Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-25
Mary Page

of the house and down the drive and
sprang onto the running board Of Mr..
Pollock's motor which was just start
ing up. Mr.. Pollock struck at him. but
he hung on, and kept on fighting till
the rotor swung around the curve and
into the main road. and then the force
of the turn flung Mr.. Langdon off. by
that time the detectives were In the road
and fired after the car. but II didn't
stop"
"Detectivesl What detectives?" Lang
don's question snapped like whip lash.
"why-why" she stammered. confused
by the sudden interruption. The ones
1 sent for. I wanted ar. Pollock caught
in the act OF kidnapping Miss Page. but
Mr.. Langdon held me back too long and
prevented my giving the signal agreed
upon"
A wave OF sound that was the COM
posito exclamation of those in the room
swept like a breath of wind through the
court and faded to silence. and Langdon
asked
"You had a special reason for want
ing David Pollock caught by the police.
had you not, Miss walton?'
"Yes," she cried. and her voice took
on a sudden fierce note OF suffering and
anger. II wanted him punished, and l
thanked God for the chance that had
been put into my handsv
"Why?"
Because he ruined my little sister,
and left her to die of shame and heart
breakr
Your honor!" 1t was the prosecutors
voice. II object to that question and
answer. 1t defames the character of
dead man and has - bearing upon this
case. What is more, 1t cannot be
provedw
you are perfectly right" said the
judge sternly Let the evidence of the
witness be stricken out from the words
signal agreed upon.
Langdon bowed his head submissively.
but there was a CLEAN of triumph in his
eyes, for he knew that though the words
might be stricken out of the record.
they could not so easily be erased from
the minds of those who had heard them.
They had, in fact, laid bare another
tragedy. and the words of Miss Walton
earlier in the day, 81 began by nursing
my sister through a terrible illness when
she seemed likely to lose her reason"
gained a poignant meaning. that made
more than one juryman move reslessly,
and brought a whisper of sympathy
from the spectators
The court clerk monotonously read the
corrected evidence and then Langdon.
after moments thought, said:
Miss Walton, when your plan mlscar-
ried and Mr.. Pollock succeeded in car
rying off Miss Page. what did you do?"
| II ran back to the hospital veranda
] ,uh NJ. efo hox
been drawn out by the sound of shots,
4 and told him as quickly as l could what
had occurred, and where they had taken
| Miss Page
Ibid he make any comment upon the
address you gave him?'
'Yes. He gave sharp exclamation
| when 1 handed It to him and said,
Great heavens! I've heard OF that place
and what I've heard was anything but
good At that one of the detectives took
| it and when he had read It he whistled
and said. cellars, My God, we'd bet
ter follow pretty quick, IL you want to
rescue the girl. We've had our eye on
| that joint for some time AT that DR..
Foster said. we will follow quickly. for
| my car can be here in a minute He
then told me to get my cloak and put
ting on his own hat and overcoat he
led the way out to the garage. and we
started for Ortonvile.'
! Had you any plans as to what you
were going to do when you arrived at
| Zellar's?"
"Yes. II was arranged that I was TO
go right in. announcing that I had come
by Mr.. Pollock's orders to take charge
Of Miss Page. and then when / had To-
| l.. Il a..
| others, who would be waiting outside,
and later let them into the house. We
we all felt that Miss Page had suffered
| enough publicity and trouble. and II was
agreed to make no arrests, but just to
| got her away"
"will you tell the court. please, exactly
what happened when you reached the
| sanatorium?"
| "Dr. Foster stopped the automobile
at some distance down the road and
| put out the lights. Then we all slipped
into the grounds as quietly as possible
| and the four men hid in the bushes