The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

With the help OF Mrs.. Daniels and the
daughter went through hts papers
there at tho house. and then Mrs. Dan
lels and I went to the theatre and got
he Waterman to open his once"
W-ptd you ind anything important
among the papers In Mr.. Daniels
desk?"
Eyes. In one Of. the drawers were
some torn scraps OF paper. Looked as
II the drawer might have been open
when the letter was torn up. and some
Of the scraps fell in It. l pieced them
together and found they were part Of
note from Mr.. Daniels to MIR. Pol
lock-"
"can you remember the wording Of
that letter?" !t
"Yes. 1t said. My dear Pollock: AS
lessee Of this theatre. 1. too. am finan-
cially Interested in Miss Page. Should
your persistent attentions cause her to
withdraw from the cast after tonight's
performance. frankly warn you
The rest OF the page was torn off. It
bore the date Of the opening Of The
Seekers.'"
WAS this the note?" Langdon's
voice rang out triumphnntly, as he held
up before the witness sheet on which
some torn scraps of paper had been
pasted. and when Brennan had identi-
fed them he turned to the Jury, and
cried:
Gentlemen of the fury. offer this
threatening note written by Mr.. Dam
iels to David Pollock. as an exhibit In
the case for the defencel.
The next witness was no other than
Joe the bell-hop. who had already play.
ed SO important q role In the trial, and
who had carried Pollocls message to
Mary on that fatal night. At sight Of
him the District Attorney lifted his
eyebrows in surprise
"Joe." Langdon was saying gently,
"you have already told US how Mr.. Pol.
lock gave you a message to take to
Miss Page, and how upon receiving It
she left the banquet in the Hote, Re.
public and went down the corridor with
you and into the room where Mr.. Pol
lock was waiting. What did you do
them"
II started down tho han towards the
stairs" said Joe in his boyish treble.
did you look back?"
Eyes; was kind OF curious about
wot was goin' on"
WAS there anyone In the hallway
when you looked back7"
yes. the fat man who had been at
the banquet. the one they called Mr..
Daniels. was standing close to the door
OF the gray suite with his ear against
It as II he wuz listenln'."
"Did you watch him long?"
mo. 1t wasn't none Of my business
wot he was up to. SO KEEP on down
tho hall. Then run into you, Mr..
Langdon."
Ibid you see that same fat man lat.
err"
"Yes. In the room-where-they wuz
found"
Joe. do you recognize this picture?'
LanGdon's voice changed sharply and
he thrust photograph into the boys
hands. The latter nodded.
"Sure!" he said. That's him-Dan-
iels. That's the Teller seen in the cor
ridor all right"
And that picture. your honor and
gentlemen Of the jury" supplemented
Langdon. "is the latest photograph of
Mr. Daniels supplied to me by-his
wife!"
But now the prosecutor was on his
feet. and though his voice was Just as
friendly as Langdon's. the bell-boy eyed
him with some trepidation as he asked
suavely:
"Joe. how does It happen that you
never told any of this before?"
II forgot" said the boy suilenly.
well. we all forget sometimes" went
on the District Attorney in that honied
voice. But suppose you remember
ed It again when Mr. Langdon remind
ed you that you had seen Mr.. Daniels.
Wasn't that TT"
"Wot's eatin' your" scored the boy
heatedly. How could Mr. Langdon re-
mind me of suthin' he didn't know I'd
seen. till put him wise?"
well. suppose you tell US how you
came to-er-put him wise"
you see" he piped. me and Mr..
Langdon WIZ talkIn' things over.
Cause you see I wuz right there when
It all happened. and he says to me, he
says, Joe, I'd like you to 60 over to the
hotel with me. and let's take another
look at that corridor
when we got there. we did every
thing all over Just like It had happen
ed. and then when wuz comm down
the hall looked back Just like did
before. and Mr., Langdon says. Zoe,
when you looked back did you see any
body?' And l says. Only that fat guy.
Daniels and he says. oh, you saw
Daniels! wot wuz he doin'r And I
says, 'Gettin' an earful at the door
Then he says Are you sureg And !
says, Yes and he says. guess you
better tell that In court And I says.
Tn on and-thats all"
The prosecutor turned away with a
shrug amid ripple Of smothered mirth
and Langdon, laughing himself, patted
the boy encouragingly on the shoulder
as he sent him back to the witness
room and called in his stead Randall
Williams. the erstwhile leading man OF
Mary's Inflated company.
The young actor. used as he was ito
audiences Of all kinds. was uneasy as
he took the oath. He remembered only
too keenly his Erilling of few days
before. and he could not understand
this recall to the stand. The lurking
fear Of being dragged into It some
how" hung heavily upon him.
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