The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-26

jury Jqst think how your powers
would be increased II by your skill in
psychological observation you could
convince the. Jury that your client
who was about to be convicted on cir
cumstantlal evidence alone, was really
innocent OF the crime Of which he was
charged. Why, sir, the road which
psychology opens up to the lawyer
is well.nigh boundless. Don't you use
the Bertiilon system to measure the
body? Don't YOU rely on thumb prints
to identity the hand? How do you
know that we psychologists are not
able to-day to test the Individual diff
ferences OF men?" 5,eH
! I'm, q word,n laughed the Judge,
tyou mean that any one trained to
read my mind can tell Just what's
passing in my brain?"
: Precisely" replied the doctor with
smile "the psychologist can'tell with
almost mathematical accuracy Just
how your mental mechanism is work.
ingS / admit 1t sounds suncanny. but
1t can be proved. an fact, It has been
proved, timetand5 time again"
Alicia came up and took the doc
tors arm. W "a
"Oh, Dr.. Bernsteiu,"' she protested,
81 can't allow the judge to mOnobolize
you in this way. Come with me.
want to introduce you to a most
charming woman who is dying to
meet you. She Is perfectly crazy on
psychology"
Don't Introduce me 10 her,"
laughed the Judge. II see enough
crazy people in the law courts"
DR.. Bernstein smiled and followed
his hostess. Judge Brewster turned
to chat with the banker. From the dis
tant music room came the sound OF
piano and beautiful soprano voice.
The rooms were. now crowded and
newcomers were arriving each min
ute. Servants passed in and out serv'
ing iced delicacies and champagne.
Suddenly the butler entered the
salon and, quietly approaching Alicia,
handed her letter. In low tone
he said:
This letter has Just come, NM
The messenger said 1t was very i'm
portant and lJBhould deliver 1t at
once" az
Alicia turned pale. She Instantly
recognized the handwriting. 1t was
from Robert Underwood. Was not he-
last message enough? How dare he
address her again and at such a time
Retiring to an inner room, she tore
open. the envelope and read as follows:
Dear Mrs. Jeftfies: This IL the last
time ] shall ever bore you with my let
terS. You have forbidden me to gee you
again. Practically you have Sentenced
ne to a living death, but as prefer
death shall not be partial, but full and
complete Oblivion, / take. this, means of
letting you know that unless you revoke
your cruel sentence of hanishment, /
shall make an end OF all. shall be
found dead. Monday morning, and you
will know who Is responsible.
Yours devOtedly, .,
ROBERT UNDERWOOD.
An angry exclamation escaped
AlIcia's lips, and crushing the note up
In her hand, she BIT her lips till the
blood came. 1t was just as she feared.
The man was desperate. He was not
10 be got rid OF so easily. How dare
he-how dare he? The ,coward-to
think that she could be frightened by
such a threat What did she care If
he killed himself? 1t would be good
radiance. Yetisuppose he vas in
earnest, suppose he did carry out his
threat? There would be q terrible
scandal, an Investigation, people
would talk, her name would be men,
toned. No-no-that must We pre-
vented at all costs. - a.
Distracted not knowing what course
10 pursue, she paced the foor OF the
room. Through the closed door she
could hear the music and the chatter
Of her guests, She must 60 to see
Underwood at once, that was certain
and her visit must be a secret one.
There WAS already enough talk sss
4 If her enemies could hear Of her Wis.
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