The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-09-12

nsOntnDs COu0Smn0o IN my own y0oB-
ment n not in the sight OF the law.
j have taken the law unto myself You
we're mot convicted Of murder In this
unitarian court Of mine, but Of an
other sin For fifteen months you
have been living under the shadow of
crime Jon diA not commit ! w.
rsssrving copplsts panishnent fer
you In the shape Of IN ignohis mar
Rage. which was 70 have served two
bittsr sndA Well. I had the truth
from yoa- believe you to b also.
luteiy innocent OF the charge I held
over you. for which I condemned 20
without hearing. Than. Why should
I not employ my own means Of max
ing rcstitutionf
You have c0ndescended TO believe
In me. That y al 1 ask.
True. that ID al you ask But II
II altogether the fair way out Of TT
To Illustrate: our criminal laws are
less kind to the innocent than to the
guilty. Our law courts find . man
guilty and he II sent 70 prison. Later
on, he n found to be innocent-abso-
lutely innocent What does thu state
DO In the premises? II issues . formal
pardon-a mockery. pure and simple
and the man II set free. II an comes
to . curt. belated apology for an error
on the part Of 1ustice- No substantial
recompense IL offered He ID merely
pardoned for something hs didn't do.
The stats. which has vroased him.
condescsnds 70 pardon himl Think Of
I'll Il II the same ~ II man knocked
another down and then said. before he
removed his foot from the victims
neck: I pardon yoA freely Ny T.
Their was opposed TO the system W
have-that all countries havs-of par
doning men who have been unjustly
condemned. The innocent victim d
pardoned in the same manner - the
guilty one who comes In for clemsncy.
] accept my fathers contention that
an innocent man should not BE- shamed
and Inundated By . pardon The
court which tried him should reopen
the case and honorably acquit him Of
the crime. Then the state should pay
to this innocent man. dollar for dol
lar. all that he might have earned dur
ing his term Of imprisonment. with IN
additional amoant for the suffering he
has endured. Not long ago In IN id
Joining state . man. who had served
seventeen years of q life sentence for
murder. was found to be wholly limo.
cent What happenedi A pardon was
handed to him and he walked out Of
prison. broken In spirit. health and
purse His small fortune had been
wiped out IN the futile effort to prove
his innocence. He gave up seventeen
years Of his life and then We par
doned for the sacrifice He should
have been paid for every day spent in
prison That was the very least they
could have done"
Il So now what you mean" unused
Hetty. 7 have never thought Of II
In that way before"
well. II comes to this In our case.
Hstty: have tried you all over again
In NJ own little court and have 90.
quilted you Of the charge I had against
you. I do not OFFER you . silly pardon.
You must allow me to have my way
In this matter. to choose my own
means Of compromising you for"
You saved my life." protested Het,
u. shaking her head obstinately.
my dear. I appreciate the fact that
you are English said Sara. with .
weary smile. but won't you please see
tho pointr
Then Hetty smiled too. and the way
was easier after that for Sara She
gained her quixotic point and Hetty
went away from Southlook feeling that
NO woman in an the world was % b
wildering q Sara Wrandall-
When she sailed for England. two
days later. the nswspapers announced
that the beautiful and attractive Miss
CastletoA was returning 10 her native
land on account Of the death Of Lord
Nurgatroyd, and would spend the year
on the continent where probably she
would BE- Joined later on BY Ars. Wran'
Dan. whose period Of mourning and
distress had been softsned By the con.
slant and loyal friendship Of this az
Quisits Engiishwoman-"
-Four hundred miles out 1t sea she
vas overtaken b, wireless messages
from three persons-
Brandon Booths nessage said: =
am sailing tomorrow on faster ship
than yours. You Win ind me waiting
eur you on the landing stage" Hen