The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-20

ta tho CORONER and laid her slayed
hand ON hts dusk. atfHlf { think o.
I nuceaanry
/ Certainly. Miss Prayer, certainly.
| Tell tho jury ANYTHING yuu wiah
4 want tn explain q think ]
ought 10 say. she paused agaiu. hor
eaIur suiug aud coming with tho
wuria
lust % little louder. II YOU
pleaHr FuEgeatvd the coroner.
4 dorru ur more ueonie we're
laBndiuE up la the court room. their
hands hrhiud their ears, and the rest
lul the auiiruuu we're yruuthsd fur-
wari ina an attitude OF ahaurhud al.
tuntinu
I want tn aay that ! know SIR
Maddox did not leave tho steps uf
cur house FOR 10 minutes after we
after he said sood night and then
be walked downtown toward hin
I nuoma
The district attorney saW the
| % lessen lt b. a show 90 careless
| indifference
atIoV dn yuu snow thlaF"
! 4 aaN hlm. II watched him
num my window
fndeti7 Why did you 20 that
"Hesauss BEES auan wo had had a
"A Misunderstanding. and I knaN !
eaa wrong and hupod hr would see
mn and come haeA.+
The girls face Was quite white
nov hut she snake the words brave
-. aud Westerrnit WATCHING tho
maea uf the jury rose and pat his
nsKt question: dniaruutlaliy almost
sally a. though they we're tnfcud
[ from him by a sense ~ duty
| You are close friend Of MI
Maddox are yuu not. MlHa Prayer p
Yea
Are sou =erare you anything
mnFe than a friend
We are Eoad friends -comnadrs DO
Are YOU net pardon the quca.
Iian. bat { must ask lt-Are 4au not
his fiancesf'
f am not
The aauisisuf district Attorney re-
aumnd bis araf amid dead silence.
Any more questions, gentlemen ?
No Very we'll son are excused.
Miss Prayer Thank sou
| There was - mpathriic murrlrr
Ia the audience - The aurunrr broke
the silence and the Kiri rose tu leave
the stand
Harmony glanced toward the
group al tho suunafla table and Obj
SERVED that a reporter had risen and
Vas about 10 offer her bis chair
Suddenly she realized the emhar-
/ faasmeni uf her position and at
it, hidenus humiHating possibilities
lsuupoac she bad uvercaiimafed Mad
aaN danger az mtaapprrhended ne
situation suppose she had made an
lunaallsd- for cxhlhiuon Of herself
AMI 81 him she would be ridieu-
laua In hia eyes fnreyrrmnrc. and
she had made him ridiculous. TOE
maffuW papers Wuuld tseu Wlfh
her ladicruua ayuwnl They would
picture her as a l1yc.lurn maid.
With her heart upun hcr sleeve. "
they did not depict her and Dave in
a frame % true-lnvsrs' knots
She felt. uafhar than aN. Mad
doA riae a. she dnscendcd from the
WITNESS stand h,sf when she ap,
pruaehssi the councils table he bad
his hack mrnfzi Ia her ana was
Whispering 1yur the shoulders % the
prnaeeufM and hts assistant She
/ Slipped In beside her uncle whu
covsrfIy pAtted her hand a. IA
heauasi upon the yuunE reporter
Who had yielded her his chair
Maddox souu resumed his seat bur
WeaterVeit did not Immediately
place another witness ON the stand.
lie dispatched a MESSENGER from ne
court ruurn aud there wna a LONE
pause In the proceedings until he re-
turu~ti and whispered omsthinE
which made the prosecutor fare up
anKrily
What TO / care what he wants.
he hurst out audibly Bring him
here AZ once Get n warrant. II nee
eaaary. but los have no nunaeuHsi
Mr. MADDOX take the stand. II yuu
pisase aud tell Your story
Westerveli'B manner toward Mad
dux had suddenly changed. and he
allowed him 70 give a complete his
I tory OF his connection with the Isnr-
inner case without interruption or
unnecessary Cross accumulation As
the questions and answers disclosed
the situation 20 Harmony. she wa
divided hsfwcen relief and anxiety
relief that her voluntarily statement
Was not wholly uncalled FOR. and
anxiety Lest Dawes frank admia-
stona should affect the jury unfayor.
ably Before Maddox had finished
bis testimony police officer enter
ei the court room with Sugent. and
the moment Dave wnH excused the
prosecutor turncd ~ tho newcomer
and the two men entered into a long
whispered discussion which grew
violent a. Il progressed. A. last
Westsrveit rose imDatienfly and ad-
dressed the onurt4
4 feel In duty bound. your honor
to call one more witness tonight
Mr. Ialdors Nuzent has special In
formation as IN the offer 10 trade
Mr.. Lorimer'a divorce suit for the
Jas. Means Hanef HfadO |