The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-30
Judith Lane
bv JEANNE BOWMAN

impulsively to Lampere who stood, dark ey,s narrowed. tits just her loyalty; she didn't understand"
 "Yeur Honor" Lampere ignored her and addressed the Judge. who was demanding in an irascible voice if order were impossible in the court.
 Your Honor. l demand that old woman be arrested and imprisoned for contempt of court"
 The bailiffs have taken care of the disorder. Proceed with your statement" ~ l,
 Judith sat trembling in her chair. She hadn't expected it to be like this. Perhaps Clia could help Delphy, blessed old Delphy who had forgotten the color-line when she found her "poor-lamb" being desc crated.
 Would Lampere never finish? What if he did call her a golddigger, what If he did say she was the em. bodiment of all that is unlovable in woman?
 Th1 hands of the clock pointed to five. The judge looked up as a bell tolled the hour. Lampere saw the look and stopped. sat down.
 "Mister Morgan" said the judge on the bench. "how much time will your speech reIuire?
 About five minutes" said Nor gan easily. and grinned affably. "As counsel says. I'm a little short on words"
 "Then proceed please" MORGAN arose. looked over the M top Of his spectacles at the men and smiled. Gentlemen" he con- fided. "rm not goil to try to prove anything. You have intelligence. You are not going to let your emo tions rule your brains. You are busi- ness men, and as business men will know the truth when you hear it and when you see it.
 Gentlemen. in the forthcoming trial concerning this will. which happened to draw up and not on the night of August 25th. shall let the truth. the whole truth and nothing but the truth speak for it. self. Thank you"
 The first day was over. Judith walked out of the courthouse, feel ing IS though she were suspended in midair. At the curb she found Delphy in Clia's car, Clia beside her. both of them laughing so the little coupe was wobbling on its springs.
 You found herr" Judith ques- tioneu.
 Found her." echoed Clia. de- rislvely. i've thought the court house had been taken over by the Reds. dashed out and discovered 1t was only Delphy. shaking bailiffs off her arms as though they were beetles"
 Judith laughed with them. but she laughed no more that evening. Cunard chided her. Mrs. Cunard consoled her but she only shook her head-"I didn't mind them call ing mo a gold digger. and that. but to speak of Big Tom that way .. to talk of his love life . ;. why. Mrs. Cunard. the old darling didn't have enough love between those two wo- men to warm him into smile. No one could have blamed him if he had Sandered away from home for just sympathy. but he was too decent"
 2 Mrs. Cunard accompanied her to her oom. laughed at Delphy's red brick which went to her mistress cold feet. smiled at the chocolate and added sleeping powder.
 "He ray put you on the stand first thing and you must have your rest" she said. when Judith pro tested.
 "Im surely grateful for your care." Judith whispered.
 Next morning it was nice to arise She dressed and slipped quietly down to the rose garden. There was a pool at the heart of 1t. grotto in which water trickleu and there was a school of goldfish. which perked impertinent mouths to the surface. Someone else was astir, she real ized after sitting on the rim of the pool moment. someone was talk. ing. evidently over the telel hone. his voice carrying clearly across the garden.
 Judith didn't want to listen but she could scarcely help 1t without padding her ears. especially after she heard her name mentioned.
 Judith Is taking 1t like a little soldier"
 "Of course she feels bit sick about 1t. She hadn't expected that
 kind of an attack"
 "No. I don't think so. Of course 1t
 would be fine for her at present.
 but we have to think about her fu- ture."
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 Judith taxes the stand. to-
 morrow.