The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-04-13

'Not at first. it were too far ava,
but l says to myself, It's nae pbor",
or fairy. It's some puir daftio ao'
away from its keeper. I'll wait Tin -
gets nearer, then try and stop it,"
"Could you hear what she was sim.
hg?"
"Nae. But presently l heard anotbo-
voice-a voice shOutin', and | knew, :.
were someone after her. / was nina
ed to shout back, but I was afraid -
Bcarin' the poor daft thing, so I stoos
watchin' till suddenly she COON on,
into a patch Of moonlight and I sou
her face. 1t was Mary Page"
A little gust of whispering <ommor,
rippled through the room. and tbo
Judge, leaning forward. broke N
sharply:
Glow far distant was this fppr.
when you first thought you recognized
it as Mary Pager"
81 dinna ken, exactly" said tbo
woodsman thoughtfulIy, TWAS mo
more than maybe twice the width os
the space Of yon door," nodding r.
wards the entrance into court. "bnt n
get to her 1 would have had to sI,irt
the lip of the hollow, so I stood still
watchin'."
"Will you tell us how Miss Page
looked?"
"Her dress or her petticoats was All
torn and muddy, her hair was hanpin'
down onto her shoulders, and her faco
and arms were scratched and BLOODY
and there was something that looked
like q great sore on her forehead. She
moved like a blind person, stumbn
over stumps and bumpin' into the
trees. and yet she KEEP on that strange
croonin' song -Iaughin'. too. at nes,"
"Could you hear any other so0nd?"
AYE. | heard q voice calm. 'Maryl
Mary!' And / could hear the smashn'
Of the underbrush as somebody came
runnin', but she didna look around"
Ibid she pass you?"
mo: she skirted the hollow round
the other side, but 1 could see her
wouldna let her out Of my sight. till
she were safe, but I didna want to lay
hands on a daftie myself. Then sud
denly saw man come runnn
through the woods, and when he saw
her, he gave great cry and shouted,
Thank God" Then he called again,
Mary. Mary-wait for me-wait for
me. dear!' The echo in the hollow
caught it up so that the whole woods
were full of the cry. and at that she
turned. and stood swayin'-like a
young sapling cut at the root. Then
she gave cry. and fell all crumpled
In little heap"
"Did you go forward then?'
81 started. but before could get
around to them. the man had pickit
the lassie up and carried her down by
by the brook in the hollow"
"Could you still see them?"
"Aye. like in theatre, for the moon
shOne down there. while stood above
them in the trees. The man. who was
Mr.. Langdon. here. KEEP victim his
handkerchief and bathin' her poor face
till she opened her eyes and said, Phil
ip, Philip! And at that, he held her
close and sobbed like a child, and said,
Mary. Mary. are you all right now,
dear?' And she said, I'm tired-where
have I been" And he said, Never
mind. dear. you can rest now-yOu
are safe in my arms Then sudden
ly she gives a scream and cries, Don't
let father touch NEEDN'T let him
touch me! Oh. Philip. 1 can feel it
ON my shoulder-it burns-it burns"
And he kissed her and said. There is
nothin' on your shoulder except my
kisses. Mary. Put the fear out Of
your head; nOthin' can harm you while
I have you safe And she says. Not
even JamesF And he says, Not even
James. d him! Then she gives a
little sigh like BARN that is tired, and