The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-02-19

Oh it is horrible, and to bear 1t through
life terrible /"
In he's excitemen, Adeliae Won r.
struck her hands together. alternately
covering her face with them, as il to shut
out picture conjured by the ina gina
tion of 8 fearful future.
''Yoa go to far" said /, trying to com.
fort her; 'the disgrace deea not consist in
the arrest; eut in the causes, the deed
that requires such penanca."
"Trus. that 10 true. But DO all people
think thus. How often does it occur
that they care to know if the puAishme ut
IS just, i one is really guilty !. But whc
can alter such things! Cam those do il
WAC suffer innocently; Can they make
war with the majority, swin against tbs
tide and be lost in the stream ? All that
Is left them IL endurance and oblivion to
aide where noz know from whence yon
came or where you GO
Il think" l interrupted her, that the
Judgment of he people is less to be
feared than the reproaches of ones own
conscience.
ION, hush ! hush sir % you believe
that | undelrate this inner judgment:
struggled long before I became recoacll-
ed to come here. | was even induced
not to. Oh, God dare not think OF
it; and you do not know-you cannot
understand. But did not wisA it 9th.
erwise. must rot frighten myself with
reproa ches. Others will DO that"
AS she said this her whole manner
changed i she seemed to cast aside al
fea- her head wa proudly cree ted F; hel
eyes frightened with determination that
changed he child int an earnest WON
an. She picked uD the bundle that had
fallen from her arms jurng her siege fol
compesure, and, coming close to me he
said
"Mr. Inspector, am to remain here
seven days. was told you had received
the order for my reception. There is the
document that holds me prisoners
this sufficient II, not, please tell me
what else is required of nae ?"
Her manner had acquired such q quiet
dignity that my intercourse could not ga
beyond business questions al hough my
Interest and curiosity would like to have
known more about her family and self,
and particularly the crime that brought
her under my supervision.
She still retained her camness, wheu
locked in her cell Without exhibiting
any particular emotion she entered the
little, dark room. | directed her TO the
bed, gave her few particul lrs in regard
to the rules Of the place and lett her
alone, This was the beginning of a
distressing drama.
The following morning went to the
examining bureau to find particulars IN
regard Adeline Van f., but could dis
cover but little. The case had been
heard at some place quite distant, where
the prisoner was formerly resident, and
ia the requsisisn it was particularly re.
marked that she desired to serve her
time under me, but the act that called
fer seven days imprisonment was not
stated; whether by design or mistake we
were left in ignorance, | could not say.
There is nothing more passing than
time. Adeline V,nR had done pen.
~nce six days. Only had seer her
during this time; even the director, being
indisposed, had not made lis customary
revision. / did what was in my power
to make her punishment light, and she
showed her appreciation by giving me no
cause to complain.
| was no wiser in regard to her circum-
stances. Every attempt to question her
was delicately turned, and was given to
understand that my right did not extead
into her private affairs.
Tbs morning Of the seventh day she
greeted me with u hearty cheerfulness,
telling me how she would count the hours,
and | discovered that come one was look.
ing for htr release as anxi,usly as she
herself desired it,but I could not tell was
it father, mother brother, or sister, er
friend. Another time and place enligh,-