The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-17

didn't love you none, Newbold, an she
did love this here wuthless Armstrong,
but for the sake of her reputation, I'll
prove TO you all from them letters Of
hisn. from his own words, that there
didn't live cleaner hearted, more yir-
tuous upright female than that there
wife OF yourn, even II she didn't love
you. It's Gods truth an you kin take
It from me-"
"Mr. Armstrong" cried Enid Matt
land, interposing at this juncture, mot
very long ago told you liked you
better than any man had ever seen.
thought perhaps I might have loved
you, and that was true. You have
played the towards part and the liars
part In this room" Il
Did l fight him like cowasd?"
asked Armstrong.
NO" answered Newbold for her, re-
Wondering the struggle; you fought
like a man."
Singular peryersiop Of language and
thought there! II two struggled like
wild beasts that was fighting like men!
But let that pass" continued tho
woman. y don't deny your physical
courage, but l am going to appeal to
another kind Of q, courage which be-
lieye you possess. You have showed
your evil side here in this room, but
! don't believe that's the only side you
have, else couldn't have liked you in
the past. You have made charge
against two women; one dead and one
living. 1t makes little difference what
you say about me. need no defSnse
and no justification in the eyes of
those here who love me. and for the
rest OF the world don't care. But you
have slain this mans confidence In a
woman he once loved, and who no
thought loved him. AS you are man,
tell him that it was a lie and that she
was innocent Of anything else although
she did love you"
What q singular situation, an obser-
yer who knew all might have reflect.
ed! Here was Enid Maitland pleading
for the good name Of the woman who
had married the man she now loved,
and whom by rights she should have
jealousy hated.
"You ask me more than can
faltered Armstrong yet greatly moved
by this touching appeal to his better
self.
! Let him speak no word" protested
Newbold quickly. II wouldn't believe
him on his OATH"
] Steady now, steady" interposed
Kirkby with his frontier instinct for
fair play, 1.-THE mans down, Newbold
don't hit him now"
Give him chance" added Malt.
land earnestly. :,
You would not believe me, eh?''
laughed Armstrong horribly, well
then this Is what say, whether, It ia
true Or lie you can be the Judge"
What was he about to say? They
all recognized instinctively that his
forthcoming deliYerance would be a
final one, Would good or evil domin.
ate him now? Enid Maitland had
made her plea and 1t had been a pow.
erfnl one; the man did truly love
the woman who urged him; there was
nothing left for him but chance that
she should think better of him than
he merited; he had come to the end
OF his resources. And Enid Maitland
spoke again as he hesitated.
20, think, think before you speak,
she cried.
III l thought" answered Arm.
strong quickly, 81 should go mad. New,
bold. your wife was as pure as the
snow: that she loved me cannot and
Will not deny. she married you In a
fit OF Jealousy and anger after quar-.
rel between lis in which was tc
blame, and when came back to the
camp In your absence, strove &c
make 1t up and used every argument
that | possessed to get her to leave
you and to live with me. Although
she had no love for you she was toe
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