Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-25
Continued from Wednesday,
CHAPTER vi.
The Nurses story.

| The Nurses story.
IL felt that l ought to know what
he looked like that 1 might make no
mistake, so l went down the hall towards
the reception room. AS reached the
door. however. 1t was opened and Mr..
Pollock stepped out At sight of me he
paused. then asked me IL 1 was Miss
Pages nurse. said ] was, and he
motioned me to come into the reception
room with him"
She was speaking slowly. as one who
must choose her words with extreme
care. lest she be mislnterpreted. The law
would not let her explain the thoughts
and impulses that had inspired her
seemingly inexplicable conduct. Langdon
had told her that, and so she must, she
felt. tell with caution that was un-
natural of the events of that long-ago
day.
when we were In the reception room,
Mr.. Pollock told me that he was the
| finance of Miss Page, and that Mr.
Langdon was taking advantage of Miss
Pages nervous condition to influence her
against him. lie told me that-that-he
would make it well worth my while to
help him remove her to another sana-
torium which had been selected by her
mother, and poined out the fact that
Mrs. Page had not come with her
daughter as indicating dissatisfaction
with Dr. Fosters hospital"
did you agree to help him?"
A hot flush dyed her cheeks, and her
fingers nervously fumbled her gloves
as she answered softly.
| Yes"
What instructions did he give your
"He-he told me to give Miss Page a
sleeping draught that night, and said
>, that when the hospital was quiet he
would have his automobile outside and
II / would let him in he would carry
Miss Page to 1t, and take her to the
other sanatorium. He also asked me II
l would take the case. as a private
nurse, and when l said yes, he wrote
the name down on q piece of pa
per for me-"
do you mean" interrupted the Judge,
that you were ready to throw up your
position with DIR. Foster, and allow one
of his patients to be stolen from his
4 sanatorium without investigating the
truth of the mans statements?'
You mean about Mr.. Langdon?" she
stammered. "Oh-I-I knew that was not
true. II agreed because of-of cer-
tain plan 1 had in mind"
His honor sat back with the shrug of
one who dismisses the possibility OF un-
derstapding the other sex, as Longdon
asked:
Did Mr.. Pollock leave Immediately
after giving you the address Of the new
sanatorium7''
mo. He heard DR. Foster and Mr.
Langdon speaking and slipped through
one of the French windows and stood
on the veranda TIL they had passed the
door Of the reception room; then he came
i back and told me to administer the
sleeping powder at 10, as he would be
there at ii. Then-he-led me to expect
that he would pay me we'll and left"
Miss Walton, do you recall the name
Of the sanatorium to which Mr.. Pollock
wished TO take Miss Pager
"Yes. 1t was Prof. cellars sanato-
rum at Ortonville.''
did you carry out your plans for that
night?'
mo. The plan had formed miscar-
ried, because of the watchfulness of Mr.
Langdon, who unwittingly hindered me.
"Win you tell the court. Miss Walton
1 just what did happen that night?'
Again she hesitated. and her nervous
fingers pulled at her gloves. but at last
like a diver taking a plunge she said
quickly:
II gave Miss Page a sleeping-draught
at 10 o'clock and then put on my owr
hat and laid my cloak ready At IL
went down to the reception room and
unlocked one of the French windows
which were almost Immediately opened b!
Mr.. Pollock. He followed me back I,
the bedroom, and picking up Miss Pag'
whom I had carefully wrapped il
blankets he carried her out to his au
tomobile. AS soon as he was on thu
veranda closed the window and stsrte'
to run to the front of the house. but
was stopped by Mr.. Langdon, who wa
spending the night at the sanatorium AM
had already discovered Miss Pages alb
sence. He-he caught me by the arm
and demanded to know where she was
4 tried to get away-because-becau
moments were precious just then, bu
he wouldn't let go and finally I toll
him that Mr.. Pollock had just carrie'