Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-30

reiser noated from Mary's pale lips at
the WORDS and two little flames or hope
and excitement lenpt into her eyes.
Even Langtion had seemed at times
% cherish vague doubts and had press
cd her cruelty to try to remember--
even haxily--the events that were q
blank to her: and In consequence the
words Of the great alienist were balm
to her aching heart and seemed In
truth q wondrous vindieation.
LAngdon, watching her In amased
concern, saw her slender body shake
like reed In storm of emotion, and
reading in 1t not the breaking OF the
fey letters Of immobile despair. but the
shattering Of a wonderful self-control,
hassened 70 her side, with an admoni-
terry ana reassurfng whisper of encour-
agement. To his surprise she smiled
at him through the unshed tsars and
caught his hand for an instant in.
feverish grip as she murmured tremu-
lously.
There's nothing the matter. Phil I
lam just hopeful"
II may have to call you to the stand
for a little" he went ON anxiously.
DO you think you-you--will be able
tor"
why. Of course" she answered, with
such surprised note in her voice that
Langdon was perforce treasured, and
turned his attention again towards DR..
Foster, who was flushing angrily I'M
der the badgering of the prosecutor.
what you tell us is very interest
Ing the latter was saying sarcastical-
ly. And so you followed the life of
the defendant, or let us say you traced
her life back year by year. And did
you decide which event was the direct
cause Of her-er-peculiar mental
breakdowns?"
II did
what was itr'
"Her fathers brutality on the night
she fed from the house in wild terror.
Miss Page had suffered from her horror
Of alcohol from baby"
"Then It was her fathers treatment.
rather than his intoxicated condition.
that drove her insaneT persisted the
prosecutor; but Or. Foster saw the
drift of the question and shook his
head emphatically.
at was not. 1t was the sight of his
intoxication, and the reek Of the whis.
key on his breath. The pain of his
brutal grip on her shoulder. and the
sight Of his ill-treatment of her mother
naturally had their effect--but they
were not the main causes of her de-
lirium."
How do you know that Mr.. Page
grtpped her shoulder brutally? Isn't
that merely hearsny evidenceT"
''No. The marks of the hand were
plainly visible on the shoulder OF Miss
Page when she was brought to me.
These heavy bruises overlay a curious
birthmark that cane and went. and the
nails Of Mr.. Page's hand had dug such
burrows into the flesh that the scars
still remain"
Il have here copy of this morn.
ing,s News which has an article in 1t
entitled, What is Repressed Psyche
sisT by DR.. Foster. Is that your bro.
chure?'
at Is"
"In it you say. The cruel grip of
Mary Pages drunken father left its
mark indelibly upon her shoulder. for
under the stress of intense excitement
that mark reappears.' Is that hearsay
-or have you seen it?''
II have seen it"
With sheer that brought hot flush
Of anger eurvIno into fhe dnotnr'u foca
the prosecutor turned and handed the
paper that he held TO the foreman OF
the jury saying slnrringly:
Gentlemen of the jury. in this news
paper which | offer as an exhibit for
the state. you will find a long article
by the learned witness, which is pal
pably an effort to rouse cheap sympa-
thy for the prisoner. In it he says
substantially what he has said In court,