The Washington times., 1916-04-02

one, becauss she's lesvin' Of satur-
day to git married. Then he Kids her
sR. bit about re bets she's msrryin' a
ptllceman. so she tells him who am.
Then he gifts talkin'' about this AFFAIR.
and he has the nights doin's so mixed
up Kate she corrects him. lie bets her
hat, she's wrong; she says she Kin
prove :. all. by. me. And so she does;
nut then apother young ieller comes
a young lady nd clear up q lot OF
trouble IL we tell II In court. And
begorra, Kate got her hat at, thatv'
a shqu. OF. laughter rang through the
court. and the prosecutor sat down. far
more discounted than he would admit.
~ N"ns sich slfspic subierfugc. The
hack gate peddler' with his packet or
| ~ ssiD--aHd the police, OF course. blum
kpering In ana bullying. His respect for
hangdon. not only. as a man. but as ~
IlaWNcr was growing and In the back
OF his mind there hovered q blacR
phantom-the mysterious man In the
} sDecked suit who had been In the alley.
! Hap. Langdpn this man up his sleeve?
| He frowred and shifted the papers on
| his desk uncHslly. then looked up with
| n start Of surprise as the door or the
/ wtness room opened to admit the lam
1toNhhtly Fowned woman, with the ndrd
ann tired eyes t...
She gave her napIe- as Agnes Keenan,
but whgA.thcy question came as 10 her
'tocenpaiipr.. abe stared straight ahead
| OF her with sort or grim hImor, then
sSiruggtd'hek thin Shoulders.
h. None" see said with the imitation
OF an. E:asliSh accent. '"I live on my
The crowd, grinned but Lsnsdon
luslred. aud his voice was a little hard
4 as. lie said quietly.
II am sorry. Miss Keenan,, to have to
4 ask you, suoh'a question, but Were. you
not an occupant of a cell In the Fiftieth
srheet police station. on the night of
the raid of Bakers gambling rooms"
K "I was" Tier tone was more quiet
now. 81 had failed TO come across. and
khaving hahe n drop too much ] sassed
Eihe ,s9lEf9gt: Z. and ne locked me UP to
SHad YOU A cell to- yornsef?"
~ Wchl, at.:afst thought 1t was
lptivSle room. but n little later they
sbosed WtBn i'm" : -
;'Naas~tkar ssirt 1.-The .defendant-MarS
ut was. But she looked some differ
cnt then kShe was all dolled up IN al
evening ,gowHs and hadn't even a CLOAK
wondered what. was up and tried u
4 mn Ice ihsE talk, but she. seemed looney
! tIrduabL II Was the d. It's at first, bu
INyhen II found out she was plain battI
Vi gjt scared and called the guard. Blu
i he only, cHsse,l me out, so got hol'
lof her hands and p.ed to make ne
III StOD aCTNlnE III t1hl queer ldoili'i -
tier a bit shc began to talk. IL was I'm
coherent at first, about Dave, and IN
Ifig hoIise, and she wasn't Sadie o
Maggie. Then she seemed to come q
lnerseif and asked who l was and "her
Did she remain sane and consciou
"Sot at inst.. she'd ramble. then sh
talked sanely. Finally she quiete'
down. and when | said that | was sur
TO get of first ming in the morninI
lkhe N sked .ne' ir 4 would take note
fter lawyer And = said / would
"I5id YOU ask cher arer name?
No" SSho smiled n iittle. half whim
socially, half bitterly, lit amt etiquett
, to ahk names under the circumstance
butI said as. 1t. was the first time, IN
lbcst thinZ to do, was TO say nothh
|. TIL she had "a lawyer to do the. taikih
,, Whom was the note she gave 20
{ Inc question Seemed to surprise hel
Y SGs knoY Yec farsoi shs s''%me5Sf nm 1sii
ia tKc court The note was addresse
! to Mts fHTllp Langdon. and TOOK
l llstl aIght TO him. Then MIN and me pea
, It sack to the'police station ana ne ma
, La conference With the magistrate
I lThen ne shook my hand and thanke
I'ne Ike a gcntleman-and-that all.
[ one moment. Miss Keenan,. 10
. say that MfEs' Page-would become sane
A and then would lapse into detlrluI
Il again. Did she. mention any parucula
Imr mriaentror.3 ask you any strange ques
a '1ons23. 20 '---
Yes. Once she said: He acts funn
: Ior a man who has just put on sue
: cessful play. Then suddenly she 50
; up and grabbed me and cried: was
! blood or-was it Just red necktie-
: | saw it And | said, You saw
where And she said-sane as sn
Ecoud ne. 1T was the other man out
: side--I couldn't see his iace-just IN
! red, .Jhep she began to cry an
! won't on again into delirium, or what