Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-01

'NYes; listen. Heaven forbid that should
tempt you. Think; he is, no doubt, man
of a lowiy station in life. Philippa, am
rich, very rich"
Il do not understand you, she SAID, press
ing her hand to her brow.
Money will compensate for anything
Let him stand his trial. lie is innocent If
there is Justice in the land, he may, he must
be found not guilty"
But the agony of mind he must pass
through!'
For that | will pay him over and over
again. He may be but a country boor, to
whom thousand pounds would be mex
haustible wealth. But, whatever his station,
the compensation sent to him by an un-
known hand shall make him bless the day
which laid him under the false accusation.
Reflect, look at the matter in every light. L
swear to YOU that in my opinion We may,
with a clear conscience, await the result OF
the trial"
She sighed, but made no answer. Her ST.
Iencr was a JOY to me. 1t told me that my
speciOus argument carried weight. TOOK
her hands and kissed them. | told her again
and again that 1 loved her; that my life as
well as hers depended on her yielding.
III WAS lDis- btN'tF Sttt NltAN'u- lhO
thought of a felow-crtature lying in prison,
perhaps for months and tomorrow to stand
in shame before his judges, on account of
deed which she herself had done, was an
guish to her noble nature. Then, growing
desperate at seeing the only plank which
could save us from the wreck spurned for
the sake of what. in my present mood, Twas
able To believe too finely strained scruple,
used my last and, as | rightly judged, my
most powerful argument. told her that it
would he not only she who would suffer for
that unconscious act, but that |, her hus-
band, must pay the penalty due from an ac-
ceSSory after the crime.
Heaven forgive me for the anguish my
words caused nat loving heartl Philippa,
OH whom the intelligence of my danger fell
like thunderho,t, sank back in her seat,
pale and trembling. Had | ever doubted
that my wife's heart-whOle love was my
own, that look would have dispelled the
doubt.
She prayed and besought me to leave her
at the next station; to let her finish the
journey and make her avOwal alone. My
reply was short. but sufficiently long to put
all hope Of my consenting to such a course
out Of her head. Then, for my sake, she
yielded.
'On one conditon-one only" she said.
''Be guided by me in this. In all else you
shall do as you like
Il must be in the court, Basil. l must
hear the trial. If the worst happen. there
must not be the delay Of moment; then
and there l must proclaim the truth"
You shall be at hand-clOse at hand. l
will be present.
NO! l must be there. / must hear and
see all. If the man is found guilty, l must,
before his horrible sentence is pronounced,
stand up and declare his innocence"
''All that could be done afterward.'
mo; it must be done then. Basil, fancy
put yourself in his place! Nothing could
atone for his anguish at hearing himself
condemned TO death for crime he knows
nothing of. l must be there. Promise me
l shall be there, and for your sake will do
as you wish"
1t was the best concession l could get. l
promised. l concealed the fact that il, when
sentence was pronounced, a woman rose in
the body of the court, and asserted the pris-
oner's innocence and her own guilt, the
probabilities were she would be summarily
elected. This made no difference Let
Philippa be silent; let the man be found not
guilty, and the next train could bear us back
TO Seville.
Yes, even now there was hopel