Chapter 24

           Clyde’stestimonyproceededtothepointwherethefamilyhadremovedfromQuincy,Illinois(aplaceresortedtoonaccountofsomeSalvationArmyworkofferedhisfatherandmother),toKansasCity,wherefromhistwelfthtohisfifteenthyearhehadbrowsedabouttryingtofindsomethingtodowhilestillresentingthecombinationofschoolandreligiousworkexpectedofhim.

           "Wereyouupwithyourclassesinthepublicschools?"

           "No,sir.Wehadmovedtoomuch."

           "Inwhatgradewereyouwhenyouweretwelveyearsold?"

           "Well,IshouldhavebeenintheseventhbutIwasonlyinthesixth.That’swhyIdidn’tlikeit."

           "Andhowaboutthereligiousworkofyourparents?"

           "Well,itwasallrightonlyIneverdidlikegoingoutnightsonthestreetcorners."

           Andsoon,throughfive-and-tencentstore,sodaandnewspapercarrierjobs,untilatlasthewasabell-hopattheGreen-Davidson,thefinesthotelinKansasCity,asheinformedthem.

           "Butnow,Clyde,"proceededJephsonwho,fearfullestMasononthecross-examinationandinconnectionwithClyde’scredibilityasawitnessshoulddelveintothematterofthewreckedcarandtheslainchildinKansasCityandsomartheeffectofthestoryhewasnowabouttotell,wasdeterminedtobebeforehandinthis.

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