The Washington times., 1916-03-12

stranded, with Broadway doing the
sheridan act many miles away"
What did you dor
we did what a company always does
-wo went back to the hotel and said
what we thought OF the producer and
tried to borrow carfare from theNhotel
PROPRIETOR. That was when we saw Da-
vid Pollock again"
"Do you mean that Mr. Pollock was
In the hotel when you got thereT'
"No, but he arrived In town by the
last train, and walked into the lobby
while we were there"
Did he speak to your
Yes. He came over and said he was
going through the town on a business
trip. and seeing Mary's name on an
eight shcet--you knowing poster--he
had jumped off on impulse. LIe said
he was awfully sorry that the tour had
to let him arrange for our return to
New York"
did Miss Page accept"
NO she refused absolutely"
did she seem much asitated nj see
ing him?" '..t
Eyes. she--she looked as Il she
would scream IL he touched her. She
held onto my arm so tight II made
black-and- spot: and you could see
the pulse In her throat jumping the
way 1t does before u woman dissolVes
into Mysteries"
BUSINESS in Miss Page before2'
Yes. The day We saw Mr.. Pollock
at the Prcntlss Agency"
Now. Miss Barton, having refused TO
accept Mr.. Pollock's Offer. how did you
secure n nights lodging"
'"The proprietor Of tho place was .
decent old Rube with fatherly eye
and soft heart that wore the maEe-up
OF n crouch. and when Mary offered
him a ring that had been her mothers:
I.<n r1 Il IL Ind NJ
gulpcd and handed over the key to our
room without word"
''You say our room That means
that you remained with Miss Pager
'why. OF course che said In obvious
surprise. You don't suppose I'd go
Lansdon smiled. 'T'm not supposing
anything" he said gently. But ! want
to make everything quite clear for the
court, and in order to do that may
ask a good many unnecessary ques-
tons 50 VIII you tel u.s. p:r diS after ss
the hotel proprietor had given you the
key to your room?'
I'VE went upstairs and had a little
cry" she said whimsically, furtive
dimple showing as she spoke. Then'
having powdered our noses and cheer
ed up, left Mary resting while went
to the head or the stairs to see what
was doing in the office, and what hao
happened to the rest OF the bunch.
"Could you see those in the office
i' "Piainly' by going down to the first
landing and looking through the BAN
'S WAS the rest OF the company still
there.
Eyes"
was Mr.. Pollock with them?'
Yes; nc was playing leading role
and making a speech
Gould you hear what he said?"
sure! or course. I missed the hrst
Of it. but ,s when have sG the always ways
taken a great interest in the theater.
and can thoroughly sympathize with
your predicament.' Then he pulled a
time table out OF his pocket and tapped
through In six minutes. 1t can be
fiaGEed to take you aboard and III pay
your fares to New York and settle the
claims of the sheriff--for no reason ex-
cept that ! don't want to sec You u
a cheer and beat II like crazy people for
their suitcases, and Mr.. Pollock pulled
out a great wad of bills and began peel
ing them off for everybody, tncluding
the sheriff himself
What did you do thenT'
81 ran back and told Mary. but We
could see through his game. II was q
case Of either accept his help or be
stranded and walk the ties
What did Miss Page say"
she said. You 60, Amy because you
want to get back, but I'll walk every
step of the way and earn my food by
scrubbing before I'll accept a penny OF
David Pollock,s money or give him
chance to speak to me again
Did you agree to go?'
No / said that burrs weren't In II
with me when IL came to suckin', and
If there was going to be any walking or
sCrubblng | would be on the job to do
my share. That Mary and 1 were pals
and we'd lake what was coming to-
gether,"
4 little nnrmur of admiration stirred
the silence Of the room, and Mary.
lifting her head. smiled at Amy
through formulated eyes. and for an
Instant the brick jcyousness. forsook
the little witness. and she dabbed at her
own eyes with q wIsp OF handser-
chief. suddenly bursting forth explo-
sively:
well. anybody would have stuck BY
Mary. She--she's the best ever"
Did Mr.. Pollock leave with tho COM
pany?" asked Langdon, O warning note
IN his voice. ana with a little start she
turned back to him. .
NO. We thought he had gone, but
after the train had pulled out I looked
out of the window and cav him COM
ing back 20 the notc!--Grinnlng."
ibid yoni tell Miss PAGE"
"No L thought II WAS better for her
to think lie was Sonc. 20 thnt she
would get u good nights sleep. After
wards l wished had told her."
Why"
Because 1t was such an awful shock
to her when he came to our door In the
morning"
will You tell us the circumstances
OF that moe ting. please"
We'll. Mary and ! were both dressed
and ready for breakfast and We were
talking ovE- the chances OF getting
some sort OF work to do in the town
TIL we could get word home to mother
to send us carfRre. 1t costs quite a lot
from Prindleville To the big town and
VIC knew 1t might be days before the
Old lady could rcise 1t, and We had to
eat in the meantime. While we were
stnl TALKING we heard knock at the
door. and thinking 1t was the chamber
maid or maybe the proprietor Mary
sings out, Come H., And at that DaV-
Id Pollock opened the dollor."
What did MisS Page do?''
SHE screamed and turning, hid her
face against my shoulder for a mo-
ment Then she stood mp and faced
asked. and he had the decency to look
pretty foolish. I dare because l am
/ worried about YOU he said. 4 can't 20
and leave You stranded here: you've
got to let mo help YOU Il shall never
accept your hclf" cried Mary. aud I
/ could tell by her voice that she was