The Detroit times., 1908-01-10
Ebelyn's Mind Is
unreasonable as
Sensitized plate
ny DOROTHY DIX.

THE drawing of jury. particularly
where many are called and few
are chosen, as In the present Thaw
case, - dreary work, and ono amuses
oneself az best possible in the court
room. Yesterday ! whiied away the
dull hours by staring and staring at
Evelyn Thaw. just for the sheer delight
beautiful,
Presently I caught her eyes and
smiled involuntarily. as one does at
sight OF lovely child. She smiled
back the quick, spontaneous, good-fei-
low smile that springs so readily 20
milton. She grinned back. 1 nodded
She wagged her little brown head In
sympathy. and telegraphio communica-
tion was established.
Il wager" l said TO the man sitting
beside me. that she would like to be
sitting over here with us In the news
paper box, making comments on the
scene and gossiping and saying funny
lets ask her." he responded, and
at the beginning OF the noon recess.
Find Her Waiting.
Her lawyers opened a tiny crack in
the jealousy guarded door that leads
Into the witness room set apart for the
mhaw Family, ana We found little Mrs.
Thaw leaning against the wall. wait
Ing for MS and looking. In her little
simple blue frock and white collar.
more like, school girl than ever.
1dtiou6by tuouBn--tACeDt tnat YOU
have only to watch her to see that her
mind Is open 10 every impression as a
sensttized plate--her greeting an
swsred our question. 80.
"thst-i=e e.td sit over there with YOU
and hear what you are talking about.
You seem 10 have such good times It 3
lonesome where / am"
Her tone was Atbat-ef an arrrfeved
child who IS cut out of the game and
can't play with it's fellows. She was
lonesome. she wanted somebody to
talk to- somebody to whisper 10, sonle-
body to. catch the point of the witty
and cynical little comments that flash
ed into her mind at every tuen OF the
some one In the stony-faced brother
in law, or the tragical looking sister
iin-law who bear her company. That
is q companionship enforced so plain.
ing from II.
al wish" I said. that you would
show us some OF the caricatures you
drew OF US during the last trial. I
heard they We're enormously clever"
WhoIc-Hcarted Laugh.
oh, ] tore them up" she cried, with
laugh, and shes got the incest
laugh, the iolliest merriast. most
Wnole-hearted laugh you eyer heard
When they barred me out OF the
court room and had TO wait out here"
ana she gave comprehensive sweep
or her hand around the bare yellow
walled witness room with its hard
chairs and long, official-looking table
u amused myself drawing pictures OF
the people In the court room, but /
burned them. I was so afraid during
the last trial that would do some
breathed."
That was a clever caricature you
drew or yourself" l ventured. for Eve
lyn's wit Is OF a kind that does not
spare her own peculiarities and she
had g1von to one OF the artists a de-
licious funny little picture she had
drawn OF herself as a maiden all for
lorn. and under which she had written
The pallid chee-ild."
The brown eyes that are all AMBER
like and flashing expressiveness, gave
me glance OF retrospective amuse-
ment and appreciation, Then they
darkened into gloom as the newspap er
man turned TO her and said:
= see you haven't lost your sense
Humor Buoys Her Up.
No" she responded with a sort OF
catch In her voice, IT haven't lost my
sense OF humor. It's the only way /
can stand-this"
We tried to tell her. for her COM
fort, that we did not believe that this
trial would be so long az the last
1T won't be so terrible for me. any
way" she said bravely. IT havG got
ten used to things, somehow I sun
pose: But last time 1t was horrible. I
would go home and almost cry my
eyes out when the papers said dreadful
things about me-"