New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-18

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DREW HER EYE.
into an ignominy worse than the con-
viction of the brother whom she was
supposedly there to save.
Tortured by this fear, awaited
events in indescribab BILE agitation.
The cool voice of Mr.. Moffat broke
in upon my gloom. Carmel had reseat-
ed herself after taking the oath, and
the customary question could be heard:
"Your name, if you please"
Carmel Cumberland"
| "Do you recognize the prisoner, Miss
Cumberland"
Eyes; he is my brother"
| A thrill ran through the room. The
lingering tone, the tender accent. told.
Some of the feeling she thus expressed
seemed to pass into every heart which
contemplated the two. From this mo-
ment on he was looked upon with less
harshness. People showed DISPOSE
ton to discern innocence where per-
haps they had secretly desired until
now to discover guilt.
miss Cumberland, will you be good
enough to tell us where you were at
or near the hour of 10 on the evening
Of your sisters DEATH"
81 was in the clubhouse-in the house
you call the Whispering Pines"
At this astounding reply, unexpected
by every one present save myself and
the unhappy prisoner, incredulity, sea-
soned with amazement, marked every
countenance Carmel Cumberland in
the clubhouse that night-she who had
been found at a late hour in her own
home. injured and unconscious! 1t
was not to be believed, or it would not
have been If Arthur, with less self
control than he had hitherto main
tanned, had not shown by his morose
air and the silent dropping of his head
that he accepted this statement, wild
and improbable as it seemed. Mr.. Fox
started to rise at her words; but, noting
the prisoners attitude, he hastily re-
seated himself. realizing, perhaps.
that evidence of which he had never
dreamed lay at the bottom of the
clients manner and the counsel's com.
placency.
Mr.. Moffat, who saw everything.
smiled slightly as he spoke encourag-
ingly to his witness and propounded
his next question:
Miss Cumberland, was your sister
with you when you went to the club
house?"
mo: we went separately"
How? Will you explain"
II drove there. I don't know how
Adelaide went"
"You drove there?"
Eyes. had Arthur harness up his
horse for me, and drove there"
A moment of silence, then slow
awakening on the part Of judge, jury
and prosecution to the fact that the
case was taking turn for which they
were i'll prepared. To Mr.. Mofat 1t
was moment Of intense self con.
Equalization. and something of the
qualification he felt crept into his
voice as he said:
Miss Cumberland, will you describe
this horse?"
1T was a gray horse. 1t has large
black spot on its left shoulder"
ITO what vehicle was it attachedT'
ITO a cutter-my brothers cutter"
"Was that brother with you? Did he
accompany you in your ride to the
Whispering PinesT
mo. went quite alone"
Enhancement had now seized upon
every mind. Even If her testimony
were not true, but merely the wander
ings of mind not fully restored. the
interest of it was intense.
"And how did you return? Will
whom and by what means did you re
gain your own house?"
The answer came with simple direct
ness:
TN the same way I went drove
back in my brothers cutter, and, being
all alone, just as before, l put tn
horse away myself and went into m!
empty home and up to Adela1des room
where I lost consciousness"
"Miss Cumberland, do you often no
out alone on nights like that?'
. IT never did before. would no
have dared to do it then II had no
taken a certain precaution."
"And what was this precautonF