Weekly commercial herald., 1885-09-18


At first / thought was going or had oo,
mad. The thoughts which rushed throne
my mind were disjointed, and wanted cohe
ence. An innocent man accused OF Ii
crime! TO be tried on the twentieth III
twentieth and now it Is the sixteenth
! Fresh evidence forthcomingl The fools-tb
utter foolsl This the boosted detective skin
10 arrest on suspicion, to bring to trial ,
man VINO must be ignorant of everything
connected with the murderl What is to bt
dones What can be done? Oh. INV wife
my poor, darling wifel
Then, believe | cried like a child. Il
seemed to me that all was lost There wa,
out one thing to be done-one course to he
taken, My darling must give herself up tc
Justice and by her confession free this luck.
less wretch who now stands in peril of his
Lfe- She must bear the shame Of the trial.
and crust to human Justice and the mercy
winch she had right to expect. Oh, it was
Pitlful, pitiful! For long while no alterna.
tive course suggested itself to me- -
Human justicel What is Justice See
how it can errl 1t can arrest, try, andLoh.
horrible neutrality-suspicious. condemn to
death an Innocent mani How then would
1t fare with Philippa! Who, now that mar
rage has sealed my lips, was there to prove
her madness when she slew that mani
ragged at the thought 1t seemed to me that
we were hard and fast in the tolls. might
" Is true, call William, my servant, to swear
tnat her manner was strange and wild upon
Eat night. might call the nurses to prove
Aab Wnen nrsS they saw her she was recov-
erlng from an attack of mania But wonld
they be credited Would not a clever law
yer soon convince twelve ordinary men that
IL was not her madness which prompted the
crime, but the crime which produced the
madness We were indeed meshed and
bound; hemmed in on every side: helpless
and. II seemed, hopelessl
And Philippa must be told thisl Inust
tell herl How could nerve myself to rnaka
Cne truth known to her--now, Of all times,
when her health was all but restored; when
a kind Of sad but placid acuuiescence IN what |
fate had wrought seemed to be praduallv
coming over her; now, when | was once |
more building up hopes Of happiness for her
as well as for me! For Iknew-ahl tfIinl ~ |
this, and pity me-that before another half |
year should pass there might be giyen "a NV |
wife and me gift which would 20 far to-
Ward sweeping away the memories Of gloom
and horror which had of late spread over
~ ~ lives even dared to hope, to feel GER
taln, "a, that as she gazed into baby eyes, as
she pressed tiny head to her bosom. some
nay, much Of the lost sweetness and elorv ~
life might return to my love. -
Think OF this, and picture me lying on the
ground that day, with the damninp intellI.
gence fresh on my mind Think that In
few hours l must return to my home and tall
NY wife that the bolt had fallenl There was
40 alternativel was
No alternatvef STAY, there IL an altarno.
'ivel The blood seemed to course wildly
'hrough my veins, my heart beat fercaIv
ny lips grew dry, and choking sensation
'ame over me, as for tho first time the sin,-
PIE YET certain way Of cutting the knot Of
ny difficulties flashed across nv mind a.
imple so easy it at first appeared. that /
aughed at my stupidity in not having seen
t at once
y Tear that eccursed paper to pieces, Basil
Sorthl Scatter those pieces to the winds
'orget what you have read. Go back TO
our luxurious, flower bedecked home Meet
he one you love with smile upon your
ace-you have forced smiles before nowl l
Treet her as usual Say nothing Of this [
norning's news. Keep your own counsel; !
ury all You have learned in your secret
cart Do this, and be happy forever more
Bat the mantle man who In few days,
lme is to be tried for another's acts We'll
hat OF him9 The fool will doubtless be AZ,
ultted. Fooll Yes, it is the right term for ,
ne who can bring himself under suspicion
ut II Justice runs on the wrong track until )
le end--if that man diesl l
What theng What is this miserable Nfa
hat are a hundred lives, when yye,rhaA
gainst Philippas happinessg What L nor- 1ce
,ienrel What is right and wronoS 4 111ont M 4
the phantom which men csiI bo,,oo.S
7 hat, after all, Is crime2 Be silapt as,d
,rget You are asked to do no n1ora Snn Ss,,r !
ave riches youth, health and strong wilIr