The Washington times., 1916-02-06
THE STRANGE CASE OF MARY PAGE


Did MIR. Page say who the friend
was that had given him the chock?"
No but we learned later
Whose check was it?"
NV brothers."
Was ne Interested In Miss rage at
that timc?"
Yes. lie had always been. think,
but she was not al all IN love Nltn
him: She had told me that"
4 large sum-"
No" She flushed hotly now. and
cast a timid glance at Mary. as II h.i hal
deprecatlBE the necessity OF the tesu-
mony In spite of the circumstsah.ees .s
that had built wall OF horror ana ma
tred between the crstwhile girl Ir,chns'
No" she continued. after an lh-
stants pause. carefully choosinp Ger
words. THAT was lust IL. NV brother
had not signed that check
"Do YOU mean" broke in tho Judge
that the check was forged!
Yes"
How do you know THAR .,o
~ detective sent by the BANK came
to the Page home while | was there
ana told Mrs. Page and Mary ana me
Mary didn't believe IL at FIRST, nut at
any rate she sail she didn't KNOW
where her father was, though we Doth
guessed he--he--was in the bar OF the
hotel, lie vas mostly there. Wnen
the detective had gone Mary wanted
to go and warn Mr.. Page, but |
thought II would be better TO go TO
David: and we did. lie was horrlneu
when he found out that II was Mary :
father who had cashed the check be
cause, not knowing, he had ALREADY
told the police to prosecute the man
to the limit. Mary cried ana DeBged
him to do something TO save ,her
| father, and David said, I'll save MIN
for your sake, Mary, If you VIII prom :
isc 10 do something for me In return.
Did he say what that something
| was2"
/ mo. She didn't even ask. She just
said she would do anything in the
world he wanted II he would save hci
father. So he went with us 10 the
! hotel and we got there just in time Ia
save MIR. Page from arrest,
"IIUw did you save him. as YOU cal
! it,"
David told the detective that he haC
| forgotten ABOUT giving the check &c
| Mr.. Page and that 1t was perfectly
! good
And Miss Page was naturally crate
| ful TO YOUR brother for his having
, saved her father prompted the dis
| LriCt attorney, as Ruth broke of, no
| knowing how to go on.
I Grateful? Yes. She-she promised
/ to marry him"
| ga cement
| Well" faint little wrath OF :
smile crossed her lips, Il had guessed
what It was that my brother woul(
ask Mary. and then l heard her tel
Nj. LanSdon.'
was Nj. Langdon at the house a
. that time"
No. he came while I was sitting talk
ing t. Mrs. Page Mary and DaNi
were in tho next room, :" ! went 70 lc
! Mr.. Lan%dor in. he stopped at In
/ gate, looking al my lrother's 1utomo
bite and / walked down the path I
I meet him. While NC were coming bac
toward the porch the others came 1
the door. SUddcnly David caught MAJ
ur in his arms and kissed her. Sh
seemed to stdvSle against him. ont
slipping away. ran into the house. MI
Lrngdon. th!nliirg that my brother ha
! kissed Mar? aHninst her will rushed 8
him and thr6HtCncl tc strike hirn.
"Yo,rr honor" 1T was Langdon
Noicc sudG"nlr harsh and strained .
~ utest "a inst this evidence rs cntirel
lrrclcyurl ard lcahin% ~ - nothln
ih"l hae caring upon the case y
.'Tlc oourt c7nno, sustain yorr OF
,crtion." ra,d IN" iudC" curtlv, 1T
hr' whsic"cr brings "rt the details {
the rslntioushr between Mnrv Pat
md povld Pollock is decidedly rel
want"
umph. II" TUNED e Ruth. VIII" 'okT
E'''' ~ &C.
"You vnrc Swing. Mis- 1'ollo"k. ,h'
Nr. l.oT1don 'hr"H trned yoir broth"
80 Nrory roo - hetvecr th'm pr
said that DaliG had a right n kiss ho
tho'-'h1t-thrV were cns1ced 81.
What did MIR. Langdon SAY hen
"IIc d,dut sav anything II" ~
! turned around md vailed a"@\' NJ
N-rv b'snn 70 cry a.
"W,e thc euEa rcmcrt ~ v"ur hrotn'
aud Miss Peg" mad" public
"V"e: Al danc'.
. mid v,ntr lrother HN' v hR"C'
' ccorr roprv ON thst OCCASION
, 40 Har voice was g-1~~"lv m"
: 'hau p Nhisnsr row. aNd hHr oN'
: tror blcd and sad. travelled fror, Mar,
bent head to tho frau little mothcr ",
VS. sobbIng so nuiGtlv vet dH%n9'
: inrIv behind her lowered veil. nc
I'm fact. I know they were not
Did they tell vou sn' ,,..
= No. but I overheard. WAS hidil
in tho ConServPtorN. -,
Il NI.ry's head came IN suddenly and !
= the first time tho owes If the two gil
!. met. but now II was Marv's that we
accusatorv and Euths that wer" tro
- bIed. and II was in answer 10 thHt !
nroach. rather than the startled 10
4 on the prosecutors face. that ma
a Rush add shvlv: 1T Was all lust
" Cun! had promised 2 dance 10
Brandon, but had tOiN nllu lhdl II
r rorld find me before the music w
IS h-Ir ovrr. | would give him two mo-
FOR had discovered a nook behind T.
IS palms which | was sur" no one q
could find"
-- Sh, stanmcred over tho cir.ish 80
fc7sicu n tide of crimson dvcin- ]
u pac checks
while 7 was hidden tho" MAJ" =
Mr. Iarcd0n who had boon da""'
Ie torCtEcr. came into tho cnnServato
S. II .diIn't moo h~~1rSN ! fcl' ShH,
* look so snly. hiding like kid bcht
tho palns. Hrd Thought thev wpl
v So 20 ov,nv Rut--thev didn't
II Did Miss Page say anything hOc
I. 'THcI were taking about Il A. tn
er came in. and the Nrst thing ] hes
T. was i have given my word, Philip, .
J. 7 must go through with it-eHen II
or kills me. She was half crying, ano
was hOrriRed because she hsd seen
- - smiling and gay all evening,
y thought she was Getting-Sctt rec,
as Cllcd to-beua cnCaCed. Then
W Langdon said quietly. Mary. YOU do
OIL love him, do you?' And Mary said, y
know | don't, Philip. There is only
~ man in the world that ! love Then
took her i'm his arms and she hrt
" down and sobhed; but when he tried
IN make her say she would break her
re gaSamcnt she wouldn't and she wo
A. not tell him why she had promised
~ | marry David She only said that