Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-10-20

She knew that Theodore had been
more injured than he would confess.
/ And this indeed was true. He had
broken his arm, and felt deathly
faintness creeping over him. His one
hope was to get far enough from the
house of old Michaud, to prevent any
suspicion of the manner in which he
had met with the accident; and at the
first turning, he left the street and
hurried on, hoping TO procure some
assistance before he lost the power of
| speech and motion.
At last, amid the darkened win
dows, he saw one in which light
burned Drawing nearer, he saw
that the door stood open, and heard
some noise within. His strength was
nearly gone. He made use of what
remained to staeger under the door
way, and fell prone in the hall, at
/ the foot of the stairs, just as an old
man in night-gown. with lamp in
one hand, and poker in the other,
rushed down them, shouting at the
! top of his voice:
Thieves! Murder! Help! Policer'
| This old man was Hector Grimme,
a reputed miser. who had just before
wakened to find two masked men in
| the room, one of whom held him
while the other plundered his cash
box. After much struggling he had
succeeded in dealing one of the ras-
Gals a heavy blow with a cudgel,
which he always kept within reach.
and had been knocked senseless in
| return. When he came to himself he
was in perfect darkness, and it had
taken him some time to strike light;
but, to his great joy, when he had
| done so he found, as he supposed,
one of the robbers lying wounded in
his hallway.
The old mans shouts soon brought
assistance, and he told his story as
people usually do. in manner which
reflected the most credit upon him
self
But this is Theodore Mansfield,
the son of old DR.. Mansfield" cried
one of the assembled group. He is
| no robber. sir"
Nevertheless, it is all as said"
/ uecIaFeu HECTOR GFlmme.
And on his word, the poor wounded
Theodore was carried to prison.
1t was some time before he under
stood the charge that had been made
| against him, but when he did, he at
once formed noble resolution. Suf-
for what he might, shame, inn
prisonment, whatever it might
be, he would guard Rosine's
honor. No one should ever know that
it was in endeavoring to meet her
alone at midnight, in the garden of
her fathers house that he had met
with this accident.
The day of the trial came at last
The court was crowded. Hector
Grimme was ready to swear to his
story. The policemen and neighbors
were witnesses to the fact that Theo-
dore had been found lying insensible
at the foot OF the miser's staircase on
the night of the robbery.
The prisoner himself had only his
position and good character in his ia
vor. Not a word would he utter in
his own behalf, save simple asser-
ton of his innocence. DIR. Mansfield
was weeping like child. Mr.. Mich.
aud, who had always liked the young
fellow, and whose heart even softened
to his old friend in his afiiction, was
very much moved. The prisoner
only was calm
All was over. Nothing more could
be said. The final proceedings were
about to be taken, and none believed
that the prisoner could possibly es-
cape the sentence of the law, when
suddenly there was stir near the
door, and the crowd parted to admit
two persons, who forced their way
toward the bench on which the Judge
sat.
At the sight of the pair Michaud
started to his feet. Before she threw
her veil back, he recognized his
daughter, Rosine.
The prisoner also uttered low cry.
Disregarding them both, the girl adj
vanced toward the judge, whom she
knew by sight Ignorant of all forms
of law, she only thought of saving
Theodore, whose motive for silence
she quite understood; and, fearful
lest she should be to5sate, she spoke
at once.
"Sir," she said, 81 have come as a
witness for Theodore Mansfield. I
know how he met with his accident,
and know the motive for his silence.
1t IS for my unworthy sake that he
allows himself to be misiudged. II
was to meet me in my fathers gar
den that he climbed the stone wall
from which he fell saw him fall
and my maid Nannette-and we are
ready with our testimony"
Mr.. Michaud gave cry and started
forward. Doctor Mansfield also ut
tered an exclamation as he sprang to
Michaud's side.
I'VE might have known he said
I'VE were young once"
The miser, re-examined, owned to
the fact of having been insensibls for
some time, and confessed that he did
not see the faces of the robbers, and
Theodore Mansfield was soon set free
But now that he was free, and now
that she had done her duty. the com