The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-05-25

was going to take him r,o,.
theatre. And when I hesrT USutaN
oon's cry-I-I was too y MI. Ia
move for a minute. Tben 'r1F'aed
down and turned on the sta u | ruaAs
VIII you tell US what voS NshT
i saw Mr.. Langdon ban Uu saNr
edge OF an open trap that to "
some thirty feet to the cano aea doN.
below, and Shale standing ~ ceas
with a blackjack in he " one sa
thought he was going to bit Iand.
and l snatched 1t away from L = ea@
dragged Langdon back upon ~ nln aG
The very first words he satd Tue stN
realize he didn't know the roal '0s $
OF that open trap, so I hid ~. t 'N
Jack behind me and took Mr. 70 dat
to the door myself and saw h., -ANgdda
away" n1n SatS
did you see Mr.. Pollock a,.,
nightY "s0ln w
Eyes. When got back to tbo =.
I found him there denounctru' Wy w.
for having failed to do his MO- 20 Soy
when / asked him IL be had
murder, he said, Yes! I meant.u u
him killed through an apparent
dent. What is more, I ten w ny
and now, that I'll kill Marv poS S
I'll kill myself. before Langdop y
win her! That's what Jim d.. '
said, and that's what thoupbt ;. Vusd
done-that night. SWEAR 1s%
60 into that room! But heard NV ~
quarrel, and I heard the screon, %
the shot. And I thought he'd d..
and I ran away, in sheer bore
that's all! My God! You must b,,H
me. It's true that I quarreled ~p
Jim Pollock, not once, but manv +,~
It's true that he didn't play fair ~s
me, but can't you see that I had
erything to lose and nothing n n'
by bis death! It's meant ruin to ~
and ruin to my wife and little pIrlr
His voice broke pitifully over thai.
words. Leaning forward, he bu1%
bis face In his shaking hands. vaIN,.
for the next question. But It dd,s
come. That tragic outburst had cn
ried conviction. not merely to LAM
don but to everyone in the room ,S
whatever shadows of suspicion bl
hung over Mr.. Daniels faded betm
the pitiful but indubitable veracity
his story. The mystery, If MYSTERY
was, Of James Pollock's death was sa
as impenetrable, and the cords of M }
law that for a time seemed to be Inn
ening from about Mary Page, Bad
frightened again.
But to Mary and Langdon that ts
timony Of the manager had brOuS
that for the time at laE
seemed greater than the law-an ID
Outstanding Of Mary's heart, vision 4
what might yet be If freedom couldA
won for her.
It was a strange moment for ga
love to find expression. and stralp
story which had Weakened 1t; and
while Langdon felt deep in his bean
that no words were needed after AG
glance Of Mary's he could not forbM
her to her cell when COw
had adjourned. She glanced up at bin
with sudden shyness when he cameh
and her hands went out wave1DgIV
but whether to hold him off or to cling
she could not herself have told Lang
Ion had no doubts, however and
caught them close In his warm gaE
and drew her to him in a silence mon
eloquent than words. Then, stOcp4
I'LL his cheek lay against her hair Do
unsteadily:
MARY, when Daniels told OF jams
2ollock's attempt on my life. your sya
laid something to me that they ha"
lever said before. Did you mean u
iear?" Then, as she chung to n
nutely, he laughed softly and added
81 know you did. You can new
leny it now. my darling. and when al
his is over. 1 am going to ask you