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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-02

by Detective Farley?" The prosecG-
tors voice was dry.
Il resented his tone. sir" answered
the young actor. And besides" flush
ing, Il was her leading man and felt
that tit was my place to be with
her rather than that a lot Of strangers
should hang about"
An involuntary smile crossed Lang
don's lips, but they grew grave again
at the next question.
after your election by Detective
Farley and Mr.. Langdon did you leave
the hotel:"
NO, sir. l waited in the hallway in
case | was wanted"
Did you re-enter the room?'
''Yes, sir-not Immediately, but when
l heard a confusion of voices following
the re-entry Of the house detective and
Mr. Langdon.
Gould you hear what was said:"
The actor flushed and hesitated, and
then answered slowly:
Yes. sir-in part"
will you please repeat what part
you heard?"
Il heard Mr. Langdon say, But good
God. there's only one door. she must
be some place in here and the detec-
tive said We'll. she's not-you can
see that Then Mr.. Langdon said.
There's the window-perhaps she's
out there III see.' And his voice
sounded queer and excited as if he
were frightened, and the detective
said, No nothing doing on that. Sir
just remember. Mr. Langdon. that as
yet I've no way of knowing whether
that shot was fired before or after you
entered this room
Did Mr.. Langdon reply
Yes; he said. You d fool. what
do you mean?' But just then the po-
lice came up and ran in. and went on
in with them, and the detective shout
ed. Some OF you go down that frees
cape and hunt for a girl in an evening
gown without either cloak or hat-and
one of you keep your eye on this man
Langdon-he was either in this room
or at the door when James Pollock
was murdered"
rNext installment, "My Time Will
Con.e!"l
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-02

"Was there any one else in the room?''
his curt words that unless there was
order in the court he would clear the
room. was like oil upon the troubled
waters of the sea of onlookers. and
they sat in huShed silence as Mrs.
Page and Langdon knelt beside the
unconscious form of the slim young
prisoner, bathing her temples and chat
ing her wrists until the momentary
respite of nullity forsOok her and she
opened her eyes to the suffering Of
reality.
At the sight of the fear on both
Langdon's and her mothers face, how
ever, she struggled bravely to. regain
her selfcontro and when the clerk
called the next witness she was again
in her chair. Very white and wan. but
erect. her pallid lips set firmly to hold
back the threatening tides of emotion
and WEAKNESS that were sweeping over
her
The drumming in her ears and the
little waves of nausea that are the aft
ermath of a fainting fit made events
blurred to her for little time, and it
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-02

Mary Stretched Out One Slim Hand.
the door, and another whispering wave
of sound too Intangible to be called
words swept over the room. Almost
before it died. however. Philip Lang
don. the brilliant young lawyer who
was defending Mary Page from the
charge of murder and who in his bat
tie for her life was also battling for
his own happiness came in.
At sight Of him Mary rose to her feet
with little childlike sob of relief and
stretched out one slim hand with a
quiyering smile that was more poignant
than tears and more pitiful than an
outburst OF grief.
Poor little thingr' said some one
and was instantly hushed by burly
policeman whose own eyes were sus-
piciously damp as Langdon, with a
smile as brave as Mary's own, took
her hand and bent over her with a
whispered word of hope and greeting.
The judge raped for order, and
Langdon put back his shoulders with
the gesture of one ready for the battle.
Another day in the great trial Of
Mary Page had begun!
1t was a trial which was engrossing
the whole country. The victories and
defeats of the great war and the fluc-
tuations of Wall street were uncere
moniu,sIy thrust into inside pages Of
the daily papers that the whole front
sheet might be devoted to photograph
after photograph and story after story
Of the lovely young actress. who was
either a tragic victim of the law ora
murderess.
Column after column had already
been printed about this young girl, who
on the very edge Of triumph as star
had been sucked into the malestrom
of law beneath the shadow Of the gal
lows The story Of her youth amid
poverty and suffering. Of her first stage
success and her wonderful ability. had
been told over and over, while woven
through it, like a shimmering thread
of gold. was the story. half hinted, half
boldly detailed, of the love Of Philip
Langdon for Mary. whom he was now
defending in the face Of overwhelming
evidence and inexplicable mystery.
There were stories, too-more guard
ed-of James Pollock, who had been
found dead with Mary's unconscious
form on the floor beside him-stories
that hinteEl Of dissolute life and OF
other girls whom he had led to TRACE
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-02

expected to find Mr.. Langdon in that
room!'
oh You lad made arrangements,
then to meet Nh Langdon there?'
Again the satiric note crept into the
harsh voice, and a crimson tide rushed
to Mary'S pale checks.
The boy told me" she said with dig
nifty. that Mr.. Langdon was waiting
to speak to me thought he had come
to take me home"
The hoy-what boy?' The question
leapt sharply now.
why, the hellboy who brought the
message" <h" said iii surprise, and.
turning. pointed toward the group Of
witnesses where the small bel!hOp
covered. ha,f covering his face with
his shaking hands.
For the moment at least every eye
was upon him. and some Of the hpStI
ity vanished from those watching faces
as wave of surprised comment slip
ped from lip to lip. For after all, II
Mary Page had indeed gone into that
room expecting Langdon and not Fol
lock. Il robtcd the murder of the in
fanny of cocl delibcration.
Mary herself was both surprised and
confused hy the sudden turn OF events
and. dismissed from the witness-boX.
returned to her own seat beWlidered
at the seeming importance attached to
what had heretofore appeared so small
a detail.
But it was anything but small in the
eyes of the District Attorney ana
Lansdon. and there was a Gleam OF
triumph in the latters eyes as the
whimpering boy from the hotel took
the oath. Before he went into the wit
ness-box. however. the judge leaned
forward and frowned down at him.
DO you understand. Joe he said
harshly that what you have just
taken is an oath? And that the law
can put You into prison for perjury if
you do not tell the exact truth after
taking that oath?''
Yves. sir" stammered the boy
"I1l tell the truth, s'heip me GaWd.
Light laughter ran through the room
but the court attendant Immediately
called for order.
Tell us exactly what message you
carried to Miss Page in the banquet
ROOM" said the District Attorney. when
quiet reigned. 1t was Miss Page you
took the message to, wasn't it,
Yes. sir, it was her. And the gent
in the gray suit he says. Tell Miss
Page Mr.. Langdon wants to see her
here at once. >
And you delivered the message just
that way to Miss Pase?"
Yes. sir.
"Why didn't you testify to this at the
Coroner's inqrest?'~ 1t was the judge
this time. Stern and implacabe, and
the boy in the witness-box crinsed and
burst into tears.
hey-they-n-never asked me Wot
the message was was takin' to her.
IL didn't think it mattered."
With an exclamation of eXasperation
the prosecutor sat down, turning the
small witness over to Langdon, into
whose tired face fresh hope had now
come. His voice, as he spoke to the boy.
was gentle and friendly, and the snuff
fling lad wiping his. eyes with the back
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-02

and her eE"s met the frightened ones
Of the maid. who had risen with tne
apparent intention Of leaving the room
But before she had reached the door
the prosecutor had waved Mary from
the stand and the clerk called loudly:
Janet Beauchamp."
There was a startled cry OF oh. mon
Dieu," and the FrenchWOman paused.
wringing her hands. the center of at
tenti0n. She made half movement as
if determined to escape anyway and
defy the law but the sight Of the po-
lice that guarded the exits and the
stern repetition of her name brought
her reluctantly back. She murmured
little prayer and crossed herself as she
took the oath. but the cool friendliness
Of the prosecutors voice reassured her
Janet, how long have you been i'll
the employ Of Miss Page?'
''Two-nO, tree years ziS season.
And was it usual for you to leave
the dressing-room when your mistress
was getting ready for the street,
mo. mOnsieur-Sir,"
But you had been told to leave her
on this particular day.
Told to leave" Janet's voice rose
in Gallo excitement. "1Iais non! had
but gone to re petite milliner. for re
new fowaires for re blue gown
''Who told you to go?"
.'Monsieur Daniels. he come in, and
he and mademOiselle, they talk. and
he say pourQuoi could l not go to get
ze new fowaires-ze orchids, since re
shops would not be close for one half
hour yet And Miss Page she say GER
tainment that l should go then, for
she could finish to dress by herself for
once"
How long were you out?'
''Oh, je ne sais pas-I mean, do not
know. Maybe fifteen. maybe twenty
minutes. l come back quick parceque
there are two kinds of orchid at Ze
shop. and 1 want mademoiselle to see
zem both"
"And isn't it true" shouted the Dis
trict Attorney, suddenly leaning for
ward and fairly hurting his words at
the witness, isn't it true t&at when
you came in you saw Miss Page threat
en- Mr.. Pollock with this revolver?'
He caught up the weapon as he
spoke and thrust it under her eyes.
The maid with a quivering little
scream Of horror, shrank back amid a
murmur of sympathy from the crowd.
She could not speak.
Isn't it true:" persisted the prose
cutor harshly. Answer my question
or tell US just what you did see when
you came into the theater upon your
return from the errand.'
Bursting into storm Of tears, Janet
flung out her arms in wild gesture.
1T is true" she sobbed. ''Mees Page,
my mademoiselle, she was standing
and she had re revolver-pointed at
Mr.. Pollock-and he-he-ran out Of Ze
room"
At the words, Mary, whose hands had
been tWitching nerVouSly throughout
the maids testimony, rose to her feet
with a little gasping cry as if she
would speak: but before the words
came she swung suddenly about and
crumped into little heap on the floor.
In an instant the whole room was on
its feet, surging forward toward the
dock, and the sobS Of the maid were
echoed by more than one woman
among the spectators. where sympa-
thy for the time ran high, though the
pendulum swayed back when someone
said shrilly with Il deriSive laugh:
Shes a good actress. is Mary Page
But the judges gavel quelled the eX-
citement and the dire threat back Of
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-02

Of his hand answered him eagerly. He
seemed glad to find someone who didn't
frighten him.
"Joe," said Langdon, his voice full Of
kindness. that night wasn't the first
time you had seen Mr.. Pollock, was it,
mo, SIR said the boy in his shrill
roung voice. Everybody knew James
Pollock at the Republic. He came
there lot-him and Mr.. Slade.'
And he was pretty generous in his
lips. wasn't he?' The question was
ruiet. and the District Attorney, who
had made move 70 interrupt, sank
back without speaking as the boy an
swered:
"Oh. $3.50! He could afford to be-
And so. on the night when he asked
you TO take that message to Miss Page,
ne gave you a good big tip, didn't he?"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-02
THE ERAMA OF
THE LAW

YITu the entrance of the judge
" ::s :s :5snd 5S ,s.. '5s' sa 5s .5,'s. II; 4: ss1
subSided into Il tense whisper of eX-
pectancy. The atmosphere was Vi
brant with it-taut as Il violin string
which snapped and brought the throng
surging wildly to its feet when some
one shrilled:
Here she comes!
at the back Of the room men and
women fought in u frenzy for footaoid
upon the seats of chairs. drowning the
thunder of the judges gavel with aheir
clamorcus hysteria. while those nearer
the front were flung bodily against the
steady wall of police beyond which
stood Mary Page, framed by the grim
shadow of the prisoners door
Mary was waiting. breathicSs. terri-
fed, for some one" to come. The
Judge looked at his watch and then at
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-02
SYNOPSIS.

Mary PAGE. actress, is accused Of the
E?urder Of James Pollock and is defended
by her lover Philip Lansdon Pollock
was intoxicated. Sa&le, crook and tool
of Pollock. was on the fire escape watch
inS for I.angdon.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-02

Read the Story and See the
Essanay Moving Pictures
Copyright, 1915, by Mcclure Publications
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-02
The Strange
Case of
Mary Page

The Great Mcclure Mystery
Story. Written by FRED
ERICK LEWIS, in Collab-
grafton With JOHN T.
M1NTYRE, Author of the
Ashton Kirk Detective Stories
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-11
City Test of Car Is as
Severe as in the Country

'It is mistake" says e. C. Ems
minger. local distributor for the bort
line of cars, ito suppose that the real
test of a cars merit is determined by
country driving alone. The eXi-
gencies of city driving are quite as
severe and as many, although they are
different in character from those en-.
does the city-driven car run up tar
greater mileage during the season, but
It is subjected to fearful strain IN
necessarily a part and parcel of all city
driving. The racking effect OF con-
tinued and frequent starting and stop
motorcars fail to stand up under 1t
This is minimized in country driving
where car is driven for considerable
stretches at smooth. steady rate OF
speed. even though the roads are rough.
There is no. question that the per-
formance of a motorcar over rough
gives a good index of the worth of the
springs and the power or the motor;
but no country driving, unless special
ly arranged. exactly duplicates city
conditions in demonstrating the flexl-
bility of the motor or the efficiency
OF the brakes.
good service on the smooth pavements
of city is to exhibit a lack of motor
ing knowledge. The car that cannot
pick up" quickly for instance. is at
a marked disadvantage in the city driv-
ing so is the one that does not shift
easily or in which the brakes are not
extra efficient. In the last qualih-
cations the bort stands in a class by
itself, and my experience Is that there
is not another light car like 1t for
quick getaway.
"Transcontinental runs and mountain
climbs are all very well in their way,
but in themselves they do not sell
cars" says Mr.. Ensminger. local dis
tributor of the bort. These sensa-
ltiona1 performances and the like form
interesting sporting events, but the
more. practical test. Besides. he does
not feel quite sure that the car that
has travelled from New York to San
| Francisco in seven hours is exactly
the same the car he will get IL he
| buys one of that make.
For him car that will go as fast as
the average man desires, run smoothly
over average roads and be comfortable
for himself and the members of his
! family, and economical in operation,
| fills the bill, provided he is sold on the
/ responsibility of the manufacturer be-
| hind that car. My experience of late
has been that people are scrutinizing
the guarantor behind the car much
more than the guarantee. What they
want to know is the real RESPONSE
| bility of the manufacturing organiza-
| ton. and the dealer who is selling the
Dort. has big story to tell on this
1 point"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-11

cars in our service, naturally has made
these cars the leading part of our
equipment" says Mr.. Uhl in discuss
ing his WHY'S Knight limousines.
The simplicity of their motor
mechanism makes for minimum re-
pairs. In a Knight-motored car
there are no valves to grind; no ad-
justments to make, and no carbon to
clean out, for Knight motors run
smoothly as they accumulate carbon.
Add to this economy of operation,
ability to run almost continually. and
their improvement with constant use
the quietness and f1eXibility of their
motors, coupled with the beauty and
grace of their body lines, which have
made them most popular among our
trade. and it doesn't take a mind
reader to see why we are WHY'S
Knight motorizing our equipment.
The Overland Company now has
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-11

world, which has Knight motorized its
entire feet of $500 cars. a number of
taXicab and transfer companies on
this side of the Atlantic are installing
knight -motored cars in their service.
Most recent examples are the Toledo
Transfer Company and the Yellow
TaNicab companies of Cleveland. Gin
cinnati, Columbus and Toledo all of
whom have Just recently installed a
number of Willys-K knight limousines.
A. B. Uhl of Toledo IS president and
owns a controlling interest in these
companies. He was first persuaded to
install several Overland cars in his
home town.
They proved so popular with his
patrons that he installed eight WHY'S
knight limousines in the other COM
panies in which he is interested.
Ability to come closer to 365-day-
in-the- year operation than any other
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-11
TRY THIS FOR A
COLD-.lT'S fine!
Pape's Cold Compound" ends
severe colds or grippe
in few hours.

You can end grippe and break up
severe cold either in head. chest. body
or limbs by taking a dose of ''Pape's
Cold Compound" every two hours until
three doses are taken.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head.
stops nasty discharge or nose running.
relieves sick headache, dullness, fever
ishness. sore throat, sneezing, soreness
and stiffness
Don't stay stuffed-up, Quit blowing
and snuffiing! Ease your throhbing
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
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at any drug store. 1t acts without as
sistance. tastes nice. and causes no in
convenience. Be sure YOU get the
genuine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-11

WHY'S knight cars in taXicab service
in nearly every large city in the
country. But it was on the other side
of the Atlantic that the knight motor
gained it's initial prestige in taxicab
service. The London Omnibus Com
pany was the first to try out Knight
motors some years ago. Several sleeve
valve motorcars were put into theif
fleet They were put through an
exhaustive test lasting for a whole
year. At the end of that time, the
superiority of the sleeve-valve motor
over the poppet type was clearly de-
fined. This resulted in gradual change
in the London Omnibus Company's
fleet. Every poppet valve car was re-
placed by a Knight car, the
company deeming the additional first
cost was more than counter balanced
by the economy and efficiency of these
motors
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-11

drive. 1t won't go down. You Pay
for what you get: that's the answer.
IF people felt that they got enough
more in a car with twice the cylinders
they'd be willing to pay the difference,
but anyone who has observed care
fully the trend of the demand in the
past two years. during which time we
have gone to the extreme in the mat
ter of cylinder multiplication, must
admit that, in spite of all the manu-
facturer may do, the customer is 60
ing to continue TO want and to have
FourS -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-11

of Skies in the future, simply because
certain proportion of buyers must
have seven-passenger car, and II
goes without saying that il costs more
to carry seven passengers than to car
ry five. But it's useless to try to prove
to the man who is driving car every
day-who is looking at his speedo-
meter at the same time that he pays
for his gasoline-that q car with more
cylinders is as economical as q -Four to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-11
Willys-Knight Motors
Preferred by Taxicab Co.

Following in the steps of the Lon
don Omnibus Company. the largest
taxicab and transfer company of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-12

aged to maintain his lead, and the
field force cannot continue much far
Their unless supply facilities are bet
tered.
It was announced at department
headquarters that the two companies
of the Tenth Infantry at Del Rio
would start for Columbus within a
day or two for duty along the line Of
communication. The remainder of
the regiment entered Mexico several
days ago.
An overnight dispatch from Consul
Letcher at Chihuahua brought word
to General Funston that the people
of Torreon are in starving condi-
ton.
Headquarters was unadvised of the
location of the advanced columns of
American troops.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-12
COLUMBUS A TOWN
RIDDEN WITH CROP
ALARMIST RUMORS
AFTER A NIGHT OF DIsCoN-
CERTING TALK, DAY DAMNED
WITHOUT A SINGLE EXPECT
ED TROUBLE.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Columbus, N. NJ, April 11.-Colum-
bus, ridden with alarmist rumors, was
relieved today when the night passed
without a sign of the trouble which
many of its citizens feared.
T. A. Hulsey. deputy sheriff, feel
ing that every precaution should be
taken to protect the town against the
possibility of a repetition of the raid
a month ago, has requested that
militiamen be sent here to assist the
regular troops in policing the bor-
der.
The tension which has been mani
fest in the last twenty-four hours
abated today but some of the citizens,
despite assurances of Major w. R..
Sample, commandment of the base and
other military authorities that there
are no grounds for fears and that
the troops are amply prepared to
care for any emergency still seem
slightly uneasy.
A number of citizens made re-
quests at military headquarters for
arms. These, however, were denied
on the ground that they were I'M
necessary. Major Sample conferred
with the mayor and informed him
that should trouble develop, the resi-
dents of the town could protect them
selves better by staying within doors.
Early today ranchman who had
been motoring along the border re-
ported to headquarters that he had
been pursued by band of mounted
Mexicans.
An investigation showed, however,
that the amounted Mexicans," were
troopers of a small detachment of
cavalry patrolling the border.
There are absolutely no grounds
for the fears which seem to have been
expressed by some of the citizens of
Columbus" it was stated at military
headquarters.
Investigation of the rumors cur
rent on the streets has proven them
without foundation. Of course we are
taking every precaution, but that only
is to be expected in such a time
Our troops are amply able and amply
prepared to care for even the re.
hottest possibility"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-12
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
IN NEXT FEW DAYS

San Antonio, Texas, April 1.-The
opinion Of army officers here that the
next few days will bring important
developments in the situation created
by the expedition against Villa was
apparently growing stronger among
followers of Carranza for the United
States government to withdraw the
American troops from Mexican soil
and relinquish pursuit of the outlaw
forces of the de facto government,
officers here believe the issue win be
forced in the near future.
Unless Mexican railroads are made
available for the transportation of
supplies to General Pershing' com
mand, it is frankly admitted in mill
tary circles that chances are against
success of the campaign. Although
the troops have penetrated 400 miles
south of the border, Villa has man