Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-10
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She gcis ul further than thoso two voris
Order ln che courti Onier in the cuuriI
/. shouted so stsmly and nercely that she All
lut lo.-as hsr presence u mind Sae faiters.
shs ho.itaics AMI gianccs holpiess'y around
| s.irs tho monsnt ~ sheer foroo drag
her hack b. her scat prsY her bY Tie loFs
sie i.ars me o. eAil In silence dras the
veil over her facs q bile % from tse hun
lrcis q curious eyes which ars turned uprn
b. Whlio 90 doing hear tis sharp man.
dat. Turn that person out of court
Hal any scrious atismpi been male o.
rut M. or,lsr IN force. bslisyo that ihl-
ipra would have resisted ani oncc mono a.
tcmrt..i o. assoTt the prisoners innoc-ucr
ant hsr own guilt-lf q was guilt foriu-
uateiy IT, rollcoman eho draws near us tn
carry out tho order L. my fucni % the
mouing abb hal accsp'ei my goid u
may D. on this account he faFon a. 10
nav d.. whcn a momentarY disturunnci
sutsldc.. AMI the Icrf.iraior does uot ~em
tsnt up.n repeating it. that tha expulsion -
not inslstsi upon. u may D. That ihAipptf
acc1silng ths lllge vas lolssi upon as a
so.ccism hrolghi about b. tl' excite n'ni
u a uoak woman Who was in spn1 way
connected with The prisoner. suppose sucn
ascsua dosi sofnetlmes occur. ani p'rAala.
n a. rcpotliion b. guarii a-tins', hu'
namely m.niei lligf stl nt d,ny To
orcnler the sorry comfort ~ se'ing her
ffisnis trial @ an eni Perhaps 90 luiss
who this day Trvsii'- b. unusually good
naturcd AMI easy going Any Hay, o.r
friendly policeman does Mt carry oli hls in
.iructions AMI the court resumes ~ Oua
nrsA
bot many curious locks ar cast ai the
vellei woman ~ my ale ! noiica That
The haWk.faoei No Wils1n turns in her
s,at AMI looss alsays AZ IA. AMI, strange O.
say. | nliicl that The prisoner in th' d1cs -
sili staring hxedly in our direction Ine
paiicrmen take him by ths arms, face him
round toward the lench. Once more tne
solemn question. Are y0u guilty, OF not
guiltf !, askc,l
A short excited paus Ths prisoner an.
svcrs Well. knos What h. sayH aithough
h. sretss to family that dO n0i hear his
voice strange D. say. his answer seems 20
crc,ts consiisTatis agitation People who
are near g. him look back ami shisTer O.
thos, In the rear. A barfisiar turnI Ia hs
sat AMI stsres in dumbiounis'l way a. a
Gentleman l.hlni ham. This gentleman
ri... up fu.sily, AMI bustlcs rOuni O. the
dock. wherc f0r a minute h. seems o. D. IN.
Gagged In earnest cunversation with the prls-
or1r Tho latter shakes his head sullcniY
AMI horels-siy. In an APPARENTLY highly
excited state the gentleman, whom fixhuy
iulso % L. solicitor for tho dsfefce, huuiei
tack. whispers b. tho barrister. and seems
by his gesture to b. washing hii hanis u
scm. responsibility.
What dos IL all m,ani Why do they not
20 on with the triali The suspsnie u grow
ing more than | can bear liushi The
Judge speaks
Tho ofcitemsnt h spreading through The
court, In spite q the warning looks u ths
authorities. Teoplo are whispering O. each
other. Tho Judge Is speaking earnestly 70
the prisoner Ne sesm b L. explaining
something. cOun-elling somsthing. sun
the man shakes his head sullenly. What
dos IL all meant
Mcani The next solemn action. the next
solemn words u tho rci-robei Judge answer
my question: ami tell me that thing has
come 20 pas which never entered within
the range Of probability. Or have | teen
asleepi Has the trial bsen Z ,ns through.
AMI the wort the very worst happenedf
80, i've minute, ago pull~i fhilippa back
o her seat, AMI forcei her % withhold her
damnlng words Even nov my grasp s on
her % prevent her from rising.
Hai I0oki Ths Judge plaocs a square q
black sllk upon his head The prisoner
cover. down lie would fall were
Il not for the arms which support
him on either siie A rustic q In
tenss feeling runs through the court Men
catch their breath; womsns eyes are dis
tended The sensation seekers ars rewarded
HArki The Judge speaks ! can hear him
plainly nos, although there II deep emotion
m bis voice.
Prisoner at the bar. you are guilty, BY
your own confession, OF an atrocious. cold
bloo.isi murder. tho motive for which 10
known Tut 10 yourself ani your esd For
ne only the painful duty remains"
GUILTY. On liz own confessional The man
guftyi The man to save whom We have
tsavellei night ami day-he 10 eriminali
Phllippa. NV peerless Philipp ! my wifsi
my Lowell Innoosntl innoosati This-this
revulslon % feeling is more than human ma
tore can bsari
Order In the oourti Order In the courtr
What is az Who Il iti Only q woman IN
dead faint She l. borne out tsndsrly.
lovingly, proudly. by q man who CLASPS biz
precious burden 70 heart full of such rap
ture A. few u his fellow creatures can ever
have known
But let Il also 10 hopsi that few have
ever endured such grief and anguishi
CHAPTER XVI
"wHKRr ARE THE SHOWS THAT TrtL Last
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