The Washington times., 1918-05-22
TRAGEDY
THAN LOVE VOID,
SAYS GRACELUSK

read, in the cool. even tones Of the
prosecutor, the quivering words that
she had never expected TO see again
after the document had once been
sealed.
Directions Of VIII.
I could wish my bitterest enemy no
bitterer fate than to have to listen
again to these tragic sentences and
to know that the man. for love OF
whom she wrote them. has since by
every utterance merited the scorn
and contempt OF the world. After the
reading OF this "apologia," her will
was submitted. She asked that she
be buried next to her mother in
Stoughton. and that her funeral cost
not above $500. and she would be very
glad II Mr.. WeStcott would say the
prayer at the end.
Il think that perhaps the little new
gray frock from Heller's will be ready
for my last party. Fresh underwear
my turquoise pin with me, and my
two diamond rings.
Ask Jennie Hale and Mrs. Greg
Ory II they will come out and
straighten things out. Perhaps Maude
Shsfer will help. Ask Maude II she
will please write any necessary let
ters"
The disposal cf her books. pic
lures. and jeweIry to her host OF
friends was a most orderly procedure.
The little belongings. the oxford
books. the Woi cester china. the por-
trait OF Whistler's Mother" were so
many lines that etched the girls
personality far more clearly than
her mad passion for the little doctor.
We got a picture OF the conscientious
young student who had put two years
work into one. who sCimped and
saved and managed TO take the little
trips to Europe that had meant so
much to her. We saw the girl with
the scores and scores or friends who
have stood stsnchly by her during
rhis ordeal. But il was a heart-rend-
ing picture with so much to admire.
Grateful Let-DOwn.
II was relief. a grateful let
down" when Mrs. Mayme Ward was
called Mrs. Ward was A lady who
felt that she was in her constitu-
tionaI rights when she listened in"
on her party wire.
She told :he court she had gone to
the phone to talk to a friend when
she heard some ore called Grace"
threaten another some one TO send all
letters tn his wife special delivery"
and then she W ant about trying TO
match up the identity Of these two
among the residents OF " aUEesha. as
a conscientious shopper matches rib
bon. She conhded in her mother. and
she confided in another lady called
Rurrpu or Squirrel and that lady
proved to be the Sherlock Holmes
that ferreted out tho whole situation.
Mrs Roberts mother was also
called to the stand, pathetic old
figure in black She had great diff
Guilty in controlling her voice TO give
her testimony. and when she was
asked about that last day. and il she
ever saw her daughter again after
,he had gone 70 the Mills house, she
broke down and wcpt.
II was by all odds the most dra-
matte day Of a trial that has fur
nished more dramatic situations than
any other in the memory OF the State
WATEESHA. Wis. Nav 22-What
story viii Grace Lusk tell when she
takes the stand in her own defense
today
VIII her love for pr Roberts seal
her lips 10 testimony that might save
her:
or will she 20 ahead. her love mad
ness broken by the attitude the horse
doctor has taken during his testi-
mony. and refute his charges and tell
a story which may win her freedoIn-
Il am very tired" That was all
she would say last night. after her
aged father and her attorneys had
pleaded with her in her cell for hours.
attempting to influence her to cast
aside any lingering shreds or her
love for DR.. Roberts No indication
would she give of what she would do
wben she took the stand
In consequence. all connected vita
The sensational trial are waiting am
'ousIv today for her 20 20 on tho
stand What she says and does th.r.
may prove the turning point IN the
.ssr II may decide whether Grace
TUsk will he given back her lIher.v.
rr whether she will he convicted
The feature Of yesterdays sessi,n
vas the reading OF the Will which