Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29
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YOU. zeIIar-whul we want T. Miss
Page. and by heavi u. III get her out
Of here. II have ~ kin you and break
down every door in the place Even
that wouldn't get her, said Or. Cellar.
for this Miss Page. as you call her. Is
not here You lie" shouted Langdon,
we know she U.s. The nurse has all
ready signalled us 10 that effect I'm
afraid your friend has been drinking
n little too much sneered Cellar, speak
ing apparently TO DR. Foster. for 10 was
the latter who answered: 4 suppose
he said drily. that you will deny also
that woman screamed TO us for help
a few minutes ago One of the pa
tents had nightmare said Cellar.
but he spoke uneasily
Suddenly Mr.. Langdon shouted.
Nurse Walton! Nurse WaltonF And
I'm answer | beat upon the door and
cried, In here! In herer Almost in
stantly Il seemed I heard the sound Ot
running feet, and the door was unlock
ed and l stumbled out almost into Mr..
Langdon's arms. But before we could
either of US move away from the spot
Cellar said grimly, Stand where you
are, all three of your And we saw that
he was covering us with his revolver.
Then there came a most terrible cry
from upstairs-the long scream or n
woman either half crazed or In deadly
fear. Even Cellar was Mortified by II.
and his arm wavered a little as he
turned his head. At that Mr.. Langdon
sprang upon him, and bore him back
against the table. They fought des-
both DIR. Foster and I trying
to help, and at length Mr.. Langdon sue
ceeded In twisting the arm OF DIR. Eel
lar so that his fingers went limp and
the revolver fell to the floor. DR.. Fos-
ter snatched 1t up and Mr.. Langdon
cried, Keep that beast covered till I
get Mary and went running out of the
room and up the stairs. It was then
that l remembered the two detectives
and realized that we had help outside,
so l hurried to the door and flung IL
open. They were right there half
crazy with anxiety. and when shout
ed. Up stairs they went up two at
lllue WlJn me close De0lnQ.
"Will you tell us. please, what you
saw when you reached the upper land
ng?"
I'VE saw Mr.. Langdon and Mr.. Pol
ock on the floor engaged In a furious
struggle, while from the door of Miss
Pages room came the sound of little
lands beating against the wood, aud
almost continuous screams or bursts
# hysteric laughter. interspersed with
,aths in a mans voice! The detectives
vent at once to Mr. Langdon's aid, and
when they had seized Mr. Pollock one
" them covered him with his revolver
while the other ran with Mr.. Langdon
md myself TO the door of Miss Pages
Dom. 1t was locked, and our cries to
Nary to let us in only brought more
errible screams from her, so the de-
ective, warning us back, fred his re-
'olver downward through the keyhole,
SCATTERING the lock. and we burst into
he room.
Miss Page was standing at the win
low sobbing and laughing and tearing
1t the iron bars with hands already cut
and bleeding from her efforts. Half
crouched by the bed, was the ugly at
tendant DR.. Cellar had sent to watch
her, and lying shattered on the floor
beside him was a whiskey bottle. He
was obviously brutally drunk. but ei-
her Miss Pages madness or our en-
rance terrified him into momentary
obriety, and as we ran towards Miss
age he darted out Of the room"
How long was IL before Miss Pooa
uieted DOWN.
1T was some hours. When we found
hat neither Mr.. Langdon nor was
ecognized by Miss Page | ran down.
tairs for DR.. Foster. As | came out
the hall the detective who was