The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-28

tionable--and Of no value"
With. Il little moaning gasp of dis
may Mary half rose from her chair,
her lips forming q mute appeal against |
this drastic threat. Those who were
watching her saw in the movement no ,
more than hysterical impulse born Of
the legal wrangling. but 1t was some
thing far deeper and greater. For to !
Mary. DR.. Foster stood as the key
stone OF her proof Of innocence. He |
believed her-and to strike out his evi. !
dence meant that there was no one |
no one left who-understO0d.
Langdon. knowing that he must call
her to the stand next was aghast at
her agitation and. fearing general
breakdown, sent the bailiR for smell
ing salts and a glass of water. = He
had no fears that the evidence Of the
alienist would be stricken out, but he
was nevertheless racking his brains for
some method Of proving the recurrence
Of that strange bruise upon Aary's
shoulder when. with the abruptuess
that characte terized him. the District At
torney dismissed the witness. .
And now it was Mary whose name
| was called by the bailiff. and the little
| quickening stir Of interest and sym
pathy that never failed to greet her
| swept through the room and seemed to
give her a momentary strength. But
her face was so white and her hands
so unsteady that the bailiff, without
waiting Tor another order from Lang
don, hurried after the smelling salts.
his exit through the door into the
prison letting in an ineongruOus burst
Of Eilarity that brought an angry
frown to the Judges face.
He was however. the only one who
noticed it. for the attention Of every
one else was fixed upon Mary. who
stood swaying in the witness box, her
eyes turned appealingly toward Lang
don. But though he read their mute
prayer correctly he dared not hesitate.
and the very first question was the one
she had been dreading.
"Miss Page will you try to tell the
Court as fully as possible exactly what
occurred OH the night when you left
the banquet and Joined James Pollock
| In the Hotel RepuDnc!
It swept away all her new found
hope and plunged her dizzily down into
despair To her it seemed to prove that
even Iangdon placed little or no Gre
dence upon the words Of Dr. Foster
and she had feeling Of being sudden
Iy isolated-alOne--in world OF nos
, tile faces. A sob caught in her throat
, and the room grew black before her
and when she spoke her words came
slowly-one at a time. and sounded
strange to her own ears-as though
coming from great distance.
, I-left-tle- banquet - room - an(
went-into - that - other - room. Mr.
Pollock-was-there He wouldn't-le
. -me-leave. He-he-tried It - kis:
= me. Then he threatened me. He
had-a glass of whiskey. l-saw hin
8 coming towards me-and-that's all
y can rememberr' Her voice ros'
b shrilly on the last words. and she re
: peated them. the tears running dow
her cheeks. That's all-oh. 20
, KNOW that is all-that 1-remember!
il Startled by her outburst and her pa
=, lor, Langdon went quickly to her sid
, and laid his hand on hers.
"Of course l know" he said reas
suringly. II just wanted you to repea
II It to the court. That was all-and-
Is won't ask any more questions now"
" "But l have one or two to ask.
It broke In the prosecutor, exultant owe
y the opportunity tn cross-examine Mar
now that her composure had give
way. And, In spite Of the whispers
b ''Shamei He's no right to torture h<
e. now that drifted from the spectator
,e and brought a warning rap from tn
Df judges gavel. he stepped briskly TO
ward and asked:
g. "Miss Page. DR.. Foster has told a r
Or I markable story Of your strange su
le ceptibllity to the smell Of alcohol. Ca
Il. you yourself tell Of any definite occ
a. sion other than the two that have be<
ys mentioned-when you were overcon
t. In this-well. very peculiar mannerT 7
The biting sarcasm Of his raspiI
voice acted upon Mary like dash
ice water. She Strengthened up haug
tily and her voice was so cool and qui
that the bailiff, who was handil
Langdon the smelling salts, made
comic face a. II mocking their preca
tion.
II have been overcome In that r
GUITAR manner on several occasions y
"Wili you name oneT'
"Yes. II you will look through {
dies OF the Rochester papers OF tv
sammers ago, you win fnd that ] b.
-an attack while playing in stock
that city"
"WM you describe the circumstanc'
pleassr'
! '~Thero was big supper scene In {
play which dealt with city life. T
company were supposed to be drunk
revelers. and was to Join them a
drink too. A usual, I had expected
6nd cold tea in my glass-but for