Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-07

him at last with bitterness he hr I
never de med possible. But now he
knew her guiltless, stainless, pure as
when he had taken her to his heart;
and his whole soul went out in that
one intense longing-that fierce i'm
ploring cry, ITO be free-only for one
hourr'
He looked down ut his fettered
limbs in mute agony. OF bodily suf-
ferlng, weakness. pain, even OF the
fate in store for him, he did not think
only OF her. He had wronged her
SO deeply, judged her SO harshly, and
through all she had loved him with a
love whose depth and purity he had
never fathomei before, till it came
home to him with the divine force OF q
resistless truth, wrung from the reluc-
tant lips of his powerful rival.
What she has suffered so he said
to himself, again and again. land l
her protector-her guardian-the
sharer of her life-I was the first to
misjudge and forsake her."
He grew delirious in his agony
as he thought of it. As he
pictured her now-hunted, OPP
pressed, pursued by ruthless foes, by
passion merciless and cruel as the
grave, the violence Of his hatred against
this powerful enemy increased to fever
point. 1t was not for himself he fear
ed death now. not for himself that he
would have recalled the blow, whose
penalty his life would pay-but for
her. For her who would be at his
rivals mercy henceforward, for her
whose youth, and beauty, and wealth
OF love and faith were all sacrificed
because OF his want of trust. IF she
had only told me-" he moaned in his
feverish remorse. .'How could
dream it was her father she had shell
tered.
For he was in ignorance as vet of
the oath she had taken, of the coward
ly desertion and traitorous betrayal of
which this man had been guilty. he
knew nothing of the struggle between
a daughters duty and wife's love
that had SO perplexed and tortued the
girls young loving heart. He knew
nothing of the cause that had induced
her to accompany her father in his
hour of peril seeing that her husband
no longer believed in her. and had
forsaken her-irst! Now it was too
late. He had no hope left. With the
! morrow the court martial would sit
his fate would be decided and then
AS that thought crossed his mind he
threw himself on his knees-his fet-
tered hands appraised to heaven-the
hot tears raining down his white sunk
en- cheeks. '.Oh, God!" he prayed, Iii
in Thy courts above there is atone
ment for earth's sufferings, or forget
fulness of earth's pain, lot ME meet
her there since here we may not ever
meet in life again"
With the next days noon the trial
began.
The case was brief, clear, indefensi-
BILE. The plan to escape
fortunately gave no names, bore
no address, but the fact OF its
being in his possession was conclusive
evidence. The soldiers gave witness
as to hearing the struggle between tine
Prussian officer and the prisoner.
Colonel Won Brandstein swore to the
assault, stating that the man was evil
IDENTIFY DESTROYS OF regaining posses
sion OF the paper by violence. The
statements were concise and plain
enough.
| When Leroux was asked if he had
anything to say he merely replied that
the provocation given him had been
too strong for any man to resist, and
place, seized him by the throat, and
given him the lie direct. When ques
toned as to the plan OF escape he re-
fused to say from whence it had come
or who contrived to deliver it, blu,
said that being on parole he had de.
clined taking any steps in the matter
and If he had intended 10 escape hi
would not have waited three weeks
before making the attempt. He knew
that what he had done was unjustifia
BILE in military law, but he begged Tho
judges to take into consideration the
Tyranny and cruelty to which he ha(
been subjected ever since his entrance
into TIE garrison. His enemies them
selves Eould bear witness to that, and
therefore he considered himself NOR
ally exonerated, if for once he hat
dealt with his tyrant and traducer al
man to man. not as soldier to officer
II know that stand at disadvant
age here" he said. Il am prisoner
at the mercy OF my enemies. l ca,
hardly expect you to believe that will
the means of escape at hand refused
to profit by them; yet, with death be
fore me, solemnly swear speak bu
the truth. The story may be bushes
up-doubtless it will-but truth
sooner or later, comes to the fore
and then, in other lands and II
other tongues will my wrongs be pro-
claimed at last, and men will lear
how Germany allows private animOsit.
to take the lead OF public justice, wheI
dealing with conquered foe!"
There was an instant's silence. Tn
faces OF the judges grew stcrner AM
paler. Something in the noble bear
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