The Glasgow courier., 1916-05-05
poLLock's THREAT.

the scattered papers on the ia
I BILE and brought out bOyish
glints IN I.angdon's dark head as it lay
on his folded arms. sunk in ineffable
wcariness.
All through the long hours Of the |
night he had kept his lonely vigil-now
porting over the legal documents on the
table. now pacing the floor in Il frenzy
Of anxiety, or making his way down
the echoiny corridors to look in with
mute suffering ut the room where DR..
silently beside moaning, twitching
figure on narrow prison bed. But
when the scanty furniture Of the office
was gradually emerging from the ell
veloping cloak Of night into visible ug
liness he had at last sunk into dozc
Of complete exhaustion. Miss Walton.
coming to the door, All eager message
Oh her lips, turned silently and plying
~ away. Some betraying sound reach
ed him. however, and lie lifted his head
with start. blinking to find the lamp
light paling before the gray Of morn
ing.
Yawning, he got to his feet and
crossed to the window. He flung it
wide and drew in great breaths of the
chill air.
For the first time since Mary's at
tack OF madness in the courtroom he
realized fully how tremendous All as
set the tragedy was to the defense. and
in spite Of his grief. as a lover, over
her suffering, the lawyer in him ex.
ulted in the episode which cementcd
into place the cornerstone of his case.
The thought Of this lent hint of
buoyancy to his tired body as he made
another trip to the cell where, ut DR..
Fosters orders. they had carried Mary.
still screaming with frenzy.
Mary herself was sleeping soundly
when he glanced into the CELL and Dr.
Foster was OH his feet. frankly stretch
ing. while Miss Walton was bathing her
tired eyes ut the basin in the corner.
Both greeted him with smile. and.
answering the question in his eyes
rather than the one he huskily whis.
pered with his lips. DR. Foster said:
| "She will be all right now. She
woke, conscious. just after your last
visit and is now sleeping soundly.
There's nothing to worry about-at
least. not just Mt present.
'"rhank God!' I.angdon's voice broke
on the words. and DIR. Foster put out
his hand and patted the shoulder Of
the younger man reassuringly. saying:
1--WE all say that. but you'd better go
get some rest now; you look done up
"Oh. I'm all right" said Langdon.
But. Doctor. is she-is 1t going to he
possible to go ON with this trial? Can
Mary bear it?"-
II think So" The answer came slow
ly. "Of course yesterdays scene was
bad. very bad. But you must realize
that the attack, while It was plainly
due to the whiskey thrust upon her,
was only to some extent brought about
by the fact that the liquor was hand
ed her at time when she was hys-
terical and had been re-enacting events
that kept her earlier experiences con,
stantly in her mind. Given healthy
surroundings and happiness. wouldn',
worry about attacks in the future"
Langdon nodded absently. for his
heart was cchOing the earlier words OF
the great alienist: "Given healthy sur
roundings and happiness ! wouldn't
worry about attacks in the future
and he was vowing to himself that
cost what 1t might. he would yet win
freedom and happiness for her.
He had not dared hope that she
would be we'll enough for the trial td
continue for some days at least. but
when she woke few hours later she
vowed she was perfectly able to e
into court even then. And 80. no more
than an hour late. the proceedings
were continued.
. That hour had seemed a very shor
time to Mary and to Langdon. but 1
was a very long one to the excited
spectators who crowded the rooms Il
the doors. whispering excited reminis
concoa NJ tho dav hQfOre