The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-13

.oo+ In the noon suns glare. f,
The mother shielded the tihy oio
18th ono of her rough, red hands. hei Il
eyes dwelt on 1t. ,,. saon
"ro think his father amt ever So o
,,,,,-to think it'll be the first time e
+harar, she sobbed softly, quoted some s
~yho+ from her frenzy. Him looAln I
| -, audden-think o. that, Moll-aha 6
sae,n, the face of his son for the hrse
+,mai IT'S queer to think OF, ain i''
| oh YES. it's queer! How couid any
thing come round like that, Wneh we
were SO happy little while ago, ne
and Larry? That amt the way
/ happen-it amt right! 800,
She was sorely in need OF her oie",.
and painted between the woius
she talked on dreamy. 40
n The man on ahead OF then, 80
, crowded court room, waiting VIII w
, faint young face for his sentence
, charged with grave crime ~
, ant of anger. he had felled comrade
.-,.1, sinele blow of his big fist. Inc
,,,,,,roa man had rallied at first, anu
thor suddenly sunk in stupor ana
AID Tbe doctors talked learnediy OIL
oonnlicating conditions, but the OUT
look was dark for the prisoner. his
s+oi,d hearing was against him.
ape had provocation-cant they see
what nroyocation Larry had: When
+bere,s provocation, it always counts
10 doesn't If Moll? You've heard SO time
~ ond often. haven't you? l have, TOO
=, rho nroyocation Larry had had ougn.
- to HELM out, / tell you! OF course ~
VIII hope you don't think I'm arraio'
:, Nrou tinker! I'm only goin' there SO
=. to smile when Larry looks up. Wv
INST burry-hurry! We're goln sc
slow" ~ +b.
Gasping and white she got to tn'
oo,,rt room door and held out her arm
for the sick chlio. aao-
"Nowr' she whispered, IN suuuen
calm .I'm goin' in now. 70
+en somebody that I've got to nave
sea+ mn near Larry. I've got to
conf help it if the baby cries. We'V
ao+ to 90 ND there, amt we, rather
1;tt,e son? oh, you'll hush up II
father. won't you, darlin'? Come l.
ready, Moll."
rrhev went in. Some one made
yov through the crowd and pllot'
the two I'D to the front. Some o.
moda n chance for them near the Pr
ono, Mt the bar. The lawyer for [
defense was just winding up MS W
hose plea. There was already re
less expectancy on the weary races
tho crowd. 1t had been tedlous'
morning. =,
The haggard little woman e.
AND swept the sea of faces rapidly ana u
whitened. She had not FOUND WI
min, she sought She had not found SYN
thy. Public opinion was against
hobv man whose life or death seen
ely trembling i'm the balance 1t was
~, r. so much to be wondered at, ioi
9 his through the monotonous DAYS OIL
way! trial he haa sat 80 81 Of soft,
way. scornful. Inc hiSe ~ Jsvre
I foil was yet to be seen on La"Ae
Knapp's face -
.,aar "It's his way-its his way
disap- pered the niue "oiN ,,,,a1y II
h and friend. IF they only knew
lie had Larry s way! ~ 49, = oon-yyhv {
back only see MIN 10 Iool,ad U
Knapp they! Iha' Tue ,'nd irs+ like
i they his mother uieu - know
Just exactly, and don't l kho"
,++oro5 Larry loved his mother!"
~ no The Judge got heavily to ms
= ~ His voice was grave and stern.
Moll, twelve races VI ~. .9aoIe sa++,ed IN
o++ention. Then the baby crieo
TO the wailing. piteous cry at first, un
:, 800 took ON notes of pain, when 1t sh
-, coin, and sharpened.
," gun "Hush up-oh, hush up! bre
,o,a 6,a J,arry's wife in agony Hush
80 WV, fe.ther, darlin'! You don't want
oss , =, 70 nut us out-pityin' heart, this
-, so+ time I've got to be here! There'
70 when iarlin'-don't"'
lI 80 The Judge was visibly annoye
= norsin, frown gathered between ms
$3.50 80 brows. But there came short
:, ~ 800 500 from the baby cry, and the deeI
-. voice of the judge filed it resonantiy,
y, 80. hegan his charge. The mother
:, 80 relaxed with infinite relief, al
uo 49, turned her attention instantly
! :, t"INiIl prisoner. But she could not M
II ! 80 eve. Again and again she was
:. .,, with her brave smile but in vail
~ -. 49,, naughty young head of the
-, IA T. lowered not an inch, and the
= n,bo ewes stared on steadily into the
~ foces 1t was his way-his wa
"a r,a LOT if they could only know!
~ - MT The baby cried again-thls
-, burst of anguish, that settled
- :, WON an steady, piteous moan. Inc
e "Ua.. 's,, rocked and hushed vainly.
10 Larry -. Qett