The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-16
A Tale Of Two Continents.
BY MRS. NINA LAWSON.
CHAPTER XXNNII.

As Lenora was struggling with ner-
self to keep from falling, policeman
came round the corner, in sight OF
Lenora, Just in time to see her fall.
He hurried to the spot and spoke to
her, but received no answer. He gently
touched her with the toe of his boot,
but she did not move.
Eli! Another one, dead drunk
that's the fifth to-day for me. The old
fellow will have his hands full to-mor-
row."
The policeman then rang for the
in dirty, dark cell. She did no. re-
cover from her faint for some time,
but when she did she was lying ON a
cold, damp floor in little dark room.
Help, help, help" rang out from
that dark, cold corner. BY and By a
coarse-looking man came along with a
lantern in his hand
who calls for help and what's want
ing?" He was then opposite Lenoras
cell.
ut was [, sir, and please come and
let me out of this awful dark, cold
room"
The voice sounded so sweet, so diff
ferent from what he had been used to
hearing, that he went to the door of
the cell through curiosity.
By the light of the lantern Lenora
could now see that she was a prisoner,
but when or how she came to be one
she could not tell She got up and
walked to the door OF the cell, where
the light from the guards liant IN
shone directly on her pale, beautiful
face.
please tell me where I am and why
am here?"
The guard looked at her for mo-
ment only, but could not speak: he
had never seen such beauty or heard
so sweet voice before, and now that
it should be in prison cell, 10 wonder
he did not know what to say.
lou-you-were put there under
charge of drunkenness, and-are
to be tried in the morning, miss"
Il drunk, sir, that is mistake; the
last ] remember | was walking along
the street, and everything began to go
round and round. | was not drank,
sir, but [ had nothing to eat since
morning, and the wind blew so cold
and
There she stopped, for her voice
trembled SO that she could not sreak,
and great tears came into her eyes, she
leaned up against the iron bars and
sobbed as il her heart would break.
ooh, darling, can you see me now.
Don't feel sorry for | hope to be with
you soon. I wish they had left me oat
in the cold to die, ard then l would
now be in heaven.
The guard stood at the door and
heard what she said, lie believed that
she was innocent OF the charge.
Don't CRY so, miss, ] emit help
your being here, but III bring you a
blanket and pillow t. lie on tonight,
and Ill bring a lamp, too, for it's
awfully dark down IN this corner; don't
mind about it to night, for | guess
you'll get out in tn mornin'."
He then went away, and soon re-
turned with the little comforts that ne
thought she ought to have; Leuora
took them and thanked him kindly
she had not yet noticed that her ring
and watch were gone, but when she
went to see what time it was she
missed them. How terribly she was
frightened, and how her heart ached,
for she was afraid they were stolen!
BY and by the guard came down
near her cell, and she called him and
told him about her Jewels.
Don't be worried, miss; I'll geG
them back for you in the morning.
Lenora could not sleep all night,
and when morning came she could
scarcely hold up her head; but after
she had eaten her breakfast land the
guard saw that she had pretty good
one for prisoner she felt much
better.
At nine o'clock she was taken from
the cell to the courtroom. Before she
left the cell she yelled her face, in the
hope that no one could see her
There were quite number tried be
fore it was time for her case. She had
been sitting there perfectly still, not
listening to anything that was going
ON, or thinking of anything but her
great trouble.
Finally her case was called and she
was told to take the stand. OF course
she was startled, and did not know
what the Judge meant; then they told
her 1t was time for her to be tried, and
as she rose to her feet, in some way
her hat and veil was knocked from her
/ head and fell to the floor She did not
seem to notice it for she was too much
frightened to think of anything or
realize where she was.
The room was full of all kinds of
people, anxious to hear the different
cases and see the different prisoners.
Lenors's dress was plain, close fitting
black, and seemed to suit her style of
beauty; her long golden curls were
carelessly tossed about, some living on
her shoulders, while others hung down
the back to the waist.
As she took the stand a murmur of
admiration rang through the room.
All were surprised and fascinated with
the beautiful little prisoner, and as she
turned her great, sad, dreamy eyes to
the Judge he did not know what to
say. After clearing his throat consider
ably, he said:
you are charged with drunkenness:
are you guilty or not guilty."
Il am not guilty, sir. And every
body in the courtroom believed what
she said.
You were seen Keeling on the street
last night, and finally fell over in the
gutter. How do YOU account for that ?"
Il was very cold and exhausted from
want of something to eat | was then
Going to a pawn-shop to pawn the only
dress l had except the one l have on.
end | grew 50 weary that l presume
| tainted, and then some one found me
lying there.
How does it happen that you were
hungry and that You were going to
pawn Your dress; had you no money 2"
Il had but ten cents, and could not
/ set work to earn more"
Here the Judge drew open a drawer
IN his desk, and held up Lenora' 5
| Jewels
How does it happen that you had
these expensive jewels, and SO many ?