The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-31
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For a second after, the attorney who had been assisting Jack had explained that Jack would not be able to appear in the courtroom that morning, it seemed Flo Sue that everything within her crumbled up. She could feel it going slowly, sure- ly. calmly, and she wondered that the others at the table didn't know it. How could they sit there so quiet Iy, accepting the information in a matter-of-fact way?
 She wanted to scream, to yell, to run out of the room and find Jack!
 But it wasn't like him to walk out
 of a situation in this manner, an- other thought came. Only towards
 did that. And he wasn't coward!
 No, she reasoned, she must have
 shown her lack of faith in him in
 such a manner that he was con-
 yinced that it would be better for him to withdray.
 She was turning her engagement ring, hardly knowing that she had it, and now suddenly she glanced down and saw the brave, bright sparkle of the diamond. The ring that Jack had given to her and now.
 But what am I doing?" she dShCO uCl SCtlp ebhu PICSSCU thC WOL oo back so they wouldn't throw them
 selves across the courtroom. Every
 thing is just the same! Of course
 it is! didn't do anything! I'm mak- ing mountains out of ant hills. Jack had a good reason for not coming :! Of course he did" And all the time the gray crumb- ling went on until she felt too
 weak she knew that she couldn't
 rise, and she hoped that no one
 would talk to her for there were
 tears ready to overflow into her eyes, and her voice seemed to have
 roamed away somewhere, like a
 stray wind that f1oated down a for saken road.
 She looked at her father, sitting so quietly with his shoulders back,
 and head erect, making a final ef-
 fort to be brave at this last session, though the cards were stacked
 against him, and his freedom and | the honor of his name were the stakes that lay on the table. I'm going to leave," Sue whisper ed to Corrinne.
 But you can't! You have to
 stay!'
 T can't stay! I'll scream, I'll yell, I'll go crazy. I'll come back in a
 minute.'
 Outside the corridor the crowd gave way and she slipped into the rest room and sat down. Corrinne
 opened the door just behind her. You would think people were 1 going to an execution the way they
 crowd around. They'll be tearing pieces of our clothes for souvenirs
 the next thing you know. Oh Sue, | Sue. She dropped into chair and put her hands over her face. "Tlre
 case is going to the jury and we
 haven't anything on. anyone else and indifferent, as though he doesn't
 even care about me. I'm so tired of
 it all. So beastly tired!" So am l. I wonder if anybody
 ever gets nice comfortable seat at the circus and doesn't have to get wildly. But there was an exultant
 or something. But we've got to go back. Pm all right now" They went back to the courtroom. The trial went on. Witnesses were recalled. The prosecution made it's final plea. The clock ticked monot-
 onously. But it raced too fast. Sue wanted to tie the hands, as though every minute more possibility that
 Jack might come. She noticed that
 his father was restless, too, as
 though he couldn't understand why
 his son had left his case. Then suddenly the door opened
 and Jack rushed in. Breathless. His
 sandy hair standing out a. little
 wildly. But there was an exultant
 excited look in his eyes. nvspp