The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-04-27

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es while went boldly up to the door
and rang the bell. asked to see
either DR.. Cellar or Mr.. Pollock, and
was taken into an Office where both
men were sitting. Mr.. Pollock seemed
relieved to see me, as he said Miss
Page was very much excited and had
been sobbing and screaming, but he
was obviously suspicious Of me. IL
told him, however, that I had had
fierce battle with Langdon to hold him
back from pursuing them, and that 1t
was he who had fired the shots; so at
last he seemed convinced and took me
I'D to Miss Pages room. She was hys-
terical and feverish and chung to me
desperately. She was sitting on the
whose windows were heavily barred,
while the door had not only lock but
two bolts as well"
WAS Miss Page locked in when you
got to her room"
Eyes, and Mr.. Pollock would have
locked us both in, had it not been that
I protested, saying that If Miss Page
grew violent in the night l must be
free to get out and call for help. But
even though he left the door unlocked
he fingered just outside for long time,
and 1 was unable either to soothe Miss
Page or give the signal, for fear or
arousing his suspicious. At last heard
him 20 downstairs, and l told Miss
Page that DR.. Foster and Mr.. Langdon
were outside, and when she had sunk
fnf OQr
lamp to the window and gave the sig
nal Then I started down stairs to let
the men In
"Were the halls desertedw
"Yes-both deserted and dark. But
| lust as 1 was slipping back the bolts
Of the front door, the door to the office
was opened by an attendant and In the
light that streamed out he could see
me plainly. l tried to slip the last bolt
before he could reach me, but it was
stiff and 1 couldn't move it. With an
oath he grabbed me by the arm and
dragged me into the Office. Both DR..
Cellar and Mr.. Pollock were there,
and he told them what had been do
ing. At that Mr.. Pollock grabbed me
and shook me and demanded to know
what l was up to. He hurt me and
| frightened me so, I couldn't think of
anything to say and I just screamed,
thinking that those outside would hear
me and break in. They did hear me,
for they began to hammer on the door
and demand entrance, and screamed
again. But at that Mr.. Pollock clapped
his hand over my mouth and DR.. Eel
lar caught My wrists, and between
them they dragged me into little
room beyond the Office and flung me
into chair. Then 1 saw that DR.. Eel
lar had a revolver In his hand and he
thrust it into my face. promising to
do for me- If 1 made any noise. They
went out and locked the door, but as
soon as they were gone l ran to it and
listened, and l heard the doctor tel
his assistant (the one who had caught
me at the door to go upstairs and
watch the girl. Then he and Mr.
Pollock had a conference and decided
to let DIR. Foster and Mr.. Langdon in
but to deny that Miss Page was there
I'l go upstairs and wait till you gel
rid of Them said Mr.. Pollock. Then
heard door close and everything was
quiet.
"Soon 1 heard DR.. Fosters voice say
, ing Miss Page has been forcibly drag
ged from my sanatorium and brough
here / demand her instant release
and have my car outside to take he
back to the hospital At that DR.. Eel
lar laughed sneeringly and said, is i
, your usual method of getting patient
to run about at night and kidnap then
from rival sanatoriums? ] could, hea
DR.. Foster give a little muttered oat!
Of anger. but Mr.. Langdon broke IL
: sharply saying, This is no time TO
Nstening to any tomfool insults froll