Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25


face and hands and the aching weai1
ness that numbel his muscles. 1t had
been like nightmare to him. dream
that set his head TO throbbing. and In
which the only real thing was the stall.
wart bulk Of MACPHERSON encouraging
him forward-and then-thc little shoe,
He reused himself with a start. realiz-
ing that the Scotchman was answerin.
his question.
1T might haze been fifteen minutes
mayhap more. when we COON to her
little footprints in the snow. Then
be paused n moment and his voice
softcned, I'VE found her wee slipper in
a snow bank \ bit further we found
tother one--and the snow began tae be
fecked WI draps Of blood. But l
should say It was clair than half an
hour before we COON upon the lassie
hersel. lying in faint Ike"
WAS she conscious?"
Nae. and we could ma bring her to,
so we wrappit her in cor coats and
took her back to TIE guide wife"
will you tell Us please in what con-
ditiOn Miss Faye was when when
you--arrived at your house with her?"
MACPHERSON frUwned at the memory
and a deeper note crept into his tones
as he said slowly:
"She was nae conscious. end her
clothes were tairn to pieces and hangin'
| in ribands. Such clothes as she had
on, puir lassie. Her feeties were cut
wi the ice and the stones. and there
was Il terrible wound on her forehead
and an Ill faured queer bruise on one
shoulder
WAS your wife alone in the house
when you returnedT'
mae. there was maybe half dozen
r,en frae the town. who had heard of
the lassie and had COON to help the
search. They set up shout when
they saw US, and | had one of them
fire his revolver to tell the others Miss
Page was wi u.s."
did they show any emotion at the
sight of Miss Pages condition. asked
Langdon. and little shudder shook
Mrs. Page, who alone Of all those pres
ent knew Of the tragedy to which that
emotion" had led. MacPherson's
voice. too, was grim as he said:
II woaldna call 1t emotion but there
was a guide bit of murmurin' against
those who had driven so sweet lassie
distractit and sent her to maybe her
death In the snow. The murmurin'
grew louder when they saw the hurt
%, ny
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 ma room for wifebeat-
ers and drunken brutes-he oucht to ,
be hung"
\ stir Of excitement swept'through
the courtroom. for Macpherson. with
out Il gesture. with no more than
rising infection Of his voice had
brought before them a vision of the
snowy night and the little house from
whose doorway the iamplight streamed
cut, mellowing the snow 10 gold. and
touching with its fingers of light the
grim faces Of that group of men stirred
to the deep anger Of the mob ut the
thought OF Dan Pages brutality.
did the other men make any
threats?"
AYE. Another one of them cried
cot. KILN is too good fer Dan Page.
lie should be horsewhlpped out of
town. At that, my wife COON up TO
me and says, For the lassle's sake,
don't let them be takin the law into
their DON hands or therell be murder
done this NIGHT SO | cried 'Dlnna
take the matter too personal. lads :
we've law and gaol in this town. /,
Somebody get the sheriff.
did they heed your
Il couldna tell at the time. because
just then a cutter comes dashln' oop
with twa men In it, and one shouts /
DOT. Have you found Mary Pager And
they all answers. Yes, she's foundr
Then he says, I'm James Pollock-her
fance-and ! have come to take her
home.'"
WAS Miss Page still unconscious?"
The question came sharply. MacPher-
son shook his head
Nae. she was conscious. and when
she heerd him she gave cry Of No,
no, no! and dragged herser up from
where she lay and chung to Mr., Lang
don. At that the man Pollock pushit
by me and cried, Nary Mary-I have
come to take you home.'"
ibid Miss Page answer himg,
"Nae, she just shookit her head, and
Mr.. Langdon said, Miss Page is not
going home yet But Mr.. Pollock was
sair angry and SHOUTED. What the
levi have you got 10 do with II?
Haven't you made trouble enoughY"
"Did Mr.. Pollock make any move to-
ward Miss Page:"
"Aye. He tockit a quick step for
ward Ike he would carry her of, but
he guide wife stoppit him. yen ma
move the puir lassie TIN she Is warm
md restit,' she said. and put her arms
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