Evening journal., 1916-04-22

Mcclure publications.
cake bakin. / set up every night TIL
most cock CROW"
Now, Kate" Langdon's voice was
very friendly. almost coaxing in fact
y want you 70 tell me II you ever went
out into the alley or street that ran
back Of the boarding-hous late at
night"
"Go on wild youl" she retorted. bril-
ding. Didn't ! tell you that?"
Il know you told me. but want you
TO tell the court You had a friend
who was watchman for the block,
didn't you? Denny by name"
'He was not me friend. he was me
financei" she responded with dignity.
"And some nights when it would be
cold. and I had made myself a sup Of
hot tea or maybe coffee, ! would take
bit out 90 Denny It's weary work
watching houses in tho dark"
"Of course your mistress knew moth
ing OF this?"
Sure. and what would ] tell that
ould snoopin' divil for? II weren't
none Of her businossl"
"On the night when David Pollock
was shot In tho Hotel Republic, you
had been up late, had you not?"
"Yes. sor. 1 had set the dough for
bakin, and seein' as how the fire WAS
hot, thought I'd fix up a bite for Dem
ny when he made his rounds"
"will you tell us please. what you
saw when you went to the back gate
with the-er-bite for Dennis?"
"Well. then. It was this way. 1
q.
a bit at time. for sometimes It would
get the ould Nick in 1t and squeak fer
all the lard we put on It, and / took a
look out FER Denny. There was a man
standin' in the shadows so near could
have put my hand on him, but knows
It wasn't my man by reason OF the mar
rer shoulders. so / stood waitin' fer him
TO move on"
ibid he. seem 20 be watching for
anyone2'
Yes, sor. He was starin' up at tho
Hotel Republic. and thought he. was
watchin' a man who was on the fire.
escape Then J. decided It weren't a
man I saw, but just a shadder. and
suddenly a young lady. all dressed up
in evenin'- clothes. climbs out Of win
der and starts down the fre-escape and
the man says. Thank Gawdl She was
slow enoughl'"
Were you near enough TO recognizs
the young lady?"
mot then. no sor. All could Sc,
was the simmer of her dress and IN,
/ light on her face when she passed tn,
winders. She was walkin' kind ol
queer and unsteady like as though sh,
might have been drunk or sick, and
when she reached the street she just
stood there dazed. She had no coat
nor hat and she was drawin' her breath
like a bit OF childer that's been cry
in"
did the man who was waiting speak
TO her?"
"Yes. He said. Where IN - have
you been? 1 been waitin' a good half
hour. And believe me, this alley is no
cozy corner 20 lounge in But the girl
didn't answer her. She just leaned
against n wall and moaned like. AT
that he took hold OF her arm and shook
Il and told her not to git cold feet, that
he had It all fixed 20 git her away safe
He called her Sadie. but she didn't
seem TO recognize the name and she
wouldn't go with him. Then he took
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right past me. so near I could have
touched her"
Were you close enough to recognize
her thenY"
yes. sor."
was It the defendant. Mary Pager"
1t was, sor. Though she looked ter
rible sick and different. and there was
an awful lookin bruise on her shoulder
like somebody had hurt her bad"
Gould you see where they went?"
Yes. sor. Sure and / slipped out the
I gate and followed them a bit 10 see
/ where they would go. But they stop
| ped Just beyond me on the alley and
the man gives a whistle. Just three
notes. like Il might have been the echo
OF the band al the hotel. but somebod,
was listenin' for It. and ] heard a win
der so up In one OF the houses across
the way.
eat that the man sings out IN 3
whisper. I got Sadie down here. let Il
down quick Then / saw something
comm down like bit OF white on the
end Of a rope. and could hear II slap
slappin' the side OF the house as Il
hit"
i NaHAAA NNA NNN " AAtN AZ was
mot then. sor. except that Il wa,
something on the end OF a rope"
Did the man say anything that yor
could hear. TO the girl-Aiiss Pager"
Yes. He said. Larry is up there
He's all right. but don't blab too much
and don't give him peep at the shin.
ers. Keep close till I sit back won
be long At that the girl seemed {,
wake up, as II she was comm out Of !
dream. and she clutched at his arm
and began 70 cry. 'Dave' she says
Dave Pollocki And the man h,
laughs. so that's what's eatin' you. Il
it, he says. Well. fergit il. NJ,
Gawd, you amt guilty just becaus,
you was In the hotel. They can't con
meet II up with you. l give you m,
word oh. thank God. thank Godl
she whispers. and begins 10 cry harde
than ever. and the man shook he
again. Cut out the water works. h.
says angrily. and get into this sea,
unless you want the bulls TO pull VOL
in"
What did he mean by this seat
! Could you seer"
Yes. sor. The rope that the mai