The Glasgow courier., 1916-03-24
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and when Mary's trembling hand came
back from its impotent reaching to-
ward her mother. and went sharply to
her left shoulder. there was no one in
the room who needed the answer to
Langdon's question.
(Which shoulder was that mark
upon. Mrs. Page:'
The left one"
How long was it before the child
stopped screaming:"
Several hours. and she was feverish
and i'll for days
LangdonS voice now changed abrupt
ly. and the prosecutors eyes narrowed
TO the warchfulneSs Of cats. as the
former asked:
ON the night when your daughter
repudiated her engagement to James
Pollock, were YOU sitting up waiting
for their return from dancer
Yes
Will you tell the court as briefly as
possible what occurred:"
1T was very late had been wait
ing what seemed to HE hours before
they came in. Mr. Page, who was very
much under the influence Of liquor.
was berating Mary, and once he start
ed to strike her. but Mr.. Pollock inter
fered. telling me that Mary and had
better go and try and get some rest
Once In her own room. however, my
daughter broke down and sobbpd and
said, Your grief and fathers danger
made me accept Mr.. Pollock. Tonight
l tried to run away With Philip, be
cause he is the man leve-hut | am
helpless in your hands,"
Did you still urge Miss Page to mar
ry Mr.. Polock?"
mo. My daughters happiness was
too great Il price to pay to save my
husband from the penalty of his crime
and l told Mary that she and | togcth
er would go to james that very day
ana plead with him to set her free 1t
was dawn then. and finally she went
to sleep
Did you make that plea to Mr.. Pol.
lock?"
NO We went to the ottice-but-
but-we didn't see Mr.. Pollock"
"Will you tell the Court why? Not
me, Mrs. Page, but the court-as if |
We're not present"
well, your Honor" she said, turn
ing to the Judge. when my daughter
and | reached Mr. Pollocks office the
door was open and MI Langdon was
IN there. AS We came up we heard
Mr.. Pollock say. Give me a fair chance
that's all ask. and I've never had it
1olI leave town for two weeks and If
on your return Mary Page still prefers
you-l will withdraw and give her no
to you. Mr. Langdon demurred at
first. Then he said he would 20 that
day and hurried ont without seeing
either Mary or ne. | felt we ought to
see Mr.. Pollock, anyway. but before
we could 90 into the office we heard II
door creak, and my husban1'S voice"
She broke oft With II Smot!l !lcrcd sol,
ana Lan-don prompted her quickly;
What did your husband SAY. Mrs
page:"
He said, With Lanydon ont of the
way. our littl" S"hrm" should work
nicely Then then Mary pulled at my
sleeve and said, Come away. without
seeing them, Mother We must warn
Ihillp-and they mustn't know we
have been here so we wen, to Mr.
l.angd"ns office, and he arranged TO
come I" the house late that night il,
the hope that we would have leurnoa
by that time what the scheme was"
Did you learn
Yes. shortly after Mr.. Langdon
had come, my husband and Mr.. Pol
lock came in and Mr.. Pollock told us
that he had bought the mortgage on
our home. He said that If Mary would
marry him within week he would
give her the mortgage and the forged
check as wedding gift II she diln,
he would f"recosc and put the check
into the hands of the police"
did Miss Page agree?"
She said she would answer him the
next day. ana he said he would wait
though my husband was angry tina,
there should be any delay. Then Mr.
Pollock went and Mary joined Mr.
Langdon. and they started for a walk
Ibid YOU see them ro:"
mo. | went to the kitchen to fix tn,
fire for the night. But was draw,
to the window by hearing angry word,
and saw my husband bcruting Mr.
LangdOn. ] was so terrified over |,
all and-and-so healtbroken at III,
thought Of losing my home, that hur
ried out and begged Mary TO come In e.
to do anything to quiet her father. s,
she said goodnight to Mr.. Langdol
and. coming in, went straight to he,
room"
did you go to your room also?
Langd0na- voice shook ever 90 little