The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-05
CHAPTER X.
(Continued,)
The Verdict.

ter's return and her failure to come TO
him were disturbing. He had about de-
termlned to go in search OF her when
Mrs. Campbell entered the room.
.'Jackr she said, in tone OF mingled
establishment and feproof
"Well?"
'Why are you here?"
"Wel'-Brookfiel hesltated-'l live
here" Full seriousness was weln!gh
impossible TO Jack in most conversations
with his sister.
But l thought you'd gone to Helen
and Viola" Mrs Campbell rehuked him.
No"
"You should do so. Think of them
alone when that jury returns, as 1t may
At any moment with its verdict
THE lawyers are there, and Lew ELL
inger is with them"
But Helen-Helen needs you
IT may be useful here
"How?"
There's one man on that jury that |
think is a friend"
Y zone MANI"
Yes"
"Out Of jury of twelve
cone man can stop the other eleven
from bringing in an adverse verdict
and this one is with us.
would your going to Helen and Viola
IN the courthouse stop his being win
us?" The tone was triile ACRIMONIOUS
perhaps not" Jack answered tran
GULLY, but it would stop my oe!ns w!tH
him"
What" Mrs Campbell looked about
the room in a pos. ole search for tue
Juror. Il don't understand you
Justice Prentice told me-" Jack en-
planned. impressively. that he could sit
In his room and maze another man get
I'm and walk to the telephone and call
him BY simply thinking steadily Of that
other man.
"Superst'tious people imagine any
thing" Mrs. Campbell commented. scott
ingly.
Imagine much-yes; but this isn't I'M
ag.nation."
IT'S worse Jack: I call It spiritual
ism" II would be difficult TO get more
disapnroval into single speech than
Mrs. Campbelrs tone and manner crowd
ed into this
call 1t awning No" '.he' ia" a.,
swered placIdy; "spiritualism or social
Ism or rheumatsn-!ts there. | know
nothing about 1t scientifically. but I've
tried it on and it works, my dear Alice
1t works"
You've tried it on?'
.,1M;, u.ho,,o"
.. Miih whom; ,,o,. s.,-urs c,mnhe,,
sasDed Some q9|aTtanIs8e 5i2er rist m
Geeh Ldhe" VIZ" t,iSu.od nor ,,asn was
me pause alat io' Eor at,antion Vas IL
t uidnd hstween ino,Iiry and Inventory
C i1s" pv'T tr,umphed as she said, inter
rorativeiy,
- d5n'i know # II YOU have"
That Ia one phase of its terrible sub
tle.y"
When did you try II on?"
That night a month $50 when YOU
raped at my door at . o'clock in the
morning and asked II | was i'll in any
Tay?'
Il was simply nervous about you,'
Mrs Campbell spluttere1 deSenSively.
call it nervousness II you wish TO-
but that was an experiment OF mine-a
simple experiment"
continued DIN ip he it,' slngI ',' rdts Ne
"Two sundays ago" Rrookfeld con.
t,nred. "vnu ucrt Nth, nm TO the church
door bositated and t,Irnri home again "
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R-SoSseid 40 civ ii.' t5,, ,,r tS,mnb,
$500 Nv o,,J,,,r - ani
'e"rnes ma pal .'v",lI yu'! iIhH. IT..
c, liz, 'hH.,n,a' JauM. 49,, ~
or .9t!er' r :. ,....,. 49,. ,.,..
Men' can II Iuhacy-l don insist
on Tneumatlsm, ,,..,.
On, JACK, the hoy NE Is IN the bal
ance. Bitter, yndictiye lawyers are
prosecuting MN. ana ! don't Ike m!
big, strong brother, VINO used to meet
men and all danger face to face, treat
Ing the situation with silly mind-gure
methods hidden alone In his rooms .
Mrs. Campbell with an embracing ges.
ture, made an exhibit Of BrOokfclI and
his surroundings 81 don't like it,
You can't aCQuit boy of murder hy
having strong brother thrash some.
anything under The :, sun r could do VII.
my physical strength I'd do IT, hui
can influence a juryman by my
thought-why not try
His sister turned from him with =
sigh Of hopelessness as 10 entered from
the hallway. JOS manner was agi'ated