The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-06-21
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The THREE magistrate hal sas nasnses
sssrsssily faf snt. The Hasamn nsss ssns,ta.
anil hal nov sstirI ~ ssM.isl.s th.is
,lssvsion, n wAA 4 distressing e~~s. and
n~wrstnr In Airnh hsi.lre, ~hirh IL d
mesr handful ~ 4 tn~a, prrwksi In.
tens~ interest snnue Thu inhabitants,
Everybody knew thr PARTIES concerned.
lsilAs wcsllssuck. the nlnrsant prusrcu.
Tn, w~s s~nint partner III All imptra.
rivcly eolid Arm which had flomrishssl Ia
tlie bcruneh FIR generations. NJ IN.
joycd reputation ios stfict protits and
hrmsl lrnevulence which vas sinrulnrly
merited. His spn Augustus tNlso In The
hrtn), = vitnesa foF The prosecution, was
held In much esteem bv certain II The
Younger wort IN SinRlehridgc. ~ho sym.
pAthiDel with biz alniahle willnrrscs.
md II certain ri the older snrt locked
Askancc " these, why, that wna only
natural. About Mr.. Blanchard. another
witness for the prosecution, little was
known to the inqnifiug cosaips, lie
hal been resident with The Wcsthro,ks
Tor about eight months, during which
period he hal sat alongside Ons In the
cilicc In hnAiness hnnrs, and had been d
goul deal about with him nj other times,
They GOT on amazingly we'll together,
people observed. bnt despite All lin
rfIOfts--and sonic III these were marked
enough Mr.. Blanchard failed ID
similarly captivatc Gus pretty sister
Fanny. An became her fathers laurh.
ter, she treated the Wcst Indian conn,r
tion ri her fathers firm with unfuitrriur
RrAci0uAncss. Hut her sweet RI moods.
her tcntlcrrst looks and gcntlcst toncs
were mot for HIM. Tho magician M
whose bidding they 10 gladly came was
Rlnnchnsd'H instructive f0s, From III,
moment Harold White, confidential
clerk ~ Tho firm, and potential partner
therein, mct and simply shook hands
with The West Indian. they hated cacl,
other with 4 hatred TINT owed Ia sns.
tcnancc on the one side b. contcmpt.
and on the other 10 malice anu wlI
nncharitablcnt HH To day will bchol,l
thc triumph or discontinue al ljlan.
chArh. in the Police Court ~
6tn9lebndgc. In The prescncc ~ d
crowd ~ people, the majority III whom
nro personally known II him, Harold
White stands accused. on the united ~.
limony ~ the Westbrovhr. father and
NON, u cmbrxxlement.
To the profound cliagrin " tho mag
istfatrs' clerk, who. cordially diAlikine
blanchard, Wishes we'll 10 tho accused
the latter conducts liH own defense,
silence In The conrt /"
ID the four actors In Tho little drama
old Mr.. Wc.tbFook betrayr The most na |,
tation - the opening u door al liz
back u tho court hcrnltls tho return III
tho maGistrMscs IL their svMl. On Iii,
bench. The silence III oppressive when
In voice full III meaning, the Chuirmn,
turns ~ the accused and saws,
Hanld White, | who have known
you Tor ~ many years need not say TIM
The long examination which my brotl,c,
magistrates and myself have this dA,
conducted ~ the very hest II our Ahilit,
hAA been ~ All ri IN franght with tI,c III
mast pain. And W nr bound III admit
IN yomr behalf. that nothing hnx trans
ptrcd In the course III ihiA hcnrin,
which reliccts In the less! upon YOU
conduct during tho period 10 which, | r.
Ter. We have gwen due consideration
70 this fact IN yonr favor, and have com.
70 the conclusion, actuatrd By motive,
which wc earnestly hope you viii live /.
appreciate in proper spirit. 10 dismiss
this case. You may 70"
Bulm character, !" exclaimed White,
~ voice husky with emotion; "wh,
- 10 clear tl,at 81 faint 7"
Yourself, " solrmnly answered III,
Chairman. '"Call the isest case !"
Daxed, trembling under tho inlincnc
81 wAIring passions, hc lift tho docl
aud passed out al Che court into the sun
lit street. Whittier should ho direct hi
fecti Al be- slowly and mechanically
seeing nothing, hearing nothing, Will
bowed head and leAtlen gait, stole aloal
~ Tho direction u tho river lido, no fei
touch On his arm. HI paused.
u wAs one II Mr.. Wcstbfook'H clerks
The lad's mouth wins trum ulou. Will
sympathy.
this note. Mr.. White. II there any An
swerl"
" Yea" he rrpli..l, TEARING the natn,
intO a1OmGt there Ii. Mr.. WestbroOl
wishes - - 80. Tell him that ~ nl.aI
nnt 9ese aGain until hc ii prepared i
stand MP IN that Court Honsc aud pra
" 10 allowed ~ proclaim my innoccnc
IN tones ~ loud m those which he use,
to-day Ia declaring nv guilt"
The lnd lett him. The September su
waA sinking rsslly behind d familiar l,cl
81 woods which iringed the turtle
tank Of tho river IN he continued MI
moody wslk. lie hHl held on for mile,
hcGsIlesa Oi The direction hc byUk. an
NOW hc Aw0kc from his m III pas.touNt
bitterness 10 Ind hims1li on d sr0t I'm
haA often been hallowed Wv III pr,,
ence u The gisl ~ loved. What lil II,
think ~ him.
Harold II
"ysnnyl'
In those two words al was exprcsse,I
II lhet 6trce embrace doubt was slait
"Oh, Harold, ! have followed you n
hours. fearing to speak. you looked i
pAls and changed "
~ IN changed. They have not M
no ~ prison, Fan, but tho prison tall
\ On No.. Why don't you shrink irol
thc moral lepef. - the rest N them Inv
dime
"l,ecMnsc "--~and il seemed 10 him I
though hcr voicu Ind never thrills
With such sweetness before - kno
you."
And y0u believe"
THAT All csn b. tiehtsd UT. | q
witt deas--if Jon Will lct me-. 70
ueves wGr0 more precious IN ma lhn
y0u asc q this moment. =
~ Ciss WrstbfMk ~. Como, Fanny
this u no place fur yon.
Harold and she haL not heard II,
l00tStrpA II WA Blanchard aud h.
bsUlhef Who Ind approached unnoliccxl
And no place for yon. either" sAIt
Whit 70 Blanchard.
ysnsh," replied ths worthy. Il