The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-19

prayer correctly he dared not hesitate.
and ire very first question was the ono
she had been dreedipg.
Miss Page. will yen try TO tell the
court ~ fully as poaglbie exactly what
occurred on the night when you left
s ,h banquet 9sSs, and iSh,ss p.vid Pollock
n swept away all her new found hope
and plunged her dixzily down into de-
spei.. To her u seemed to prove that
even Langdon placed little or no Gre
and she had = feeiiS a' or peihS sud S.
lsolted--alone--in world OF hostile
faces. 4 sob caught In her throat and
the room grew black before her. and
when she spoke her words came slowly
70 tone s.r at orn time snd SOUNDED .Sns strange
from q, great distsncsJa
"I-ieft-the : banquet :. room = and -
overwhelmingly Mr.. Poll
iossywasIihe5s; Hs wogIdh,,telet.ms
Then he threatened me. He-Jhad-a
glass Of whisky. I--saw. him-coming
toward me-and-thats ALL can re-
membert" Her voice rose shriiiy on the
,ss, T r9ii and she repeated them; the
ali--oh, you KNOW that u aii--thst l.
Startled by hsr outburst and her pal
. si ~, Lt,ngdor went quickly to her side
"of course / know, . he said. reassur-
insly, II just wanted you TO repeat il
to the court That was aii--and-I
wont ask any more questions now" .
But i have one or two to ask, %
broke in the prosecutor, e1ditant over
me opportunity 20 cross-exhnfine Mary.
now that her composure had given way.
And, IN spite Of the whispers OF
n snanmes Hes no right 70. torture her
and brought warning rap from the
judges gavel. he stepped briskly for
ward and asked:
Miss Page. Dr.. roa,er ~ - .
ceptlbility to the smell Of alcohol Can
sion other than the lHu taa, Il. .. -.
mentioned-when you were overcome In
this-well. very peculiar mannerr'
The biting sarcasm OF his raspins
voice acted upon Mary like a dash OF
ice water. She straightened up hauRh-
thy and her voice was 80 cool and quiet
that the bailin: who was handing Lang
| don the smelling salts made a comic
face as II knocking their precaution.
~ have been overcome in that 'pecu-
liar manner on several occasions.''
will you name one7''
Yes. II you will look through the
tles Of the Rochester PAPERS OF two
summers ago. you will ind that had
that city"
"will you describe the circumstances.
There was big supper scene in The
play which dealt with city life. The
! company were supposed to be drunken
jewellers. and l was 10 Join them and
drink. too. As usual. ] had expected 10
ose SS.s t es.m m fSsd Sssn Tor SUB
sututed. remember only a sickening
rush Of horror an Of some awful i'm.
4 pending disaster. I know / screamed
ens home @ef ii t ssG Ssy sos s
had rushed from the stage like q mad
| woman. That OF course can be verified
by the papers. or by any member OF
that company"
The prosecutor laughed .insultingly,
And you" he taunted. you who 20
mad at the smell OF alcohol ara We,
sufficiently familiar with II. To recog-
nise real ehampasne-the moment YOU
II didn't Know It was champagne. -
she protested. II merely knew It was
wine Of some kind. Irs-its the
The bouquet is the term more fire.
And can you tell US some other oc
casions. MiAs Page, when you drank In
that perfume and--were overcomeT'
The sneer In bis voice was becoming
beating herself against q stone wall.
She was bruised and weary. and her
agony found vent in n sudden pathetic
little cry:
What is the use Of my telling you'll
You won't believe mel
What J believe has nothing to dc
with the natter cried the prosecutor
you must answer the questions put
TO you while you are on the stand"
II tell you"-began Mary. Then. with
q little choked exclamation she caught
ct the rail with cropping hands. Phil
Ip!" she called. Philip And as M
spranK to her side. she COLLAPSED hall
fainting into his arms. BhudderinE and
sobbing In such obvious hysterta tina
Il did not need 1.angdon's plea for
short recess to make the judge say
Court win adjourn for Afteen min
utes-or until such time as Miss Pae
is in q condition to be brought back e
the Atand."
with q grateful Glance at his homer
Langdon half carried. half led Mar
toward the prison door. Then, as tn
baiiiff came forward to relieve him, N
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