Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-12

that she knew, and now they rested On
the portrait Of the judges wife In all is
beauty and idealization. Herpruhle was
toward the judge, and whatever doubt
he might have had before was ~dissipated,
and he uttered her name.
yes" she said, turning TO him; Eyes,
for all the change you recognize me. 1
knew that you would. Now listen to
me. know that you regard the crime
of which my nephew is accused very
sternly; there has been too much wrong
doing by trusted men, and leniency
would almost amount to completely"
Again her hand went up to her throat
and pressed there.
"As / say, this man is my nephew. 1
have never had any children. His par
ents were dead when / married his I'M
Gle. He came to me a mere infant, and
loved me as his mother. My married
life was not happy, as l knew it could
not be. for l never loved my husband,
who loved me and knew how / regarded
him. l wronged him in marrying him;
nv carelessness Of his regard for me
only tended 70 develop in him traits
which a wife's affection might v
eradicated. His nephew was everything
to me: his innocent love kept ms from
despair when my husband went wrong
time and time agajn-for which wrong
l blamed myself, seeing that he cared
deeply for me while he was Of small ac-
count 10 me-. All women cannot love
? because they are loved My husband be
came a gambler, a drunkard. He i'll
; treated me, and my nephew protected
/ me as a son might protect his mother.
You will not need 70 hear details;
you know many a similar story IN
your professional experience. b
/ money, which my nephew Is accused OF
stealing. was in his care. He had taken
a half holiday that he might consult an
oculist regarding his eyes, which close
E application 70 his duties had impaired.
He volunteered 20 deposit IN bank a
large sum Of money paid that day 70
r his firm. First, though, he went TO his
oculist. He was detained longer than
he had expected 10 be; IL was after :
o'clock, and the bank was closed. de
did not return the money 20 the trmr
but brought IL home with him, deter
4 mining to take it back with him in the
morning. He never took il back with
him. He acknowledged that he stole 1t
7 and despite all promises, despite lega
acumen, he has not divulged where II Il
or what he did with il. Why. Beams
he does not know where It is-becaus'
he never stole it. he put the roll o.
bank notes under his pillow that night
in the morning it was gone. He believe
z that his uncle, the gambler, the drunk
= - N.. II a-..e.H 81. ahuWma Il
order 20 shield me; his great, unbounde
sons love would do that for me, for h
d thought the last blow i could STAN
.e would be TO know that ! hS
z made my husband a common thiet
5. as | had always said that through m.
d not loving him / was morally responsi
4 BILE for his faults. Bot my husband dii
of not take the money! He knew that /
WAS in the house and he coveted II
he Thus in the night / went 10 my neph
et ev's room and took the roll OF ban
sr notes from under his pillow 70 put ther
Jr in a place Of safety. As / left the roon
? a hand grasped my arm; my husbani
he had come for the money and discovere'
Or what / had done. He led me dow
stairs and there he demanded the money
An the hatred that was in me asserte
q itself, and / said hot words 70 him. II
N struck me, and he had never struck m
is before. The FIRE was burning in IN
stove: / threw the roll Of notes upon tn
ne blazing Goals. Now, l said, 'proclaiI
be me a thief. Give me a prison cell;
will be heaven 70 any further life wit
YOU But he faced me smiling. i WI
ia do more than that he said. My vii
az shall never be called a thief; Henry sha
l be accused Of the theft, and 1 dare 30
h. enlighten him a. 10 the truth
was 50; his revenge ON me was con
plete. / would not, indeed, dare
81 tell my dear boy, for he loves m
so and he has idealzed me into a ma
ct tyr. a saint. | am all that he hi
in the world; 90 make me less tina
he thinks | am would ruin his b
lief in heaven itself, and in me WI
"a have only him and his faith in me
ed carry me through my wasted life. Il
be is glad 10 sacrifice himself for me II
,e- will come forth from prison a stron
man, and we can go somewhere whei
rs. we are unknown, and he car begin Iii
nd all over again. But If he knows b trut
will he not think me a creature WI
loved him and his fair name not 50 mue
he as I loved the idea Of thwarting my hu
! a band. whose blighted life was all n
ais fault? My husband has been drinkir
hard since this affair. and today he dire
he The papers are full Of your prais
ut Among other things they say you ha'
es- the distinction Of never having had
of decision Of yours reversed by the high
rourt wish Won IN reverse the derisif
an you have made IN this case. NOW y
Ter know why l am here. Do you belle
lilo that | am telling you the truth
.efs Believe her!
CHAPTER ".
AN NNAlr,