OCR Text |
Show THE ' " l ... mm pi. ,1, " n I IIKKALD-REPUBLICA- '" ' SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1916 X, 1 ' " ' " '"" i ' ' "Willi "' .1, I " ' ' 3 tfMy J?i v raws' ' VV (J ; Each Chapter Shown in Pictures at the Isis Theatre on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Proper Order mM In some IirxiCatiun. "It It very cold and I wanted to pet a of the n Jfary !rrj, a wrni. tut I I was afraid of my hus- t. ; ha I'll ilt iit." !ov.r. frn.iij w i At Muf)'. I'otlw k "What dil yo'i Siitxir.tf"l. whrn you looked tli rfvohr. in t trL n'imtt sh' ?' wlpdom that ilry thrr.it-ri- . Ifr 'o'.tp-- ttr'tlJi i mv h;:snd. sitting by thfc aw nr.-v Ith II irvin n!y, tat.i At I.nxt, howfvtr, !tii! Jtr. -ifor- M r , r:?n lui;Ur,it I.;ni-il'i-- i, he f tl c)Vrdrinking. onto the rourh a!ep. mid th" t In wfnt r.ol wraps and Manktts, 1 i: t in-fr !) i rtrr t.f t"r irif'tfrv, to in f out r.u M.Tt !rch rt r f r;o .ir.il thinking rri?i! r,i sv- - j if.try'.'t ii .'it'NT. S'rrt;?r rvi-il.-- r .f y.ry. Ar I r.nni? out of th rottn;- Vho .4 it: it horror c? drink I w Mr. foil'-- driv up in hi' mo; ' t ? f tr. if.ity in Msr,-- . Th tor, and. thinking h had new 5 . f ti:y li t. 1 ran fo n lh walk to him. U? MU'MS k !; o - v l i hr trl ! - fr;i ft.-;T'"r"- t! m nPlf - ? nni:it i P-- vVt'lff r. l'i it '!!?.. f t'. "rt-'-- t t ; r r; ! fi f r( . - . j t t';. of 1 ?!! h ... fV fl r Fsr - DP ' ' t1 ti'T ft n r n !ln t si tod. rhll th. r!d. They must d , 1 1 m.m f'.i f r Ke Mac-Pherso- n, n' i. fT th jtafhlnR rArty III f;r.d Mary I premise you that" "Did !: offer to take you with him. t'.. "V . ut I felt t n t I must stay t Te .ifi )... ' ere wciifii into a fiome In ene- in etse thy bronchi In i:k f .i - h ;n. Miry! her 3 'k. or she wandered back of her! i ! and nil th " :tr f t .rcM1 rJr 1 - v-- ". 1 ; S lrionr's of h 1n t i dor!. t r! jostle the on';o:js ' rnf),,j v,,.,ord." I into the hOUSeapftr hy xri,j ie I.ar.gdon's voice was very. .... , r. a. t Ivm f ' . EtfOIIVl t ' r t TO' jrt f Ci !oni,--n.il.. ill O ,.n;. llll'l .! r; s v ho r h '.i rd hin;. ;t rmile that was far sadder thi.n fh.. r ytrt t tal-- ' t the door cirrv-i- If.ir' as .he s,i;d: fh fr'al for the j;:e- rf "N wrapped myself up and sat on I'lriCtT felt t!ie the ed'ti"tis. i,t !( I fe!t nearer t' Mary out stci. f f! e erowd 'he was under hr. tip'n the stars." n. r ft e rU (rf t r - rUStlinC of tl'e e'.er"That is all. Mrs. Page." the prosec-i- tor's desk, which p.ij'er now ii.e tii'iriri niiornej was on had at f rasped her nerves so his feet holding up an arresting hand. . Vow nifnd and sovtl were he said harshly, one "Mr?;. Pace." a concentrated upon l.ancdon and . towards her menthrust finger '"w h M i r 1; of t? evidence ij:iom "if husband struck your v th is .. f re- - her frm the charge acingly, andyour so terribly her injured daughter of hnvlnc murrtered Davit Pollock. she lost her reatcn. temporarily t;:nis!t rf old memories wa; .urg- - that a rear?" In- -' abo'it her. as tvitne- ""n't.shf after witness c!try ..' v ..n hi.f,,ro .ti "Vi'ly, sis- - does." There wa a note ti,i surprise in tlie quick answer, ami t'.i ty th:t ::ad ' gr;:n a seMuei in titt'e Mary's fintrr?, tisthtened ever t:io present. ait! vo; there st ra: - nlghlmarlsit bl.inhs In those (about the rail in front cf her. "I it possible to show the court that r whfr- - f.vt hid to ;nn Ti to imicirulb.il. and during scar?" There w as a sneer in the voi.e:. sii. e pi. v he h nd him? in tlie tr.ll.ty of a sneer born of the realization th'it l. r; uute.' moments, meralrtg like a something must be done to stem tt'C t e r? y urult-ejher to momentary rain-- j great tide of sympathy for Mary, and ; red conrio'isresp. on y to sink cast disparagement upon this story the past. Hut his request va. a whirltni; back Int3 oMIvior.. And It v. as . f thes moments cf which Mary boomerang, for when Mary, trembling iur r 'f k only by h',.rray that the ;t Utile, took her place before the court n w ere now and. liftittc: the soft hair from her foro- testifying. T i v.rn an odd contrast, lhe.- de- bead, showed the great livid mark of a f r dT- - of Mary. Mrs. Page, slender, hideous scar, the murmuring of com-r-;- .: ., ith grief and anxiety: . pastucn that swept through the room ,i h n in hi-- r"'iih clothes ar.d found a mute echo on the hen-pelf, ho.- . n veritable T)trii chart n.l ih nrosem.tor discomfited, swumr t t h" i rd fivn di.tlt'.guihc I curtly av.ay and dropped into h.is seat ,r Pn ln" grj.. Kimii) j aJJ xngdon called the next witnc ss. f '' nr" rent In f of " AtnHer MaePh-rsn- n .Jfling a.in.-'- t.ie iu.il r.cmies of It was the same giant Scotchman t!'n-iid iT(,T't.--f suffering; Jeanette. hail testified the day before, ami who M.iry "s niAbl. ar d nil the other whose he dwarfed both Judge and Jury as he vr r - ,. to or !'jCrf t h i:r- it. nnil- - tcwerrd in the witness stand, carrying tr'tm temple of aCCTS.VtOfV f.Ct raised tlie breath of the forest about him. his Fv the '! of those who It the suMtfty with eyes filled with serenity across Miry did not. 'Tod's out looked have long v r'c'i La r "'doi was ralt;r,,r lhee wit . open spaces. rr,-..4in fief, it if' greHt was reitht, nervousness nor There in th courtroom except In his attitud-and . ii t"r nnd the juI-rrr j. .rf, nj., the ; the of his Scctch burr wai i pleasant th skt: v.ifh which h f nrw S' r-'- to the kitchen and drive off, leavin the gude wife to tell the lthers." "Did you carry this plan out?" "Aye. AVe fillit the sleigh with blankets and I pit my shotgun in the" front and we helpit the lassie oot "Will you tell us, please," broke in the judge with some asperity, "what you expected to do with a shotgun?" And a little twinkle sparkled for an instant in MacPherson's eyes. "Mr. Pollock was in an automobile," he staid, "and shot Is a grand thing for tires. Nae doot you ran guess your- sol how much chance they have to es cape it. A ripple of laughter swept through the room, instantly hushed at the of the judge, and warning frown his huge brown hands gripped about the edge of the stand, turned Inquiringly towards Iangdon. "Will you tell us, Mr. MacPherson, as briefly as' possible, what occurred while you were on your way to the residence of Dr. Jamison?" "We had na mair than got startlt when the noise of the horse Jsrought one of Pollock's friends to the corner of the house to look oop the back road. At sight of us he gave a cry and ran back, shoutin to Mr. Pollock We had a fair getaway, but na horse Is as gude as one of those devil machines, and they wore after us at once. So I tooklt the reins and gave them to Mr. Langdon and said, 'You drive, and of stop-pipit the lassie doon. I've a way them as is behin", but I need my hands." At thot I tookit my gun and stude up yi Jhe sleigh. I cude see the rm an ) ald. 'Irt m how to r.'c'i .v t; rar a.d th footprints, for the snow was light and ers and drunken brutes he ought to oft, and would fhow tho little feet be hung." of her at every step." A atlr of excitement swept "lid you go with any of the. three the courtroom, for MacPherson,through withmen?" out a gesture, with no more than a "Haver?, no, man! I came hack for risint,' inflection of his voice, had my cap and coat, and I hot to the door brought before them a vision of the jti.t In time tae save Mr. Langdon snowy nlsht and the little house from from a l ad fall, for he would hae gaen whose doorway the lamplight streamed over in a heap if I hadna caught him. out, mellowing the snow to gold, and My jrode wife or.d I took him in the touching with its fingers of light the houe, and when he was revived a bit grlm faces of that group of men stirred I was for leavin' him, but he wouldna to the deep anger of the mob at the stay, lie jt.iid, 'I must find Mary my-- ft thought of Dan Page's brutality. I' n was I lou her th second time.' "Did the other men make any So we went oot toKether." threats?" "Ifow lonu was it before you got a "Aye. Another one of them cried trace oi her?" Lansdon's voice was oot, 'Killin' is too good fer Dan Tage. toneless, but his eyes were alight with He should be horsewhipped out of At that, my wife coom up to fire as l.f pictured to himself that town. me and says, 'For the lassie's sake, hunt for the slender j;irl strange night let don't them be takin the law into loved. he The fwcasional shout of oon hands or there'll be murder the other setrcher"; the flash of a lan- their tern; the heavy shadows and vividly done this nicht. So I cried "Dinna cold that stung his take the matter too personal, lads white snow; th fae and hands and the aching weariwe've law and a gaol in the town. ness that niiiubed Ms muscles. It had Somebody get the sheriff.'" been like a nightmare to him, a dream "Did they heed you?" "I couldna tell at the lime, because that sr t his head to throbbinR. and in which the only real thin:; was the stal- - Just then a cutter comes dashin oop w.nl bt.ti; of Mac!herion encouraging with twa men in it, and one shouts him forward and then the little oot. 'Have you found Mary Page?' 1 r , "il'i rttrht in t. 'Mv ff hirsts not to have found, her; ti?r:. Thn he icrabhed the; ri-- ? whr !ini"f.ii t rv t n t!.er o yfar; a t;" r r hjnJ. "V T 1 th!t" rn iV" I: i I . r mt-- t' - th v ; . ttl th'th T f n;"n . , I n!.i-- I- 1. rl ! lfof 'rnn u tv," ".t ,tr; t.i : 1 - . i v f r,, v t- tatj rc .; t , -- t i ka tif- - fr r-- lin.i r : ,, '4 I f it t5 J4. t. t 'i w, hr-m- tit r r, 9 i i X ' . tHf t f tH.'r5U rrnvin'ij con in ; ; - n 5 i" n'iivrir, - i ' i f ri t itf r tv: rr fb fi T?i-- -fh i : In un!- Hj;.!r.'iMi f f r'rtr.'flf:'". r. o n u f-- mm I r'ir,. rh Thre had h"Ard runwr!" ef what hvd 'll h Whfio I, wa telUnc hin ?; nrd aJ'O-i. it m.m. on of th; rt'a who tvorkfd r,;u o tr , r,im up nrd 1 Mr. !tJ t -i DK'lon had nt htm to m ti:ftt a pfmc of rnn was r th if d for Mary and n to f!t;d h'r." hoj'd "Ii! tr. l"'i!o.k rnik .my comment t I .. ar-- tutv ttm . tr.Ht k l I t.ritJn J"Iar n'.rn.m f nothlnc rf kn-- i -- u;s " V. i. r ' : . v I I I I . 1 j ! 1 I n i ! F Xi J - ; 1 y-- l WA'-r- r -- -.tS t I rt : I ;-. I ie.-u- : ; h- 1 iff : r:.f. : 4 ; . 1 j . ..- - ! ,-- - ; ffi y . j- v$ , ';yy ch:. a ' . j i . ii-.- r i i ! r ! . fr-;- . vj ' " ""v. ,- - i - n . ' 1 v' V ' , a- - -, - I i j i r- ; j . (ti-r- h 1 1 : e ; v- -- t . . ! - J ... ri i t ' ; i ? o urmv of ,vl. don' 3 first question. "Mr. .Mai I'SiT'on, yo:i have told of ;.,,, the jury: but bit by bit. a r : ,1 1 v ztinilr seeing 7.lis I'age running tnrougli th r,; i Tor.'; r. ; r i. 1 on J4n w,'r,1,"'! iv it eich dt.-In fs turnhe v.hen answered autinun no ronfusfon of f.,ets. no ' day ban;. . i,,-i.ih- I ; le' perfect picture wood arid f finding her. -Will you of th" tell us now, please, whethe.- you saw l'''io fe of M.ir Ii.: ,r P nisaln on thai night and tinlT v.hit In ;iiroui.-of J.U rcetuo of bring- - circumstances." c .r out event- - n t h , y hjni I saw Mr. happened Iingdon aaain or that he b"d trc.i d y. at .1 "l,u sid nu h wi ln the :!. r. I had nae raoP! arvf,S pertui!on to recall his thin re.ict.it h r.ie and t r tellin mv w ttree a s eco:..!. or evn a third r i;.! wif of the evenin when there time. T !i t: s it cin - ' it m a Kno K at tne tioor. ,'J.. openea to th s;ctator w!;o Mr. pa Again It. and there stude Mr. hirijiion. Hn her fdace In the witr.e? box. a In was all feery farry not to ay She J.H.k- i 'itif slir g..le at:l wan. his face w re white. and and LanT.ior,'? vol.- was ery gentle commotion, I see twa or thtee him cude Ileyant mi he said: men nil excited like." ether "Mrs. I'jk. j 'i tol l us yesterday of "Did them?" you recogntxe struggling - with her jour daughter, Was bjhim struck father. "Aye, there were men from the town ani rirune: I had seen them often, and taken a f'.ed scrramir.g from the hmie. Will wee folyou tell the court, please, what drappi w'.e Hum at the hotel Did lowed ti at fiUhl? you go after come Saturday nitht. Hut it were Mr. her or - miin at f omeT I.an;.)n who spoke. 'Have you seen T: w.-- lrr. ; a. iht- - for rne to fcliow Miss Pac he cried, catching at my V."o ate looking for her. s qnickiv as DIv Lins'Son did she sleeve. said outetly, glancing toward the yru mum tae say you've lostlt her t the gate walt- - aaaln? I asked; and he said. Yes. I ?tod I ju!re. a I bit doon to It rest sure and sal that must have noutd only Irg, fciing ie wry few minutes before he would lo?t consciousness. When I came to, At that one of the lads return with my poor. girl." s?.e was gone with "Was there anyone cilled oot, 'Hey, McPhcrson. you know you?" the woods belter than any other man "At first quite a group of our neighbors were there, drawn by the nund uive us a bit of help in tbs? search of of Mary's screams. I'ut they soon There was nae need for him to asklt followed Mr. Lani: !n and I was left it. for I ran out Just as I were, and point It out three paths for lone' "Did yo.i return to the houe- -' them to follow bidding them beat l went back as far as tho window." throtisrh the underbruh and look for h f iltlu vrt f"r preseu; t' S a e j tr.i-d- . 1 i I : crnf-r-rn.'- e" j ! . 1 1 1 1 to-J- - T rs Imlf-craie- d bare-ht.ide- d. Mary did not realize the subtlety with which Langdon brought out each detail. she's ithers plainly, and I shoutit, 'Go back, shoe! He roused himself with a start, And they all answers, 'Yes, ye want to be hurtit!' But they realizing that the Scotchman was an- found!' Then he says, 'I'm David Pol- unlessswore at me, and when I saw they only lock iier fiance and I have come to were swering his question. gainin' I sent a load of shot totake her home.' " "It might hae been fifteen minutes wards them. It did na harm, but they we Miss "Was coom to her still unconscious?" when more, Page stoppit short, tae see if there was hurt. mayhap '" came The 'They'll na coom after us again the MacPhersnow. In Then the question sharply. little footprints nicht,' I said; but it was na mair than he paused a moment and his voice sof- son shook his 'head. a few minutes before Mr. Langdon said, tened, "we found her wee slipper In a snowbank. A bit further we found t'other one and the snow began tae be flecked wi" draps of blood. liut I should say it was mair than half an hour before we coom upon the lassie hersel", lying In a faint like." "Was he conscious?" "Nae. and we could na bring her to, so we wrapptt her in oor coats and took her back to the gude wife." "Will you tell us please In what condition Miss Pose was when I wnen you arrived at your house with her? MacPherson frowned at tho memory and a deeper tone crept into his tones as he iid slowly: "She was 'nae conscious, and her clothes were talrn to pieces andhangln' In. ribands. Such clothes as she had Her feeties were cut on, puir w I' the Ice and the stones, and there was a terrible wound on her forehead and an queer bruise on one. shoulder." "Was your wife alone In the house when you returned?" "Nae. there was maybe half a dozen m?n frae the town who had heard of the 1ssLo and had coom to help the starch. Thvy set up a shout when they saw us, and 1 had one of them fire his revolver to tell tho others Miss Page was wT us." "Did they show any emotion at the slht of Miss Page's condtlon?" asked L&ngdor., and a little shudder shook Mrs. Page, who alone of alt those present knew of the tragedy to which that had led. MacPherson's "emotion" voice, too, was grim "as he said: "I wouldna call It 'emotion but there was a gude bit of murmurln' against those who had driven o sweet a lassie dlstractit and sent her to maybe her death in the snow. The murmurln grew louder when they saw tho hurt and there were cries to know who had done It. When Mr. Langdon told them, the murmurs grew louder and finally one of the lads cried out In a loud voice, This town has na room for wlfebeat- la.-sl- e! ill-faur- ed "Nae, she was conscious, and when she heerd him she gave a cry of 'No, no, no!" and dragged" hersel' up from where she lay and clung to Mr. Dang-doAt that the man Pollock pushit me and cried, 'Mary! Mary I have by come to take you home " "Did Miss Page answer him?" "Nae, she ju?t shookit her head, and Mr. Langdon said. 'Miss Page is not going home yet.' Idut Mr. Pollock was n. sair angry and shouted. 'What the devil have you got to do with It? Haven't you made trouble enough?'" move to- "Did Mr. Pollock make any ward Miss Page?" "Aye. He tookit a qnick step forward like he would carry her off. but the gude wife stoppit him. 'Ye"ll na move the puir lassie till she is warm and restit she paid, and put her arms aboot her and tookit her Into the bedroom beyant. Mr. Langdon helpit her and when he came oot he said, 'Miss Page will not return to her drunken father. My friend Dr. Jamison and his wife will give her temporary shelter and tho proper medical attention.' "Did Mr. Pollock acquiesce?" Lang-don- 's voice was dry with reminiscences. "Mr. Pollock. was sair angry, and he said. 'It Is not for you to say what my future wife shall do. I'll not have her put with your friends. She shall go home with me I can protect, her from her father. I suppose you think you can carry her off right under my nose. Well, let me tell you that's called by an ugly name!' At that Mr. Langdon shouts, 'What do you mean, Dave Pollock? Tell me what you mean by that!' He lookit so fierce I feared a fight, so I went between them and said, 'Dinna fash yersels like that. Think of the puir lassie and be quiet. Then I say to Mr. Pollock, ye'Il gang outside a bit and when the lassie is reetit. 111 let ye know" "Did Mr. Pollock go then?" "Aye, for I went wi' him to the door mysel'." "Were the men still outside?" "Na. and it gl me a shock like, for I cude see na one exceptit the friends of Mr. Pollock. The ithers had all slippit awa' towards the town." "Did you speak of their absence when you the cabin?" "Na, for I had ither matters to make clear. I had made up ma mind that it was na with Mr. Pollock that the lassie should go, so I pit it tae Mr. Langdon, that wT my horse in the sleigh, w cude carry the lassie out the door re-enter- ed ! "I'll take him away today. He didn't mean to hurt us he didn't know But he'll go what he was doing away oh, I promise that." And again the grim voice answered her: "He'll go, but WE'LL see him off. Let him stand up like a man and talk ly. to us." At that they all took up the shout for Page, and he, lying on his face on the the boards, moaned and prayedtoto save God he had long forgotten, him. How long she talked and urged anri wept and pleaded Mrs. Page - herself had did not remember, but somehow- sheomistill held them still threatening nous till far down the road she saw paper. so xinlatchlt a or she a small speck that she knew was an "After minute the back dcor and I slippit in. 'Oh, approaching sleigh with two figures Mr. MacPherson, says the puir lady, InAt" had forgotten sight of it anshe cryin', 'is my girl safe?' And I says, relief, and infinite she And 'Safe and sound asleep.' says everything except downstairs, 'Thank God.', Then I heerd another crying In her joy had sped voice sayin', 'Annie, Annie who is it? leaving Dan Page stilt huddled in the Don't let them get me oh, my God, windy cupola. If she hadn't she shuddered, and don't let them get me!' And I saw smothered sob, was hidin' behind Dan her, caught her breath in a courtroom that Page hung the moment a a for to scared and like her skirts cllngin' of voice the and before her. a and haze were in all drawn bairn. Ills face witness on the MacPherson speaking twistit like, and his mouth was distance and and he kept cryin", 'I was drunk stand receded to a vast the murmuring be seemed to again I was drunk! You tell them, Annie But she mob. of that voices angry like she At them!' that Tou tell says the impending faintne?3 one speakin' to a child. 'There, there, fought back bracAnd then there and the rising tears, and as one Dan you're safe!' some of the impact himself came an awfu' cry from cotside: ing against she straightened her 'Come oot, Dan Page or we'll smoke great weight, meet without to shoulders slender At ye oot like the beast that ye are!' that Mrs. Page began to sob and says, flinching the story of that morning's tragedy. "When Mr. Langdon and I drove up, MacPherson was saying, "the men were still there, and Mr. Langdon stood oop in the sleigh and made a to go urging themis safe speech to them 'Miss in home quietly. Page the hands of a good doctor,' he said, 'and you will only make a bad matter worse if you attempt to carry out this Dan Page out of plan of whipping town. I'll see to it that he leaves but if you drive him out this way, it's going to mean disgrace to the town and to Mary Page, too. Do you suppose she could bear the been thought of her father's having 'Well, shouted one publicly whipped? not beatin' her tho of the men, "tis her and drivin it done way he has the brute'.' And the crowd began to murmur again. Then Mr. Langdon told them that the drink was like a ragin beast inside Mr. Page, that he knew nought of what he did; that he probanything that ably didn't remember he really loved hl3 wife and his girl. And while he was talkin' one of the men gave a cry and pointit oop, and there in the cupola stood Dan toPage rj:Fthe wild like the daft, clinging oot, 'What he says is rail, and he cried God's truth. 1 love my wife and girl as much as you men love yours It's whisky that hurt them not me. I've been a slave in the grip of a fiend all my life. I've tried my God, men, I've tried to keep, away from it but it gets me. The sight of it the smell of it the taste of it is ever in my mind. I drink because I must, and drink more to drown the memory of it! I've lived in hell for' years, and no horsewhipping could punish me as does the knowledge of this night's work.' Then suddenly he burst out while the cryin' sobbin' like a child, men stood starln' oop at him. Then A Jotv f he flung out his arm and said, 'Philip take care of them be careful of Pollock I'm going to take myself out of the community now!' And at thot he leaPit up onto the rail and jumped." MacPherson broke off abruptly, and hand shook as he wiped the drops his 'Oh, what shall I do? "What shall I of sweat off his forehead and the do! They will na talk to me and shudder that gripped him swept they'll burn oor house, they'll burn oor through the entire room at the thought house! Oh, if Philip were only here!' through the air hurtling " 'Dinna greet I said, 'I'll get him, of that bodythe snow to stain it with down upon but we mun ha' time. Let Dan Page that swiftly flowing stream of crimgo upstairs and talk to them from a son. Only Mrs. Page sat erect and unwindow.' moved, but her eyes were pools of an " 'Oh, Dan,' says the puir lady, 'Dan too deep for expression. agony will you do that? Tell them you didn't "Was Mr. Page killed instantly?" mean to hurt Mary or or me 'No, "Yes, he was dead when we pickit no he whimpered, 'I can't, I can't!' him oop, and the men spread their But I grabbit him by the arm and pull- coats over him and carried him to tho ed him to his feet. 'Be a man,' I cried, hoose." and I shookit him. 'Be a man and get "Did you go into the house you" upstairs.' them?" 'You'd be safe in the cupola, Dan," "No," said MacPherson, "as well ye says Mrs. Page. 'I'll stay with you know, sir, I tookit you back to the and this kind man will go for Philip doctor's hoose." But he kept sayin', 'No, no,' and I Langdon smiled a little. "It's not could hear the others bangin' at the what I know, but what I want you to door and I dared not stay, so I slippit tell the court, Mr. MacPherson; so will oot the way I came and went off for you please tell them as succinctly as Mr. Langdon." possible, what occurred upon your reMrs. Page, whose anxiety to be near turn to the residence of Dr. Jamison?" "It were the gude wife of the doctor Mary had kept her from returning to the witness room, shuddered at the that met us, and toldit us that the docmemories that MacPherson was con- tor had Miss Page in his laboratory out of the past. The soft- making some tests about the brain. At juringup ness which time had lent the tragedy that Mr. Landgon went very white and ' then of that chill winter morning was said, 'Do you mean stoppit stripped off, exposing the old horrible and said queerly, 'We will wait. It wound, and she could feel again those wasna long before the doctor came In, groping fingers, icy cold, clutching at and Mr. Langdon toldit him of Mr. her as she strove to draw Dan Page Page and of his death, and said, 'Can Mary know?' and the doctor said slowupstairs towards the cupola. She could hear his Aoice, now thick ly, 'Yes she may be told it will lift with drink, now shrill with terrible at least one fear. I have been making fear as he pleaded with her to hide some tests, you know.' "Mr. Langdon put oot his hand as if him and to save him. She had been something, then stoppit, for Miss mercifully numb with the horror cf it to say hersel' came in, her head banthen; consumed only with the desire Page but to hold those men at bay long enough daged, looking verra sweet and bon-nlWhen she saw Langdon, she said, for MacPherson to bring help, and it was that desire which gave her the Philip Philip.' And he tuke her in his arms and kissed her. Then the strength to drag the heavy bulk of her doctor put his hand on her shoulder husband up the two flights of stairs and said, 'Miss Page, Mr. Langdon has into the little cupola at the top. She could feel again the sting of the bad news of your father. Are you And "she cold dawn wind against her face as she brave enough to hear it? Mr. to 'Yes.' and on out clung Langdon said, the of stepped platform rough boards and dropped the inert figure of Then he told her that her father had been killed in an accident, and she her husband at her feet. Then with all the eloquence of her burst into tears, and cried over and over, 'Poor father oh, poor father I great fear she had pleaded with the must go to mother at once " mob below to go away. They had "Then a nurse came and tookit her seemed all eyes floating on a great pool of blackness against the snow as she oot again, leavin us alone with the looked down, but later she could see doctor." "The doctor had already said that he the grim mouths below the eyes and some special tests for knew that her pleas were falling on had been mak-rnthe brain,"' Langdon's voice rasped deaf ears. through the room. "Did he finally one who seemed to be the sharply the results of those tests known make had ringleader stepped forward and in your presence?" cried: "He did." "Where is your husband? It is he were they?" "What want to talk to." And she that had lied and said, 'He is sleeping' "He said, 'She is sane now, and these, They muttered ominously at that tears will relieve her, but I would adand again the ringleader "We vise you to have Dr. Foster, the alienhave no quarrel with you,spoke: Mrs. Page, ist, make an examination. She has still but no drunkard who strikes his daugh- much to suffer, and this thing will ter and drives her insane shall stay in come back. You'll have to take good care of her and guard her. Philip," this town Dan Page has got to go." "He will, he will she promised wild (To be continued.) slob-berin- ", fead y:y a- si-a-e- s of terrible memories. Then, slowly, with a new tone of suppressed excitement in his voice he said: "When I got nie enough to see the hoose, I cude ee a great black splotch in front of it, that I made oot to be men. Then I cude hear shouts: 'Come oot, Dan rage, we've summat to say to you!' So I dldna drive right oop to the place. I stoppit in the road and the wood at the back crepit through and, hiding under the hedge, got oop to the rear. Then I wrote on a wee scrap of paper, 'I've news of "Mary and I come to bring help.' Then I tappit on a window, till I saw Mrs. Page peerin oot and I held up the Ai Vlfe;i'1- F .i 1 P ict u res by Author of "What Happened to Mary By FREDERICK LEWIS, lifers KT T hear ihe motor!' And I said, 'There's anither barrel to the gun.' " It was a strange scene that he drew for them in his deep, quiet voice a scene so unreal that it "was incredible to most of those present that it could all have happened not so very many miles from the courtroom where they now sat a scene with the dark, snowy road and the silent woods for Its setting, with the flying sleigh speeding almost noiseless over the slippery road. Langdon, his face white and set with fatigue and anxiety, holding the tugging reins in one hand while the other arm held close the form of Mary, her bandaged head ghastly above the enwrapping blankets; while over them towered the grim figure of the great Scotchman, his shotgun to his shoulder, his big body swaying with the speed of the flying sleigh. "I waited till they came oop too close," he finished, a deep note throbbing in his voice, "and then I did fer a tire wi the second shot. The auto nigh upset wT the force of the explosion, and they all jumpit oot. And that was the last we saw of them." "Did yu remain at Dr. Jamison's house when you reached there?" "Na. For when I had seen the puir lassie taken away by. the kind gude wife cf the doctor and I knew she were safe, I keepit thinkin' of how fast the men had gone fra the hoose that nicht, and I says to Mr. Langdon, T will jes' take a run back to the town, I'm thinkin', and make sure there's na harm coom to Dan Page through this nicht's work And Mr. Langdon says, quick like, 'What do you mean?' So I told him and the doctor, and Mr. Langdon was all fer coomln' wi' me, but the doctor wouldna let him. 'Dinna fash yersel',' I said, when I saw the doctor was richt. 'I'll gae first, and if there is need fer you I'll come richt back.' And the doctor said, 'You're all worn out, Philip. You've got to have seme rest. Be sensible.' So I went back alone." "At what hour did you reach the home of Miss Page" "I dinna ken the exact hour, but it were aboot daylight, and I cude see quite a ways ahead of me." "Will you tell us, please, what you saw when you approached the Page house? Slowly one great hand clinched itself into a knotted fist, and the muscles of his jaw tightened, and across those who sat between, the gray eyes of the Scotchman and the eyes of Mrs. rage met in a mute communion half-conscio- us . . . "... - tear-dimm- ed - w-it- h e. g w-- e -- y' |