The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-02-21

crowd, n the women bend forward
with tears in their eyes. How they
watch him as he drinks the water the
gaoler gives him. And for the first
time Erica's self-suppression wavers a
second. She lifts her hands to her
brow and presses them there, and then
they drop, once more, and she is rigid,
story of wrong and crime, %concealing
nothing. only denying that he had any
Fermentation of murder. The wit
nesses FROM Rington had made it clear
that up to the time of the two men quit
ting the hotel they had seemed good
friends, but that Walter had bitterly
r~eproached him with causing his ruin,
and then he had lost his temper, and
struck the blow that killed him.
II meantto kill him in that moment"
he said. The witness POINTER has
spoken truth in everything. l promised
him money to hush up the matter, and
he consented to help me. l went then
to Grayle House, where l knew my
cousin was all alone and told her all,
and claimed the fulilment of that vow
1sed to keep the secret from her hus-
band, who did not even know of my
existence, for" said the prisoner, the
reckless hardness that had been soft
ened i'll these last few moments gaining
influence again, u vas not an orna-
ment to the family, and every one
knows how careful Mr.. st. John is of
his name. l have only one thing
more to say" and now he looked
straight at the judge, and his voice was
sWayed by a new feeling; my only mo-
tive in making this confession is to
clear the name of my cousin, who has
suffered all these years for my fault.
She has lain under a false imputation
since she left her home with me. She
did it simply becaiise she was afraid to
leave me alone to manage my escape
And I swear before Heaven, as I am
perhaps a dying man, that there was no
thought of wrong between us, and she
q shadow of dishOnor on her fair name.
I have nothing more to say, my lord,
and | thank you for allowing me to
make the only reparation | can. even if
q little late. to the woman who has
been at least noble enough to sacrifice
even her name for the sake of an oath
made to a dying woman"
1t was evident that a profound i'm
preston had been created by this con-
fession and defence of Erica st. John.
There was ven a faint attempt to
cheer this tardy %reparation; and many
he e, was NOT 90 ~ Rad u! af hTi ail "'t And in HE
eager curiosity to see how Erica bore
this, the words of the judge as he began
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