Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-27
ANN BLDES DEBT.


O+tNt'A. tA' ANf MflNueu N'tFliN upon
the sharslra Building, eifaccd the walls
aud glued itaclf TO tine windows. conceal.
ing their frosty towering.
IN Che hail itself the CTR was thick and
sitting. It smelled oislissp skins. peas.
ants, eau DO vie. aud tho loaden vcntila.
ou IN tho upper glasses Of the skylzht
turned slowly and si1tifully.
Tho iurors, too. leaned YEARLY against
tho backs of their chairs. ono OF ihom
had closed his eyes and let his hand TALL
inert, lullcl 20 coincidence by thumonot.
onous scratching % the clerks pen.
Another tapped and softly beat the rat
a.plan with bic pencil on The table.
The PRECEDENT pushed bic gpoe.aeles to
Tho tpof lis nose aud moppad his damp
brow. ma stern griy oyc1. with % gllcial
stare. bent hxclly upon The door whence
would iisao the cllpriia in course VI
trial. aud on whom thoy waited to- pro-
uounco the sentence.
"ll thcrp not still another oney" de-
m9ndcd lr, prorntly, Of tlc ulcepy look
iug up1'ar 40 his elbow Ia hard. re-.
s)uant voice.
conc" responded The u,her; "a girl"
oh bi.u! bring her la thon,' aid the
President
The oror called, the door opened, the
girl entered
a current Of fresh air glided In with
her and foftly famed tho faces and
ticklod tho lashog " the cuiions assist.
ants. At tho hamc moment ray Of
sunlight pierced the ahuuding fog aud
danced between tho frosty eiohings Of
the panos across the dusty walls and
furniture Of tho hall of audience
"a girl" had said tho tipstaI-a child.
rather, scarcely more than on the verge
% maidonhoo1, and 40 pretty In her little
furrcd jacket. embroidered with wreaths
and blossoms aud fitting like the skin the
rounded waist, straight and slender ~
the stem Of young palm. Her black
cyeA wofo lowered 10 tho floor. but her
white brow was clear and uncloudod.
what Ia Il that you have done, my
childg' questioned the president indiiIer.
emily.
Tho girl ncryously ronrranged hor
/ handkerchief that covered her head.
caught her breath heavily then answered.
signing;
MY affair is sad. NJ. 10 President,
very. very sad"
Her voice, soft and dolorous went to
the heart like good music. that. even
when one hears IT no longer, seems still
10 yibrate Ia the air and change every
thing by-its mysterious Influence
Tho faces Of the jurors were no longer
40 moroso. The portrait Of the king, and
farther away still of the Judcx Curim.
/ appeared 10 make 10 her from the silent
wall benignant signs, encouraging her
To brayoly recount the affair 80 very.
very sad."
"llut SEQ you. said she, "this writing;
"it will tell you better than can"
Only she had iiut to seek IL; TO unclasp
the buttons OF her eorsagc aud draw II
fruin her bosom-a piece Of cracking
4 parchment, stamped and closed with the
p0ndcrous Official seal.
"a Judgment" murinurcd the presi.
dent, running his cye over the paper. IA
judgment ngNnst Anne De,lc. assigned
to bcgin today u punishment NJ six
/ months imprisonment
Tue girl nodded sorrowiully, the hand
kerchief. loosencl by the movement. fell
/ IRON her head, and heavy trcss of her
long black hair, al unbound. yelled her
features. II sought, perhaps, 10 shield
them from the gazo OF tho people, for II
she was white ~ lily while ago, eho
was purple with shame at this moment.
at IN u week since we received it,
s,ammercd ahc Ia broken voice. "The
court officer brought Il himself and cx.
planned what 10 wished TO tell Us. and
my poor mother said to mo- Thou must
10, my child. tho law Is tho law. and
one should not take It "a pleasantly
| have come, therefore, toto begin tho
six nouth89
Tho president wiped his glasaes, then
wiped thom again, his cold, stern gaze
seeking tho faces Of his colleagues. tho
windows, the floor, tho great iron stove,
through whose grated door fiery eyes
SEEMED to SPARKLE and thrcatcnngly re-
gard him.
"Thc law" murmurcd he. "tho law IL
tho law~
And he read anew tho summary before
him. tho black, sprawlng scratches across
the white pagc, declaring ANNE Bode
condemned TO siS months imprisonment
for receiving stolen goods
Meanwhile the lcndrn vcntilator had
quickcncd IT, pace and spun furiously.
Outside the wind had risen, and now IL
shook the windows. whistled through
the creyices and seemed 20 HAS remorsc.
lessly about the ears Of the gaping
crowd,
"Tho law yes, tho law h the lawl'
IN, head OF the president bent affirm.
atiyels before this importunato voice;
he dropped his eyes aud touched the bell
for the tipstaR.
"AccompGny Anne Bedc,r said he. ito
tho house Of tho inspector ~ prisons"
The man bowed, the child turned ohe.
dicnuy, but her little rose rcd lips
opened and shook TREMENDOUSLY, as il
words wcro on them that she could not
speak.
"Pcrhapi, my child,r said the presi.
don't. noticing her distress, ''perhaps you
have still something TO nay 10 us"
"Only-that | am Lizctte, Lizetto
Bcac, NJ, le President; Anne Bcdo was
my sister, and We buried her, poor girl,
a wcck ago."
"'rwas not you, then. that was con
dcmnel AMI fentencel" cried the presi.
dent, surprised.
"Ahl hon Diou, mol Why should I
have been condemned who have never
dUan harm 70 Hy"
"rhcn why arr yon hero, mud child
TIM N0luu"