The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-03-05

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peoachad BY Reuther. who handed her
letter swhich had just been delivered
itAWsl fkam Mr.. Black. and read thus:
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Seeded In inducing him to la<stcWn
Is as,s "a 2 man man. in a, the pIlllakIe mess
! Person we know.
Deborah's sleep TIL ight Tas with
\pt dreams.
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About this time the restless pacing
q tbe- Judge in his study at nights
became more frequent and lasted
longer. In vain Reuther played her
most cheerful airs and sang her sweet
est songs, the monotonous tramp kept
up with a regularity nothing could
break
He's worried by the big case now
Z being tried before him. Deborah
would say. when Reuther's eyes grew
wide and misty in her sympathetic
trouble. And there was no, inprob-
ability in the plea, for It was case.
of much moment, and of great local.
interest. A man was on trial for his
life and the circumstances of the case
we're such that the feeling called forth
was unusually bitter; so much SO, in
deed. that every word uttered by the
counsel and every decision made BY
the Judge were discussed from one
end OF the county to the other and in
Shelby. II nowhere else, took prece-.
dence Of all other topics, though 1t
was a presidential year and party
sympathies ran high.
The more thoughtful spirits were in
clined to believe in the innocence of
the prisoner; but the lower elements
Of the town, moved by class prejudice,
were bitterly antagonistic to, His cause
and loud for his conviction.
The time of Judge Ostrander.s Office
was nearly up, and his future continu-
ance on the bench might very easily
depend upon his attitude at the pres
ent hearing. Yet he, without apparent
recognition of this fact. showed with
out any hesitancy or possibly without
circumstances, the sympathy he
felt for the man at the bar, and ruled
accordingly almost without variation.
A week passed. and the community
was all agog, in anticipation of the,
judges charge In the case Just men,
toned. It was to be given at noon,
and Mrs. Scovilie. conscious that he
had not slept an hour the night be-
fore (haying crept down more than
once to listen II his step had ceasedj.
approached him as he prepared to
leave for the courtroom and anxiously
asked II he were quite wen.
"Oh. yes. I'm WE'LL. he responded
sharply. looking about for Reuther.
The young girl was standing a little
behind him, with his gloves in her
banda custom she had Sallen into
In her desire to have his last look and
fond good morning.
Come here. child" said he, In q
way to make her heart beat: and.
las he took the gloves from her hand.
he stopped and kissed heron the fore
head--something he had never done
before. Lot me see you smilcr said
he It's memory like to take with
me into the courtroom"
But when in her pure delight at his
caress and the fatherly feeling which
gave a tremor to his simple request,
she lifted her face with that angelic
look OF hers which was far sweeter
and far more moving than any smile,
he turned away abruptly, as though
he lad been more hurt than comfort
ed. and strobe out OF the house with
ont anothar word