Putnam patriot., 1916-03-31

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A ripple of laughter swept through
the room, instantly hushed at the
warning frown of the Judge. and Mac
Pherson. his huge brown hands grip
ped about the eslge Of the stand, turn
ed inquirinaiy towards langaon
"Wil You tell rs Mr. MACPHERSON.
as briefly rs possible. what occurred
while You were on yeur way to the
residence of Or. Jamisen3"
we had ma MAR than got startit
when the noise Of the horse brought
one of Poloek's friends to the corner
of the house TO look Dep the back road
At sight of US he gave a cry and ran
back. shoutin 10 MIR. Pollock
We had a fair getaway, but ma horse
is as guide as one of those devil ma.
chimes. and they We're after us AT once
So | tookit the reins and give them 70
Mr.. Langdon and said You drive, and
pit the lassie doom. I've way of stop.
pin' them as is benin. hut | need my
hands At thot | tookit my gun an 4
stude UP in the sleigh. | eude see the
ithers plainly. and | shoutit, Go back.
unless We want TO be hurtitr But they
only Swore at me, and when saw
they were gainin' sent load of shot
towards them 1t did ma harm. but
they stoppit short. tae see If there was
hurt. They'll IA COON after rs again
the nicht.' | said; but it was no mali
than few minutes before Mr.. Lang
don said. 1 hear the MOTOR And
said There's anither barrel to the
gun
II was n strange scene that he drew
for them in his deep. quiet voice--a
scene so unreal that it was incredible
TO most of those present that II could
all have happened not So very many
miles from the courtroom where they
now sat-a scene with the dark snowy
road and the silent woods for its set.
ting. with the flying sleigh speeding al
most noiseless over the slippery road
Langdon. his face white aud set with
fatigue and anxiety holding the tug
cling reinS In one hand While the Other
| arm held close the half.conscious form
vi hIiNs uGi Dihdl%tl Jttih -hh'tiS
| above the enwrapping blankets; While
| over them lowered the grim figure of
| the great Scotchman. his shotgun to
| his shoulder. his big body swayne
| with the speed of the flying sleigh
Il waited till they came oop too
close" he finished. a deep note throb-
| bling in his voice. and then | did fer
tire wi the second shot. The auto
| nigh upset wi the force of the eXplO-
sion. and they all iumpit DOT. And that
| was the last we saw of them"
Ibid You remain at DIR. .Jamison's
| house when YOU reached there?"
| INA. For when had seen the puir
lassie taken away by the kind guide
| wife of the doctor. and | knew she
were safe. | keepit thinldn' of how
fast the men had gone fra the hoose
| Nat NIGHT. and | says to Mr.. Iangdon,
l will jes' take a run back TO the town,
| IN thinkin', and make sure there's ma
| larn COON to Dan Page through this
| iicht's work And Mr.. Langdon says,
quick like What DO YOU meant So
| .oId him and the doctor. and Mr.. Lang
| Ion was all fer comm wi me. but the
loetor woudna let him. 'Dinna fash
| yerser.' | said. wien sag he doctor
was RIGHT. III gae fast. afA, If there
| is need fer yen I'll come rie.t back.
| And the doctor said. You're all worn
out, Philip. You've got to have some
rest. Be sensible So went back
alone.
AT what hour did you reach the
home of Miss Page
i DINA ken the exact hour. but it
wcre ABBOTT daylight, aud | cude see
| quite Il ways ahead of me
"Nin you tell Us. please, what you
saw when you approached the Page
house,
Slowly one great hand elinched Itself
INTO a tnotted fist. aud the muscles OF
| ais jaw tiehtcnod and across those
who sat between he gray eyes Of the
Scotchman Hd iFr tcardimmed eyes
| OF Mrs. PAGE m. ia mate enlumuu
ion sc terrible teH1riss t.a.t sl.f'ffy
| with new iaae d. afaw c1 tic
mcnt lending iral ~ rs voice D.
said
when / sat ne eHaHah 10 see tha
aoGse. j eu + see i great hl'ek silDteh
in front Of r.. flf masa OF @ be
men. Then aa5. l.sr a'.R'ts Come
GOT. Dan Fa4c ~ summaf % Say
to youe So dAHa dliye ligid oor
to the place trpii IL TIC r9id and
erepit through ihe wood Al the back
and. hiding under the hsdse. got COP
TO the rear. Then | wrote On wee
scrap of paper. I've news of Mary
and come 70 bring help Then I
| tappn on a window. till | saw Mrs.
| Page peerin' oot and | held up the
| paper.
AFTER a minute or So she unlatchit
| the back daor aud slipplt IA. oh.
| Mr.. Macpherson. says the puir lady,
cryin'. is ny girl safeT And ] says,
/ Safe and sound a,leep.' And she says,
| Thank God Then heerd another
voice sayin. Annie. Annie-who is it?
Don't let them gel me-oll, my God,
don't let them get me. And | saw
! thar Dan Page was hidin' behind her.
elingin' to her skirts like scared
BARN. His fare were all drawn and
twistit Ike. and his mouth was sloiD-
BERN. and lie kept cryin'. 4 was drunk
Il was drunk. You tell them. Annie
You tell Them At that she says like
one speakin' to a child. There. there.
Dan-youre safer Aud then there
came an awfu' cry from ootside:
Come cot, Dan Page-or wen smoke
We cot like the beast that ye arer At
that Mrs. Page began to sob and says.
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