Evening journal., 1916-04-08

Publications.
with tho help Of Mrs. Daniels and the
daughter I went through his papers
there at the house. and then Mrs. Dam
iels and / went TO the theatre and got
the watchman TO open his ONCE"
"Did you find anything important
among the papers in Mr.. Daniels
deslS?"
"Yes. In ono OF the drawers were
some torn scraps OF paper Looked as
II the drawer might have been open
when the letter was torn up, and some
OF the scraps fell in IL. / pieced them
together and found they were part OF
a note from MIR. Daniels 70 Mr.. Pol
lock-"
Can you remember tho wording Of
that letter."
"Yes. It said. My dear Pollock; AS
lessee OF this theatre. !. too. am finan-
cially Interested I'm Miss Page. Should
your persistent attentions cause her 70
withdraw from the cast after tonights
performance. l frankly warn you
The rest OF the page was torn off. II
bore the date OF the opening OF The
SeekerH'"
was this the note7" Langdon's
voice rang out triumphantly. as he held
up before the witness a sheet on which
some torn scraps OF paper had been
pasted, and when Brennan had idenu-
fed them he turned to the jury. and
cried;
Gentlemen OF the Jury. offer this
threatening note written by Mr.. Dam
iels to David Pollock. as an exhibit in
the case for the defencei"
The next witness was no other than
Joe the bell-hop. who had already play
ed so important q role in the trial. and
who had carried Pollock's message to
Mary on that fatal night. At sight OF
him the District Attorney lifted his
eyebrows In surprise.
"Joe," Langdon was saying gently.
'you have already told us how Mr.. Pol
lock gave you a message to take 20
Miss Page. and how upon receiving II
she left the banquet in the Hotel Re-
public and went down the corridor with
you and into the room where Mr.. Pol
lock was waiting. What did you do
then7"
Il started down the HAN towards the
stairs said Joe in his boyish treble
'Did you look baclS?"
. \
wot was goin' on"
was there anyone In the hallwa,
when you looked back7"
"Yes. the fat man who had been a
the banquet, the one they called MI
} Daniels. was standing close TO the doc
OF the gray suite with his ear agains
, II as II he wuz listenin'"
"Did you watch him long7-
10 -
! wot he was up 20. so / KEEP on dowI
the hall. Then 1 run into you. Mr.
Langdon."
did you see that same tat man lat
err"
'Yes. In the room-where-theyw wui
found"
"Joe. do you recognize this picture p
Langdon's voice changed sharply and
he thrust a photograph into the boy
hands. The latter nodded.
"Surei" he said. That's him--Dan-
iels. That's the felier I seen In the cor
ridor all right"
"And that picture your honor ant
gentlemen Of the jury" supplements,
Langdon. "is the latest photograph o
/ Mr. Daniels supplied TO me by-hi
wifel"
But now the prosecutor was on hi
feet. and though his voice was Just a
friendly as Langdon's, the bell-boy eye
! him with some trepidation as he aske
suavely:
] Joe, how does II happen that yo
I never told any OF this before?"
\ Il forgot" said the boy sullenly.
well. we all forget sometimes" wen
\ on the District Attorney in that homie
voice. "But I suppose you remember
s ed II again when Mr.. Langdon remind
I ed you that you had seen Mr.. Daniel
4 Wasn't that it?"
s "wots eatin' your" SCORED the bo
heatedly. How could Mr.. Langdon re
n mind me OF suthin' he didn't know L
- seen, tin put him wiseG'
u well suppose you tell us how 20
IT came to-sr-put him wise"
II you see" he piped. me and M
e Langdon wuz tallSin' things owe
Cause you see wuz right there whe
/" II all happened. and he says to me. h
r says. Joe. I'd like you TO go over to II
Is hotel with me. and let's take anothC
o look at that corridor
j. when we got there. we did every
thing all over just like II had happer
u ed. and then when wuz comm dow
the han looked back just like di
A before. and Mr. Langdon says. 10
when you looked back did you see any
N body?' And I says. only that fat gu
Daniels and he says. oh you sa
i Danielsl Wot wuz he doin'T And
II says. 'Gettin' an earful at the dool
Is Then he says. Are you sure? And
It says. Yes and he says. I guess yc
n better tell that in court And say
I'm on and-that's alL'
J. The prosecutor turned away with
shrug amid a ripple OF smothered mirt
al and Langdon. laughing himself. pate
N the boy encouragingly on the should
d as he sent him back to the witness
le room and called in his stead Randl
le Williams. the erstwhile leading man
e. Mary's ill-fated company.
Is The young actor. used as he was
at audiences OF all kinds. was uneasy
e. he took the oath. He remembered on
* too keenly his grilling of a few da,
rs before. and he could not understar
We this recall 70 the stand. The iurkiI
en- fear Of being dragged into It som
d. how" hung heavily upon him.