The Washington times., 1916-03-05
CHAPTER VII.
Stage Aspirations.

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CHAPTER VII.gte.. I
,ce, =, Stage. Aspirations. 7
Ia TOT since the famous trial that
bN sent the expression 'DrShi
storm" spinning down through
the years, hns the tosthnoh,
OF an alienist SO greatly stirred an cx-
cited world as did the phrase Re
pressed Pcychosis," !" with which DR.. Fos-
ter summed Up the temporary insanity
OF Mary Page. E8
1t spread through the court and tho
throngs In the corridors 1T sped ovet
the telephone wires to the Awaitins
newspapers os the city. and by 1850
ciated Press To other papers IN every
State. Editorial writer's dclved for thu
works of Balm, Fechner. helmholts and
saansSed Msnsseroerg, M rna6 ana the ,norS learned
and recalled the fact from thoir college
days that it came from the Greek worIil
Mature" and Soul" Before long Il
even reached. the zenith OF publicity
tocnists, but all this was after that day
when DR.. Foster. once moro upon the
4 witness stand. told With technicii
breyity Of how prenatal Influence In.
upon the delicate brain tissues undei
the strain OF great shock.
Much Of what he said was entirely
unintelligible to the excited audience
II was; therefore, VIII, little rustlinr
abruptly change his line OF question
ing and say.
How long after the night at DR.. Eel
lars sanatorium did Miss Page remain
ut was nearly three weeks befort
she was able to go. and ever then u
was with some trtpidation that I con
ssnted to her leaving"
Did you fear a return of-her-fl
'"Yes. I knew that excitement or
nervous strain OF any sort would hav,
an injurious effect. and / warned boil
Mrs, Page and Mr.: .,S,I hSS,ngdon to protec
'Dr. Foster. did you ever see Davi,
Pollock after the night he took Mis-
Yes. saw him again on the da'
will you tell us the circumstance
Of that second meeting please?"
Miss Page and her mother and Mr
Langdon were Just about To leave. q
order to take n train to New IorI
} when Mr.. Pollock drove up to tho sana
torlum in HIS motor. was worry in
dienant at his daring to come To tn
hospital, after what had occurred. an
asking the Pages and Mr.. Langdon 4
go into my office and wait. went L
l
dered Mr.. Pollock to leave the grounds
He refused 20 go. saying that ne ma
something OF great Importance to sa
to Miss Page. lie would not, he said
ask to see her alone but II was nj
right to see her II he wished. becaus
their engagement had not been broken
I felt that In the circumstances II wa
best to let him see Miss Page ana re
ceive his dismissal. So took him int
the office"
did Miss Page show any distress a
sight OF him?"
Eyes. She gave little cry almost o
fear and chung to her mother, an
would not answer his greeting"
what did Mr.. Pollock say?''
He said. You have no reason I
shrink from me like that. Mary. A
worst. what | have done has been be
cause ! loved you. You have promise
to marry me. and so far that promis
has not been taken back, and now
have come to know what you are goin
to do. II seems to me that we ought {
be married at once-as-as-l have In
formation that your fathers death ma
left you-without-well. without tn
you. ] have waited for three weeks 10
some word from you. and now | hav
come to claim my tiancee!
did Miss Page replyT'
Yes. She went up to him boldly an
said without any signs OF nervousness
OF the moment before. 'if l have nc
taken back my promise. David, II IL be
. cause I nave been too Ill to think 9
II. But I do take 1t back now. I wi
never marry you so long az live. an
/ never want you to speak to me agaii
/ detest you. and since you can n
longer harm my father. the reason fc
my promise to you Is gone. That Is a
! have to say. Good-by; A. that Po
, Does that mean that you are going
marry Lanydon?' 1T means she sai'
that after what has happened ! sha
never marry anyone. Pollock locke
} relieved at that, but there WAS hiT
r OF a sneer in his voice as he asked. !
that case, may ! ask II you are goin
to return To New Town. and II so VIII
Is going 10 support your you nave y
right TO ask. she answered quietly b,
= I don't mind answering. We are n,
Al going to New Town; we are going
, New York. where hope to secure
; "pid Mr. Pollock show any surpri'
; at that7"
mo, but he was obviously chagrine
Q And then interfered and remindS
4 Mrs Page that they would miss the
: train II there was any further deia
and they left, Pollock driving away
his machine almost directly back
: "Dld Miss Page seem calm and co
e | lected?' '.,
''Yes, outwardly: but there was
look. In ner eyes tnAt mdut me lcaIl
= for her future, and her hands had r
sumed their nervous -twitching when
1 nut her into the automobile. II mat
me realize that the great influence
fear for her was Pollock, and II IL n
decided opinion that ", as have hear
he CONTINUED to persecute the defendar
the result would" .,..
'I object" stormed the District A
torney, leaping to his feet Or Fo
/ ter's last assertion that the defendant
mental ailment was aggravated throws
the continued persecution or David PC
" lock Is hearsay evidence, and dire
III maligninR Of a dead man"
| '"I sustain that objection, said q
Judge steTnly. adding to the docto
"You must restrict yourself. to answe
III ing questions. DIR. Foster. LET u
answer be stricken out from the WORD
Into the automobile.
| The doctor. fush Of ANNOYANCE
his face. turned questioningly towaI
Jaupdon. hut the LITTER, after a M
mapt's hesitation. said coolly;
mo more questions
III But the prosecutor had. lie gnt
his feet with the NlacritY OF a hghtin
man going into battle. Here was
III foeman worthy of his steel. n ma
whose TESTIMONY was, he felt sure. ~
II OF little weaknesses into which he con
die the raoier of his wit and his leg
nuestioninG, lie hated DIR. Foster. y
he admitted him. and eNulted In u
game Of wits before him.