The Washington times., 1918-05-18
he Woman Tempted Me and Fell Plea Horse Doctor In Mad LO

erts. scared looking and fur;ive. his
little, twinklinE, black eyes batting
with nervousness.
she asked me n I loved her. and
] replied. Miss Lusk. 7 honor and re-
spect YOU; but am married man."
What did she say then" asked
Walter CorriEan. for the State.
she said" answered Roberts. never
Elanc!nB IN Miss Lusk's direction.
that she wanted more; she wanted
10 go on'a trip to Chicago and have 4
good time"
Her Breast Heaved.
Mrs Lusk. who had heard the,frst
OF the doctors testimony with twist.
ing hands and heaving breast. sprang
to her feet end protested in a sweet
high voice: 1T isn't true; oh. it isn't
true"
Judge Lueck thundered with his
EaveL The woman on trial seemed
TO sway for a moment or two: then
| she crumpled into a heap in her old
fathers arms He soothed and rock
ed her as il she were a little child.
and not ten feet away sat the horse
doctor, endeavoring to paint himself
in the terms Of a model husband.
In varying instances, he related
how he told Miss Lusk that he was
| married. COh. a very cautious sam
son was this, and one that did not
yield lightly to the entreaties OF De-
lilah.)
Even when he confessed that he
! fell and was guilty OF a violation OF
/ the Mann act, the whole trend cf his
testimony was that there was no
escaping the woman. He was the
victim. not she.
Grace Lusk started at him and the
! pupils OF her eyes were distended.
, There was no shred OF the old love
! in her glance.
The little high school girls and the
-sub-debS" that flocked to the trial
hatless and with rows CT ribbons in
their hair that is often turned up yet.
Eaped at the two.
Went Smack Back on Her.
so this was love, and the man
went smack back on the woman like
that" one gasped half abound.
In the meantime DR.. Roberts. still
clinging to the role OF Samson, was
Identifying various love letters that
he and Miss Lusk had exchanged.
Matters between them had pro
gressed pretty far by this time; they
were taking trips together all over
the country.
The love letters OF Samson were
as unprepossesing as his personality.
They are full OF abbroviations. chop
ped-off sentences, and sounded more
like the directions for administering
COW tonic or horse pills than the ten
- in
tolls OF a willy woman. and that is
the picture OF himself that DR.. Rob
erts is tying to fash on the screen
OF public opinion.
He wrote her OF being in Chicago,
where our tracks are still fresh in
the sands OF the shore"
Again he wrote the day was fine;
he felt like going out to pasture with
her.
Clever Little Turns.
Her letters to him were the we'll
expressed letters Of a woman OF edu-
cation: they had clever little turns
of expression in them. She told him:
when he ILL., ID her again to call her
up, but IL he was angry, he could
call her down"
He did not sign his name to any OF
his letters; curious streaks OF eau
ton like that crop out continually in
their relations She signed her letters.
She seemed to assume all the respon-
sibility Of the aIair-he was furtive
Again the high school young ladies
took mental notes.
is il well TO do all the chasing
their round eyes seemed to ask. and
the high school jury has made up its
mind about a thing or two during
this trial. OF that one may be certain.
Earlier in the day. during the
brief morning recess. l had a little