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

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She looked SO pitiful as she
thanked him that n 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 OF the seat In
the taxicab which conveyed them
down town that she didn't want 70
be made love 70, he went on re-
framing even from trying 10 get
possession OF one Of her hands.
The Waterman was an old friend
Of Martins and he let them In with
out comment, though not without
n good deal az visible curiosity.
They climbed the stairs In silence
He led the way into khe fileroom.
pulled a chain that flooded the room
with a glare OF cold white light.
and after NOT more than two min
utes search pulled out a manila
folder that had the name "Walter
Whitehouse Mcfarland" written
across the face OF II. He laid II
on the table. moved up a chair FOR
her, and was ON the point OF with
drawing to leave her 10 herself
when she reached ont a hand and
drew him back 10 her. IT want
you 10 read II. too" she said "Do
you mind. Martini"
Tie didn't wonder when the brutal
headlines above these old newspa-
per cuttings assaulted bis eyes that
to the girl the thing had been q
nightmare. What he marveled at
was her courage IN confronting II
now and being willing TO share Il
with him. He experienced y
strange tumble or emotions during
the silent hour that II took them
r. read an the contents or that
file.
One Of the earliest 20 assall him.
and n of the most disconcerting.
was q nomentary disgust for his
own profession. Here was the ma
terial that they had gathered 10
make up the life story Of a man (;
q man who had lived 10 be fifty
years old and had devoted those
years, with m extraordinary SIN
gleness OF mind, TO useful service.
And yet. except for n few minor
clippings a casual stickful here or
there regarding papers that he'd
read before learned societies. stud
les Of chemical processes. modest
announcements of discoveries. the
whole content OF the hIe concerned
itself with what might or might not
have happened during a ride on the
train from Chicago to California
whether or not an acquaintance he
had formed with a girl In an at
tempt 70 relieve her apparent dis
treSs had resulted IN q sexual In
timacy. And. at that. the verdict
Of the jury had been that it had
not so resulted Yet 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 OF his broken
life.
The newspapers had done &C, and
they had done IL without trans
crossing their cwn code. The
story Of q college professor indicted
and brought 10 trial under the Mann
act was legittmately entitled ac-
cordfng TO current standards 70
just such headlines and pictures and
editorial comment as this story
had received. II made Martin feel
pretty sick
Well. there was no help FOR any
body In thinking thoughts Ike
that
They were diverted by a picture
Included IN one or the clippings OF
the girl then called Clara Bowman.
who had been the principal wit
ness Of the trial She was un-
mistaknbay Claire. despite the dark
hair that was piled high on her
head
~Rhoda." be asked, how did
you know who he wRsf How did
you know what sine was saying 70
Forster7 We couldn't hear q sound
through the glass"
A mile hlckered across her face.
the first he'd seen there for a long
whRe. Il fa<Enf." she explained.