The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07


he wouldn't let go and finally told
| him that Mr.. Pollock had just carried
| Miss Page off At that he rushed out
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
I he hung on. and kept on fighting till
the motor 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 1t
didn't stop"
Detectives! What detectives?" Lang
don's question snapped like whip
lash.
"Why-why-" she stammcred. con
fused by the sudden interruption. "TLe
ones l sent for. wanted Mr.. 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
posite exclamation of those in the room
SWcpt IlNc n VI AhAcuo '
the court and faded to silence. and
LangdOn asked:
"You had special reason for want
ing David Pollock caught by the po-
lice, had you not, Miss Walton?'
Eyes" she cried, and her voice took
on sudden fierce note Of suffering and
anger. Il wanted him punished. and
thanked God for the chance that had
been put into my hands,"
"Why:"
Because he ruined my little sister.
and left her to die Of shame and heart
| break
"Your Honor!" 1t was the prosec,i-
| tors voice. Il object to that question
and answer. 1t defames the character
of dead man. and has no bearing
upon this case. What is more. it can.
not be proved!"
"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 submissive
ly. 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 Waltor
| earlier in the day. IL began by nursing
my sister through terrible illness
when she seemed likely to lose her rca
! SON." gained poignant meaning. that
made more than one juryman move
restlessly. and brought whisper OF
sympathy from the spectators.
The court clerk monot0nOusly read
the corrected evidence and then Lang
don. after moments thought. said:
"Miss Walton. when your plan mis-
carried and Mr. Pollock succeeded In
carrying off Miss Page. what did yor
dO?"
II ran back to the hospital veranda
where DR.. Foster was standing. having
been draw wn out by the sound Of shots
and told him as quickly as coult
what had happened, and where the!
had taken Miss Page
.Did he make any comment upon th'
address you gave him?''
Yes. He gave sharp exclamation
when ! handed it to him and said
Great heavens! I've heard of tha
place-and what I've heard was any
thing but good At that one Of the de
tectives took 1t and when he had reat
1t he whistled and said. cellars! NJ.
God. we'd better follow pretty quick
II you want to rescue the girl. View
had our eye on that joint for som
time At that Dr. Foster said. w
will follow quickly, for my car can b
here in a minute"
"Will you tell the court. please. ez
actly what happened when you reache
the sanatorium?"
"Dr. Foster stopped the automobil
at some distance down the road an
put out the lights. Then we all sill
ped into the grounds as quietly as po
sible and the four men hid in the busl