The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-06

"How did you save him. as you
tal it?'
james told the detective that he had
forgotten about giving the check to
Mr.. Page and that it 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 of, not
knowing how to go on"
Grateful? Yes. She-she promised
to marry him. l heard her tell Mr..
Iangdon."
"Was Mr.. I.angdon at the house at
that time?"
mo. he came while l was sitting
talking to Mrs. Page. Mary and James
were in the next room. SO l 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 will. rushed
ut him and threatened to strike him.
"YOur HONOR 1t was LangdOn's
voice, suddenly harsh and strained, Il
protest against this evidence as entire
ly irrelevant and leading up to nothing
that has bearing upon the case at
present"
1.-The court cannot sustain your OBJ
lection" said the Judge, CURLY. ut ia
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
cd startled ut the interruption. and
said, gently:
You were saying. Miss Pollock. that
Mr.. Langdon threatened your brother.
Was there II tight!"
NO. Mary ran between them and
said that James had right to kiss her.
that-that-the We're 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 public?"
yes. At IL dance
Did your brother and his tiancee
seem happy ON that Occasion!"
NO. lin fact. know they were
not
did they tell you SOP"
mo. but overheard. Twas hiding
in the conservatory"
With u smothered gasp OF surprise
Mary's head came up suddenly and for
the first time the eyes of the two girls
met; but now it was Mary's that were
accusatory and Ruth's that were troub-
led and it was In answer to that re-
proach, rather than the startled look
Oh the prosecutors face. that made
Ruth add shyly: ut was all just in
fun! l had promised a dance to Mr.
Brandon. but had told him that IL he
could find me before the music was
half over, would give him two more
for had discovered nook behind tht
palms which | was sure no one else
could find
She stammered over the girlish con
! fession, tide Of crimson dyeing hel
pale cheeks.
! while l was hidden there. Mary ant
! Mr.. LangdOn. who had been dancing
. together, came into the conservatory
1-l-didn't move because felt
should look 50 silly. hiding like kit
behind the palms, and l thought the.
t would soon go away. But the.
didn't"
did Miss Page say anything abou
! her engagement"
.'They were talking about it as the.
r came in. and the first thing l hear'
was. 4 have given my word. Philip
+ it kills me- She was half crying The
: Mr.. Langdon said quietly, Mary, yo
r don't love him. do your And Mar
said, You know don't, Philip. Their
. Is only one man In the world that
love- Then he took her in his arm
I and she broke down and sobbed: bu
. when he tried to make her say sh
? would break her engagement sh
|. wouldn't. and she wouldn't tell hiI
I why she had promised to marry James
h She only said that she could never b
q free unless James gave her back he
. promise
4 do you mean to say" interrupte
4 the Judge. ''that Mr.. Langdon knee
;. nothing Of the episode OF the forge
= check?"
> mo. Mary told me she couldn't bes
. to tell him about her father. Beside
James had made her promise to kee
4 that part Of their engagement a seer,
y from everyone"
1T seems incrediblew said His HOl
q or. settlin" back. and the prosecute
asked. as II suddenly seeing ne
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