San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-30

and has contemptuously refused. L
view of these facts, his anxiety to Sc
them now strikes me rs an assumption.
s<swlers manner was loud and trucu
lent. He knew be was making a point
| Assumption or not, said the presi
dent coolly. as Hearn's face flushed
hotly under the sting. lit is the un'
doubted right of the accused to see any
exhibit produced in court.
/ II feel bound. then. TO prevent their
neing improperly dealt with while in his
hands" said LAWYER, hanging on to his
| volumes and bent on making the scene
as effective as possible.
Il viii take all responsibility, sir.
You may be sure the accused will not
injure them," was Grace's prompt and
| Indignant rejoinder.
And so, having interfered as long as
possible. the lawyer grudgingly handed
the book to Mr. Hearn. SYSTEMATICALLY
holding it open so that all near at
hand could see the array of items and
figures charged against him In doing
SO he even raised the volume to the level
of his own shoulder, aud the leaf tapped
lazily open until it stood in bold relief
Never moving from her seat Miss
Marshall, with glowing eyes and com
pressed lips, had silently noted every
word and motion. She was bending
forward eagerly, as though striving at
distance of six or seven feet to decipher
the writing on the page thus glaringly
exhibited. When finally LAWYER laid it
On the table, and Mr.. Hearn began slow 4
ly studying the page, she still retained
her position. Forgetful apparently of
everything around her, the young girl
was now so near that she could have
touched the table at which sat the &C
cused soldier.
Studying with panied, troubled face,
Mr.. Hearn at last began slowly turning
over the pages and looking at the head
ings of the other accounts. There was
something which he evidently desired to
satisfy himself about, yet everything
looked straight and plausible. Again
bent on taking every opportunity to
score point against the accused Lawler
suddenly arose:
II submit again, if the court will but
hear me, that while the accused has
been accorded the privilege of examining
his long neglected account he has no
right whatever to pry into the affairs of |
other officers. / maintain that he should |
be compelled to confine his attention to
his own page; there is quite enough
there"
Kenyon suddenly felt a slim white
hand gripping his wrist like wise.
Hearn was just turning down page
after briefly scanning the dates, but
rustic at his side attracted his attention? |
To his amazement Miss Marshall had
bent forward out of her chair and was
motioning and whispering to him:
again! Let me see through that |
page again"
The court was discussing at this in |
slant the question raised by Lawler. |
Maitland and Thorp protested that Hearn |
had right to compare other accounts |
with his own if he suspected fraud of |
any kind. Hearn himself, with throb-
bling heart, could only see and hear her.
Obedient to her signal, he again raised |
the leaf, and would have turned the |
book so that she could read it right side
up, but with imperious gesture she for
babe.
Hold it as it is" she signaled, as still
bending low she seemed studying every
line of the paper thus vertically placed
between her and the sunshine flooding
in at the open barrack window.
Quick, nowl More! more!" she mo-
toned. And wondering he turned sew
eral pages, holding each a moment or
two But she shook her head impatient
ly and signaled, $50 on!' until in sue
cession half dozen leaves were turned; |
then with eager light in her eyes, again
she held up warning hand, and the page
was stopped.
Very well, then" Lawler was saying
at this moment, with sarcastic emphasis.
''On the principle that misery loves
suppose we must accord him
the privilege of viewing the accounts Of
his fellow debtors" And with this
fresh piece of civil legal practice on his
lips, the judge advocate turned to the
group on his left and stopped short in
amaze. 10.
Hearn, utterly lost to what was going
On, was gazing with all his eyes at Miss
Marshall, who, flushed, eager, almost |
radiant, once more was leaning back in
her chair, but signaling to close the
book. 1t was Kenyon now who was
half rising and whispering sudden i'm
petuous words to Hearn.
For moment Lawler knew not what
TO think or say. Something told him