The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-07

best to let him see Miss Page and re-
ceive his dismissal. So took him into
the Office
Did Miss Page show any distress at
sight of him?"
"Yes. She gave little cry almost of
fear and clung to her mother, and
would not answer his greeting"
what did Mr.. Pollock say?"
"He said, You have no reason to
shrink from me like that, Mary At
worst what have done has been be-
cause 1 loved you. You have prom
ised to marry me, and so far that
promise has not been taken back, and
now / have come to know what you
are going to do. 1t seems to me that
we ought to be married at once-as-
as-I have information that your IA
Tiers death has left you-without-
| WELL without the comforts that l will
be glad to give you. have waited for
three weeks for some word from you.
and now I have come to claim my
fanceor"
did Miss Page reply?
eyes. She went up to him boldly
and said without any signs Of nervous
ness Of the moment before, If have
not taken back my promise, James, it
| is because / have been too i'll to think
Of it. But I do take it back now. |
will never marry you so long as live,
and never want you to speak to me
| again. detest you, and since you can
no longer harm my father, the reason
/ for my promise to you is gone. That
is all have to say. Goodbye; AT
that Pollock got very white and said
hoarsely, Does that mean that you are
going to marry Langdon? 1t means
she said. that after what has happen
ed 1 shall never marry anyone. We
are going to New York. where hope
to secure a position.
Did Mr.. Pollock show any surprise
at that?"
"No. but he was obviously chagrined.
And, then 1 interfered and reminded
Mrs. Page that they would miss their
train if there was any further delay.
and they left. Pollock driving away in
, his machine almost directly back of
| them
did Miss Page seem calm and col
lected?''
Yes, outwardly; but there was a
look in her eyes that made me. fearful
for her future, and her hands had re-
sumed their nervous twitclrng when
put her into the automobile.
1T made me realize that the great
influence to fear for her was Pollock.
J and it is my decided opinion that if.
as have heard, he continued to perse-
| cute the defendant, the result would"
81 object" stormed the District At
torney, leaping to his feet. "Dr. Fos-
ter's last assertion that the defend
ants mental ailment was aggravated
through the continued persecution of
James Pollock, is hearsay evidence, and
direct maligning Of dead man."
81 sustain that objection said the
judge sternly, adding to the doctor.
"You must restrict yourself to answer
ing questions, DR.. Foster. Let the an
swer be stricken out from the words.
into the automobile
The DOCTOR a flush Of annoyance on
his face. turned questioningly toward
Langdon.
''No more questions" said Langdon.
ho1 fn
his feet with the alacrity Of a fighting
man going into battle With a tongue
stepped in vitriol he attacked the tes-
timony Of the alienist; he held Mary
Page up as a hysterical girl who had
sought notoriety; he flung doubt upon
the possibility of temporary men
tai arrangement. but though he tor
tured Mary until with shuddering hor-
ror she sank forward in her chair, her
hands pressed against her ears to shut
out the sound of his voice, he could not
shake the smiling imperturbability Of
DR.. Foster.
Cross examination meant nothing to
the latter. and much as he regretted
the strain upon the pltlful little prison
er, he really enjoyed pitting his power
against that of the prosecutor.
So his answers came with cool de-
liberation, and hint Of insolence that
|, won the admiration of the spectators
who were divided between zest in the
stirring battle and pity for Mary But
it was the sympathy that came upper
most.
At last, unable to bear any longer
the brutal wrangle over her sanity,
Mary leaped to her feet, little moan
ing cry of protest wrung from her
white lips. Langdon was at her side
in an instant, his hands drawing her
down into her chair again, his lips
whispering encouragement and COM
! fort, till she smiled up at him-a waV-
ering, pathetic little smile.
To the prosecutor in his present saw
age humor it seemed a carefully plan
ned bit Of by-play, yet he could so
plainly see it's effect upon the jury, and
could read so clearly the antagonism
rrouinc in fhoir ovoS whom fhpV look