The Washington times., 1916-04-02

Slipped out aud opened the gate" JSstl
n bit at a time, for sometimes IL would
get the opld .Nick in It and saue9x feEI
all The lard we put on it,'Aand'1' took
look out fer Denny. There WAS man
standln' In the shadows Ad'HefB Iaeptabdi
have put my hand on him, but 1 knows
1t wasn't my man by reason of the mar
rcr shoulders. SOL stood waitin fer him
to move on
, did Did. h. he seem TO be wetc'inE fCrl
Eyes. sor. lie WIS starin tIIp.s, at, ,the
Hotel Republic. and thought che was.
escape. Then decided II 'wefe6t.. ~
man ! saw, burt Just n 'shhddcf,' and'
suddenly a young lady; all dressed hlp'
der and starts down the tire-escape. and
the man says. Thank. Gawdt, She, .whs
SLOW enough"'
Were YOU near enough to'"ree6gnfze'
Not then, no, sor All / could see
was the simmer of her dress and the
light on her face when size passetf: thh
winders. She was '.waIkin' kind o'pf
queer and unsteady. IKE 'ab Trough she
might have been .dtdnH'pr' bick,' and
WHOM she reached the street ste'" J,Tst
stood there dazed She mad mo eUft
nor hat and she was DRAWN her breath
IKE. IKE bit Of a .childer, that's, 6een cry
Did the man who was 'wsit,6G spe.skk
Yes. He said. Where lin -, have
you been: 4 been walCin, ;a good half
hour And believe me. this alley is no
coy corner 10 lotnge In" But rhe girl
didn't answer 'her. She Just .leHned
against, a wall tRpd .moaned IKE. yAt
that he took hold, OF her. arm and. shook
il and told, her not 10 git cold reeL. tn2l !
he had It all fixed TO git shN' AMY satg.
lie called her Sadie. but she dih't seem
NIL nd alN
20 with him, Then he took bold 81
her and dragged her along right 9paft
me. so near / could have touched her
We're you close enough to- rfcosn'eee
her then?' Sr,,H
"Wast II the defendant. Mary .Base?'
1T lwaA. sor.,sThoush. sha .loohed -tfE-
rible sick and different. and there was
an NT4l lookin' Rruise on her shou'-
'Couh you.see Hvhrre they WENT"
Yes. sor. sure and I slipped out the
gate and followed them a bit TO see
where they would go. But ,bhey sII.9P.
ped inst beyond me- on the+i alIrs ne,, ana
notes. like II might have been the echo
os the band at athe hotel. but some0cny
was listenin' for Il. and l heard WIN
der 20 up in one of the houses across
"At that the man sings out ih'ts
whisper. 4 got Sadie down here. let II
down quick' Then | saw something
comm down like h bit OF winnie on rtiH
md OF rope. and ! could near "
alan. slappin' the side OF the house az
Could you see what it wss?"
Not then. sor. except that II was
something on the end Of rope,
Did the man say anything that you
could hear. to the girl-Mss PAGE?
"Yes. lie. said. Larry Is UP ,there
He's all right. but don't blab too fnnch
and don't give him peep'at the-sthnr,a
Keep close til git back: cwon ~ W
Up. as II she was conan opt OIL
dream. and she clutched at his arm
aud began to cry. Dave -he say i
Dave Pollock" And the S.man ny
mm.' he says Well. fersit i, My
Gawd' YOU amt guilty Just hecaus'
YOU VAS III the hotel. They can't con
meet It mp wifi YOU sSs ,Senk 5E0T; t;6S ~ J
she whispers. and Scs,.s 10 shSoH stg H' her
again. Cut oOf the water works fS
saws angrle. and Get int9. this sea.
unless you want che bulls TO pull Eo'
What did. he h: "eon.by this se"'4
"Y% Yes 30 sor. The rope that the mar
! had lei down had a sort OF SWING =
| the end Of II. aud he made the giT -
I In that. then ne Wh,S.u ,Sshs dis
J the other man pulIed ine' an" s'''
appeared IN "lnner. -"
| what dla me n,Hn, ~ o,,o .,hrn n,
He wahec III Sn' wa s' ,n,n,
] went on down 'ht SNreV, M "" r'i,,
1 the cCrner. Iheh saw ''h,'N .IH
up the Other way ana ! went 70 '.'. ns
! him, and ! found hed bSen "HlCVI,LL ~
: too That was why copdnt see mn
when | come to the gate.
That Is all. thank you. MISS % sem,
said I.anpdon; but the judge leaned Tor
ward with an arrestinG gesture, I.
| And having seen all this he SAT-
! the next norIin? Didn't you see tina
! girl was missing. or connect her IL
| any Way- with the occurrences you hai
I Wifnessed?"
.Well. Amt sayin' but what ha,
nv susnicious" she admitted readily.
| S,rhen yhy didn't you tell someone p
| "Imh ." she retorted And ipt.. ma
o,,Id divii ~ Mrs Watson know
80 ,,,aotin'. Denmy ana ma ybe elvin
| si,S bi,a snd Insa me .iohS 1ues
nun o''e' a"" 'o'e '''e ''"' e
nor h,." orsJs,od lJs bon6t
! anen VIZ -, "'
nay YOU loi9 NV ,.. -. -
! sure ana ~ me. lnat PEN mar nar
rlcd ihls W'rK, yer honor anu III ~. ~
lawn Mrs watson Iast HTtuTnNN' : S $50
snid anna assumed gaze OF Hnrlh iron
spectators ana Jury ahkc' -,
Even the prosecutor smiled,,. waiyip