Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
1.-THE THIRD DEGREE
Interesting Sketch of Great Play
Coming to DEBORAH This
Month.
SERIAL STORY OF THE PLAY.
Continuation of Condensed Serial
Brings New Complications
of Interest.
Continued from last week..

cause he behaves like man, not
because he lives in marble palace
on Fifth Avenue"
But surely, my dear child" the
other woman cries out, you realize
that when you married Howard
to say the least-made a mistake"
Annie, stung by the blunt truth,
intimates that Howard, even in his
drunken stupor, heard and recogniz-
ed Mrs. Jeffries' voice the night of
the tragedy in Underwood's rooms.
Mrs. Jeffries is staggered. Fear of
exposure and notoriety takes COM
plete possession Of her. When she
learns that Doctor Bernstein has as
serted that Howard was hypnotized
into confession, her agitation is pitt
full.
What's the matter?" Annie begs
eagerly, going to her, you look
frightened to death-you-" Mrs.
Jeffries turns and clings to her.
Annie, what am l to do? I be-
lieved Howard guilty as his father
did. lit was natural-his own
confession-every one believed it
II had no reason to doubt 1t, she
stumbles on. Underwood must have
kept his word and shot himself"
Kept his word and shot HIM
self" calculated Annie, only half
comprehending. Then why didn't
you come forward?"
THE disgrace" began the other
feebly and ashamed.
Disgrace! Good God, disgrace!"
Annie cries out.
1T must be done now-ah! II
I'd only done it before" She
breaks down at the thought of max
ing a confession. They'll say that
God knows what they'll say. My
husband will be dragged through the
mire of another public scandal. His
social prestige will, oh! | dare not
think of it! My duty is to that
poor unfortunate boy, and l mustn't
think of myself"
Brewster joins them, but Mrs.
Jeffries shrinks from telling him.
He has placed detectives on the trail
of the woman who visited Under
woods apartments, and he declares
he will find her. Unaware that she
is the woman he seeks, he faces old
Jeffries himself to tell him that he
is undertaking the defense, and that
their business relations are at an
end.
well, who's afraid now!" he
shouts facing the startled Annie.
She tells him she has found the wo-
man he seeks, and will bring her to
him to make a confession. Brewster
is elated. He summons Bernstein,
Captain Clinton and Maloney to the
library of his home to tell them
that Annie has found the woman
who can clear up the mystery. De-
family he confronts Clinton and &C
cuses him of giving an untruthful
version of the matter to two sensa-
tional newspapers.
These papers have tried this
young man in their columns,
Brewster charges angrily, land
found him guilty, thus prejudicing
the whole community against him
before he comes to trial. In no other
country in the civilized world would
this be tolerated, save in a country
overburdened with freedom!"
They have live reporters who
came to me for information and got
it," snorts Clinton.
You have so prejudiced the COM
munity against him." goes on the
attorney, that there Is scarcely a
man who doesn't believe him guilty.
II this matter ever comes to trial
how can we get an unbiased jury!
And added to this foul injustice you
have branded this young mans wife
with every stigma that can be put
on womanhood! You have limited
that she is the mysterious woman
who visited Underwood on that
night of the shooting. and openly
suggested that she Ia the probable
cause of the crime"
well, it's up to you to prove I'm
wrong" laughs Clinton, undisturb-
ed.
I'm my opinion, Captain Clinton,
YOUR direct object is to destroy the
value of any evidence she may give
in her husbands favor"
"Why, l haven't said a word
about her! Huh! And what do
gain?" Clinton growls.
Advertisement" thunders Brew
ster. Political capital" These
same papers speak of you as the
greatest living chief, the greatest
public official. Oh, you know the
political value Of that sort OF thing
as we'll as / do"
81 can't help what they say about
me-" explains Clinton, more ami
ably. 81 don't like all this, Mr.
Brewster. 'Tain't fair; amt or
trial"
mo" shouts the other, holly
"more's the pity"
The lawyer now confronts Clinton
with proof of how he drove severa
other persons to confess crime o.
which they were innocent, and now
Howard ceased to be conscious
personality the moment his eye rest
ed on the shining steel barrel o.
the weapon that killed Underwood
The condition fits In every detai
the clinical experiences of the nerve
specialists and the medical expert
ences of the psychologists. Tn
visual captivation Of Howard Jef
fries attention makes the whole
case complete and clear, both u
brewster and to Bernstein, the ply
stefan. ,.,
"A new one, eh!" Clinton laughs
turning to Sergeant Maloney, AM
ridiculing visual captivation.
otis very old one, captain