Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03
CHAPTER XVIII.

Every one felt the defense to be a
mere farce, insufficient to kindle in
terest, much less hope, even in the
prisoner. Little Rosalie Grove, the
child who saw and spoke with Ever
ard ut Longs farm between five and
six Of the evening of the Dist, was but
five years old. and, on being produced
in the town hall at Oldport, did moth
ing but weep bitterly and cling to her
father for comfort. His caresses and
circumstances failed to extract any
thing from her. He could only depose
that she had shown him a penny Just
given her by "a man" when he came
in to tea at six: that she said that the
man wanted DR.. Everard's parcel.
which she had seen her mother take
to the rcctory.
The appearance OF Winnie Maitland's
golden curls in the witness box
touched people and kindled deep indig-
ration in the breasts OF both Judge
and jury. who thought the child had
been practiced upon. Her first per.
Torrance was to cry with fright,
though she stated her name and age
She understood the nature of an oath,
she said; her sister Lillian had eX-
planned it to her. and enioincd her to
be very careful in what. she said. On
being asked what she supposed would
be The consequence OF her swearing
carclessly, she replied that "IIenry
would be hanged" an idea she had
imbibcd from Lennie, during many
anxious consultations witt him,
She did not know exactly at what
time Everard returned to the rertory;
1t was "abOut tea time" She did not
know what clothes he wore; ne was
in great hurry to go upstairs, TO get
ready for dinner She ted him there
was no hurry, as 1t was long before
dinner time; but he replied that he
was not fit to go into the drawing
room. Crosse Xamined, she said he
by Everard. She pleaded for Gust one
toss" and he threw her up in the air
and caught her several times. She did
not remember striking him. or coming
In contact with him. tn hall in
which the playing took place was not
we'll lighted.
All of a sudden he set her down, and
said, "You have done 1t now; blinded
me-" She cried, and made him promise
not to tell; she was always getting
into trouble for rough play. He went
into the kitchen, and came ont again
| NN.itl hnnf Shn fnllnNUnR him tn
his room, and he showed her some
flowers. and told her to take them to
her sister and mot to come bothering
! him any more" She was trying so
hard to play gently, and she did not
know she touched him. His eye was
very bad, but he did all he could to
hide II, and said at dinner that he had
knocked it against something.
Granfer, who entered the Witness
box with Il vague notion that his con-
vcrSational powers had at last a
worthy sphere, repeated what he said
at Oldport with the same circumlocu-
ton and affection of stupidity, and
parted Mr.. BraXton's questions, and
dealt him cutting rcioinderS, with an
apparent absence of malice that drove
the court into Ccstacies of mirth.
Mr. Maitland and others bore wit
ness to Evcrard's good reputation. and
also to the frankneSs with which he
spoke Of his visits to Mrs Lee in the
spring circumstance which the
counsel for the defense maintained to
he incompatible with IudkinS's sis
picions ~ 10 the purpose of those
visits.
After listening to Mr.. Hawkshaw'S
lahored, impassioued, bur totally H.
logical speech for the defense, no
creature In the court had the faintest
hope for the prisoner: the only ques-
ton now was the sentence Yet there
was one who dared to rely upon the
summing.up. and hope that Mr.. Justice
Manly would discover some technical
flaw which might afford ! loop-hole
for escape This person was Cyril
Maitland. who had set out from the
cathedral with such intense determin-
alton. but whose courage had failtsl
him 1T first sight OF the judge and
that terrible array of human faces,
which, to his excited Imagination.
seemed eager. with A wolfSh hunger.
for the shame and misery of a fellow
creature There stood his friend. pill.
loried before him. the prey Of thos i,
hungry chances Cyrt's heart bled for
him. but hc felt that he could never
stand there in his place. That Ever
ards head was bowed and his eyes