Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-04

never saw my father, but We 10th know
that he "a innocent. And Gideon remem-
bers his kindness, his tenderness. his gen.
sleness and his honor
"Your uncle Mathew--forgive mo. hut
II Is the truth--was wild, bad fellow.
lie quarrcle& with my father, not father
With him, and the debt waspaid. Mother
saw 1t done, and heard him boast that
the money should take him beyond the
reach Of irksono laws and chattering
tongues And for the bloody handkor-
chief, he had cut his hand, and unbound
and washed II, and tied It up affesh IN
mothers very sight that day. Don't dare
TO doubt Il. don't be 10 cruel Us to doubt
It, Agnes Grey"
Then she brought mo tho picture that
they kept rs sacred relic, and verses
written by his hand and tender love let
tiers yellow with age. and a. looked at
the face-so sweet, so good, 80 like that
Of the Gideon Lee | lmew--l felt mro
that those who stood before me, though
they wero the children Of the man who
was hung, were not the offspring Of n
murderer And aftorward Gideon also
spoke.
ut Is hard 20 bear" he said. 'hari to
know that we must bear Il all our liyoaj
but II you only zee tho truth--if only,
without proof YOU will understand that
we know no murder was ever done by
our dear fathers hand--wc. who have
his pictured face upon tho wall, the lot
tcrs written 70 our mother, the words
our mother wrote begging rs 20 read
them often whom she was dead, and
never doubt the man who on bis knee,
in the condemned cell. calling on God "a
witnoss his last words. had sworn 10 The
vito who would have loved him even
had no in some hasty moment dealt q
fatal blow, that he know nothing Of
Mathew Grey'a death and oven doubted
that he was dead NJ Rll--if You can believe
with Us and not with those who wer,
his murderors. |, ut least, shall have d
lighter heart"
And put my hand into his, aud CAV,
the other TO Mndgc. and said honestly
II do believe as you do, and Away
gill.r
Aud 80 went away; but tool, thoi
faces with me, their plcrnnt ways, thei
voices As for Gidgun's face, 70 haunicD
me. There WINS about him q charm tina
no one olso ever had. They wcgo al
quaint. all charming In their way. bu
he most Of ALL
A pretty scandal thero was througl
the town when began 10 90 down L
/ the farmhouse 20 see my friends.
uow u, and fought IL brayols.
Gideon Loo never killed any one"
vowed aloud TO those who chidud M,
II will not ban HE children for tho faul
Of others"
But there In the town were those VIII
had been at the trial, aud eleven o., ia
/ jurymen and witnesses; and under
Stone In the graveyard were tho bonl
that had been sworn 20 rs Uncl
Mathews. and IN % bleak, lonely spc
near tho prison the coffin of the man vii
was hung; and how daiod ]. baby a
most ut tho time, 20 judge FOR myself
knew they were right enough, but
mover falterod. | was as suro as Mad.
was that her father mover killed Uncl
Mathew.
They would not come 20 my homl
Indeed, grandfather would have had Il
door closed In their faces, but nothiu
could keep me from thom. And Il vi
dangerous work for me, too, as | bcga
n know before long, 10 III 80 much
Gideon Leo's side, 10 hear his dear yoi'
90 often. TO feel my heart thrilling wit
loving pity Tor him for which had .
words. lilo was my wounded and De
pissed knight, this dear Gideon Ice, b
fore had known him three months, m
| would have given my life for hin
But he said no words Of love 10 mo nor
10 him. Just friends we were, and not
ing more, outwardly. That was cnou,
for tho town--onough for grandfath,
was called unnatural. found II
dearest friends grown cold. Even q
clergyman asked mo II "it would n
harm mo to hold eompanionship wi
such people"
And said; "rhoy are tho best peol
have ever known. And even had th,
father done the deed Tor which he die
they would DO no worse TO-. H. As IL
no was murdered, and you are all cru
10 these poor children OF his-cruel Al
unchristinn."
So he left me angrily, aud 10 many
friend loft me, and all my comfort "
10 VT between Madgo and Gideon in I
quiet evenings and talk TO thoin.
In the summer time wo used TO llg
no candles, and tho moonlight Z
through the ivy leaves upon US, and I
old dog lay at our feet and put his cul
head upon Madgo's lap, We wonld I
stories Of fairies and COLLINS or sing
mantle songa written before any OF
were born. Now aud thon Glide
would steal his arm about my waist
hold my hand awhile, and wrong thou
any ono might have thought there "
no more harm In II than though we h
been children.
Just 80 wc were sitting one evenli
when grandfather walked into our mi'
aud clutched me iiercely by tho ar
! No need to repeat tho words he utter,
The insults stung mo as sharply rs IL
could Gideon Lees children. But
= forbade me ever TO speak TO them agi
> aud took me home with him.
The last glimpse caught Of the bro
J or and sister showed Them to be slai
, INK hand in hand, their fingers clutcl
tight, their teeth set, their faces wi
with wrath under the moonlight
was my last glimpse for many yea
! for tho day after this we smiled for q
ada Grandfather was a Canadian, O
. 1t was partly TO revisit his native il
r | md nartly 10 mt tho ocenu between