Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-01
Continued From TucsdayD

Did YOU carry THIS plan out
Aye. We fllit the sleigh with biau-
-kets. and pit my shotgun in the front
and we hclpit the lassie DOT
will YOU tell us please" broke in
the judge with some asperity, what
you expected to do with a Shotgun"'
And little twinkle sparkled for an
instant in MacPherson's eyes.
'Mr. Pollock was in an automobile"
he said. and shot is grand thing for
= tires. Nae doot YOU can guess yourself
how much chance they have To es
cape it
y ripple OF laughter swcp, through
the room. instantly hushcd at the
warning frown OF the judge. ana Mac
PherSon, his huge brown hands Sripped
about the edge of the stand. turned
inQuirinEly towards Langdon
"Will YOU tell us. MIR. MACPHERSON,
as briefly as possible. what occurred
while YOU were on your way to the
residence of Dr.. Jamison?"
We had mair than cot startit
when the noise of the horse brought
one of Pollock's friends TO the corner
of the house TO look oop the back road.
AT sight OF us he gave a cry and ran
back. shoutin to MIR. Pollock :.
We had a fair getaway. but ma horse
is guide as one OF those devil ma
:, chimes. and they were after us ut once.
So I tookit the rcins and give them to
Mr.. Langlon and said. You drive. aud
!. put the lasSie doom. I've way of
! ,stoppin' them as is benin. but need
my hands OF thot ! Took, my ruu
and stude up in tho sleigh. cudo see
the itherS plainly, and SRoutit, 60
back. unless yc want to hc hurtit" Bu,
they only swore at me. and when SAW
they were gainin' ] sent load of shot
towards them. II did na harm. hut
they stoppit short tae see if there was
hurt. They'll ia COON after Us again
the nicht, said: but il was ma muir
no fa, Mr
= dom said. i hear the motor, And [
said. There's anither barrel To the
- gun"
1t was n strange scene that he drew
for them in his deep. quiet roice.a
scene SO unreal that il was Incredible
.NtQ.most of those present ;hat ii could
air have happened not SO very many
: miles from the courtroom where they
; now sat-a scene With the dark, snowy
Z. road and the salient woods Tor it's set
ting, with the flying sleigh speeding
almost noiseless over the siirrcry road
Langdon, his face white and Sc; With
!. fatigue and anxiety holding the tug
ging reins in ono hand while the other
arm held close the half conscious form
Of Mary. her handaSed head CHASTITY
above the enwrapping blankets: while
over them lowered the grim figure OF
the great Scotchman, his Shotgun TO
his shoulder. his big body swaHnS
with The speed Of the dying sleigh
!, close" he finished, deep note ihroh-
bing in his voice. and then ! did fer
"a tire WI the second shot The auto
nigh upset wi the force of the eN-
nlosion. and they all jumpit GOT. Md
that was the last we saw Of them
did YOU rcnSAh a,l. pr Jamison's
house when yo< reachcd there
INA. For when had seen the puir
lasSie taken away by the kind guide
wife of the doctor, and knew she
were safe. keepit thinkin OF how fast
the men had gone fra the hoosc that
NIGHT. and 7 says TO Mr.. LanEdon I
will jcs' take run back TO the town,
I'm thinkin', and make sure there's ma
harm COON 20 Dan Page through this
NIGHTS work And Mr. LanGdon says.
uuick like What do YOU mean SO 7
told him and the doctor. and MIR. Lang
don was all fer coomin xxi iuc, but the
doctor wouldna let him. 'pnna fash
yerscl." said. when saw the doctor
was RIGHT. VII Gac last, ana II there
tx need fer YOU I'll come RIGHT back.
out Philip. You've got /" have some
rest, Re sensible so went h1ci;
alone
at what hour did YOU reach the
home OF Miss Page
II dinna ken the exact hour. Int il
wcrc ABBOTT daylight. and cud, see
quite "a ways ahead OF me
will you tell us, please, what yo,
saw when YOU approached the ras'
house,
SLOWLY ono great hand clinched i,
self into "a knotrcd fist, and the muscle!
of his law frightened, and across ,hos'
who sat between, the gray eyes Of thu
Scotcnman and the tear dinihcd eye!
Of Mrs. rage met in a mute c"inmun
ion Of terrible memories. Then. slowly
with a new tone Of suppressed excite
ment in his voice. he said.
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