The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-04-28


toward Challoner. Laurie. LaurieT'
she sobbed in her despair. For the
first time Chaloner showed some feel
Ing. He found her hand aud patted It
with affection for a moment.
The justice shook his head.
"Mrs. Chnlloner. this Is Il terrible
charge to make"
"It's true. It's true" she walled
Shirley turned to Thorne aud said
feelingly:
"The trial has been too much for
her. She's overwrought"
| Frederick. who overheard the re-
mark. grinued snrdonically. Turrin
TO Thorue. he reuirked
I'm nm expert in these matters. It's
rot all the earnarks of the real ,hiny
| Murgatroyd did we'll" And theu. ~
pne who enjoyed All thc privileges 80
the courtroom. he advanced close tc
The bench and. Shading his mouth
while he spoke. suggested penially:
"Your honor. get out the penal
,de"
But the court merely heckoned to
| fhorne and suggcEted thnt ha take
charge OF his client. And much as
Thorne wanted to believe her story,
he felt, as the court felt. that the tale
was little short of preposterous
"But-iti true" Miriam persisted to
her counsel. Incredible as 1t may
seem"
Then, addressing himself to the
bench. Thorne exclaimed. ~ lUur uun
or, Mrs. Challuner assures me that
this charge Is absolutely true Ana
finally turning to MUIR ItlO!d. II
should like to hear from Prose, ulvT
Murgatroyd as to the truth or iaisity
of this"
well, MIR Prosecutor. what have
you got to say?' asked the court. a
trifle apologetically.
During tie pause that immediate
ensued Miriam Challoner wondered
what Murgatroyd would say. what he
could say. what was left for him to
say. The prosecutor stood in the cen
ter of an open space, and. looking first
at Miriam. then at Thorne aud finally
at the court he answered gravely:
Your honor, | have heard the
|
me to answer IL at this time nor in
heed." bowling toward the court. be.
fore this tribunal If II be a charge
made In earnest. as II seems to be.
then the only question that can posi-
bly, interest this court Is whether |
have done my duty toward the people
of the state The charge assumes the
proportions Of bribe to free n guilty
man. My answer Is | have convicted
Challoner. If there was bribe 1t
was a bribe that didn't work.
The court stared with the rest Pc.
ter Broderick gazed at Murgatroyd in
open mouthed admiration. Even Miri.
am felt baffied unaccountably.
Mr.. Thorne," said the court. III
this charge be made In good faith and
even assuming II to be literally true.
isn't the prosecutor right? II cannot
be that this charge is true. but II Mrs.
Challoner claims II to be true, II you
believe 1t to be true. her remedy. then.
is to go TO the grand jury and indict,
to the governor. prefer charges and ask
removal from office" He paused ju-
dicially and added. 'The fullest refu-
tation. after all. is that the prosecutor
did convict"
Thorne considered for an instant.
81 agree entirely with your honor"
he assented. bowling.
"The incident is closed" went on the
court, rising. "You have your reme-
dy."
Two officers seized Challoner and dis
appeared with him through the barred
door Graham Thorne then approach
ed the prosecutor and exclaimed:
Prosecutor, we have wondered all
along just what your price might be
Now we know"
"The last dollar that a woman has"
sneered Peter Broderick.
And still Murgatroyd gave no sign.
II was only when Shirley Bloodgood
approached him and he heard the
tremor In her voice that the man trem-
bled imperceptibly.
"Mr. Murgatroyd," she declared. 81
am forced to believe all that Miriam
has said. Oh. Billy. Billy. II is incon-
ceivable that you are the man that
have respected all these years! You
have lost the one thing ] admired
most In you" Her voice broke, and,
turning to Miriam. she cried, Come,
Miriam, dear; we're going home"
Mrs. Challoner touched Thorne upon
the arm and said, with dnal look at
Murgatroyd:
81 want you to take every legal
measure to indict, to impeach this man,
and want you to begin at once"