The Washington times., 1916-02-06

stone flung into pool Of subtle In
ference that sent widening
iipples Df possibilities TO lap the very
shores of suspicion itself Every eye
was on LanGdon now, but except for
a tightening OF the muscles about his
jaw he gave no sign % perturbation
or anger and was sccndnElv indiffer-
ent to the sweeping wave OF Conjcc-
ture which was like a sent'ent thing,
so strongly was its inflcuce felt.
though not man or woman moved.
T'hc actor himself was lu'easy now.
however. and cast apologize glances
at both Mary and LanEdon
You say YOU overheard Unl, part
of what vas said before the police
came. Will YOU tell us who're you
stood and why you beard only a
part"
Yes, sir. The door opens out--ns is
always the case IN hotel rooms--and
when [ started T. open il I was be-
mind 1t and therefore not visible from
ihc room. But I could hear what wns
SAID when Mr., Langdon and Detective
Farley came out from the inner roort
OF the suite where they had gone to
look foi Miss Page"
And when the police came, did you
remain in the room ur lid you Join in
I tho search for Miss Page"
Joined i'm tn" search; and went
with the police down the fire. escape
| and through the back street
What had become Of Miss Page"
II don't know"
! 10 you mean that the police did
not fad whore sho< had gone"
| Yes"
What did YOU de-"
81 returned to the hotel, got my hat
ana coat aud wen: home
That is ALL" said tie proseCutor.
| Eut tho judge leaned forward ami
| the courtroom war lnutcly asking.
DO you mean TO say that n younS
lady in an evening gown and with no
| cloak walked through that street back
of the hotel and that n one saw her
! That you and the police got no clue
in your search"
Yes, your honor Mary Page aad
disappeared absolutely. and no one
| knows where she went
LanEdon smiled, and the Judge vat
back with little exclamation that was
not complimentary TO the police; but
when the name OF the next witness
ward again and spoke with some irri'
{ tation to the prosecutor.
I rs II your intention. sir. to develop
Through the testimony OF THIS witness
Ethe whereabouts OF Miss Page aztec
the murder? 1t seems to me that thai
is the testimony that SHOULD be brought
forward now"
Your honor. the movements Of Mis-,
! Page between the time she was left m
consCious in the room at the Republi,
until the following morning will have
TO he told by Miss Page herself ThcN
are not known to me and J have n
witnesses to testify 10 her wheTcabout!
OF actions have in fact. been unable
to get anyone who actually saw A.,
prisoner during her flight. The trutl
must COME out. Qf course. and ] have Il
the me2ntine called the sister OF pavIl
Pollock to develop an important lin
IN tho case for tho State -
Again LangdOn smiled. and the iudE
sat back with "a little shtuE. as aIni'
a murmurouS wave Of comment hn'
curiosity the name Of tb" new witne~
was repeated
Ruth Pollock -
The sister Of the deaG man wn'
throughout the earlier testimony hAt
sat unnotiCed among tic tnronE, wa
q tragic figure in her trailing blAcI
garments as she went to the stand
Miss Pollock YOU have known III
prisoner, Mary Page, for some years
have YOU not?
remained intimate friends afterwards
WAS your brother also friend u
hers?"
"iIe vas"
was there ever any closer rclatior
ship THAI that of mere friendship D'
tween your brother and Mary Page
Yes. They were engaged TO be MAJ
red." .., T.. ri
chair at tn words. so simply uttGls
and vet so yharply changing the aspet
| of things. Tho prosecutors next quei
ton came Quickly: l., -, 80
WAS your brother happy In his er
gaGement ." he asked. . A.,
II don't know how to answer ths
auction. He was happy because
wanted To Trsrry Mary, but he hne
sn" ",f o'@ii Miss Poen did not love vo,
brother, why was she willing to b" h
The atrl flushed and answered Ie'
"WeiIi Won scc--thcre were reasons
and she had promised. a.
will YOU please te" Us '""'
< litde gaeping SOD ,wrenclhC,5d, ,5,,,r. 1row !,
stil~css at tEat question. and Mr
lI.cr suddenly droprcd forward, hid'i
her foce in her hands ,,.., NJ,
With hcr own eyes tcar-dimmed Ma.
,tretched out her hands NcH"n'ns!Y' ns
u.hieNerinC. Mother, Mother AZ
I,ongdrn was Al her side in nomer
she waved him back, ana. uraWlnE u =
w across her distorted race; hnlotuv
cd nc aohs that shock hcr thln Sho.
ders like q storm, rs 'h'
repeated his question, ,.,on- ..o
'It aV happened several years aEu
rye-maybe SIX Mary ana I'T w ",
s9op 80 pe, home a great deal, So I kne
phat-thaT,-they were greatly in need
"Was II pressing need. or do. "
mean sinlnly that they we're poor
Roth she said hcsitatin,iG,y. ,iria .nm' ~,
Of ! overheard Mr. PAGE say thal the
would be ruin for al, Of them: tE s,Gnti. a4 IN n
they'd be turned out on ne m ror Sc, ,,o,. ~ ~
iGr ne MARY overheard him, 'co. a.
When no went out she and l ~ ~
inc 70 think of some way by which '
noIIlG raise money. It was while '
We're We're gtn talking that Mr.; PsSc car
back. Hc-he-had been drlnElnE al
Sc was waving a check around MS hei
and cried. i've done good turn for
friend ard I've been been. We'll 5o PalG Sair iGr tRe,
sni,.es' Hc seemed terribly excite
and went out again almost imn'ediate'
savinc that he wanted TO cash
check before the hanks closed