New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
THE STRANGE CASE
 OF MARY PAGE"


good soul at heart, drove us all out, | saElng that Mary needed rest" l Was MT Pollock in the hotel at
 that time?''
 Yes. He was at the parlor door, | put when we came out he kind of l edged away and stood scowIing at us. { Then l told MT. Langdon that 1 be- 1 lieved he had been spreading slander 1 against Mary all through the town ! and had driven her half insane so that l shc had attempted to end it all by l finging herself in front of the train MT. LangdOn started to tell me some thing then, but before he cOuld get a 1 word out, the landlady came to the
 parlor door and said Mary wanted me. MT. I-angdon went in With me. When Mary saw him, she just gave one cry. ana came running to him, like a kid
 that's been scared in the dark and sees it's mother coming with d lamp.
 But when she saw MT. Pollock push Ing ms way Tn with some of the oth- CTS She turned kind of white again ana MT Langdon, turning to see what h"o Stdflled her, got @ glimpse of nm. At that he suddenly pulled a puhch or papers out of his pocket, and marching up to MT. Pollock said, loud enough for all of us to hear: "Through certain investigations which I made in New York, David Pollock. I have dis covered that you are the biggest scoundrel unhung! have actual pfoof that you backed "A Woman's fledge' Company, and allowed it to strand in order to leave Mary Page pennllesS and alone in a strange town: and what is more, curse you. I believe you yourself spread the lies that have been told about herr |"
 Did MT. Pollock deny these accu- sations?'
 He started to, but apparently changed his mind and didn't say a word But the good old Rube pro- prietor did. He jumped up and shook his fist under MT. Pollock's nose and shouted. You scoundrel. I've had my doubts about you for some time. Now l know-and you get our of my hotel and get quick. This town is no place for hounds that prosecute women and Slander 'em, and if you don't want some rough handling you'd better get away before word of this dirty work gets around At that MT. Pollock turns about like a dog that's had a licking and slunk out and MT. Lang don laughed and said, There's train home in twenty minutes, and we're going to catch it. ''
 That is all, Miss Barton" said Langdon but his tone was thoughtful, and when the prosecutor waived cross examination, and the judge adjourned court, he showed obvious relief He followed Amy into the witness room drew her aside and asked:
 Amy have you seen anything of Daniels lately?"
 Why sure" she answered. "I saw him yesterday and say, he looks about the siCkeSt thing I ever saw in the show business. Honest l felt sorry for him."
 well, you may feel even more sor- ry for him, before long," muttered l TangdOn, and hurrying out through l the now gloomy corridors he passed | through the changing door and down 1 into the cells. At a word to the turn | key he was admitted to the narrow l room where Mary lay flung across the 1 narrow bed. Stopping over her he softly:
 ''Mary-my dear-'' 1
 "Oh, Philip" she sobbedl turnine | and clinging to him. "It--it's like 1 living all the horrors over again to l go through this day by day. Is it 1 worth while. Will it help any?"
 Help? Why, dear, I'm more hope full tonight than I've been since the beginning he cried cheerily And what's more, l believe I've got a line on a new clue-that will work up we'll"
 "Oh, What?" she cried, sitting up and smiling at him rainbOW-Vise through the tears that begemmed her lashes; and Langdon holding her hands against his lips, said softly:
 Dearest; you know that long after he deliberately planned to strand YOU. Pollock also backed Daniels to star you. I'm going to summon Daniels and make him explain their exact associa- tion. and then | think-the end will be in sight. Just be brave a little lOnger-and trust me"
 "Oh, l dol do,' she whispered: and when he left her she followed him to the door and, thrusting her slender hands between the bars, caught his and said in a voice that thrilled with sweetness:
 Philip, dear-I am hopeful-and l am braVe-dont forget that-and please go home tonight-rememb ber- ing that I was smiling when I said goodbye"
 But Philip, burying his face in the slender palms, could not see the bravely sweet smile because of the scalding tears that burned his eyelids as he hurried down the echoing cor ridor.
 Gro be continued.)