Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-30
The Pardon Of
Thomas Whalen
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5JdT6u Will par hPS'
Fiercely he wheeled on the woman.
'Do YOU see what he has done? He
has given up all-he has killed him
self! He says Whalen is innocent s
and doesn't even know upon whom to
tasten suspicion! Don't you-my God,
woman-can't you. seer
Slowly the situation was borne in
upon her understanding. Her mouth
opened with gasp, her eyes widened.
why" she said, jerking her words
from a choking throat HE knows
who did it, told him. 1t was-me."
The door latch clicked behind her.
She turned in the direction whence
came the sound. and repeated, as II 4
the interrupter contradicted her:
Eyes, did It, killed BrokosM"
Her strength failed her. She sobbed
convulsively.
''Yes-I-did-it," she repeated, ~
--did-it."
Gilman stared in wonder. Here,
then, was the person who had stood
in the alley beneath the window that
night, whose footprints would have led
him to the solution of his mystery, to
the end Of his clever chain. The prob
lem of her motive for Staying Brokoski
alone remained. He longed to ask her
but she had collapsed unconscious in
her chair. Turning to the governor he
implored light. A word informed him
of the accidental killing of Brokosh
by jealous woman who was trying
to shoot his vis-a-vis. Then he de-
manded in tones reproachful:
"Why did you not tell me this?"
Because" the man quietly respond
ed, 81 do not war on women"
The door whose latch had clicked
had opened wide, and William Handy
entered, smiling.
Governor Chatham was asserting pa
pers on his desk, as a man would
whose routine work had received a
trifing interruption. Handy remained
on his feet.
John" he said, John, / take off
my hat to you. l admire your nerve.
1 recognized it years ago, that day
you presided over our convention in
the old seventh district-remember?-
the day you turned me down so hard
Remember"
The governor smiled.
Eyes, john" he persisted. you're
hell of a good fellow, but" he added,
you're damn poor politician"
There was the faintest shadow of a
smile on the governors face. Handy
closed his eyes until they were the
merest Sits. He pulled his cigar back
to life.
His head was wrapped in scarfs OF
smoke.
When does the grand jury sit?"
he inquired, after time.
mot till the December term"
1--WE can have a special one impan
eled. III have Donnelly call it,"
The governor looked at Handy
William" he said, you might as well
understand now, that that would be
wholly useless. l am convinced OF
Whalens innocence absolutely, beyond
~ dUupp9lk will be impossible tc
get jury to convict the one who die
kill Brokoski on such evidence al
convinced me-"
But she confesses," urged Handy.
ITO whom?"
ITO you"
Exactly But what IL that confes
sion be privileged communication? p
Handy looked up in amazement
"You don't mean you wouldn't testl
fy?"
The governors countenance lost IL
legal expression, and became suddenl,
human. If Handy had been thinne
man he would have jumped when tn
governor said
do you think I would send won
an to the penitentiary to elect mysel
governor?"
Are you sure confessions to GOV
ernor are privileges?" inquired Hand.
who was adhering to practical things
The governors face put on its lega
mask again, and he replied:
"Well, the question is unsettled"
"Who presides in the criminal cour
this winter?' inquired Handy, ANY O
our fellows?" Handy's whole philosC
ply Of life was pull The governo
resumed, without answering:
"The question has never been declt
ed. Mr.. Chief Justice Marshall, upo
the trial Of Aaron Burr ruled, II / n
member, that a subpoena duces tecur
might be issued to the president for
letter addressed I'd him, leaving tn
question of the production Of the le
ter"
"Oh, say, John" broke in Hand!
"Burr's dead, isn't he? And he WASH
good fellow, anyway, or he'd neve
got in that far. Go on with your lega
ities--I myself do not propose to go [
Jail for contempt for refusing to test
fy."
"Yon?"
ayes, me-"
"What have you to do with it?"
"0h nothing much" said Hand
N'only | happened to be inside tn;
door just now when she confessed
and there's Gilman besides" Hand.
his cigar tilted upward, smoked o
voluminously and smiled through tn
smoke with deep satisfaction. TIL
governor averted his face. Lines {
trouble drew themselves across hi
brow. Presently he turned to tn
chairman.
Handy" he said, 81 may be r,
elected and may not-probably no
However that may be. l insist upo
this: want that woman, for the pre-
ent, let alone. / have faith in the pei
pie am willing to go to them o
my record. They may or may not n
elect me. shall not, at any rate. hay
my motives impugned only wan
when the turmoil has subsidized, whe
the subject can be viewed with clei