New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
EPISODE VI.

 like a diver taking a plunge she said ! 1 quickly: q gave Miss Page sleeping | draught at ten o'clock and then put on my own hat and laid my cloak ready. At eleven l went down to the reception room and unlocked one Of the French windows which was al- most imm ediately opened by MT. Pol 1 lock. He followed me back to the bedroom, and picking up Miss Page , whom I had carefully wrapped in blankets he carried her out to his au- tomobile. As soon as he was on the yeranda I closed the window and started to run to the front of the house, but I was stopped by MT. Langdon, who was spending the night at the sanatorum and had alread dy discovered Miss Pages absence. He he caught me by the arm and de- manded to know where she was. l tried to get -because-becauS+A moments were precious just then, but i he wouldn't let go and finally l told 1 him that MT Pollock had just car
 ried Miss Page off. At that he
 rushed out of the house and down
 the drive and sprang onto the run ming board of Mir Pollock's motor
 which was just starting up. MT. l Pollock struck at him, but he hung 1 on. and kept on fighting till the motor
 swung around the curve and into the
 main road and then the force of the 1 turn flung MT. Langdon off. By that time the detectives were in the
 road and fired after the car but it , didn't stop"
 1o+a
 Langdon's question snapped like ] whip lash.
 "Why-why-" she stammered,
 confused by the sudden Interruption.
 "The ones I sent for. I wanted MT. ] Pollock caught in the act of kidnap-
 ping Miss Page, but MT Langdon held l me back too long and prevented my ! giving the signal agreed upon."
 A wave of sound that was the com-
 posite exclamation of those in the ! room swept like a breath of wind
 through the court and faded to sil- 1 ence. and Langdon asked: ''You had a special reason for want 1 ing David Pollock caught by the po- l lice, had you not, Miss Walton? "Yes' she cried and her voice took | on a sudden fierce note of suffering | and anger. "I wanted him punished l and I thanked God for the chance
 that had been put into my hands, l "Why?"
 Because he ruined my little sister,
 and left her to die of shame and l heartbreak!
 l "Your Honor!" It was the prose
 cutor's voice. T object to that ques- l tion and answer. It defames the char
 acter of a dead man, and has no bear 1 ing upon this case. what IS Hlofe' u 1 cannot be proved"
 "You are perfectly right" said the 1 Judee sternly. Let the evidence of
 the witness be stricken out from the 1 words signal agreed upon. l Lanedon bowed his head subm1s- l sively, but there was a gleam or trl- umph in his eyes, for he knew that l though the words might be stricken out of the record they could not so easily be erased from the minds Of those who had heard them. They had, in fact, laid bare another trag- edy. and the words Of Miss Walton earlier in the day, 'I began by nurs- ing my sister through terrible ill., ness when she seemed likely to lose her reason,' gained a poignant mean ing, that made more than ono jury man move restlessly, and brought a whisper of sympathy from the spec tators.
 The court clerk monotonously read the corrected evidence and then Lang don. after a moments thought, said:
 Miss Walton, when your plan mis- carried and MT. Pollock succeeded in carrying off Miss Page, what did you do?"
 q ran back to the hospital veran-
 f11 q n having been drawn out by the sound 1 of shots, and told him as quickly as 1 could what had occurred, and where ] they had taken Miss Page"
 Did he make any comment upon l the address you gave him ?'
 ''Yes He gave 8 sharp exclamation l when I handed it to him and said. Great heavens! I've heard of that place-and what I've heard was any thing but good At that one of the de- ! tectives took it and when he had read it he whistled and said, Zellar's! My God. we'd better follow pretty quick if vou want to rescue the girl. We've had our eye on that joint for some time At that pr. Foster said, We will follow quickly, for my car can be here in a minute.' He then told me to get my cloak, and putting on his own hat and oNercoat he led the way out to the garage and we started for Ortonville."
 Had you any plan as to what you were going to do when you arrived at Zellar's?"
 Yes. It was arranged that l was to go right in, announcing that I had come by MT. Pollock's orders to take charge of Miss Page, and then when T had 1ocafed her room I to sip 1 nal the others who would be wait ing outside, and later let them into the house. We've all felt that Miss Pare had suffered enoueh nuhlicitN