The Dolores star., 1917-02-23

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ests seeking 30 dispose a Anss Hayey
20 Inst they may plunAss his people"
The lawyer wheessd On the judge.
Il must Rsk your honor 70 admon
ish this WftAess against such falss and
improper charges-or 10 panish her
for contempt" he biased furiously.
But the Judge spoke without great
sevegity - he cautioned: "Yes. the
witness must not seek 70 imply mo
tives to the prosecution"
The attorney took another step for
ward with Q malicious smile. He
paused that the NEXT question and ita
answer might fall ON the emphasis Of
. momentary silence. Then he point.
ed . finger toward the girl. with the
manner Of one branding Q false Wit.
ness. and demanded:
rs there any sentimental attach.
ment between you and this defendant.
Anse Haveyf"
There was . moments dead silence
In the courtroom. and Anse saw Jua-
nita's face 60 white. Then he saw her
finger nails whiten ~ they lay In her
lap and sudden nush spread to her
face.
She looked toward the Judge, and at
once the lawyer for the defense was
on his feet with the old objection:
The question 70 irrelevant"
Then. while counsel tilted with each
other. the girl drew . long breath.
and the man whose life was in the
balance turned pale, too. not because
Of this, but because the woman he
loved had been asked the question
which was more to him than life and
death-a question be had never dared
TO ask himself.
Il think" ruled the court, the Ques-
tion is relevant ~ going to prove the
credibility Of the witness"
30 she must answer.
The prisoners finger nails BIT into
his palms and he smothered , low
oath between lis clenched teeth. but
Juanita Holland only looked at the
cross-examiner with . clear-eyed and
serene glance Of scorn under which he
seemed to shrivel. She replied with
the dignity Of young queen who can
afford to ignore insults from the gut
ter.
None whatever" so
The defendant sat back In his chair
and the smile left his lips ~ though
he had been struck by . thunderbolt.
He knew that his case was won. and
yet ~ he saw her leave the witness
stand and the courtroom, he felt sicker
at heart than he had felt since he
could remember. He would almost
have preferred condemnation with the
hope against hope left somewhere
deep In his heart that there slept in
hers an echo to his unuttered love.
The question he had never dared to
ask she had answered-answered un-
der oath. and liberty seemed now .
very barren Gift.
When he had been acquitted and
was going out he saw figure In con-
sultation with the prosecutor figure
which had not been inside the doors
during the trial. It was Mr.. Trevor of
Louisville and he was testify saying:
"Oh, well, there are more ways of
killing . cat than by choking It with
butter"
Anse Hayey did not require the in.
depreciation Of an oracle for that
cryptic comment. He knew that the
effort to dispose Of him would not
end with his acquittal.
Juanita was going away to enlist
her star Of teachers and arrange for
the equipment Of the little hospital,
and Anse did not tell her Of his inse.
curity.
You'll promise to be very carefu.
while I'm gone. won't youf" she de-
manded. as they sat together the night
before she left.
"Il try to last till you get back" he
smiled. He was sitting with . pipe in
his hand-a pipe which had gone out
and been forgotten.
In the darkness of the porch every.
thing was vague but herself. She
seemed to him to be luminous by some
light of her own. She was q very
wonderful and desirable star shining
far out Of reach Of his world.
Suddenly she laughed. and he
asked:
what fs it,"
II was just thinking what Q fool
was when came here" she answered.
did you know that l brought q piano
with me az far as Perilf It's been
there over year"
"A pianol" he echoed. then they
both laughed.
81 might AZ we'll have tried to bring
along the Philadelphia city hail." she
admitted. Just the same. there have
been times when 1t would have meant
lot to me. an awful lot, II could
have had that piano. I don't know
whether music means 30 much to you.
but to me-"
Il know" he broke in. II some
times low that life amt much else ex-
cept the summin' up of the things q
feller dreams. Music Ii like dreams
lit makes dreams. Yes. know some
thin about that"