Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-18

Throat.
moment he forgot the court, the judge
and the witness on the stand, and
knew only, with a binding rush of
joy, that whatever happened-she low
ed him. That realization was surging
through Mary herself at the moment,
and she felt as If she were seeing him
for the first time-truly and fairly.
The protective maternal instinct that
is always the real Keystone of q wo-
mans deeper love came to the fore for
the first time and was followed by
swift fierce gladness that James Pol
lock was dead! Whatever the tragedy
and the suffering that enmeshed her,
at least Philip was safe, and at the
thought all the fear and the horror of
the law left her, and she drew a long
happy breath that was almost a mute
paean Of gladness that it was she who
could pay for his safety.
Langdon himself was equally shaken
by the wonderful little interlude that
| through the dreary gloom of the court
scene, but those about him attributed
the unsteadiness Of his voice to eX.
element, and only Mary guessed the
real reason and flushed rosily under
her own thoughts.
"Mr. Daniels" Langdon was asking
in that strange. choked voice, will
you please tell the court the circum-
stances Of the-the attempt upon my
lifeT"
II didn't know it was, you know"
protested Daniels. 81 understood it
was just to be a kidnapping-to-to
get yOu-Mr. Langdon. l mean-out Of
the way till after the opening of The
Seekers"
you say just a kidnapping Mr..
Daniels" broke In the judge harshly.
did you not know that the law does
not consider kidnapping a light Of
fence?"
"Yes, | know" Daniels's voice was
husky and uncertain. 81 knew, but
all had was invested in this new
play, and if James Pollock had pulled
out then, I'd have lost it all and-I've
got a wife and daughter. l didn't
think any harm would come to Mr..
LangdOn; in fact, Mr.. Pollock prom
Used it wouldn't, or I'd never have let
that man Shale take the watchman's
place"
when was that?"
During the rehearsals, as | said.
Jim came to me and said that Philip
TonUdOn WAS hYftfpo, a., 100 ,nucb that
he was upsetting Miss Page and max
ing trouble for him-that is Pollock
and he wanted him out Of the way.
Then he said he had a plan to kidnap
Langdon and take him out to the coun-
try till after the opening of he,play.
At first l wouldn't listen. but--fnally
Ibid. 1t sounded simple enough. l
was TO send for Langdon late that
night, supposedly to ask him some
thing about the Page contract. In the
meantime we were to drug the watch
man and let Shale-Pollock's jackal,
they call him, you know-take his
place. Then when Mr.. Langdon was
leaving the Waterman was to nab him
and carry him out TO IA waiting auto
mobile and cart him Off"
"Were these plans carried out?"
mo. That is, not the latter part. II
was then that l found out about the
attempt at murder"
"Will you tell the court in detail Just
what happened on that night?"
"Well, IL sent for Mr.. Langdon, "
said Daniels neryOus,y "and he came
In the meantime we had given the reg.
ular Waterman knockout drops and left
him In a corner OF the balcony. and
Shale took his place. When Mr.. Lang
don was leaving ! called this supposed
Waterman and, acting ON Jim's in
structions, told him 10 show Mr.. Lang
don out OF the stage door. But / tell
you"-his voice rose suddenly 70 a high.
shrill note OF hystevlcal emphasis-'I
tell you | knew nothing Of that open
trap door in the stage. thought he