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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-04-06

i knew that beyond that pool OF silenct
in which he stood another clamorous
throng surged about the door of the
court and filed the room itself-thou
sands of them. some men and many
women, voracious for sensation, glut
ted with the lure Of this tremendous
tragedy that was being played fol-
them by living puppets, The law had
indeed discovered the secret that every
theatrical manager signs to know
what the public wants"
With q word or two to the officials.
Langdon went hurriedly down the
echoing corridors to Mary's cell; past
row after row Of monotonous barred
doors. from behind which faces peered
out with idle curiosity-faces, savage.
despairing. dull with Indifference or
ravaged by tears, But they meant
nothing to Langdon, for heart and
brain alike were speeding on ahead of
him to that distant narrow room
where Mary waited
At the cell door he halted and quick
II removed his hat, unhidden tears
springing to his eyes, for Mary was
kneeling like a little child, her head
I'm her mothers lap. and the elder wo-
man was praying aloud:
"And God give us strength to go
through this day and grant justice to
this, my childr'
Justice. dear God, justicer' echoed
Mary. And no artistry of the great
actress could have given to that sim
pie prayer the poignancy that a great
faith and great sorrow gave to it
Then they spied Langdon, and Mary
jumping up. gave a cry of JOY and ran
into his arms. He held her tightly.
and the actress In her would have ap
plauded II she had known the effort
that lay back of his CHEEKY greeting
his word Of hope and the tender smile
with which he put into her hand white
roses to pin against her dark frock
Il think we had better go on into |
court now" he said as she drew the
blossoms through her belt 1.-THE men
are waiting. and it's about time, you
know"
For an instant Mary shuddered and
chung to him with closed eyes.
IF could only be there without GO
Tag across that awful bridge" she sigh
cd Somehow the people are less
terrible when they are sitting down
and keeping quiet"
81 know, dear, / know" said Lang
don sadly. II wish to God 1 could
spare you. but it's really only their
way OF expressing sympathy. and I'll
give you a happy thought to say to
yourself when you Cross today. Just
look straight ahead and say over and
over: To-day Philip begins my defense
Today we will begin to prove my limo
Then you think"-cried Mrs. Page.
The state will undoubtedly rest its
>aSe this morning." he answered grave
y. "Our chance is coming now"
''Oh. then 1 shan't mind ANYTHING"
Tied Mary and. kissing him. lifted her
Ovely head
And now the end was almost come.
The last witness for the state was
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-04-06

I'VE found Mary Page lying in q faint
or, to whom complaints had been made
of the riotOus behavior of q big supper
party from one Of the theaters.
1t was a pretty noisy bunch" he
said coolly. But they didn't seem to
be doing any harm, SO l just stood at
the door watching them. and presently
James Pollock came in.
"He was in evening DRESS" he con-
dnued, land he called a bellhop and
gave him Il message. pointing out the
young lady who was sitting at the
head of the table with the noisy par
ty.''
WAS that young lady Miss Pager"
asked the district attorney. indicating
Mary with a jerk of his head.
1T was" said the detective firmly
'"Then Mr.. Pollock went down to what
We call the little gray room and, going
I'm, shut the door. The bellhop started
into the dining room. but almost be-
fore he'd taken a step the young lady.
Miss Page. threw her Wineglass on the
floor with hysterical sort of laugh
and came Keeling out of the room with
IL
didn't know where she was going.
Il turned away to call one of the
maids to take charge Of her. and when
l came back she was making straight
for the gray room, walking as firmly
as If she'd never had drink in her
life. She went I'm and shut the door.
and minute afterward Mr.. Langdon
there comes flying out OF the cafe and
shouts:
(which way did Miss Page GO?
In the gray ROOM answered, and
with that he ran toward 1t, with me
beside him. but before we got there
We heard shot. and He paused
enjoying to the full the sensation of
the moment and the tense whispering
wave of sound that Quivered through
the crowded room. when we had
broken in the door we found James
Pollock shot through the heart and
Mary Page lying in faint beside him
with revolver not six inches from the
ends Of her fingers"
Mary. who had been watching him
as If fascinated. quailed from that curt.
almost vindictive. description of the
finding of the bodies Of the living and
the dead, and. resting her arms on the
edge Of the dock. she buried her face
I'm them and for the first time sobbed
bitterly.
A murmur Of sympathy arose, and
several people stood up, only to be
rudely pushed back into their seats by
those behind. And now the district
attorney. going to the grewsome array
OF Exhibits" in the case, picked up the
revolver and. showing it to the jury.
put it into the detectives hands. j
lis this the revolver" he demanded
dramatically. "and e the prisoner the
woman whom you found locked In the
room with the dead body Of James
Pol1OckT'
Yes" answered the detective. And
at the word the pencils Of the reporters
BEGAN to spin like mad across the OAR
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"And you became engaged almost al
once. did you mott" The question and
the answer were equally quiet.
Eyes"
"But you were not married for some
| timer
mo" The gentle old voice shook
now, and faint flush crept into the
thin cheeks.
"Why?" The question snapped sharp
V, but her answer was long I'm coming.
Because" she said at last. Il found
that Dan drank. and IL said would
not marry a man like-like that"
But you did later onT
YES" she continued. HE promised
me that he would stop, and believed
God knows a woman always believes
that-from a man."
please make only direct answers to
the questions" broke in the Judge
stern1y. But some woman in the back
Of the room said aloud:
That's the truth she's speaking. Let
her say it,
"Silence!" commanded the Judge
And now Lnngdon said:
sible Of what happened after your mar
riage?''
For long time it seemed as If she
could not go on. and Mary leaned to-
ward her. whispering softly:
"Oh. mother-mother. darling! But
as If the words were a draft of en-
couragement Mrs. Page took mp the
thread Of her story.
What happened" she said YEARLY.
lis what happens to thousands Of wo-
men. We hadn't been married very
long before my husband began to
drink again. The-the first night he
came home really drunk was the night
had planned to tell him that Mary
was coming to us from God. l don't
think l shall ever forget the horror Of
that time And all the while that
was making ready for her he was max
ing my ina ability to go out with him an
excuse for debauch.
ooh. your honor" and now she turn
ed to the judge. Its no wonder my
child is full Of the fear Of drink. For
night after night l walked the floor.
and prayed like a wicked woman that
my baby might die before it came into
the wOrld-because / was afraid It |
would bear the taint-would be born |
with that awful devastating thirst!'
More than one man I'm the room and,
indeed. more than one Of the Jurors !
uneasily at the words. quietly |
spoken. but pregnant with tragedy.
ION the night that Mary was born.''
she went on. Dan was too drunk to
even be told-that-he had a daugh-
ter"
A murmur Of sympathy crept through
the room. and one voice could be heard
distinctly:
"Oh. well. that's not unusual. Most
men do-beastly drunk
II felt them said Mrs. Page tender
Y. that it didn't matter had my
)aby. and / was too full of happy
lreams for her future to fear for the
present
Somehow" Mrs. Page continued,
the years passed, and Mary reached
ixteen, but each Of those increasing
ears had increased her fear of drunk
nness. She was even afraid Of her
ather, and because we were too poor
or her to have pretty clothes she .
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james Pollock was waiting. And now
the last man was on the stand-the no.
tel detective who, together with Lang
don himself, had found the dead man
with his living but unconscious COM
panion.
The monotonous questions Of name
and age and occupation were ratified
off swiftly enough. and then the detec-
tive, with the ease of one used to tes-
timony. gave q brief resume Of how he
had first been called by the head wait
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across that awful bridge"
called to the stand, and Langdon drew
q deep breath. Unless some one was
called in rebutta1 he knew that now
the final stone was to be laid in that
carefully built tower Of evidence
against Mary Page.
The police had sworn that they saw
Mary threaten James Pollock with
revolver I'm the park that afternoon.
Employees Of the theater had testified
to her fear Of his attentions: her own
maid had been forced to admit With
fnltering tongue that her mistress had
cried out that he was a devil, and she
wished he was dead. Walters and in.
Vulnerable patrons Of the Hotel Re-
public. revealing I'm the publicity, had
told g1oattngly Of having seen Mary
Page. drunk apparently. reel from the
cafe on the night Of the murder and
80 directly to the anteroom where
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"Dan was too drunk to be told he had
daughter"
could not go to the parties and things
like other girls. And l suppose my
own horror kept building and blending
with Observation-Disclosures
She broke of. and now Langdon was
on his feet. red spot OF color I'm each
cheek and his hands nervously clutch
ing a scrap of paper as he asked
sharply:
What day do you refer to, Mrs.
Pager"
ITO the 10th OF June ten years ago"
she answered
"Wfn you tell us why that day Is 40
clearly remembered" asked Langdon.
Because" she answered deliberate
", that was the night of Mary's first
wild attack"
II object" shouted the district attor
ney. but the Judge frowned.
This seems to me to be particularly
relevant to Mr.. Langdon's somewhat
curious Defense" he said. II viii let
the question and answer stand"
viii you tell u.s." said Langdon,
what brought on that attack and
what you know Of it? Don't tell It to
me, but to the jury, who were NOT
there"
II understand" she said softly, and
Langdon sat down, overwhelmed by
his own recollectfons Of that terrible
night and wondering where the frs,il
little woman was getting the strength
for the ordeal.
1T was early evening"" said Mrs.
Page. turning to the Jurors. "Philip-
Mr.. Langdon-had come to ask Mar,
to 60 to ball game with him, for they
were friends even them" she explain
ed tenderly. And while they wer.
standing on the porch my-my-hns
band came home drunk. He saw rh..
Two OF them and accoated them. usin.,
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Improper and insulting language. NJ
didn't mean t-he didn't know 90
he was saying-but IT was terrific ra|
Mary. and she urge1 Philip to leave VI
once. heard tnen-and heard no.
words-and I ran out to help. leav;-,s'
the poker thrust into the hot coaI. -
the range. for had been fixing ~.
fire.
We've got Dan into the house ana
on to sofa in the Kitchen at Lace
where he lay babblfng about lame.
Pollock, With whom he had been drinE
ing and who was also-or who hsd
tried to be-a friend Of my daughter"
Again the whispering murmur Of a,
element swept through the room but
died OF it's own accord.
Dan slept for long time. and whom
he woke up he wanted more to dr,nL
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II heard James Pollock make an in
suiting taunt."
had sent Mary to bed. and l was
alone with him / tried to reason with
him. but he forgot 1 was his wife. He
was insane with that awful thirst. He
ordered me to bring him the bottle Of
whisky out of his cabinet, and when
1 wouldn't he-he beat me. He threw
me down and kicked me and struck me-
with chair. And, though tried to
keep back cry that would rouse Mary,
she-She heard and came running down.
poor child, in her little nightdresS.
"She screamed and ran forward and
dragged at her father. Trying pitiful-
~ to protect me-aDd at Iast-he turn
ed-upon her.
She shuddered and buried her face
In her hands-her eyes tear blinded
and her mouth distorted with the an
guish of memory.
And then-he saw-the poker-T
had forgOtten-still thrust into the fro
and he dragged it out
A Qutvering moan like a vocal echo
to her mental agony slipped from
Mary's lips. and dropping her head.
she sobbed aloud.
please go on. Mrs. Page" said Lang
don warningly, and though the moth
er yearned toward her daughter. she
took up her story again in u voice that
rose word by word into a poignant cry
straight from a mothers anguished
soul.
He dragged Mary to the center Of
the roOm-that flaming poker in his
hand He forced her to her knees.
struggled to get to them. but / WAS
Weak-dazed, half conscious because
or blow on the head. 1t was all Just
a nightmare to me! But t heard Mary
scream and scream and scream, and
then-l saw-the poker burn into my
ch1ld's forehead! smelled the scorch-
ed nesh and from somewhere | got the
strength to leap upon him-and then
the door was burst open and-Mr
Langdon came In.
de-he had been worried about US"
abe painted. her voice breaking now,
ana, coming back to the house. heard
Inc cries. Ny husband rushed ut him
and they fought. Then suddenly Mary,
who had been lying In a moaning Iittle
heap on the floor. writhed-got to her
hnees-to her feet-and before 1 could
stop her. began to dance wildly about
ne two men, laughing and shouting
ND singing. And then. while we stood
mere appalled,. even Dan-soberesl by
t-she ran on-out OF the house-and
nto the street.
Fnll1p was after her In a moment
'ut 1t seemed hours before I could
rawi to the door. and / saw-Msry
1sappeartng down the street and
card James Pollock make an insulting
aunt Then L was knocked down by
~ husband, who rushed by me with
n oath.
When l got up again Mr.. Langtom
'as out OF sight. and Dan and James
oilock were lying huddled In the path
rugghng to get to their feet"
her voice dropped now and she fin
he'd quietly. firmly.
Three hours later Philip brought
larry home-wrapped In his coat. Her
lgntgown was In ribbons: her feet
ere torn and blOos4y where she had
anced and run over stones and stpnapa
the woods near our home. Her
ands were bruised from scratching at
ees and rocks by the way. Che was
torture with the burn ON her fore
'ad, but she was-Quite zane. And
S0r honor. she had no recollection OF
lTtnfng that had happened after she
w her father advancing with the red
It poker"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
Professions and Trades.
$50 GIRLS WANTED.

$50 GIRLS WANTED.
We have very largely In
creased the capacity Of our gar
ss mont factories and noed a large
number OF bright young women
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Operators are needed on all
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Working conditions are unusu-
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Experienced workers arc nat
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
Miscellaneous.
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24

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Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-20
Co.
TO REDUCE
CHARGES
Telephone Representatives
Say That improvements
Are to Be Made.

With reference to the recent res
olution passed by the Imperial county
Board of Supervisors asking that the
State Railroad Commission investigate
the alleged high charges being made
by the valley telephone company and
the Holton Power Company, the Ca
lexico Chronicle is quoted as follows
"a CLEAN of hope for tn elocal sub
scribers to the Imperial Valley Tele-
phone Company's service came yester-
dey, in the statements made to City
Attorney w. P. Butcher and to men,
bers of the board of city trustees by
high officials of the Pacific Telegraph
and Telephone Company of Los An
Geles, who were in the city. They
promise improvements in the near fu-
ture that are along the line of the
demands that have been made, even
though they fall little short of the
real requirements.
81. A. Lynch, assistant commercial
superintendent, and Charles F. Mason,
division commercial superintendent,
respectively, of the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Company, were in the
city for the purpose of looking over
the field to see what Of the demands
for better service that have been made
are warranted. To officials of the
city they stated that the case of the
Imperial Telephone Company, asking
for permission to dispose of its hold
ings to the Pacific company, is now
Icing heard before the railroad COM
mission. If the petition is granted,
as there is reason for expecting it will
be, and they are authorized to take
over the local company's holdings, the
Pacific company will Immediately take
up with the city trustees of Calexico
the matter of rates, and they ex-
pressed the belief that a satisfactory
arrangement would reseult.
"They also said that it was the in
tention Of the Pacific Company to in
stall at once four-party line system
for the residence of the city, and that
as soon as business warrants the
company will install the common bat
terry system, under which the lifting
of the receiver calls the central eX-
change operator without the antiquit.
ed operation of ringing the bella
"self-starting" system as it has beer
characterized by local automobile
owner. The visitors made no prom
ises or predictions, however, as tc
when the latter improvement would
he made"