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


jury Jpst think how your powers
would be,increased If 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 Bertillon 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.
ferenGes Of men?" a49
"In, a word" laughed the judge,
"you mean that any one trained to
read mysmind San tell Just what's
passing lp my, brain?"
Precisely" replied the doctor with
smile the psychologist cah'tell With
almost mathematical accuracy Just
how your mental mechanism is work
fngt admit 1T sounds euncanny. but
it can be proved. AIn fact, It has been
proved, timeEand5 time again"
Alicia came UP and took the doc
tors arm, Rar - ~ -
"oh, Dr. Bernstein = she protested,
81 can't allow the Judge to monopolize
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" 10
Don't introduce me to her."
laughed the Judge. ~ 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
a 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 a letter. In low tone
he said:
This letter has just come, MN
The messenger said 1t was very I'm
portant and IJShould deliver it at
once" 81 a.
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 time?
Retiring 10 an inner room, she tore
open. the envelope and read as follows:
Dear lin. Jef,fies: This i the last
time ] shall ever bore you with my let
tesS. > You have forbidden me 10 see you
SxaIn. Practically you have sentenced
me to 4 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 banlshment, l
shall make an end of II ALL. shall be
found dead Monday morning, and you
will know who is responsible. q
Yours deYptedlY. y a,s- -
=. 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, Hewss not
to be got rid of so easily. How dare
he-how dare he? The icoward-to
think that she could be frightened by
such a threat. What did she care II
he killed himself? 1t would be good
radiance. YETI suppose he was IN
earnest, suppose he did carry out his
threat? There would be terrible
scandal, an investigation, people
would talk, her name would be men
toned. No-no-that must be pre-
vented at all costs. ~
Distracted;not knowing what course
to pursue, she paced the aoor 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 ona
There WAS already enough talk scs
If her enemies could hear Of her Wis.
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