Well, you see, it was just as I told
you.
Didnt you feelthat that was enough or should be, to
prevent you from runningafter another girl? She hadnt takenup with anybody yet and I
hadnt either.
Yes, sir, thats how I felt about her, replied
Clyde, repeatingwhat he had been told to say. Yet with no intention to killor betray
unto death.
Her own letters, read only yesterday in thiscourt,
indicate something of the kind. Excellent stage play, repliedRedmond in a stage
whisper. But you see, at thattime I was expecting to be able to get her out of
that.
Thatisnt and couldnt be the plan she had in mind.
And noweverybodys watching me, of course.
No, sir, I didnt feel that I could do that then. It
was the name of a boy I used to play with in Quincy.
Did you go to that young haberdasher who testified
here as hesaid?
A thin film of moisture covered Clydes forehead and
cheeksas he spoke.
Andthen that last, long, argumentative trip to
Utica, Grass Lake, andBig Bittern.
And so with the riding inseparate cars, registering
as Mr.
Well, because I didnt think I could very well tell
her just then.
No, sir, but it wasnt quite like that
either.
In other words, you began to neglect
her.
But you didnt think of going back at all? Any other
expenses that you can think of? I just met her here and there and got crazy about
her. I know I did in the way that Ive said, of course.
Well, he wasafraid of complications in connection
with his relatives, his work,everything. Now, Clyde, we will have to go into the
matter of this Miss X alittle.
But still you didnt go and tell Miss Alden that
youcouldnt care for her any longer? Well, no, youre wrong there, returned Jephson,
slyly. Well, no, youre wrong there, returned Jephson, slyly.
Do you mean to say that you didnt suffer in your
own conscienceon account of this?
Objection and argument finally ending in the
question beingallowed. In regard to the two hats, well, the one hat wassoiled and
seeing one that he liked he bought it.
Well, he wasafraid of complications in connection
with his relatives, his work,everything.
And did he give you the name of any particular
doctor? Well, because I didnt think I could very well tell her just then. No, sir, I
didnt feel that I could do that then. And was she as much in love with you at that
time? And did you tell her that you didnt care for her any more? Andthen that last,
long, argumentative trip to Utica, Grass Lake, andBig Bittern. You didnt have the
moral or mental courage to do itthen?
And then the story of his various difficulties with
Roberta, due toMiss X coming into his life.