The Washington times., 1916-03-05

notnbnE neInE 70 the latter. and much ~ hSS
llttie prisoner. he really enjoyed pittlnV
his power against that OF the prose-
cutor. as
SO his. answers came with cool de-
liberation. and q hint of insolence that
won tho admirat.on OF the spectators.
who were divided between yest In the
II was the sympathy that came upper
most when at last. unable to bear any
SAMMY. abe leapod TO her feet. a little
moaning cry OF protest wrung from
her white lips. LanRdon was at her
fSsf down an into stsss s. Ss hsE dSSHwEs n.
whiHpering enoouragement and COM
fort. TIL she smiled up at hlm--a wav-
ering. pathetic little smile.
10 the prosecutor in his present saw
age hnmoT 4 seemed carefully plan
phiniX see Its effect upon the tury. and
I co,ild read so clearly the antazonism
I arowinE in their eyes when they look
ed at him. that with an ABRUPT shruR
he swung upop his heel and sat down
with, a. curt. That's ALL"
That released Dr. Foster, and sent
lllm back triupBhantly to the wit
ness room. There were two new
eomers conner, there now. q swsst-faeed ma
rather old fashioned IN her dress. and
d young girl Of about twenty flvo
VINO was divided between nervous
tears and youthful zfst.. She was
: pr. Foster smiled 'involuntariiy when
ne saw her. Mort people smiled OF
Amy Tor that matter. for she was
tuppIlnE over with youth and laugh
Yer, but for all that, her gayety waa
backed up by the shrcwdness OF the
modern girl who lights her own
battles promptly and tIccessfIlly.
her tailored auit' and Boft blouse
z cpen at the throat were srnartly cut.
ana her hat was a hint daring in It's
Ler litlot nose. and when the bailip
called her name, Miss Amy Barton
her agitation led her to tip II at an ever
more danEarous angle as she tried tu
rowasr her 'aose and kiFs her mother
ut the sumo time. "
I'm scared biuer' she contided ID
Tue other witnesses In a shaky voice
~ nrst night Is a einch to this. What
do ] have to say?"
tions. said DR.. Foster. and there IL
really. nothing TO be frightened
~ suppose not" she answered a.
she went through the door. but
wouldn't care anyway. I'd 20 bt
hanged ~ II would help MARY"
Under the careless words there wal
a sudden Gecper note OF sincerity, anc
her eyes were alight with pity and af
fecticn when she caught a glimpse Of
the defendant who tried 70 smile nj
her. In fact so intent was she Ibor
the prisoner that she took the. oath
the sand turned to the indge and said
Il don't know what I am supposed e
Go. yoCr Honor. Int I want to- tell yoi
right here. that Mary Page IL the best
and h, the ersEest AYES and. and tn" trucst srl II
; For the first time the Judge smiled
then he leaned forward and said kindly
The Court appreciates your admira
tlon for the prisoner, but you mus
stand. to the answers t. question:
which Will be asked you"
oh. yes, was told that she an
: swored readily. ''l3ut forgot" Ther
Fire away. Mr.. Langdon. I'm , al
ready"
A little gust Of laughter that wal
like q west wind sweeping through th'
. haze OF bitterness OF old tragedies rim
Piled through tho court. and the young
est Jurymnn settled his tie with n ges
ture that wps as natural as IT. was un
conscious when Amy's bright aporais
ing eyes rested for an instant uron him
Then LanGdon. coming close to th'
witness stand said quietly:
Miss Borton. you knew the defend
, ant. Mary Page. do you?'
why, OF course, ] do. YOU goatH' sh
answered with a bubhling laugh tina
found an echo in the room. But Lang
don frowned. and his voice wcs NOR
hSrsh as he said. PLEASE answer YES
, or no. and remember that if you wan
, TO aid Miss Page. you must mako you
: answers short and u the point" Tn
, hint OF rebuke startled Amy. and tn
, tears rushed into her eyes as she sat
plaintively.
"I'ii try. but II sounded so funny 10
, YoJ to ask ME- II I knew my bes
friend"
That's all right: ] understand. Nov
will you please tell the court Just whe
and how you first met Miss Page"
II was some years ago, and she an
her mother came to our apartmen
, with a note from Cousin Alice Cowe'
! who lived in New Town. Cousin Alic
1 had sent them to us because she kne'
we had an extra room we wanted
> rent and she thought that ! could hel
r Mary land Job"
4 What sort-of-er-position
"In the merry-merry-thst Is, on tn
;. stage ia been across the foots my
o self for a couple OF seasons, and Cousi
!. Alice said Mary wanted to become a
4 actress, and thought I could Show ht
4 how to make the rounds. It's a toug
pronosition getting a Job In New Yor
n with no friends and no pull she add
3 ed, nodding her head wisely toward tr
o jury like some pert little robin, b,
o LanEdon hastcned to interrupt M
{ philosophical utterances.
{ "will you tell the court. please. Nil
o Barton. about the first nosition secure
by Miss Page and OF the events th'
| led up to itH'
"well. II just happened that the da
Mary hit the big town i had da'
!: with webster, the real boss OF the mi
q sicai comedies, OF course he isn't u
i sort that you'd want to send your II
!, tie sister from the country to see. b'
y too much hedging don't go In the sho
II business worth G whoop. You've got
: trust to a sharp tongue ana hat-p
and once they're wise. tney treat yc
a all right webster was IKE mat p'
n II he promises you part ne pays tal
: so never was afraid to buck ms o
I fice.boy even on a busy day we
q when Mary told me sire had hanke
o ing for grease paint ana six weeks
v being sworn at In rehearsats. ! sa
/. she'd better come go right along WI
/, me, and maybe Webster woulu Iet
do a sister act by getting US iops
l. the same chorus. Mary was tickleo
y death. so off we went
. 'I had an appointment with the
h man. but he was scrapplng with o.
J. OF his romantic leads'-you could he
I them clear out to the front hall and
was a long time before I could pc
- auadc his little Cerberus to go In Al
r, teI him I was waiting. At any rat
r he came out at last blowing blasts
10 red fire after the actor-and then
;. saw Mary. Talk about lions Al
lambs! why. he purred when he SO
y her, and he was so sweet 10 me |
Il most got a leading lady's- contract o
i | ~ him before ne woke up and beRl