Putnam patriot., 1916-05-05

thought all tbe lear and the horror of the law left her, and she drew a long happy breath that was almost a mute paean of gladuesS that it was she who could pay for his safety.
 Langdon himself was equally shaken by the wonderful little mtermde that had come like streak of sunshine through the dreary gloom of the court seeue, but those about him attributed the unStcadmesS of his voice to cN- citement and only Mary guessed tie real reason and flushed roSily under her own thoughts.
 MT. Daniels. Langten was asking in that strange. ehoked voice, will you please tell the court the eircnm- stances of the-the attempt upon my ifeG"
 T didn't know 1t was, you know protested Daniels "l understood il was just to be a Hdnapping-to to get yog Mir Langlon. l meau-out of the way till after the opening of The Seekers
 "Yoa say just a kidnapping Mir Daniels h9uEe in the judge barshiy Did you uot kuov that the law does not consider kidnapping light of fence%s
 Yes. 1 know" Daniels's voice was husky and uncertain. T knew, but all I had was invested in this new play. and f James Pollock had pulled out then. I'd have lost t all and I've got wife and daughter didn't think any harm would come to Nlr I.anedon, iH fact, Mr Pollock prom ised i wouldn't, or I'd never have let that man Shale tnke the watehman's place"
 When was thatfs
 During the rehcarsals. as I said Jim came to me and said that Philip Langdon was putting in too much. that he was upsetting Miss Page and mak ing trouble for him-that Is Pollock and he wanted him out of the way Then he said he had a plan to kidnap Langdon and take him out to the coun- ny till after the opening of the play At first l wouldn't listen, but-6nally t-did. It sounded simple enough. was 10 send for Langdon late that night. supposedly to ask him some thing about the Page contract. In the meantime We were to drug the watch man and let Shale- Pollock's jackal, they call him, you know take his place. Then when Mir Langdon was leaving the watchman was to nab him and carry him out to waiting auto mobile and cart him of"
 Were these plans carried out?"
 No. That is, not the latter part II was then that l found out about the attempt at murder
 Will you tell the court in detail just what happened on that night?'
 Well. I-I sent for Mir Langdon. said Daniels nervously and he came In the meantime we had given the reg ular watchman knockout drops and left him In q corner of the balcony. and Shale took his place When Mir Lang don was leaving l called this supposed watchman and. acting on Jim'S in structions, told him to show Mr Lang don out of the stage door But tell you'-his voice rose suddenly te 2 hish shrill note of hysterieal emnhasis -I tell you ! knew nothing of that open ttep door in the stage. I thanght he e,as going to take him right out of the theatre. An1 when | heard Mr. Lang Ions cry-l-l S.as toa mortified to move for Il minute Then l rushed | lown and turned on the stage lights
 "Will you tell us what you saw
 ''I saw Mr I.angtlon hanging to the edge of an open trap that led down some thi.ty feet to thc cement cellar below. and SEalc stnn-ing to one side with hacl.-iaef i9 lis hand. thought he was going 10 hit Langdon and snatche1 it away from kim and dragged Langdon back upon the atage The very first words he said made me realize he didn't know the resl eegso. of that oDen trap. so ! hl the back 1 jack behind me and took Mr. Langdet l to the door myself and saw him safely away"