Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-02-14
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is hanging by a thread"
She cast piteous glance at ta. D.
deane, who had risen and stood look
Ing al her in silent agony OF sym.
patty. lie had risked his Lie, would
lose It In all probability, to save ner
husband from the nangmans hands
the conyicts shame, and yet she had
come TO this
You haye? said Mr.. Edgar
Tell me, please, | must, unfortunate
ly, press for ~ answer
Il haye!' she replied, almost voice
Iessly.
what was 1t? Have YOU the letter
here2'
She uttered plteous little cry, and
drew BARLEY Bradstones letter from
her pocket
Mr.. Edgar took it calmly, though
his heart beat. He read 1t, and his
face fell eighty. master Of 1t though
he was,
Mr. sewell was on his legs in a mo-
mont
d. q must see that letter" he said,
ARMY.
1t is" began Nh. Edgar, but the
solemn voice Of the Judge broke in:
You must put in the letter, Mn.
Edgar the prosecution, the jury, ali
of US must see It, please"
AS your lordship pleases,' said Mr.
Edgar, resignedly, and he held out the
letter.
Mr. Sewell's face cleared
My lord ," he said the letter tx
evidence, sucn as II Is, on the side of
the prosecution and be read It,
Where is this Mr. Bradstonc?"
CURED the Judge, STORMY
"One moment" put In Mr. Edgat,
do yon know II Mr. Bradstone was
aware OF Lord Clydesfold's affection
for your"
Olivia's face flushed, then g,ew
white again.
lie may have known"
Had Lord Clydeslold and Mr. Brad.
stone ever quarreled"
Yes" she raltored, oIutching the
front of the wltnossbox,
80 that | should not be far wrolg
II said that Mr. Bradstone bore Lord
Clydosfold grrdge?"
Mo- dropped almost inaudbly
from her white lips.
Mr.. Edgar bowed with deep respect
THANK you, madame"
As she left the box BERTHE and the
squire took her hands
"You will leave the court now"
whispered BERTHE.
She shook her head
Il cannot / cannot" and they
took her back to her old seat
MIR ScwCll rose and In q few Words
seemed to scatter Mr. Edgar's defence
10 the winds, The evidence for tto
prosecution was complete, unanswer.
ablo, II There had ever been any
doubt In the minds Of the jury on thb
score of motive, MIR Edgar had sup
piled It, Lord Clydesfold was in love
with Mas Vanley and married to this
gypsy, and he, driven desperate, hpd
rid himself of his lawful wife. Ne
called upon the jury TO And the pris-
oner guilty
Then, amidst solemn silence. tNo
Judge arranged his notes nnd summed
up
II was evident to all that he put
forward cvCny toto IA favrf OF the pris
oner, hut the awful evidence of his
presence by the body, his connection
with the deceased, the revolver, aud
his blood-stained clothes the iudgc
was compelled to give; and Il was evi.
denco which Mr.. Edgar had not been
able to overweight by rebutting tcstI.
mony
Tho crowd grew pale In. the ntou.
slty of their excitement and suspense
and the jury were rising to leave the
box. when n loud noise was heard at
the entrance of the court, and Il
smooth-faCed, commonplace looking
man was seen TO push HIS way through
the throng, followed by q dark slus.
terloolIing man, who, MS he advanced
looked from right to left In a furtiyc,
halfsuspiciuus half.rrIghtened way,
"McAndrewl" muttered Mr. Sewell
where on earth has he been, aud
what is he doing? We have got n
conyiction'"
McAndrew--rnr II was he--wout
strail ut for Mr. Sewell and whispered
10 him, and an eager dispute followed
between them.
"Eh9" then said MIR Sewell ooh,
if YOU like | don't carel"
Then he looked up to the bench,
"My lord, the only desire of the
Crown is that the truth of this mattNr
should be made apparent. I cali Seth
Lee!"
The judge looked and frowned, and
held up his hand.
''You may call him." he said,
CHAPTER xxxvi.
Seth glided into the box and stood
with hs eyes fixed upon Mr. Mean.
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