The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

consternatton-that MARY Breen should havs
been discovered in connect1o. with ths crime
at all And as he read On, John Hobart
cursed himself with q client cure, reveled in
self-hstred. The girls tsm-o'-shanter had
been discovered In the ofhcs hy ths night
wstchman-
He, John Hobart, 30 whom the most IN
considerable detail had ever doomed large,
whose work had heretofore been frss from
any haw-he had been guilty Of an over
sight worthy Of the rswest amateur. Be-
yond measure h was disgustsd with him
self
OF course, Be could DO soehfny fur shs
girl. 1t was unfortunate. II was one Of
those untovsrd incidents Of life which are
resrettable but irreparsble, such a. ths run
ming down Of little child with q notorcal.
TT WAS bat natural that John Hobart
L should attend the trial Of Mary Breen-
But make no mistake. He was not -dravr~
to the trial a. are some criminals In hks
circumstance. Thers was nothing Of ths
craven In John Hobsrt's nature. Merecve,
his eonfdencs In self amounted to q mania,
and he had Ne slightest fear Of detection
He was interested In the fate Of Mary Breen,
and he attended her trial. That was an
From the first he was aware that there
was No hope for the girl The circumstan-
tisl evidence vss overwhelming. There vs
her tam-o'-shanter. She had been absent
from her boarding house, and had returned
later In the evening in 4 state Of great ssits-
don.
There vas bot one thing whicA, 4. tSs
light Of what John Hobart knew sf the
crime. might save her-tbs presence ot .
burglar on the night Of the murder. But
spprehendins the burglar was another mat
ter altogether, and John hobart Emiled al
the absurdity Of the thought
ON THE third day Of the trial John
" Hobart took q seat in the front row.
Through impersenal eyes be rased On the
mental suffering Of the girl as shs went
through cross-exsmination. Without sns-
tion he saw her collapse ut its end
Shortly the counsel for the defens. spoies
Your Honor, and Gentlemen Of the Jury,
A peculiar fact has arisen In eennectios With
this crime, establishing q point which cs,-
not but have eject upon yorr verdicG-
John Hobart knew that the moment -
come, and he Sloried in the sensation vhleh
was about to occur-the murmur that vouN
20 through the sudience-the tunult m tn
spectators aross to their feet
IL matters not, went on the counsel fcT
the defense, in what manner I r,ined tbs
knowledge am about to impsrt 10 700. i
viii produce the evidence Of fits truth
There was the absolute quietrds Of n
pectancy in the courtroom.
Il propose 10 prove to you, r.nasmes a
the jury, that this James Barrett. tht, ns,
OF unblemished repute, this man of hi,A
place, was once guilty Of one of ths mo-
despicable crimes Of which"
Il object! Your honor, I objecsf- ~
from the prosecuting attorney.
Objections overruled," erovis6 -.
magistrate.
The bare trace Of the shadow of . mr.
touched the lips Of John hobart
Il propose to prove to you thsf r..
Barrett, through the honeyed svsetnes. -
his words q score Of year. ago, stol, "A.
wife Of young man. q malaria urseh.,
soldier In Cuba, gone to sucror ia val.
gone to frht for his country1"
his words trniled o6, lost in ths q, .,
another. A terrible fsrre had arisen f,ou
front seat. The spectators stood ssh.,t
II did itr' screamed John Hobart. aI
killed james Barrett. I was the soldisr 4,
Cuba. Tn glad killed him. Godi Tn
giadp'
Abruptly John Hobart slsucAsd iats In
ssat.