The Washington times., 1916-01-30

dock, and the sobs Of the maid were
echoed BY more thaB one woman
gmonE the spectators, whore sympathy
for the time ran high. though the pen
dulum , swayed 5aek when s2meone said
She's good Actress, is Mary Page"
element and the dire threat back OF
his curt words that unless there was
order In the court he would clear the
room. was like oil upon the troubled
waters Of the sea Of Onlookers and
they sat In hushed silence as Ma. Pake
scious form Of the. slim young prisoner.
bathing her temples and chaftng her
wrists until the Inomentary reapite OF
nullity forsook her and she opened her
eyes TO the suffering Of reality.
At the sight Of the fear on both
I1angdon's and her mothers face, how
ever she struggled bravely to regain
her self-control, and when tho clerk
called the next witness. she was again
erect, her pallid lips set firmly to hold
back the threatening tides Of emotion
and WEAKNESS that were sweeping over
The drumming in her ears ana the
little waves of nausea that are the
aftermath OF a fAlnting sit made events
blurred to her tor g little time, and 1t
recognized in the now witness her ersL-
while lending man.
The more sight Of his graceful nEvrs
and his boyish face; that handsome
in trade brought food cI memories
EurEinB over her, and the shocked pity
~ bis eyes made her realize keehly
the dinertnce that lay between Mary
Page the prisoner-atid Mary Page the
Hts testimony was to a great extent
repetition OF what had gone before.
iie had been at the bananet; had sssn
Page aha 0 5Sdsn Ss %fsssse hsS eooS 10 hK M
when she left. A few minutes later
the sound OF the shot had taken him
down the hall with the Others and
lay-ths one deau-the other unoon-
at vaE who frat urged that some
one :all the police" he said in his we'll
gone myself but wanted t. be sure
nrst whether I could be Of service to
Was tSst the reason you refused to
BY Detective Farley" The prosecu.or's
voice was dry.
81 resented his tone. sir" answered
the young DOCTOR %And 6.sioes,I H'Igh, El1;
that it-it was my place to be With
her rather than that lot CT strangers
should hang about"
An involuntary srile crossed Lang
at the rext question.
After your election by Detective
Farley and y. Mr.. LanEdOn did you 's"ve
mo. sir. waited in the hallway in
case was wanted"
Ibid you re-enter the room?'
eyes, slr--not Immediately, but When
heard q confusion Of voices following
the rs-entTy Of the house detective and
''CouId YOU hear what was sSidf"
The actor flushed and hesltated. and
then answered slowly:
"Yes, sir-in part"
"will YOU please repeat what part
you heard?"
''I heard Mr.. Langdon say. But, good
God. there's only one door. she must
be some place IN here and the de-
teetive said, We'll, she's not--you can
There's the wIndow-perhaps she's out
there I'll see.' And his voice sounded
queer and excited as II he were fright
eHed, and the detective said. 'No-noth-
Ing doing on that, sir-just remember
Mr.. LAnEdOn, that as yet rye no way
of knowing whether that shot was fired
before or after you entered this room"
did Mr.. LRnRdon reply?"
Yes; he said, You damn fool. what
do you mean? But just then the police
came up and ran in, and went on with
Of you 90 down that fire-eseApe and
hunt for a girl In an evening gown
without either cloak or hat--and one Of
you keep your eye on this man Lang
donnie was either in this room or At
the door when David Pollock was nuI-
dered""
CTo Re Continued Next Monday)