The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-02
The Strange Case OF
Mary Page
Continued from Mondays Banner
Did Miss Page accent

Did Miss Page accept
NO. She refused absolutely. She
she looked as If she would scream If
he touched her She held onto my arm
so tight it made black.and-blue spot,
and you could see the pulse In her
throat jumping the way II does be.
fore woman disso!vcs into Mysteries
The proprietor Of the place was
decent old RUDE with a fatherly eye
and soft heart that wore the makeup
Of a crouch. and when Mary offered
him ring that had been her mothers,
as pledge for our board, he kind OF
gulped and handed over the key to our
room without a word
You say our room. That means
that you remained with Miss Pager
why, of course she said in obvious
surprise. You don't suppose III 20
back on Mary, do you? We went up
stairs and had little cry" she said
whimsically, a furtive dinple show.
ing as she spoke. "Then, having pow
dered our noses and cheered up
left Mary resting while ! went to the
head of the stairs TO see what was do
ing in the office, and what had hap
pened to the rest of the bunch"
Gould you see those in the office
from the Stairway
PLAINLY, by going down to the first
landing and looking through the ban
isters.'
WAS the rest of the company still
there"
'Yes."
WAS Mr.. Pollock with them?'
Yes; he was playing a leading role
and making q speech
Gould you hear what he sald?'
Sure OF course l missed the first
part of it, but when got to the land
Ing he was saying, Il have always Tux
ell great interest in the theatre and
can thoroughly sympathize with your
predicament.' Then he pulled time
table out of his pocket and tapped It,
saying, The New York train goes
through in six minutes 1t can be
tagged to take you aboard and I'll pay
your fares to New York and settle the
claims of the sheriff-for no reason ex-
cept that | don't want TO see you
stranded AT that the company set up
cheer and beat 1t like crazy people
for their suit-cases, and Mr. Pollock
pulled out great wad of bills and be-
gan peeling them Off for everybody, in
Guiding The sheriff himself
What did you do them"
81 ran back and told Mary, but we
could see through his game 1t was Il
case of either accept his help or be
stranded and walk the ties
What did Miss Page say
she said. You 90, Amy because YOU
want TO get back, but I'll walk every
step of the way and earn my food by
scrubbing before III accept penny Of
James Pollock's money or give him Il
chance to speak to me again.
Did You agree to go?'
NO. | said that burrs weren't in it
with me when-it came to stickin'. aud
if there was going to he any walking
or scrubbing | would be on the job TO
do my share. That Mary and were
pas-and we'd take what was coming
together. We'll, anybody would have
stuck by Mary. She-she's the best
ever"
did Mr. Pollock leave with the com
pany?" asked Langdon. warning note
in his voice, and with little start she
turned back to him.
NO. We thought he had gone. but
after the train had pulled out looked
out of the window and saw him com.
ing back to the hotel grinnlng.'
Did You tell Miss Page"
NO. / thought it was better for her
TO think he was gone, so that she
would get good nights sleep Aft
erwaYd | wished had told her"
why"
Because it was such an awful Ghocs
to her when he came to our does IN
the morning"
"Wlll you tell us the circumstances
Of that meeting, please|
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