La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 25, 1934, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextFriday, May 25, 1934 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. Pao Seven Judith Lane kg JBANXE BOWMAN Chapter 45 NORMAN'S STORY "XOU'RB here," vMspered Judith to Norman, "it's all I care about now."' "Better take the stand, Norman," said Cunard, and .0 Judith, "You'll hare the reat of your life to talk to him." Judith watched his quick, firm stop as he strode to the wituees Bin lid. "11 object!" roared Lampere, pose rorotlet), fury lr his face. "Ou what grounds?'' inquired Mor gan. "You said in yoar closing words that you wished you had him here to present Well, I've brought I)im and when lie gets through testifying for me you can spend the night with him." '.Mr. Dale, you are r.o longer asso elated with Mr. Lampere. are you? Will you give the dale that you sev ered connections theie?" "July 24." "Will you give your reasons for leaving?" ".May I say broadly, that I learned or certain conditions which made It Impossible for mo to remain con scientiously." "Did you learn of these conditions from Inside of the otiice, or" "1 was approached from the out bIiIo. I gave Mr. Lampere no reason for leaving because 1 wanted first to make sure that the party to whom I had talked was right." "Your wife hadn't previously told you certain fuels that she, as for mer stenographer to Torn Bcvlns, kucw?" "She tried to, but I had allowed my mind to become' so poisoned against her theories . . . not against her, I want you to understand, hut against her theories', that I would not listen." "Where have you been since you left your firm, Mr. Dale?" "In the valley of tho Ulo Diablo. I went thero to check the statements 01 mo man who approached me while I was still acting ?;ith .Mr. Lampere." "Did Mrs. Dale know of your pres ence?" "I believe not. I think at one time she .mlfway recognized me. I was working at the Scathborne oil fields at the lime. The first well had just come In and she drove over to see It. It was dark, and after the first shock of seeing her look at me with half recognition. I hurried away." "Why wore you there Incognito?" -'Because I wanted to enrry on my Investigation unobserved . by any "Why did you begin at Scathborne field?" "Scathborne, as you know, is sub stdlzcd by Morton Lampere. Mr Lam pere's capital developed the Held." "1 object. 1 demand that statement be stricken from the records . . . I demand" "Mr. Morgan." said the Judge, who wns leaning over his desk with Interest, "proceed with your wit ness." " H DA LB. In what capacity did I'l.you serve while in the Itlo Diablo basin?" "1 was acting as a persecutor of one Judith Dale." "Your duties?" "To assist the gentleman sitting out (hero in thp first row." lie point ed to Lampere's last witness, "in creating mutiny am in?, the workers, fit spying on Mrs Date and if pos sihle in catching hir in some com p; ntn Ik i n n pcsltion which was to tn? ciiMRirneil to Seal hhorne's hcnolii." "Mefnru vfiii go into this, Mr. Dalp, luiw lung had ynu known Tom l!ev ins?" "A'" of my life. Our house?, the Jiovins' and nij father's, were in the same block." "In the course of your lire dfd you ever at any lime see Mr. Hevins un dor tho Influence of alcohol?" "nig Tom, you mean, drunli? Good Heavens, no. and it was the one thing he was strict about in the field. Me even disliked nig dinner parties where wlno'wns served, t don't be lieve lie ever took anything stronger than a cocktail. ' "Mr. Dale, prior to your appear nnce here a witness Intimated that Rig Tom had come home on numer ous occasions completely tinder the inlluencc of liquor." "So help me God." said Norman Dale, "that person lied." "Your honor!" roared Lampere. "are you going to sit there and let this" "Mr. Lampere, sit down before I charge yon with contempt of court," barked the Judge. "Your only other, course will be to prove your witness I has not perjured herself." I MT. OLK.V PKKSONALS 1 (5 9 School closed hero May 11. Mrs. Delia Mlllering, the teacher, com pleted her second year of teaching here very Ruccc-jsfully. Eighth erade BUS SERVICE For WALLOWA. ENTERPRISE, JOSEPf and Way Potato. Leave La Grand, Dally 4:10 P. M. For PENDLETON, Way Polnta Leave La Orande. Dally 10:30 A. U. n. p. tfe Dfpnt. ISO? AdauU Phone MAIN 49 "Mr. Morgan," bo turned to Judge Morgan, "that question was com pletely unethical but." he coughed Irascibly, "proceed and watch your words . . . er, just a moment, bailiff, catch that man going through the door. 1 would like to question him further and if we can prove perjury there . . . now proceed." But they didn't proceed. Such con fusion arose at the bailiff's-attompt to capture his man, that the Judge called a recess and when court again convened, word was sent in tunt Morton Lampere uaft become Vio lently ill and asked the session be adjourned until tiie following day. Judith and Nonnau left the court house together. Wheit they paused on the steps for photographs, they were asked for interviews. "Give us a chance to talk," plead ed Norman, "we haven't had time to say more than hello." Ills roadster waited at a nearby garago. Silently ibey got' into ft and drove out to llillendale.'" "The De.Mnos are lu.Galvcstnn for the wck; they turned the house over to us." "That was nice." They paused outside the door. "I planted your stocks," Normant said, as he fumbled ifoj the right key. "Yes, 1 saw you." "You what?" "I thought it was you oven though Delphy said you weree : the new gar dener." She looked at' the wrought iron console table, caressed It need lessly. "Let's get some glada Tor that howl, these look rusty around the edge." rt j I Si TIIEY wont out into tho garden, -I seeing It through tho amber light of the setting sun. They cut long spikes of cream and salmon pink blossoms, saying nothing be cause there was so much to be said between them. Judith heard Delphy singing In tho kitchen. She wasn't surprised, everything was as it should be. "Why didn't you sell HHlendale?" she Inquired as they inspected the dahlias. "I'd as soon put a child op the auction block," he admitted, "and when found you weren't through with me I found these folks who leased It." "I wish I never had to go to that old court again." Judith said from the comfort of Norman's arms. "Don't have to," he answered. "We're giving Lampere a chance to leave the country tonight. Slim San ford will fiy him down to some place in Mexico and from there he'll go abroad. Mrs. Bevins has asked Mor rison to appear In court aud ask for ;u dismissal 'oT tlV4r-se'?,Yoii'rl"find " iuaiune aim lue hiissiih uuiujiuy iui Kuropn where they'll meet Lampere, who will marry Mathile as soon as Mrs. Lamporo can get a Reno di vorce." "Dinner. Ma'ss No'man an' Miss Judy." "Coming." they answered. It was wonderful, Judith thought, to sit across the table from Norman, looking at him across a blue bowl of yellow roses from their own garden. She- fingered her cup. lovingly. They'd purchased that on their honeymoon. Soon they would go out and sit on ilia terrace and watch' the little spike moon slide down to the west, all mixed up with oak tr.ee limbs and stars. Judith wondered if Lige's smile wasn't endangering his ears. It stretched so far. and when she asked him. It stretched even further. Rosa, delighted at meeting Lige's "folk?." was helping him in the dining room, a needless service. And Delphy wad dled In rrom the kitchen every so often to sen that things were as I hey should be. J They were out on the terrace and Judith was curled In Norman's arms, protected by hla arms against . . . everything, when a thought came. "Norman," she cried In sudden pain. "I've got to go back to the dam. I can't leave It half-finished." "That's all right." he said, "your house Is big enough for two. Isn't it? Delphy's marrying Rosa's step mother's uncle by marriage, and you can't live alone, besides." he added, "one clause In Dig Tom's will read that after I had become convinced of Lampere's duplicity. I was to be re tained as legal adviser cf the Bevins Construction Company, and I think. Judith, that I should be on the ground, don't yon?" "Oil. I do. 1 do." and busily her mind constructed sceneB of the little wooden house above the dam with cold winter winds blowing and In side Norman and herself, facing tho future together. No longer the prom ising young attorney and the aspir- , Ing stenographer, just Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dale. (Copyright, J9.M, Jeanne Bowmar THE END diplomas were received by Ella Berry and Wiley Nebeker. y Mrs. Mary M. Garner, a former resident of this community, is visit ing relatives. She now makes her home at Weiser. Vernon Walte is frorking at the 1 Tollgnte CCC camp. 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