The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-22

lar caught my wrists, and between
them they dragged me into little
room beyond the Office and flung me
into Il chair. Then hsaw that Dr. Eel
lar had II revolver in his hand and he
thrust 1t into my face, promising to
do for me- II made any noise. They
went out ana locked the door, but as
soon as they were gone / ran TO ii and
listened. and heard the doctor tell
his assistant 1.-THE one who had caught
me mt The door 10 20 upstairs and
watch the girl. Then he and Mr.
Pollock had conference and decided
to let DR.. Foster ana Mr.. Iangdon ill.,
but 80 deny that Miss Page was there
I'll 20 upstairs and wait til you get
rid of them said Mr. Pollock Then |
heard Il door close and everything was
quiet.
soon heard DR. Fosters voice say.
ing, Miss Page has been forcibly drag
ged from my sanatorium and brought
here. demand her instant release.
and | have my car outside to take her
back to the hospital At that DR. lei
lar laughed sneeringly and said, Is il
your usual method of getting patients
to run about at night and kidnap them
| from rival sanatOriumS? GOULD hear
i DR.. Foster give little muttercd oath
| OF anger, but Mr.. Langdon broke IN
sharply saying, This is no time for
| listening to any tomfool insults from
| you, Zellar-what we want Is Miss
Page, and by heaven. III get her out
of here, if have TO kill you and break
down every door in the place Even
that wouldn't get her. said Dr. Cellar.
for this Miss Page, rs you call her, Is
not here You lie" shouted Langdon,
we know she is. The nurse has al
ready signalled us to that effect I'm
afraid your friend has been drinking
Il little too much sneered Cellar. speak
ing apparently to Or. Foster, for it was
the latter who answered. 1 suppose
he said drily that YOU will deny also
| that woman screamed TO us for help
! few minutes ago One Of the pa
tents had nightmare, said Cellar,
but he spoke uncaSily.
suddenly Mr.. LansdOn shouted,
! Nurse Walton. Nurse Waltonr And
in answer | beat upon the door and
cried. In here. In here. Almost in
Stantly it seemed heard the sound OF
running feet, and the door was unlock
ed and | stumbled out almost into Mr..
Langdon'S arms. But before we could
either Of lis move away from the spot
Cellar said grimly. Stand where YOU
are, all three Of you" And we saw that
he was covering us with his revolver
Then there came a most terrible cry
from upstairs-thc long scream of 4
/ woman either half craged or in deadly
fear. Even Cellar was Mortified by Il
and his arm wavered little as hC
turned his head. At that Mr. Langdon
sprhng upon him, and bore him back
against the table They fought des
perately, both Dr. Foster and trying
10 help. and at length Mr. Langdon sue
ceeded in twisting the arm Of DR., Eel
lar so that his fingers went limp and
the revolver fell to the floor. Dr. Eos
ter snatched 1t up and Mr. LangdoI
cried Keep that beast covered till
get Mary and went running out of tn,
room and UP the stairs. II was theI
that | remembered the two detectives
and realized that we had help outside
so ! hurried 10 the door and flung i
, open. They were right there. hal
, crazy with anxiety. and when shout
, ed, Up stairs they went up two at |
time with me close behind"
"NVill You tell us, please, what yol
saw when you reached the upper land
ing?"
: I'VE saw Mr.. I.angdon and Mr.. Pol
lock on the floor engaged in furiou
struggle, while from the door Of Mis-
. Pages room came the sound OF littl
' ,'hands beating against the wood, an,
= almost continuous screams or burst
y Of hysteric laughter, interspersed wit
oaths in mans voice. The detective
!, went at once TO Mr. Lang,lon's aid, an
- when they had seized Mr. Pollock on
= of them covered him with his revolve
= while the other ran with Mr. Langdo
" and myself to the door Of Miss Page
room. 1t was locked, and our cries {
. Mary to let us in only brought NOR
terrible screams from her, so the d.
y tective, warning us back, fred his +,
=, volver downward through the keyhol
- shattciing the lock, and we burst int
:, the room.
-, Miss Page was standing at the vii
- dow sobbing and laughing and tearin
-. ut the iron bars with han1 already CT
"a and bleeding from her tuorts. Ha
" crouched by the bed was the ugly II
tendant DIR. cellar had sent to watC