Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-09-19

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flying against unseen people.
How many cases were disposed OF h'
hardly knew, when he heard the nam'
he had waited for. Joyce raised hi
head. Now would come the reveng'
for all the pain he had silently sui
fered; and yet his revenge would b'
only his honest duty. His face grew
hard and grim.
A postofice expert testified among
other thing, that Alroy had openl!
boosted that he would raise his offic'
to second grade SO that the increase o
salary would warrant his marriage
Two other witnesses testified as to tn
facts already known.
"Wen, gentlemen" said the fore
man of the jury.
81 move that true bill be found,
cried a juror.
II second the motion" said another
CAN in favor of a true bill signif.
their assent by saying AYE.
Several "Ayes.
! "Contray No"
Several ''Nos."
The foreman and an officer of tn
court looked round the table.
"He may, or may not, have though
the sales legitimate, said one.
"Oughtn't he to have the benefit q
the doubt?" asked another. 1T j
getting very easy to accuse men In OF
fee of dishonesty"
"An official like postmaste-," SAT-
q third, "should be above suspicion.
"Rather unfair to make his wish t.
be married the cause for his rascality,
said the youngest juryman.
"And to blame him for his ambition
in trying to raise his office, said kim
voice.
Gentlemen" said the court officer
"a majority of one is sufficient to max
out q true bill, and a like majority O
one may ignore bill. Those in favo
of true bill will please rise"
The man next to Joyce sprang up t
his feet. Another got up. Joyc
counted three, four, five.
eff he knew the bare sale of tn
stamps did not substantiate his claim
that would make a true bill agains
him, said Juror. Another man stoot
up, still another.
"only seven. All, eight, nine' ten
eleven"
The juror on the other side Of Joyc
rose. w~..z
Twelve"
Joyce with feeling of exultatiol
that his revenge was to be even great
er than he had hoped-when he coul'
give the casting vote to decide tn
case against Airoy-staightened hi
knees to rise and form the majority o
one. At that moment he heard low
tremulous voice: Il proposed tn
fraud. Love for him made me do as
have done; love for me made him dC
the rest" He glanced fearful.
around, almost expecting to see th'
owner of that voice-the woman ht
loved-the woman who had treated
him SO badly-the woman who hat
gauged his honor and his love.
"Your duty as q good and loya
man"
"No majority" sang out the cour
officer, "a tie. Let me try again an
other way. Those in favor Of ignoring
the bill please to rise.
(''Your duty as a good and loya
may
Twelve men were standing up.
"How is this gentlemen" said th'
court officer. "still tie"
('I proposed the fraud" came tha
low, tremulous voice. 'Love for hin
made me do as have done.
Love. Did Joyce know what Low
was? Did he know the powe
Mary's love must have exercised owe
the man she loved-the man she ha,
ruined? Did he know her sufferin,
now that she realized what she done
And did he think Of Alroy's love TO
her; Of his striving after hap
piness with her even at tn
price of that which men holt
to be the first principle of man
hood-honor? Was there not yet
chance for retrieving, chance TO
their peace, made purer by mistak
and suffering? Was there nothin
higher than mere duty? Was it dut.
to irretrievsbly ruin two lives whic.
might yet be made better? Mar.
would never be sure of the part he
discarded lover played in this case, de
spite her guessing, and-oh, his honor
his honor and oh, his pain-his hope
less love! =
'Still tie," impatiently said tn
court officer.
Oh, his honor and oh, his pain-hi
hopeless love! But oh, Mary's happi
ness!
Joyce, the thirteenth juror, suddenl.
shot up on his feet, making the ma
jority of one.
Majority" proclaimed the cour
officer. 1.-The bill is ignored"
The thirteenth juror fell in heap t
the Aoor.-New York Storiettes.