Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-07-31

A post office expert testified among
other things that Alroy had openly
boosted that he would raise the office
to second grade SO that the increase
of salary would warrant his marriage.
Two other witnesses testified to the
facts already known.
Well, gentlemen, said the foreman
of the jury.
move that a true bill be found,
cried juror.
second the motion, said another.
All in favor of true bill signify
their assent by saying Aye.
Several Ayes.
Contrary No.
Several Nos.
The foreman and an officer of the
court looked around the table.
He may, or may not, have thought
the sales legitimate, said one.
Oughtn't he to have the benefit of
the doubt? said another. 1t is getting
very easy to accuse men in office of
dishonesty.
An official like postmaster, said
third, should be above suspicion.
Rather unfair to make his wish to
be married the cause of his rascality,
said the youngest juryman.
And to blame him for his ambition
in trying to raise his Office, said kind
voice.
Gentlemen, said the court officer,
majority of one is sufficient to make
out true bill, and like majority of
one may ignore bill. Those in favor
of true bill will please rise.
The man next to Joyce sprang up to
his feet. Another got up Joyce
counted three, four, five.
If he knew the bare sale of the
stamps did not substantiate his claim,
that would make true bill against
him, said a juror. Another man stood
up, still another.
Only seven. All, eight, nine, ten,
eleven
The juror on the other side of Joyce
rose.
Twelve.
Joyce with feeling of exultation
that his revenge was to be even great
er than he had hoped-when he could
give the casting vote to decide the
case against Alroy -straightened his
knees to rise and form the majority of
one. At that moment he heard low,
tremulous voice: proposed the fraud.
Love for him made me do as I have
done; love for me made him do the
rest. He glanced fearfully around, al
most expecting to see the owner of that
voice-the woman he loved-the wo-
man who had treated him SO badly
the woman who had guaged his honor
and his love.
Your duty as good and loyal man.
No majority, sang out the court
officer, a tie. Let me try again anoth
er way.-Those in favor of ignoring
the bill please to rise.
(Your duty as good and loyal
man.
Twelve men were standing up.
How is this gentlemen, said the
court officer, still tie.
Il proposed the fraud, came that
low tremulous voice. Love for him
made me do as [ have done.)
Love- Did Joyce know what love
was? Did he know the power Mary's
love must have exercised over the
man ste loved-the man she had ruin
ed?-Did he know her suffering now
that she realized what she had done?
And did he think of Alroy's love for
her; of his striving after happiness
with her even at the price of that
which men hold to be the first princi-
pie of manhood-honor?- there
not yet chance for retrieving, a
chance for their peace made purer by
mistake and suffering? Was there
nothing higher than mere dnty? Was
it duty to irretrievable ruin two lives
which might yet be made better?
Mary would never be sure of the part
her discarded lover played in this
case, despite her guessing, and-op,
his honor, his honor! and oh, his pain
his hopeless love!
Still a tie, impatiently said the court
officer.
Oh, his honor! and oh, his pain
his hopeless love! But oh, Mary's
happiness!
Joyce, the thirteenth juror, sudden
ly shot up on his feet, making the
majority of one.
Majority! proclaimed the court
officer. The bill is ignored.
The. thirteenth juror fell in heap
to tha floor. = Mem York StOrietteS.