The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-02-27

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fathers sunny hair miugling with her
dark locks.
With some difficulty way was made
through the throng to her scat, which
had been placed ON one side Of the
judge, directly opposite the candle box,
on the other, where Antonio sat She
took her place and never moved during
the whole Of the trial excepting as she
was required TO testify, and once whom
the baby tugged at some glistouiug thing
that lay hidden in the folds of her dress,
at which she took pains TO distract its
attention with a chip from the floor. AS
FOR the baby, 10 sat there with It's big
blue eyes open TO their fullest extent,
entirely absorbed in the novel scene,
save at the moment when that irresisti-
ble glitter caught its eye,
Every one being now present, the trial
went ON in good earnest a number of
witnesses were examined, whose testi-
mony showed that Gueldo had had trou-
bic with Blake, and more than once
threatened his life; that Gueldo's pistol
was one charge empty on the evening of
the day Of the murder, whereas in the
morning il had been full; that he was
seen that morning around Blake's house,
and more than that, Blal,e's widow had
heard Gueldos voice just before the
fatal shot, and had seen him retreating
as she ran out
AT this last point the Galveston law
yer asked the witness a few questions re.
garding how she knew it was Gueldo's
and how she had recognized the voice
for his. She didn't know how exactly
but was none the less sure for that
There had been a rumor about that
some one had heard Antonio make a
boast of having done for Blake this
time but if there were n witness fol
this he could not be found now.
And so the prosecution closed.
The Galveston lawyer began by in,
volying in whirlpool of helpless con.
tradiction the witness who had sworn &c
| having seen GueldO near Blake's house
Then he expatiated on the ease with
which one person may be mistaken FOL
another, and brought a witness to show
how Gueldo had already been said to re
semblo some one in the village Finally
he produced three of the i'll conditioned
fellows before referred to, who sworC
that Antonio was with them on a hunt
ing expedition during the whole of the
day on which the murder was com
mitted
1t was d clear case Of aHbi. Jacl
Smiths astonishment at the ease with
which the thing had been accomplished
was unbounded, He threw a Disguised
look toward Pitblado, but the judge was
nonplussed aud didn't seem to be inter
ested with things in Jake's vicinity
"Gentlemen of the jury" said he
"the verdict took turn I didn't alto
gether expec don't know as there,
much to be said. s'po5e you've got tC
go by the evidence, an that don't need
any explainin. Ef you kin make out
accordin ter that, that Antonio GueldC
killed Jem Blake, why, jest recollacr
that's what yer here fur"
Jake Smith figdeted about on his bo,
and cast anxious glances through the
open door toward the clump Of nopal
where the jury was celebrating.
Antonio talked and laughed in an un
dertone with his counsel, and Blake
widow sat staring at them with com
! pressed lips and a strong expression o
determination coming into her face.
1t wasn't long before the jury filed il
again, all seating themselves but tn
spokesman, and Judge Pitblado rose
wiping his forehead with his shir
sleeves.
Strengthened it out, have ye;' askct
he, nodding to the spokesman.
The man nodded in return.
Eyer see," said the spokesman, witt
a hesitating and disappointed air, Sc
yer hadn't a-corralled us with sticking
ter the evidence we might "a done bet
ter, but accordin to that Antonio WASH
thar when the murder was done, an @
he weren't thar he couldn't "a done it
an eff he didn't do it, why-then-o
course he's-not guilty.
Pitblado didn't dare to look at any
body he stared up at the rafters, dow
at the table, nowhere in particular, an,
then turned half way toward the pris
oner.
"You kin GO said he at last, an,
with great deliberation, "but don't sta,
around here too long"
There was a dead pause, during whicl
nobody moved
Jake Smith exploded a single Gus
word which he had held in for som
time past, and Blake's widow stood up
"Have you got through, Judge" sh
asked.
"Waal-I-s'poso So"
"And there is nothing else to be dones
81 am afraid there amt"
"And he's free to goi'
"Y-a-5.n
Antonio Gueldo arose with an insolen
grin and picked up his hat.
The baby crowed, for it saw the gilt
tering thing again.
There was sharp eport-Antoui
pitched forward in a heap upon the foo
and Blake's widow stood with the pisto
pressed 10 her breast,
A line of thin blue smoke curled iron
the muzzle of the weapon and formed
halo around the child's haxeu head TIL
glitteIing thing was quite near the littl
hands now, and they took it from tn
yielding grasp of tho mother.
BlaEe'5 widow,looked steadily at tn
figure on the 1oor-it was quite motion
less; then she turned and went throug'
the wide passage opened for her by tn
silent crowd, holding the baby very ten
derly, and the baby carrying the pistol.
I The child laughed with delighti it ha
/ got its shining plaything again.-Detroi