The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-01

W ''H'fH
vheIming odds and never Welded a
single step without fierce opposition
gone conclusion
ON the very last day OF the trial.
Mrs Travis created n painful scene by
rushing into court and throwing her
arms around June w%ecpingly declar
ing herself a wicked old woman for
having turned her back on tho flri
and ,oWing that never again would
she forsake her
Mrs Travis her family pride and
recruitment swept away By u sudden
impulse OF love toward tho stricken
eirl she had a%handonod) held June
close pressed 10 hor heart and cried
out sohbingly t. the Judge:
"Shc rs mine She is my own little
ricl' And you shan't send her I
PRISON.
The Jury was out less than half an
hour and returned primly TO the box
With the unanimous verdict OF
GUILTY."
June lii not fiuch IA she heard the
word IL" most terrible word In all
our language. The same strange light
that had como into her face on the
night when she had refused TO 90.
cnp" still glowci there. Calm, un-
afraid she listened 10 the verdict.
With the same calmucss. she roso
and stood facing the Judge, TO receive
her sentence
The judge waa an old a He had
known June from hahyhood He had
been a close friend Of Mrs TraNia'
husband. IN the early DAYS. and WAS
atm a constant visitor at the Travis
home Juno pI'iod hlm for the grim
task that was uuw his
Prisoner NJ tho bar said the
judge his deep voice uufinEcd hy any
emotion "A jury oi your peers has
found YOU guilty on ogcrv count of
the various indictments against YOU
II Is O. iust verdict lu Wow ~ the
evidence. II "a the only verdict tho
sur, could honestly have agreed upon
'Nr own duty is equally clear he
went 90 Tho Law through its admin.
i.'rH'0r. must protect mo public ~
virtue of nav Office u is my preroga
tive tp decide 10 what ,Ntrut YOU are
a mcuaco 70 the public and 10 act ac.
cordinPly while there can De- no
reasonable doubt that YOU committed
the crimes w~hcrcwith YOU we're
charged. yrt II has also been ostab.
liahod-'n 'hr courts satisfaction. at
least that those crimes were com.
mitted under The g'roas or "A certain
psychic iuNu,ICo The court IL also
convinced that hat oyil influence no
longer exists n is the courts belief
that the influence Wiz no, return. and
that YOU win thuH be no longer a men.
acc 20 society
Therefore. / horchy release YOU. on
parole-ln the custody Of Mrs Travis
/"
The remainder Of his speech was
drowned in a uIml't ~ applause that
the court made no imperative EFFORT
10 check
a year dragged by 4 long, bitter
f'hl 10 NhN Lamar. WIZ ltI INHll
himself unable to shake June re-
solve, and who 90 keep his PROMISE,
had forced himself 20 remain az A dis
lance from her
One early spring dav he sat In his
private office listlrssly going over
some papers In a case he was prepar
ing The warmth and beauty OF the
day called 10 him. through the open
window, But he gave 10 no heed and
worked on, with a heavy heart
The Office door opened. slowly. "a II
pushed By timid fingers Max aid not
turn his head
Suddenly, two soft hands were
pressed across HE eyes aal HIS head
was gently drawn back against a Won.
ans breast With an uubelieylng cry
Of utter ioy he sprang 10 his feo'
The next instant. June Travis was
In his arms
Max she faltercd when az last
he let her speak Twelve come
as ! promised-to tell YOU the Red
Circle Us gone and that IL will never
come back And-aud 10 ask YOU II
you'd-if you'd care 10 replace it
with another circle A gold one, this
time, d,lr-with-wlth a diamond In
it,"
(THE END