The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-04-23

s~!artle YOU"
"Lolue, | do not think you are
j~ushiable in Keeping secrets from
m4n connection Wtvh this affair"
II want 10 test your faith in me,
to see whether you can trust me as
i nave Trusted you. My brother
told me that you were untrue to
me, and had clipped with another
woman; had faith in you, and re
Iusedto believe his intormation."
Enough, Lottie; keep your own
secrets: | will serve you, and be-
!leye III you, as faithfully as Orlan-
do believed in his Rosalind."
Thank you, Edward; and l
promise you | will perform more
wonders for you than RosaIind.
did for her Orlando. She changed.
a shepherd boy to a beautiful maid
en-; but will show an angel,of pu-
rity, where everybody sees a She
demon"
Mr.. Rockland and | met Mr..
Outlet promptly at ten o'clock
next morning at the court room,
and the encouragement kindly
consented that Mr.. RQckIand
should fix any day for the trial that
he chose; consequently it was set
for Thursday-that being Tuesday.
| repaired immediately to the tele-
graph Office, and sent a dispatch to
the V%icksburg witheSs, requesting
his attendance and asking him to
answer whether he could come or
not. The reply came, and he
promised to come without fail.
Nov Edward" said Lottie,
when | showed her the telegram |
had just received from the Vicks
burg witness, " Ihaye ordered the
carriage, and want you to escort
me to the court house. Now do
not look at me like you are angry;I
must so to The court room lmmedi-
ately."
"Lottie, you know I could not be
angry with you; but will you be SO
good as to inform me why you wish
to go to the court house TO be star
ed at by a molly crowd Of very
rough people%
~ certainly have no wish to con
ceal my motive from you. In the
first place, | am going to examine
all the papers connected with Vic.
las case, especially the evidence
that was given in on the first trial"
ii can get those papers and
them to you, and 20 can~ha7e
ample time to examine them"
"Of course you could do that;
but | have another reason for wish.
ing to visit the court house; | want
you to introduce me to the Judge,
and all the law
yer5. | want to catch a few ideas
in regard to the manner of pro-
ceeding in court, so that when Vi
ola is put on trial, | will not be so
much EN- barra8Sed. shall ask the
80 let me crosS.eXamine some
States witnesses; and you
know that | ought to see howlt is
lone; and hat is exactly what am
to find out to-day"
You are going to leap into the
contest as an attorney, and plead
your clients case"
mo, | am not going to make any
cap at all; but have a trap set to
latch certain birds, and | am going
o arrange the bait myself, and at
he proper time | shall spring the
and pen the game. 1t is
intention to spend the remain
Ter o! this day in the court house;
II fact | think | shall make that
'Iace my headquarters until the
rial is over"
"Do you think you can stand the
okes andjoers and vulgar gaze Of
UGH a crowd as you must necessa-
lily meet in a criminal court
81 can bear anything, endure
anything, submit 10 anything, in
to save my dear, unfortunate
"Lottie darling, | do not believe
his world ever contained another
uch a good hearted, noble girl as
,ou; SO unsellish, so thoughtful Of
50 generous and ~sympathet-
c."
Edward reserve your compli-
nents u Viola IS clear, and then
on ma pile the hattery on as
luch IS you please"
81 suppose you will make an Oh
quent speech TO The jury in de
Of your client; can in my
Imagination hear the sweet words
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