The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

cake bakin'. I set up every night TIL
most cock-crow."
\ Now. Kate" Langdons voice was
Very friendly. almost coaxing. In fact,
u want you to tell me II you ever went
out Into the alley or street that ran
buck of tho boarding house late at
night"
60 on wild you!" she retorted. bri-
ding. Didn't tell you that7"
81 know you told me. but ] want you
TO tell the court You had friend
who wns Waterman for tho block.
didn't you? Denny by name"
"He was not me friend. he was me
financed" she responded with dignity.
And some nights when II would be
cold. and had made myself sup Of
hot tea or maybe coffee. would take
q bit out to Denny. It's weary work
watching houses In the dark"
-of course your mistress knew moth
ing of this?'
-Suro, and what would tell that
ould snoopin' divil for? II weren't
none OF her 'business."
ION tho night when David Pollock
was shot in the Hotel Republic. you
had been up late, had you not?"
yes. sor. ] had set the dough for
bakin. and seein' as how the fire was
hot. thought I'd fix up bite for Dem
ny when he made his rounds" t
| will you tell US please. what you
saw when you went to tho back gate
with the--er--bite for Dennis?"
well. then. It was this way.
shipped out and opened the gate. Just
n bit ut time, for sometimes Il would
get the ould Nick in II and squeak fer
all the lard we put on Il, and took a
look out fer Denny. There was q man
standin' In the shadows so near could
have put my hand on him. but knows
It wasn't my man by reason Of the mr.
rer shoulders. SO stood waitin' fer him
to move on"
Did he seem to be watching for
anyone?"
Eyes. sor. He was starin' up at the
Hotel Republic. and thought he was
watchin' a man who was on the fire.
escape. Then / decided 1t weren't
man l saw. but just n shadder. and
suddenly young lady. all dressed up
In evenin'- CLOTHES. climbs out of win
der and starts down the fre-escape and
! the man says, Thank Ghwdl She was
slow euough!'"
Were you near enough to recognize
the young LADY,"
Not then. no sor. All I could see
was the simmer of her dress and the
light on her face when she passed the
winders. She was wallsin' kind of
queer and unsteady. like as though she
might have been drunk or sick. and
when she reached the street she Just
stood there dazed. She had no coat
nor hat and she was DRAWN her breath
like bit Of childer that's been cry
In"
did the man who was waiting speak
to her?"
Eyes. He said. Where In - have
you been? been waitin' a good half
hour. And believe me, this alley is no
cozy corner TO lounge in But the girl
didn't answer her. She Just leaned
( against n wall and moaned like. At
that he took hold of her arm and shook
1t and told her not to git cold feet, that
he had 1t all fixed to git her away safe.
He called her Sadie. but she didn't
seem to recognize the name and she
wouldn't go with him. Then he took
hold of her and dragged her along
right past me. so near could have
touched her"
Were you close enough to recognize
her then?"
Yes. sor."
was 1t the defendant. Mary Pager"
TT was, sor. Though she looked ter
rible sick and different. and there was
an awful lookin' bruise on her shoulder
like somebody had hurt her bad.'
Gould you see where they WENT"
Yes. sor. Sure and slipped out the
gate and followed them bit to see
where they would so. But they stop
ped just beyond me on the alley and
the man gives atwhistle. Just three
notes. like It might have been the echo
| Of the band at the hotel. but somebody
was nstenin' for It. and heard win
der go up In one Of the houses across
the way.
Eat that the man sings out In n
whisper. I got Sadie down here, let 1t
down quick Then I saw something
comm down like bit Of white on the
end Of a rope. and I could hear II slap,
slappin' the side Of the house as it
hit"
Gould you see what It was?
mot then. sor. except that II was
something on the end of a rope"
did the man say anything that you
could hear. to the girl-Miss Pager"
yes. He said. Larry is up there.
He's all right. but don't blab too much,
and don't give him peep at the shin
ers. Keep close till git back. won't
be long At that the girl seemed to
| wake up. as II she was comm out of a
dream. and she clutched at his arm
and began to cry. Dave!' she says.
Dave Pollock!' And the man he
laughs. so that's what's eatin' you. is
IT. he says. Well. fergit It. My
Gawd. you amt guilty Just because
you was in the hotel. They can't con-
meet Il up with you. give you my
word. oh. thank God. thank Godi'
she whispers. and begins to cry harder
than ever. and the man shook her
again. Cut out the water works. he
says angrily. and get into this seat.
unless you want the bulls to pull you
in"
what did he mean by this seat?
Could you seer"
Yes. sor. The rope that the man
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