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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBWE, MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1934.
Judith Lane
by JEAME BOWMAN
Chapter 44
SURPRISE
IT WAS nearlng lunch tlma. Tb
juror with the walrus muatacb
chewed on a twirled end reflective
ly. Oi-e of the others tapped at bis
pocket where the bulge ol a tobacco
can showed.
The very saneness of her explana
tion seemed to reach the Jury and
Lampere realized It. He waited a
moment, then said thoughtfully
"And of course a man with millions
couldn't blre a cook to prepare
elumgulllon?"
"No," retorted Judith julckly.
"It's Ilka corned beef and cabbage,
you Uave to like It to cook It."
On tbe Rice roof, where she went
with ber party tor luncb, Judith
saw Mnthlle and Mrs. Bevlns wltb
Lampere. Again she wis struck
wltb the new beauty of the girl. She
bad doffed ber grieving manner and
ws talking wltb animation.
Judith was not recalled to the
stand after the luncheon hour. In
stead, Matblle, again drooping wltb
grief, took ber place, was sworn,
and eyes lowered, handkerchief
gripped In apparently tense Angers,
awaited Lampere's questions.
When they can., they were
rolcel In low, tender tones. "Miss
Bevlns, tbe previous witness told
us that your father used to visit
ber pent-house to And food your ser
vants were unable to prepare satis
factorily. I know this Is going to be
extremely painful to you, but can
you tbrow a little light on tbls?
Why was be forced to go there?"
' "I'd rather not tell, please," said
Matblle.
. "For your mother's sake, Miss
Bevlna?"
She looked up. eyes limpid wltb
tears. "Doctor Alnswrlght. whom
we met on a cruise, made an eiaml
nation of father, physlcall and
Dentally. Be said if we wanted to
; keep him wltb us he must have no
stimulants of any kind. For thai rea
son we refused to give him tea, cof
fee and ..."
. "Yes, Miss Bevlns, go on."
' "Alcohol In any form."
"And did he go to Miss Lane's
penthouse for tea and coffee?".
A low sob was the answer, ,
"Come now and brace up, those
times when he returned at three
and four In the morning, was be
completely under the Influence of
liquor?" '
Sobs, unrestrained, muffled wltb
lace-frothed handkerchief were tbe
answer, heard below Judge Mop
gan'a furious objection "Mislead
ing, calling tor the witness's deduc
tion." JUDITH stared at Matblle Bevlns
J In horror. How dare she intimate
a thing like that of Big Tom Bev
lns? Of ber own part she tboaght
nothing.
"How dare she talk like that of
him?" she ssked Mrs. Cunard plte
ously. "He rarely ever took a drink
of anything, unless It were part of
dinner."
"She'll be paid for It," Mrs. Cun
ard aald, wltb certainty.
' The rest of the afternoon was
spent In placing engineers on the
stuu, engineer . 10 spoke In tech
nical terms of tbe Impracticability
of tbe Rio Diablo Dam as it was be
ing constructed.
The last witness waa a man
whom Judith dimly remembered
having aeen somewhere. He told
how, In ber eagerness to gain more
money, Mrs, Dale bad apenl ten
thousand dollars sinking a well In
a dry spot where any geologist wltb
an ounce of honesty in his heart
would have aworn there waa no oil.
He told of threatened atrlkea of
tbe sober dam workers wbo resent
ed tbe millionaire atenographer's
high-handed methods.
"Gentlemen," said Lampere to
tbe Jury, "I regret 1 have not one
more w'ltnesa to present to you,
Norxan Dale, the husband of the
yo woman ..... og there, the
man who. It thing? were as worthy
counsel would have us believe,
would be at ber aide at a time like
this.
"Tbe plaintiff rests."
The thrust waa a cruel one.
Judith stiffened. If she had not al
ready been numbed with pain. It
might have hurt more cruelly, but
Bow it seemed there wasn't much
else could matter. She bad lost, lost
Irrevocably.
Morgan and Cunard rode home
wltb Mrs. Cunard and Judith, laugh
ing and chatting. Judith thought
thoL. heartless, and once wltb a lit
tle '.iiirt, "How can you," sbs
brok their attention back to ber.
"Well, you poor youngster," ssld
the Judge kindly, "I'd plumb forgot
you weren't accustomed to tbe ways
of the courts."
"But we've lost," wa'led Judith.
"Oh. my word," gasped tbe Judge,
"have you so little confidence In
me? Don't you worry a mite. We're
going to win." . . . And with a rakish
air whlcb sat strangely on bis dig
nity, "And bow."
Judith slept because Delpby and
Mrs. Cunard Joined forces and saw
that she slept. Wben sbe awakened
she found a queer sight, suspended
from her chandelier, a frock. As
Clla would have said, aucb a dress
must be a frock.
Mrs. Cunard came In soon after.
"Flags flying today, Juditb," she
said, after Juditb bad thanked ber.
"We want you to look like your Ave
million dollars. You mustn't look
crushed aa Lampere would bave yon
look. Tbls is tbe beginning of your
day."
Judith wondered If It were when
she reached the courtroom. Sbe
was glad of the frock; somehow It
gave ber the assurance of stlP be
ing clean, fragrant and- fresb, not
the soiled person rt whom Lampere
bid talked.
JUDGE MORGAN opened hla case
by putting a trio of medical men
on the stand, three psychiatrists
who testified that Tom Bevlns bad
come to them on the day be drew
up his new will, and asked 'or a
thorough test,
"Why did be do this?" Morgan
asked the first man. -
"He said be felt there would be
an attempt made to break his will,
on th.' grounds of his being of un
sound mind, and wished to prevent
that"
"A senile psychosis," whispered
Lampere In a stage whisper.
, "No Indeed," said the medical,
man, "be waa ready with written ,
proof to show us that bis enemies
were already at work. From the
proof, Mr. Lampere," continues the
doctor, "be was wlss in bis precau
tion. 1 Judge you wish to go no fur
ther Into this proof?"
"Of course," Interposed judge
Morgan, "If Mr. Lampere wants to
cross examine my witness before I
have finished."
"I bag your pardon," came in sur
ly tones.
Ths other two went unchallenged.
nor did Lampere accept the privi
lege of cross-examination.
This completed, to Judith's
amazement, Thomas Soogglns, sen
ior, was Introduced and told tbe
true atory of the oil well venture.
Several dam workers appeared and
said, that aside from outside Inter
ference, there bad been no mutiny
among the men and .hat Mrs. Dale
had aot attempted to "boss" them,
but had said from the first she waa
marely acting as Big Tom Bevlns'
seoretary, carrying oui bis Instructions.
Max Larson also testified, and one
of tbe women, wbo told of Judith's
attempts to make life comfortable
for tbe workers' families. .
Juditb was amazed, overwhelmed,
aa one after the other took the
stand. Their appearance came as
complete surprise and her manner
proved it.
A "brace" of engineers testified
to the saneness of the dam's posi
tion and construction.
"You don't wish ti cross exam
ine?" Inquired Morgan In mock sup
prise. 1
"No," laughed Lampere good-naturedly,
"they are too well coached."
"I challenge that atatement,"
barked Morgan, "I can prove 1 bave
not spoken to a slnglb witness, nor
bas anyone connected with this side
addressed them, on the subject of
the trial."
Lampere did not ask for proof. He
listened to Clla'a spirited account of
the "pent-house" with a crooked
smile on his face, then as the bands
of the clock began pointing to the
closing hour, chowed thoughtfully
on the end of pencil aa though
wh' w, on on thv witness stand
was of no value.
"And Jow." said Ji uge Morgan,
"as my last witness I csll Norman
Dale, husband of Judith D-le. former
partnnr of tbe Arm of Dale, Lam
rare and Morrison."
Thst clarion went through the
.oo- like an electric charge. Re
port's sprang tror' their seats and
dastud to their telephones. Lam
pere sprang from bis ssat also, his
face white and red and white by
turn. Mathlle'a eyes widened and
Judith Judith quietly crumpled In
ber aeat.
Someone brought water, and
someone held her In strong arms.
She looked up, it waa Norman
"Judy can you ever forgive me?" he
asked.
(CopurlsM, Ml, Jtann$ gawman)
Tomorrow, Norman upstts ths
appls cart.
NEW IDEAS IN BEEF
COOKING TO BE
AT PEOPLE'S ELECTRIC
"Gentlemen Prefer Beef" is the
title of a new and novel cooking
demonstration which will be staged
for the benefit of the women of
Medford and vicinity tomorrow In
the People's Electric store. The vlso
matlc presentation will start prompt
ly at 3:30 p. m.
It Is a new and novel presenta
tion, profusely Illustrated, of prob
lems that constantly come up in
the home of every woman who plans
or prepares meals. The subject or
beef was selected because there are
so many delicious ways to cook It.
Another reason Is that beef presents
jaome of the most difficult cooking
problems, according to Ben Trow
! bridge, of the People's Electric,
i The Illustrated talk will bring the
! audience Ideas and suggestions work
ed out by Mary Lee Oordon of the
I Leonard Refrigeration Home Science
department and experts of the Nat
ional Live Stock and Meat Board
of Chicago. Housewives will be
shown how to order the cuts best
suited for various purpose and how
the cheaper cuts may be made ten
der and tasty If properly selected
and cooked. They will be given new,
proven recipes for beef dishes. How
to buy the various cuts, where they
come from and the uses to which
each cut Is best adapted will be
Illustrated In the demonstration.
Charles Jesslman, 45, of Medford.
holds the city's record for being
arrested the most times in the past
10 months on charges of being drunk
and as a result of his arrest Mon
day, the 31st time since October,
1933, he will spend 30 days In the
city jail.
L. A. Rose, also arrested early
Monday, was fined ftlO by City
Judge A. D. Curry, on a charge of
being drunk In a public place.
Roy Lomax, 47, arrested Monday
on charges' of reckless driving, was
released on $25 ball and ordered to
report In city court. A similar charge
waa filed against Charles Gault, who
was fined 915. Both were arrested
on South Riverside.
Tom Parker, 40 and Ed Chartrow,
33, who were engaged In a fight
early Sunday morning, were each
fined 5 In city court.
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By 0. M. Payn
IN HOSPITAL BILL
WASHINGTON. (0?) A pitlent
st fit. Elisabeth's hospital here
learned that his bill would not strike
sa deeply Into his pocketbook as he
hed anticipated when he found thst
SM hud been removed from his body
In an operation.
Aside from the 114 In nlckfla.
dimes snd quarters, a miscellaneous
collection of bottle tops, nails and
spoons was found, sccordlng to the
report. The entire collection approx
imated eight and one-half pounds.
The patient, Edward C. Nlrkels,
esme to the hospital with en entirely
different aliment. Whn he com
plained of stomach trouble during
his eonrslescence. a dlsgnosls re
sealed tbe collection.
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Clifford J. Ledgerwood snd Wallace
Harrison, both claiming residence In
Pasadena, were taken Into custody
here today by atate police officers,
who report thst ths two young men
were driving sn automobile reported
to have been stolen laat Thursday at
Meryavtlle, California. In the oar, the
officers report, was found blankets
snd clothing stolen Mday night In
the burglary of the Harold Ingram
home In this city. California authori
ties hsve sdvlaed Sheriff Percy Webb
that they will take the two men back
to Marytvllle to answer to a charge
of auto theft.
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