The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-09-07


them on either side of him. Every
/ body in the courtroom rose as the
judge entered and then sat down with
him to the banquet of justice. Gloria
sat at his left, and frequently he
leaned toward her, explaining a case
or answering a question.
She became at once another Gloria,
wildly alive and interested in the hui
man documents spread before her.
Sometimes the row of faces seemed
like her childish memories of the
chamber of horrors in Nine. Tus-
saud's waxworks; then again the
beauty and nobility of some counte-
nance would completely bewilder her
when the judge told her that it be-
longed to the worst confidence man in
New York or to a professional beggar
who would certainly refuse any offer
of real work, however real the re-
Enumeration.
Gloria was constantly amazed at the
judges insight into human nature and
his general fairness and discrimina-
ton.
A ferocious Irishwoman of huge pro-
portions begged protection of the court
from a much battered and meek little.
husband whose head bore, among 9th
er decora tons, the outline of the ia
miliar hatiron. His face was almost
lost in the wilderness of bandages and
adhesive plasters. His legs were a
complete wreck, and he chung to the
officers arm for support. The judge
motioned the policeman to take the
stand. AS he did so the little man
tried to follow him. He was re-
strained and upheld by another officer,
who protected him from the threaten
ing uppercut of the woman.
The policeman on the stand took
the oath and tried to conceal his grin
as he explained
"Your honor, the lady had me to ar
rest her husband for assault and bat
terry"
The spectators shook with laughter.
Even the solemn Gloria had to smoth-
er her smokers. The judge pounded
, on his desk for order. The court Off
GERS silenced the spectators.
The judge mOtioned the woman to
the stand. The policeman stepped
: down. The injure 1 innocent began to
talk on her way to the chair. She
was interrupted to take the oath, and
threatened the clerk, took the oath
with Indifference, and began at once
to harangue the judge about the wick
edness and brutality of her husband:
His croolty is somethin' ahful. 1 de-
man protection for the poor, wake
woman 1 am"
The judge tried to quiet her. She
reached out her hand imploring help
| Seeing Gloria, she appealed to her
Gloria recOiled in terror. 1t took two
policemen to get the woman from the
witness stand, but it would have ta-
ken a hundred to silence her. Next
the timid little husband was put on the
stand He told his story briefly, and
the judge sentenced him briefly to
Thirty days on the island for rest
and recuperatiOn." He received from
the little man a smile of beatifc graf
itude; then he turned an unmistaka-
bic glare of triumph on the wife of his
bosom and marched safely past her
under the shelter of the police. The
wife hustled opt of the court through
the spectators. They opened an alley
quickly in the face of her wrath.
Next on the docket was a sad-eyed
and timid Hungarian waiter. AS he
entered from the detention cell with
the officers an agent of the Gerry so
ciety came from among the spectators
leading a ragged little boy, seven or
eight years of age. The waiter and
the boy, father and son, flew to each
others arms. Then the waiter, cast
ing one heart-broken glance at the
boy, turned to the judge and poured
forth his story. His name was Ca
sinur; his son was Stas. He was out
of work. with a sick wife, living in a
miserable room. An ambulance had
taken his wife to hospital and then
the law had taken his child away
because he was unable to give it prop
er care. He had fought to keep the
boy and had resisted an officer.
Gloria listened tensely while tears
of sympathy gathered in her eyes.
To her the mans story was finished.
The judge shook his head sadly. He
was powerless to restore the child to
; his father, and he was about to sign
the paper committing him to the chill
dren's society when Gloria rose from
her chair and commanded a halt in
the proceedings.
The court was thunderstruck as she
turned to the judge, crying:
"Give me the boy I'll take care
Of him, and I'll get employment for his
father"
The judge was amazed, but when he
saw how serious Gloria was he muir
INJURED to Pierpont: 1.-THE child will
be a toy for her. Let her have him. -
Pierpont groaned, and the judge nod
ded his consent, If not his approval.
The judge conferred with Gloria, and
she took card from her case and I'M
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