Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-02-08

the woman, who was drunk. Tho policeman
advanced and touched her on the arm.
"Come, you be off," he said, you're
drunk
At that moment Mr.. de la Mole ceased
giving Judgment.
~ amt drunk" said the woman, loud
enough to attract the attention Of the whole
court, which now, for tho first time, OBJ
served her extraordinary ATTIRE and I've
right to be in the public court"
Come on" said the policeman, "the clerk
says you're to 60"
1.-THE clerk says so, does he2' she answered;
land do you know who the clerk isl I'll tell
you all,n and she raised her voice to a screami
"hes my husband, my lawful welded hus.
band, and here's proof of it, and she took
the folded certificate from her pocket and
flung it so that it fell upon the desk Of enc
of the magistrates.
Mr.. Quest sunk into his chair, and there
was G silence Of aSonshment through the
court.
The squire was the first to recover himself.
"Silence," he said, addressing her; 'silence.
This cannot go on here.n
"But l want tustice,n she shrieked 81
want JUSTICE want warrant against that
man for bigamyn Renewed sensation)
Hes left me to starve; me, his lawful wife.
Look here" and she tore open tho pink satin
tea gown, II haven't enough clothes Oh me;
the bailffs took all my clothes; have suf-
fered his cruelty for years and borne it, and
l can bear it no longer. Justice, your wCr-
ships; only ask for justice"
"Be silent, woman" said Mr.. de la Mole.
III you have any criminal charge to bring
against anybody, there is a proper way to
make it. Be silent, or leave this court"
But she only screamed the more for justice,
and loudly detailed fragments Of her woes to
the eagerly listening crowd.
Then policemen were ordered to remove
her, and there followed a most frightful
scene She shrielicd and bit and fought in
such a fashion that it took four men to drag
her to the door Of the court, where she
dropped exhausted against tho vail i'll the
corridor.
"Wcll," said the observant George to him
self, "she has done the trick proper, and no
mistake. Couldn't have been better. That's
a master one that is.n Then he turned lis
attention to the stricken man before him
Mr.. Quest was sitting in his chair, his face
ashen, his eyes wido open, and his hands
placed fiat on the table before him. When
| silence had been restored, he rose and tul ned
! 80 tic bench, apparently with the intention
Of addressing the court But he said noth-
ing, either because lie could not find words
or because his courage failed him. There
wag moments intense silence, for every one
n the crowded court was Watching him, and
the sense Of it seemed to take what resolution
i nc God left out Of him. AT auy rate, he left
tho liable and hurried from the court. In the
passage ne found the Tiger who, surrounded
| ~ little crowd, and with her hat awry and
her clothes half torn from her back, was
| huddled gasping against the wall.
She saw him and began to sneak. but he
stepped and faced her. He faced her grind
ing his teet and with such an awful fire Of
fury in his eyes that she shrunll from him in
terror, fattening herself against the wall.
"What did tell youl" he said, in a choked
voice, and then passed on. A few PAGES down
the passage he met one Of his own clerks, a
sharp fellow enough
Here Jones, he said you see that wo-
man there She mas made charge against
me. Watch her, SEQ where she goes to, and
fnd out what she is going TO do. Then come
and ,el me at the Office. II You lose sight OF
her you lose your place too. Do you UNDER
| standp
"Aes, sir said the astonished clerk, and
Mr., Quest was gone.
He made his way direct to tho office. It
was closed, for he had told his clerks that he
should not come back after court, and that
they could 50 at half past t. He had his
/ Eoy, however, and, entering, lighted the gas.
/ Then ho went to his safe and sorted some
/ papers, burning good number Of them. Two
large documents, however be put by his side
to read one was his Will, the other was in.
dcr,, /: ".t..t.nont OF the circumstances con.
uu,tc ...A tiith.n
Fin looked through his will. 1t had
I 1... md -