Putnam patriot., 1916-04-14

ndef the cafeleSS words there WAS
"A sudden deeper note OF sincerity and
The memeat Size was on the stand
she turned to the judge and said.
Il don't know what l am supposed
to do your Honor, but want to tell
You right here, that Mary Page is the
best and the bravest and the truesl
girl in the whole wide world"
For the first the the judge smiled
then he leaned forward and said
kindly:
THE Court appreciates your admira
ton for the prisoner. but you must
eonfine your remarks. while on the
stand TO the answers to questions
which will be asked YOU
"Oh, yes. | was told that" she an
swered readily. but | forgot" Then
turning to Langdon she added cheerily,
Fire away. Mr. Langdon. I'm all
ready
\ little gust of laughter rippled
through the court Then Langdon,
coming close to the witness stand. said
quietly:
Miss Barton, you know the defend
ant, Mary rage, 90 you!
why. of course do, you goat" she
answered with bubbling laugh that
found an echo in the room. But Lang
don frowned. and his voice was more
harsh as he said. please answer yes.
| or no, and remember that if you want
to aid Miss Page. you must make your
answers short and to the point. Now
t,u ct
when and how you first met Miss
! Page"
1T was some years ago. and she and
her mother came to our apartment
with note from Cousin Alice Cowes
who lived in New Town. Cousin Alice
had sent them to us because She knew
We had an extra room we wanted 10
rent. and sh, thought that could help
Mary land Il job"
What sort Of er-poSitionf'
IN the merry-merry that is. on the
STAGE Id been across the footS my
/ self for a couple of seasons and Cousin
! Alice said Mary wanted to become an
actress and thought l could show her
! hnw To make the rounds. It's tough
! proposition getting job in New York
with no friends and no pull
.,WiH you tell the court, please, Miss
! Barton. about the first position secured
! by Miss Page and of the events that
led up to it,
/ We'll. it Just happened that the day
! Mary hit the big town ! had a date
! with Webster. the real boss of the mu-
| steal comedies OF course he isn't the
( sort that you'd want to send your lit
; tie sister from the country to see. but
too much hedging don't 90 in the show
| business worth whocp. You've got to
trust to a sharp tongue and hat-pin
! till YOU show them where they get off,
| and once they're wise. they treat you
! all right. Webster was like that, but
| if he promises You part he plays fair,
| so | never was afraid Ia buck his of
! fice-boy even on busy day. SO off
we went.
Il had an aDpointment with the cid
| man. but he was scrapping with one
| of his romantic leads'-you could hear
! them clear ont to the front hall-and il
| was long time before | could per
! Suade his little cerberlls TO go i'll and
tell him | was waiting At any rate,
| he came ont AT last blowing blasts of
red fire after the actor-and then he
.aw Mary Talk about lions and lambs.
| Why. he prI-rpd when he saw her. and
| he was so sweet to me 1 almost got n
! leading lady's contract out of him be
| fore he woke up, and began to ask me
questions abont Mary Then lie tried
| 10 kiss her and l put ar inch or so of
| my hat pin in his arm just above the
| elbow. Mary and ! beat ii while th--
| going was good. and Mary was SO ne
set we decided to go right home in
stead of calling on any of the other
| managers. That was how we happen
ed TO run into Jim Pollock
"Where did you meet Mr. Pollock
"Oh. he was on the job at the apart
| ment when we got home Playing the
/ humble but persistent swain-wanted
! TO lay his fortune at her feet and give
! her a life of gilded ease He pleaded
all that sort of soft-music stuff. and
| told her she didn't realize how cruel
! tie world was to a girl lmen always
say thaD and how she would suffer to
see her mother growing old and lack
| ing the comforts shtScOuld not earn
! for her. Then he pulls out his wallet
and taps it. saying, All that | have is
yours, Mary. even if you don't marry
me- Business of soft musiei''
Were y0n in the room while this
was going onf'
! No" she answered, winning gale
! of laughter from the courtroom. but
| YOU can't brush your teeth in a New
| York apartment without the people in
| the next door fat hearing you, and ev-
| erything that Mary said or Jim Pol
| lock said. might as well have been
/ shouted through a megaphone."
Did Miss Page seem touched by Mr..
| PollOcks oferY' said Langdon, repress-
/ ing a smile with difficulty.
NO she stood up TO him spunkily
and told him fiat where be got off
/ I'm going TO get work she said, but
| even if didn't my mother and would
| never accept any help from You.
have only one thing 10 ask. and that Is
| that you leave here at once and do not
| come again. He came out in the hall
where / had the door all nicely opened
| for him ] told him sweetly that I'd
| opened it for him 10 get ont. but I'd
/ he shot before it ever opened TO let him
| In again ! ran back to the sitting
room. to find Mary in a dead faint. 1t
was such long time before she came
| round and then she was so dazed and
terrified that we were all scared to