The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-24

wears before lost o newly born infant Of
her own. and had picsor' ID viii rarc
ever since the baby clothes. had washed
and dressed the child and mad" IIct'N
Hs comfortable HF she could. Not ignorant
Of y sorrow herself she knew how 10 pity
the miserable. The u"Nt day me AoinAh
had gone out. leagiug the door Nniast-
/ cned and when size came back lIctty ana
her Chid were gone.
lAbOfcr. walking through tho fields
'vo miles out Of SionitOn that afternoon.
saw n woman sitting under hhl sta v
who got up aud walked uN Hs he cam"
near her looking white aud scnrcd
D. littlf farther on hc came tn u place wh"i"
tho trees had been cut down. hut not
carried on. and tAought tflc heard
strange .ry. lie looked all around, but
saw nothing and ~ last. the cry, whcn
seemed to come from th" ground. stopped
and he went on his way wondering VIVA
/ n could he
An hour later ho returned hy that waN
and paused Ia look about tne plhc"
where he had heard the strange cry
! lie saw something whit" -l(lhg uhn''
/ = nut bush IN little hollow of the
! ground lie stopped to pick IL up II
/ Nnsa little hahys hand. lot of timhsr
. ,loppiug had been put together "h'l'
4 tho ground wasn't hollow and the nouN
/ uf a dead baby Was under them lh'
next morning. when ho went WIN con
. stable 10 show him where he had i"uhu
I tho de,d haby they found Hetty sitting
/ hv the spot She cried out when shc ~"
. them. but said no word and made no ~ =
. tempt to Ms She had big piece ol
bread IN her lap which she had been fy-
lug 10 eHt
Irvine bnd told him all is he To go
/ fro, and she To suffer lie shHnt eschpe
. I'm 'drag him myself to judgment
| But MIR Irvine at last Quieicd Adah
with the thought that hts iirst duty was
to uctty Yes. Adam would go TO Stohi-
ton and be- beside iietty at her trial
There IN NO need Of telling what hsohl
Adam suffered or OF the profound gri'l
OF the poysers The evidence hgalns'
Hetty Was conclusive and she was con
demncd to death. Dinah. on the mrs
news Of what had happened. went tc
Stonlton and tried " aid and comfort her
crrng stdtcr.
n v,s on tho last day Of Hettys lflaI
that Arthur Donnithoruc returned from
Ireland being called home by The rudu'i
death OF the old squire What pleHMn,
visions came over him rs ne pass"
through the fruitful country about ~.
ancestral home What long ne o'
happiness he pictured To himself as ih'
lord ~ that smiling manor once ne
thought Of IIetty with a smile ana Won
drrcd II she had married Adam Bede yet
The servants vt the great house greeted
him with very sober faces. but that, oi
course was 10 he expected, the dehth
of the squire being 40 sudden and 80 70.
cent lie seated himself IN NclNe'
chair IN his room and hesen TO open th'
letters which were awaiting him Tn
level RAYS OF the afternoon sun entered
Al tho windows and Arthur was consc'ou
~ a puict we'll beiug Youth and hoalti
and life opened n nev vista for MN ar'
long tomorrows of activity stretched be-
fore him lisc y lovely plain, which there
was no hurry 90 look at because " wa'
all his own How often have YOU and
a. my reader. sat IN youth ON n sunny
Afternoon and garcd down Nistna To tn,
lovely plains of the future which there
was no hurry to look st-bccauso hcy
were all our 1wn'
At length Arthur broke the seal OF n
letter addressed In Mr lrwincs writing
Hc started from his chair with n sons,
of violent Convulsions In his whole frame
lna n hfe we're going out with horrible
throbs The next minute he was spur
ring tn Stoniton on his swlftcst horse
llc arrived In time to hear what IN,
vcrdic, had heen In Hetty's case an,
then disappeared like mad man
iIclty was to he hanged In three day,
, and during those three DAYS Dinnh wa,
allowed To be nlmos, constantly with hel
In tho condemned cell Adam. also. go
permission TO visit tho poor ritl an,
ninnh was with her whom ~ WINS nd
mittcd Hctty seemed tn feel trcal
, fear when she behcld Adam She trcm
'lr'l, but did not speak speak tO him
/ said nnah Tell HIM said ll.lty. nd
ltessing herself to Dinsh that hc
, hRvcd very badly toward him nm yer,
sotrN-will he forgive me before
Adam Rnsv cred With 70 half soh we.
forgive thcc, llctN | forsnyc the,
long agn"
And" vent on uctty. 4 went pnc
him you KNOW but ! could NO, iind hin
and I cursed him. and puAh SAYS
should forgive him and trN for els
ticd wont forgive me
I, WAS n clesr gray morning whci
Ic,ty. numhcd tu u half consciousness
~ what WAS taking place, mounted tn
sraffoli surrounded by great thtonr o
silent ncoplr ninah VAS with her, sun
beyond tho grave ~ ahc mounted ~,
sraffold rroHt shout came from IN,
multitude aud ~ tho sound llctt,
shticked Ilu, tho shout was not ono ~
e>ultan, cruelty ~ NJ esectntion. y
was caused hy the appearance Of n horse
man who cleft the crowd waving u pa
per In his hand the sheriff knew him
|, was Arthur nonnithornc bringing .
commutatidn Of Ilctty's sentence. N,
had not been able To obtain n pardon
fot her. hut had her sentenced to trans
potthtion for life
After whs' had happened the royscr,
thought the,> could no Longer remain ten.
ants M the nonniihorne cHtarA though
tot generations the ro,sera had live,
Hnd died there Adam. also. thought nj
nndinr relcf from painful associatio
In new countries
Hut shortly after the events ~ stoni
ton. when nctty had been sent on he,