The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-19

1 "E~thhs = AAH IN AAu LAHlq AGE IAML9ulH{ 10
any ton1fool Insults from you. Cellar
what We want IN MIss Page. and by
heaven. I'll get her out OF here, if I
hive to kill you and break down every
door In tho place. Even that woaldn't
get her. aRid DR.. Cellar, for this Miss
Page, as you call her, ~ not here
You lloE' shouted LRngdon. we know
she IL. The nurse has already signals
led us to that effect I'm afraid your
friend has been drinking a lIttlo too
much.' AnaOred cellar. speaking aa-
parently to DR. Foster, for It was shg
latter who answered: 7 suppose ht
said drily, that you win deny also that
a woman screamed to US for help a few
minutes AEo.' One OF tho patients had
nightmare said Cellar. but ha spoke
unOagily. and suddenly Mr.. LnnFdon
shouted. Nurse Walton! Nurse Wal-
toni And In answer beat upon tha
door and cried. In herel In hera!' Al
most instantly Il seemed heard tho
sound Of running fnot, and the door
was unlocked and stumbled out nj
most into Mr.. Langdon's arms. But
before wo could either of 1s move away
from the spot Cellar said ErImlY
Stand where you are. all three OF youls
And VIC saw that ho was covering us
with his revolver"
"How long did DR.. Cellar hold you
In this fashion,
mot moro than minute. for while
we all stood motionless and startled by
the sudden turn OF events. there came
. most terrible cry from upstairH-ths
long scream OF n woman either half
crnzed or IN deadly fear. Even Zal-
lar was hprriRod by II. ana his arm
WavoFed n little as he turned his head.
AZ that Mr.. LAnBdon sprang upon him,
ana bore him back against the tnbla.
They fought desperately. both DR.. Eoa-
ter and trying 10 help. and at length
Mr.. LAnEdnn succeeded In twisting tho
arm Of Or. Cellar 80 that his fingers
went limp and the revolver fell 20 the
door. Dr. Foster enateiied ii up and
Mr.. IanEdnn cried. Keep that beast
covered till I set Mary. and went run
ming out OF the room md Up the stairs.
II was then that I remembered the two
detectives and realized that lad
help hutElde, 50 hurried 20 the door
and flung it open. They were ristt
there. half crazy with anxiety, aud
when I shouted, Up stairs they went
up two et a time with me close be-
hind"
win you tell us, please, what you
saw when you reached the upper land
lnB2'
I'VE saw Mr.. LanEdon ana Mr.. Pol
lock on the floor engaged In a furious
struggle, while from the door OF Miss
Pages room came the sound Of littio
hands beating against the wood. and
almost continuous Screams 81 bursts OF
hysteria laughter. lnterspcrscd WIN
pathH IN a mans voice. The detectives
went at once 70 MI. Langdpn's aid. and
\ WHEN they had seized Mr.. Pollock one
OF them severed him with his revolver
while the other rnn with Mr.. Langdon
and myself 70 the door pt Mis- Pages
room. It was locked and our cries 10
Mary 20 let ua in only brought more
terrible screams from her. 50 tile de-
tectlve. warning ns back. Hrea his re-
vulver downward through The lseyhole.
shAttaFihg theilock and we burst into
the room.
She broke off as Il overcome by the
memory of what Had met their eyes lila
that prison room. and LanBdpn. his
own face white with the tensity OF re-
membefed horrors. prompted her husIs-
lily:
\ 'FtTill you tell the court. please. Miss
Walton. what you saw when you en-
tered the rooms of Mary Page?"
Miss Page was standing At the win
dow apbblfg and Laughing ana tearing
az the iron bars with hands already
cut and Shedding from her EFFORTS
Half ufouched by the bod. WAS the ugly
attendant DIR. Cellar hid sent To watch
her, and lying shattered ON the floor
4 beside him was n whiskey bottle. lie
\ was obviously brutally drunt. but
either Miss Page madness or our en-
trance terrified him into momentary
sobrietx and as we ran towards Mas
Page he darted out 81 the room"
How long wha IL before Miss Page
auIeted DOWN.
TT was some hours. Whom I'VE found
that neither Mr. Lansdon nor wnH
recognized by Miss Page j run down
stairs for pf, Foster. ~ came out in
Il the hall the detective who was guarding
Y lfr. Pollock turned towards me and
the latter instantly leapt over tho ban
filters and rushed into che office. The
i detective md III were close behind him.
ana aH i've reached the door we saw
Mr.. Pollock leap upon Dr. Foster and
Then he switched out the light and
called to cellar 70 Come quick Be
fore we could stop them both men ran
out through one of the long windows"
q 1fd you SEQ ithnr OF them again."
EMO. We ationce locked an tho doors
and windows and then pr. Foster hur
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