The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-30

yGu. Xtl!ar-whdt we want is Mss
Page. and by heaven, Ill get her out
of here if have TO kill You and break
down every door in the place. Even
that woc&Int get her. said DR.. Cellar.
for this Miss Page. as you call her, Is
not here You lie" shouted Langdon,
we know she is The nurse has al
ready signalled Us to that effect I'm
afraid your friend has been drinking
little too much. Sneered Cellar. speak
ing apparently TO DR.. Foster. for it was
the latter who answered: i suppose.
he said drily. that you will deny also
that a woman screamed to us for help
a few minutes ago One of the pa
tients had a nightmare said Cellar,
but he spoke uneasily.
Suddenly Mr.. Langdon shouted,
Nurse Walton, Nurse Walton And
in answer beat upon the door and
cried. In here. In here Almost in
stantly it seemed l heard the sound OF
running feet. and the door was unlock
ed and / stumbled out almost into Mr..
Langdon's arms. But before We could
either Of US move away from the spot
Cellar said grimly. Stand where you
are, all three Of you.' And We saw that
he was covering US with his revolver.
Then there came a most terrible cry
from upstairs-the long scream Of a
woman either half crazed or in deadly
fear. Even Cellar was horrifed by it,
and his arm wavered a little as he
turned his head. At that Mr.. Langdon
sprang upon him. and bore him back
against the table. They fought des-
perately, both DR.. Foster and | trying
to help. and at length Mr.. Langdon sue
ceeded in twisting the arm Of Dr.. Eel
lar so that his fingers went limp and
the revolver fell to the floor. DR.. Fos-
ter snatched it up and Mr.. Langdon
cried, Keep that beast covered till I
get Mary and went running out Of the
room and up the stairs. 1t was then
that remembered the two detectives
and realized that we had help outside,
so l hurried to the door and flung it
open. They were right there, half
crazy with anxiety. and when shout
ed, up stairs they went up two at a
time with me close behind"
"Will you tell US. please. what you
saw when you reached the upper land
ing?"
1--WE saw Mr.. Langdon and Mr.. Pol
lock on the floor engaged in furious
struggle. while from the door of Miss
Pages room came the sound Of little
L Ids beating against the wood. and
almost continuous screams or bursts
Of hysteric laughter. interspersed with
oaths in mans voice! The detectives
went at once to Mr.. Langdon'S aid, and
when they had seized Mr.. Pollock one
Of them covered him with his revolver
while the other ran with M. Langdon
and myself to the door Of Miss Pages
| room. 1t was locked. and our cries to
Mary to let US in only brought more
terrible screams from her, so the de-
tective. warning us back. fred his re-
volver downward through the keyhole.
shattering the lock. and we burst into
the room.
Miss Page was standing at the win
dow sobbing and laughing and tearing
at the iron bars with hands already cut
and bleeding from her efforts. Half
crouched by the bed, was the ugly at
tendant Dr. Cellar had sent to watch
her, and lying shattered on the floor
beside him was whiskey bottle. He
was obviously brutally drunk. but Ell
ther Miss Pages madness or our en-
trance terrified him into momentary
sobriety, and as we ran towards Miss
Page he darted out Of the room"
How long was it before Miss Page
quieted DOWN."
''It was some hours. When we found
that neither Mr. Langdon nor was
recognized by Miss Page 1 ran down.
stairs for DR.. Foster. AS ] came out
in the hall the detective who was