The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-12

Who had sat motionless and unnotioed
on the right. hurried 10 Mr.. Swagsr's
side. He bent low and his face glowed
with a fierce eKultation a. he listened
/ He escorted her, still veiled 10 a seat
, near by and then addressed the Chair
Before any disposition Of this fund
/ IL made. he said. i desire 20 call this
young lady az a witness
Subject 70 the approval Of my col-
I lsagues.- replied senator Giles with a
glance around IN which there was a touch
/ II appeal. I should say that new EVIL
denoe a. this late stage la the hearing
/ should first b. outlined by the member
I % order that the commission may Judge
/ " its admissbllitv
Not az an. Il the chairman please. %
interrupted Representative Byng I cite
tho chairman's own rule IN opposition
I g. such a suggestion She should tell
3 her own story IN her own way without
B Interruption Let her take the stand
That of c0ur-a b. for the commission %
/ determine said the senator douhtfully
Then. with bis quick intuition for a
D
/ want the whole truth. even II it can only
ne found a. the bottom Of the well Yes.
/ agree With you, Brother Byng. let the
! young lady take the stand
( At least ] may $50 Who IL is that dare
oppose what Is mine. mine ~ the last
moment cried Hightower a. trembling
with rage. instead OF making way. he stood
] straight IN the Witness path.
/ Yes. Spencer, you may 80 who il il
that prevents you from robbinR and
eliminating the dead. said the young
woman In arm tones a. she drew aside
her veil 1t IL the wife whom you de-
serted for dead
i hoped you we're dead; God ! wish
| YOU we're dead. always, always going
against me; my curse. my uiin!' muttered
HightoWer 20 low that alone could have
heard him.
/ Down he sat in huddls In the SEAT in
I which he had sat with conhdence. his great
head wabbling between his shoulders. his
/ face gray and distorted. muttering still
| but 20 low that even ! could not have
| heard him An awesome sight; a sight ~
| full Of warning a. that Of tiger lurking
in the Jungle beside = spring.
/ But the attention u all was fixed on tho
| witness as with exalted hearing she held
/ up her hand 20 IL sworn.
Your full name. madam ! asked
I call myself by my maiden name. she
replied. as ! have good reason 20 do. !
am Maria ProbascO'
Then. still standing. ahs told In a
/ storm ~ words tho story u which ] can
give but the menest. dryest outline.
sims Walthams two children. Gordon
/ and Maria, we're close friends Of Guy Pro-
| tascO in their youth When Gordon vent
| 20 Yale ProbascO entered West Point
/ He cOFrespOnded With Maria and they he
| came secretly engaged.
! Gordon on learning that his father had
been killed and his home destroyed by
southern synpathiysra enlisted 10 the
second tnitad states Cavalry. ~ which
PTOhaaro was already an oficer He took
the name u SpenceT Hightbwer. that be-
ing the name u hiE fathers OverseeT, who
he was told had perished with his master
Prohaarn made his raid IN search u Maria
he found her cared for In the swamps by
negro refugees and married her
shortly afterward both h. and Gordon
we're killed In a skirmish. Maria died IN
childbirth, leaving a son, the witness 4
father Who grew up In a dali, atunted way,
Indifferent a. the rights which the papers
left BY his mother might have proved.
I In q moment Of folly the witness, a
Young orphan, dependent on her own
[ labor. married the Spencer HightOweF
who had just testified and Who. AZ ahs b.
lieved was . grandson n Sims Waltham' 4
nvsrsser. He had beaten her and left her
for dad. taking with him the papers h
had offered IN evidence. though she still
had others vith her that would prove all
[ abe said.
'It 10 all a pack a liasl' screamed High.
tower. bursting from his letharEy into
/ fury.
| IL % Code truihl' o.Ilsd cut q stalHuri