Putnam patriot., 1916-05-05

wide pool of mellow light over
 the scattered papers on the ta-
 ble and brought out boyish glints in Langdon's dark head as il lay on his folded arms. sunk in ineffable weariness
 All through the long hours of the night he had kept his lonely vigil-now boring over the legal documents on the table. now pacing the floor ill frenzy of anxiety, or making his way down the echoing corridors to look in with mute suffering at the room where Dr. Foster and Nurse Walton watched so silently beside moaning, tWitching figure on narrow prison bed. But when the scanty furniture of the office was gradually emerging from the en- veloping cloak of night into visible ug liness he had at last sunk into a dozc of complete exhaustion. Miss Walton coming to the door. an eager message on her lips. turned silently and plying ly away Some betraying sound reach ed him. however. and he lifted his head with a start. blinking to find the lamp light paling before the gray of morn ing.
 Yawning. he got to his feet and crossed to the window. He flung it wide and drew in great breaths of the chill air
 For the first time since Mary's at tack of madness in the courtroom he realized fully how tremendous an as set the tragedy was to the defense, and in spite of his grief. as lover over her suffering, the lawyer in him ex- ulted in the episode which cemented into place the cornerstone of his case.
 The thought of this lent hint of buoyancy to his tired body as he made another trip to the cell where, at Dr. Posters orders. they had carried Mary. still screaming with frenzy.
 Mary herself was sleeping soundly when he glanced into the cell and Dr. Foster was on his feet frankly stretch mg, while Miss Walton was bathing her tired eyes at the basin iu the corner.
 Both greeted him with a smile. and. answering the question in his eyes rather than the one he huskily whis- pered wi;h his lips Dr. Foster said:
 ~She will he all right now She woke, conscious just after your last visit and is now slecping sOundiy. There's nothing to worry ,5out-at least. not just at present
 Thank Godr" Langdons voice broke ou the words and Dr. Foster put out his hand and patted the shoulder of the younger man reassuringly. saying;
 We all say that, but you'd better go get some rest now; you look done up.
 'Oh. I'm all right" said Langdon. "But. Doctor. is she-is it going to be possible to go on with this trial? Can Mary hear it?''
 ''I think SO. The answer came slow ly "Of eourse yesterdays scene was bad. very bad But you must realize that the attack. while it was plainly due to the whiskey thrust upon her. was only to some extent brought about by the fact that the liquor was hand ed her at time when she was hys- terical and had been re-enacttng events that kept her earlier experiences con stantly ill her mind Given healthy surroundings and happiness, l wouldnt worry about attacks in the future.
 I.angdon nodded ahsently. for his teart was echOing the earlier words or tle great alienist: Given healthy sur toundings and happiness l wouldn't worry about attacks in the tutufe' and he was vOwins to himself that cost what it might. he would yet win freedom and happiness for her.
 He had not dared hope that she would be well enough for the trial to continue for some days at least, but when she woke few hours later she vowed she was perfectly able to go irto court even then. ..ad SO. no more than an horr late. the proceedings were continued
 That hour had seemed a very short time to Mary and te Langdon but It was a very long one 10 the excited spectators who crowded the rooms 10 the doors. whispering excited reninis- rcreeS of the day hefore
 Whatever doubts had fingered in the minds Of the public as to the veracity and the strength of the defense built un by Langdon h3d been shattered al one blow. For Mary. as everyone said. might indeed have been actress enough 10 feien madness at the sight of the drunken poll eman. but she could not have feicned that great brUise on her shoulder The shadow of the gripping hand with those hvid sears beneath Il told mutels of how the cruel tingers h2d torn into the tender aesh
 The newspaper bearing Dr. Poster : article oa .Repressed Psychosis" which The District Attorney had So sarcasu cully introduced Rs ev:eeRce had been