Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14

of my right hand, when ! saw cabin,
and there was smoke coming out Of The
chimncy.'
From that time on David's state.
mcnt dealt with the situation in the
cabin: with Jud Clark and the Donald.
sons. and with the snow storm. which
began and lasted for days. He spoke
at length of his discovery of Clarks
identity. and of the fact that the boy
had lost all memory Of what had
happened, and even of who he was.
lie went into that in detail 4; the peculiar
effect of fear and mental shock on
high strung nature, especially where
the physical condition was lowered BY
excess and wrong living; his early at.
tempt, az the boy improved, to pierce
the veil, and then his slow growing con.
viction that it were an act OF mercy
not to do so. The Donaldsons' faith.
fulncss, the cessation of the search
under the conviction that Clark was
dead. both were there, and also Davids
growing liking for Jud dson himself
But David's own psychology was in
tcrcsting and clearly put.
First Of ALL" he dictated, in his
careful old voice, lit must be remem'
bcred that ] was not certain that tho
IVY Hti 'oiIiHiltt'u lHc cElllt' w
licvcd, and | still believe. that Lucas
was shot by Clifton Hines. probably
through an open window. There were
no powder marks on the body. !
believed, too, and still believe, that
Hines had fled after the crime, either
to Hattie Thorwald's house or to the
mountains. In one case he had escaped
and could not be btough, 10 justice,
and in the other he was dead, and be-
yond conviction.
but there is another element when
urge, not in defense, but in explana'
tion. Tn" boy Judson Clark was Il new
slate to write on. He had never had
chance. He had had too much moEey,
too much liberty too little rcsponsl'
, hillty. His errors had been wiped away
by the loss of his memory, and he
had. | felt, Il chance for new ana
useful life
II did not come to my decision
quickly. 1t was long fight for his
life, for he had contracted pneumonia,
and he had the drinkers heart. But
IN the long days of his convalcscence,
while Maggie worked In the lean to,
had time 10 see what might b" done.
" in making an experiment with
man & soul | usurpcd the authority ot
my Lord and Master, | am sorry. bu'
I he knows that did it for the best.
u deliberately built up FOR Judson
Clark n new identity. lie was my
nephew. my brother llenry's son. ~
I had the traditions Of an h"norapis
! family to carry on, and those lraal'
/ lions were honor, integrity, clean lV'
ing and work. | did not stress love-
, for that | felt must Sc rXpcricncca,
not talked about. But love was to DC
The foundation on which ! huilt. lne
! boy had had no love in his liir' =.
1T hnd worked out. ! may ho'
/ live to see il at is fullest. but ! dely
! th" world to produce today finer OF
+ more honOrNbl" gentleman, more use.
/ ful member Of the community. Ana
WI! last. The time may com" Wh.n
/ hudson Clark will again be Judson Iarh:
| ! have expected it for many years hut
/ hc will never again be tn" JudSon claIh
! of ten years ago. lie may even VIII "
4 return to the old reckless ways. 1ut as
lie here, perhaps never I, zee MN, III,
! say this: he cannot go back; LIS
character and habits Of thought u"
established. A.,
'"To convict Judson Clark OF Ins
murder of Howard Lucas is to conV...
II probably or at least possibly innocen.
man. TO convict Richard Liylnsslones
Of that crime is to convict diherents
man, innocent of the crime, inn9ceIs
of it's memory, innocent of any slnS"
impulse to lift his hand against =
law of God or the state, y
To be continued Monday