The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-22
THE q WITNESS

nor, where / could watch and tak\
care of her"
Did you see the prisoner at the
door of the hotel?"
Il saw man there, but didn't
know him from Adam"
The questioner looked over at the
prosecuting attorney, who waved
deprecatingly and the witness step
ped down.
There was summing up by the
prosecuting attorney, in which he en-.
larged greatly upon the last words of
I the dying man and the murderous
motives of the accused, and there
was a summing up by the attorney
for the defense in which he enlarged
greatly on the incoherent delrium
coming from brain concussion, and
on the noble and self-sacrificing at
| titude of the accused: and then
there was charge from the bench
which treated all aspects of the case,
but was not listened to, as every
juryman was Ioolng at a pair OF
gray eyes pleading from a white
face in the crowdr-and thinking of
nothing else. Then there was a yer.
dict, delivered from their seats:
Not guilty"
Some excitement followed: in fact
anarchy reigned supreme for a few
moments. and the uproar ceased only
when it became generally known
that the principal witness for the
defense had tainted. Then a hush
came over the turbulent crowd, and
the room was still but for the gen.
tie endearments of sympathetic WON
en-, and sound from the prisoners
stall that would not stop-the most
narrowing sound that human ear
may listen to-the sobbng of a
man.
Here's a quiet place, daughter
mine. Let's go in and have some
luncheon. I've just time for bite
before train time. I'll dodge this
town for awhile, you bet"
That will be NICE
Don't get sarcastic now. I've been
mild and docile, so far, but it's
time we talked this thing over I've
had nothing but instructions. Who
is that young fellow? What's he to
you? Deuced effusIve, / notice. Begs
forgiveness for doubling you-and
all that rot. Pretty hard man to
shake, too no sooner out of the
clutches of the law than he pounces
on you, my filial daughter, and
wants to run you off somewhere to
talk, forgetting that papa comes
first. Let's sit down over here-no,
not not behind that curtain-this
side of it. / want 20 face the door.
Now, what did you invite that fellow
up to your house for?"
Because | wanted to see him."
ooh, you did. Well, don't snap the
old mans head off. What would you
like You're out of sorts, my girl;
no wonder. By George, you're white
and shaky Waiter, two whiskeys in
tea cups, and bring some sandwiches |
and ice water
81 shall not drink anything"
Well suit yourself; but eat some
thing. | must say, Beatrice, you're
a master hand at managing and your
testimony was rich. Why, you nearly |
your anxious doubts. You'd make
fine emotional actress. That fetched |
the jury, more than the alibi did"
There was no acting" said the
girl quietly. He looked k5enly at
her expressionless face, while he
watered and drank one of the cups
of whiskey that had arrived.
What would you have done if |
hadn't got here in time?"
MY llluu was lHdut up. j MOulu
have testified just the same. More,
| would have denounced you as |
threatened"
You would really have sacrificed
me for that youngster?'
q would. You would only go to
prison for manslaugnter, whre he
would be hanged for premeditated
murder. You care nothing for me.
He loves me more than his own
life, and has paid me the highest
compliment a man can pay woman
he has asked me to become his
wife If he had died on the gallows,
| would have killed myself; but |
could have borne your Imprisonment
with fortitude. On, yes, there are
good reasons why / should have sac
rificed you, besides the fact that
he was innocent, and you guilty