Connecticut western news., 1916-04-20

key out of his pocket, and half in fun. half ill anger, grabbed Mary and tried to force tine liquor on her. She-she seemed to go mad. and Wacn 1 snatch ed her away from hiln her little night gown had slipped off her shoulder and there-plainly--co be seen the marks of the handr'
 \ murmur of excitement crept about the reporters table as well as among the spectators. This was great stuff" aid when Mary's trembling hand came Gai k from its impotent reaching to- ward her mother, and went sharply to l er 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 ScreamingT
 Several hours, and she was feveriSh and ill for days"
 LangdOn's voice now changed abrupt ly. and the prosecutors eyes narrowed to the watchfulneSs of d 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 danceT'
 Yes"
 1 :'Will you tell the court as briefly as i possible what occurred!' Tt was very late. l had been wait ing what seemed to me hours bcfOrr they came in. MT. Page, who was very much under the influence of liquor, was berating Mary, and once he start. ed to strike her. but MT. Pollock inter fered, telling me that Mary and had better go and try and get some rest. i Once in her own room, however. my daughter broke down and sobbed and said, Your grief and fathers danger made me accept MT. Pollock. Tonight l tried to run away with Philip, be c2uce he is the man l lOve-but l am helpless in your hands. Did you still urge Miss Page to mar " Mir. Pollock?''
 No. My daughters happiness Was too great price to pay to save my husband from the penalty of his crime. and l told Mary that she and toScth CT would go to James that very day and plead with him to set her free. IL was dawn then, and finally she went to sleep.'
 Did you make that plea to MT. Pol lock?"
 No. We went to the office-but- but--we didn't see Mr Pollock"
  me, Mrs. Page. but the court--as if were not present.
 well, your Honor" she said, turn. ing to the Judge, when ny daughter and 1 reached Mir. Pollock's office the GCOr was open and Mr. Langd0n was in there. As we came up we heard Mir. Pollock say, Give me d fair chnnce that's all l ask, and I've never had it. You leave town for two weeks, and ir Cn your return Mary Page still prefers you-I will withdraw and give her up to you Mir Langdon demurred at first. Then he said he would go that day and hurried out without seeing either Mary or me. I felt we ought to see MT. Pollock, anyway. but before We could go into the office we heard a door creak, and my husbands voice." She broke off with smothered sob. and Langdon prompted her quickly:
 What did your husband say, Mrs Page?"
 He said, With Langdon out of the way, our little scheme should work nicely Then-then Mary pulled t my sleeve and said, Come away without seeing them. Mother. We must warn Philip-and they mustn't know we have been here, So we went Ia Mir Langdon's office. and he arranged to come to the house late that night in the hope that we would have learned by that time what the scheme Was"
 Did you learn?'
 Yes. Shortly after Mir. Langdon had come. my husband and Mir Pol. lock came in and MT. Pollock told IFS that he had bought the mortgage O., . 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. If she didn't he would foreclose and put the chcc.. into the hands of the police"
 Did Miss Page agrceY'
 ''ShC said she would answer him the next day. and he said he would wait though my husband was angry tha. there should be any delay Then Mir Pollock went, and Mary joined ATr. Langdon, and they started for q walk"
 Did you see them go?''
 No. I,went to the kitchen to fix thr fire for the night. But I was drawn t0 the window by hearing angry wor;lH and saw my husband berating Mir Langdon. I was so terrified over it all and-and-so heartbroken at the thought of losing my home. that hu' ried out and begged Mary to come in to do anything to quiet her father. g. she said goodnight to MT. I.angdou and. coming in. went straight to hcr room."
 Did you go to your room alsO?' LangdOn's voice shook ever So little