Life — August 30, 1928 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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17 ‘ing gen may 5 as cent vent a3” nee, ows r 3 his sry: because he is charged with murder, and because he is sitting here in Court, with these officers all around him?” This is intended to reach Mr. Jasper's brain in some form like this: . “Are you man enough to see that in all this collection of hyenas, the innocence of my client stands out, fair as a star when only one is shining in the sky?” He follows this with: “Do you understand that my client has a right not to go on the witness sand, and that nothing is to be presumed against him on that account? Can you ‘omise that you will not be prejudiced against him if he avails himself of his nights?” oe This is supposed to register as follows: “Is your coarse nature capable of pene- trating the high-souled idealism of this Sir Galahad? Can you conceive a gallant spirit who not only scorns to clear him- self of these absurd charges, but absolutely refuses to make public the real facts, which are that he saw the actual murder- ers at work, and recognized them as two prominent Wall Street brokers, assisted by a Judge of the Supreme Court?” “After ten minutes more of similar questioning, the attorney for the prisoner rests from inquiry, and treats Mr. Jasper to a prolonged stare. He is exercising his marvelous powers of reading the human soul, and detecting those whose hearts are black with innate cruelty. At the end of this stare, he challenges Mr. Jasper, and the latter is excused. By these methods, the selection of a jury is prolonged from 10:30 a. M. to 4 pw. On the following day, after the medical testimony is in, the prisoner and f|\| If, a D\ “What's the idea of Jed a-settin’ there amongst them hogs?” “He's tryin’ to get rid of his counsel desire to change the plea, and the District Attorney accepts a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree. Tony goes to Sing Sing, much relieved, and congratulated by all his friends. And, as a jury for a similar trial in London would have been chosen in thirty minutes, the incident once more proves what a backward, old-fogy nation Eng- land is, and how much the English have to learn from us in progressive methods and business efficiency. Edmund Pearson. “What do you think of this business school idea?” “Oh, it’s a swell idea! My old man’s in one now learning how to support me.” his inferiority complex.” Light Love Tr will not last-—this litde love of ours, But does that matter? Really, not a bit. We will have had one moment ex- quisite And it will vanish—like the summer flowers. be our showers, Not the great pyrotechnical display Of Abelard and Héloise. One day Of love for us beneath these amorous bowers. Blest failure—flint in little Lighter than snow is love that men call light, Lighter than butterflies’ swift, vagrant wings. Yet the least snow can make the world more bright, And who refuses what the summer brings? Blest be all sudden kisses. And blest be The love that dies before satiety. Charles Hanson Towne. ANOTHER TRIAL OFFER SacesMaNn: This is our companionate piano. Customer: Companionate? SavesMAN: Sure. You try it two months and if you don’t like it, don’t keep it— provided there are no children. comicbooks.com