New Britain herald., 1916-03-31
EPISODE -XI.


 squeak fer all the lard we put on it. and took a look out fer Denny There was a man standin in the shad- ovs so near I could have put my. hand on him but I knows it wasn't my man by reason of the narrar shoulders, so I stood waitin' fer him to move on"
 Did he seem to be watching for anyoneH"
 'Yes sor He was 8 starin' up at the Hotel Republic and I thought he was watchin' man who was on the fre-escMpe. Then I decided it weren't 8 man saw, but just a shadder, and suddenly a young girl all dressed up in evenin'- clothes, climbs out of window and starts down the frees cape and the man says, Thank Gawd, She was slow enough!
 We're you near enough to recognize the young lady7"
 Not then, no sor. All I could see was the shimmer of her dress and the light onther face when she passed the winders. She was walkin' kind of queer and unsteady, like as though she might have been drunk or sick, and when she reached the street she just stood there dazed. She had no coat nor hat and she was drawin' her breath like a bit of a childer that's been cryin'.
 Did the man who was waiting speak to her?"
 Yes. He said. Where in - have you been? I been waitin' a good half hour. And believe me, this alley is no cozy corner to lounge in But the girl didn't answer him. She just leaned against 8 wall and moaned like. At that he took hold of her arm and shook it and told her not to git cold feet that he had it all fixed to git her away safe. He called her Sadie, but she didn't seem to recog- nize the name and she wouldn't go with him. Then he took hold Of her and dragged her along right past ne, so near I could have touched her"
 Were you close enough to recog- nize her then ?''
 "Yes sor."
 Was 1t the defendant, Mary Page ?''
 Tt was sor. Though she looked terrible sick and different, and there was an awful lookin' bruise on her shoulder like somebody had hurt her bad"
 Could you see where they went?" Yes sor. Sure and I slipped out l the gate and followed them a bit to ] see where they would go. But they 1 stopped just beyond me on the alley and the man gives whistle. Just three notes, like 1t might have been l the echo of the band at the hotel but somebody was listenin' for it, and l heard winder go up in one of the l houses across the way.
 
 whisper. T got Sadie down here, let it 1 down quick. Then I. saw something ] comin' down like a bit of white on it slap. siappin' the side of the house as 1t hit
 l Could you see what it was?"
 Not then, sor except that it was something on the end of a rope"
 Did the man say anything that you could hear, to the girl-Miss Page 7'
 Yes. He said, Larry is up there i He's all right, but don't blab too much, and don't give him a peep a the sinners Keep close till I si back. I won't be long At tha the girl seemed to wake up, as if sh, was comin' out of dream, and sh clutched at his arm and began to cry Dave!' she says, Dave Pollock! Anc the man he laughs. So that's what eatfn' you, is it. he says. Well, fer git it. My Gawd, you aint guilt! just because you was In the hotel They can't connect it up with you. l give you my word oh, thank God thank God!' she whispers, and begin to cry harder than ever and the ma, shook her again. Cut out the wate works he says angrily, and get int this seat unless you want the bulls t. . pull you in
 What did he mean by this seat Could you see?''
 Yes, sor. The rope that the ma had let down had a sort of swin at the end of 1t, and he made tn girl sit in that, then he whistled agai ! and the other man pulled her up an ! she disappeared In winder." What did the man do?" ] He waited till she was gone, the l he went on down the street and roun the corner. Then I saw Denny com in up the other way and I went meet him, and I found he'd bee | watchin' too. That was why
 couldn't see him when I come to tn gate"
 That Is all, thank you, Nils O'Neill." said Langdon, but the 3ude leaned forward with an arresting ges . ture.
 And having seen all this,' he sal
 harshly. didn't you see that 8 gi
 was missing or connect her In ar
 way with the occurrences you Ina
 vitnessed?"
 Well, I ain't sayin' but what I ha
 my suspicious she admitted readil
 Then why didn't you tell som,
 one?"
 "Huh!' she retorted. And let tn;
 ould dtvil of a Mrs. Watson know
 was meetin' Denny and maybe givi
 him a. bite, and lose me job? l que