The Washington times., 1918-05-19

wAUKESHA. Wis, May 1s.-Noth-
ing startling developed in Saturdays ;
half session at the Lusl trial at Wau-
kesa. The dapper little horse doctor
occupied the witness chair during the
entire morning and Mr.. Lockney for
the defense cross4examined him in re-
gard to trips taken with Miss Lusk
to Chicago and other places.
These trips appear to have been
long-distance illustrations OF the
maxim, The way Of the transgressor
is hard" There was continual quar-
rellIng, reconciliations that cul-
minated in lunches at the Boston
Oyster House, when they happened to
be in Chicago, and visits to the the
aters. and movies"
Among other shows they visited
Fair and warmer switch at that
time seemed a fair diagnosis Of the
situation.
He's No sPendthrift.
who paid for these trips!" Mr..
Loekney inquired, and the thrifty
Lothario answered: II paid my bills
and Miss Lusk paid hers" DR.. Rob
erts does not seem to have been at all
inclined TO spend any OF the $3.50, 900
with which rumor accredits him-on
his various love affairs.
picked up in the local "hve-and-
tsn-cent store" the following straw,
which shows pretty well that the doc
tor was no love-spendthrift-
'If he gave a girl a 10-cent hat pin
or drink Of soda, he thought he done
we'll"
And the girl who told. and the one
who received the confidence, nodded
their heads wisely-David Roberts
was no prince OF spenders.
More letters were offered in evil
! dence-hers full OF terms OF mad en-
/ dearment. countless kisses-she sent
him once above six thousand.
Her Ard0r InereaseA
His were full Of a grabbed cruelty.
He told her in one Of them n she had
had any experience in his profession
@she would learn to know symptoms
and his de oted a lack OF interest
/ not to mention that ineurable nialady
complete Indifference"
/ As he grew distracted and lost In
/ terest In her, her ardor increased
/ His mere toleration made her des-
7 perate. Tho little doctor had lighted
/ q bonhre that was now beyond his
| control He thought TO strike an
average by retiring 70 an Ice house
but the wind was adverse; the bon
I IRE blew his way.
waukesha began to talk. II Faid'
Dave Roberts has got his comeup-
pance at last"
/ To the enlooker the situation Wai
amazing that Grace Lusk, woman
OF more than ordinary attraction
could have so completely lost her head
over the queer little veterinarian
seems almost grotesaue.
Her aDaagerOua Age"
Her case suggests a book writer
about ten years ago. entitled The
Dangerous Age" in which the theoIS
was advanced that II is not in earlJ
/ youth that passion controls lives, ou
In the years OF seasoned maturity
| In her youth Grace Lusk was {
bookish girl, studying hard, oyereom
ing poverty and lack OF opportunit,
by great Industry.
I And bookish she remained durinf
her early and late youth. She wal
tbirty-eight years old when she begaf
to look on DR.. Roberts as Titani'
I looked on Bottom when she was be
witched.
From the beginning Grace LusI
never seemed to count the cost Sh'
signed her name to the most com
promising letters. while he seldom, ]
ever. signed his hame to anything. A
she wrote the mans wife, shortly be-
/ fore the tragedy: "It is I who have
lost my one and only reputation" sh'
seeued to have q prudent after
/ tbouKht about one OF her letters. 10
| she wrote in a postscript: "Destro!
Immediately" But 1t shared the fat