Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19

AOkBOLtGu ADOuI G4FhB TIC IhC1A "
Mr.. Page and that 1t was perfectly
good"
"And Miss Page was naturally CRATE
full to your brother for his having
saved her father? prompted the Dis
trict Attorney, as Ruth broke or, not
knowing how to go on
Grateful? Yes. she-she promised
to marry him. / heard her tell Mr..
I.angdon."
"was Mr.. Langdon at the house at
that timer
"No, he came while | wan sitting
talking to Mrs. Page, Mary and James
were in the next room, so went
to let Mr.. Langdon in. He stopped at
the gate, looking at my brothers auto
mobile, and walked down the path to
meet him. While we were coming back
toward the porch the others came to
the door. Suddenly James caught Mary
up In his arms and kissed her. She
seemed to struggle against him and,
slipping away, ran into the house. Mr..
! Langdon, thinking that my brother had
kissed Mary against her viii, rushed
/ at him and threatened to strike him."
''Y0ur Honorp 1t was LAngdon's
voice, suddenly harsh and strained, IL
protest against this evidence as entire
" irrelevant and leading up to nothing
/ that has a bearing upon the case at
present"
THE court cannot sustain your OBJ
lection" said the Judge, curtly, 1T is
very unfortunate for you Mr.. Lang
don, but whatever brings out the de-
tails of the relationship between Mary
Page and James Pollock is decidedly
relevant"
The District Attorney smiled in tri-
umph. He turned to Ruth, who look.
ed startled at the interruption, and
said, gently:
You were saying, Miss Pollock, that
Mr.. Langdon threatened your brother.
Was there a fight?
NO Mary ran between them and
said that James had right to kiss her,
that-that-they were engaged.
what did Mr.. Langdon say then?"
"He didn't say anything. He just
turned around and walked away, and
Mary began to cry
was the engagement OF your broth
er and Miss Page made publicT'
'Yes. At dance"
did your brother and bis fiancee
seem happy on that occasion?
"No. lin fact, l know they were
not"
Did they tell you SOP"
mo, but overheard. I-was hiding
in the conservatory"
With n smothered gasp OF surprise
Mnry's head came up suddenly and fol
the first time the eyes of the two girls
met; but now it was Marys that were
aecusatory and Rnth's that we're troub
led and It was In answer to that re
proach, rather than the startled lool
on the prosecutors face, that madt
Ruth add shyly: 1T was all just ii
fnnl | had promised a dance TO Mr.
Brandon. but / had told him that Ii b,
could find me before the music wa
half over, would give him two more
for had discovered a nook behind tn,
palms which / was sure no one els
could find"
She stammered over the giIllsh con
fession, tide Of crimson dyeing he
pale cheeks
.. while was hidden there, Mary ant
Mr.. Langdon. who had been danein
together. came into the conservatory
I--I-didn't move because felt
should look so silly, hiding like XII
behind the palms, and I thought the
would soon go away. But = the
didn't"
: "Dld Miss Page say anything abou
her engagement"
They we're talking about II as the
came in. and the frst thing | hear
was. I have given my word, Philil
and must go through with it--even
1t kills me- She was half crying. The
Mr.. Langdon said quietly, Mary. 70
don't love him. do your And Mar
said, You know | don't. Philip. TheI
: In only one man in the world that
love. Then be took her in his arm
and she broke down and sohbed: bT
when he tried 10 make her say sh
J would break her engagement sh
wouldn't. and she wouldn't tell biz
I why she had promised to marry Jane
She only SAID that she could never |
e free unless James gave her back hi
promise.
d do you mean to say" interrupts
Q the Judge. that MFR. Langdpn kne
2 nothing OF the episode OF tile forge
o check7''
, ''No. Mary told me she couldn't bel
4 to tell him about her father Beside
i James had made her promise to kes
i that part Of their engagement a seer
Y from everyone.
''It seems incrediblew said His Ho
6 or. settling back. and the prosecut
asked. as II suddenly seeing 3 ne
Y viewpoint
e Ibid your brother know Of nj
y Pages love for aIr. Langdon?
. Il don't know whether ne khew tn
2 0r not. but he knew later BECAUSE n
Langdon told him While was 81