Connecticut western news., 1916-05-25

this drastic threat. Those who were watclsE% hcr saw in lh2 increment no more tAan q h%.tc:ical impulse born Ct the legal wraG%li"%. hUt il was SolnC- thing: far deeper 1nd greater. For to Mary. nr. Fo&;r" &;,oi as the key stone of her proof of iunurcn"c. He believed hcr--an tr strike out his cvi- Gcnc2 Ecant that there was no one no one left Who-UndCrstouu.
 Langdun. knowing that he must call her to the stand next. was G%haSt al her agitation and. fearing u general breakdown. sent the haililf for smell. ing salts and glass of water. Ilr had no fears that the evidence of the alicniSt would hc stricken out. but hc was nevertheless racliinS his brains fo: some method of proving the recurrence of that strange bruiSc upon Mary's shoulder when. with the ahruptneSs that characterized him. the District .ht- torney dismissed the witness.
 And now ii was Mary whose name was called hy the bailifT. and the little quickening stir of interest and sym pathy that never failed t0 greet her swept through tho room and seemed to give her momcntaIY Strcn@th. But her face was SD white and her hands so unsteady that the bailif. without waiting for another order from Lang don. hurried after the smelling salts. his exit through the door into the prison letting in m heterogeneous burst of hilarity that brought m angry frown to the Judges face.
 He was. however. the only ono who noticed it. for the attention of every one else was fixed upon Mary. whn stood swaying in tho witness box, her eyes turned appealingly toward Lang don. But though he read their mute prayer correctly he dared not hesitate. and the very first question was the one she had been threading.
 Miss Page. will you try 10 tell the Court as fully as possible exactly wha> occurred on the night when you lcf; the banquet and joined James Pollock in the Hotel Republics"
 It swept away all her new foun, hope and plunged her di"zily down into despair. To her it seemed to prove that even Langdon placed little or no ere dencc upon the words of Dr. Foster and she had feeling of being sudden. ly isolatcd-alonc-in a world of hos tile faces. A sob caught in her throat and the room grew black before her and when she spoke her words came slowly-onc at a time. and sounded ct fp hpr thnnWb coming from q great distance.
 T-left-the-ban - room - and went-into - that -- other - room. Mir Pollock was-thcrc. He wouldnt-lct -mc-lcavc. TTe-hc-tricd to - kiss mo. Then Inc threatened mo. He had-a glass of whiskc.. saw him coming towards mc-and-that's all I can rc.nc":nc"r' Irc" vcicc rose shrilly on the last words. and she re- peatcd them. the tears running down her checks. '>Thats all-oh. you KNOW that is nll--that I-rcmcmhcr"'
 Startled by her outhurst and hcr pal Tor. I.angdon went quickly to her Sid" and laid his hand on hers.
 "Of course I know" inc said reas- suringlY. CT just wanted you to repeat t to the court. That was all-and-1 won't ask any more questions now"
 But have one or two to ask. broke in the prosecutor. eXultant over the opportunity to cross-cNamine Mary now that her composurc had given way. And. in spite of the whispers Of shame. He's no right to torture her now" that driftcd from the spectators and brought a warning rap from the judges gavcl. he stepped hriskly for ward and asked:
 Miss Page. Dr. Poster has told n re markable story of Your strange sus- ccptibility to the smell of alcohol. Can you yourself tell of any definite orca- sion other than the two that have been mcntionci-wheny you were overcome in this-Wcl very peculiar manncr?"
 The biting sarcasm of his IuSpin% voice acted upon Mary like dash of ice water. She straightcnCd up haugh- tily and her voice was so cool and quiet that the bailin. who was handling Langdon the smcllin" salts. made comic face as if muckiug their prcrau lion.
 "I h.:y,, been overcome in that pc culiar' manner on several occasions"
 Will you name oncE"
 Yes. If you will look through the files of the Rochester papers of tw, suumeys ago, you will find that l hal an attack while playing in stock ii that city"
 will you describe the circumstances plcase|'
 "Thcrr was hi" supper scene in the play which dealt with city life. Tho company were supposed to be drunken rcvrlcrs, and was to join them and rink too. As usual. l had cXpectCl to lind cold tea in my glasS-but for a iolie-rcal champa@nc had been sub StitutCd. I remember only Sickcuin@ rush of horror as of some awful i'm bending disaster. l know I srrcamrl but the next thing I remember Was being home in bed. They told me l had rushed from the stage like Il mad woman That of course can be vcri-