Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-04-21


bone with work before l viii marry
youY Then she burst into tears. and l
ordered MIR Pollock cut Of the room.
saying that he'd gotten his answer and
he might rs wen go"
did he leavef"
"No-but II didn't matter. because
lust then the coor opened and the
good old gink that ran the place came
in. He said he'd heard enough of what
vas said to realize that we girls need
ed some help and advice. aud suggest
ed that since Mr.. Pollock seemed de
termiacd 10 stay there. that we might
20 down 10 his Office. He handed us
each lob as biScuit-Slingers in the
dining room. Mary was 10 administer
the table d'hute to the regular and |
was to be on the job with the tran
sients-and SOME tranSients they were.
too! OF course Mary made hit right
off.
Its a good thing your Honor, that
they don't leave any cold poison lying
around in rube hotels, because the first
customer | got was James Pollock, |
did stick my finger in the oatmeal
was taking him and say. i hope you
choke three times. but it didn't work -
Again her habblihg laugh rippled out,
followed by a guffaw of delight from
the listeners. but rs If it We're a signal
the prosecutor leaped to his feet.
Your Honor" he stormed, 4 object
to the testimony Of this witness being
admitted as eYidence Is this a court
room or a burieSque show And is my
learned opponent revealing to us the
gay life Of Miss Barton or evidence
dealing with the murder of james Pol
LOCKE"
May il please the court" retorted
Langdon. the events which took place
in Prindleville had very definite eff
feet upon the relations between james
Pollock and the defendant. | crave the
patience of your Honor aud the gentle
men of the jury with the witness-who
is-er-not exactly eonversant with the
legal brevity demanded by law"
Il think" said his Honor. the ghost
of smile still twitching at his lips.
that the witness may 20 on with her
story But" he added. leaning forward
with an admonishing gesture towards
Amy. you must remember. Miss Bar
ton. that YOU are here not to amuse us,
but to answer as briefly as possible the
questions put 10 you by counsellor the
defence
"How long did YOU remain at the no
tel in Prindleville as a waitress?"
about three weeks"
Ibid Mr.. Pollock remain there during
chat timeT
Yes
did he speak to you at any timer
"Well, he had TO speak to me. but he
limited it 10, Two boiled eggs and dry
toast or Gimme roast chicken and
mashed potatoes. but with Mary II
was different lie didn't speak To her.
but he never LEI her get out Of his sight
If he could avoid it. He used to sit in
the hall where he could watch her in
The dining-room, and If she Went oEt
for breath of air. he always followed
her Ii got ON her nerves 50 SHE used
10 cry half the night. and say she
would go crazy if he didn't 90 away.
Miss Barton, You say that You re
manned nj the hotel about three weeks
Why did you leave at the end of tina;
time?''
Because of the behavior of some OF
the men who came to the place.
What do You mean by their behay
ior?'
"TheiI-their- freshness" she said
flushing little. You see when we
first went to work, they were all very
decent, especially to Mary. and every
thing was fine Then they-they seem
ed to chance even TO me. Finally
something the lanilady said put me
wise to the fact that our characters
weren't worth two-cent stamp in
Prindlevlle | didn't want Mary tc
know. so ! kept quiet till the day
when the guy that always came 70;
lunch got flesh ami tried 10 kiss her
The landady had Just told me that
her regular girls We're Directing tc
work with us. because Of our bad char
acters, when the door of the dining
room banged open aud Mary, taking
her apron eff as she went. ran past Us
and up the stairs The landlady called
her. bur She never even looked around.
so | started after her. Just as / did so
a cheap. flashy guy who was a regular
boar1es came aHt of the dining room,
looking sleop.sl aud with one cheek
bright red ana the ether very pale, I've
seen n GOOD s.Hack make that kind Of a