The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-15
rnArrER XIV.

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ieVery day brought the toumvr iu.
quest nearer. AMI go last. fearing
T that the two CASES might be reached
at the same time Maddox called the
assistant district attorneys uttrn
/ tiun On ihp situation. bat with uu fr.
suit Tho Inquest would be held
when some Intelligent testimony
! eaaid hr offered Go the jury ana NO
one could aHy when that would De
/ forthcoming. ne was Informed
] Tho one grateful memory OF these
wearing days of work aud waitiuE
I Waa "a note from Harmony Prayer
/ telling him OF a talk with Uncle Alb
I haIl about the plarruto ease. and
blaming herself FOR many Thought
/ less words aud aetiunH but Insisting
that his first act al her council must
I ba 10 defend her from her own ar.
eaaatiuuA and appointing a day aud
/ hour To hear hia argument
This note he anAwCrpd In a WAY
which called for a reply. and IL came
| breathing the Joyous tfna spirit ut
/ eumudrahip in which their friend
chip bad been born.
with this note lu hts pocket and
an underlined sense uf Eladuuaa iu
/ his heart Dave wandered one night
lnta the Unity club Al a curucf
table In The dining room SAT Assist
ant District Attorney WeairryuIt
AMI Iaidorr NnEuut. 20 absorbed ln
conversation that they did not mo-
ticu aim aa he looked In at the door
/ EuT a moment he stood there taH=
e.nated Then he ioft the club aud
returned 90 bis ruoma. aud. hittlnk
down before the fire. began 20 think
the Lorimur caHe over from begin
nIuE 20 end eanIuring uu puHsihllis
ties. WcavtnE ueg theories. testing
and examining each In a fuitlraa
effort Go nt Il with the thread De
had picked up on the floor 81 the
club dining room.
A last one day. a stream 81 Law
ysrs clerks aud Witnesses pouring
into the r1tuuda rapidly carried the
news that Prayer ya The Plareuto
waa ON trial al Special Term. Part
TX.
Maddox with his assistants. ana
Mr Prayer With hia supporting Wit
uesaes. occupied one u the long
tables forming rlEht anglo before
the Judges deck. and Nuseut. Ny
rick. Sir HutIsslsc. Mr searing aud
"A hafy OF piaesnto difeetofH eruWd=
Cd about the other.
/ Maddox sat Niih hia back % the
IaudIrucr. his fhair slightly Tipped
and hiB hands thrust In his truurcrh
pockets. staring straight before him
liufa the panels Of the Judges desk
The moment that the Judge iuoke'i
ldaWu over his Elaasea and nodded.
lMaddJx guhe 10 bis feet. al his lazy
indifference gone. and IN Is plnee
keen. earnest determination aud
alert attention The few preliminary
lfarmalitisa - trial. uninteliigibis
ia the las audience. wern conducted
tn a low tone between Myrirk. Mad
dux and che Judge and then Dave
BEGAN hts opening address
The history u the placsutu con-
Iaplracy came from hia lips free from
all technical reference or oompiica-
tons Every sentence VAS simple.
lucid bat ineiaive. every ncruHaliun
waa definite positive. but uudrclam-
Iafnry Tie spoke % the Judge aa
though be WE'RE the only person 10
THE room. telling bis story with luEi-
cal sequence and personal convie-
ton
Arsiu and again Nyrfek inter
rupted with objections 20 break the
force Of the narration. bat Zach tine
he I'D ~ Maddox waited calmly un-
I'M the Judge nodded and then took
luu the thread 70 the story exactly
where be had dropped r. Only once
did be turn uuun bis opponent. and
then with a flash 10 anger In his
eyes which MYrirk could not meet
4 understand these Interrupt
tiona'" he Numbered Hut warn
the learned council 81 n saying often
Quoted lu this court. that tho more
yuu shake the Torch Of Truth the
: farther u Shines
/ His long arm shot high above his
head as he spoke and then suddenly
1 descended like n beam OF light
pointing direetly 10 Myrtck'a face
lie paused for moment. and a deep
hush settled over the court room
aud whom he continued he met no
further Interruption The audience
listened no less lutentiy than the
Judge and when the speaker ceased
the history of the Placeato conspir-
aey had been outlined with such
point and auRgestivenesa that the
attention Of the most carleas listen
er had been caught and his interest
aroused.
The moment HIS address closed
Maddox called Mr.. Fryer 90 the
stand and the testimony began His
4 questions were short. sharp and bua-
ineHsiike. giving but little chance
for accumulation. and holding
/ the witness down 20 what he was
called 20 prove Witness succeeded
witness in rapid succession. each
forging a link in the great chain OF
evidence which was rapidly shack
ling the cunspiratorH. The speed
Of the attack and the complete sys-
tenn with which II was developed
seemed 10 take Sugcut and Myrick
by surprise. for they did little 20
check the onslaught. 10 the evident
dlamay 81 Mr. Soaring. who kept
nudginR them In the back and SHOW
ing ponciied memoranda before their
| eyes But his hints and suggestions
did not result in anything and the
Placento president finally pushed
back his chair whispering long and