The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, April 27, 1916, Image 2
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The Great McClure Mystery Story, Written try
I REDER1CK LEWIS In Collaboration With
JOHN T. M’INTYRE, Author of tha Ashton
Kirk Detectiya Stories. 'Read lha Story
and Sea the E*-tanay Moving ‘Picture*
Copyright,>4915. by McCluro PubUcotloa
WVS-erBM ■ ; Ner-V TA
SYNOPSIS.
1 f s “IN* doesn’t
know
* while
Mnry PnyB, m-UusH. is iks-uw! of the plflWI'e l Idlll <!ry ns yowtlrr.
tnurdi r ofJiUTttij i’oliix’k imil iR iileNsnitod A (liseTrii knock som'nlisl. nnef, the
by Phini^fOiyilon. Pollocft . baiiilT |inr his in nil lii iit lliF door.
His Ilmior i.sicudy to pi ltitoCiHirt, 1
;\Wns , Intoylyatul . At Mary’*!, tried, slie
■ revntvcr - Her nnl.J
thriMicned Pollo'k
»nd Mary’s I;ailin';
km iloty Mary ill»-
•no* olf the crime Is a
n rtr.ince hand
■'a shoulder
nnythins. ‘ I’ve! And all the while that I was tnnkln
ready for her. he no ole my hiahHity’to
po out with hijU iiiK c'Xriise for de .
bauch. And oh. yonr Ilotior—she
addyd. turning to the .Imlye with a
Catch in her voice, “nlsht after Yilpht
I used to walk t'ho t!onr ; prayinp ijk’e a
w!('k.e(Kywoteaii‘ tliat my l aby vmhjhi
die before It ••ate el lit to the world—he
cause I wan afraid jt ‘wottfir hear tin
' fT*llE THstrli-t Attontey stood at
I the window of Ins prlvato otiice
| ■dloliilnx I be pwnrt Mmi duicd
* down ut tlie iiurrylu^ tbrou^s
srhlle one nervoiia band beat a devil’s
tuitoo spuiu tlie Houicwtlat crimjr
. pane ' . “
It hud l>eei» rninlriit. and the Identity,
•vm tlie hcs ot the crowd Was sub-
# nicrued helicill ll U KCS of Iiolihlllp black
ainhrelhiN between wldeti the wet nnd
•bluini: tops of the unitor can darted
Ukr dittce. black laVtleo. 4tut (be pro c
tutor miw nehber tbe crowd nor the
tralib'- Inf kuw only Mary I’ayc! Mi
id ti nine almlliil an ubMiailan
Mm now. and Ibouitb 41 was
ttuie fur «ojirt and there were -utber
Ctlenla lieKidea tbe Ptala wbuaa bud
Dess claimed Ida attrtitbm In bteMber
•dice, be bad drifted here. aaTBT
drtfied nnwlttlnttly ea<l» nwralnff to
Mentally lest I be links In tbe ctiale of^
bis evhliun-e aualnat her
II KIIUL'I.lt lie at rone enoasb to
Mud ber a|nm the nienUeta wheel of
tbe law. and yet - be was roam-laua
that more ttnia one of Its Hafca waf
weak- no weak. In fart, that auf arm
bin masterly aummlnd np fur tbe Jury
bad tieru eoUrrly aide le gteaa It ever
He ft Id apt doubt fur a aximent tfcal
Mary l*aire was puilly of tbe murder
•f James I'ollin k. but be-bad njjt
ntOVKI) ber ao to Ida own antlafar-
sir." he said; anti with n nod of relief
the pi;oseeutor gathered up his papers. 1
'‘IU‘|en<e heuiiis today, don't ilV")
asked the detective ns he left. “What
do you puess ii’s poinp to he?" • i
“I'tir^iot puesdnp anytlih'p." said the | taint-wouM- he horn with that awful
District Atiorney primly, “except t'uat devnsfnthi’j thirst." -
1iL*i witnesses are polfipTo bijve a had "IMd y<»ur .hnsbard■ evef 'strike .von
time when they eel Into jny hamK". .■ when.he wrTs ilnmk?r -A'rain ‘f.aim
“Tell me smnetlifnp I ihm’t kiKm-!"] don.’s voice hehl-that waniiriu note, hjir
chuckled the detective with honj*st ad i b<m< the^VfW’ecNtor'brnke lu aliarply:
nilnilion. thoupli after n inomyut's j "May'it p'ea -e the i-otirt. l' protest
pause lie added behind his siUK riurV j. aeainst this’evldcnee. n« IrfeVvimf
“btrek^T^Nut SInry Pape has yo|_ the! As beinp a • palpahre effort to uroust*
aympafby. of the crowd ut tliqh by tpyrnpathy toweds the prisoner and
‘ 'jw— — 1 •*—;—A her mother n?Td therefore a menace t"
Bhe HAD won the thp eympafhy of ‘
the spectators now—fncre was no i
doubt'of It. and-the hostility that was-
{be pmrfe-s of jnstbf.**
^*0n the rent fa rv. ymtf fTenor."
Ipin'o’on took an « < mfer step ferwpr»l
and .t liere wars a sharp thrill almo't (.5
trlu:iip!i l:i hi* Voice ns he s;*o;x*. "it
Ls my Inicnnon^o pmre.hv lltU teitf
monv that Mary^Paire. thr ush pre
natal lutlneii 'e. was Inm wltli s i pre it
a^horror of drink, ix to Hi luce. l:i In r
ntwmeuts of icnll’T’ry In-’anlfy rte:i
wires j<!ie. wjVa rltdU \ An«T*ir
“Jry P'.'* : r» d th.» rtutf tltat UPlctl
re?'0ps.»rd | sy
it she bus 1 ecn sulijeei
‘ tnd fae pusUeil her'off his lap. T.h<;u
idle falfeieii a ill tie. biit went brave
ly qn, "Mr. Pu^e look a flask of wh»S
key 6ut of bis pocket, and half in tun
half ia dnper, pr.IhliOd .Mary 'unj tried*
-to fqrrcthe' ll«|Uor on her. Shi*—she
/aecined to niad.'Wnd vchen I snateh
ed her away from him her little ui;iin
gown liad wlipped' oil her shoulder uihi
■ thofor-pljihily'-iould he seen the mark
of the hand!'": ‘ .
A ihurimir of excitement crept about
the repay toy's tahle as we’<as anuiud
the spectators. This was "great stud',"
and when Mary's tremh’liip haiid'i ame
^iii.k from its impotent- jeuf^JjJiTp^Na’
•ward her mot her. amhweht sharply to
her left shoulder, there'was no one in
the room who needed the answer to
Lanpdoii's i|uestion.
"\\’h|ih; shotflder was that - mark
Upo,a, Mrs. Pa-eV". . • ..1
"The left oue“
"How'.Ionp was it before the chiljl
stopped >s< reaiuiiruV" " '
, "I'everal hours, and she was feverish
and ill for days.’’
'Lanpdon’s voice now chanped abrupt
ly. and the prosecutor.'^ e.Veu narrowed
to the watchfulness of u cat's..as the
former asked;
"On the uipht when yonr.dauyhtcr
repudiated her engapetnent to .James
Poilocli, were you'sditiirp up wailing
for their ^elttru from a dance?”
“Vcs. w> X" .
“Will you tell the court as briefly ns
possiliU* what ccemTed?” . • •*
“It siws vi ry laieT- I had been wait
iup* vt lut m vmt’d to-nm hours before |
they came In. Mr. Page, who was very j
much under the influence of Ihjcor
whs IicraM iry: and unit* Le Mail •
ej to snihe ber. toll MR
, fered. feJUn
h.-itvr po e
^lloni-.rr khd fon-eJ ber to her
m*o *; * ' •
•Mdis cnuvht In herjllirtiatvFhe con'd
lot go
on for
• u (homent. nnd the
tears
■oiled
I’.iihet*.
kHl j
floWn^lter elite!:
s. as.
umin'
:e; ; fug
ii ii;
:U* and w’ie!il:li
■A fi!
' lioit
iie-iihc
!?, she cried.
“And
,icli.
your
il o:
lor^JNtry . seje:
imed!-
iCMUI
uVd thi
* aVu
y she ImuY he'of*
■, and
.-I-s
a w. h e
p iru
ni.nl 1 :.e.foh* niy
very
.ye.*! Mr. l t ei!U.hin. w'ho l)u<fr 4h«*ii
waitin'’'in the yarden—to lie.,sure a,11
Wits rluijt" v. irh iis- licar l the screani
too. ami < arae riintang hi. My hus-
hin l-.»iW.-' bi'4i ; acid' he snatched tlie,
>)';e.r ().;t > , l the - lire Where' in try
luisie I.had left it. and swung it at
Mr. 'I.ajfrIon • -P.ut. Jt wjWJh'r?.. ,u ‘
Hit ) lu'iird the spUnd oT'if—1 smell,
t-’i* iHii'nt j. *'di. and as Mr* LaugilQii
'•flank'’my Jih>''>:!i.(,l-to t’uVfloor .1 rc.h to
-tier ’ ijjiL lici oile 1 cojrlil ren h l.er—or
7t• >•> lu-r .'-sire
>u{ I says ip tpyHcr. *it*s use a ghost!
at n fairy. TIs srvnie poif U iftle got
away from Its keeper. PH wait tiq j t
gets, nearer, then try nnd stop-it.”*
“Could you hear what she was si
-”.\ae. P.ut presently I heard nnot
vhlce—.a’ voli'v shoutin', and I knew
were someone afigr her. - I was min
ed to shout back, huf'd, was afraid
scarhi' tlie poor daft thing, vo i- stood
watchiti' till suddenly she coom ou»
into a pntejrof, moanJJgUt anti 1 saw
her face. It was Mary Pngcl" •
A iitlie gust of whis[ieriilg comment
:>
H
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k)ii of
*r ns r:ii y
C: v
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t-;> t
arp^
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v. ii; i
rt ! vr:!.
in
t—Vr tH't 4 —‘H 1 *?:
I*:: ■ l, ,i n
ro . i E.vi
si l.uu-v
mvtea ly as
Le sai 1
."V r"'."
'
I uf tl
;e;,-'Wcr.'
era rjest mi
hciQar:
mil she
{ping :>
» ,«ir J 9
Mr. k'-'- :i, '.k Inter j
i Mary and I fulu
He had shown that Pollock was In
her eve* no •neniy: he had pn*red I list
the i.cutI h mi was a wooer wbo*.* |.«r
suit wa* unwelcome; bi* bid abown
that t« ho d'waig tlie reei-nt yas»ra I'M- f J?* * ll * l f >>d • j*
lock ba*l fond Mary |o |nvm>W|o be ^ ^ Wl*
Ms wife, but that —» tba^wAiyJ .f***!! '
I aha badJ “ Hk * • " ••‘r. lu f. ct. t . j be had nl
gh<* |nd •““'l ,, !" , ’*cii to one of Kb* tacn wkokat
for that atop was
rlalnnsl Ixt'freedom arnln
•rer^I*In* to gain by bis dr*afli.'which
was aiirel.r nnijlya etioogbf adild fa
which. If idie.were ih»I rullly he felt
•lie would not Ipave lid that bight
•Her the murder.
. Time ofier time -as be went bark to
tha fares for ber at'
111# Ih miur ii.vt'jttl tbe liw 14t
“Sirs.
«l«e-1’»
ever fti
"Vet.
e Inwcrlnt | i
The deleiiia* wa*
It was tetoforTy .In
•aw
pro«e«ntor nnawam*
Its rMeme**. e'e»<
It« hm*. tr. • l|a».'
f> r mer.-th’iig—thf
:ht. Mary’s re;**ated
-vtfl us-Pul eh.* ie
’’Mn-s etiejit Potb* k’s eu
ile I cr fi.ink-1 nt St aya*
•I that hr hi I no c.stlrd.
«t gdo;i’» nj*jsrl. ad b
rt e l when I‘n* Jit Ixr bade
illniie hi« HUc-ilonJiur
t iHH n*; rat tuy l»rtrri
yin. I'll ftrr be himt|
r-n when be wu « drain* T“
word wea ao uoie than
• »'»
m-
e
i
• w
I
rike you Just before
mt
in tiie flout row when be had {lUitsd j
him In tin* i orsidor l!ie day Lei'ore. j your«h id u
The i^mrtera reeiae l Hke oM friends, j “Yea.” Tk
too. and be lot led with a grim little ly bow. «. r
smile that oue of the "wdi sb-ters” bod al*o»e the «
on a i e»‘ mid very IsHviuluy liat. and "Will y..ti tdl ns of the ele nnsfams*
he woiuJctid Irw.i.t ally wlM-iJier It wa* plea*e?" , _* v <
the tco.imoiy—to tiie fact tnat Mary j ig honor uf.|lit‘ ih'tfuee or bcsau'*e Ihel "It was imo night when I ha i been
bad ha-l tin* revohrer In biT bag. HAD . day bofate tfne mt the alar Vr^rers ond^tirg ep «ev li<, 5!y h : h-*. I .u*
gone into iln* x*oim and HAD lie«*nJ a t,!- daily h-.1 t h :.g.d bis scat hi hwtne very dr i.k. He-lie fi
found l» -(de PoP- !;'a b*«!y. he stroveToder to ait hedde her. i bie and I r ll l
to rUim-e *«**oT fe'm ebte that wott'd | There was aa extra brlsknm* sl*.ut '‘a4 Min' hr riu alur aw -ani *. a.-* i
dvu W. liases* toe "frt—n-e'-Metwe-*** iii I im il:.* rZ* t o lie i>n , iVoii»■rywrn’
the meant I tin*. It. was |.an-r«to»*s*titm ! day (he ' e !'. t b !• II i. • mi iS-;h
and the l im*m e-d Pi'triet Attntwy | baglbi T»> l iy 1. ■ ' i i t atilp o!7. Diet nr r! a-' '■ j . r d;t > i ■ > t
*er came more<;ulc!*
llte mot her dMuinaii'
HPT* HJy'iniWTisP
e t«> pay to i .i ■. e my
.. pelmftjr uf bis i rime
u'uf ami I logeib* | 4
cs that very <Liy
kd plead wljji lilta | ■ a t her free y j
a as «1-Ai u tln u. hiul Ltially slnr wen:
to it «*|l." » ••
»I >' 11 *»'»■ • that idea 4o Mr. Pot
^ v *
“No w4e went to the office—but-
Utt^Ve Jk'n'i >ee Mr. PM!.» k.**
“Tl’iU y«>a |eil ibe t’uurr whyt Xot
u«*. Mia. P.t e. Imt tbe court aa If 11
werv* led present” •
"Weft J* ur II»*nor.“ shy eaM. tnrig |
lug to tlie Ju«l e. ~wben my dmtgbict j
and I rea tel -Mr. Podori. a t4a*e the I
door a* a o;e:» and Mr. Lanad. n wjs I
In lh.:e As ae came up we h-anl
Mr IVd»-ek kiy. tJIre nara fair eh-UKT i
-t hat's all 11 ak.
Yon Umi c t.«v. n f r
ou i • or irti.m M try
you—I tv.il uiileltai
b* yott' J!r latti-r
first TP- n bo ankl
day and fc::rrl.*d at
ei:h~r M sty «.r t!.ei I r« ;t ««• «
re* Mr. IVi.'ia k. anyv. ay. but
W%* i »o?Jd to l,.t.» iji • ««;a e we lit
thww r^at. iS'id t»y h:: Isiint*s c.
Hi** Nr Ve ouoW bb n «;;io:’u-nil
and LtOkll oi pr< iu!>ie l her *tu:.-i.l
“Vfll at d.d ywtar Im-lui d xgr.
Pare?"
‘“ile ea.it ‘With loiurilon i*rt
wgr. ..nr I'tr'e whe.ite vtio t .l i
n!i«!e* Ti«<'!i than >larr pttl'cd it
*’«s*ye an I *aM. *t’.u;a* itwi> wi
ppled- mrough the footn. and the
Judged leaning forward, broke in
sharifty: ■’
“How .far distant was thi.s figure
who it yptt'fifet tUoOg’.it you recognized
it us Milry Page?"
”1 Ulmia. ken. exactly." said the
wpetlsBian ; tliqja-;hl fully, “ 'fwas no
motc.thait tha.vl.e the. v. M.-.h 0 f
the- rjia'cy Of yon lio n-." •U'cl.l.ag to."
wufds-llit* cijltance lntt>. court, a-’but to
get to ,4:er I yvoultl Lave had to skirt
the lifi of the hollow, so 1 stood still,
wat; !! :t'.”. , -* _ - . . : "
“V.’rli you tell us how Mkfc Page
looked f” t
‘Tier drera or her petticoats w;m all
torn nii'l tr.rfldy.her hair was huh gin’
down * nto.her shoulders, ait I her^aeb
'and.am:s were scratched a cl bbsndy
and tliere was saciethlug that linked
liko'a great sore.Ou her forchcail* Siie
iuoved ■ like a blind ■person, stumhlin*
over stumps arid Irutrpin' Into the
trees, and yet she tW»‘ mi fiiat > strange
fttHi-dn’ sopg—lauglTNv'. list at tlmea.**
“Cottld•yrni.Hww anv other s«»tttnl?"
-Tye rS •*;’d a voks* «xllP*t'. ’Maryf
Mary"* *Ati I f could heap the synshln’^
of t!t.* Bti'lef-Tuslt n* sorjcJiihIv came
rnr.TiIn*. Nut she dl Jtia hs'k mrotin'l"
“P!d *the |'n*-ti yot
“No; she skirted the hollow round
|Jm» nther side, but I co’tl'l siv* her
ipoolflua |c| her o’*t of my sight, tlj
s!.e were safe. I>nt I t!i*I i watit to la]
he'‘'s m a iJ.iPie My el’ Tii-ii attd^
d. ely I saw a man mttie. runtiln*
Ihro’tgtl the wmsls. and wh.*ti he saw
hep. he race u rr»*:if « rv on !
T .k* r <r/r '¥^;'hr^r"
me.
eatt:
wt r
ten
Vow
V
•at!
It
iry-witlt fof me—w
’ ■ Ttie who In the
nn si tltai tin* wh-.'e
tr-rtbi
ill far
I •C'iiW
w.»de
• fltll uf the
wi. ami «•
*g satdp'g r
gave n err.
err. and i*t that *ha,
.h»|- *wa*“u’ - tihe a
H at the r*a. Then
and fell all crumptad
\
\
In n little Penp." * ( <
“J i I y«u B« forward then?" *
**l startwt. but before l.’wmld ret
ar uitcl to the*n.* 1*0* man hM p eklk
•the teartwob kid * arr .-I her tkswa bg
by the brook )ti the ho'tow “ *
T’aei'd y**if atl.1 are th tn V*
"Aye. like In a ibce’tv. for The eionn
“I—I—;jw twe C* 1
•a, t
grateful ft' :»«•»» fj ,t
t 1*1.C» MOV.4,l| 4 t * .
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and I * «• t.e* «T~4« '*t tt
r.t» wee at. I i
I’egmstllt pref«Ti
• n<l give l
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e Wo - . I ti
t.e* l«
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w
“hone flown the as. whP«* I *t*
lhe.it lit I'le trees Ttte fain.
Sir t.tn •! n. hen*. U’p* Wi
h 'Ud’ enflitef nt*d t athlu’ to r
HU “Is* of eiii"| her e’ t*s eti I *
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w<>iii1i*rc<l i iirionsiy Just what d fe:im*
he would hriug., laingdoii’s rmitlmial
refnsiil to cro'-.s ex'tiniltie the wllne-is. *
for tin* Stnte had tmlti rtllr kept his
delense wonderfltHy well hidden
Ttie newspapers,were, however...full
of theories ns to what' the defence
Would be.. • Severn I claimed that It j little gray-haired wo:::a:i. and his lips Mrc; II 1 •• r ;; a* ch.,id t
Would le the “unwritten law."' t-he | were clo c to her ear ::; if in* v.«*.v
gun riling of Alary Page's honor ;jUtoth I muiniurlac it ki.ilcn utira.;en.cnt-*or il,
the tigi.-lt ef a .• g*i ouudguee uu.i l'"h t of bis bacera hi n grcai I pi. c on
•bow v. bit biy behind |h _ • M ,<? Al’ 11 -
r The ftm.-U. or itt guy rate the smile, "H j -e yo t- ever «eu tumther bruise,
was still there when' In*’ t aide Into like thnl?" ^ .
court, not with Mary. I his time, but . “Yes."
.with her Mother. His Uatfll was tu k-J "Where?”,Tlie question pnnpprd out
ed protivtinghr under t!,e arm’of tlie. . brithflly, nmVsMapy. I ig fo. -.vcrd
iml they ihts’iiT l:t***» w
“t hen**’ Ko Wo wwttt t>* A!
.’* O " l* nod f’eVMTso* •• f t
• • hog.-i* li'y* t'mtvjl'-hf. I
• t’uf v.'.' "fcTfl l bavoSei tie
Hi e what lhe triprao wo^T
I I.
tt learn I
•r that It would he proved that Pot
lo<'k shot hli’isclf when he found that
not even Ids support of her stardom
could make Mary marry him; while
final iuvtruttion!
Mary. tco. was smiling, anil sllcntlj
repeiting;’ • * •
- “Ttslay we will hoglw mv defenre
■tlij a tlrtrd-sald that tlie real erlrnlnal 'Today Philip wi I fk afto • . t jc.c I. .v!'
would "confess" wiirn put upon the And hot even la c o vn Lc ;rt .v.o.dd
•tnnd Ahslird. nil of them, and yet . olio let-herx’lf cnn'ci . le the thorny
the ftilnl thcely brought n frown to 1 path that ma t h" t; i I , 'me i*iii
elusive freed’".! fititl s: ic k t!ie*luvtsl-
hie* gyves from off ! ber wriats anij r
heart, ftmldenly she I.card tlfe^tirvl'
Wltnosa of the thteefllled, ■ ■ L ; -j
the lawyer's face. Suppose I.r.ngdon
himself confey^ej to the murder’,
“Hell'o. riilcf!" A voice front the
door interrupted bis re very -atid'-jil*
turned (jub-kly..
"HeUo. Sheenan. Have you got any-'
thing r ' ;
“No.” he said, "not a thing along the
lines you spoke of. Slade doesn’t know
any thing except -what -hotuld. and I’ve
"Mrs. Annie Ihigel"
The frail little^wormn “Qp'mrd tn
have visildy shi'm.k when she t^ok
her place lu tlie. v-Tlue.''.
uL_
j trmaidj.nngdon's niovenients for three
days before the muffler,' down to each
minute, arid theft' s nothing to hang a
dog’s hair tod’ •’ X~ •. • • “• -
•“Did you find out about tha automo
biles parked on that night?”
"Yep;.'but Casey was, on the Job n,t
that rorner. and there wasn’t-tts much
as a ghost ot a motor went Into tlie
street back of the liotel. The hack
gates uf tbe houses were locked—had
been tried by the Watchman Just a few
minutes earlier, and tbe pollee were on
the Job anyway, on a-count of tba club
there. The Pace w.ontan must , have
gone down tbe fire-escape and climbed
Into tha hotel at another flywwrint’a
the only answer." ~~
Tbe proneeutor. turned agat^ to tbe
window ~Ah right." lie aaM curtly
y. how- long mro ‘was it
that yon jnct the man iwlio later Le-
cattfl* your lynalyipit?**' • -,
^onryears ago at Chrlstmaa,"
“P.ut It v.:ii S'n^e'years before you
were mnn-jyd. was it not'o'
• ‘’Yes.’’ — 1 '
a.“\Yhyr . ^ •
• *‘'Because of-r-of Mr. Page’s habits
My pamds lusis ed upon my breaking
the engn ' — |
“But It was Inter renewed?”
“Yes. He pronilped me that. he
would gfep tlfSiklnis. _and I bellered.
Coil know*, a woman always believe*
that—from a,mnn.’’ •
• “Will yon tell us, please" Langdon'*
voice was warn big hi Its sharjnwyis.
“as concisely as. viin (alia
' “Yt s
t .1 f'ij*;.,
ly af!er Mr.
l.atf
**,
•'r»d, < o
Y.'v
b'**’"..*,l n-i
rl Mr
P-l
!<■■*!;
in i
ltd ?!r. PoTla
• k toh
V u*
that Pi
• La
1 1
nrhj the m
irt;-ag.
* O'*
• irr h-»r
'’f*.
IT.*
y-Mihnt If ?.
Iary w
o-iH
i>i:i rrr *
»r'-i
'
’di’ti a week
lit* w
on hi
TI'^! I' ■’JH'T LHl ■■■■ l2Wtk.rTT
s? witness;
■ Mtt i Ueroiui!"
Vi-n'i ’iui.'n. wltlHtl* deep*
me. h;s heavy leard mid
«. was a striking eoutra.-t
te I.tile wituuss who liad
hitiY. liv’d f:e surveyed the
ury y.i;!» a wary IxrdtUty
t: a :l? >'lrcmusiauii*s
it till*
dd have, wimi a’sn.ile from tlie spec J
<* herjl;* nort^n"<* (ftnl i!u* rt»i*"cd
•••’•* n.” " wedding gift If s' r dMn't
e W'ccM fcreelo' e iiihI pitt the ehi*ek
tp'i t*;e (rindi of the fifWee,"*
’T. ./I Alls; I’g* {* IVI'ep?”
"f !:'* said s’ ,< would .answer him the
he su’d !h* w nild w:ft
ska ml was angry tk:f‘
bor'd l»e any tie'ay TVen Mr
we-1. njr> MnrV Joined Mr
"i. and they,started for a walk '
you r-e them goY"
I v.-e’if t » ihe Vitolien to fix t*te
The night. P.ut I toiS .drawn
flv
VC»
till
, "Ma. Phets >n. you are a woodsman.
ate \ on liofTk. 'll
"1 am. sit*'
’’Where were yotNunployed six years ;
ago?" ' — « | |w
"I was wurkln’ to thePjtIsley estate.! •
iltailn* out the mild thiiher hi the hi'
woods.” There was a hint of^ Scot*
tish aecent in his spee It. thoninKJong
years in America had left It no more
• t]};in a burr, pleasantly stpyticstlv^ oK\
[■ ti e wide , wood.and spaces among
will* h his life was spent.
“Did you ever see Miss Page?"
. "Yes. sir Hie came tae tlie woods!
often. Hu* had a luve_o^_the wild:
^•’ : v
J
* •M'*
"J
•i'
x-
\
l,y he iring nfigry words • hi her heart, nnd Pd r oom across
niy bushapd henitlhg, Mr
yo tf*r*4i:,.*t over It
lie:: rt 11 !•'iT:en -gt-dbfi
'sing niy- horae. that I ftuf'
fieggod Mary to l or-.e pi
ng to rpi'ct hef fntljer.^ S-*
your husband aver
wqen ho was drunk?
her mother—In appeal or encourage
ment. It was hard tu sqy wldcU.
“Upon the shoulder of my baby'.
u«::l:f of I
I’ni't a- d
h.yth!
sail goodnight to Mr , I.ntigd i’i
and.-coming In. wputp straight to her
loom." ’
“Did yon go to your room a Iso?*
nnhf^ToiTs roice shook evef sp little^
ns he spoke. ^ for her-‘words brought
buck so vlvWlv that time of horror
her many times.'shtin' wie a book, or
lie t dreamin 1 In the, woodsd*
o vjyldly that i
s-4Pid strvxl slier
■What happened.” site sn!<l wearily.
Jla wltat happens tn thmissiids of wo-
five flngeTs. like purple bruises, showed
on,ler shoulder."
"DU they remain there?"
fiUllhl MtilmCTl
and If was a time to set not*'" .
i !!f’‘l!ir,'vmj"n!, n T T “h i l™,v ItaV m,s W „.,l
ttVrtl *i- ■ ' I • ' wm «m* st-oni. -I ■
-wiir '.-I. , . uji and I said. ’Can 1 help von curry
'...r , ’ . , V ’ S ' what <»* the pair la.-xe home;’ Ami heV.hfc-
eurred on that nightr * • - > .v„ ■
i.t | . . . - *>o. I shall not move her till >he lias.
JX? *raSS?SiSfc ? SE H 5 sw*
««• pmw 'it*. «4 r sSm trsL z *2 ,n i
•ITI na go way round by Hie road bid ShoH
straight through Jbe wimkIs.’ I knew
them too well to l^ise my way. eveii in
the daxk. 1. had room almost to the
Hollow, which W like a howl In the
middle oCAhe wood, when I heard
when hMT-id stood silently In the little
garden wnfrbrg for the quiet of night
to scfFe over the house that held the
ir rl he lorpdf wo well arvl-seemed *So
likely to lose-Jthe girl whom he j was
* see lti so tp’rllfle a cPs^! — 1
I—1-went fo ntv buol'and. who
was In the klt< hen. and tried to mhk^ ion i.twiVir^o** ■* . ' x.;-
him atop drinking and.go to tssl. j: n , i I* ca,w
was vihh'tit It.
" w H waw Thea I
son ml, 1 ena carry her. now.* am] he *
/ , h (*s her up ,lty.kU uriiis a^id starts
"Did
■aradfl
”Y»i; she Mid .’Am I si 111 sqta with
you. Phb? And be rays. ’Ye**,' Ami
"ay*. ‘Oft t wUb I was
wish those who torture you Irtpe dead,
•y darling, but I’ej gotns se'td
JWi ayaalf ft the future' Thew. atJI
!• Ma araui aod iwrryftf
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