The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-05-04

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did Miss Page show any distress at
sight of him?''
Eyes. She gave a little cry almost of
fear and chung to her mother, and
would not answer his greeting"
''What did Mr.. Pollock sayY'
HE said, You have no reason to
shrink from me like that, Mary At
worst what / have done has been be-
cause l loved you. You have prom
Used to marry me, and so far that
promise has not been taken back, and
now I have come to know what you
are going to do It seems to me that
we ought to be married at once-as-
as-I have information that your ia
Tiers death has left you-without-
we'll, without the comforts that will
be glad to give you. 1 have waited for
three weeks for some word from you,
and now I have come to claim my
fancee!"
ibid Miss Page replyr'
Yes. She went up to him boldly
and said without any signs Of nervous
ness of the moment before, IF l have
not taken back my promise. James, 1t
is because l have been too i'll to think
! Of it. But I do take it back now. /
will never marry you so long as live.
and never want you to speak to me
again. detest you, and since you can
no longer harm my father. the reason
for my promise to you Is gone. That
is all l have to say. Goodbye At
that Pollock got very white and said
hoarsely, Does that mean that you are
going to marry Langdon? 1T means,
she said, that after what has happen
ed shall never marry anyone. We
are going to New York. where l hope
20 secure position
did Mr.. Pollock show any surprise
at that?'
mo, but he was obviously chagrined
And then 1 interfered and reminded
Mrs. Page that they would miss their
train If there was any further delay.
and they left, Pollock driving away in
his machine almost directly back Of
them"
did Miss Page seem calm and col
lectedT
Yes, outwardly; but there was q
look in her eyes that made me fearful
for her future. and her hands had re-
sumed their nervous twitching when /
put her into the automobile
ut made me realize that the great
influence to fear for her was Pollock.
and it is my decided opinion that If.
ms have heard, he continued to perse-
cute the defendant, the result would
81 objectw stormed the District At
torney, leaping to his feet DIR. Eos
ter's last assertion that the defend
ants mental ailment was aggravated
through the continued persecution OF
James Pollock, is hearsay evidence, and
q direct maligning of a dead man."
81 sustain that objection" said the
Judge sternly, adding to the doctor
'You must restrict yourself to answer
ing questions, DR.. Foster. Let the an
swer be stricken out from the WORDS
into the automobile
The doctor, a flush Of annoyance on
his face. turned questioningly toward
LangdOn.
mo more questions" said Langdon.
But the prosecutor had. He got tc
his feet with the alacrity Of a fighting
man going into battle With tongue
steeped in vitrfol he attacked the tes
timony of the alienist; he held Mary
Page up as a hysterical girl who hao
sought notoriety; he flung doubt upon
the possibility of Temporary men
tai derangement, but though he tor
tured Mary until with shuddering nor
ror she sank forward in her chair, bel
hands pressed against her ears to shut
out the sound of his voice, he could moi
shake the smiling imperturbability OF
DIR. Foster.
Cross examination meant nothing tt
the latter. and much as he regretted
the strain upon the pitiful little prison
er, he really enjoyed pitting his power
against that of the prosecutor.
So his answers came with cool de
liberation, and hint of tnsolence tina
I won the admiration Of the spectators
who were divided between zest In tht
stirring battle and pity for Mary. Blu
# was the sympathy that came upper
most.
At last, unable to bear any longe
the brutal wrangle over her SANITY
Mary leaped to her feet, little moan
ing cry of protest wrung from ne
: white lfps. Langdon was at her sld
in an instant his hands drawing ne
down into her chair again, his lip
+ whispering encouragement and com
l. fort. till she smiled up at him-a waV
E ering. pathetic little smile.
To the prosecutor in his present saw
ape humor it seemed carefully plan
o ned bit of by-play. yet he could g.
MAINLY see it's effect upon the jury am
}: could read so clearly the antagonist
growing in their eyes when they look
y cd at him. that with an abrupt shrul
l. bo SWING unon his heel and sat dow
with a curt, '"That's all"
Q That released DR.. Foster ana ses
l. him back trtumphantly to the "ltness
a $4,000 ~nxuoOnna ar