Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-17

| he would do his duty rs good ana
loyal man in the matters to be placed
before the grand jury. In few min
utes more he was sitting with twenty
| three other men round long table
listening to detectives and others testi-
flying against unseen people.
How many cases were disposed of he
hardly knew, when he heard the name
he had waited for. Joyce raised his
head. Now would come the revenge
for all the pain he had silently suf-
fered and yet his revenge would be
only his honest duty. His face grew
hard and grim.
A postof1ice expert testified among
other thing, that Alroy had openly
boasted that he would raise his Office
to second grade SO that the increase of
salary would warrant his marriage.
facts already known.
"Well, gentlemen" said the fore
man of the jury.
81 move that true bill be found"
cried q juror.
81 second the motion, said another.
"All in favor of true bill signify
their assent by saying AYE. ,"
Several "Ayes."
"Contray NO"
Several "Nos."
The foreman and nm officer Of the
court looked round the table.
"He may, or may not, have thought
the sales legitimate, said one.
"Oughtn't he to have the benefit OF
the doubt?" asked another. '1t is
getting very easy to accuse men in Of
flee of dishonesty"
can official like a postmaster" " said
third, "should be above suspicion. !"
"Rather unfair to make his wish to
be married the cause for his rascality, ]"
said the youngest iuryman.
"And to blame him for his ambition
in trying to raise his Office, said kind
voice.
"Gentlemen, said the court officer,
ga 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 mbstantiate his claim,
that would make true bill against
him, said juror. Another man stood
up, still another.
"Only seven. All, eight, nine, ten.
eleven"
The juror on the other side of JoYe'
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-staightened his
knees to rise and form the majority of
one. At that moment he heard low,
tremulous voice: II proposed the
fraud. Love for him made me do as |
have done; love for me made him do
the rest. - He glanced fearfully
around, almost expecting to see the
owner of that voice-the woman he
loved-the woman who had treated
him SO badly-the woman who had
gauged his honor and his love.
"Your duty as good and loyal
man"
"No majority" sang 'out the court
officer, ga tie. Let me try again an
other way. Those in favor of ignoring
the bill please to rise"
("Your duty as good and loyal
may-D
Twelve men were standingSup.
Glow is this gentlemen" said the
court officer, "still a tie"
('I proposed the fraud" came that
low, tremulous voice. 'Love for him
made me do as I have done. y" a
Love. Did Joyce know what love
was? Did he know the power
Mary's love must have exercised over
the man she loved-the man she had
ruined? Did he know her suffering
now that she realized what she done?
And did he think of Alroy's love for
her; of his striving after hap
piness with her even at the
price of that which men hold
to be the first principle of man
hood-honor? Was there not yet a
chance for retrieving, chance for
their peace, made purer by mistake
and suffering? Was there nothing
higher than mere duty? Was it duty
to irretrievably ruin two lives which
might yet be made better? Mary
would never be sure of the part her
discarded lover played in this case, de-
spite her guessing, and-oh, his honor,
his honor and oh, his pain-his hope
less Lowell
"Still n tie" impatiently said the
court officer.
Oh, his honor and oh, his pain-his
hopeless lovel But oh, Mary's happi-
hess
Joyce, the thirteenth juror, suddenly
shot up on his feet, making the ma
jority of one.
Majority" proclaimed the court
officer "The bill is ignored.
The thirteenth juror fell in q heap to
the hoor-New York Storiettes.
Queer Matrimonial Methods.
ooouon;on+ ,,ox, tbav have in Ho1.