The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-20
DRAGONS DRIVE YOU
CHAPTER IX-Continued
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fore them; some thrust FORWARD from
the same seats as If they would sur
round and defend the prlsoner-and
her witness. Suddenly you saw faces.
Mothers and Bees; and two who
had been In the papers. his first wife,
with her daughter beside her. How did
they feel, few feet away from
Myrtle7 Did they want her killed too!
Here was another face-an old face,
a fine face. A little old woman who
had lived a lot, and never let life beat
her. Winnie, she was. Agnes never
had seen so much as likeness or her,
but there was no missing her. When
she looked at Martin O'Nara, she knew
Winnie was his grandmother.
Agnes sank down upon the witness
chair, and waited for Winnie's grand
sons first questions.
They were simple enough. What was
her name? Where did she live?
How old was she? Had she
gone to Chicago on certain day?
Did she meet any one In Chicago?
Then what did they do? After
she had looked at the empty apart
ment and Mr.. Braddon had left her,
what did she do?
Nov tell the jury In your own words
what you did and what you saw and
what you, yourself, heard after the
door OF the apartment, upon which Dir.
Colver knocked, was. opened"
II saw" said Agnes. "a girl-a young
woman had never seen before. That
girl there She looked at the prisoner,
Myrtle Lorrie. .She was In negligee
over underclothes and stockings. She
was very excited and dlsheveled. She
looked as II good deal had just hap
pened to her.
Il object" Mr.. Nordell, for the State,
was on his feet
Sustained" said the Judge. You
must conf1ne your statement to what
you observed and heard you must not
give your inferences.' he said kindly
enough to Agnes.
II know" she said. Il forgot.
can say I saw bruises and hurts on
her. | did. / can say she was shaky.
She was. She was holding to the door
knob with both hands. Who're you?
Who're your she asked; but didn't
walt for me to answer. She grabbed
me and pulled me Into the room. She.
said: oh. God. I'm glad to see you
glad to see your
-She pulled me down into big, soft
chair beside her. +. Mr.. Colver, the
agent, went to look for smelling salts
for her. | heard him call from
down the hall: Mr.. Lorrle! Mr.. Lor-
rie! He came back, and he could
hardly speak. Finally he said to me
You know what we've walked In on I
A killing! There's murder here. !.
She shot him had Mrs. Lorrie
In my arms, then I was holding her.
She was lying limp across me-"
Agnes had no Idea how she looked
as she related this. She was not think
Ing Of herself on the witnessstand !;
she was seeing herself back In that
room. But the Judge, the jury and
people crowding the benches were star
Ing at her as she sat In the big witness
chair, young and slight and fair. and
80 completely unaffected and forgetful
of herself, Indeed, and so honest-look.
Ing
Cathal, standing before her, stepped
back little as though he dared moi
trust himself closer to the delight oil
her. What start she was making
beyond what he had expected! He
could not possibly have planned this.
4Then did you do anything?' he
asked her very quietly.
Her blue eyes on his shortened theil
focus from the far-away room which
Agnes had been seeing. For an In
slant, only, her retlnas were awareSo
him; then she went back again.
Eyes. / tried to rouse her. asked
her: Did you do III? She couldn'
reply at first. She didn't seem to un
derstand me. | kept shaking her
Maybe did, she finally said Maybe
/ did, said: Maybe? Don't vol
know? She didn't seem to know"
II objectl" Nordell protested.
Sustained" said the Judge.
I'm sorry" said Agnes. but sh
didn't"
II object!"
Sustained" said the Judge, and toll
Agnes more sternly: you must no
give your opinions or differences"
Il won't again." said Agnes. "Or II
try not to. The phone rang prett
soon, then. ! heard Mrs Lorrle say
oh, God, Bert. Then guess h
talked to her. I mean," she caugh
herself, "Mrs Lorrie waited and lii
tened as II some one was talking I
her Then she said: Bert something
happened. . I. Charley died today
Then Mr.. Colver used the phone I
call the police; and ]. Mr. OMAR,
called you"
She stopped. aghast at herself an
before Martin O'Mara. This was NJ
at all as she has reviewed and Or
pared her evidence with him; she ha
said things she had never dreame
OF uttering, and omitted a score
Items she had promised to repea
But he had no reproach for her.
OuItp to the contrary HIa ou