The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-05-25

moment he forgot the court, the Judge
and the witness on the stand, and
knew only, with a binding rush of
JOY, that whatever happened-she low
ed him. That realization was surg1ng
through Mary herself at the moment.
and she felt as If she were seeing him
for the first time-truly and fairly.
The protective maternal instinct that
is always the real keystone of a wo-
mans deeper love came to the fore for
the first time and was followed by a
swift fierce gladness that James Pol
lock was dead! Whatever the tragedy
and the suffering that enmeshed her.
at least Philip was safe, and at the
thought all the fear and the horror of
the law left her, and she drew a long
happy breath that was almost a mute
paean Of gladness that 1t was she who
could pay for his safety.
Langdon himself was equally shaken
by the wonderful little 1nterlude that
had come like a streak Of sunshine
through the dreary gloom Of the court
scene, but those about him attributed
the unsteadiness Of his voice to ex-
element, and only Mary guessed the
real reason and flushed rosily under
her own thoughts.
"Mr. Daniels" Langdon was asking
In that strange. choked voice. Twill
you please tell the court the circum-
stances Of the-the attempt upon my
life?'
II didn't know 1t was, you know"
protested Daniels. 81 understood 1t
was just to be a Kidnapping
get you-Mr. Langdon, mean-out of
the way till after the opening Of The
Seekers
"You say just a kidnapping Mr..
Daniels" broke In the Judge harshly.
did you not know that the law does
not consider kidnapping a light Of
fence?"
Eyes, 1 know" Daniels's voice was
husky and uncertain. II knew, but
all / had was invested In this new
play, and If James Pollock had pulled
out then, I'd have lost it all and-Tve
got a wife and daughter. 1 didn't
think any harm would come to Mr.
Langdon; in fact, Mr.. Pollock prom
Used it wouldn't, Or I'd never have let
that man Shale take the watchman'a
place."
when was THAR"
During the rehearBals, al I said.
Jim came to me and sand that Philip
Langdon was butting I'm too much, that
he was upsetting Miss Page and max
ing trouble for him-that Is Pollock
and he wanted him out Of the way.
Then he said he had a plan to kidnap
nd FOL III
try till after the opening Of the play.
at first I wouldn't listen, but-f1nally
did. It sounded simple enough I
was to send for Langdon late that
night, supposedly to ask him some
thing about the Page contract. In the
meantime we were to drug the watch
man and let Shale-Pollock's jackal.
they call him, you know-take his
place. Then when Mr.. Langdon was
leaving the Waterman was to nab him
and carry him out to a waiting auto
mobile and cart him off,"
Were these plans carried outr'
mo. That is, not the latter part. 1t
was then that found out about the |
attempt at murder"
'Will you tell the court in detail Just
what happened on that nightT'
"Well, IL sent for Mr.. Langdon,"
'atd Daniels nervously, land he came. |
IN the meantime we had given the reg
liar Waterman knockout drops and left !
11m In a corner Of the balcony, and |
5hale took his place. When Mr.. Lang |
Ion was leaving I called this supposed |
and, acting on Jim's In |
'tructions, told him to show Mr.. Lang |
Ion out Of the stage door. But tell !
7ou"--hls voice rose suddenly to high,
'hrfl note Of hysterical EMPHASIZE !
ell you I knew nothing Of that open
rap door I'm the stage. thought mo