The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-13

half In anger. x.abbed Mary and trick
to force the liquor on her. She-sh,
seemed to 60 mad. and when | snatch
ca her away from him her little night
gown bad slipped Oh her shoulder ant
there-plainly-could be seen the mark.
Of the handv'
A murmur Of excitement crept abou,
the reporters table as we'll as amons
the spectators. This was great stuff,
ana when Mary's trembling hand came
back from its impotent reaching to
ward her mother. and went sharply t.
her left shoulder, there was no one In
the room who needed the answer to
Langdon's question.
(Which shoulder was that marx
upon, Mrs. Pager
THE left one" ',:r
"How long was 1t before the child
stopped screaming?"
Several hours, and she was feverisll
and III for days."
l-angdon's voice now changed abrupt.
". and the prosecutors eyes narrowed
to the watchfulness Of Il cats. as the
former asked:
ION the night when your daughter
rePudiated her engagement to James
Pollock. were you sitting up waiting
for their return from a dancer"
YES"
"Will You tell the court as briefly as
possible What occurredY'
1T was very late. had been wait
ing what seemed to me hours before
they came In. Mr.. Page. who was very
much under the influence of LIQUOR,
was beratihg Mary. and once he start
ed to strike her. but Mr.. Pollock inter.
Tered. telling ME that Mary and l had
better so and try and get some rest.
once in her own room. however, my
daughter broke down and sobbed and
said. Your grief and fathers danger
maze me accept Mr.. Pollock. Tonight
| tried to run away with Philip, be-
cause he is the man l love-but | am
helpless in your hands,"
did you. still urge Miss Page to mar
~ Mr.. Pollock?''
mo My daughters happiness was
too great price to pay to save my
husband from the penalty of his crime
and told Mary that she and togeth
er would go to james that very day
and plead with him to set her free. Ii
was dawn then. anu finally she went
to sleep"
Did yen make that plea to Mr.. Pol
lOck!"
NO. We went to the otfice-but-
but-wc didn't see Mr.. Pollock"
"Wi'l YOU tell the Court why? Not
me. Mrs Page. but the court-as If
were not present"
well. your Honor she said. turn
ing to the Judge. "when INV daughter
and reached Mr. Po.lock's office the
IGOR was open and Mr.. LanyGon was
in There. AS we came up we heard
MI Pollock say. Give me II fair chance.
that all ask. and I've never had it
You leave town for two weeks. and If
on your return Mary Page still prefers
you-l will withdraw and give her up
to you. Mr.. Langdon demrrred Mt
first Then he said he would 20 that
day anu hurried out without seeing
either Mary or me. felt we ought to
see Mr.. Pollock, anyway. but before
We could 80 into the Office we heard
door creak. and my husbands voice"
She broke off with a smothered sob.
ana Langdon prompted her quickly:
what did your husband say. Mrs.
Pager
He said. with Langdon out of the
way. our little scheme should work
nicely. Then-then Mary pulled at nv
sleeve and said. Come away without
seeing them. Mother. We must warn
Philip-and they mustn't know we
have been here So we went to Mr..
l-angdon's office, and he arranged to
come to the house late that night in
the hope that we would have learned
by that time what the scheme was"
Did you learnY'
Yes. Shortly after Mr.. Langdon
had come. my husband and Mr.. Pol
lock came In and Mr. Pollock told us
that he had bought the mortgage on
)ur home. lie said that if Mary would
marry him within week he would
rive her the mortgage and the forged
heck as wedding gift II she didn't |
he would forcclose and put the check
nto the hands of the police"
"l'id Miss Page ayree?'
She said she would answer him the
leNt day. and he said he woukl wait.
hough my husband was angry that
mere should he any delay. Then Mr..
'ollock went. and Mary joined Mr..
.angdon. and they started for walk"
'Dld You see them go?''
NO. l went to the kitchen to fix the |
ire for the night But was dra wn |
o the window by hearing angry words !,
ma saw my husband berating Mr. |
-angdOn. was so terrified over II |
Ill and-aDd--so heartbrOken Mt the |
bought OF losing nv home. that hur.
led out and begged Mary to come IN
0 do anything to quiet her father. So
he said goodnight to Mr.. Langdon |
nj. coming in. went straight to her
DOm :"