Connecticut western news., 1916-04-13

bacl; of i.c rallna -amcs came to hunt for Mary. and &nc C.lu't want him to see she had been crying, so she went out and Mir. Lan -rUn stood waiting for James. Hc tOiI l.; lrother that Mary was very unhappy in her engagement. but felt that she was in honor bound to go through with it. and he urged James to set her free"
 What did your brother say?"
 Well. he was-very an ny" she an swercd. dePrecatingly. 'I-I-know he thought it was just interference. and he said. I suppose you want her set free so YOU can marry her And Mir Langdon said. I want her set free be- cause she doesn't love you and is breaking her heart over her promise to marry you What is that to you? asked Jamea. Do you think she is in love with you?' And MT. Langdon said ;lngrily. i know she is, but that has nothing to do with the matter. Can't you he decent for once and set ! a girl free when she doesn't want to marry yCu: That made James even more furious, and he fairly shouted. Mary will learn to love me fast enough. once we're married, and l shall never set her free She has promised and I'm going to see that she keeps that promise. Besides. do you think I'm going to let everybody say she tilted me. after we've announced our engage ment this way? I should say not
 Did MT. Langdon reply?' No. He just turned round with Il shrug and walked away, and I came out and joined my brother" Did he ask if you had overheard:
 Yes"
 Did you tell him of the conversation between Miss Page and Mir. LangdonT" Yes. 1 felt that he ought to know
 You-you see. he was my brother. even though Mary was my friend"
 Did your brother make any com ment?''
 No. he just flushed up little: then he laughed and said they'd have to get over it, and he was going to marry Mary anyway
 Did Mir Langdon ever make any other plea to your brother. or see Miss Page again?"
 Not then. but MT. Brandon told me"
 Your Honorr' broke in Langdon leaping to his feet. "I object!"
 The court will sustain that Objcc tion," said the Judge, promptly. Miss l Pollock, you must not repeat what yOu have simply heard from others. only ] what you saw and heard yourself May it please the court" cried the prosecutor. quickly, "I shall be glad to 1 have all of the answer of the witness with the exception of the words mot | then stricken out. for what Mir. Bran don said he will tell the court him ! self'
 Brandon! Langdon winced at the name. and Mary, lifting her head turned pair of despairing eyes upon | hin that seemed to ask if all their | friends were to bc leagued against them in this fight for life and liberty. He could object--coGll fight to have | the witness kept out of the stand-but 1 in the end he knew that he would lose and perhaps lend added weight to the testimony. He fancied he knew what 1 THAT would be and his teeth clenCh- ed in an agony of longing and rage | against the futility of that desire to | spare Mary the raking up of these ! old memories-memories that brought a throbbing ache to his own heart that was only balanced by the bitter eS- ultation of the thought that at least Pollock was DEAD now. And he VOW ed to himself that Mary should soon i be free of the law as well as of James: i but he did not face the neeting thought of the price that might have to be paid | for that freedom of Mary Page. As for Mary herself, after that one l heeting glance at I.angdon she dropped again like flower cut off from rain and sunlight and air
 1 She would not look at Brandon when
 he took the stand though his eyes as he glanced from her to Langdon were full of mute appeal as if he wan.2! somehow to explain that it was no: 1 by choice that he stood there; and l there was an aggressive. almost s | hostile note in his voice. as he an.