The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-28

wide pool Of mellow light over
the scattered papers on the TIA
ID BILE and brought out boyish
Hints In Langdon's dark head as it lay
Ia his folded arms, sunk in inefable
Eeariness
All through the long hours Of the
light he had kept his lonely vigil-now
bring over the legal documents on the
BILE, now pacing the floor in frenzy
anxiety, or making his way down
AZ he echoing corridors to look in with
aute suffering at the room where Dr..
Foster and Nurse Walton watched SO
lently beside a moaning, twitching
gure on a narrow prison bed. But
Yhen the scanty furniture of the office
vas gradually emerging from the en-
eloping cloak of night into visible ug-
&ness he had at last sunk into doze
#of complete exhaustion. Miss Walton,
Bcoming to the door, an eager message
ION her lips, turned silently and plying
Iy away. Some betraying sound reach
] ed him. however, and he lifted his head
with start. blinking to find the lamp
hight paling before the gray of morn
ling.
Yawning. he got to his feet and
Tossed to the window. He flung it
vide and drew in great breaths Of the
hill air.
For the first time since Mary's at
ack Of madness in the courtroom he
ealized fully how tremendous an as
bet the tragedy was to the defense. and
Nm spite Of his grief. as lover. over
her suffering, the lawyer in him ex-
kRlted in the episode which cemented
ITO place the cornerstone of his case.
The thought of this lent a hint of
uoyancy to his tired body as he made
mother trip TO the cell where. at Dr.
oster's orders. they had carried Mary,
pm screaming with frenzy
Mary herself was sleeping soundly
hen he glanced into the cell, and Dr.
pster was on his feet, frankly stretch
g. while Miss Walton was bathing her
led eyes at the basin in the corner.
Both greeted him with smile. and.
kswering the question in his eyes
ther than the one he huskily whis-
bred with his lips. Dr.. Foster said:
She will be all right now. She
oke, conscious, just after your last
igit and is now sleeping soundly.
here's nothing to worry about-at
asst, not just at present
Thank Godr' Langdon's voice broke
the words, and Dr.. Foster put out
hand and patted the shoulder Of
younger man reassuringly, saying:
I'VE all say that, but you'd better go
some rest now; you look done up"
oh. I'm all right" said Langdon.
ut, Doctor, is she-is it going to be
ssible to go on with this trial? Can
AIRY bear it?
1T think So" The answer came slow
'4Of course yesterdays scene was
ID. very bad. But you must realize
lat the attack, while it was plainly
he to the whiskey thrust upon her,
As only to some extent brought about
the fact that the liquor was hand
2s her at time when she was hys-
Ecal and had been re-enacting events
1t kept her earlier experiences con-
ntly in her mind. Given healthy
eoundings and happiness, wouldn't
nv about attacks in the future"
hngdon nodded absently, for his
rt was echoing the earlier words OF
great alienist: "Given healthy sur
hdings and happiness I wouldn't
Try about attacks il the future" !"
he was powing to himself that,
what it might, he would yet win
dom and happiness for her.
had not dared hope that she
Id be well enough for the trial to
inue for some days at least. but
w n she woke few hours later she
Ia she was perfectly able to go
ourt even then. And so, no more
Ian hour late. the proceedings
HI ontinued
hour had seemed very short
Mary and to Langdon, but 1t
very long one ;gtes the excited
ators who crowded the rooms to
doors, whispering excited renHanis-
ses Of the day before.