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"Not-not exactly in the room," ssid Mary, after an instant's hesitation. There were people outside the door and-and my maid, who had been out, ran in during the excitement"
 "Is your maid Janet or Jeanette Beauchamp?"
 "Yes." Mary's voice was uneasy now, and her eyes met the frightened ones of the maid who had risen with the apparent intention of leaving the room. But before she had reached the door , the Prosecutor had waved Mary from the stand and the clerk called loudly:
 Janet Beauchamp'
 There was a startled cry of "Oh, mon Dten!' and the Frenchwoman paused, wringing her hands, the centre of attention. She made a half move ment as if determined to escape any way and defy the law, but the sight of the police that guarded the exits and the stern repetition of her name brought her reluctantly back. She murmured a little prayer and crossed herself as she took the oath, but the cool friendliness of the prosecutor S voice treasured her.
 Janet, how long have you been in the employ of Miss Pager"
 "Two-no, tree years zis season."
 And was it usual for you to leave the dressing room when your mistress was getting ready for the street?"
 No. monsieur-sir!"
 "But you had been told to leave her on this particular day?" Told to leave!" Janet's voice rose in gallic excitement. "MGiS non! I had but gone to ze petite milliner, for ze new fiowaires for ze blue gown" Who told you to go?" Monsieur Daniels, he come in, and he and Mademoiselle. they talk, and he say pourquoi could I not go to get ze new flowaires-ze orchids since ze shops would not be close for one half hour yet. And Miss Page she say, certainment that should go then, for she could finish to dress by herself for once"
 How long were you out?" "Oh, je ne Sais pdS-I mean, do not know Maybe fifteen, maybe twenty minutes. I come back quick parceQue there are two kinds of orchid at ze shop and I want Mademoiselle to see gem both."
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the police, because Miss Page was still unconscious. He went to do that, say ing he would send up a special force of the hotel porters to clear the corri- dor, and then MT. Langdon and I went back into the roon.'
 Was Miss Page conscious by that time?'' There was sarcasm in the voice now and Farley's reply was couched in the same tones.
 When I got back in the room, sir Miss Page had disappeared!"
 Do you mean she had left the suite?"
 "Yes, sir"
 How"
 "Well, there wasn't any way for her to have gone with us at the door ex- cept down the fire escape, and the window WAS open, but she wasn't in sight at that time"
 'Then you mean," said the prose- cutor sharply, that this supposedly ill and unconscious woman, in the few moments which you spent in barley ir the corridor, got up, climbed through g window and down a fire escape and was out of sight before you got back into the room?"
 "Yes sir.''
 That is all' said the District At torney with grim triumph. Turning he said word to the clerk who called sharply:
 Mary Page take the stand!
 At the sound of her name Mary rose unsteadily to her feet, her eyes turned appealingly to Langdon, one trembling hand crushing back the little cry that rose involuntarily to her lips. But HER agitation was no more than ar echo of the excitement that swept through the crowded room.
 To Langdon alone the calling o1 Mary came as no surprise, and he was at her side in a moment, whispering reassurance, and urging her to answer
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vain for some of the jaunty assurance that had marked him in the earlier hours of the day. He had thought he would be little hero after his testi- mony and that he would enjoy the f1eeting publicity; but he was ashamed of the laugh he had made.
 The prosecutor himself was almost equally discomfited for it had been his plan to build up stone by stone a towering temple of evidence to prove that Mary Page had in cold blood plotted and carried out the murder of David Pollock. and now the boys testi- mony had in a minute undermined the whole structure. It forced him to play his trump card at what he feared was the wrong moment, but except for a harassed frown he showed little signs of his disappointment as he again called Mary to the witness stand. She came more willingly this time; it seemed somehow less of an ordeal, for she sensed that things had gone in her favor for a moment and she did not even finch when, with a four ish, the District Attorney took up the revolver Qying with the other exhibits of the case before the jury) and, thrusting it toward her, asked sharply:
 Have you ever seen this revolver 1 before. Miss Pager "Yes. It belonged to MT. Pollock" Was it in his possession on the night when he was murdered?"
 "No." Her voice broke now and fell. Tt was in my possession then"
 And you had it at the Hotel Repub- | lic?"
 "Yes"
 And was it your habit,' the prose- cutor's voice was satrically mocking. twas it your habit, Miss Page, to at tend banquets with revolver in your hand bag?"
 | Mary flushed angrily. "The revolver was lying on my dressing table at the theatre" she said, land I put it into my bag, intending to i give it to MT. Langdon. butt forgot it."
 | Tt was an unfortunate loss of memory for MT. Pollock" said the att torney drily, with glance at the jury. Then he abruptly waved the witness away, as though it would be a waste of time to question her further. Lang ] don halted her.
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to speak to me. I thought he had come to take me home."
 "The boy-what boy?" The question leapt sharply now.
 Why, the bell-boy who brought the message" she said in surprise, and, turning, pointed toward the group of witnesses where the small beli-hop covered, half covering his face with his shaking hands.
 For the moment at least every eye was upon him, and some of the hostility vanished from those watching faces as a wave of surprised comment slipped from lip to lip. For after all, if Mary Page had indeed gone into that room expecting Lapgdon, and not Pollock, it robbed the murder of the infamy of cool deliberation
 Mary herself was both surprised and confused by the sudden turn of events, and, dismissed from the witness box, returned to her own seat bewildered at the seeming importance attached to what had heretofore appeared so small a detail.
 But it was anything but small in the eyes of the District Attorney and LdUSuOU. anu tlISlO Woo SlCcili Ol triumph in the latter's eyes as the whimpering boy from the hotel took the oath. Before he went into the witness s-box, however, the judge leaned forward and drowned down at him.
 Do you understand, Joe," he said harshly, that what you have just taken is an oath? And that the law can put you into prison for perjury if you do not tell the exact truth after taking that oath?"
 "Y-yes, sir!" stammered the boy. "I'll tell the truth, s'help me Gawd!" Light laughter ran through the room; but the court attendant immediately called for order.
 'Tell us exactly what message you carried to Miss Page in the banquet room," said the District Attorney, when quiet reigned. Tt was Miss Page you took the message to. wasn't it?'
 "Yes. sir, it was her. And the gent in the gray suite he says, Tell Miss Page MT. Langdon wants to see her here at once.'"
 And you delivered the message just that way to Miss Pager"
 'Yes, sir"
 "Why didn't you testify to this al
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as simply and clearly as possible the
 questions she was asked. His calm
 gave her back some measure of her
 own serenity, and her voice was low but clear as she took the oath and stepping up into the witness stand looked down upon that sea of faces For a moment they swan before her eyes, and with a catch in her throat
 she remembered the last time she had looked down upon crowded faces; looked down across the footlights upor ! thousands of smiling lips and friendly eyes above snow storm of applaud 1 ing white gloves. How long ago ii seemed. and yet how short time!
 And now the faces that stared up at
 her were avid with curiosity: some hostile, some sympathetic. | Then her eyes. travelling beyond them, met the tear dimmed ones of l her mother. leaning forward yearn- | ingly from the witness bench: and be-
 cause of the suffering on that face Mary smiled Her first answers to the questions of the District Attorney
 were spoken with quiet dignity. Miss Page, isn't it true that David
 Pollock wished to marry you?" "Yes." The answer was lower now
 and hot flush crept for moment
 into Mary's pale cheeks.
 And you found his attentions un- welcome?'
 Something in the tone brought her head up sharply.
 q had told MT. Pollock that could
 not marry him." she said firmly. Abruptly the prosecutor changed his train of questioning.
 Now Miss Page" he said harshly
 please tell the court exactly what happened just previous to the time
 when the revolver was heard and | MT. Langdon found you unconscious beside the murdered man. Begin with the moment you left the banquet" | With shiver of aversion Mary closed her eyes for a second; then gripping the edge of the witness stand
 she began speaking slowly and with an obvious effort.
 When the boy brought me the mes-
 sage-I-was glad to go. They were
 drinking and were very noisy at the ba nquet-and I was tired. The boy
 showed me the door of the suite. and went in"
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Will you explain to the court" he cried, how that revolver came into your possession, Miss Page?"
 Gaining courage at his tone and the smile that accompanied his words, Mary turned toward the jury and in that beautifully modulated voice that had held so many audiences spell bound, she told rapidly. but in detail. the story of Pollock's visit to her dressing-room on the afternoon of that fatal day. She faltered little over the recital of his abrupt proposal. and woman-like, put in the world old apology for his brutality by the simple statement:
 He was drunk, you know"
 Then, vividly, her slender hands gesturing and her voice rising with poignant memories and pride of Lang don, she told of the latter's entry in re- sponse to her screams and of his battle with Pollock Tensey silent. but with every nerve alert, the crowd listened as she described how Pollock had pulled the revolver out of his pocket only to drop it.
 He tried to pick it up again. she said, unconsciously visualizing for them the picture OI LHe SlIu5BilHS fleii, but I crawled close and snatched it up before he could reach it." She paused and when she would have taken up the thread of her story again. Langdon's hand stopped her. That is all, thank you, Miss Page y he said, and the District Attorney, sur prise on his face, but with a new glint in his eyes, got quickly to his feet 1 q crave the courts permission to ask the witness one more question, he said, and as the Judge waved as- sent he asked slowly, knowing the sensation his question would create:
 Miss Page, was there anyone else in the room at the time this struggle l was going on?"
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By FREDERICK LEWIS Author of What Happened to Mary"

She paused, and covered her eyes as if to shut out something terrible. MT. Pollock was in the room," she said at last. "He-he had been drink ing-he wasn't himself-he could hardly stand. He--he said, he wanted to talk to me alone for five minutes and he wouldn't let me out. though I was afraid and begged him to-"
 Did you try to get out? Was there struggle between you and MT. Pol lock?"
 She shook her head. "Not then" she said with a little sob. "But-I was very angry--I told him he had tricked me-and I wouldn't listen to him. We've quarreled over his being drunk and-he tried to make me take drink of the whiskey myself!"
 A shudder of repugnance swept over her, and her eyes grew wide and staring and she swayed for a moment like flower in a storm; then, with a tremendous effort, as one called back from the borderland to consciousness, she added hoarsely:
 T remember striking at him-and knocking the glass out of his hand. I heard it break-and then--I must have faintedi"
 Miss Page" came still another ques- tion, Eff you had refused David Pol lock--if you feared him-why did you grant him an interview late at night in private room at the hotel?"
 Grant him an interview" her voice rose in startled protest. T didn't. That was why I was so angry-I had expected to find MT. Langdon in that | room!"
 "Oh! You had made arrangements then to meet MT. Langdon there?'' Again the satiric note crept into the harsh voice, and crimson tide rushed to Mary's pale cheeks.
 "The boy told me-" she said with dignity, "that MT. Langdon was waiting
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SXNOpSIS-

Mary Page, actress, is accused of the murder of James Pollock, and is defended by her lover, Philip Langdon. Pollock was intoxicated. Shale, crook and tool of Pollock was on the fire escape watch ing for Langdon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
HAMPTON

Mr.. and Mrs J. T. Young are enter
tanning the latters brother, Clifford
Luse, who arrived here Wednesday
evening from Prairie Center, Ill, for a
short visit cnroute to his home in
western Nebraska
Miss Mamie Donahue of Marseilles,
Ill, arrived at the home Of her brother,
Cornelius Donahue, Monday for a
weeks visit.
The Hampton Campfire club will
seek a sheltered shady place on the
crest of the village hills this afternoon.
for an outing. They will carry bas-
kets and have supper there
Hiram Whitehead, Joe Miller, Virgil
Gilman, Bert Lagrange and Fred Page
left Hampton Monday morning for
Rock river valley near Colona ferry,
where they will camp out indefinitely.
passing the time fishing and gathering
clans.
Miss Nina Hyatt returned recently
from Bettendorf where she spent a
week visiting friends.
Hampton and surrounding country.
after several weeks of drouth, received
a heavy fall Of rain Thursday, which
continued about two hours.
Mrs. Charles Gilman left Thursday
Acl hOiiuE where she Will spend the
week end visiting her sister, Mrs.
George Dirreen and Mrs. j. c. Haw-
kins
Mrs. James Mohr and daughters of
East Moline arrived in Hampton Tues
day evening for a weeks visit at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Mohr.
The Hampton Bluebird club. little
girls, chaper0ned by Miss NJ. Bailey.
had an outing at Riverside park. Mo
line, Thursday
Robinson's show of trained dogs and
moving pictures was in Hampton Wed
nesday evening.
Mrs. =. Black of Rock Island and
sister, Miss Achash Luse of Prairie
Center, III, arrived in Hampton Thurs
day evening for a visit with their sis
ter, Mrs. j. T. Young.
Mrs. Fred Gilman, daughter Miss
Esther and son Dewey were some of
a large number of people from HamD-
ton attending the circuis in Rock Is
land Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Ladies' Aid of the Rock Island
County Humane society will hold a
business and sewing meeting Monday
at the home Of Mrs. Harry Sage, 500
Seventh avenue. All friends who are
interested in this work are invited to
attend.
The ladies of St. Anthony's church of
Davenport announce their annual ex-
cursiOn to be given Monday, Aug. "A,
or the steamer Sidney. The boat
leaves this city at 9:45 in the morn
ing, returning at O'Clock in the even
ing The boat goes to Muscatine.
The Bloomington club, ladies' aUxil
larry to the Eagles, hold a meeting at
the Eagles home Monday evening. Aug
7. ~AlI members of the lodge are
urged to attend.
The Men of the Christian churches
of the tri-cities will meet at Memorial
Christian church in this city Monday
evening for a conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05

and also six hours before they take up
their duties has been introduced into
the Norwegian parliament. 1t is be-
heyed that as the majority of the legis-
lators are in favor of prohibition the
bill will become law in a very short
time and may possibly lead TO prohibi-
ton throughout the country.
The measure provides for criminal
prosecution of offenders against its
articles. the first offense being punish
able by fine and q repetition by impris-
Onment for a miximum term of three
months and liability TO dismissal with
out possibility OF return to public SER
vice.
Employees on street cars. omnibuses.
taxicabs. railroads and passenger
boats are to be subject TO the proyis-
ions Of the bill. as well as soldiers and
sailors, but the king has the power 10
grant dispensation TO the officers and
crews of warships visiting foreign
ports where they may be entertained
by the hosts or have to give entertain-
ment in return.
Most Of the Norwegian steamship
lines already make it condition OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05

Dear Mrs Thompson: We arc
-four chums between Is and IL years
of age.
G) Do you think It proper for ua
to have dates with out Of town boys
If we have met them?
20 Is it proper 10 go in swimming
if there is the same number Of boys
and girls?
90 Is it proper for girls TO go fish
ing at 4 a. m with boy Irieuds2
"a Would it be proper for girls
to go rowing with boys in the moon
light?
90 Some people left a canoe at our
place and they said We could use 1t
any time we wanted TO. DO you think
it would be ali right to go riding il
our mothers said we could ana our
brothers object? People say the canoe
is a peach US-4.
IL Girls Of your age should be
very careful about the kind OF boys
you go with. If you know the boys
very well and your parents approve
of them, / suppose it is all right TO
go places with them.
(2) 1t is not all right unless you
are chapeTOned.
go 1t seems strange to say that it
is all right for young people to do
one thing and tina tit is NOT all right
for them to do another which an
pears to be equally harmless To
get up in the morning at & O'Clock
and go fishing is a wholesome sport
for young people if they are sensible
about it and don't try TO mix in love.
a. The rowing is all right, but
the moonlight sounds questionable il
the boys and girls are inclined TO be
sentimental.
t5) Canoeing is very dangerous.
agree with younr brothers that you
should not go.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: ~ do
not use cold cream and sometimes my
face is so dry that when l put pow
der on it gets scaIy. DO you think
good cold cream would help my
face any?
% Could you suggest a good soap
for me TO use?
90 My hair is very oily. VIII
you please tell me something to do
for it? It gets oily a few days after
l wash it. /. H.
~ 1 think cold cream applied be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Argus Files of 1891:

Schools c. B. Marshall, has issued
new teachers certificates to the fol-
lowing in this city, Eta Chamberlain,
Mabel Levy, Mary Z. Wood, Nellie Z.
Burch, Sadie Mirling, Elizabeth Tay-
Tor, Henrietta Kerr, Eliza MoeIleT,
Meta Bartholomew.
c. w. Halves camp, No. 1850. NJ w
A, was instituted Saturday evening
by Head Clerk Halves, the following
being elected to office:
Consult. Frank Knox.
Advisor-P. GreenawaIt.
Clerk-J. Frank Munger.
Banker. c. BIanding.
EscoTt-P. ]. Cary
Physician DR.. G. G. Craig.
Watchman-T. H Ellis
Sentry-AIlison Couqueror.
Aug. flames b. Ellwood, Chicago.
representing the government mail ser
vice, was in the city today compIet-
ing arrangements with Superintend-
ing the establishment of a mail ser
vice between Rock Island, Davenport
and Moline and Rock Island and Milan.
A mail box will be put on one OF the
Milan cars, but between Rock Island,
Davenport and Moline, only pouches
viii be carried.
Yesterday articles of incorporation
OF the Frahm Packet company were
filed in the Office of the county record
er at Davenport. The incorporatOrs
are Henry FTahm and John Streckfus.
Aug. 5.-The street car company
this morning began the relaying Of the
brick which had been disturbed in
putting in the curves at the corner OF
Seventeenth street and Second avenue.
The wisdom of Commissioner Jack
son in raising Spencer square band
stand was fully demonstrated last
evening by the advantages the change
offers IN hearing the music.
Aug. 6.-At d meeting of the board
of education, Captain c. w. Durham
was elected president but on his
declination. DIR. c. c. Carter was
named, with c. F. Lynde as treasurer
Postmaster Howard Wells and son.
Philip have return from a trip TO ST
Paul, Milwaukee and Chicago
Chief OF Police Phil Miller and Off
Ger Kramer brought over the new pa
troll wagon from Davenport this morn
ing and in few days a team will be
secured.
At the Broadway Presbyterian
church last evening. Rev. W. S Mar
quis united in marriage August
Schnid Of this city and Miss Laura
Otto. Davenport.
Sheriff c. D. Gordon is confined to
his home with a severe attack of chol-
era u1orbus
George c. Blakesley. Binghampton,
n. Y, has accepted the call as secre-
taTy of the 7. NJ. c. A. OF Rock Island
and will enter his duties about Sept. l..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
MISS NINEMIRE CELEBRATES
BIRTHDAY.

Miss Elizabeth Ninemire, 371O
Twelfth avenue, was a birthday hos
tess yesterday afternoon The hours
were spent with music and cards, the
prizes going to Miss Ethel Yerbury,
first, and Miss HOrtense Grenere sec
ond. There were roses and golden
glow used in pretty decoration about
the rooms. Luncheon was daintily
served at o'clock, the center of the
table having a reed basket of red roses
as trimming. The guests OF the after
noon were the Misses Ethel Yerbury,
Ethel Schwecke, Mabel Swanson, Min
ME Swanson, Edna EckstrOm, Viva
Ninemire, and Hortense Grenere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
CANNING ANn pRE sERvI-.G

Sweet Corn Mustard Eighteen ears
Of corn cut from cob one Iarge head
Of cabbage, four red peppers, two
green peppers, five onions. two quarts
vinegar, two tablespoons tumeric pow
der dissolved in some of the vinegar
for 20 minutes, one-half cup -four, one
half cup mustard flour and beat 10 Z
paste with some OF the vinegar tadd
after the rest has begun to cooke, two
cups sugar, one-half cup salt Cook
about 20 minutes, then can This
makes eight quarts
Red Raspberry Jelly Strain three
cups red raspberry juice made by
stewing the berries and dripping hem
through cotton bag, and two cups OF
red or white currant juice through a
flannel bag Put the combined juice
on the stove and boil 20 minutes skim
and add five cups graduated sugar
(hcated1, usiug the same cup 20 meas
ure juice and sugar. Stir lightly and
skim. Bring quickly TO boiling point
and test often. DO not cook too long.
If it seems a trihe thin when cold, set
in a sunny window and cover Tor two
or three DAYS DO not make jelly on
a heavy, rainy day, but choose a bright.
sunny day.
Blackberry Jelly-Take equal parts
Of blackberry and tart apple juice and
pat through the flannel bag Boil 20
minutes and skim Add equal amount
Of warmed sugar and COOK tin IL sets
Elderberry Jeliy-Take three cups
of apple juice and three cups of elder
berry juice and put through flannel
bag. Proceed aa above
Cherry Jelly Select a very mild
apple to combine with cherries. AS tue
cherry juice boils up strong Use
equal parts Of apple and cherry juice
and proceed IN the usual manner, al
lowing as much sugar as juice. All
jellies are made by crushing carefully
picked and washed fruit stewtug for
few minutes (as Slowing brings ONT
the substance called pcCtin. so essen
tial in Jelly mahingl, then stralning
our the clear juice by dripping in cote
ton bag and straiuing THROUGH fan
ncL bag you insure clear jelly