The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-01-08
Fur Mas Sake.

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BY LAURA ELLEN BEAI~
tCopyrient. 1902. by Daily Story Pa
d oiicc OF the commonwea.
.orEey vas sitting, and a musty
sh odor from the shelves alot.
a!ls pervated the room.
Tie attorney, red-faced and q
is NJ Il perspiration, sat at his
'No1 WAich were numerous bunGi
'eeal papers. upon which he tried 49,,
y to tx his mind.
~]r-sng.aS some sheets of pape.. "a,
c~.liucdly set about makina
lranaAt Of an Indictment, but E.
4 impossible to concentrate his MIA,
upon it, ne pushed back his char
"a -aatly, and sprang to his fec
a n,attorcd exclamation, when lie
for tie first time, that he was
alone.
In the doorway stood an old man
.Na MIN seriously. He was a
lean old fellow, with a face and
much tanned by wind and sun.
Lad IL the simple garb of the ii
an dWclier, his soil-stained bars
wig no warning of their oW
app zach.
TIE look OF petulance upon the .~
Of the attorney changed to an e.
sion Of gravity as he recognize
visitor, and when he greeted him
voice was low, almost strained.
"IioY. are you, uncle Tom?" he sI.,'
come in and sit down"
The old man did not return .
greeting, but silently slouched i 81 4
sank into q chair. TITS bout ili!."
he began briefly, fixing his eyes u)on
the attorney. The latter nodded but
did not speak, and the old man Con-
tinued, I've come to see eff eny-
thing could be dun fur Bill"
The case of the People VS.. Trip
had been the commonwealth attor-
ney's first big case; the conviction Of
the defendant therein his first great
achievement. The crime had been
murder, foul-premeditated and out
ragged justice had called aloud. He
was a young man, anu the dignity aud
majesty of the law had impressed him
greatly. He had not failed to do his
whole duty, and in three more weeks
Bill Trip, the defendants was to be
hanged.
The attorney had been proud of his
success. His work had beer thorough
and the many words of praise be
IL c+nyxn1 1nnn him hxy 1orunrc ctonI
ing high in their profession, had
pleased him greatly. Of what this
gratifying success meant to the man
on trial for his life, he had never
really thought, until the solemn words
Of the death sentence brought sudden
realization. Somehow the low tones
CT the Judge had awakened within him
O new appreciation of what to him
had seemed merely a suit at law, and
he glanced wonderingly at the tai
= young man standing half carelessly
: listening ~intently to the tones thai
, were ringing his death knell. L
= seemed impossible that his life, sc
strong and vigorous, must end, ant
because of this-because of his eff
forts.
: With these new thoughts came {
disturbing sense of his W RESPONSE
: bility, and for q moment he almost re
: gretted having chosen the profession
= of law.
Now came the father of Bill Trip
to ask for mercy. There was still tn
majesty and dignity of the law, blu
somehow that seemed no longer o
such splendid Importance. The vote
of the old man aroused him, and h
listened.
Bill hain't got much more time
you know, onless suthin's lone flu
i'm, an we want tn try tn help som
fore it's tn late. 'Twouldn't seer
right tn let EN- hang i'm, an him GU
boy" he added apologetically, "thou
dom a thing, an him shet up thar an
KANT help hisself.
q reckon we dun all ez could b
dun, so fur, gittin' a good lawyer fl
i'm an-but you know how twas. No
we want tn try an see eff the Guvne
won't du suthin' fur i'm.
; 1--WE lowed mebby eff we'd go tu'il
an tell i'm the hull thing, he MOI
! be willin' t o fix it SO Bill nd be SCI