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TifEPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, JfEDFORb, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1934. PAGE ETGHT Judith Lane bg JE.4A.Vg BOWMAN Chapter 42 INSINUATIONS THE quietness at the press tsble ircssged something Important to come. And then Lumpers arose. "Gentlemen of the Jury. I have been Riven a most unpleasant task to perform. It Is one I studied for some time beforel could agree to take It. Gentlemen, In the rortncom. Ing testimony, with which 1 pro pose to show you that the will In chancery Is not the true will of the man who left It 1 will be obliged to desecrate the name of a woman. "It Is a difficult thing for a south' srn man to do," he paused effective ly, then resumed, "and only because there were other women Involved, the beloved wife and the grieving daughter of the one who passed way, would I stoop to this . . . this . . '. unchlvalroua conduct. Looking on them, -having known them for years, and eelng tbelr suffering 1 felt that In the very name of wo manhood i would be forced to see that Justice was done." "Your honor," Interposed Judge Morgan, easily, "I object to coun ters words. This Is an opening tatement, not an oratory contest." Lampere bowed and smiled "knowing Judge Morgan's handicap s-here the use of words are con cerned, I concede him his objec tion.". He turned again to the Jury, "Gentlemen, in this forthcoming trial of this will, : am going to show rou that this defendant, one Judith Lane-Dale, has, from the moment ibe Jrst met tbe late Tom rlevlns, Ittempted to Insinuate herself Into bis favor. "In the beginning she sought to force her way Into his home with the Intention of becoming his legal ly adopted daughter. His wife fore stalled that, but she could not keep her from becoming Mr. Bevlns' ste nographer. In tbat Intimate position lbs took a more dangerous course. More of tbat later. "I shall attempt to prove to you the Impractical plans laid for the building of the dam which the de fendant says will take all of the money Involved. I shall then show you ibat the aged gentleman was of unsound mind at tbe time tbe Sam surrey was made, and at the time Ms old will was cancelled and the new one drawn up. "Gentlemen, I am going to show rou that behind all of this was the Influence of that little lady who sits there. She who, eye on the millions behind the man for whom she worked, maintained a love-nest where the aged man apent hours of bla bpare time, a love-nest " Judith sat up straight, despite Cunard's tug at ber arm. Curiously she didn't feel Indlgnsnt, sbe wanted to laugh. Clla should tell them about tbat, her "attic with an nnderslung Jaw." "I AM going to prove to you tbat I . tbls new will was drawn up on the nlgbt of August 25tb, the night, gentlemen of the Jury, that this young woman spent alone with the man whose money she hoped to spend at his death. "Judith Lane-Dale left the office at the time of her marriage, because her husband Insisted" "Your Honor." luterposed Judge Morgan, "It Mr. Lampere wishes to testily, msy I suggest he be sworn first?" "Mr. Lampere, kindly conflne your remarks to what you prupose to show." "CortHlnly, Your Honor," anotber courtly bow,' "I proposed to show that after tbe young woman had found tbat sbe bad succeeded In winning tbe millions through Mr. Bavins' will, she brushed aside sll offers of advice from mature minds and ,lunged heedlessly Into a dra matU sbow of spending It as she plessed. "I will show you bow she de serted her beautiful borne, her stal wart fine husband. I will show you how sbe went to the'Dlsblo country and carried on, Dying to border towns carousing wltb strange men, throwing oipenslve midnight par ties for the men at the dam. 1 will show" Thore was a commotion In the gallery. Judilb turned and looked up as did everyone else. A familiar tig ure la the colored section was ex tracting hermit from the narrow sest, oue arm up raised, voice a bal lon ing screech "Listen here, you Mass' Lamp seer, don't you go brlngln' on none o' tbat rapscallion talk." And here a scream. "Let go my nrm," and to the -mated Lampere, "1 been with Miss Judy froui the moment she left homo and there nln't a word a truth . . let In tbat whole passel a lies . , go my arm!" Jutltb stood up trembling; wbst woulJ they do to poor old Delpbyt ": -give ber, please," sbe said Impulsively to Lampere who stood, dark eys narrowed, "It's Just her loyalty; sbe didn't understand" "Your Honor," Lampere ignored her and addressed the Judge, wbo was uemandlng In an Irascible voice It order were Impossible in the court "Your Honor, I demsnd that old woman be arrested and Imprisoned for contempt of court." "The bailiffs have taken care of tbe disorder. Proceed wltb your statement." Judith sat trembling In ber chair. Sbe hadn't expected It to be like tbls. . . . Perbaps Clla could help Delpby, blessed old Delphy who bsd forgotten the color-line when she found her "poor-lamb" being dese crated. Would Lampere never finish! What It be did call ber a golddlgger, what It be did say sbe was the em bodiment of all tbat Is unlovable In woman? Tb i hands of the clock pointed to Ave. The Judge looked up as a bell tolled the hour. Lampere saw tbe look and stopped, sat down. "Mister Morgan," said tbe Judge on the bench, "how much time will your speech require?" ' "About five minutes," said Mor gan easily, and .grinned affably. "As counsel says, I'm a little short on words." "Then proceed please." MORGAN arose, looked over tbe top of his spectacles at tbe men and smiled. "Gentlemen," he con flded, "I'm not goli to try to prove anything. You have Intelligence. You are not going to let your emo tions rule your brains. You are busi ness men, and ss business men will know tbe truth when you hear It and when you see It. "Gentlemen, In the forthcoming trial concerning this will, which I happened to draw up and not on the dlght of August 25th, I shall let the truth, tbe whole truth and nothing but tbe truth speak for It self. Thank you." The first day waa over. Judith walked out of tbe courthouse, feel ing as though she were suspended In midair. At the curb she found Delpby In Clla's car, Clla beside ber, both of them laughing so the little coupe was wobbling on its springs. "You found ber?" Judith ques tioner. "Found ber," echoed Clla, de risively, "we thought the court house had been taken over by the Reds, dashed out and discovered It was only Delphy, shaking bailiffs off her arms as though they wen beetles." Judith laugbsd with them, but she laughed no more tbat evening. Cunard cblded her, Mrs. Cunard consoled her but sbe only shook her head "I didn't mind them call ing mo a gold digger, and that, but to speak of Big Tom that way ... to talk jf his love lite . . . why, Mrs. Cunard, the old darling didn't have enough love between those two wo men to warm him Into a smt.e. No one could have blamed blm It be bad .rendered away from home for Just sympathy, but be waa too decent" Mrs. Cunard accompanied her to ber oom, laughed at Delpby'a red brick which went to her mistress' cold feet, smiled at the chocolate and added a aleeplng powder. "He ray put you on the stand first thing and you must have your rest," she said, when Judith pro tested. "I'm surely grateful for your care," Judith whispered. Nest morning It waa nice to arise. She dressed and slipped quietly down to tbe rose garden. There waa a pool at the heart ot It a grotto In which water trlckleu and tbers was a school of goldfish, which perked Impertinent mouths to the surface. Someone else waa astir, sbe real ised after sitting on the rim ot tbe pool a moment, aomeone was talk ing, evidently over tbe telethons, his voice carrying clearly across the garden. Judith didn't want to listen but she could sesreely help it without padding her ears, especially after she beard ber name mentioned. "Judith la taking It like a little soldlir." "Of course she feels a bit sick about It She hadn't expected tbat kind ot an attack." "No, I don't think so. Ot course It would be fine for her at present but we hsve to think about ber fu ture." (Copyright, ttsi, Jsenne Bovman) Judith takes the stand, Monday. JOSEPH! MINER SHOOTING MELEE GRANTS PASS, April 28, (AP) Only & brooding silence lay at the lonely mountain cabin at Lookout Point on Whlaky Creek. 40 miles northwest of Grants Pass, today. There was no evidence In sight that a murder had been committed as Martin Jennings, 44, asserted Friday afternoon from hit bed in the Jose phine general hospital here. Sheriff E. H. Lister returned Friday night from the rescue expedition for Roland Burr, 23, who, Jennings him- (self wounded In the head and arm, said waa dead or dying from gunshot wounds which Jennings said a third man fired at the pair. "We found no body," Sheriff Lister reported Saturday morning. "The cabin where Jennings said the shoot ing occurred was cleaned up. "Our force of county and state po lice officers did not locate Clarence Burke, whom we wanted for ques tioning." Jennings, when the walked 18 miles to the Rand ranger station Thursday afternoon with blood dripping from his two wounds, gave Burke's name as the assailant. He said that Burr, 23, his mining partner, was left dy ing at the Lookout Point cabin after both had been tViot as they attempt ed to climb the second story of the cabin. "There waa - blood," Lister said, "such aa might have come from Jen nings' own wounds. We did not find a pool of blood such as man fatally shot might leave." Lister and Clarence Malcolm, state police officer, returned from the man hunt Friday night. They left others of the party to comb the wilderness fastnesses for any clues. Some went to Burr's and Jennings' csbln, where Lister expected that today they might uncover some motive for the scoot ing. "For Jennings undeniably was shot." Lister said. "We have that much to work on. We expect to re construct the actual shooting from developments In the next two or tfiree days." APPOINTIVE BILL Teath Curve Toll Grew OF HEN PI ELD, Mass., April 38 (AP) A star athlete of Msssachut tt State college was killed and two Dartmouh college students and fourth man were injured In an auto mobile accident at Blood ybrook curve In South Deer field early today. Tragedy PENDLETON, Ore., April 38. (AP) Mrs. M. A. Cameron, who shot and killed her five-year old daughter at Htrmlston Friday morning, waa to day adjudged Insane by examining doctors and committed to the state hospital here. SALEM, April 28. (JF) The new law passed by the special session of the legislature designed to have county courts fill vacancies In the legislative assembly by appointment, was declar ed Inoperative now because of an In sufficient title In an opinion today by Attorney Oenerel I. H. Van Winkle. ' Van Winkle held that that portion 'of the act which provides for future ' appointments by county courts waA not included In the title, and that therefore those sections were null airi void. The measure as passed provided only, according to the title, for' fill ing of vacancies existing at the time of the passage of the act. Therefore vacancies since that time would again be filled by specltl election as provid ed under tbe constitution. All kinds of tg blanks for sale for rent, no bunting, no trespassing and other cards for sale at Commercial Printing Dept of Mall Tribune. Forced To Drive Dillinger And Pals LADY LUCK i3 Robert Johnson (above), esrpen ier living near Manitowish, Wis., was aroused from bed and forced at the point of pistols to drive John Dillinger and two of his henchmen to a spot near Park Falls, Wis., where they ordered him out and kept his car. (Associated Press Photo) Senate Recesses WASHINGTON, April 28. (AP) The senate today made the munici pal bankruptcy bill Its unfinished business but recessed until Mondsy before beginning debate on it. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS srfe SOWN FOR AFIER NOOtf OF BWD6E Asks WoiIldtheymitVP cirffirte For SEAL wrM fH T?EP CARDS, BECAUSE SHE FEEIS RED IS HER LUCKY" COLOR IbPAV CLM'S1W)NHIri6 frit: DEAL While OWES are BE1K6 shuffled. walks round chair three Times FtiH rldt lIf ff" FlUDi THEV'vE made bp THE BLUE CARDS FOR. HER. REFlfcESToTJEAL EXCEPT Wrfrt IhE CARDS fpHE CU Wrfe . 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