New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-03

Mdiy. One. was crying. and packing
her grip. She said that for tile last two
or three days She had noticed decided
difference in the attitude OF the mel,
towards her, and that at noon one Of
them had insulted her and she had
slapped bis face. The worst OF it was.
she said, the man said that he had been
told that she WASH t: SO particular with
Others, and was notorious where SHE
came from. When we went downstairs
with our suft-cases in our hands the
proprietor's wife was giving him an
earful OF what she had heard about us.
OF how bad we were and all the rest:
and Mr.. Pollock was sitting there TAX
ing 1t all in: but pretending to read.
He jumped up when we came in sight.
however. and started to speak. but we
pushed by him and walked right up
to the proprietor and said. Look here
you've been pretty white to US. but
somebody is spreading lot Of lies
around here, and we're going to quit
f: u: G.. and we'd like whatever of the
long green lis coming to- us after our
room rent is paid The old: guy. seeing
MIR. Pollock was. listening, said we'd
better all so into the diningroom to
settle it; but Mr.. Pollock followed us
in, and said that as he was a friend
Of ours, that he had heard that there
were good many rumors about
Mary's past. and that of course no
actress could expect to have any repu-
tation. as everybody knew what road
companies were. ID, Then he grabbed
Mary's hands. saying. L at least care
nothing about gossip. Knowing Miss
Page, have repeatedly offered to mar
~ her and now-now I ask again.
Mary, you can kill this SANDER in
minute by marrying me- That wised
me to his game all right. but before l
could tell her. she had dragged her
hands away from him with Il scream
and backed against the wall. staring at
us as if-as if-she was-crazy. call
ed out Mary! Mary but she didn't
seem to hear me. She just kept star
ing at Mr.. Pollock
Was he much excited?" snapped
Langdon.
Yes. but lie was half drunk. too.
He'd been drinking a lot all day. and it
showed plainly on him. 1t was that.
guess. that made him act like fool
and try to catch her in his arms. cry
ing that there was nothing ahead of
her but disgrace and disaster unless
she married him."
did she reply?''
"No-she didn't answer. She struck
at him-tWice-then she screamed and
ran out-and across the street to the
railroad. We've followed as quickly
as we could. and then she choked,
and her hand went waveringly to her
throat, as if the words would not come
land then-we saw the man waving
his flag and knew the-the train from
New York was coming in. I-thirk |
went crazy myself for a minute
screamed and screamed and I heard
Pollock screaming too. and we ran like
mad-but we couldn't catch her-only
thank God-the man with the danger
flag saw her and stopped her just in
timer!
Did she fight against capture?"
mo. She just tainted dead off in his
arms. and when We got to her, he had
carried her over and laid her on the
platform. 1t was then that saw Mr..
l1angdon. He had just gotten off the
train. and when he saw the crowd and
Mary lying there lie turned white as Il
sheet and came running over. But !
told him that she had only tainted and
he'd better carry her over to the hotel.''
WAS Miss Page conscious when you
reached the hotel?''
mo. But after she had been laid on
the sofa in the parlor and the land
lady had bathed her forehead a while
she opened her eyes and smiled at us,
and the old woman. who was good
soul at heart. drove US all out. saying
that Mary needed rest" !:
WAS Mr. Pollock in the hotel at that
time?'
eyes. He was at the parlor door, but
when we came out he kind of edged
away and stood scowling at us. Then
told Mr.. Langdon that I believed he
lad been spreading SANDER against
Mary all through the town and had
driven her half insane so that she had
attempted to end it all by finging her
self in front Of the train. Mr.. Langdon
started to tell me something then. but
before lie could get !; word out. the
landlady came to the parlor door and
said Mary wanted me. Mr.. Langdon
went in with ne. When Mary saw
him, she just gave one cry. and came
running to him, like kid that's been
SCARED in the dark and sees it's mother
coming with lamp. But when she
saw Mr.. Pollock pushing his way in
with some Of the others, she turned
kind of white again. and Mr.. Langdon.
turning to see what had startled her.
got glimpse Of him. At that he sud-
denly pulled bunch Of papers out Of
his pocket. and marching up to Mr..
Pollock said, loud enough for all of us
to hear: Through certain investiga-