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Show FUR MA'S SAKE. Ilf LAl'RA KI.I.KM riKAI.lt. fl"Tri. no, kr D.ilt Htuit Pi'summa Coasrinr.) Tilt otTIrn of the commonwealth attorney at-torney waa aiming, end tnuaty hook-laa hook-laa odor from thn hclvo along th wall pervaded the room. The attorney, red faced and glisten-, glisten-, Inic with perspiration, ant nt hi cloak. upon which wore numcrnua hun.llca of legal paper. iihhi whl, h hi' tried vain-Ir vain-Ir (o n Ma iiilml. Arranging some ahecta of paper, ha determinedly art about making draught of an Indictment, tint finding It Impossible lo mnccnlrnle hla lulnit uiHin II, ha pushed hack hla chair lui patiently, and sprang in hla feet with a multored exclamation, whin hn aaw, 1 for thn drat lime, that bo waa nut In th donrwny stood an old niAn eyeing eye-ing him seriously. i wua a tall, linn old fellow, wllh a fore ami neck niit'h tan n.-. I ,y Kind, ami ami, anil rind In Mm nlin,r auiff of iho mountain moun-tain dwill.r, hla aoll -alalm-.l Imrn fi-.-t lvlnic no huiiiIiik of thi-ir owni.r'a RPliniacli. 'I ik. look ..f iM-tnlnn. .. oi,mi the f.-r of Iho aiiorn.y han,:. i to un ojiirr-a-alon of nmvlly ua , r.-roi:iil.n hla vlllor, ami wik-ii ho Kr,-.-l. .1 hliu hla rulio km low. aliu.Ht Mrnlunl. "How an. you, i.m !., Tom?" , anhl. i-otno In an. I alt down." Th old ran did not r.'tnrn tlin .rr.llnK. hut ilii-Mlly alonrhrd In and aauk Into a rhnir, ' It a 'hunt Hill." h ln t.au hrlclly IKIna hla r-yoa upon thn atlnrt.'.y. 1 h.. Inner nolilud hut 4 did not a.. ak, and th old man ron- tlnu.-d. "I'm mum to ..-o ,1 uy thing could ha tlun for Mill." Thn raun of tin. l'.-oplu va. Tripp had Imi'ii th0 ronuuonwi'ntth aitor i , nC'a Oral hlK chao; tlip cunyli llon of Iho dof.-ndant thcrpln hla flrt Rr.-at I'hlxvmiiniii. Thn rrlnin hud boon niurdiT, foul -pnuoi'iMmii d and out-rati.-.! Juail.-e had tull.-d uioii.l n waa a yonnu man, aim th dlnnlly and nia.iiwijr of tho lu hud lmprcaai.l hi in r.-ai)r, ik. ,a, , (!,,.,! , llo hl wholo duty, an.l in throe nioto wi-i-ka Jilll Tripp, Iho d.-ri niliinta wna to tia bauKsd. The attorney had b.'n proud of hla aiiK-.-aa. Ilia work hud h.M-n tlioroiiKh and the inni.v worcla of pruUo !w-tuid !w-tuid upon lilnt. by Uwora alnn.l In Inch In th.-ir proi. .. had ploaard hi ui :i-uitl)-. t if ,,nt thla raiflng aunisa niKUnt lo Iho man on tilal for hla llfn. In. ,a, i,y,.r really llioutht, until tho aolrmn worda of the Uiaili aiMitiwire hmimht audd.-u J n-allrallon. Uoiuohow the low ,n.a 3 of the Judce hid aaakmod within hltn a new approolntlon of whut to hit,, had aoeiiud inoroly a ault at law, and I h" Klntu-i'il wondrrlncly at tho tail j yoiiux nun alauiliiiK huir ranli-aaly. J llat.'nlnc Intently to the tonea thnt r r'nitlng n.a d.-alh fell. It 1 aremed linpoaallile that hi: life, an ! , atmng and HK.iroua, inuat end. and k- Wauaa of thl-heraiiMi of hla of j i forta. j I '"h tluwe new thoiiKhta ratno a j dlalurblnK aenae of hla own renponal- .1 ' blllty, and for a moment he almoat re- j j gretUst having iho. en the proteaalon j I of law. '! ! Nw caiua the father of II I It Tripp j I "I" tur merry. Thera waa atlll the j " Twouldn't .'. in rli;lit.lu let Yin ? . banc hi in, an' hliu our hoy." ho nil.l.-d aiiolorellenilv. mjfi'l ami illt-mty of ti e luw, hut J ( onif..ow Hull aeeined no longer nf ,J I aiirb aplemlld hnp.irtuii. The voln. : of the old muu aroimed hiui. and ho j - Hal em a. ' j "lllll hain't got murh more time, r faa know, ouleaa authlD'a done fur j ui want tu try tu help eume 'fore t'a tu late, 'Twouldn't aoeaj rlxht tu let 'em ham Tm. an' him our hoy," be added apoloxeilrally, ' 'thout doln' a Ihli'K. an hlin ahet up thar and knlri'l h. Ip hlFaelf. "I r. kon we dun all e rould ho dun, hi fur. Klitln' a rood lawyer fur Tin an'- l.ut ou know how Twaa. Now wo want tu try an' aeo ef the limner won't tin auililn' fur Tin. "Wo lowed in, 1,1, y ,.f we'd go III Ira an' tell 'I in the hull Ihlnit. ho moot be wlllm' to m It an lllll' ml Ixi aenl to prlaon. 'alead o' hnnicln'. Ma an' me, wo talked It all over, and Towed that ef wo win tu roino lu you, 'at On tho whlto foiehead there ap-penreil ap-penreil a tiny Motrh. you moot help ua with the Guvner. "f rourae, 1 know you wna auln lllll In the trial, hot I reckon 'twant i-iu of eny hard fe. Hn a ou had nKtn ma nn' ino, an now me trlal'a over we hinder Towed you d Juat a lief ho d K" lu Jilll 'ati ;tu or-that other. Tain t ei If wo mux anliln' fur Tin tu be act free. Hint Tld ho aakln' tu much," lie explained In deaperale earnesineaa. "Hut ef they'd aliet Tin up, even fur the balance of hla nnlnrnl dnya, et 'u.1 lie I.eii.-rTi 'tla now. Hill's bin a hit wild. I know, un' tnur air them e tlilnka hiiuclu' pleriy piod Tiuir fur Tin. but 'tain t on til It's account ac-count I'm aklu', nur mine, et'a ma'a." The old iiian'a volco aofiened almoat to a whlaper. and no ruhhed hla brown lunula together iii.rvoualy. "lilll a her boy," be went on, 'The only nun aho'a not left, an' ahe aot mi nt aioro by Tm. I reckon It coiuea powerful bard to give Tin up. fur know et a a way with wlmiiiln folka tu Jot keep on luvln'. Hoiuehow they .lou t ace fitulta liko men folks ran. Ma a hed a heap o' aorror In her lite, ahe hea; 'uuff alitht mor n Joy. T'other children are out thar on the billable, four ut 'em, an' when they waa tuk, one arier niither, ahewuiallua strong ea could bo. turnln' tu lu the real inor ii ever. When they win all gone, Vcpiln' inn, why he kinder aeomed tu llll the placa lu 'er heart of all the real. "Hut lllll win alius good to his ma. I ll any that fur Tin, an' now lie's got In bo tuk from her In such a way, I'm feared It 'peara tu her Ilk ei ef thar huln't mithtn' left. Not Diet ahe'a fur-rot fur-rot tho other children ma d never du lliat-an' thar gravea air kep' nrat as a pin, but aeema ef aim e thla trouble of lillla, ahe'a tliouulit more 'bout tl.cin 'n ever. "Some wav, In her worryln', she's got the notion at ef be dlea, ei the JcdKe auya he'a got tu, 'twouldn't b rlulil tu put Tm out thar with the nihera-ihitt of they could apeak. Hie) d my they'd rutlw-r he'd bo put aoine place, olao. Not at he'd be eny different tu nia. however he died, hut et a the .llagiacln' way he'a got tu die, 'at makes ma think the others wonldii t want Tin. It worries her dienilful. rllio aaa et aeema cruel un' lonesome Ilk lo put Tin away by hlsHcir Ho I IhoiiKht ef rould be . luiiiu.-.l an' lllll go tu prlaon. 'atend iv liuiinln', ion nouhlu't hev that air tu worry her. Then arter 'while, when 'I Hm.. conn'. I'uir wouldn't bo no .,h... iinea iu 'u l-rin" put out thur on Hie In.! with lh. r.-sl M,-I,hy ma un' ni.'J Il.ur by lii.-ii. an' iilm cul, hev lllll ha.i. wllh her nu' the others. l:f )..u'.l help ua apeak a word tu the Hovner, et 'ml du a powe-r uv --i.Hid an' Tid plcmo ma uili;!it :b. nu' me'n lllll tu, Tid bo much ohleei-d fur yer hulpln' her." When tho old man ceased, apraktcg r a a't-.rrcv ant a fw iikti,,, ; thtiua-hiJul alienee, lio n aal.l a,r t- "I r.a-.nie you, I will do nil t cam to g.-t hlin to commute yonr ,ori a. nieii. e to Imprtaonment, ai:4 9 hope to Hie laat that be win for lull's aake and for ma a " Truo to hla word, th attorn., tla tlreleaa In hla efforts to aerura eieru-live eieru-live rlemency for th rotij,,n,,,H man, but wlihoiit avail. m the day act for the a.tni,i. a morbidly cnrli.ua crowd had eirT jjih. ered In a half circle about tha ,iol'l erected un the slope of the hill, betted the Jail. Home dlatnnce away from th ooter ediin of the rlrcle, ami helilmj ,n k,o oiliera, old man Tripp drove ap u a farm wagon and atopped. At the foot of tho scaffold, tu,Jl4 a criimpli'il flgurA In black, nupportad by a group of neighborhood freda. The prlaonvr aarended the atop, (0itt platform, alona. For a moB,nt a healiaied, then bent to apeak ftw worda In a low tone, to the grltf ..Hi-k. en mother beneath him, then itraitht-enlng itraitht-enlng to his full height, his tiura swept quickly over the half rclof fares about blm. At on point, tla gaio halted, and a puitled look rim Into hla eyes. This waa folhnrrd quickly by a look of brightening Intelligence, In-telligence, and a smile wreathed tla pallid face. The watting rrowjl looked la ad fnaclnntlon at tho man who .-mid amlle at auch a moment Tarn ttie sherltf stepped forward. Tiros was up. After one awlft glance at hit ajrooat fnlniliig mother. Hill Tripp turaf.I allirhtly. Daliig his eyea upon tin up-moat up-moat bmn. ri of a nenrhy tree, hla body Irnwn erect, and ailfTened aa If to re-atat re-atat a ahn. k, while atmiit hla Upa the atrnnge amlle atlll lingered. At that liiatant. there fell open & lenae. iii.rmua enra of tha walling crowd, the dlalnnt report of a rile, and on the white forehead uf U, man before them, there Appeared a tiny blotch, from which a widening hand of rrlmaon aprend rapidly, aa Hill Tripp ank upon the platform. Aitalh-t Hie green alope of ntcmin hill, a newly Hindu grave gleiima f.l-lowly. f.l-lowly. Kour oilier tnoiinila art iliire. and two old people, a man and a woman, are huaiiy engaged In plantltig flowers. |