The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-04-13

seemed to go mad, and when snatch
ed her away from him her little night
gown had slipped off her shoulder ana
there plainly-could be seen the marks
of the hand!'
A murmur of excitement crept about
the reporters table as we'll as among
the spectators. This was great stuff. y
and when Mary's trembling hand came
back from it's impotent reaching to-
ward her mother, and went sharply to
her left shoulder, there was no one ID
the room who needed the answer to
Langdon's question.
(Which shoulder was that mark
upon, Mrs. Page"
'The left one"
"How long was it before the child
stopped screaming!
Several hours, and she was feverish
and i'll for days"
Langdon's voice now changed abrupt
", and the prosecutors eyes narrowed
to the watchfulness of a cats, as the
former asked:
ION the night when your daughter
repudiated her engagement to James
Pollock, were you sitting up waiting
Iuclf ECIuIu LIOu
Eyes"
"Will you tell the court as briefly as
possible what OccurredT
ut was very late. L had been wait
ing what seemed to me hours before
they came In. Mr.. Page, who was very
much under the influence Of liquor,
was berating Mary, and once he start
ed to strike her, but Mr.. Pollock inter
fered, telling me that Mary and l had
better go and try and get some rest.
Once in her own room. however, my
daughter broke down and sobbed and
said, Your grief and fathers danger
made me accept Mr.. Pollock. Tonight
l tried to run away with Philip, be-
cause he is the man l lOve-but l am
helpless in your hands,"
Did you still urge Miss Page to mar
ry Mr.. Pollock"
"No. My daughters happiness was
too great a price to pay to save my
husband from the penalty Of his crime
and I told Mary that she and togeth-
er would go to James that very day
and plead with him to set her free. 1t
was dawn then. and finally she went
to Sleep
Did you make that plea to Mr.. Pol
lock?"
NO, We went to the otf1ce-but-
but-we didn't see Mr.. Pollock"
will you tell the Court why? Not
me, Mrs. Page, but the court-as if
were not present"
well, your Honor she said, turn
ing to the Judge, when my daughter
and l reached Mr. Pollock's Office the
door was open and Mr.. Langdon was
In there. AS we came up we heard
Mr.. Pollock say, Give me fair chance
that's all ask. and I've never had it. |
You leave town for two weeks, and if
on your return Mary Page still prefers
yOu-I will withdraw and give her up
to you Mr.. Langdon demurred at
first. Then he said he would go that
day and hurried out without seeing
either Mary or me. felt we ought to |
see Mr.. Pollock. anyway. but before |
We could go into the office we heard a |
door creak. and my husbands voice"
She broke off with a smOthered sob. i
and Lanedon prompted her quickly:
What did your husband say. Mrs |
Page?"
''He said. With Langdon out of the
way. our little scheme should work |
nicely. Then-then Mary pulled at my |
sleeve and said. Come away without |
seeing them. Mother We must warn !
Philip-and they mustn't know we
have been here SO we went to Mr. |
Langdon's Office. and he arranged to !
come TO the house late that night in |
the hope that we would have learned |
by that time what the scheme was
Did you learn?'
eyes. Shortly after Mr.. Langdon |
had come. my husband and Mr.. Pol
lock came in and Mr.. Pollock told us
that he had bought the mortgage on |
our home. He said that If Mary would |
marry him within a week he would |
give her the mortgage and the forged !
check as wedding gift. If she didn't
he would foreclose and put the check
into the hands of the police
"Did Miss Page agree?"
"She said she would answer him the
next day, and he said he would wait. ;
though my husband was angry that 1,
there should be any delay. Then Mr.
Pollock went. and Mary joined Mr.
Langdon. and they started for a walk
"Dfd you see them go?"
mo. 1 went to the kitchen to fix the
fire for the night But l was drawn
to the window by hearing angry words
and saw my husband berating Mr..
LangdOn. 1 was so terrified over it h
all and-and-so heartbroken at the
thought Of losing my home that hur,
rfed out and begged Mary to come in
to do anything to quiet her father So
she said goodnight to Mr. Langdon
and. coming in. went straight to her
room"
did you go to your room also?"
LangdOn'S voice shook ever So Iittlo