The Washington times., 1916-03-26


Lanadon' be substituted for the word
YOU as used by the witness"
"Your request iE granted" said the
Judge. who was still narrowly studying
Daniels. The witness nervousness was
growing. worse. and he was choosing
his words with obviouA care
was that first day the only time y on
and Mrs. Pollock duarreled about final
fa 'ppPotb he fO5 1ns psS r ease Ms,
was quietly asked but pregnant win 4
meaning that brought the blood into
mo. Il wasn't" he snapped. when
1 found how dead set Miss Page was
against him, knew he wasn't going to
win out IN that game. i tried to make
my position safe. but he wouldn't prom
iso anything, unless l promised to ar
range things so that you'll mean Mr..
Langdon-was denied admission to the
When did you have the last quarrel
on that subject with Mr.. PollockY'
"on. the day that The Seekers
With an abrupt gesture Langdon
caught up the sheet of paper on which
were pasted the torn scraps OF the note
to Pollock and held It UP before the
witness.
uni. Daniels; did you write that let
my God! Where did you get that7'
The cry was confession, but Langdon
repeated his question, and this time
Dariels said with sudden sullenness:
Yes, wrote It,"
THE day The Seekers opened. There
had been a scene In Miss Pages dress
ing room. and-and-I was afraid the
let tho girl alone
why didn't you finish IT."
"Because-' Daniels hesItated and
moistened his dry lips with a nervous
sounded pretty raw. and I'd better lei
thlngr go TIL saw Dave that night"
Again the omInous little murmur that
meant suspicion crept through the
room. and Daniels shuddered. gripping
the sides Of his chair to hide the treni-
blinG. OF his hands as Langdon turned to
the stenographer and said quietly:
| Mr., Wilson, Will you be kind enough
10 turn 20 the testimony OF the bell
boy. joe as given yesterday and read
II. beginning with the words. was there
anyone In the hallway when you looked
back?
There was h slight rustIing Of pa.
pers when the clear voice OF the ste.
| nographer rang out.
Question: Was there anyone I'm the
hallway when you looked back? An
swer: Yes. The fat man who had
been at the banquet. the one they
called Mr.. Daniels. Question: What
standing close to the door OF the
| gray suite with his ear against IL
as u he was listening"
! That will do. Mr.. Wilson. Now will
you please turn to the testimony OF
Randall Williams. and read the testi.
mony beginning with the words
. .SI,,r e. we're you when you heard the
Question: Where were you when
you heard the shot? Answer: just
outside the door OF the banque,
room. Question: What did you do
answer: ] ran down the hall In the
direction from which the sound came
Answer: Yes. ran bang Into Daniels
at the corner where the corridor
turned. ! nearly upset him, ] guess
for he caught at my arm and held on
That Will do. thank you," cried
| Daniels, will you tell us what you
did when you overheard the voices
Of Miss Page and Mr. Pollock talk.
were so agitated when you met Mr.
Because" the voice OF the man.
aEer rose 10 a sudden scream. "be-
cause ! thought he had killed them
both-as he had threatened to dov
In an instant the prosecutor was on
MS rect, but, quick as he was. the
Judge was quicker. The unexpected
his honor briefly announced n thirty.
minute recess
Had HE been the stage manager
rather than Daniels. he could moi
have chosen a more dramtaic moment
TO bring tho testimony 10 It's temper,
airy close. And. while the recess was
welcome one to Langdon. since II
gave him the opportunity TO plan his
questioning along definite lines, and
also came. as relief TO the witnes.
himself. the murmurs OF disappoint.
ment throughout the room almost
reached open invective.
Every man and woman among tn,
spectators was keyed TO the highest
tension by the swiftly moving events
and to drop from these heights to tn,
tiatness OF mere waiting strained pa.
thence to the breaking point. The scrap,
films OF feet. the waves of shrill wits.
pering question and comment-aI the
sounds of restless humanity replaced
the tense silence which had gone be.
licked out it's slow half hour and tho
baliff brought Daniels back to the wit.
ness stand there was an audible sigl
Of relief from the spectators that under
any other circumstances would have
won n laugh from Langdon.
| Now, however, he was too intent upon
the possibilities that lay behind Dan.
iels' startling statement TO be even
watching with such avid curiosity the
enActemnt OF this drama. He was more
than thankful &c the Judge whose hasty
recess had momentarily stopped the
protest from the prosecutor. and II was
with rush OF relief that he saw the
latter take his seat when court re-
opened and realized that. after ALL Dan
iels' statement was to piss without q
legal wrangle. It made his first cues.
| ton an easy one.
Mr. Daniels. you say that you had
heard Mr. Pollock threaten to kill the
defendant and himself. WIN you tel
the court. when that threat was made
| and to whom?"
sit was made to mo. on an occasion
when I almost became an unwilling &C
complete in a murder during the re.
hearsals OF THE Seekers"
Whose murder"
Mr.. Langdon's."
A startled sch caught Mt Mary's
throat at the words, and. lifting her
head, she looked at Langdon with such
an expression In her ewes that for a
moment he forgot the court. the Judge
and the witness m tho stand. and knew
| only. with binding rush Of 10Y, that
whatever happened--she loved him
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