The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-19

Meanwhile Belle and Genie walked on
until a lonely place in the road was
reached, when Belle suddenly paused,
and sat down upon rock, leaning heaY.
lily against the trunk of great tree.
"Oh, Genie, Geniew she cried, you
cannot tell what [ suffer- 1 must be
strongi must not break down! must
do what | can! Ineed all my strength,
but this is almost more than can bearl
The man there in prisonl The man
they are going to murder-yes, murder!
for he Is utterly innocent-is the man |
love. The man told you about an
hour ago. 1t is thus l meet him again!
The man love, and who loves me-lny
Carlos. He told me all. How he had
taken the old farmers watch with him
to the village to be repaired on the very
day when some wretch murdered the
old man. The fiend found the razor on
his dressing case. He could prove moth
ing-circumstantial evidence is against
hlm-oh, what shall dol What shall
do, Geniel"
sob, Belief" cried Genie, sinking on
her knees at her side, Show do YOU
know that he is Innocent There have
been wicked men with handsome faces
before now, and sometimes such men
nave great power over women, and can
win their hearts. He is only stranger
whom you met on an ocean voyage, aftet
all. Belle, darling, it may be that he is
guilty. Your father disapproved of
him. Perhaps he had better reason than
you know"
''Silence!" said Belle. "You speak of
one l love. Surely God will give me
the pnwer to save him. In Him / trust"
Then they went back home together
ana SO the weeks that they had fancied
would be spent in a sort of perpetual
picnic began. So the dreams of happy
leisure hours, long rows up the river,
long Tolls in the hammock ended, but
Genie was heart and soul with her
friend, and the fear that she was mis-
taken IN Carlos gradually died away.
She heard how Bellies father, a rich
man at the time, had dismissed the
young Spanish artist-how he had led
him to believe her betrothed to another.
She heard the whole love story now
such pltiful thing-and she was
daily witness of her friends fruitless
efforts to move those in power. She
went to the governor herself to beg a
pardon or even a reprieve, but he had
proclaimed pardons too carelessly, had
been blamed for it, and desired to re-
trleVe his errors Perhaps he honestly
believed Carlos vile brute whom it
was best to Danish from the earth.
Isabelle, meanwhile, went to the prison
every day. None knew of her visits
save Fem and his wife and Genie More.
Before long Genie was as thoroughly
that the young artist was in
nocent as was her friend.
There, within the prison walls, the
TWO once more betrothed themselves.
md one day new surprise awaited
Genie More On their arrival at the
prison they found awaiting them mild
I'D priest, evidently of Spanish birth.
I'VE are to be married, Genie" Isa-
belle said, "Carlos and l. However this
nay end 1 am his, and his only. 1 wish
% be SO In the sight of God. Besides, it
VII be better, for many reasons.
They entered the cell together, Fem
nd his wife accompanying them. The
CEREMONY was performed.
"Adleu, my son" said the old priest
When he had uttered his blessing. eff
gu die, men murder an innocent man,
nd pure soul takes its flight to heaven.
let this uphold you and your wife in tho
reat trial you NAV have to endure"