The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

bad rushed from the stage like . mad.
woman. That Of course can be verb
ned by the papers or by any member
OF that company"
The prosecutor laughed insuitngiy.
And you" he tauntsd. "you who 60
mad at the smell Of alcohol are yet
sufficiently familiar with II. to recog-
nize real champagne-the moment you
lift your glass;.
Fl didn'ttSNow IT was champagne.
she protested. 81 merely knew. II was
wine OF some kind. n's-it's the
smell"- ic
The bouquet Is the term more fire.
quentiy used" badgered the prosecutor.
And can you tell us some other &C.
casions. Miss Page. when you drank u
that perfume and-were overcome?
The sheer In bis voice was becoming
torture to Mary. She felt like one
beating herself against q stone wall
She was bruised and weary, and her
agony found vent In q sudden pathetic
little cry:
What Is the use of my telling your
You won't believe mel.
What believe has nothing to DO
with the matter" cried the prosecutor.
You must answer the questions put
to you while you are on that standr
Il tell you"-began Mary. Then. with
4 little choked exclamation she caught
at the rail with cropping hands. .Phil.
ip!" she called. "Philip!" And as he
sprans to her side. she collapsed half
fainting into his arms. shuddering and
sobbing In such obvious hysteria that
1t did not need Langdon's plea for.
| short recess to make the Judge say
briefly: -
Court will adjourn for nfteef min.
utes-or until such time as Miss Page
Is In a condition to be- brought packst6
the stand"
With grateful glance. at his honor.
Langdon half carried. half led Mary
toward the prison door. Then. as the
bailiff came forward to relieve him, he
turned sadly back. toward his table to
try again to think of some new Wit
ness. or some method other than By
torturing Mary herself upon the wit.
ness-stand to prove the truth or the
statements Of the alienist.
Halfway to his seat, however, he was
arrested by a long. low wailing scream
that echoed and throbbed through the
stone walled corridor.
Twice It cafne-the horrible scream
Of woman In mortal agony or IN the
throes OF dslirium. The Judge-haited'
midway as he was leaving court
stood as II frozen, and even the prosss-
cutor dropped the papers that he held
and stared Mortified at the door to. the
prison, which was suddenly dung VIC.
iently open, revealing Mary struggling
in the grasp OF the bailiff. Her face
was livid. her eyes wide. and her hands
were clutching. clawing and beating At
the stronger ones that held her. Them
again she screamed, and wrenchingi
loose. took two or three lurchlng. steps,
forward, painting like one whose breath
Is almost spent.
With hoarse roar OF excited horror
the spectators sprang to their feet and
surged forward: but Langdon was
quicker than they, and in three strides
was beside her. his arms around her.
calling her name with poignant agony,
that filled the courtroom and echoed
for days In the memory OF those who
heard 1t.
1t even pierced the mists Of dellriun
In which Mary's tortured soul was
sunk. and for a moment she lay quiet,
supine, In his arms. moaning softly.
In the instant silence which fell over
the room. two voices in the corridor
rose with unexpected shrillness.
II didn't mean, no harm!" cried one
i holly. II saw the lady was faint like
and thought a bit Of liquor would pull
her round. That's all. so help me
Gawd. and the minute I puts the bot.
tie in front OF her-it-it happened"
\ With sudden harshness his honor,
stepping back to the bench. said:
Bring in those men from the hall
4 And let everyone In the room be seat
ed Immediately"
Awed by his tone, the spectators
skunk back. while two OF the court Of
fcers hurried into the hall, returning
with a pair of sheepish policemen, ono
of whom was hastily thrusting a bottle
of whlskey into his breast pocket.
4 At the sight Langdon gave a cry Of
triumph.
Your honor-that man has q bottle
OF whiskey. What Ii more-he Ia
drunk-afd his presence In the corri.
dor through which the DEFENDANT had
to pass. explains-her condition. That,
your honor. and gentlemen OF the Jury,
Is surely proof enough of the truth Of
the statements made by DR.. FosterI.
| The judge. obviously impressed.
frowned down at the policeman, whose
flushed and unsteady gait made his
condition impossible to disguise.
Were you In the corridor when the
prisoner was led from court7" he asked
sternly.
"yesh. your honor" stammerea the
policeman.
did you speak to herr'
"Yesh shir. I-I-seen she wuz faint
like. and says. says I, a nip VIII do
Ter good. So ! jhush-offered her 4 bit
and she screams and dies ut me Inc n
viii cat"
AS II to illustrate his words he went
towards Mary and gestured al II again
Offering her the bottle. and instantly
that wailing cry rang out again, ana
struggling desperately. Mary twisted
herself in the grip Of the kindly hands
that held her. The grasp Of one batifn
was indeed too kindly. being no more
than hold upon the thin silk 81 her
blouse. and as she twisted tho stun
gave way and tore-leaying the whites
ness Of her shoulder exposed. AZ he
sight the prosecutor sudd.-s.y eaSS 4
hoarse cry and pointed at Il. For there
against the pale satiny tint OF the skin
lay a hideous bruiss-the shadow Of 4
mans hand, with livid scars whsfs the
nails cut cruelty into the dsiieats