The Washington times., 1918-05-24

description OF Illicit relatlohs, Buluec
by the kindly questions of her attor'
ney, James Clancy, followed a pro
logue in which she told of the gradual
birth of love in her spinster soul
She had corrected many manuscript
for the literary horse doctor prior te
January, 1918, including his book or
Cattle Breeds and Origins"
The court room was crowded long
before the defendant arrived.
She appeared smiling and confident.
Once more she wore a tiny four
leafed clover at her breast, With her
was her father, her brother, and her
roommate, Myrtle Lull. She did not
hear her name until Attorney Clancy
called her twice. Then she rose,
kissed her father on the forehead,
and went to the stand.
She sat sideways on the witness
chair and answered the first Ques-
tiOns nervously.
Q.-When and where did you meet
Or. Roberts, after the meeting at the
Baptist sociable?
Alt was in August, 1914. Blanca
Mills told me that DR.. Roberts was
going to take us automobile riding.
Q.-Did you go?
Sat Reside Doctor.
Q.-Where did you sit?
Al sat beside DR.. Roberto
Q.-WhO was in the car?
AIR. Roberts mother-in-law,
Blanca, and two or three others.
Q.-Was his wife there?
A.-She was in Minneapolis then,
Q.-Where did you ride?
A.-Out in the country.
Q.-Relate the conversation with
DR.. Roberts.
A-Well. I can't remember II all.
OF course. But 1t was q new. car, and
L admired IL. He said jokingly,
q chance to take out people I like
to take out. You know a married
man Is always his wife's chauffeur
Was Not UnkindIy.
Ole said Il in a way that was
not unkindly?
Ale said: ''You know my wife's
friends all have cars. like to take
out people who do not have cars
themselves"
Q.-What else was said?
Ale asked me why 1 was not
married. I said. 'well, an elderly
apahoNNA AAu1N haNG AONlG AlAlG "
think Of a good answer to such
question" He said that sometimes
he would like to hear the truth about
it.
o.-Do you remember any other
conversations that occurred in the
fall Of 1914?
Ne Social Life.
A-Tes, one day he asked me how
I liked living in Waukesha- said
] had never found work more interest
ing. but that did not have the pleas
ant home and social life had had in
Milwaukee and Madison. l told him
that the Mills were very kind to me,
but that at the Mills home they object
ed to card playing and were not very
fond of good times, and so ! was
lonely some Of the time. l missed
the more jovial set Of Milwaukee.
Miss Lusk's voice faltered, and she
spoke as II it were an effort to force
out each word.
Q.-What else was said?
Ale said he could appreciate
how felt. He said in his home his
wifs's friends alone were welcome
and that he did not have much lib-
erty there.
As her story, the story Of her
visits. trips, meetings, aESJ rides with
DR.. Roberts, drawn oU< Elowly and
steadily by her attorney, eIancey, was
unwound, the telling Of IL grew
harder at each episode, her voice
faltered, and she spoke as II each
word were an extreme effort. She
jerkod and shook her head as IL to
force her voice to speak clearly.
As the story drew to its FIRST
and she kissed for the first time. the
Lusk said, "He leaned over and
kissed me-" a woman tainted. They
carried her to a window to be re-
Vived.
She said It was in March Of 1915.
Il was sitting at my desk and he
was standing" she said. "He leaned
over and kissed me. told him he
shouldn't do that, and then we kissed |
each other"
II was in February OF 1915 that
the acqUaintanceship grew into de |
cided friendship" said Miss Lusk.
Emphatic Demonstration.
"was there any emphatic demon
stration?" asked Clancey.
"Yes. He asked me If it was pos
sible for two people just to be
friends"
"Did he say anything about his /
wife?"
Yes; he mentioned her several |
times. He said they were not happy, |
that they had learned shortly after I
their marriage that they had little in !
and that they were getting I
along as best they could under the
did you go on trips with him."
"Yes'
Were the trips business trips?"
mo, not entirely"
Miss Lusk then related how she re.