Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-03

ie"eihoer THIS much. ASH laid ph,,,,,
~ :" on one OF the hard wooden benches +,
'lie stone corridor l kept repeating 70 ~,
bciI' innocent, my love is inpocsnt. ths.
nan - guilty. l suppose this c,nt;nu,I
.eAtefasiol was all cnde ,vor to iunross 49,
ueHiehoous TACT upon nv brain which for
ume was incredu.ous, and refusad ~ M
terrain it, 'e'uSeo W en-
Threw UP my wife's veil and batba5 h.r
lace Win water, which was brouph. M. 10.
kinaiy policeman. Presently her ewes
opened, and Consciousness returned. she
stroJa to speak, '''"
NY presence of mind was fast retprr,rc
dearest" | whispered, ''as Won love mo
no! word in this place. In a minute we
will leave it," W.
one was ,obedient; but l knew from the
"lo look OF Joy III her eyes that obedience
asked her to the utmost. She was soon |
"oie 10 rise, and then we walked from the
court, pushed our way through the crowd
VINO waited in the street, busily Disgusting
Tie sudden termination to the trial. threw
ourselves into cab, and In another moment
were alternately weeping and laughing in
each others arms.
II was, however, but for a moment, The
Inn TO which we drove was close at hand.
1hefe we were shown into room, and were
at last free to give the fullest vent to our
pent-up feelings.
1t would be absurd for me to attempt to
reproduce our words, our oisjointed excla-
nations. 1t would be sacrilege for me to
describe the tears that we shed, the en-
braces, the loving caresses we lavished on
each other. Think of us an hour, one short
nour ago! Think of us now! The curse
iald upon us by that awful night removed
forever! Our secret kept, or secrecy, If still
ADVISABLE, no longer absolutely needful.
fhillppa, in spite Of all had seen, in spite
OF 81 she had told me on that night when
fould her, wild, distracted woman, in q
storm the widest that years have known,
gulitless OF her husbands death! Innocent
not only as she had in my eyes always been,
out also, what was far more, innocent in
her own eyes!
Small wonder that for nearly an hour We
sat with our arms twined around each other,
and used few words which were more than
rapturous EXPLANATIONS of love and Joy.
There! l cannot, will not describe the
scene more fully. l will say no more, ex-
cept this; when at last we grew calmer,
Philippa turned TO me, and once more saw
terror gathering in her eyes.
BASIL" she said, lit Is true-it must be
trueo"
''Frue! of course it Is"
THAT man, the prisoner. could not have
pleaded guilty when he was innocent"
''Why should he? 1t meant death to him,
poor wretch"
but why did he confess:'
'Who can tell? Remorse may have urged
him to do So"
Philippa rose, and her next words were
spoken quickly and with excitement.
mo, did not do it. The thought, the
dream haunted me, but did not believe il
F., until heard those men talk of the way he
died. Then it all came back to me. The
mad storm, the dead man over whom /
stood; even then don't think Iactually be
lieved it. 1t was when you told me how
you found me, that lost all hope"
dearest, forgive me. should have be
lieved in the impossibility of the act ever
in your delirium, even il had seen it done
Philippe, say you forgive me-"
She threw her arms around me. Basil
my husband" she whispered, YOU hay,
done much for me, do one thing more; fine
out the whole truth-find out why this MAJ
killed him, how he killed him; find out
one; then, Basil, such happiness as hav,
never even dreamed Of will b, miner
"And mine" echoed.
promised to do as she wished. Indeed
the moment had recovered my senses,
resolved to learn everything that could b
learned. Once and for all would clea
away every cloud Of doubt although tina
cloud might be not bigger than man!
hand.
But Philippe must not stop in Tewnham
Her strange conduct during the trial, he
fainting-fit after it, were bound to have a
tracted the attention Of those present. N
doubt she was looked upon as q friend q
tho prisoner, who was overpowered by til
sudden and awful ending to the case. Still
she must not stay at Tewnhnm.
We went to London by an afternoon trail
The next morning again ran down to th
. place at which the trial was held. l asce
tanned the name Of the convicts solicitor
and as soon as found him at leisure r
Quested the favor of an interview.
I found him apparently worthy, respec
: able man, but Of nature inclined to
, choleric. told him called on him becaus
: was mach interested In the case OF Il
convict William Evans. Mr.. Crisp, that W,
, his name frowned and tidgeted about vii
, some papers which were in front of him.
II would rather not talk about the case
he said sharply. Nothing for many yea
, has so much annoyed me-"
, "Why? Your client only met with n
deserts
r ''True-true. But am lawyer, sir. u
province is not to think SO much OF deser
as of what we can do for client. It is ha
to try and serve fool"
r mo doubt; but l scarcely understand 20
meaning"
z Meaning! Icould have saved that ma
!. There was no evidence to speak OF again
, him. What did it amount to? pistol
r a peculiar make found in field half mi
!. away from the scene OF the murder; O
I man who could swear that the pistol W
3 my clients property-a pawnbroker'
4 whom he wanted to sell it. Positively, S
that was the whole case for the crow
: Never so disguised in my life-never!
!, The exctable little mans looks Sho"
! that his disgust was not assumed.
So the pistol which had thoughtiess
hurled away had after all, furnished
}, clew and brought the criminal to 1usti'
Although was now quite satisfied that
u right person was to suffer for the "a
: crime, l resolved to get all the addition