Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-16

ceive his dismissal. 80 TOOK MIN into
the Office"
ibid Miss Page show any distress at
ksight Of him7"
Yes. She gave little cry almost Of
fear and chung to her mother, and
would not answer his greeting"
what did Mr.. Pollock say?"
HE said, You have no reason to
shrink from me like that, Mary. At
worst what I have done has been be-
cause loved you. You have prom
! ised to marry me, and so far that
promise has not been taken back. and
now have come to know what you
are going to do. It seems to me that
we ought 10 be married at once-as--
as-I have information that your ia
theirs death has left you-without--
well, without the comforts that i will
be glad 10 give you. / have waited for
three weeks for some word from you,
and now / have come to claim my
! fianceev"
did Miss Page reply?"
Eyes. She went up to him boldly
and said without any signs of nervous
ness Of the moment before, If I have
not taken back my promise, James, 1t
Is because ! have been too Ill to think
of 1t. But I do take 1t back now
will never marry you so long as I live,
and l never want you to speak to me
again. detest you, and since you can
no longer harm my father, the reason
for my promise to you is gone. That
is all / have to say. Goodbye At
that Pollock got very white and said
hoarsely, Does that mean that you are
going to marry Langdon2 1T means,
she said, 'thateafter what has happen
ed / shall never marry anyone We
are going to New York. where I hope
to secure position"
"Did Mr.. Pollock show any surprise
at that?
"No, but he was obviously chagrined.
And then I interfered and reminded
Mrs. Page that they would miss their
train If there was any further delay,
and they left, Pollock driving away In
his machine almost directly back of
them"
Ibid Miss Page seem calm and col
lected?"
Eyes, outwaFdly; but there was a
look In her eyes that made me fearful
for her future, and her hands had re-
sumed their nervous twitching when
put her into the automobile.
at made me realize that the great
influence to fear for her was Pollock,
and 1t is my decided opinion that If,
as have heard, he continued to perse-
cute the defendant, the result would"
81 objectT stormed the District At
torney, leaping to his feet. "Dr. Fos-
ter's last assertion that the defend.
ants mental aifment was aggravated
through the continued persecution of
James Pollock, is hearsay evidence. and
a direct maligning OF dead man."
ST sustain that objection" said the
judge sternly, adding to the doctor,
you must restrict yourself to answer
ing questions, DR.. Foster. Let the an
swer be stricken out from the words,
into the automobile
The doctor, flush Of annoyance on
HIS face, turned questioningly toward
Langdon.
mo more questions" said Langdon.
But the prosecutor had. He got to
his feet with the alaerity of fighting
man going into battle. With a tongue
stepped In yitriol he attacked the tes-
timony OF the alienist; he held Mary
Page up as historical girl who had
sought notorlety; he flung doubt upon
the possibility of Temporary men
tai arrangement, but though he tor
tured Mary until with shuddering hor-
ror she sank forward in her chair, her
hands pressed against her ears to shut
out the sound of his voice, he could not,
shake the smiling inperturbability of
DR.. Foster.
Gross examination meant nothing to
the latter, and much as he regretted
the strain upon the pitiful little prison
er, he really enjoyed pitting his power
against that of the prosecutor.
So his answers came with cool de-
liberation, and hint of insolence that
won the admiration of the spectators
who were divided between zest in the
stirring battle and pity for Mary. But
It was the sympathy that came upper
most.
At last, unable to bear any longer
the brutal wrangle over her sanity,
Mary leaped to her feet, little moan
ing cry of protest wrung from her
white Lips. Langdon was at her side
In an instant, his hands drawing her
down into her chair again, his lips
whispering encouragement and COM
fort, till she smiled up Mt him-a wav-
ering, pathetic little smile.
To the prosecutor in his present saw
age hun1or it seemed q carefully plan
ned bit Of by-play, yet he could so
plainly see its effect upon the jury, and
could read so clearly the antagonism
growing in their eyes when they look
cd at him, that with an abrupt shrug
be swung upon his heel and sat down
with curt, THAT'S all."s
That released DR. FOstar. and sent