Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10


"lt should be he immoldttng himself
notu, not Uou."
A dry sob answered him. He turned
and leaned his elbows on the narrow
window sill, every nerve aching, but
powerless to comfort. He heard her
step. The door closed sharply.
Then he faced into the empty CELL
sat down on the cot and threw out his
arms, with a hopeless cry:
"Jessica, Jessica!"
Jessica left the Jail with despair in
her heart The hope on which she had
fed these past days had failed her
What was there left for her to do?
Like swift wind, she went up the
street to Felder's office. She CROPPED
her way up the unlighted stair and
tapped or the door. There was no an
swer. She pushed it open and entered
the empty outer room, where study
lamp burned on the desk.
A pile of legal looking papers had
been set beside it, and with them Law a
torn page of newspaper whose IA
miliar caption gave her stab of pain.
Perhaps the news of the trial had
found its way across the ranges to
where the names of Stires and MORGAN
had been known. Perhaps every one
at Aniston already knew of it, was
reading about it, plying her. She pick
ed it up and scanned 1t hastily. There
was no hint of the trial, but her eye
caught the news which had played its
role in the courtroom, and she read 1t
to the end.
Even in her own trouble she read II
with SILVER. Yet, awful as the fate,
Which Harry Sanderson had SO mar
rowly missed. it was not to be com
pared with that which awaited Hugh,
for, awful as 1t was, it held no shame.
In gust of feeling she slipped to
her knees by the one sofa the room
contained and prayed passionately. As
she drew out her handkerchief to
stanch the tears that came something
fell with musical tinkle at her feet.
It was the little cross she had found
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-
Dol mad STOOD FOR Harry Sanderson,
ana the chance coincidence of date
had irreslstibly pointed to the murder
10 her excited senses the juxtaposi-
tlon held bizarre. uncanny suGges-
ton. This cross, the very emblem of
Vlcarlous sacrifice. Suppose Harry
Sanderson had never given it to Hugh!
Suppose he had lost 1t on the hillside
himself!
She snatched up the paper again.
"Who has been for some months on a
prolonged vacation'-the phrase stared
sardonicaliy at her That might carry
far back-she said it under her breath,
fearfully-heyond the murder of DR..
Moreau. Her face burned, and her
breath came sharp and fast Why
when she brought her warning to the
cabin had Hugh been so anxious to get
her away unless to prevent her sight
Oh the man who was there, to whom he
mad taken her horse? Who vas there
IN smoky Mountain whom he would
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