Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-12
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Rogue 5
March.

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No friends had been to see him, no
relations; but noble lord, the same
who had incumbered the bench ut the
A1arylebone Office. brought party Of
friends and received payment In kind
for his insolent question: The prison.
er was reported to have asked him II
there were no hospitals where his lord
ship could see the legs and arms cut
OF and listen to the screams: to have
recommended bodily tortures 40 likely
to provide better sport than q poor dull
devil like himself. and suggested the
nearest slaughter house II all else
failed. His lordship had raised his
cane and been cuttingly invited to lay
1t on. as he might not have such q
chance every day; whersupon the par
ty retreated. highly amused. all but
their leader, who was said to hare
marched straight across the street to
book window for the execution.
When Claire heard this story, she
showed her feelings In a rather peril
Gus manner. 'Welii done!" she cried.
and clapped her hands. $50 they have
not taken all the spirit out Of him yet!
Let us be thankful. Mr.. Daintree," she
added In an instant, .'that Il IL at least
man Of spirit whose cause you have
espoused. Next to an innocent man,
a spirited man has the best claim on
ones sympathy. 1t would be dreadful
If he were neither the one nor the
other"
but you know that l believe him to
be both.''
Il have heard You coy 20. Yet you
never go near him yourself.s
Daintree admitted his repugnancs to
personal contact with the prisoner. Il
certainly prefer to draw the Ans at
that" said he, especially AZ It could
do no good. No, It was bad enough
seeing him. at Marylebone. l would
give something to forget his face
And why r. cried Claire. Because
In your heart, like all the rest OF tho
world, you know him to be guilty!
You may be sensitiva, but you wouldn't
be as sensitive as all that II you hon
estly believed In bis innocence. You
do not. Yet You 60 on spending your
money, throwing It away to crafty a
passing impulse Of mine! It's mad
ness. Mr.. Daintres. It Is indeed"
The tears stood In her eyes 40 abe
spoke, but he had turned away q IL
unable to deny his latent unbcllef, 9TH
frwise her face might have betrayed
her even then. She felt that 1t must
do so in the end. It was but another
question Of time. Such intervlsws left
her spirit PROSTATE. her heart worn out
with beating. and yet she sought them
herself. The craving for news Of Tom
only deepened with the sense OF his
guilt. When Daintree was absent, the
girl counted the hours till his return.
When he returned, II she was not there
to meet him 1t was In order that he
might think her less eager to bear than
ae to tell And once when be not oniJ
thought 80, but told her what hl
thought In his TOUGHEST manner, it was
great moment for the actress, who
was censing to feed ashamed OF bel
part, what with custom and the dire
necessity OF It.
For now more than ever did Claire
trust to the genius OF the great nagi
clan retained for the defense. That
vague power was the one hope left fol
her to cling to, and cling she did with
all the might of aching heart and tor.
t.lred mind. Claire's notions Of trial
were exceedingly simple, although he,
father had stood his within the year
On the other hand, her belief in ths
efficacy of counsel was unbounded. be
cause Mr.. Harding had been defended
by former officer Of tive crown. and
the charge had fallen to the ground
and everybody vowed 1t WAS tho fine
defense, combined with innocence al
least everybody whose ss,iniop Claire
was in the way ot beaH q Mr.. Ser.
geant Culliford had hot bvsu soaicito,
general, but Claire WAS told that in Z
criminal Case his rival did net exist
One night she heard that Cuiiiford had
accepted the brief, the next tllat be
Ind probably earned Ibis fee already
though Bassett would admit nothing q
the kind, but complained instead Of biz
own treatment ut the barristes's hanas
The fact was that Tom ought t.
have made statement before the
magistrate. Then the defenss wouk
have had something. to work upon al
the trial. As It was they had nothing
until the learned sergeant devised !
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