The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12

IN nnyonc's mind. Twas on the night
Of the pupty Jim HanleY give. up to the
ridge"
"Till you tell us please, what occur
red on that piEht?''
II had been tae the party ana was
coomln' home. We had sat sac lang IL
were pretty late. and says to myself.
I'll ma SO way round by the road. but
straight through the woods knew
them too well To lose my way, even in
the dark. had COON almost to tho
Hollow. which is like bowl In the mid
die OF the wood. when I heard some
body slnEln'. II came strange like in
the night. and Inn nae ashamed to
say WAS scared, so stood-not hidln',
mind ye. but waitin' tae see what IL
was. Then seen figure on the 9TH
err side Of the hollow coomIn' through
the trces--all in wtltc--nnd .wayin its
arms, dRft-like. and HingIn' and laugh
in and cryin' all in one"
Gould you see who 1t wasp
mot Mt first. It were too far away,
but I says to myseT. It's nae ghost,
COR fairy. 'Tis some pur daftie got
away from its keeper. I'll walt Till IL
gets nearer. then try and stop IT,
Could you hear what she was sing
InE?"
mae. But presently heard another
Toice-a voice shoutLn'. and knew It
were someone after her. I was minded
TO shout back. but was afraid of scar
H. the poor daft thing. 30 stood
watchin till suddenly she COON out
into n patch OF moonlight and saw
her face. It was Mary Page"'
A little gust OF whispering comment
rippled through the room, ana >tha
Judge, leaning forward. broke in
sharply:
'IIow FAR distant was this figure
when you first thought you recognized
It as Mary Pager
II dinna ken, exactly" said the
woodsman thnughtfully. "'twas no
more than maybe twice the width of
the space Of yon door," noddihg to-
wards the entrance into court, ''but to
get to her would have had to skirt
the lip OF the hollow, SO stood still,
watchin'.''
win you tell US how Miss Page
looked
.'EEer dress OF, her rotticoats. was all
torn and muddy, her hair was hangln'
down onto her shoulders. and her face
! and arms were scratched and bloody
and there was something that looked
! like great sore on her forehead. She
moved like blind person. stumbltn'
4 over stumps and bumpin' into the trees
/ ard yet she lSep' on that strange Groom
! In song -laughin. too. at times"
| Gould you hear any other sound?"
"Ayb. heard a voice calm, Mary!
Nary! and could hear the smash
In OF The underbrush as somebody
i came runnin'. but she didna look
: around"
/ "Did she pass you?"
"Sc: she skirted the hollow round
the other side. but could see her. l
! wouldna let her cut OF my sight till
shc were safe. but didna want to lay
! denly saw a man come runnin'
through the woods. and when he saw
/ her. he gave great cry and shouted
! THANK Cod Then he called again.
! Mary, Mary--wait for me-wait for
me. dear" The echo In the hollow
caught II up so that the whole woods
were full OF the cry, and at that she
| turned. and stood swayin'-like
young saDling cut Mt the root Then
| SHE gave cry, and fell all crumplcd
in little heap"
"Dld you go forward >then?"
Il started. but before could get
\ around to them, the man had plckit the
lsSsEa up and carried her down by the
brook in the hollow"
Gould you still see them?"
| AYE, like IN n theatre. for the moon
shone down there. while stood above
them in tho trees. The man. who was
Mr.. Langdon here. KEEP victim his
handkerchief and hathin' her poor face
till she opened her eyes and said, PHIL
close and sobbed like child. and said.
Mary. Mary, are you all right now.
dear?' And she aaid. TIN tired
where have BEEN? And he said.
Never mind. dear, you can rest now
you are safe In my arms" Then sud-
denly she gives a scream and cries.
Don't let father touch me-lpn't let
him touch me. oh. Philip. can feel
| 1t on my shouldn't burns-it burns!'
| And lie kissed her and said, There is
nothin' on your shoulder except my
| kisses. Mary. Put the fear out OF your
| head: nothln' can harm you while
have you sate.' And she says. Not
even Dnvid?' And he says, Not even
David, damn him. Then she gives
little sigh like a BARN that is tired and
holds up her lips to DO kissed. and then
snugglcs her nulr head In his shoulder.
and he lsnelt there holdin' her"
I .'You went up to them then. did you
not?"
Well sou know that" answered the
Scotchman with some scorn. II went
up and l said. Can help you carry
the pulr lassla home?' And he said.
no. 1 shall not move her TIL she has
restcdia bit Then he wraps her In his
coat and sits wntchln' her. but nfter
a bit he says, She's been Eteepln'
sound, can carry her now.' and he
picks her up in his arms aud starts
off,
IBID Miss Page speak when she was
movcd?"
eyes; she said 'Am I still safe with
you. Philip And he says. Yes And slla
says. ooh. wish was dead-except
for you. dear And he said. 7 wish
those who torture you were dead, my
darling. but I'm, going to guard you
myself in the future Then. still hold
In her in his arms and carryIh her
careful like. he went Off through the
trees."