in
consequence.
But her situation did rot alter; she OBJ
served peither my coming nor going. !
tried to draw her interest from her own
thoughts, without success. She neither
ate nor drank. Occasionally her eyes
would be raised from the floor to lift from
one object to another, as if in search Of
something that could not be found. 1t was
the restless wandering of suffering soul
2 the language of ii broken spirit. She had
l exh b.ted the COURAGE Of a mao; she had
offered more than life in the act vi entering
the prison; that ste could not realize the
unhapIy result did not detract one lota
: from the nobleness OF tie intention. Sd;
\ was not aware she was cOmmiitn. some
D thing forbidden: she only believed tina,
self sacrifice would bring peace to her fami
ly and happiness to her friend.
Ny heart bled for her, and after eich
days the physician in charge pronounced
J her ncurablc. He could not help her con.
dition, AMI t~c gears later the sufferer dieJ
in an Insare asylum.
5 afterward discovered .ha. the crime lol
I which Aicliue Won X. WAS sentenced wa,
nothing more than an LnDtentional injury
+. done this detective that also discovered tn,
5 fraud. 1t seem, A. Fol r. rel eate
2 BIT Of Information at social en-
/ tertainment that she hal received iron
her seamstress, and it was thus spread un
I'll IL reached the ears OF his superiors L