South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-11

Course his impertnence," snoreed Mr. Butt).
and the speed of her car.
Are these questions relevant, MI BarrettH"
demanded the Judge.
Il submit so. lord" returned Barnes
"The accident occurred at II: 80 precisely-we
are all agreed upon that. This witness'-Chang
the bully for calling his daughter this wit
ness" reflected Mr.. Butt)-"had an appoint
ment with her dressmaker at 10:45 She tried
on three dresses and"
Are you endeavoring to establish that this
witness did not, in fact see the accident at
all?" asked Mr.. Justice Down severely.
IF your lordship would bear with me
moment" suggested Mr.. Barrett
Bear and be bored" snarled the Judge, os-
tentatiously closing his notebook.
His lordship engaged in a whispered CONVEX
sation with his associate. Mr.. Barrett waited
patiently.
Get on" said the Judge continuing to
whisper.
Barnes Barrett proceeded Never in all his
varied career had Mr.. Simon Butt grown
impotently furious He longed TO tuck Eva's
arm through his and march her out OF court,
after giving Mr.. Barnes Barrett's nose pull.
He fretted and fumed the cross-examination
went on. He noted that Eva was growing
distressed. She looked white Her answers
were furried. Barrett kept harping on the
same theme the bullying scoundrel! There
were tears in Eva's eyes. What a brute the
man was He hadn't dared tackle the Colonel
so. 1t caddish, villainously caddishi Mr..
Butts fingers itched to be engaged on shifting
that cold and serene-looking blackrobed figure,
who piled question after question with his
eyes on the raftered roof
Il was obvious that Mr.. Barrett was trying to
discredit the witness. He asked the court to
disbeieve her story. Her wide. scared fearful
eyes we're nothing to him. The obvious ring
of truth in her repeated protestations did not
weigh with him.
She was trembling and paperwhite when he
said abruptly:
THANK you" and sat down.
Mr.. Butt felt a little comforted by young
Gubbns's closing speech, but Barnes Barrett's
reply made him wr4the in fury. The particular
corner where the accident occurred was a very
dangerous one. AS many as three accidents
had happened there on the same day. He asked
the jury to believe that Miss Butt was mis-
taken in her description. That she had wit
messed an accident, he did not doubt. No one
responsibility for which they endeavOr-
ing in this action to fix. Miss Butt had seen
a woman knocked down by car. But the
woman was not Mrs Maysell, nor was the
Colonl Dillon's. He stressed the point OF no
other witness having observed the stationary
van and sat down, with Mr.. Simon Butt be
hind him. furiously enraged that he could
hardly resist the impulse 10 lean over the in
har ~
his place by the scruf OF his neck and give him
a sound thrashing before the whole court
Mr. Butt swallowing desperately, Eva's chill
and stin trembling hand in his. checked him
self. Mr.. Justice Down began to sum up.
Eagerly Mr. Butt watched the faces of the
jurymen as they turned and whispered in the
box at the end Of an able and impartial sum-
ming-up. II they found verdict for the char
woman they branded Eva a liar-at Barnes
Barrett's behest they branded his girl per
turer. Simon Butt set his teeth. The jury
asked Il they might retire. and trooped out
The judge passed through the little green-cur-
tanned door. Everybody began to chatter. A
fussy little man hurried into court and began
20 whisper eagerly in Barnes Barretts ear
A bell rang somewhere
"Ten minutes Quick work" said young Mr.
Thring in Mr. Butts ear. I'm afraid IT means
we're done for"
Done for?~ echoed MT. Butt
The Jury trooDed bacs The Judge cana trfns