The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-26

husband sat Goar. T.e;r jaws sat
hard.
Thank you. Vivian. said S1ra. sur.
rrised n ,iito. oi aer.eh. ~YCd ere
,.obler than =
! Please tt.'t tacut r.e, Sara." sail
E!viea ,ci.Y. Il vas speaking 10 Hiss
! Caaileton
sara flashed. = sc.Iose IL is use
less TO ask you to lie fair 70 sara
CoocA, IS you choas, - call me"
DO you feel in yoCr heart that we
still orc You anything:
Enough of this. YlriaA,' SPOKE up
Ter fether haGeliy If Miss Castle
ton desires to si'cal, We Nill list. to
her mus; advise y31 Miss Ca L.
ton. that the t&:raord,uary disclosures
made by my GauEhic.:Rlaw do not
lessen your culpaaility. We d. not in
sis; on ;hia confession fio.a yor Yen
deliver Il ut your own risk want
| 70 DC i~ir with ycu. If Mr. Garrett
is your counsel, he may advise !oG
new to refuse to make a statement"
Mr.. Carroll bowed slightly ia tho
general direction Of the WrGndalis Il
have already advised Miss Castleton
10 state the Gaze fully and completely
10 you, SIR. Wrandall. 1t was who
originally sUsGested this---we'l. rha.
sou might call private trial for her.
| am firmly convinced that when SEA
have heard her story. you, as aer
judges, will acquit her OF the charge
of murder. Moreover, you VIII be cOa-
tent TO let your own verdict end ne
matter, pairing yourselves the sh9no
| and ignoriny Of having her story told
in criminal court for the dclectaton
OF an eager but somewhat .uiglGoable
world"
Your language is extremely I'M
pleasant. Mr.. Carroll" said Mr.. Wran.
dali coldly.
Il meant to speak kindly, sir"
DO you mean, sir, that Nc viii let
| the matter rest after hearing the"
THAT is precisely what mcan, Mr.
Wrandall. You will 70; consider her
guilty of crime. Please bear in
mind this fact: but for Sara and Mis3
Castleton you would not have known
the truth Miss Castletor could not
be convicted in court of justice. Nor
| will she be convicted here this eve
| ming, in this little court OF ours"
Miss Castleton is not On trial." in
| terposed Sara calmly. Il am tn. Of
fender. She has already been tried
| and proved innocent"
| Leslie, in his impatience, tapped
sharply on the table with his seal ring.
please let her tell the story Per-
NIT me to say, Miss CastlGtou, that
you will not find the Wranda,ls as
harsh and vindctive as you may have
been led to believe"
Mrs. Wrandall passed her hand over
her eyes. ITO think that we have
been friendly to this girl all these"
Calm yourself, my doar,' said her
husband, after glance at his son
| and daughter, a glance of unspeak.
able helplessness. He could not UNI
derstand them.
As Hetty arose, Mrs. Wrandall sen.
Tor lowered her eyes and not once did
she look up during the recital that
followed. Her hands were lying Imply
in her lap, and she breathed heavily.
almost stertoriously. The younger
WrandaIls leaned forward with their
clear unwavering gaze fixed on the
earnest face of the young English
| woman who had slain their brother.
you have heard Saro accuse her.
SELF" said the girl slowly. dispassion
! ately. "a he shock was no greater 10
y6u than it wGs to ne All that ehe
has said is true and yet FL would
sc much rather she had left herself
| unarraigned. We were agreed that
should throw myself on your mercy
| Mr.. Carroll said that you were fair
and just people, that you would not
| condemn me under the circumstances
| But that Sara should seek to take the
| blame is"
Alas, my dear, am to blame" said
Sara, shaking her head. But for me
| your story would have been told
months ago, the courts would have
| titdlGu Nout anu ga INV Np'iN Np"ih
have execrated my husband for the
thing he did--my husband and your
son, Mrs. Wrandall-whom we both
loved, God believe me, think loved
him more than all Of you put to-
| gether!"
She sat down abruptly and buried
her face in her arms on the edge OF
the table.
IF could only induce you to for
give her." began Hetty, throwing out
her hands to the Wrandalls, only TO be
met by a gesture of repugnance from
the grim old man.
Your story, Miss Castleton," he
said hoarsely.
From the beginning, If yon please
added the lawyer quietly. Leave out
nothing"
| Clearly, steadily and with the ut
most sincerity in her voice and man
ner, the girl began the story Of her
life. She passed hastily over the ear
lier periods, frankly exposing the un
happy conditions attending her home
life, her subsequent activities as q
performer on the London stage after
Colonel Castletons detection; the few
months devoted to posing for Hawk
al. -. f,.s. !, ,