Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-06
Continued from Wednesday,


Now, however, he was too intent
upon the possibilities that lay behind
Daniels's startling statement to be even
conscious of the audience that was
watching with such avid curiosity the
enactment of this drama. He was
more than thankful to the judge whose
hasty recess had momcntarily stopped
the protest from the prosecutor. and it
was with "A rush OF relief that he saw
the latter take his seat when court
rcopcned and realized that. after all.
Daniels's statement was TO pass with
out a legal wrangle. II made his first
question an easy one.
, MIR. Daniels, YOU say that you had
heard Mr.. Pollock threaten TO kill tho
defendant and himself VIII you tell
the court when that threat was made
and to whom.
1T was made to me, on an occasion
when ] almost became an unwilling
accomplice in n murder, during the re-
hearsals OF The Seekers"
Whose murder"
MIR. LangdOns.'
\ startled sob caught at Mary's
throat at the words. and, lifting her
head, she looked at Langdon with such
an expression in her eyes that for "a
and the witness on the stand and
knew only, with binding rush OF
JOY. that. whatever happened. she loved
him. That realization was surging
through Mary herself at the moment,
and she felt as If she were seeing him
for tho first time-truly and fairly.
, Heretofore he had been always the
protector. always the brave and the
ST. no IN of -
peril. the unbelievable horror of the
idea OF harm coming 10 him, shook her
with a storm Of intense emotion which
found expression in the sudden na<rc
OF tenderness that leapt from her eyes
to Langdon's.
The protective maternal instinct that
is always the real Keystone OF II WON
ans deeper love came TO the fore for
tho first time. and was followed by a
swift. fierce gladness that David Fol
lock was dead, Whatever the tragedy
and the suffering that cnmeshed her,
at least Philip was safe, and at the
thought all the fear and the horror OF
the Law left her, and she drew n long
happy breath that was almost mute
paean OF gladness that it was she who
could pay for his safety.
Langdon himself was equally shaken
by tho wonderful little interludc that
had come like streak of sunshine
through the drcary gloom OF the court
scene, but those about him attributed
the unsteadiness of his voice to ex-
element, and only Mary guessed the
real reason and flushed rosily under
her own thoughts.
MIR. Daniels" L2ngdon was asking
in that strange. chokcd voice. will you
please tell the court the circumstance g
of the--the attempt upon my life?"
81 didn't know il was, you know"
protested Daniels. Il understood It was
Just TO be kidnapinE-to---to get
you--Mr. I.anEdon, I mcan-out OF the
way Till after the opening of The
Seekers. A"
You say just Kidnapping Mr.
Daniels" broke In the Judge harshly
Did You not know that the law does
not consider kidnapping light Of
fenscr"
YES, ] know" Daniels's voice was
husky and uncertain. II knew, but
all had was INFESTED in this new play,
and II Dave Pollock had pulled out
then, I'd have lost il all and--Tve got
a wife and daughter. didn't think
any harm would come to Mr. Lang
don; in fact. Mr.. Pollock promised IL
wouldn't. I'd never have let that
man Shale take the watchman's place. %
When was that
(To BE Continued To-Morrow1
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