The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-13

your way TO the door leading into you
neighbor's groundsT
Yes"
The dreaded moment had come. Thil
"Yes' had no sooner left Arthur,
lips than saw Ella throw out her in
nocent arms and leap impetuously Il
her feet with a loud. mo. no. car
telI".
She did not say what, for at the hub
bub reused by this outbreak In open
court she tainted dead away and was
carried out in her dismayed fathers
arms.
This necessarily caused a break in
the proceedings. Mr.. Fox suspended
his cross examination, and In a few
minutes more the Judge adjourned the
court. As I observed the satisfaction
with which Mr.. Moffat scented this
new witness-a satisfaction which
promised little consideration for her II
she ever came upon the stand-I sur
rendered to fate.
Inwardly committing Carmel's future
W Tue OOu WIN udut ucf anu WIZ
knew better than we the story of her
life and what her fiery temper had cost
her, drew piece of paper from my
pocket and. while the courtroom was
slowly emptying. hastily addressed the
following lines to Mr.. Moffat, who had
fingered to have few words with his
colleagues:
There is a witness In this building who
can testify more clearly and definitely
than Miss Fulton that Arthur Cumber-
land, for all we have heard In seeming
contradiction to the same. might have
been on the golf links at the time he
swears to. That witness is myself.
ELWOOD RANELAGH.
l was ready to meet the surprised
lawyers look when his eye rose from
the words I had written and settled
steadily on my face. Next minute he
was writing busily, and In second
later was reading these words:
Do you absolutely wish to be recalled as
a witness, and by the defense? M.
My answer was brief:
I do. Not to make a confession Of crime.
! have no such confession to make. But
/ know who drove that horse. r.
had sacrificed Carmel to my sense
of right. Never had l loved her as l
did at that moment.
A turning point had been reached in
the defense. That every one knew aft
er the first glance at Mr.. Moffat on the
opening Of the next mornings session.
AS | noted the excitement which this
control is usually most marked and
such emotions suppressed marveled at
the subtle influence of one mans ex-
pectancy and the powerful effect which
can be produced on a feverish crowd
by well ordered silence suggestive of
coming action.
/, who knew the basis of this ex-
pectancy and the nature of the action
with which Mr.. Moffat anticipated
startling the court, was the quietest
person present. Since it was my hand
and none other which must give this
fresh turn to the wheel of justice 1t
were well for me to do it calmly and
any of the old maddening
throb of heart. But the time seemed
long before Arthur was released from
further cross examination and the OPP
given Mr.. Moffat to call his
next witness.
Something in the attitude he now
took, something in the way he bent
over his client and whispered a few
admonitory words, and, still more, the
emotion with which these words were
received and answered by some ex-
protest, aroused expectation
TO still greater pitch and made my
course seem even more painful TO my
self than had foreseen when dreaming
over and weighing the possibilities of
his hour. With something like terror
awaited the calling of my name, and
when it was delayed 1t was with emo
ions inexplicable to myself that
ooked up and saw Mr.. Moffat holding
open door at the left of the Judge
with that attitude of respect which a
nan. only assumes in the presence and
lnder the dominating influence of
"Ellav' thought l. Instead OF saw
ng her by my contemplated sacrifice
If Carmel. have only added one sac
.ifice to another"
But when the timid, faltering step
We could family hear crossing the
~ room beyond had