The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

to bring before you the picture OF these
two young girls. so brave and hopeful.
and hard working. whose positions and
good character were attacked by David
Pollock"
For a moment the Judge hesieated.
and the court held its breath-aggres-
sIve, even antagonIstic at the mere
thought Of losing the gay little witness
who was looking from the judge to
Langdon with such childlshly startled
eyes. Then his Honor said slowly:
II cannot sustain your objection to
the testimony as irrelevant, sir. 1 con-
slider all that has n bearing upon the
curious relations existing between Mr..
Pollock and Miss Page as Of paramount
Importance. At the same time" he
added. turning to Langdon, Il would
suggest that you instruct your witness
to conflne her testimony to mere state
ments of fact"
The entire courtroom. not excepting
the jury, heaved a sigh Of relief. and
Langdon's face showed flush OF tri-
umph as he asked:
"'How long did your engagement In
"A Woman's Pledge last, Miss Baritone"
"Six weeks. but we only got salary
for four"
"Where did the tour end?"
at didn't end. It blew up In a one
tank rube town called Prlndleville. Il
was one Of those towns that have the
railroad station on one side Of Main
Street, the hotel and 'opry' house at
the other and the rest of the buildings
scattered about wherever they happen
ed to DROP"
Again a gust of laughter lifted
through the dlngy room, but Langdon
frowned and shook his head at Amy.
Never mind descriptions" he said
more sharply than he had spoken SO
far. for he feared that the Judge in a
reVulsion of feeling might stop his witt
ness before she had told the story that
meant so much in the case for the de-
fence. But Amy, far from being awed
by his sternhess, po1ted at him with a
gay little moue ana went on with her
story in her own fashion.
I'VE were all feeling pretty grouehy
when we hit Prindleville, because 1t had
been a losing tour. the ghost hadn't
walked for a month, and nobody knew
whether we'd ever get back 10 New
York OF not"
did you give the performance that
night?" broke In Langdon irnpatiently.
well, we started to, but 1t never got
beyond the ticket-taklng stage. for the
sheriff blew In with a badge as big as
a saucer and said that he'd been order
ed to hold all our trunks and props Tor
unpaid board bills In the last four
towns, and that meant that we were
stranded with Broadway doing the
Sheridan act many miles away
what did you dor
1--WE did what company always does
we went back to the hotel and said
what we thought of the producer and
tried to borrow carfare from the hotel
proprietor. That was when We saw
David Pollock again"
'Do you mean that Mr.. Pollock was
in the hotel whom you got there?'
mo, but he arrived in town by the
last train, and walked into the lobby
while we were there"
ibid he speak to your"
Yes He came over and said he was
going through the town on business
trip. and seeing Mary's name on an
eight sheet-you know-blg poster-he
had jumped Off on impulse. He said
he was awfully sorry that the tour had
ended SO unfortunately, and begged her
to let him arrange for our return 70
New York"
''Dld Miss Page accept7"
'No. She refused absolutely"
IBID she seem much agltated at see
ing him2"
eyes. she-she looked as Il she
would scream IL he touched her. She
held onto my arm so tight It made a
black-and- blue spot: and you could see
the pulse in her throat jumping the
way 1t does before woman dlss0lves
into Mysteries"
Had you noticed that extreme nerv-
BUSINESS in Miss Page before2n
Eyes. Tho day we saw Mr.. Pollock
at the Prentlss Agency"
Nov. Miss Barton. having refused e
accept Mr.. Polloclt's offer. how did you
secure a nights lodging?"
"rhe proprietor Of the place was a
decent old Rube with fatherly eye
and soft heart that wore the malte-up
OF Crouch. and when Mary offered
him ring that had been her mothers
as a pledge for our. board, he kind OF
gulped1 and handed over the key to our
room without word.
''You say our room. That means
that you remained with Miss Pnge?"
why. of>course." she said In obvious
surprise. "You don't suppose I'd &c
back on Mary. do your"
Lansdon smiled. Tn not supporting
anything" he said gently. "But want
to make everything quite clear FOR the
court. and In order to do that may
ask good many unnecessary qu6s-
tlons. So will you tell as, please. ex-
actly what you and Miss Page did after
the hotel proprietor had given you the
key to your room?"
1--WE went upstairs ana had little
cry" she said whimsicnlly. a frrtlvt
dlmple showing Us she spoke. 'srheh
having powdered our noses and cheer
ed up. left Mary resting while I went
to the head Of the stairs TO SEQ what
was doing In the Office. and what had
happened TO the rest OF the bunch"
"could you see those In the office
from the stair%ay7s
PLAINLY, by going down to the arsi
landing and Ioolking through the ban
isters."
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