The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-14

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He smiled grimly.
Ladies' understand so little about
law that it is always difficult to satisfy
Them" he said, dryly.
A sharp retort was upon my tongue,
] but remembered how utterly helpless
and powerless women were when they
could be in no sense lawmakers, and I
with difficulty held my peace.
There was no comfort for me in talk
ing TO Gerald through a third party, so
l returned with my children to the ho-
tel and sought my room, not knowing
or, indeed, caring what was to become
of me or mine.
The excitement and fatigue had in
duced racking headache, from which
/ was suffering the intense torture to
which the overworked nerves Of women
are so often periodically subjected To
add to my discomfort, my baby Ethel
was attacked with an acute disorder,
which required strong nerves aud good
health to successfully conquer, and a.
had neither, I was in despair.
whats the use Of living, anyhow ?''
walled, in desperation. "pve seen
nothing but trouble since my earliest
years. My mother before me expert
eRced nothing but disappointment and
sorrow; my children after me are to be
doomed to the same dreadful fate. !
wish to God we were all dead -
My soliloquy was cut short by the un-
expected entrance Of Mrs. Motley.
81 heard your she exclaimed, re-
proachfully, as, bursting into my room
like sunbeam, she brought with her
an indefnable radiance that had the
perfume Of wild flowers in it. 81 heard
youl You're growing morbid aud silly,
and you need a counter irritant Give
the baby over to my tender mercies
while you take a nap. She needs a
bathi that's all. You've kept her for a
day and a half in that abomiuable
courtroom, filed with an Invisible
floating compound Of vile whisky and
vile tobacco, and the child, being hu-
man, has succumbed, as well as yourself.
Don't stop to ask me any questions, but
take 8 nap. I'll talk to you when you
feel better"
There was no alternative but to obey,
which / did alphabetically, though l
somehow felt as if my interest in life
was returning, and I no longer contem-
plated possible suicide.
For two hours ! lay in a dreamy
languor; and then, the time for assem-
bling AZ court having again arrived, /
rose with difficulty aud repaired thither,
taking with me my child Gerald, and
leaving baby Ethel with Mrs. Motley.
My husband was already in the pris-
oner's box, and the stupid jury occupied
their accustomed place, eager to feast
their eyes and ears, as was the entire
crowd Of lookers-on, with a revelation
which gave promise Of much unsavory
detail.
Elder Chalmers had by this time ar
rived, and was placed upon the witness
stand.
My blood fairly froze as I watched
him. BY his side stood my friend, Mr..
Motley, as benevolent looking as ever,
while Gerald gazed into the grizzly
bearded, grim-visaged face Of his enemy
and mine, with the restless air OF a pin
| ioned eagle.
"What is your name?" asked the
prosecuting attorney.
"Chalmers, sir"
"And your occupation ?n
81 am a minister Of the gospel by pro-
fession."
"Are you engaged in your profession
at present 81
"No, sir"
"Then what is your business ?"
AT present / deal in mining stocks.
Ny health failed in the ministry, and !
was compelled to abandon the profession
/ for the present"
"Did you know the woman, Isabel
Martinez, Of whose murder the prisoner
at the bar stands accused ?"
81 did, slightly"
"Where did you know her?"
"At the San Francisco stock ex-
change"
"When ~
"Last summer"
"What was her occupation ."
"She was said to be a confidence
woman"
"Did you know her intimately ?"
Gerald leaned forward, his chains
clanking.
The witness blushed.
81 knew her by sight"
"Did you know that the prisoner was
on friendly terms with her?r
81 did,
"Were you aware that they quar-
relied %
81 was.n
Nov, state when, where, and under
what circumstances you last saw them
together"
; They had left the gambling den
where Captain Grey had lost heavily
and had gone to the front door-steps o
her lodgings. I had not observed then
1 closely but they might have stood an,
p talked upon the doorstep for half Al
T hour. / saw Mrs. Grey doggine then
= in suspicious manner, and that cause,