Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-10-20
CHAPTER xxl-cOntinued.
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A CRY broke from Wilton's lps' ne d
RAISED his arm and let them fall again "
pavne glanced at the jury. Their eyes
were rlveted on Kitty's face. lie Knew |
that, he had scored. A disagreement
aven an acouittal-if all went well. {
.Thank you,' he said quietly.
TIL crown attorney, who had oeen
whispering with Bowyer, came LOT
ward to c~ross-examine.
"you told us, Mrs. Bostock,' he salu
in his suavest tones, that you loVeu'
and still love, the 40"
long have you loved him.!
ever since l first saw him. WINS
pered Kitty. no sa
"How soon after your marriage olo
vou make his acquaintance?
:" cow him first on my marriage
dsy. at the church. he was Ivy nus
hands best man."
stir among the spectators. Payne
c,enched his fists and groaned' Every
ono saw what was coming-everyone
but Kitty. III, ,t,,
..Then you were in love with him
hefore YOU married Mr.. Bostock! MOI
,ors hefore-let US say half an hour7
Won married a man whom you haa
ceased to love for half an hour!
az did not realize 1t then"
"But you realized it soon after'
Van we're not heartbroken when Mr.
Bostock diedT'
~ cared for Joe. admired anu to
spected him." w.,
.put not in the same way7 You
couldn't love two men IN that way a.
the same timer
"No." said Kitty TREMENDOUSLY.
"In fact. after the first shock was
over, you felt that life might oecon''
worth living againT
"I don't know what you mean" crle'
Kitty desperately.
.~rhe court WILL" said the attorney
with a meaning glance to"aro Wv
, iury. Don't let me perplex you. NOV
I nlease answer me carefully. You pei
suaded the defendant to let you Jun
and occupy a cottage on Big Mushe'
close 70 his own, and hidden from I'll
sight Of the campY $50,
"He tried to stop me. I've SAID 'h'
already" -.
ut has duly impressed us, Mrs 30
took. However, In the end he ylelaeo
HE yielded because he thougnt u,
r was only interested in the WORK. I
~ cared for Miss Mcdonald. he neS
tne dreamed l cared, until / told nm.
$50 you told him! WHAT o'o
say," .
'Ver aft cut him to the heart
few Only a thread divided the ter
drama of the colloquy from III
ipa- t,nguishable pathos. The attorn
w snapped in:
you "In fact, you found him a regu
Joseph in his relations with you!
And the whole court was dlssolN
tea IN laughter. Even the judge pia'
to- hi. hand across his mouth.
uine "Then will you tell me how
5 oil two came to be seen kissing anu
f all hracing one evening on the shores
You Big Muskeg? But l won't press
get question. We shall have further
nehl' dence to offer"
The mischief was done, The
that had been woven 0 WI
could not be broken by the hypoth
* al Of conspiracy. Kitty's confession
her love supplied a stronger argun
against him, and threw the
en- a shadow of collision about her, TOO
prin- .hon;callv payne called the next
ness.
put before he could take the S
thare came sounds of an uproar IL
hpI street. There was a struggle at
IA entrance. Then, to the amazemei
your all, Molly stood In the doorway.
,ning Jim Belts was with her, ane
De sether they supported the frah
re- of Of Mcdonald.
aimed U%nhindered, they went GOWN
r for courtroom, while the spectators 6
WIN and suddenly, standing up In
feel. places, gave rousing, riotous CT
| CO.. unhindered and unrebuked.
and Despite the general belief In
loot! tons guilt, stories concerning BOY
presence at the camp on the nie
<-a-sa the fire had been widely bruited.
The party were still advancing
ME- Bower loosed himself IN one
yxg7 paroxysmal RACES.
sD "Put them out Of here he Of
VIZ "It's n trick-a staged trick t
an sympathy for that mani"
NJ "Be SILENT" Numbered the
NJ and then he turned to Payne
~ was at his side, speaking IN
voice. :,
and "The court will adjourn for
hour" he ordered. and no
'oz will leave this courtroom in ina
val"
49, Nollv with a little cry, ran
:, N.. dock and flung herself into '
arms. And at this the buildin
i5fs again with the spectators che'
NN was not for a full minute Il
IN guard drew her away
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