The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-06

OF ONCE was johnnie on the spot"
with sudden change of tone he lean
al acroSs tbs desk crying harshly,
Has that anything to do with your
testimony in coIrt: Was that the real
ceason YOU came back TO the city?'
Daniels WINGED. That's what | came
D see You about" he said huskily II
timit | didn't tell everything that |
might have on the stand. What ! held
back may have nothing to do with this
case held it back" he added sig
aidcantly, Tor several reasons, some
Of which you may know"
what ! know or don't know has
nothing to do with the matter" re-
Arted Langdon, bit with a change OF
tone you haven't answered my ques-
ton yet
I'm not going TO answer it, said
Daniels after a long pause. Maybe
I'll have to later on, but not now.
Only, see here, LanGdon, I've got TO
know one thing has Mary got the
ghost OF chance to-gct of? Do you
think that what's-its-name pSychosis
Will get her out Of prison? | amt got
weak nerves or anything; but don't
mind saying that this thing has got
my goat. For a while ! didn't read
the papers, but yesterday ! did and
found that-that things didn't look as
bright for the little girl as had Inn
agined. II looks in fact, as If she was
Up against it hard. As if-unless some.
thing is done she'll 20 to the chair
And he calmly puifcd his cigar.
NO. No" cried Langdon with 4
shudder "Ncyer that 1t won't come
10 that can promise YOU They can't
prove her guilty, but there are lots of
different degrees Of murder, and cs.
Gaping the chair doesn't mean setting
her free"
The two men sat silent for long
time, facing each other across the
desk, antagonistlc, yet linked by some
thought that neither would put into
words. At last Daniels spoke
I'm no snitcher,' he said hoarsely
II don't believe in telling all you know
and stirrin' up a lot Of mud when yor
amt sure It will do any good But I'd
do a lot for Mary Page. She's on the
level. She didn't shoot James Pollocb
I'm dead sure OF that And won't
see her harmed If l can stop it, NJ
matter what the price is.
Thank you" said Langdon, but
Daniels frowncd.
You've got no cause to thank me,
he said. Il just wanted you ia know
l want to be kept posted. | don't wan
TO tell anything that amt necessary
| but if worse comes TO the worst II
tell it all"
| rs that your promiseE'
Yes" Abruptly Daniels put on hi
hat and without word of partin!
marched out Of the door leaving Lang
don staring through narrowed lids aft
or his rctrcating form, as he reached
for the telephone.
He was late getting into court, hu
whatever conflicting emotions tn,
promise made by Daniels had rousel
in him were hidden by the smiling
mask of confidence and case witt
which he reassured not only Mary bu
the spectators.
| TO Mary that smile and the dec
abiding tenderness In his eyes were TIN
two things that made it possible L
bear with patience the weary strain o
the passing days. The first shuddcrinl
horror of the tragedy had passed, il I
true, and in spite of It's occasional re
turn in the quiet Of slecpless nights
it had given place to less poignan
though bitter enough suffering.
J With the passing of the acute agony
however the little things at first sui
merged came TO the surface ana he
came source of daily martyrdon
The hard bed the coarse food; tn
lack of privacy; the limited conven
J fences; the roughneSs Of the police am