Show Saint t l bl er I 6 hTA SERVICE I When Dates Bates answer came the audIence largely sympathetic With Cherry breathed an audi audi- bin ble sigh of relief for Dates Bates said very ery distInctly Miss 1 Cherry used the pres- pres present ent sense In every reference to Mr dr Cluny on tb the nIght of f November ov- ov ovI ember 25 I Now Mr Dates ABates you have sworn that as soon as MIss Cherry was safely marrIed to Mr Hey Wiley her agitation her nervous nervous- ness fleas vanIshed and that she was gay and lighthearted You are arc sure ot of that point l I am Dates Bates nodded and his 1 Dale ale blue eyes Ces blinked at Cherry behind hIs rimmed gold spec spec- The gIrl smiled fluttered her hand In a charming little gesture to show her er gratitude Mr Ir Bates when you ou took the news to Mr Ir and 1 WHey wiley the next morning that Is the morn morn- tag of Friday November 26 what was Mrs Wileys Wiley's expression and manner upon learning of the death ot of Mr Clan Clun Churchill asked askell bold boldly I She was struck horror Dates Bates I answered simply Surprised 7 Churchill drove dro home his poInt Yes sir Dumbfounded hort t I should sa say BannIng objected furIously to this line ot of questioning but bul the judge jude sustained Churchill who went on triumphantly Did her surprise seem genuIne Joe Ine to you ou Mr Bates 7 It dId You have been a minister of the lie gospel ospel for how bow long I Mr Dates Bates For one forty years Mr I Dates Bates answered wIth a slight flush of pride on hIs waxen old cheeks checks You consider yourself a good judge of human nature Chur- Chur ChurI Churchill I chill asked sympathetically I do You liked Miss Cherry be- be beI believed I what she said Churchill I probed softly I Before Banning could phrase objection the gentle voice of the preacher had answered clearly clearl I did and do That Is aU all Mr Dates Bates Churl Chur Churchill chill announced In a satisfied I voice olce as It If the wItness had been hIs rather than the states state's But both Cherry and Churchill looked far less happy during the examination ot of the farmer ferson Anderson hy by Banning Anderson a tall stoop should ered gaunt faced man with wal- wal walrus walrus rus mustaches anti broken yellow el ellow low teeth showed himself almost bitterly inimical l toward Cherry Chern from the beginning ot of his exam Under Bannings Banning's ques- ques he told how Cherry and Chris had applied for tor shelter for forthe the night bow he had gIven them I 4 the Iparo paro room which he was tn In the tho habit ot of renting tt to transi transient ent guests guest with wills meals Included how Cherry and ChrIs had retired ed almost Immediately refusing his wife's offer of n a pick up sup per What Was c-as the defendants defendant's manner and attitude during the negotiations for a room 7 Dan Ban Banning ning a asked ked Well Veil I cant can't say much about t her attitude said sourly but hel hei manners was J pretty bad complained about aboul the v room beIng cold anti the tho win win- window dow beIng nailed shut made me inc get a claw hamme and pry It open before shed she'd ro to bed In it spite of the fact that she was harping on It being so coM cold coMand and all aU Did she sho and her husband look like a happy brIde groom to you T Banning smiled Cant say as they dId the farmer grunted You mean dId they kIss In front of use me and the wife they didn't The judge rapped sharply with his gavel as a a. woman giggled hysterically All right Ur hr Anderson Now I tell th tho Jut jury where whre your own bedroom Is located In reference Mr II and to the lOOn occupIed by Mrs Wiley Banning demanded Next to It the tho farmer an an- answered laconically I What sort of p p. p titian divides I Ithe the two rooms In anticipation ot of sensational I developments reporters summon summon- summoned ed cd messenger boys who came runnIng to hover over the backs or of the writ writers writers' erG chaIrs awaiting the sheaves or of yellow l copy paper TOMORROW The quarrel be tween bride and groom on their wedding night overheard by the farmer and his hi wife CopyrIght 1921 1527 NEA NE Service Inc |