Evening journal., 1916-04-01

mad-but we couldn't catch her-onIy
thank God--the man with the danger
nag saw her and stopped her just In
time!"
Did she fight against capture?"
NO. She just tainted dead off in his
arms, and when we got to her. he had
carried her over and laid her on the
platform. 1t was then that 1 saw Mr.
Langdon. He had just gotten off the
train, and when he saw the crowd and
Mary lying there, he turned white as a
sheet and came running over. But ]
told him that she had only tainted and
he'd better carry her over to the hotel
by that time we'd collected a crowd as
big as If the circus had come to town.
and when we crossed the street could
see Dave Pollock glooming to himself
on the edge of the rabble, looking like
thunder-cloud but not daring to in
terfere"
WAS Miss Page conscious when YOU
reached the hotel?"
mo. But after she had been laid on
the sofa IN the parlor and the landladv
had bathed her forehead a while she
opened her eyes and smiled at us. and
the old woman, who was good soul Al
heart, drove us all out saying thai
Mary needed rest"
WAS Mr.. Pollock in the hotel at that
timer"
Yes. He was at the parlor door. but
when we came out he kind of edged
away and stood scowling at us. Then
told Mr.. Langdon that I believed he
had been spreading slander against
Mary all through the town and had
driven her half insane so that she had
attempted TO end It all by hinging her
self in front OF the train. Mr.. Langdou
started to tell me something then. but
before he could get a word out. the
landlady came to the parlor door and
said Mary wanted me. Mr.. Langdon
went in with me. When Mary saw him.
she just gave one cry. and came run
ming to him, like a kid that's been
scared in the dark and sees its mother
coming with a lamp. But when she
saw Mr.. Pollock pushing his way in
with some Of the others. she turned
kind Of white again. and Mr.. Langdon,
turning to see what had startled her,
got glimpse OF him. At that he sud
denly pulled a bunch of papers out Of
his pocket, and marching up TO Mr..
Pollock said, loud enough for all of us
to hear: Through certain investiga-
tions which made in New York, David
Pollock, I have discovered that you ars
the biggest scoundrel unhung! 1 have
actual proof that you backed "A Wo-
mans Pledge" Company and allowed II
to strand in order to leave Mary Page
penniless and alone in a strange town;
and what is more, curse you, believe
you yourself spread the lies that have
been told about herl'"
did Mr.. Pollock deny these accusa-
tions?"
"He started to. but apparently changed
his mind and didn't say a word. But
the good old Rube proprietor did. He
jumped up and shook his fist under A1r.
Pollock's nose and shouted. You scoun-
drel! I've had my doubts about you
for some time. Now 1 know-and you
get out OF my hotel-and get quicll
This town is no place for hounds that
persecute women and slander 'em. and
II you don't want some rough handling
you'd better get away before word OF
this dirty work gets around At that
Mr.. Pollock turns about like dog that's
had a licking and skunk out and Mr.
Langdon laughed and said. There's a
train home in twenty minutes. and
we're going TO catch it,"
''That is all. Miss Barton" said Lang
don. but his tone was thoughtful, and
when the prosecutor waived cross ex-
animation. and the Judge adjourned
court, he showed obvious relief. He
followed Amy into the witness room,
drew her aside and asked:
Amy, have you seen anything OF
Daniels lately?"
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him yesterday. and. say, he looks about
the sickest thing ever saw in ths
show business. Honest, felt sorry for
him"
well. you may feel even more sorry
for him. before long" muttered Lang-
don, and hurrying out through the now
gloomy corridors he passed through the
changing door and down into the cells.
At a word to the turnkey he was ad-
mitted TO the narrow room where Mary
lay flung across the narrow bed. Stoop-
ing over her he whispered softly:
'Mary-my dear"
"Oh, Philip" she sobbed, turning and
clinging 70 him. Tits like living all
the horrors over again to go through
this day by day. Is It worth while3
VIII It help any?"
nnys AiOIo noptAul
tonight than I've been since the begin
ming" he cried cheerily. "And what's
more, believe I've got line on a new
clue-that will work up we'll"
"Oh, what2" she cried, sitting up and
smiling at him rainbow-wise through
the tears that begemmed her lashes;
and Langdon. holding her hands against
his lips, said softly:
Dearest. you know that long after he
deliberately planned to strand you. Pol
lock also backed Daniels TO star you.
Pm going to summon Daniels and make
him explain their exact association, and
then I think-the end will be in sight.
Just be brave little longer-and trust
me-"
"Oh, do DO" she whispered; ana
when he left her she followed him to
the door and. thrusting her slender
hands between the bars, caught his and
said In a voice that thrilled with sweet-
ness:
phillip, dear-I am hopefui-and
am brave-don't forget that-and please
20 home tonight-remembering that
was smiling when said goodbye"
But Philip, burying his face in the
slender palms. could not see the brave
ly sweet smile because of the scaldinR
tears that burned his eyelids, as he hur-
ried down the echoing corridor.
(To be continued