| Show iw Sa lt e S r- r Reporters Reporter were awaiting awaiting- then thenon thenon on the porch or of o the tho th little Myrtl street house houe when they in a taxicab and conquered conquer her lIeI weariness to answer their questions courteously and smiling smiling- ly h I- I We Ws must keep a II brave bras troll frOn the world she J her hr father and Junior JanIor who were te sullen and angry aner after the cr ere or had left Junior Im going over to see aeo Fa Junior told her Ier explosively I 1 cant ant stand this If Ie it keeps up Im I'm going to heat beat It out of or town to Aw SI Sis Sin I mean it It Ill jIl stand by he ho gave In abruptly tHc the sight of her fresh tears Faith sent her father to by bd b cajoling cajoling- him Into a a semblance of cheerfulness She sat alone the i until Bob Dob Hathaway should hould con COl conto coito to lier from front his hie conference wl wi Stephen Churchill But every ii she he made to marshall h ha thoughts to think of or ways to help Cherry was waa defeated by the tha a 8 most all most constant ringing ot of the tel phone phon Reporters from alt al o cc the state slate were pou pouring Into t 1 city to cover th the most t sent sont illonal murder story alory that had broken for Or years ears When Bob arrived at last 81 was a quivering wreck cercek reck ot or her for former fornier nier mer cairn calm salt but In his armr arnie She ahe he grew quiet hopeful I 1 couldn't possibly live this without you ie told hint him brokenly her brown eyes drinkin lovo love and hope from Crom his hla brilliant blue ones oner Drawing l rawln the shades against cui cUll Cu i ous I-ous one ous eyes she sat beside him on tho couch his arms arm hol holding h It 1 so 80 o tightly that to breathe was delicious pain She told him n oiher slait 1 lt with Cherry Cherr o or of the gIrt remarkable spirits spirit of the warden and the matron matrons matron's s Now low tell me mo what n a Churchill says she braced herselt to hear the worst X suppose Cherry Chury told you that ho he talked with her Bob ob began tell hesitatingly Did she sho tell you you Ut Ih Uthe he ho urged her to let him work up lp upa a 1 case easo on self defense 1 No Io Faith cried out sharp r lIow dare he aay say a thing Uk ilk that to Cherry She She's Cant Can't lIe ho see sec that feel feet It It belle It It A tins tine lawyer bo ho Is Dont honey Bob soothed ti h her r Im afraid he ho believe believes Cherry di J JIt It No wait walt Weye got to fac fact facts darling Things look ver s-er- very bad for tor Cherry believes believe he ito can get can get her off orf scott free If It she will 11 plead self And he doesn't think she has a ghost of oC a show how It Ir she he sticks to her story atory of oC knowing absolutely r nothing of the murder murde He lie con coo con contends tends that it was either cither Cherry or Wiley and Cherrys Cherry's own testimony before etore the tho coroners coroner's jury clear VUe Wiley Faith sprang to her feet teet h he- he whole he-whole whole hole body quivering with It It ang Bob Hathaway tell teji me inc one thins thing and tell me uve the absolute truth truth- truth do you bell believe Ive I've that Cherry is 18 en ext Innocent or do you belley she ghe killed your our uncle In dr self tense ense Tell fell me Her lIar eos eyes wet wet- blazing blazing with anger and something like scorn for tor the man mn she ahe los 10 lo d with all alt her heart I A tt bit of or leather trap found In III the Ilic snow now beneath Cherrys Cherry's window indo Copyright 1927 NEA S Inc |
