OCR Text |
Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAH JOSSELYNS WIFE ODprrl!mUiMta CHAPTER XV . By KATHLEEN NORRIS Norris Continued 17 Sometimes alone, or with George, he lunched In the neighborhood of the Jail, and went back to It Immediately. Alwaya she saw her husband twice a day, and was back In Fort Washington In time to read the paper to the old captain before dinner. Mary Cutter, the doctors lovely daughter-in-law- , had taken It upon herself to befriend Ellen, and during these terrible days she had never failed her. And when the trial began she was always at Ellens side. George called at the Main street house on the first morning, and Mary met them at the courthouse. Ellen had never been In a courtroom before, but she said to herself: "Thats the jury-bo- x thats the wit- ness stand, even with her first quick glance. George came In, talking In an undertone with his associate. He nodded reassuringly to Ellen. When he went away again, and disappeared through one of the doors behind the judge's bench, she saw Ryan come in. He had the air of a man who had breakfasted well, and who was full of confidence. Ellen felt a wave of sheer hate shake her. IIow free he was; how comfortably ready for the days work! And Gibbs Gums would con; In between two guards This is merely the paneling of the Jury," George had told them ; "It may take several days. Its a long, stupid business. With a great stirring and murmuring in the room, Gibbs came in, with a court officer. He was pale, but seemed nor nervous, as neither he came quickly to his seat at the end of one of the tables. Then he saw Ellen, who was only ten feet away, and who sent him a brave smile. Ellens heart was torn within her. Gibbs, with that little new droop to his broad shoulders, a spectacle for this staring roomful ! rose, and she rose, too, dizzily. The clock was on the stroke of ten, and hij honor came promptly and quietly through a door at the A clerk back, to his large chair. leaned over him to murmur some message : he nodded quickly; the cerk went out. The case of the State versus Thomas Gibbs Josselyn was called. For days the paneling of the Jury dragged on, and the long hours in the courtroom were wearisome and uneventful. Then suddenly there .was a full jury, and the trial began. Ellen was dazed by the preliminaries!, and the seemed tD her singularly Irrelevant. George would ask an apparently unimportant question. and nodding, sit down. The district attorney would jump up with nn-oer. leading nowhere, as far as Ellen could see. Between George and Ryan t' re was a running fire of hot words. E'len was amazed to see them speak 'Billy to each other the moment court adjourned. At luncheon she vnntd pcgerly question George as to tii.- significance of this point or that. I lie trial lasted for only a dar less i loin three weeks. Ellen had moved her plaee to Gihhs side, and although i'n y rarely spoke, she knew he was as mueli comforted as she was by this a rrangement. For two days, cruel and exhausting dais, she was on the stand. Mary Cutter and George Lathrop were amazed at the courage and strength she found for the ordeal. Bhe had promised them she would not break down, but she did for a moment, when And Tommy's name was mentioned. perhaps that moment, when the sensitive mouth quivered, and the blue eyes brimmed with tears, was as favorable to Gibbs' cause as nuy logic or any eloquence eonld have been. For it slowly became evident flint no eloquence and no logic could avail in defense of a man. young and rich and handsome, who had turned from this devoted little wife to another woman, who had quarreled with the generous falher who was that other woman's hushand. who had threatened and brooded over the quarrel. Hay Rfter day the net tightened him. about and Ellen, listening watching, sometimes felt as If she were In an oppressive dream. Oh. It could not he Gibbs who wns trapped here ; It could not be Tommy's father who was the chief figure In one of the sensational murder trials of the day! On the afternoon before the final when all the testimony summing-up- . wns In. and It remained only for the prisoner's counsel and the district attorney to present to the Jury their versions of the case, Ellen was spending an hour with Gibbs. His months of confinement and mental distress had affected his constitution, and a poor appetite and wakeful nights had added to the misery of his situation I Jump from one extreme to the he told her. Someother, Ellen, times I think they'll bring in a verdict of guilty plain and flat. And then sometimes, I. let myself think that all this has Impressed them more favorably than we than we fear, you know, and that Ill walk out of the room a free man with my girt on my arm HI voice broke, and EHen burst g Into bitter sobbing. He put his arms about her, and kissed the top of her soft hair. Look here, deaf1," he said, after a while, I want to talk to you for a few minutes. We don't know whats ahead of us, and I want to say this while I have a chance. They sat down on the bed, side by side, and he locked his arm about her. One thing I want to say Is this," Gibbs said, slowly, "I wasnt a good hus'aand to you, the last year, but It was only that I was a fool, Ellen. I never was untrue to you even In my thoughts. I know It!" she said fervently, raising her wet eyes to meet his. Oh, Gibbs, my own sweetheart," she burst out, her eyes brimming again, what havent you given me? a little country girl who never had anything in her life until you came along! Paris, and my boy, and my little girl and your love, Gibbs, that made life seem a miracle to me I Dont cry, Ellen, he pleaded, and she made herself be calm again. Theres one thing more I want to say," Gibbs said. He got up and walked about the little room, Ellen I want watching him distressedly. you to remember tills, and when you tell the boy about it, tell him this, loo. Ive no reason to lie to you, Ellen, and what Im telling you I say ns if I were a- a dying man. It may be my Inst talk with you, and I think I think of that, when I say It. I think of v.hat you have done for me, and of whet you are to me. By my mothers memory, Ellen, and by the memory of the little girl we named for her! I nerer fired that shot. I never had my hand on that revolver In m.v life A1 For a minute she stared at him without a change of expression. Then he saw an extraordinary look almost of madness come Into her eyes, and saw her breast rise with one great breath. She made an effort to speak, with dry lips, and failed, made a second, and succeeded. Gibbs ! she stammered, In a whisYou you! Her voice failed per. her, and she made a gesture as if for air, still clinging tightly to his arm, which she had grasped when first he ElYou say you didnt spoke. len whispered, with a sudden pitiful But, Gibbs trembling of her lips. but, Gibbs why didnt you tell me so before? And suddenly she slipped to her knees, and he felt her face, streaming with tears, pressed against his hands. Oh, my God, I thank Thee! he beard her sob. Oh, my God, I - no words, even if there had been words to say. Blindly Ellen followed George to the courtroom. With quick efficiency the officials were filling their places. The faithful newspaper men, their dinners left to cool, hurried In. It was seven oclock; the cold February dark had closed down hours ago. The courtroom was brightly lighted, and warm. His honor, who had also been dining, came In. He had addressed this same jury In Ids kind, wise voice five hours ago. After Ryans furious tones he had seemed all temperance and justice to Ellen. He had charged them that If there was a reasonable doubt as to whether the crime of murder in the first degree had been committed, they were In duty bound to give the prisoner the benefit of that doubt, and to find for inutder in the second degree, or manslaughter. Now the old man looked benignly over his glasses at the twelve tired men who filed hack into the box. And Ellen looked from face to face with agonized surmise. The blow' fell with merciful quickness. It was only a few minutes before the whole thing was ever. Gibbs preserved the quiet dignity of manner that had marked him all through the trial. If a sickening fear of the future swept over him he gave no sign of it. He looked with concern toward his wife, but Ellen had mercifully lost consciousness and had quietly dropped against Georges shoulder. She recovered immediately, and they saw Gibbs again: a criminal now, convicted of murder Ik the second degree. All the freedom of their recent intercourse would be ended ; she had foreseen that. What else had she foreseen? The indignities of shaven head and striped clothes, the filth and ugliness of the prison, the locked cell that door, the terrible atmosphere surrounds men for whom there Is no place In the green world ! But she came tip to him smiling. We expected thnt, sweetheart, didnt didnt we? It doesnt matter. do ft, and It will all come You right 1 thank Thee! ' A second later she vfas upon her feet, pressing against him as she clasped his hands, and looked with wet eyes into his face. She was trying to laugh through the sobs that racked her. You didnt do It my darling!" she said, again and again. "You didnt do it I always knew that you didnt! But, Ellen, he said, holding her tightly, and almost dazed by her vehemence, you didnt think that I did it. dear? she said, No, 1 didn't think so! sobbing more quietly, and Interrupting herself to laugh, and to press her wet face against his for one of her quick kisses. "But, Gibbs, Ive thirsted so to have you tell me just that I needed your word to help me! I felt as If I was all alone! Now now Itll all he so different! I don't now. mind anything, I She laughed again, broke Into quick tears, nnd buried her face against his shoulder. "Im so happy! she sobbed. me cry, Gibbs. I'm crying because I feel so much happier!" Abruptly she stopped. A bewildered look was In lu-- r eyes ns she drew herself away from him, and faced him still holding his arms. She stared blankly at him for a moment ; then the clear brows met In a puzzled frown. sfTe said, fn a whisper," Gibbs, who did do It?" et CHAPTER XVI Who did It? The question burned like a fever in Ellens veins and her passionate determination to answer it swept all lesser consideration from her mind. She could face anything now. Somebody, other than Gibbs, And she was had fired that shot. Gibbs wife, nnd she was free to search and hunt, and study the strange facts surrounding old Thomas Josselyns death, until somehow, somewhere, her hand fell upon the thread that should lead her to the truth. Her simple faith that the truth must coiue to light helped them nil. If we could find some one who saw Gihhs on that walk that night!" George said. We w ill ! Ellen assured him con Gibbs, she added, tightenfldently. ing the hnnd that lay over her own. dont you feel It? Dont you know that you nnd I will look hack at this some time as a dark, hideous dream? I know It! And yet she had turned dizzy when an officer coming quietly to the door cell announced that the Jury had found a verdict. She put her hand on Gibbs shoulder and raised her ashen face for his kiss. They had time for hes got a new viewpoint Well, now, weve got to do our share. We mustnt lose heart. The game Isnt up yet, by a good deal." Like Gibbs, Ellen was impatient to have these few days over. She could not gauge her present strength for the hideous ordeal of parting with him, and of having Tommy say goodby to bis father. Her soul shrank from the mere thought, and she dreaded a breakdown on her part, or on Gibbs, that should undo them all. Lizzie hud written her every day: of the pretty house they had found in Bridgeport, of the walks and talks she had with Tommy, and of Joe and his new work. The little stories of Tommy, the assurance that he was well d and happy, the pictures of a and wrapped Tommy playing In a glitter of snow, were an interest for Gibbs ns well as herself. Joe never wrote, but both Joe nnd Lizzie brought Tommy to Port Washington In answer to Ellens wire a day after the sentence had been pronounced. The child looked rosy and well, and leaped Into his mother's arms. Instantly distracted from his first embraces by her unfamiliar clothing. Why jbuy all black things, mothtocratic now. SAY Unless you see the Bayer Cross on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for Pain Toothache Neuralgia Neuritis Is dead, Lumbago Rheumatism Handy Bayer boxes of 12 tablet Also bottles of 24 and 100 Druggists. Aspirin ts the trade mark of Barer Manufacture Imitation Pride of Uonoacetlcacldester of BalleyHcaclfl Moose in Battle Royal It isnt every ones luck to see two only kind of pride that goeth a full" Is unwarranted, unjustimoose battling In the forest, but to or inflated. Warranted pride see three bucks engaged is something The other kind Isnt extraordinary. Seven hunters from strength. pride at all Its conceit. War- Waverly, N. Y., were out recently after ranted pride is an ally. The other kind moose up- in the Abitlbl district' In Is an enemy. Fort Wayne Canada, and while following moose tracks they saw ahead two bull moose charging at each other. A third moose appeared and joined the conflict. One SWAMP-ROO- T FOR of the moose weakened during the fight and the others charged him viciously. AILMENTS The men, who had been watching the battle, then shot the three. The before fiable gives really - News-Sentine- sweet- l. KIDNEY Grandpa Is! he ejaculated. He pointed to the old captain In the adThere's grandpa! joining room. Dads father, Tom. You remember with the gold Josselyn, Grandpa There is only one medicine that really as a medicine for stands out curable ailments of the kidneys, liver and glasses? "Is he dead? snld the child, In a Incurious voice. You start your stumps out here, Tom, and come and eat something! Aunt Elsie said from the doorway. How are you, Lizzie? Oh, Im fine! Lizzie, who looked bad, said mildly. Is she really?" Ellen asked, when the old woman had taken Tommy and Lizzie into the kitchen. Tve been wondering. Tell me about Lizzie." He smiled, rueShe's all right. She fully. "Shes a sad little thing cries, and shes sorry shes wrecked my life; all thnt sort of thing. And do you feel your life wrecked, Joe? Ellen asked with a great ache at her heart for his quiet, hopeless tone. "Oh, no! he said impatiently and Whats the difference, any gruffly. way? said Ellen Joe, hesitatingly, Im sorry." I'm sorry for the whole thing, he echoed. Its a rotten morality that makes a girl feel that theres no going back. No matter how sorry, nnd how good, she Is, there's always the feeling why, Ellen, I know respectable girls in this town that arent fit to tie Lizzies shoes' Girls clever enough to make their bargains in cold blood so much loving for a ring Lizzie's a nnd an income for life! loving little tiling she wns starved for someone to really core for she reached out for love the way a scared kid might reach out for a kitten And now shell never see herself quite he gave his sister a like the others she hasnt let me put dubious smile my arms about her!" he confided. Hasnt ! she echoed, amazed. No," Joe smiled, got to his feet, It's a fine old world!" and sighed. he remarked drily. And then with I'm an abrupt change of subject: so sorry for all this, sis. I wish to God I couid spare you this afternoon. When do we go? she anGeorge calls at three, I think I can get swered quietly. through It thinking of Gibbs. Im praying Im praying that I can! It's the last pull, you know nnd after this after this I can faint or be sick or do anything else, for awhile! Wearily, she turned to go upstairs with Lizzie nnd Tommy. Tommy was to lie down and have a favorite hook rend to him for an hour: the little hoy was presumably tired from Ills' trip. Ellen left him when George arrived, and came downstairs. George, corning in at the hall floor, nnd Joe, who opened it to him, nnu Aunt Elsie, who came to the diningroom door to greet him. looked at her in amazement and vague alarm. Her face was pale, she was breathing bard, and there was a strange, (ever ish glitter In her blue eyes; she .nude a wild gesture that detained them all and caught George by the wrist. He was instantly given the impress'on of exhaustion, of desperate de'erml-natioto say what must lie said, before the eollapse. sweet. 1 some day. Try not to think of It now think of the time to come. Just lift yourself out tf all this Oh, well make a fight of It! afterImmediately George added. ward he took Ellen away. They went to the Port Washington house, and George came In to talk to her aunt and grandfather. Ellen hardly spoke. She went to the door, to t to him, and thank him. say He thought she looked ill. But she was" In her place in the courtroom a few days later when Thomas Gihhs Josselyn was sentenced to penal servitude for the term of his natural life, for the jiecullarly atrocious crime of murdering his own father. And somehow, one lives through it all, George, Gihhs said later. He was behind bars now, but astonishingly serene and strong. He was nenously anxious to have the exents of the next week over, when he should be I want transferred to the big prison. you to take Tommy, nnd get away from tliis, E!len," he said, firmly. " Write me, and send me she whispered, with Oh, Gibbs-- -! (TO BE CONTINUED.) a sudden stoppage of breath. Yes, I know," he said quickly, symToo Muh for Him But .von pathetic for her distress. An officer in one of the Seven h must remember this. If I can tldni. s of you, living quietly somewhere, not stnet hanks says he answers too unhappy, its going to brace ine. all day long and !s always glad to be Im not nn.v better than lots of other of service to clients. "But I wish you would tell me," he fellows who have been up against It. Ellen. And If, as you say, something said, "what I should have told the new comes to iight, why then we'ii ne woman who came up to m.v desk this morning. I was rus.iing to get a stateglad we faced the music with some some decency, dont you see? Now take ment finished that was already overher away. George. I dont like her to due. but I left off and asked be wliat I coulc, do for her. And In ra anxious be here. I have never seen a man change as voice she replied; Pieiise. have you seen m here this Gibbs has changed. George snlu. as 1 uni ut amazed home. drove morning an elderly lady with heart they him. Always fastidious, exacting, au trouble? " good-nigh- Headache Accept only Bayer package which contains proven directions. 1 But She Came Up to Him Smiling. "We Expected That, Sweetheart, Didnt We? Colds well-cappe- er? "Because grandpa heart. and INSIST! BAYER ASPIRIN Stop That Hacking Cough! bladder. stands the Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Roo- t highest for the reason that it has proven to be just the remedy needed in thousands upon thousands of distressing cases. Swamp-Roo- t makes friends quickly because its mild and immediate effect is soon realized in most cases. It is a gentle, healing vegetable compound. Start treatment at once. Sold at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medium and large. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation, send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a When writing, be sure sample bottle. . and mention this paper. Advertisement. . New Hampshire Bees New Hampshire's apiaries averaged six and a half colonies of bees, 80 per cent of them raised for comb rather than extruded honey. The average yield is 40 pounds of comb honey per hive, and 58 pounds of extracted honey. Boschees Syrup Allays Irritation, soothes and heals throat and lung Inflammation. The constant Irritation of a cough keeps the delicate mucus membrane of the thront and lungs in a congested condition. which BOSCHEES SYRUP gently and quickly heals. For this reason It has been a favorite household remedy for colds, roughs, bronchitis and especially for lung troubles In millions of homes all over the world for the last fifty-eigyears, enabling the patient to obtain a good night's rest, free from coughing with easy expectoration In the morning You can buy BOSCIIEES SYRUP whprever medicines are sold. Adv. Brighter Schools The educational committee of an English city lias decided to buy pictures for all schools to make them brighter and more pleasant for the pupils. East Bakersfield, Calif. Some few years ago I took a severe cold and developed a chronic hacking cough that I could not get rid of. I coughed to much at night 1hat I did not Of jfai g e t my proper rest and sleep. I was advised to take Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery, which I did, and by the time I had finished taking one bottle my cough had left me and I was ." Golden Medical Dis feeling fine. .Y covery is the best medicine I ever taken for coughs, colds pr,,t(F build up a rundown system. Thomas J. Lamb, 822 Oregon St. Send 10c for a trial pkg. to Dr. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y. fv r Poor Golf Gene Sarazen, the American golf champion who recently distinguished himself at the Olympic games, said at a farewell dinner: i "I hope I dont play over there in Paris like old Mr. Foozle. "Old Mr. FooAe was In very bad form one morning. The way he backed holes In the nice green grass was a caution. His caddy said when lie got through; Well, this aint goin to be a case of replacing the turf Its a case of returfin the place. f - Hall's Catarrh Medicine Treatment, both local and Internal, and has been success ful In the treatment of Catarrh for over forty years. Sold by all druggists. F. J. CHENEY &. CO., Toledo, Ohio W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. 50-19- 24. Encourages Music Study High wages being paid to good musiThe Cuticura Toilet Trio. cians In dance orchestras and as singHaving cleared your skin keep It clear ers In places of amusement are by making Cuticura your everyday to a large extent for the toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse number of music students Increasing and purify, the Ointment to soothe and in the various conservatories, accordheal, the Talcum to powder and perto directors of such places. These fume. No toilet table Is complete ing directors expect certain good artistic without them. Advertisement. results to come from the attraction of this field of activity to the masses. Heard in Mathematics Teacher Harold, where is decimal point? Harold Still on the chalk. your Man wants but little here below unless his neighbors are splurging on more. Childr EN Cry for n qiico-tion- MOTHER- :- Fletchers Castcria is especially prepared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness arising there--froand, by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. m, To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of Absolutely Harmless - No Opiates. Physicians everywlre recommend it. |