The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-11-17


Aised his arms and LET them fall again.
Payne glanced at the Jury. Their eyes
were riyetrd on kltty's face. lie knew
that he had scored A sgr~-in~nt,--
sven an aeauittsi--if eli went we'll
Thank y0u." he said quietly.
The crown attorney. who had bern
whispering with Bowyer. came for.
card 10 erVss-exafpine.
"You told as, Ars Bostoek.- hs said
In bis suayest tones, that you loved,
end sill love. the Defendant. How
long have yen loved himf'
"Eysr since | tirSt saw him. whis
1ered Kitty.
"tl0w soon after your marriage did
ycu make als aeaualntaneeT'
Il saw him first ON my marriage
day, at the church. lie was my aus
bands best man."
A stir among the spectators. Payne
rirnehed his FISTS and groanrd Every
one saw what was c0uIlng everyone
but Kitty.
Then you were tn love With him
before you married Mr, H0stoeki Not
bong before let ua say half an hour
You married man whom you had
CEASED 20 lave fer half an hourY'
II did not reaii1e Il then
"Tut ypn realized II Noon EfterY
You we're Iat AeaTtbraken when Mr.
Rostock iiodT"
Il cared Tor Joe admired and ~
srsssess asssts ~s, a'a -. =
'iint NOT In the same wayf You
couldn't love Two mrn IN That way al
the same iimef'
"Nu" said Kitty ,remuluusly
"in fact. after the hrs' shack wns
over. you fell that life msht become
worth living again"
Il don't know shat you mean" crteA
Kitty desperately
"'rhe court viii" said the attorney,
with meaning glance toward tho
jury Don't lct mr perplrx sou. Now
please answer me carefully You per
suaded the defendant 10 let you build
and occupy cottage on Zig Muskeg,
close 10 his own. and hl,ldrn from tho
sight OF the campr'
''iic tried to stop me. I've said that
already
"it has duty impressed us, Mrs, Ros
tock. However, In the ead he yieidodf'
"iio Welded because he thought that
was only interested In the work He
cnred Zoe Miss Hcpcasld lie never
dreamed | cared. until told him"
$50 you told him What did hs
ssyr'
1T cut him 10 the heart"
Only 4 thread divided tho tense
drama OF the colioquy from mex
tingulshable pathos The attorney
snapped In
"in fact, you found him regular
Joseph In his relations with your
And the whoIs court Was dissolved
IN laughter , Even the judge placed
A,s hnna scruss his mouth
Then viii YOU tell me how you
two came TO he seen kissing and elu-
hraring one evening or the shores %
Rig MuSkegf Hut ! wait press that
question, We shall have further esi
d~nce % otrrr'
The mischief wis done The net
that had been woven about Wilton
could not be broken By the hypothesis
Of conspiracy kttvs confession N
Aer s~sSs axsssligr q ~ s,s1g<sf afss 4sass,
~xntn-s itttp riw threw the dark
shadow ~ culluSinn about her too NJ
chanicaily Payne called The next wiI
Ness
Nu, before he could take the stSnd
thcr~ cstue sounds ~ au upruar Ia the
strrv, There Was a struggle ~ tAc
entrance Then, " the amaseiu"u, ~
alt Molly stood 10 the doorway
Jim nVtI. was With her and to-
gvth~r they supported the -rrail form
Of Mcdonald
Iahindcrvd, they went down the
courtroom white the spectators ssped.
and nddenly standing ap 10 their
piaces, gave roustns. rlo;aas cheers,
unhin1iervd AMI anrehuEcd
Despite the general belief In VII
tcn's guilt. stories conserving bowyers
presence NJ the camp IN the night ~
ere ,ire had oevr wtdr', av'sIt@,!.
The party we're s'llI Advancing when
Ecwyer lccsed himself ~ one " bis
paroxysmal rsges
"rut them 90, IT herv" he hawled
ITS tricks staged trick 10 via
aymrathy rer that man :"
"se silcntt- Numbered the 'utiSr ;
and thea he turned 10 Payne, who
was az bis aide. speaking in Tow
vosse
THE court viii adjourn for half an
hot,r," he nr,ierva And nv person
gill ,ravc this cpartrsaa ia that inter
vat
Meliy. WITH little cry, ran ~ the
docA and apng herself into W'teaS
arvns And a. tAEs the husl6lng rang
again with the SPECTATORS chcsrs II
~as ne, tnr a fuu nlnu,e that the
guard drew her away,
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