The Calumet news., 1912-02-19

J have already heard bat consider I,
; Adelaide. despairing OF happiness. de.
{ cides on death for herself or sister
} Both loving one man. one OF the two
, must give way TO the other. Carmel
, has done her part: she must now do
hers. She has brought poison: she
has brought glasses--thrcc glasses for
three persons. but only two are on the
, scene. and so she fills but two. One
has only cordial in ii. but the other "a
as she believes. deadly. Carmel Is 70
nave her choice. But who believes
that Adelaide would ever have LET her
drink the poisoned glass?
And this man looks on as the tUo
faces confront each other-one whito
with the overthrow OF every earthly
hope. the other under the stress OF suf.
fering and a fascination or horror sniff.
cient TO have laid her dead witbout
poison at the other ones feet. This ,s
what he sees-a brother-and he makes
no move. then or afterward, when. the
die cast, Adelaide succumbs TO her
fear and falls into a seemingly diving
state on the couch.
docs he go now? Is his hate or his
cupidity satisfied? No. He remains ana
listens to the tender interchange of
hnal words and all the late precau.
tons of the elder 10 guard the younger
woman's good name Still he is not
softened. and when. the critical mo.
ment passed. Carmel rises and totters
about the room in her endeavor to ful.
fili the tasks enjoined npon her by her
sister ne gioats over death which will
i,ive him independence and gluts him.
SELF with every evil thought which
could blind him TO the pitifnl aspects
or tragedy such as few men in this
world could see unmoved. brother!
"Bnt this is not the worst The aw.
fni cup OF human greed and hatred is
l'tlt hlled to the brim. IL has not yet
"vertowed. Carmel leaves the room.
She has a telephone message to de.
liver. She may be gone minute: she
may be gone many Little does he
care which. he must see the dead.
look down on the woman who has
been like mother to him and see II
her influence is forever removed, ir his
wealth Is bis and his independence for.
ever assured.
Safe In the darkness or the gloomy
recesses Of the dancing hall. he steals
slowly forward. Drawn rs by mag.
net. he enters the room OF seeming
death, draws up TO the pillow laden
couch. pulls Off first one cushion and
then another TIL face and hands are
bare and
An. there's a movement! Death
mas not, then. done its work. She lives
the hated one lives! And he is no
longer rich. no longer independent.
win clutch he seizes her at
the Feeble seat of life. and as
the breath ceases and her whole
BODY becomes again inert he stoops
% pun or the ring. which can have no
especial value or meaning for him. and
men. repiling the cushions over her,
'reeps forth again. takes up the bot
les and disappears from the house.
Gentlemen of the jury, this is what
ny opponent would have you believe.
Ihis will be his explanation of this
EXTRAORDINARY murder But when his
ioquence NETS your ears. when you
ear this arraignment and the em.
nasis ne Will place upon the few
oints remaining to his broken case.
nen ask yourself II you see such
lonster In the prisoner now confront.
az you from the bar. do not believe
: ! do not believe that such mon.
ter lives.
but you say some one entered that
,om-some one stiIled the nuttering
re sui remaining in that feeble
reast Some one may have, but that
'ine one was not my client. and IL Is
s guilt or innocence we are consld-
ing now. and IL Is his life and free
'm Tor which you are responsible.
brother did that deed. No witness
the scene which hallowed this trag-
y ever lifted hand against the faint
9 Adelaide or chokcd back life
hich kindly fate Ind spared.
10 further for the guilty perpetra-
or this most inhuman act: he
inds not In the dock. Guilt shows
such relief MS you see inshim today.
lilt would remember that his sisters
under the cross examine
n of the peoples prosecutor. left the
nrge OF murder still hanging over
defendant's head. But the broth
has forgotten this. His restored
,ndence In one who now represents
MIN father. mother and sister has
own his own fate into the back.
'und. Will you dim that Joy--sus-
this charge OF murdery
III In your sense of justice you do
you forever place this degenerate
OF noble father on the list OF
most unimaginative and hate driv-
criminals of ail time. Is he such a
non! Is he such a madman7 Look
his face today and decide. am
Ing to leave his cause in your
ds' IL could be placed in no bet
Way It please your honor and gen.
nen OF the jury. am done"
any one at that moment felt the
wv or death descending into his
It It was not Arthur Cumberland.
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