Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22

the suferings of the elder. the for
bearance Of the younger.
"And on what does he look? You
have already heard. but consider it.
Adelaide. d%espairng 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-three glasses for
three persons. but only two are on the
scene. and so she fills but two. One
has only cordial in it. but the other is.
as she believes. deadly. Carmel is to
have her choice. But who believes
that Adelaide would yer have let her
drink the poisoned glass?
And this man looks on as the two
faces confront each other-one white
with the overthrow Of every earthly
hope. the other under the stress of suf
fer1ng and a fascination OF horror sutti.
Gent to have laid her dead without
poison at the other ones feet. This is
what he sees-a brother-and he makes
no move. then or a%fterward. when. the
die cast. Adelaide succumbs to her
fear and falls into a seemingly diving
state on the couch.
docs be 20 now? Is his hate or his
cup1d1ty satisfied: No. He remains and
listens to the tender interchange OF
tina words and all the late c
tons OF the elder t 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 full
fill the tasks enjoined upon her by her
sister ne gloats over a death which will
give him independence and gluts him.
self with every evil thought which
could blind him to the pitiful aspects
OF a tragedy such as few men in this
world could see unmoved. A brother.
But this Is not the worst. The aw.
full cup of human greed and hatred is
but filled to the brim. 1t has not vet
~overtowed. Carmel leaves the room.
She has a telephone message to de.
liver. She may be gone a 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 a mother to him and see if
her influence is forever removed. it MS
wealth is his and his independence for
v e assured.
Safe in the darkness of the gloomy
recesses OF b dancing hall, he steals
slowly forward. Drawn as by a mag
net. be enters the room OF seeming
death. draws up to the pillow laden
couch. pulls off first one cushion and
then another till face and hands are
bare and
"Ah. there's a movements! Death
has not. then, done it's work.. She lives
the hated one lives! And he is no
longer rich. no longer independent.
With IA clutch he seizes her at
the feeble e OF life. and as
the breath ceases and her whole
body becomes again inert be stoops
to pull of the ring. which can nave no
especial value or meaning for him. and
then. repiling the cushions over her.
SACCpo 4OACu dSd1us lanes up LlS UOC-
ties and disappears from the house.
"Gentlemen OF the jury, this is what
my opponent would have you believe.
This will be his explanation of this
extraordinary murder. But when his
| e%loquence NETS your ears. when you
hear this arrangement and the EN-.
phasis he will place upon the few
points remaining to his broken case.
then ask yourself If you see such q
monster In the prisoner nov confront.
ing you from the bar. / do not believe
it. 1 do not believe that such a mon
ster lives.
But you say some n entered that
room-some one stilled the 1uttering
life still remaining in that feeble
breast Some n may have, but that
some one was not my client, and it is
his guilt or innocence we are consid'
ering now. and it is his life and free
dom for which you are responsible.
No brother did that deed. No witness
of the scene which hallowed this trag.
edy I've lifted hand against the faint,
ing Adelaide or choked back q life
which kindly fate had spared.
100 further for the guilty perpetra.
tor OF this most tnhuman act: be
stands not in the dock. Guilt shows
no such relief as you see 10 him today
Guilt would remember that his sisters
testimony. under the cross examina.
ton OF the peoples prosecutor. left the
charge OF murder still hanging over
the defendants head. But the broth.
er has forgotten this. His restored
confidence in one who now represents
to him father. mother and sister has
thrown his own fate into the back.
ground. Will you dim that joy-sus.
tain this charge OF murder?
III in your sense OF justice you d.
so you forever place this degenerate
son of a noble father on the list OF
the most unimaginative and hate driv
en- criminals Of all time. Is be such u
demon? Is he such a mailman? Look
in his face today and decide. l an
willing to leave his cause in your
hands. 1t could be placed in no bet.