The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26

girl. terror stricken at the thought that
| any should penetrate into the secret OF
/ her alteration. became white under his
gaze. He must have known that he could
trust her. With such look as a dumb
animal might give his dear ma$er. she
returned his glance. He sunk back at
ease while Mamie Melando. firm in her
purpose 10 reveal nothing, went upon the
rack.
The first question she answered care
fully.
| Where was it you first met the defen-
dant. Roland B. Molineux?' she was
asked.
1T was in the Reynolds factory
"'You worked for Mr.. Molineux there?''
Yes
For how long?"
Three or four years"
when Molineux left the Reynolds fac
tory. yhere did he go?''
He went to work for Morris Hermann
& Co, in Newark.
did you follow him there
Yes"
He took quite a numebr OF other en-
ployes to Hermann & Co, with him. did
he not?"
yes. several"
They were unlucky questions One
could see that through them the girl re-
called Mr.. Rolands unfailing Kindness.
He had bettered himself: he had bettered
her A tear stood in her eye.
How long hav you known Molineux?"
was the next question.
Mamie paused long and recalled the
years One could see that in quick
bounds she was traversins the time OF
her acquaintance with him and at the
same time his innumerable little court
estes.
Eleven years" she said at last.
Eleven years, and at the end OF them
she had treasured a bit OF paper that he'd
his handwriting. treasured 1t till prudence
babe her destroy It while her tears blot
ted the dear, dear words.
when did you quit his employ"
Two years ago" answered Mamie
Melando
Up TO this moment she had answered
truthfully. It seemed 10 her that she
could not damage the man who had been
kind 10 he'd by so doing. But with the
questions her attitude became hrmer.
They all tended to recall the past. when
he had It in his power to be good to her
and was so.
The girl had a conscience. Recorder
Gon. who has children o. his own. had
detected It, as had every one else. Ma
ME Melando IS not naturally inclined 20
do evil II she prevaricated I'm court. she
did so to save the man she loves
When the Dfstrict-Attorney began 70
question her about the celebrated egg
blue paper interlaced with the silver cres-
cents, she realized that the moment she
dreaded had come. The Court realized It
too. Osborne became gentle. Mollneux's
gaze was steadfast, unhinching.
The girl seemed about 10 faint. They
gave her a glass Of water and at the
same time showed her 8 sheet Of robin
egg tlue paper. II recalled her heros
rooms. She wanted to lie about its ever
having been there, but her conscience
forced her to the truth. She told Il
Pleading to her hero with her voice. her
eyes.
Tne1 followed some questions that
vrung her heart. She acknowledged that
she had taken scE1e OF the paper-4 iOu.
three sheets. Suddenly Mamie MeIando
became defiant, reckless. stubborn. You
may use harder adjectives il you wish.
did you ever see Mr.. Weeks before
you came here 10 this trial?" asked the
District-Attorney.
And the girl answered Yes"
''Where?"
in his office IN New York"
Anybody else there?"
Can you imagine in fiction situation
more thrilling than this? The girl long
ing 10 lie and not daring TO?
Mr.. Molineux" she whispered.
At that moment she looked at her hero.
Recorder Gon saw the look. so did every
one else. And then It was that the girl
lied lied boldly. deliberately. She con-
fessed it later herself
Did Mr.. Weeks talk 10 you about the
blue letter paper?"
"No. sir" answered Mamie Meiando.
At that moment probably every one in
Recorder COTS court room knew that
Mamie Melando had said what was un-
true. The Recorder knew 81, and knew
that whatever came afterward was equal
Is valuless
For an hour he had studied the wi,iess
He took her in hand behs,Sir.g mat he
knew her
She was woman who had perjurod
herself
Pardonsble. perhaps. It was FOR the
man who was her friend.
She Is naturally good. She has a con
science
Recorder Coz did not say these things
aloud but followed his line OF questions
and you viii see they were in his mind
Fist, he asked the witness 70 look az
him and nowhere else. SIZE was not a
mountain OF strength. therefore other
eyes than those OF Mollreux might ar
rest her
The girl looked into Recorder Gon-s
eyes and she knew that they were dark
blue and kindly She saw 2 f1u beard
marty white that betokened yeners be
years. She saw wrinkles on ashlga snd
unusally broad forehead lie seemed
strangely cain and placid fl that excit-
Ing scene and perhaps a triGe ured
She vas soothsd BY him. lie meant g.
to be so. TIE others had frightened her
he asked a series q questions which
led Up on The blue paper. re asked them
insinuatirgly. gently. tsnferiy. afke5
them as though 81 were = z-lavo8s duty
that he must torment her
Did you tell NolineuK that yoa lad
taken this paper" he asked
M. sig"
I'D you ever speak about It to any
one
NO. SIR. 20 10 oas except sfr orborns
here"
repeated the sane Hs 80 hsA fa-d ave
Recorse- COT had failed TIE g.. had