Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1937, Page 28

B—8 EE VANCE strained for- ward in his seat, every nerve, every muscle, tense as the black - robed judge rose solemn- ly and faced the Jury box at the left. At the coun- sel's table at the left of the crowd- ed court room he could see Mary's white, tense face, watching in silent anguish, waiting. Lee’s heart went out in sympathy for the beautiful girl he loved. He would have given almost anything to be able to remove her instantly a thousand miles away, far from the hundreds of pairs of eyes watching her every move in & sort of morbid fascination But the time was past for that. | Lee could no longer check the mo- tion of inexorable circumstances which hemmed Mary in, and chained him to the spot in suffering as great as her own. Inevitably, his loved one must go through with the ordeal as | best she may! Although the day was not warm, | large drops of perspiration stood out | on Lee's forehead. With eyes that missed nothing he quickly surveyed the court room, impressing the slight- est detail upon his memory. The judge, plainly reluctant tc perform a | distasteful duty, hesitated momen- | tarily, and, for excuse, pretended to consult a paper on his bench. A hush, broken only by the scrape and flle of feet as the spectators leaned forward to listen eagerly to the judge’s words, fell upon the court room. The bailiff rapped once with his gavel and tood up. They were almost without exception nervous and self-cor JUS. It was all as Lee had visioned it would be, long ago. He only wished that they would hurry up, get the distasteful business over with as quick- 1y as possible. The faces of the jurors, of the judge, of the prosecuting attor- ney and the lawyer who sat with Mary a1l showed signs of the strain. * ok x x "(‘ENTLEMEN and ladies of the o ry.,” the judge addressed them, “you have all heard the evi- dence as presented before this bench You have heard the witnesses for the prosecution and for the defense. Since the beginning of the trial you he defendant, Mary is now sitting before d with the crime of the second degree, and ve heard the arguments e offered by the defendant counsel to establish her inno- Lee's mind skipped back over the T king days that had pre- ceded. Irrelevantly, he thought of the prodigious amount of toil and anguish and money he had expended, and wondered what the result of it | all would be. It all rested entirely | upon the actions of the people before hi “It is my duty to inform you what verdict you may return in the case of the State vs. Mary Blanchard” the judge continued in a weary voice. *You may bring in a verdict of guilty, | or of not guilty. If your verdict is guilty, then you must say whether the punishment shall be 14 years to | life, or life imprisonment in s —————————1 “SUB” IS CHRISTENED Pompano” Launched Mare Island. | MARE ISLAND, Calif, March 12 | (. —The newest United States sub- | marine, the Pompano, slid from the ways here yesterday. Mrs. I. L. Yates, wife of the indus- trial manager of Mare Island Navy | Yard, christened the craft, the last | word in under-water fighting ships. Capt. Umberto Cugia, Italian naval attache from Washington, was a spec- tator. €The at I12TH AND F Off Face—Satin Folds Flowing Veil Rolled Edge Breton Multi-color Twists each side. Veil. Millinery Shop DAILY SHORT STORY LEGAL CRIME By G. C. Coler. The judge turned to Mary. .FrRANK Co. Bumper Turban o.f Cluster Flowers the State peniten- tiary!” Lee’s eyes were | upon Mary, bravely | trying to appear calm, twisting her | handkerchief to| shreds in her lap. He involuntarily winced with her as the import of the Jjudge’s words bore in upon the sur- face of his con- sciousness. He wiped his damp forehead with a nervous movement. The jury filed, ill at ease, into the Jjury room next to the judge's cham- bers, the bailiff closed the door and locked it. The sound of | the lock turning was ominous. Lee fiercely scrutinized the bench, the court room, fists clenched. Things | just couldn’t go wrong now, after the | hard work he had gone through! | And it was all so unnecessary! If | Mary had listened to him they would | have been married long ago, and she | would have been safely in their home, | instead of enduring all this. But she | would have it no other way. * ok ok % ARY had never been able to en- | vision with him the tranquil | peacefulness of married life, of lit- tle trips, just the two of them, up into the mountains or perhaps in | & little shack on the beach some- | where. But maybe. after this long | business was over, she would change | her mind. Lee was confident, the harshness of the affair was evident upon the lovely girl's countenance. And nothing. he was equally confi- dent, was going to happen to prolong this agony. | Lee was not sure, but it seemed like only a few minutes, when there was a knock from the other side of the | Jury room door. The bailiff again approached it, and upon its opening, the jury, visibly struggling for non- committal expression, took their seats. “Have you reached a verdict?” the judge demanded The foreman of the jury handed a ballot to the bailiff, who, in turn, placed it solemnly upon | “We have, your honor,” he replied. He stood uncertainly for a foment, watching the judge. Lee's heart leaped. In a few seconds now he would know certainly if this ugly business was ended. A gavel rapped thrice. As one, the entire court rose, and in the silence the judge turned to Mary. “Mary Blanchard, it is now my duty to read | the bench. ‘[ | to vou in this court the jury's ver- dict.” ry's face was grim, as grim as the expression the judge's coun- te ce assumed in the little moment he was opening the sealed ballot. He read and coughed. “Mary Bianchard, the jury finds you .. .” he paused dramatically, Drops contaln lanced ingredi ents of ‘proven value in re leving minor nasal irrita tion and congestion. Ephe drine. chlorbutanol. menthol and other tested drugs e oleasant remedy for th, prompt relfel of these an- noing nasal NOSE To prevent e and check col « develop further . ure P KEY'S NOSE' DEOPS Only 35, AT ALL GOOD DRUG STORES STREETS Three Styles Sketched . . . others tochoose from. 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