Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-12
1.-THE MASTER OF MAINLY Sir Hall Caine
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lHman The Woman Thou Caya M. F
nrpsoNS or THE STORY

PERSONS or THE STORY
r,rrOR STOWELL - A brilliant
UOlv" odrocatc. appointed despite
yos"y ""yovth Deemsfer, or chief Judge.
~ a,s~ Jsie 81 Man. in ,chich position
y h h", 10 sit in Judgment on a fel-
~ .s;rner: He Is high principled
@S Ekabic. though IN q moment of
snv,,oI nassion he has, to great later
m.;,sncr orer the secret sin, had
;T;cit relations with
,rccIE COLLISTER-A handsome
BtssS!:ini; Bs's !:ii;,eroic peasant girl. She has a
w osu .sbioh is accidentally smothsred
es"sh s shs nioht of its birth. She is
en een,.,ted d jor numbering her babe.
s,,sie really loves
.,rcE GELL--Agrcenble. but some
'msf mmsnf redk, cho pcrsnddes Bessie to
nw.,so,h herself to him despite the
s..cMtion of his father.
ssrlKER CELL - The rich and
St,D,snnical head Of the Manr Pdrlia-
msnt.
,rvrLLA STANLEY - A great
I,sried and beautiful gtl ,o'th ad.
rsnced IDEAS on ,eomens rights ,eho
e IN lore rtIW tCtUE vNV "c WV"
~, she is the daughter of
rsyERAL STANLEY--Gocernor Of
tis Tsle Of Man.
AIN BALDROMMA - A brutal
tsr,rer, steptather of Bessie. aud
!ha ,,;cs 10 use her trouble, for
.M.S;.h VIZ he thinks Cell IS responsible,
.,S I Isrer TO advance his o,cm fortune.
q
,.roWELJ. was breathless.
sS"But, my dear Fenella, 'he said'
"a, |, a mistake. You are drawing
ma Inference
* Rut Fenella only shook her head.
Dyss knew your loyalty to your
,,,.nd would compel you to say so: But
,,,. nS.t DO YOU think? I have since found
w.. N ,be fact Is common knowledge.
R,turning in the train she had occu-
IL a compartment with two men-the
ip,rnrest ~ looking creatures she had ever
ss..Sin a first class carriage. One OF
- turned out to be the girls step
i.,ssr and the other a member OF the
Hsuse Of Keys. ~,
NCaesar: Yes. that. was the name;
TIM talked about the forthcoming trial
ri didn't seem to mind my hearing
,hsua-perhaps wished me to. The step
AMER jhe spoke as II the whole case
~ been got UP to disgrace him) was
ronplaining that he had not been called
b,sither side. But no matter. he would
~ himself upon the Court and ex-
ms the real criminal-the Speakers
s,s,' Il was all II trick. But it should
nol succeed. He would put the saddle
an me right horse. he would. And
,ben they talked about you
WWhat q what about me-:
,'Tbat the report Of your being too
IN 10 sit was lie. You we're not i'll
Al all and never had been-the step.
i,ther knew better. You were merely
.b,kinp YOUR duty to save your friend
4 rone way. But that trick shouldn't
reseed either. or the people should
now what Judges in the Isle OF Man
wse. So you see you must sit on this
,iS, dear---if you are fit for It. You
at afford to have it said that you
AVE sacrificed your duty as q Judge
. your personal interests. At your
int court, too i
Stowell was in torture. In spite Of
Ne Governor warning. an almost
impulse came to him to
onfess. TO make a clean breast Of every |
hlus, there and then. and once for oil.
8fenella," he began (his breath was
oning and going in gustsl who
novs II the guilty man is Cell! 1t may
9 somebody else: -. |
"Who else can it be-
He tried to say 1T is t. but hesi-
,ted-he could not shatter in a word
10 whole world he lived in.
At the next moment she was praising
Is fidelity, which would not allow
In to think i'll of his lifelong friend.
but he has no such delicacy, she
I'D. "Knowing what he knows he Is
til going to defend the girl, and
lits equal to defending himself, isn't
+! How shocking
Stowell's shame at his moral cow
rd!ce reached the point of abasenhent,
nd be dropped his head. Then. car
Aaway by her own pleading, Fenella
VI her arms about his neck, tenderly
ID caressingly, and told him she knew
a what hard thing she was asking
IN, to do--to sit in judgment on his
lend also. for that was what It would
no to. But she would love him for
II II he would do it. 1t would be
= the crown Of all her hopes, the
mllment Of all she had worked for,
u some way Che would know best
~ a poor girl who had sinned and
kefed should have mercy shown to
!, and not be left alone in her shame,
= have the partner of her sin (no
lner who he was or how near he
ne) standing side by side with her.
There was a moment Of silence. Stow
Ms like a man cropping In the dark
ab!ack midnight. At length light
emed to dawn on him. II he sat on
. case he could save an innocent man
al events.
Yes"
And then she kissed him.
bace at Ballamoar. St0well found the