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allowed himself to be led up into the
stand.
The excitement Of the spectators can
be imagined.
Here was drama Of the most thrilling
kind-an unwilling witness in a SEN
sational murder trial, dragged to. the
stand, forced to open his sealed lips
and tell what he knew.
"Mr. Shale," cried Langdon, what
had James Pollock asked your to do
for him ON the night when he was
shot?'
HE asked me to get him the grey
suite at the Republic. He wanted to
get Miss Page in them for quiet chat
80 he said"
"Did you do tt?" ......
Yes. But Was kind Of sore, be-
cause q man gets tired playin' errand
boy for guy that's dead crazy about
| skirt"
What were you doing on the fire.
escape?'
The question came so sharply that 1t
held the whole room tense with It's un-
expectedness; but Shale did not vince.
Jim told me to get out there, and
keep an eye out for anybody likely to
butt in He knew you could reach the
different rooms by it,
isn't it true that you and James
Pollock quarreled that nightT
Shale blanched.
Eyes, it's true,s he said hoarsely.
Jim was devil when he was drums"
His face was beaded with perspira-
ton and his hand gripped the edge of
the witness stand till the knuckles
showed Hvidly.
He tried to look angry, but he sue
ceeded only in being tragically ridicu-
lOus.
Suddenly Langdm softened his voice.
Where were you when Miss Page
came into the room?"
ION the ire-escape, standing f1atten-
ed against the wall, so that anybody
looking at the steps wouldn't see me-
why did you re enter the room?
Shale moistened his dry lips, then
with gust of defiance flung up his
head.
II went In because Jim called me"
he said loudly. "The girl had gone
hysterical. She was laughin' and
shriekin', and he calls to me, For
Gods sake, Shale, see If she's got any
smelling salts or anything in that
bag"
"And when you opened that bag you
found revolver, didn't your Lang
don's voice rang out triumphantly.
George Shale, what did you do with
that revolver?' ....
For moment the man swayed as
he stood, then he laughed and flung
his hands wide.
II shot him with it!' he shrieked II
shot him! didn't intend to do 1t, but
he was a dirty dog. He had threat
ened me again that very night He
struck me-he called me his jackal-
and when saw the gum knew my
chance had come. took it out and
walked around and said, Here's your
smelling salts-and when he turned to
take 1t shot him Oh. my Cod"
He broke off with storm Of gasp
ing sobs
Everyone In the room was ON bis
feet. -~'.-~-,-"--ss4ss,,...
Even the Judge had risen.
Mary herself was standing sWaying
like some lovely lily, the light Of a
wondrous Joy shining in her eyes,
while her lips murmured over and
over, "Philip-Philip-P
Then, high above the turmoil rose
the voice of the District Attorney:
George Shale, you are hereby de-
ctared under arrest to be held to await
the action Of the Grand jury
Again pandemonium broke out but
fell to silence when Mary, her eyes
drenched with happy tears, cried
softly:
What's to become Of me nowT'
your Honor" Langdon's voice was
exu1tantly happy, and his hand caught
and chung to Mary's, "Your Honor, the
defendant desires to know what is to
become Of herr
SShe IS discharged" answered his
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fort to stem the cheers that rose, fill
ing the room and echoing far down tie
corridors proclaiming to the world at
large that Mary Page was free!
Still more cheering throngs greeted
her when she emerged from the prison
a little later with Philip and her moth
err besides her, and they followed the
speeding motor for blocks shouting
their acclamations and congrat ulations,
while Mary nestled contentedly against
Philip.
Forgotten were the days of horror
following the death of Pollock and
her arrest for crime she knew moth
Ing Of; forgotten even were the un-
pleasant moments when Pollock pur-
sued her with manifestau lions of his
unwelcome love.
It was the most wonderful moment
Of her life.
And you never suspected?' she said