People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-25
BLIND JUSTICE.

by HELEN y. MNTHEE>.


/ shouted. could have rolled on The
turf in my eXtraya.ant 10; and then
! seized the little ooctors hands, and
nearly wrmg them oil his arms
Stop he cried, stop, Who
would have Thought You were SO
strong" Then let him 20 SO sud
denly that he nearly fell backwards,
and back | tore into Smugg.ey,
Hole.
keep your boz" ! shouted. .kcep
it snd bad luci; to you, Your secret j.
no secret now. AM the woman yuu
could nave saved. and would moi. +,
saved without You Listen stand
ing opposite him, while Dr. Cripps
placidly sat down Just inside th-
door, ! translated the Telegram iutc
Austrian to him.
so he said calmly. though his
face was that Of 4 defeated devil.
'yOu English arc not such fools as /
supposed. You do sometimes hear
Of what goes on IN other places. bat
you have poor stomach, you are
not strong men like We are, and our
meat is your poison"
Thank God, yes cried. 1--we
can support lie without being
slaves to degrading habit such as
yours"
The Syrian thrust ont his lips
with a gesture Of utter contempt
Have YOU any bad habits that can
show such results a. oCrsan he said
scOrnfully. "or any drug that will
keep the skin and hsir sleek and
glossy, Just as it will make ua ami
NAL plump, and strengthen its
breathing organs II gives " clear
ness of skin. and increases powers OF
digestion; it enables our herdsmen
laden with heavy burdens te climb
mountains without fatigue, and il
gives Us courage. the courage that
comes from perfect health and
strength. Look y0L Seth Treloar
came TO ne with BONES showing
through his skin. and .only one
thought in his mind how he could
get drink. soon taught him there
was something better than drink.
and he began with very smai! doses:
he suffered burning pains in his
mouth. throat and stomach. for he
was no hardy mGEntaineer whose
fOrefathers had eaten arsenic
from generation TO generation.
and who commence the Drac-
tlce in early youth, ont ] kept his
courage up, aud soon he rot to love
it as he loved his drink. Cursed Oe
the day, he went or sayagely. lin
which he crossed my path: be has
robbed me. he has fooled me. he
brought me hither ta 5e treated like
a dog, and here ! shOuid have died
but that ] am stronger than lsost of
my race, and hard TO kill. could
not die-ah. would not. : he added.
striking the ground with his eieneh-
ed fist. But that TOOL" he went on
after pause, "wheE be awoke to
find himself there" (he pointed
dOwnwards). lin the dark. aloue.
with no light, aud his box gone. no
doubt he thought himself buried
alive. and out Of pure fear and rage.
for want Of his arsenic, died. lie
always was a coward; il he had
made up his mind to endure his
agony for a few hours. daylight
would have shown him the means of
escape, and he would be living now. -
81 must be of, broke in Dr..
Grips. Il don't know how these
poor creatures are getting on. And
| hope | leave You quite happy. sir.
Poor Judith, poor girl-brt the
future will make handsome amends. -
lone moment" ! said. Il must get
an order from magistrate to detain
this man as he has important
evidence to give in Judi,h's favor. (
won't watch him another night. bat
he must be put in sale custody
somewhere. = ..
10. TregCnnel will see about that"
said Dr.. Cripps, "he is our nearest
magistrate, and shall be passing his
very door. Come tack with me. and
| will drop You there. Have YOU
breakfasted" he added. looking
keenly at me.
mo, ] was too anxious 10 see YOU. .
IVY hUusekeeper will give YOU a
moNthiul' come along. SO that
fellow has found his appetizer he
added. looking at the Syrian and
the empty cup and platter beside
him. as he went out.
Yes. | never thought to see him
eat again, and told the doctor the
night eEeltS.
He listened with the deepest in.
terest, and vas now sufficiently COM
Portable in his ewn person t. pityme.
You've had s rough time Gift he
said kindly, "9gt you've reason to be
proud of the WAY you've undone
your mistake. Ie be sure it all
sounds wildly improbable. and if
Judith is tried again. the Jury NAV
refuse to believe wopd Of itAbut / /
take it that she is nov practically a /
free woman. 10 be sure she has
lost her child, but lime will mend !
that" Diii
That night the Syrian slept under 1
another roof. than nine ana, until 4
very late Dr. Grips and | studied :.
together the pamphlet thas.arayed |
.bS The evening post IN
/. The man facts sboist the practice
of .sHadrir NO n Lnaaav tnau-a+ t,o,,o-ls1