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sings out, Come in And at that James
Pollock opened the door"
"What did Miss Page do?"

lace against my SNOuluer lOr Ho-
ment. Then she stood up and faced
him. How dare YOU come here she
asked AMI he had the decency to look
pre- ty foolish. / dare because am
worried about YOU he said. l can't
go and leave you stranded here: you've
cot to let mo help YOU / snail never
accept your help" cried Mary, ana
could tel! by her voice that she WAS
pretty close to tears. so stepped for
ward and said. Look here, James Pol
lock. it's a pretty mean trick fer amy
man to persecute Girl. the way you're
prosecuting Mary Haven't YOU shred
of decency in your poor little soul: If
you have you'll beat it-whi!e the go
ing's good"
Did he answer you?'
Yes For a minute l thought he
was going to hit me. Then he said.
Miss Page is thoroughly capable Of an
swering me herself, Miss Barton, and
must ask you not to interfere in what
does not concern sou Anything that
concerns Mary concerns me- | retort-
| ed, but Mary put her hand on my arm.
Mr.. Pollock she said, and there was
queer note in her voice, I thoroughly
agree with what Amy has said-you
are prosecuting me; you are torturinS
me-and l cannot bear any more. For
Gods sake go away and leave US in
peace At that Mr. PolloclAEiung out
his hands and said hoars3ly, Mary
Mary-you can't mean that. Aren't
you tired Of this poverty and misery?
Haven't you had enough of this life?
One would think to hear you that
was some brute pursuing you, when all
/ ask is to honorably marry you and
protect you from hardships.' 'Honora-
! bier cried Mary DO you call it honor.
able to assist the others because you
knew it would leave US stranded and
helpless? Is it honorable to force your
self upon US in this fashion? Is it hon.
orable to persecute me, when I've told
you over and over that III drudge all
my life and wear my fingers to the
bone with work before l will marry
i you? Then she burst into tears. and I
ordered Mr. Pollock out Of the room,
saying that he'd gotten his answer and
he might as we'll co.
"Did he leave?"
"No-but it didn't matter, because
Just then the door opened and the
good old gink that ran the place came
in. He said he'd heard enough Of what
was said to realize that we girls need
! ed some help and advice, and suggest,
ed that since Mr.. Pollock seemed de-
termined to stay there, that we might
go down to his Office. He handed US
each a job as biscuit-slingers in the
dining-room. Mary was to administer
the table d'hote to the regular and
was to be on the job with the tran
sients-and SOME transients they were,
tooI Of course Mary made hit right
off.
Its a good thing, your Honor, that
they don't leave any cold poison lying
around in rube hotels, because'the first
customer got was James Pollock! /
did stick my finger in the oatmeal /
was taking him and say, I hope you
choke three times, but it didn't work"
Again her bubbling laugh rippled out,
followed by guffaw of delight from
the listeners, but as if it were signal.
the prosecutor leaped to his feet.
"your Honor" he stormed, Il object
to the testimony Of this witness being
admitted as evidence! Is this court
room or burlesque show? And is my
learned opponent revealing to US the
gay life of Miss Barton or evidence
dealing with the murder of James Pol
lock?'
MAY it please the court" retorted
Langdon. ''the events which took place
in Prindleville had very definite ef-
feet upon the relations between James
Pollock and the defendant. crave the
patience of your Honor and the gentle
men of the jury with, the witness-Who
is-er-not exactly conversant with the
legal brevity demanded by law"
81 Think said his Honor, the ghost
of smile still twitching at his lips,
"that the witness may so on with her
story But he added, leaning forward
with an admonishing gesture towards
Amy, ''you must remember, Miss Bar
ton, that you are here not to amuse US.
but to answer as briefly as possible the
questions put to you by counsel for the
| defence"
"How long did you remain at the ho-
tel in Prindleville as waitress?'
"About three weeks
did Mr.. Pollock remain there during
that time?"
"Yes.''
did he speak to you at any timer
"Well, he had to speak to me, but he
limited it to, Two boiled eggs and dry
toast or Gimme roast chicken and
mashed potatoes but with Mary it
was different. He didn't speak to her,
but he never let her get out of his sight
if he could avoid it. He used to sit in
the hall where he could watch her in
the dining-room, and if she went out
for breath of air. he always followed