The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-02

W o WON'T 1--WE NE t0e Ney y
Shall Have 10 Break tho Door
Down."
said he was a spy. In any case he de-
served 20 be hanged"
"He-attacked a defenseless wom-
AM" exclaimed Cclestia and she
laughed with a kind Of cold scorn.
Mrs. Gunsdorf crept slowly forward.
1T had TO come out" she cried sud-
denly. "he attacked me. II you got to
know"
"He attacked your"
Il swear Il by"
There was a battle OF eyes.
Look at me! Look at me-" y
claimed Celestial. III YOU are telling
the truth you Fan surely look At me-
Mrs. Gunsdorf lifted her defeated
eyes In one last effort.
Now tell the TRUTH said colestia.
Speak out. so that everyone can hear
you"
woman was silent. Then suddenly She
lifted her head dcfantly and spoke in
a loud voice.
Il lied,' she said. "Hc didn't attack
me. loved him and he wouldn't look
at mo. l trapped him In my room.
and locked the door and put the key
in his pocket Then ! screamed for
help. That's all. ] did II because I
loved him ard he wouldn't look at ne.
II he wouldn't look at me, | said. he
shouldn't look at anyone-ever. I'd
rather he'd be dead. And that's the
truth and the whole truth. so help me
God"
Then Gunsdorf spoke.
"Cut that man loose" he said. Then
he turned 10 his wife and very quietly
and ~mcthodically. but with all hts
strength. struck her on the point OF
the Jaw and laid her senseless at his
feet. Low murmurs OF approval greet
ed the act.
Meanwhile. the moose had beer
withdrawn from Tommy Barclays
head and the ropes which bound him
had been cut. He came slowly and
painfully down the ladder and stocd
before Celestia. holding out both his
hands 10 her
But she did not look al HIS hands,
aud only for a moment az him. II was
as II she had never seen him before.
In the back OF the crowd somebody
chuckled. Il wRs Professor Stiiliter.
"Celcstia-" pleaded Tommy.
Blu she would not look at him. and
her dark. deep eyes began to gather
eyes In the crowd. and then she began
TO speak; began. right in the middle
OF a speech as was her wont, and
spoke 20 them OF justice. and patience.
and ~brotherly love, and scolded them
a little for having flown al conclu-
sions. and 50 nearly stained their souls
with Innocent blood. And when she
told them quite simply that she had
come from heaven to make the world
a better place TO live In. those who
succeed Il In catching a glan>S OF her
eyes believed her, And the others
kept a dead silence and greatly Won
dered.
When she had finished. the crowd
opened for her. and she passed sweet
~ and quietly through. and vanished
after a while Ia the dusk, followed
only by Freddie the Ferret and Still.
ter.
stop her" somebody cried: shes
going to the stockade. We want her
with US"
But nobody made a move to follow
/, her.
The Gunsdort woman raised herself
on her hands and moaned. Tommy.
! all compassion. stepped swiftly for.
ward aud helped her 10 her feet.
His heart ached terribly, because
Celestial had not spoken 10 him. lie
0 wondered why she had been so cruel.
There were two reasons. Professor
sulliter was the chief one; the ex'
IRENE good looks OF Mrs. Gunsdori
was the other.
The thought OF any physical con
tact. however unwilling on his part
between Tommy and Mrs. Gunsdorf
3 had turned celestia's not altogether
celestial heart To ice IN her breast
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