Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-23

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she looked 20 pitiful ~ she
thanked him that Il was hard TO re-
frain from kissing her then and
there He did il. however. and,
guessing from the way she huddled
down In the corner or the seat I'm
the taxIcab which conveyed them
down town that she didn't want TO
be made love 70. he went on re-
framing ever from trying 20 Get
possession OF a OF her hands.
The Waterman was an old friend
OF Martins and he let them in with
out comment. though not without
a good deal or visible curiosity.
They climbed the stairs IN silence.
He led the wav into the fleroom.
pulled a chain that flooded the room
with a glare OF cold white light.
and after not more than two min
uteS search. pulled ont a manila
folder that had the name ~Walter
Whitehorse Mcfarland" written
GRO the face or II. He laid II
on the table, moved up a chair for
her. and was on the point OF with
drawing TO leave her to herself
when she reached ent a hand and
drew him back TO her. "T want
you 70 read Il. too" she said. do
you mind. Martini"
He didn't wonder when the brutal
headlines above these old newspa-
per cuttings assaulted his eyes that
to the girl the thing had been a
nightmare. What he marveled at
was her courage IN confronting II
nov and being willing 10 share II
with him. He experienced n
strange tumble Of emotions during
the silent hour that II took them
10 read all the contents or that
file.
One OF the earliest m assail him.
and n Of the most diSconcerting.
was a momentary disgust for his
own profession. Here was the ma
terlal that they had gathered 10
make MP the life story Of a man:
a man who had lived to he fifty
years old and had devoted those
years. with an extraordinary sin
sleness Of mind. to useful service.
And vet. except for n few minor
clippings n casual stickful here or
there regarding papers that he'd
read before learned societies. stud
les OF chemical processes, modest
announcements or discoveries the
whole content Of the file concerned
itself with what might or might not
have happened during a ride on the
train from Chicago 10 California:
whether or not an acquaintance he
had formed with q girl n an at
tempt 70 relieve her apparent dis
tress had resulted IN q sexual IN
timacy. And, az that, the verdict
OF the jury had been that It had
not 20 resulted let the doubt that
remained IN the public mind after
the verdict OF the Jury had been
enough 70 ruin the mans career. to
force his resignation from the uni
versity. to drive him into hiding
for the last four years or his broken
life.
The newspapers had done n, and
they had done II without trans
crossing their Owl code. The
story Of a college professor indicted
and brought 70 trial under the Mann
act was legftimately entitled &C
corcing TO current standards to
inst such headlines and pictures and
editorial comment as this story
had received. II made Martin feel
pretty SICK.
We'll, there was 10 help FOR any
body in thinking thoughts like
that
They were diverted by a picture
included IN one OF the clippings Of
the girl then called Clara Bowman.
who had been the principal wit
ness OF the trial. She was IN
mistakably Claire. despite the dark
hair that was piled high on her
head.
"Rhoda." ne asked. -how dKd
you know who be vast How did
You know what she was saying 70
Forster7 We Couldn't hear a sound
through the glass;
"A mile fickered across her face.
the first he'd seen there for 4 lang
While. X feE%ots" she explained.