Chapter 27

           Thedrearyaftermathofagreatcontestandagreatfailure,withthegeneralpublicfromcoasttocoastinviewofthissternlocalinterpretationofthetragedyfirmlyconvincedthatClydewasguiltyand,asheraldedbythenewspaperseverywhere,thathehadbeenproperlyconvicted.Thepathosofthatpoorlittlemurderedcountrygirl!Hersadletters!Howshemusthavesuffered!Thatweakdefense!EventheGriffithsofDenverweresoshakenbytheevidenceasthetrialhadprogressedthattheyscarcelydaredreadthepapersopenlyonetotheotherbut,forthemostpart,readofitseparatelyandalone,whisperingtogetherafterwardsofthedamning,awfuldelugeofcircumstantialevidence.Yet,afterreadingBelknap’sspeechandClyde’sowntestimony,thislittlefamilygroupthathadstruggledalongtogetherforsolongcomingtobelieveintheirownsonandbrotherinspiteofalltheyhadpreviouslyreadagainsthim.Andbecauseofthisduringthetrialaswellasafterwardswritinghimcheerfulandhopefulletters,basedfrequentlyonlettersfromhiminwhichheinsistedoverandoveragainthathewasnotguilty.Yetonceconvicted,andoutofthedepthsofhisdespairwiringhismotherashedidandthepapersconfirmingitabsoluteconsternationintheGriffithsfamily.Forwasnotthisproof?Or,wasit?Allthepapersseemedtothinkso.AndtheyrushedreporterstoMrs.

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