| Show r by r Q i A Y t- t I L sans 1 U The Th 5 taking of o a 0 breath was audi audi- l Io In to tho the tense tenso hush of the court court- courtr court r Ryes Eyes focused like lights on Sandys Sandy's face They focused on her No NC Noone Noone one stirred no ono one ventured to tc speak so eo com complete pie to was the devour devour- devourIng devouring ing tug eagerness S with which glances f no now to to the witness chair now to the table The Tho glances of ot mm and women flaming to catch every pulse ot of this drama whoso heart lay stripped Drama of a 0 girl eirl pale and beautiful ful and a 0 boy o of 25 26 with brown brown head he-ad lowered taco face pressed bitter bitter- bitterly bitterly I ly in his two palms These two who were young oung had loved lond The Thera was tragedy because of ot this this- this d death and tragedy And the girl girt was saying h Ah Ah hI Iree I I I tec I must tell It all She sat lilt there with her hands bands r clasped her eyes cavernous and shadowed In Inthe Inthe Inthe the pearly whiteness of ot her face the red hair an aureole and she spoke with Rh Ith that note of o soft pierc pierc- piercIng piercing piercing ing appeal appe-al I 1 I see see I must tell It all all- allas as though she were given a sword vord an unsheathed sword and knew that she must plunge It Into her own plunge heart heart plunge It and to the hilt hut Yes Yes tell It all all You Tou So say the de- de defendant defendant de defendant Ramon Worth reproached you for or going out with the defend defend- ant opt He was away an entire year ao and on his return became rl bilte-rl bitterly excited eJ because luse you 00 went out with other mother many man Yet ho had no claim en on you Ill have havo to Ill I'll have bave to togo togo togo go back to the circumstances of our first acquaintance two and a halt half years ears ago ngo All began then nil then this Two and a ahalt half years ago In Honolulu I met Ramon I was married at nt this time He knew this nut But he also learned I had gone Sone away from my husband because ofa of a groat unhappiness of the terrible way my little baby died iI I I object A table shoved an- an angrily an angrily the tho prosecutor stamping to his feet The The proceeding Is Ir- Ir Irregular Irregular Ir Irregular regular This trial concerns the death of Worth It has hns nothing to do with the death ot or an Iwo and a halt half veers nu J I ask that the testimony be stricken 1 0 out that the thi witness con con- confine confine con fine u the Incidents at of f the lie shooting an ml tier r participation In n The Tho judge juds rut rt P up uhl Iii hl hand life He gently tn to f f I- I Indy ny Has lIas the death death of o your our y lial Ln my any on oa this case c This i v hole I thing thing- Ing with my marriage four our sears ears ago and the death o of my little boy a year later Because oc of o this between Ramon namon- and namon and me became what they were ara this relationship Ramon Is dead dead- dead ead- ead Then tell briefly as 08 as- as youcan you can can- can can- can She Sho did Simple Simple- words words-words words that had J brought rought pictures filing wIth such harassing vividness through her own levered fevered brain all the these o weeks ot of the long sleepless when nights she sho her life for Judith The Tho pictures flashed through the courtroom now ayoung a ayoung In Ina brilliant Spanish young oung girl a II shawl standing on a a pier In the wanting moonlight wanting wanting love love be-auty be beauty And one ona night tho the night o of her marriage gazing gating at nt the seeing moon seeing the tho moon and and all lov love loveall all beauty floating away In In a n gold gold- golden golden golden en mist mist- mist Suddenly S th the g for the lh child the tho music and the tho sweetness o of Its coming Its little cold body laid In her arms Lying so cold so very still because o ot of that violent thing her h husband did did Somewhere In the tho audience a woman cried out The brute oh oh the brute The Tho prosecutor w waved ved his fist lie He began objecting explosively 1 Dut ut at this eyes ees blazed with antagonIsm antagonism ism A man shouted Let her t talk lk let let her tell It ABd And Sandy with h her r two hands pressed against her chest leaped forward fighting for tor I breath S1 said faintly Yes please Yes please hurr hurrI hurry hurry- hurry I must must hurry hurry Proceed Tell only what hiLt has bearing on this case only what has to do with tho the deceased and your connection with him I met him soon after arter this I turned to him because of this I Iran ran to him one night two years ears ago There was the picture of th dinner Murillo entering unexpectedly edly Murillo edly hiding behind the portier springing at her r like a n pan pan- panther panther panther ther striking her ber cruelly with hie open hand across the cheek I had 1041 no place to co go Ramon loved me I went t to him He was wasI I I big big and kind kind abo about t if It He gave his house to live In Sly Iy huSband wouldn't release me never never free be 10 f fre fe e Hamon namon knew this Yet he 1 was good to me mc me In the tho end I took his love She She- said this her lips ingher beseechingly lo lothe othe the judge I 1 took tool It The Then Thep silo she looked to the tho twelve men roen in th the jury box ox and repeated with repeated with I a a piti- piti pitiful piti pitiful ful smile So do you DU see sec the was the way way way-It It I happened happened I took It it It- It e e e They They looked abashed They Thoy mopped their s the handkerchiefs stealthily over their ores ayes Judith sitting silting next to Douglas pressed his arm face lIe He turned a gray fa face e t to her the tha face ot or one crucified Ho tried to speak Sh thought ho he said a accusingly You Yo let ct her herI Oh Jude you ou lot If her tier Nothing could stop her Then T en Judith leaned down with Infinite gentle love lovo and added I 1 I had Iad no right to stoP stop stop her har This Iq Is the best thing Sandy has liau over done the best and an true truest t Im I'm so proud Im I'm Im I'm so gad god Ho ile II put ut his l I hands oyer over J his is ie yes C e e eThere There was O night night of Rai o s the farewell the nl night ht In the Faun when they stood In the grapo grapevines since and and within 1 Sandys Sandy's S Sandys Sandy's mother lay dying 4 Th They y stood Blood here ere bidding fare tare farewell well The water aUr from rol 1 Ills his haIr dripped to h her r face But nut he saki s-id ho he would go ho go he would never trou trou-ible trou bl her her A year year and three months ar ago But he Ie returned rei returned a 0 month ago ngo he ho returned returned returned Ho lie came that lIght But It was wits Sun Sun- Sunday Sunday Sun Sunday day when ho he talked I to her Ier Sunday Sund ly when wheel heI he grew Brew so bitterly excited because he SIl saw herstand herstaD ing herstand Ing ing at lit the door dor with I Douglas I never nevor he lie w would uld como come bask back I Iwa Iwai was so sum surd he holiad had d I was so eo Bure sure lie he had found happineSs happiness It was ton months since any letter Jetter any word lit at all had come come- come I didn't knor Y what to do I tried to soothe him The fever I I had wasted him so 60 the fever the scented d reaching to hia spirit Then ho cent me t this ls letter letter- letterI letter Monday he sent me me pie this thia letter letter-I letter Iwas I was afraid I told lod Douglas Ra- Ra Ramon Ramon Ra Ramon mon had returned returned- But nut before I 1 saw V Douglas again Ramon phoned phone 1 This waa Monday night about 9 3 o'clock Ile phoned His voice voice-it voice lt It told me- me me told me mo what ho he was was wa's the planning-the planning tone tono of o l it-l the it-the It the he desperation desI of o It ItI I pleaded with 1 him T Then en I 11 went went-L I went because e he seemed so to need me me because he had been so good to lo me l I wont went I I hadI I loft a note tor for Douglas and went went- He was whiter wh than flour he swayed as III he opened the tho door to tome toi me me- He said sold Why did you I cone como Now ow I must t take ke with with Now we o oI you you ou me are aco a I I ping pl f n away a toi together th r you ou an and The Tho two of of f t tl them l m standing standing In ach ath ot others other's ers er's arms Sire begging Illg dm im to think hub think slit hint him The pIstol t turned rn d against her er Thunder In her ears ears- cars hunder and ani te terror terror-n terror and Q a I stall stage cring flight light across the th room Ita- Ita Itaman Ha Hainan man inan following Ramon namon sobbing HobbinS i Sandy Sandy Oh Oh killed God God killed you you- you 00 I l Ive I've killed d y you u I I and Blackness and thunder In h her r heart heart I She She found herself I the fhe he floor Igor l and moan moaning lil She saw a a black shadow jug there T That made her ler cry She wanted to reach roach tho the door Call door In to help him Sh She reached tIe the door There was Douglas He He lifted her I lie Ue He came then only then only then and and be went went over and kneel kneeled d a s HaDol side and md ho he said Oh food Dod God He He went and kneeled again He lIe came back b ck and lifted meito me 0 Ito ito He carried roe me me away He away He said sal said put I Tandy Sandy andy Sandy and and and put ut his hisha I ha handkerchief handkerchief where the blood vAI WAS right r r ht hero herCil AJI And h he told me roe nothing nothing- Noone Noone No Noone thi I one told m Only Only I And nd he morning hear heard hI hg I hav dIed too too would I would I-would ba bo boi beto i lo to blame blamo for tor this too too- too I And II And alt all of of would would 11 havo havn a 0 ls J punished ed Mm v Dut But It Is 1 II I I Iwho I I who all to blame blamo lri be lie lie- I causo of roo mo rao H id i'd This i Is tle the way h just died so 80 o ho hll died died- died Continued Tomorrow no |
