The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
CHAPTER x,.
IN the Alloy.

~ liner. begets strange friend
~ ships in its enforced intimacy.
and also has this in common
with the great ships. that those who
come on deck only toward the close of
stormy passage. ind themselves I'M
reasonably ostracized by their fellow
passengers who have been daily shar-
ing the excitement Of the voyage. Thus
the three newcomers among the wit
nesses In the trial OF Mary Page were
left sitting prinlly on q bench close to
the door while the incongruous but
friendly group Of those who had al
ready testified stood near the window.
The trio themselves were oddly con-
glomerate-a burly man in what were
obviously his best clothes. with col
lar size too small and a buxom wo-
man whose flushed face looked out
from under marvellous purple bon
net. Her hands were encascd in very
large white cotton gloves and she held
back her skirts aggressively from con-
tact with the short and elaborate gown
OF the over-dressed. tired-looking wo-
man whose face was pnsty with pow
Ger ana hard with rouge.
All Of the witnesses. for that matter,
from the little bell-hop to Mrs. Page
herself. surveyed this last conner with
disapproval: and Amy declared sue
cinctly that II mfr. Langdon put THAT
on the witness stand-it would DO
GOOD NIGHTi"
Langdon. however. greeted her with
warmth that more than overbalanced
their chilliness. and his welcome to the
other man and woman was equally
enthusiastic. To him. the presence Of
these three was n triumph. 1t meant
that he had succeeded where the po-
lice had failed. and that he had still
another surprise to spring upon the
Jury in this most astounding trial.
Some hint of oll this crept into his
tone lending It a new. almost boyish
note. when. at the beginning of the
days proceedings. he rose and said:
Your Honor. and Gentlemen Of the
Jury: Ever since the beginning of this
trial one point has remained a mys-
terry. The state has admitted its in
ability to offer evidence on this moot
cd subject, and therefore I crave the
indulgence Of the court to digress from
direct proceedings this morning, to
show you where and how Mary Page
spent those hours between the death
OF David Pollock and her surrender to
the law on the following morning!"
What" The startled exclamation
was wrung involuntarily from the Dis
trtct Attorney as he half rose from his
chair. but It was drowned in the stir
Of excitement that swept through the
entire room. For this had indeed been
mooted question and a decidedly
sore point with the Prosecutor-the
whereabouts of Mary during those
hours Immediately following the MUIR
der.
Miss Page" continued Langdon
when the Judges gavel had restored
order. did not herself know exactly
what was happening. As always fol-
lows an attack OF repressed psychosls,
the mind Of the sufferer was like that
OF a patient coming out Of ether-a
hash Of recollection and a stretch OF
blank Inconsistencies: therefore, II Is
not until now that I have succeeded in
piecing together the story Of that
night and shall cali as my first wit
ness. Kate o'Neilll"
Kate proved to be the buxom woman
In the purple bonnet who gave her age
as round about thirty-hve" and her
occupation as ga cook, and a good one'
to the delighted amusement Of the
spectators.
Miss o'Neil." said Langdon after
the preliminary questions. .you say you
are a cook. Where were you last en-
ployed?"
in the boardin'- house Of Mrs. Wat
son." she answered with a strong H.
herman accent. and the very ould
divil Of a job II was. tool"
THAT ID on the same street as the
Hotel Republic, is It not7.
"Surei and It's but two doors AWAY.
and what wild the dancin' and the mu-
sic goin' on there, and the phonygraph
at the Club back. 'tis never a quiet
moment We had the whole night
through"
"But your duties at the boarding.
house kept you up pretty late. anyway,
didn't they?'
-sure an they did then. What with
hot bread two days a week. and me
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