Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-04-07

terical and feverish and elung to me
desperately She was sitting on the
edge of. her bed. IN Narrow room
whose windows We're heavily barred,
while the door had not only a lock but
two bolts as WE'LL
Was Miss Page locked in when you
got to her roomY"
Yes. and Mr. Pollock would have
locked us both in. had it not been that
1 protested. saving that II Miss Page
grew violent in the night | must be
free to get out and call for help. But
even though he left the door unlocked
he fingered just outside for long time,
and was unable either to soothe Miss
PAGE or give the signal, for fear of
arousing his suspicious. At last heard
him go downstairs, and | told Miss
Page that DR. Foster and Mr.. Langdon
were outside. and when she had sunk
back crying with relief | carried the
lamp To the window and gave the sig
nal Then started down stairs TO let
the men IN"
Were the halls deserteoT
"Yes-both deserted and dark. But
just as | was slipping back the bolts
of the front door, the door to the office
was opened by an attendant and In the
light that streamed out he could see
me plainly. | tried to slip the last bolt
before he could reach me. but Il was
stiff and | couldn't move IT, With an
hs1 fAfRI Inv ha al
dragged me into the office Both Dir
Cellar and Mr.. Pollock were there.
and he told them what | had been do
ing. At that Mr.. Pollock grabbed me
and shook me aud demanded to know
what | was UP to, He hurt me and
frightened me So couldn't think Of
anything TO say and | lust screamed.
thinking that those outside would hear
me and break in. They did hear ne.
for they began to hammer ON the door
and demand entrance. and | screamed
again. But at that Nj. Pollock elapped
his hand over my mouth and Or. Eel
lar caught my wrists, and between
them they dragged me into little
room beyond the office and flung ne
INTO Il Niiali= kttit "a " ttisit H. faNk1
lar had revolver in his hand and he
thrust it into my face, promising 70
do for me If made any noise They
went out and locked the door, but rs
soon as they We're gone | ran 10 it aud
listened, and | heard the doctor tell
his assistant (the enc who had caught
me ut the door to 20 upstairs aud
f4t IL, srFpt ffhnet h.t utaI Mr.
Pollock had a conference and decided
TO let Dr. Foster and Mr.. I.al.gdon In,
but to deny that Miss Page WAS there.
IN go upstairs and wait till you get
rid of them, said Mr. Pollock. Then
heard a door close and everything was
Iuiet.
soon | heard DR.. Fosters voice say.
ing. Miss Page has been foreibly drag
ged from my sanatorium and brought
here | demand her instant release.
and | have my car outside to take her
back TO the hospital At that Or. Zel
lar laughed sneeringly and said, Is ii
your usual method of getting patients
to run about at night aud lidnan them
from rival sanatoriums? ! could hear
DR.. Foster give little muttered oath
of anger, but Mr. langdon broke In
sharply saying. This IS no time for
listening To anE tomfoel insults from
you. cellar what we want Is Miss
PAGE. ana by heaven, III get her out
If here. if / have 70 lsill yoa and break
down every door in the place Even
that wouldn't get her said Dr. Cellar,
'for this Miss Page as yea call her, l.
NOT here You lier shouted Laugdon,
We Know she U.s. The nUrse has al
ready signaled Us t. that effect I'm
afraid Your friend has been drinking
| n little loo rat a. sneefed Cellar, speak
| fne apparently to Dr. Foster. for II was
| the latter who answered: i suppose.
he said drily. that you will deny also
| that Il woman screamed 10 us for hell
few minutes ago. One of the pa.
| tents had a nightmare. said Cellar
| but lie spoke uneasly.
Suddenly Mr.. Lan.don shouted
Nurse walton, Nurse Walton! And
| in answer | beat upon the door and
| cried. In here. In here Almost i'll
| stantly il seemed | heard the sound oil
| running feet. and the door was unlock
| ed and | stumbled out almost into Mr.
| Langdon 5 arms. But before we could
| either Of us move away from the spot
Cellar said erimly, Stand where you
are, all three of your And we saw that
he was covering us with his revolver
| Then there came most terrible cry
from upstairs-the long scream of a
woman either half craZed or In deadly
fear Even Cellar was Mortified by it
and his arm wavered little as he
turned his head At that Mr.. Langdor
sprang upon him. and bore him bach
against the table. They fought dies
perately, both Dr. Foster and ! trying
to help, and at length Mr.. Langdon sue
ceeded in twisting the arm of DR. Eel
lar so that his fingers went limp and
the revolver fell to the floor DR. Eos
ter snatched it up and Mr.. Langdon
cried, Keep that beast covered till
get Mary. aud went running out of the
room ana up the stairs. 1t was then
that | remembered the two detectives
and realized that we had help outside
so | hurried 10 the door and flung II
open They were right there. halt
crazy with anxiety. and when / shout
ed. Up stairs. they went up two at a
time with me close behind"
"Will You tell us. please, what you
saw when you reached the upper land.