The Washington times., 1916-02-20

terrible memories. Then slowly. with a
new tone Of suppressed excitement IN
his voi03 he said: fiFfff
when / got ME enough to rec tho
hoose. ! cude see great black spioteh
men .0n Then cuas hear sSou. DHt g pc
oof. Dan Page, we've Eummat TO kay
TO youp 10 didna drive fIeht oop
20 the place. ! stopplt n the road and
and, hiding under the heb S.dse ~ Ds ooc
70 the rear. Then wrote on . wee
scrap OF paper. I've news OF Mary
and I come 70 bring help. Then 4
teppit on . window TN ! saw Mrs.
PAGE peerin' oot-and help up the
dAfter. minute or 20 she. unlatchit
the back door and slippit IN. oh,
MT MacPherson, says the puir lady.
SAFE and sound ssls sepe An And nj :sy:'
Thank God Then ! heerd another
voice sayin', Annie, Annie--who a. ItY
Don't let them get mech. my God.
e don't net let them get me; And I saw
clingin' to her skirts like scared
BARN. His face were all drawn and
twistit like. and his mouth was niob-
BERN. and he kept cryin'. Il was DRUM.
you w te d tSsm fSu tel, ss them y. Xnnis
ono speakin' 20 n child. There. there,
Dan-you're safe!' And theF, there
cane an awfu' cry from ootside: Come
co. Dan psge.or we'll smoke .ye 90,
Mrs. Page began 70 sob and says. .Oh'
what shall ! dor What shaii I. dol
They will ma talk TO me-and they'll
burn DOR house. they'll burn cor house,
Oh u Philip were only herei'
but we mum ha' time. Let Dan Pass
go upstairs and talk to them from q
"'oh, Dam. says the puir lady. Dan
VIII you 90 thatf Tell them you dldn't
no.. he whlmDered. I can't, / can'ti
Snt grabbit him by the arm and pulled
him to his feet. he a man, 4 cried
and and , ! shocki! him. BE man and Sci
"'Yeu'd be safe in the cupola, Dan.
says Mrs. Page. I'm stay with YOU
md this kind man will 20 for Piiiip.
uI ne Kept sayih'. No. mo- and
could hear the others bansin' at IN,
Mr.. Langdon." ~" went ON io'
Mrs. Page. whose anxiety 10 he near
MARY had kent her from returning 20
! We Mtness room. shuddered at the
yurinE 10 out OF the past. The soft-
ness which time has lent the tra1ed,,
OF thRt chill winter morning was strin- .
lcd on. exposing the old Horrible
A
grooming fingers. icy cold. clutchInr az
ner as she stroye to drag Dan page nm
stas ba t to,i the SypOla.
win drink. now thrill with terrible fear
hnd TO save him. She had beer merci-
Jully numb with the horror OF n then
consumed only with the desire to hold
tnose men at bay long enough for Mac
Emerson TO bring help. and II was that
desire which gave her the strength no
drag the heavy bulk Of her husband nm
the two flights OF stairs into the little
cupola at the TOP.
she could feel aRain the sting OF the
CoId dawn wind AGAINST her face as she
stepped out on the platform of rough
boards md droDDed the inert frure IN
her husband at her feet
Ihen. with all the elouuence of her
sTeat lear. she had pleaded with the
mob below to go away. Thov haS
seemed all eyes floating on n yreat mol
OF oiackness AGAINST the snow as sbc
,HSoked down: but later she could see
knew, that her pleas were = failinr,ion
deaf ears.
Finally ono who seemed To he the
ring leader had stopper forward and
Where is your husband? II 4, h,
that we want to talk to- And ~
had lied and said, HE is SLEEPING. ''
Ihey muttered ominously at that and
ns nns !ne r n,sh spoke; I'VE nav,
drunkard who strikes his daughter ;:nt
drives her insane shall atay IN thi,
t9w,n--Dsn Page has go. &C 60"
|, l., ne MIL ne WILL. she promised wild
didn't mean to hurt us-he didn't know
what he was doing But he'll .,
away--oh. promise that" And aEaiS
the grim voice answered her:
He'll 80, but WE'LL see him off
Lei MIN stand I'M like man and t.ti
to U.S." N"''
At that they all took up the sbou
Tor Page; and he. iying. on his face OF
inc poaros; moaned and prayed TO tn,
How long she talked md urged an,
wept and pleaded Mrs. Page herself dit
NOT remember, but somehow she ha,
held them-still threatenlng-still orni
small speck that she knew was M
approaching sleigh with two figures II
At sight OF it she had forgotten ey
crying In her JOY had sped down stars
leaving Dan Page still huddied in III
: windy cupola.
! II she. hadn't-she shuddered, an,
caught her breath In q smothered sob
and for a moment the courtroom hum
IN haze before her and the voice o
MCPHERSON speaking on the witness
stand receded TO vast distance an,
seemed to be again the murmurln
} fought back the Impending falntnes
and the rising tears, and as one brac
Ing himself against the impact OF som
} great weight, she Strengthened her slen
der shoulders to meet without flinchin
J the story OF that mornings tragedy.
, when Mr.. Langdon and / drov
oop. MacPherson was saying. 9TH
men were still there, and Mr., Lando
stood oop In the sleigh ana made
II speech TO them urging them to go HON
quietly Miss rage Is safe In tn
hands OF good DOCTOR he said, AN
YOU viii only make bad matter wors