Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-02

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WARREN AND RE PEDDLER.
"Pete, let's take room, want to
hear it all from you"
Pete had walked over from Big Sandy
the day before, and last night was the
first he had heard of it, but the whole
country was talking over the supposed
larceny.
.'It's all lie," said Pete, ''it's every
bit o it Il lie, made out O whole cloth,
and shabby goods at that"
as she really in Jail, and have you
seen her?" asked Warren, anxiously.
Pete explained that he had been on a
trading tour and had not seen Helen
since he left her at Arnold's, but he had
the strongest faith in her innocence, and
knew that he could convince Squire
Buffers IN three minutes.
"Thc trial comes of to-day" said
Pete. IAN eft that blasted train were
on time we could make It before it be-
gins
Eyes. aud it may be over, and she
committed before we get there" said
Warren.
That's so; but all we can do is
wait"
"Whv was it behind time on this
morning?" said Warren. ''Can We not
walk therep"
NO; nor hire carriage that'll take
% any sooner than the train, ct it
comes even at one o'clock.
Warren went out on the depot plat
form and began walking back and
forth the full length Of It. Pete per-
suaded him to eat some breakfast, but
it was small amount. and then he
continued walking up and down the
platform, while his whole soul seemed
on fire at tho delay
CHAPTER XXI
TIE DYING CHILD.
The nearer Helen Lakeman's trial
approached, the less chance there
seemed to be of proving her innocence.
There were 30 many corroborating cir
cumstances to fasten the guilt upon her.
But. strange to say.a reaction had set
in. Public sentiment, as to the belief
In her guilt, was just the same, but she
was gaining sympathy every day. The
weekly Newton papers-for Newton.
like all other Western towns. had two
newspapers with an average cord-wood
| subscription of four hand, 81 each--had
two columns. and seve. al '.squibs, I"
devoted to larceny.
One headed the column of his article
"A Pity" and the other had 'Shame''
- the catch line. The pity was for the
| girl, and the shame was that she
should be so neglected that she should
b forcel to steal for herself
and little brother. These two papers
were the Newton Republican, and the
Newton Democrat, both political sheets.
whose main. idea was to carry the
county for their party in order to gel
the public printing. which is the life
blood of many country newspaper.
Both seemed to harmonize. for once, on
the one idea of sympathy for the poor
should she he convicted. This at neo.
pie to talking. Many who had known
her formerly, and knew what sweet.
patient girl she had been; how she had
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