The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-03
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| Rogue's
/ March,.

The tears stood IN ner eyes as she
spoke, but he had turned away as if
unable to deny his latent unbelief. 9TH
crwise her face might have betrayed
her even then. She felt that it must
90 so in the end. 1t was but another
question of time. Such interviews 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, if she was not there
to meet him it was in order that he
might think her less eager to hear than
he to tell. And once when he not only
thought 50, but told her what he
thought in his TOUGHEST manner, it was
q great moment for the actress who
was ceasing to feel ashamed of her
part, what with custom and the dire
necessity of ii.
For now more than ever did Claire
trust to the genius of the great magi-
clan retained for the defense That
vague power was the one hope left for
her to cling to, and cling she did with
tired mind. Claire's notions OF a trial
were exceedingly simple. although her
father had stood his within the year.
On the other hand. her belief in the
efficacy of counsel was unbounded, be-
cause Mr.. Harding had been defended
by former officer of the crown, and
the charge had fallen to the ground,
and everybody vowed it was the fine
defense, combined with innocence-at
least everybody whose opinion Claire
was in the way of hearing. Mr.. Ser
geant Culliford had not been solicitor
general, but Claire was told that In a
criminal case his rival did not exist.
One night she heard that CullifOrd had
accepted the brief, the next that he
had probably earned his fee already.
though Bassett would admit nothing Of
the kind, but complained instead Of his
own treatment at the barrister's hands.
The fact was that Tom ought to
have made statement before the
magistrate. Then the defense would
have had something to work upon a.
the trial. AS 1t was they had nothinf
until the learned sergeant devised D
means Of obtaining statement at the |
eleventh hour. He went to Newgate |
made Tom give him his version Of tn |
interview with Blaydes and OF b |
subsequent proceedings: disbelieve,
every word. but kept nodding so en-
couragingly with his ugly. inscrutable |
attentive face that Tom received t.
very opposite impression and told h
tale with some spirit and n CLEAN o
hope The great man heard him out
then glared at Bassett who had give
him a certain look) and addressed til
prisoner in kindly undertone.
That's all very WELL" said he. "Tl
only pity is that we didn't have 1t
Marylebone. for. you see. you. tongr
will be tied Mt the Old Bailey. No. IL
you couldn't know You may than
your solicitor 1t was his duty to q,
Excuse me- sir interrupted tn
gentleman. "but / really must protes
/ never supposed we should be unab
to call 81 single witness for the defense
q nd did not think the story
Think snapped Culliford. "Wh
wants you to think? There's q elias
of men. sir. that is most dangerou
when II thinks. You appear to belon.
to it. Re good enough not to Interrupt
me again. We must have that state
ment by hook or crook to work upon
and there is only one way now Of get
ting IT as evidence. Tell turnkey o;
n wardsman what you have told me
and the other side are pretty
safe to put him in the box. Then
shall cross examine him and have
to talk TO the Jury about
Do think we have a leg to stand up
on? Two. sir. two. and better ones
than. they SUPPOSE. OILY tell the turn