Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-03
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Then with all the elogucnce OF her
great fear she had pleaded with the
mob below SC 20 away They had
seemed all eyes tiuatinG OF Il great pool
os hlackness against the snow As sha
looked down. but later she could s"c
the grim mouths below the "les and
knew that her pleas were fallin. on
leaf ears.
Finally one VINO seemed 10 lie the
ringleader had stepped forward and
cried:
Where is Your HUSBAND" u is he
thst we want TO TALK TO. .\nd she
had lied and SAID, III" j. sleeping
They muttered om;nously at that aud
again the singicader spoke We HAY"
no quarrel with YOU, Mrs. iaSc, but
40 drunkarI who St"ihos MS daughter
and drives her insane shall! stay in this
town-Dan rage ha- cot to so.
lie Will. I've Wilt che promised wild
Is. III take him away t"-dGN. IL"
didn't mean to nuri us--hc didn't know
what he was doing ~, he'll go
away-oh, promise that \nd again
the grim voice answered her.
Hell go. pu, Well see aim oil ..t
HIM stand ny lihe = man ana talk 10
rs.
NJ that they ali took w. III shout
for Page ANA he, lying oa M, face on
,hc boards. mcancd ANA prayed 20 ;hc
God he had long forgotten. /" save
him.
How long she talked and UrSed and
wept ana pleaded Mr:. Tag herself did
not remember but somehow Sh. had
he,d the,n-still threatening -still c,ni-
nous-,ill far down tho road she saw
Il small spcck that she knew was am
approaching sleigh with TWO figures
in H.
NJ sight Of 1t She mad torSo';e',
everything except Az infinite rclcf
and crying in her Joy had sped down
stairs. leaving Dan PAGE st;u hudGlrd
III the windy cupola.
lr she hadn',--Shs ,h..G"rrd. and
caugh, her hreaiA in a Smotnercd sob.
and fox moment the courtroom hung
in haze before her aud tn. voice oT
MacPhe.sou speaking om IN" witness
stand. veceded 20 a vast distance and
seemed 10 be ssain the mWrmUc!nS
Voices Of thar anSry mob. lSut she
fought back thc impending faintncss
and the rising teams ana as one brac-
iny himself against the impact OF some
great weight, she Strengthened her
slender shoulders 10 NEE without
ainchinc the story 81 that mornings
tragedy.
When Mr, I.amedon And drove oop.'
MACPHERSON MAS saving The men
lycyc still there. and Nj. !.an.d"n
stood COP m the sleigh and made
speech TO them urging Them 10 40
home quietly. Miss rag" - safe in the
hands Of .s66.t do.tor, lie sail. and
you viii onl% maze. Il bad matter worse
If YOU attempt 20 carr out this plan
nj whipping Dan rage out % town.
I'll see 20 IL that he leaves the com
Inunty. but IL YOU drive him out this
way. it's going TO moan disgrace TO the
iown and TO Mary raec too 10 YOU
suppose she could bear the thought OF
nsr fathers having been publicly
whipped? Well shouted one Of the
men. tits not bcatin' her the way n"
has done !t--driNin her and--the brute"
And the crowd began 10 murnur again.
Then Mr.. Langdon told them that the
drink was likc = ragin' beast Inside Mr..
Page. that he knew nough, of wha,
ne did: that he probably didn't remein-
usr anything that u. rtallv owed his
w'ife and hts girl AID While he was
akin one OF thH me-: gave CRY ana
uoiutt oop. Ard there tn the cupola
5000 Dan Fagc--ui'd like the DAFT
clirSin' 70 the rail, ali he cried DOT.
TO he continued -mcrrovr