The Washington times., 1916-02-27

II ANGDON. opening the door Of the
witness room. glanced In. A
L. sharp little frown OF anxiety
etched two fine vertical lines be-
tween his eyes; but at sight OF tho tall.
trinity clad woman talking 10 the doctor
smile OF relief replaced the scowl.
He came forward eagerly.
Thank goodness YOU were abls to
get here" he said. taking her hand IN
both Of his. 1T means so much to US
to have YOU. and vet, under the cir
cumstanceg. didn't like TO Insist. or
cal the law to my aid. How Is the re-
calcitrant patient"
"Oh. tho patient IL doing splendiily.
thanks" sho answered. with n smilo.
but should have como anyway. duty
or no duty. How Is Miss Page bearing
upr'
Very bravely. all things considered"
said LanRdon. but now his tone was
grave with hint Of wlstfulnesE.
Another day OF the trial was begun.
As on the day before. so frauSht with
terrible revelations. Il was Mrs. raRe
who was the first witness.
II have oniv few questions. Mrs.
Page" said Langdon gently. "but I
events that directlv followed upon the
death Of your husband"
"I-I'm afraid that what happened d.
rectly afterward is not very. clear TO
me-" she said. with unconscious pathos.
"It--itAwas a terrible shock OF course"
Her liDs uuivered.
Just answer my questions. then.
How long after your husbands death
was 1t that YOU learned the where
abouts OF vour daughter?"
1T may have been an hour-or per-
haps less"
do you remember what It saId?'
Don't worry. Mary is safe in Dr.
Jamison's home. For obvious reasons
! advise you not TO come here tili later.
Will then explain al.
What did you do upon readlrg the
note7'
II went and got my hat and cloak 10
20 TO her. but David Pollock drove up
In his automobile Just as l was going
down the rath to the gate. He insist
to him. He was very excited and ur-
gent. but / showed him the note from
Phil-Mr. L0ngdon. l mean-and asked
him TO take me 20 the Doctors In his
car. He said he would II I would give
him five minutes conversation .irst. so
we went back to the house. lie said he
hated 10 disturb me at such a time. but
that j must demcmber that Mary was
his fiancee. and he was getting tired
OF Mr.. Langdon's attitude. i am the
one who should have taken care OF her
last night he said. and I demand that
you Immediately stop LanRdoL's inter-
ference / told him that my Door child
hod suffered enough: that 1 would not
In any way Interfere In the future. In
fact. Ii blamed him for the awful
tragedy of the night before. IL seemed
to me that but for him nv daughter
would be safe and well and INV hus-
band living. and ! told him 80. lie
said that II would not deal with
LanGdon. he would. and that no would
EXPECT Mary TO keep her word to him.
Then he left. At the gate he met a
boy coming In with a note. ard after
some talk. he gave the boy some money
open and read IL: then, crumDlInS IL In
his hand as II angry. nc flung Il aside
and got into his motor. As soon as ne
was out Of sight | ran out and Uicked
up the note. It-it was addressed to
me- and 1t said: I am taking Mary 10
| DIR. Fosters sanatorium. outside the
city. She bears I'D bravelv under the
, news of her fathers death. WIN call
later. Philip.' The next l remember
Is lying on the he'd in my own room
and hearing our doctor say. It's all too
much for Eer I wish to God she had
sonie relatives or some one to help
her A..
State has some questions to ask" His
voice rose interrogntively. bnt the Dros-
ecutor shook his head.
"Dr Angus Foster!'
Only the fear OF the dire threat Of
the Judge to CLEAR the room if there
was any disturbance" held the specta-
tors silent at the sound OF that name,
for DR.. Foster had played his role In
many another courtroom, while his
| faT xayaa Inward a..
Kings OF Wall Street owed their grip
upon atfairs to his care when mental
| brealkdowns seemed inevitable.
! He was not tail man; but inc diE-
nity Of his carriage, and the way he
held his shoulders, lent him AN appear
ance OF great height as he took hlc
place In the witness-box and held up
mis- right hand to take the oath At d,.s.ses
OF the brain, do you not?"
| II do. In both mental and nervous
"Haye you sanatOrium Just outside
this city,
Have you ever seen the defendant
Il have seen Miss Page on several
saw Mr., I,angdon. whom I had known
| for some years, drive up with Ilrl
beside him In the motor. She seemed
to be asleep or only partially conscious;
l
got ungtcadIiy TO her feet, and then
noticed that her heavy veil hid the iaeI
that her face was hvid from some
great snffering. After we had given her
into the charge Of Nurse .,IV Walton Thrt toSs ~
told me briefly OF Miss Page'g attack
Of madness, and the Incidents that had
led up to II. NO you wish me 10 re-
iterate the story In detailT' he asked
turning toward the Judge. 1T Is SUB
stantially the same as that which, has
already beon told by Mrs. Page and the
81 do not think It will be necessary" "
said his honor drily. looking interro-
9atiyeiy towards Langdon, and the
latter shook his head.
"Not at alIlT he said d. "on s9ory the bS9 sGn
have one or two questions to ask
regarding 1t. At the time OF the tell
ing, where were your
"SItting at the desk In my private
office. / was both disturbed and
shocked at what Mr.; Langdon told
me, and got up and began pacing 70