Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-03-24

@N0. Say t.NU ntef s happiness VII
too stest l.se 10 pAg 10 save my
lias sua from tie peaslty Of ms orime
uua tzil Nagg taas size ara toeelh
et wou.G - to aaAes that very day
and Plead with him & SCI her fee. Il
N,.s dawn then, ANA finally she went
to sl,cp.
"pil yen make that plea to Mr.. Pol.
Ioeky
"No. We went to the onice-but-
but-we didn't see Mr.. Pollock"
"Wnl you tell the Court why? Not
me. Mrs PAGE, but the eourt-as il |
were not present.
We'll, your Honor" she said, turn
ing to the JudSe when my daughter
and reached Mir. PoIock's Office the
door was open and Mr.. Langdon was
in there. As we came up we heard
Mr. Pollock say. Give me a fair chance
that's all ask and I've never had II.
You leave town for two weeks, and if
ON your return Mary Page still prefers
you'll will withdraw and give her up
to you Mr.. Langdon demurred at
day and hurried out without seeing
either Mary or me. felt we ought to
see Mr.. Pollock. anyway. but before
We could so into the Office we heard a
door creak, and my husbands voice"
She broke Off with a smothered sob,
and Iansdon prompted her quickly:
What did Your husband say Mrs
Page?"
'lle said. With Langdon out of the
way. our little scheme should work
nicely Then then Mary pulled at my
sleeve and said. Come away without
seeing them. Mother We must warn
Philip-and they mustn't know we
have been here So we went to Mr..
Lancdon's office. and he arranged to
come to the house late that night in
the hope that we woald have learned
by that time what the scheme was"
Did you learng'
YES shortly after Mr.. Langdon
had come, my husband and Mr. Pol,
lock came in and Mr. Pollock told us
that he had bought the mortgage on
our home. He said that If Mary would
marry him within a week he would
give her the mortgage and the forced
cheek as a wedding Gift. If she didn't
he would foreclose and put the cheek
into the hands of the police"
Did Miss Pare agreeT'
''She said she would answer him the
next day. and he said he would wait,
though my husband was angry that
there should be any delay. Then Mr..
Pollock went and Mary joined Mr..
Langdon, and they started for walk -
Did you see them goY'
NO. | went to the kitchen to fix the
fire for the night. But l was drawn
and saw my husband berating Mr.
Langdon | was so terrified over II
| all and-and--so hearthroken at the
| thought of losing my home, that hur-
| ried out and begged Mary to come In
TO do anything to quiet her father So
she said goodnight to Mr. Iangdon
| and. coming in went straight to her
| room"
Did YOU 20 to your room also?''
| Laneden's voice shook ever So little
as he spoke. for her words brought
| back so wildly that time of horror
| when he had stood silently in the littlS
garden waiting for the quiet of night
TO settle over the house that held II,
girl he loved so wen and seemed 81
likely to lose the @lvl whom he wa,
Iext to soc in $50 terri'ae.a guise,
No. I-I-weat 60 my husband VIII,
was IN the lait hen aud tried to make
him stop drinking and go TO bed Bu
he-he was violent he accused IN,
Of Of usgins Marx not to marry Pol
lock and when said that sh,
Shouldn't If it would make her unhap
| py he be struck me The blow knock
ed me down Nary, who was partial
II uudressed heard us and came
down and he turned on her He
struck her. and thea lie caught her by
the shoulder and forced her to her
knees
Sobs caught IN her throat. She could
not go on for a moment. md the tears
| rolled UNDECIDED down her checks. as
| stammering a lice and speaking al
| most incoherents she cried. And
then. your noeG-Mary screamed
| Screamed the way she had before, and
| I-I-saw her 20 mad before my very
| eyes, Mr.. I.anglon. who had been
waiting in the Garden-to be sure AL
was right with usheard the scream
| too and came running in. My hus-
| band saw him and lie snatched the
| poker out Of the fire where IN nay
| haste | had lef if. and SWING it nj
| NIr. Lang Ion. lsHt it was Mary T.
hit. | heard the sound OF i'll smell
tho burnt flesh aad a Mr.. Langdon
| auag n.y husband 10 the tloor / ran to
her. PAT before could reach her-or
stow her-she ram, still screaming. out
Of Tie house ana iea@earelt
A passion d. DE- rs ahpo.s her as she
finished tearz veet as.iToeol ii
al The e5e =. lis t95-a. Even LaHa-
do,4a yoiso Wa unsteady as lie said
| gently.
''Tat j. alI ~ Page
Mr. re, Int fheg were
| tho tears e. - s9iarie; l=st'ta8. t'5ea
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