Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-26

pOllce SpleS, cneup race tr1ck nun anu so on. in the box. He came to the front in murder trial quite ceebrat- ed in its day and one l always had my own little theory about Not that 1t matters now" he added. with sigh.
 But the girl was listening to another voice. clear voice. a quiet voice. a voice capable of the strongest varying accents. She looked at the speaker. He held himself with the assurance of one certain of his ground. His shoulders were straight and broad. He stood like an athlete. and when he moved it was impossible to be uncOn- scious of n certain physical grace that came from well trained muscles. He habit of thought of looking up. not down, when he turned from the pages of the heavy tones in his study. His face conveyed an impression of intel llgence and intensity. His eyes, dark and deep, searched fully those they rested on.
 He had reached a point in his cross examination where he had almost thoroughly discredited this witness for the prosecution when, turning to. ward table to take up a paper, his glance, casually lifting, rested on the distinguished party in the rear of the room. or, rather, 1t rested on one of them. Against the dark background the girls golden hair was well calcu- lated to catch the. wandering gaze. The flowers in her hat. the great bunch of violets in her dress added insistent alluring bits of color in the dim spot where she sat. Erect as lily stem, she looked oddly out of place in that large, somber roomx There, where the harsh requiem of bruised and broken lives increasingly sounded, she seemed like some presence typical of spring, waited thither by mistake. The man continued to regard her. Suddenly he started. and his eyes almost eagerly searched .he lovely, proud face.
 His bac.. was turned to the judge, who stirre' nervously, but waited a fraction of a second before he spoke.
 If the cross examination is finish ed"- he began.
 John Steele wheeled; his face chang ed; smile of singular charm accom- panied his answer
 Your lordship will pardon me; the human mind has its alterations. At the moment, by curious psycholog- ical turn, a feature of another prob- lem seized me. It was like playing two games of chess at once. Per haps your honor has experienced the sensation"
 His lordship beamed. Quite so," he observed unctuously.
 The business of the morning ran on, and John Steele at length concluded his cross examination. II think, your lordship, the question of the reliabil- ity of this man as a witness in this or-any other case-fully established"
 Any other case?" said his lord ship. "We are not trying any other case"
 "Witness may go," said his lordship brusquely.
 Dandy Joe. good deal damaged in the worlds estimation, stepped down. His erstwhile well curled mustache of brick dust hue seemed to droop as he slunk out of the box. He appeared subdued. almost frightened, quite un- like the jaunty little cockney that had stepped so bllthely forth to give his testimony.
 The witnesses all heard, John Steele, for the defense, spoke briefly, but his words were well chosen. his sentences of classic purity. As the girl listened it seemed to her not strange that Cap tain Forsythe, as well as others per haps, should be drawn hither on oc- casions when this man appeared. Straight. direct logic characterized the speech from beginning to end. Only once did a suggestion of sentiment curt pity for that gin besotted thing, the prisoner-oDtrude itself; then it passed so quickly his lordship forgot lO HUI NtliNs anu tiG ShSNb a flash. Illuminating, Rembrandt-like.
 Time slipped by. The judge looked at his watch, bethought him of big silver dish filled with amber hued spe- cialty of the Ship and Turtle and ad- journed court. His address interrupt ed by the exigencies of the moment, John Steele began mechanically to gather up his books. He absently sep arated them again. At the same time Sir Charles and his party walked to- ward the bench. They were met by his lordship and cordially greeted.
 "A privilege. Sir Charles, to meet one we have heard of so often in the antiDodes."
 Gro be. conttnued.)