The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-02
CHAPTER xI--contInued.

CHAPTER xi--contlnued.
Madam, we have said our say on
this subject II you have come TO see
tue matter as ] see II. | can but con.
graduate you upon your good sense,
and express the hope that II viii con.
unne 20 prevail Reuther is worthy
o. the best" he stopped abruptly.
heuther 10 Girl after my own heart"
ne gently supplemented, with a glance
toward his papers lying In bundle at
NE elbow, 'and she shall not suffer
because OF this disappointment 10 her
s'r'tsh hopes Tell her SO with my
love
1 was plain dismissal Mrs. SEQ
vile took Il as such. and quietly left
the room. A. she did so she was ap-
preached BY Reuther. who handed her
letter which had just been delivered
u was from MIR Black. and read thus
We have found tho rogue and have sue
ssedea ~ inducing him 10 leave town
Tee man IN the blll-sticiing business
We hs owns 20 9 grievance against the
peborah's sleep that night was with.
out dreams,
About this time the restless pacing
Of the judge la his study al nights
became more frequent and lasted
longer. IN vain Reuther played her
most cheerful airs and sang her sweet.
est songs. the monotonous tramp kent
up with regularity nothing could
break
He's worried by the big case now
being tried before him." Deborah
would say, when Reuther's eyes grew
vide and misty III her sympathetic
trouble. And there was no improb.
ability IN the plea. for II was a case
OF much moment, and OF great local
interest. 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 ii
was presidential year and party
sympathies ran high.
The more thoughtful spirits were In.
elined TO believe In the innocence OF
the prisoner; but the lower elements
ut the town. moved by slass prejudice.
were bitterly antagonIstic TO his cause
and loud for hia conviction.
The time OF Judge ostranders Office
was nearly up. and his future coutinu.
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
sell.consciousness. 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 lust men.
toned II was TO be given at noon.
and Mrs. Scoyille. conscious that he |
had not slept an hour the night be. |
fore thaving crept down more than
once 70 listen II his step had ceasedl.
approached him as he. prepared TO
leave for the courtroom and anxiously |
asked u he were quite well.
"oh. yes. I'm we'll. he responded
sharply. looking about for Reuther.
The young girl was standing little
behind him. with his gloves In her
kand--a custom she had fallen into
in her desire TO have his last look and |
fond good morning
Come here. child. said he In |
way to make her hea beat; and.
as he took the gloves from her hand, |
he stopped and kissed her on the fore
head something he had never done
before Let me see you smile" said
ne Its a memory like TO take with
me into the courtroom"
But when in her pure delight at his
earess 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
be had been more hurt than comfort
ed. and strobe out OF the house with
out another word