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TTie Grc&i McClure Myitery Story, Written by
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jOtiN T. M’HtiyRSi Author cl the Ashton •
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HER FATHERS
DEATH
mraumsesraLo. .
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: .iMiilliic.’. TIum lie ^talibcil llie oMujy. tfcni;
man .by tin* ur.n and naid’. ‘Cot In t:i;* wiiite rnViv
car and show me liow to naoh* the!
place wliere'llie foarcbitttt-party la'. I’D
'.uy ahadnwa-'aMh’rh’ldi.y
; t!ie ru'd ilut'stiiH.a Id'
face o.imI li;iiid < and the ii' hind; .weaU-
ness that miml>c l Ida mn c lea It Inid
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, SYNOPSIS.
Mary Pape, nctn-sa. Is norused of the
murder of James Pollock mid Is defended
by her lover, Philip l.ai.;:iion. Pollock
Has Intoxicated Shale, a cook nml tool
Pollock, was on the lire escape watch-
ng for laimtdon. At Mary’s trial ahe
ahe had the revolver Her maid
that - Mary threatened Pollock
With liNprevlousIy, and ‘Mary'a lead.nR
man Implteniva Langdnn. Mary'a escape
«frer the nnifder Is a mystery. Rrandnn
tclia of a atramte hand inlnt on Mary'a
■boulder. Furtherxevidcnce shows that
horror of drink pro<tHci a temporary In
sanity In Mary. The defense U ''PeproMed
payclioaia."
P SYCTIOl.OOIfJTS nnd tlit^scl
nitl-ts tvltii trinity t!u» htr
liniln itril irn (lilt the fm-ua nl
onii-rctoUr'Iicis Is duul. ntitl tlnll
unless Hid miIi-coiihcIium tidnd tnipplL*-
Ujchis tin* rwatu'bttM <oiicfiitrali nt. Hu*
•Hcuthni I* easily tllvt'ili'tl Tims It
Has that Maiy Pu^c. aiuliis In Ike
find Mary -1 pUSpTse ydn tlial."” 1 been lijin n nl diinhiro to him. n tlivam
"Idil ho olTcr to tnke you with hlm^rtbrrt-rct Ida head n> UirohblBh'. and In
•‘Yes. but I felt that I
homo.In cako—In filso-
nmst stay at j which rhe only real thins was the stal-
-they brought wart bull; of Mu TJutsoij encouraging
her hade, or she wandered back of Lor.
own accord.** . ~
•‘Did you go into the house after they.
hod left'/" I.angdon's voire was very
gentle-now, and Sirs. Page uniLled at
him. n smile Uiut was fur sadder than
.tears as she said:
“No—1 wrapped myself up nnd sat on
the steps. I—l Mt nearer to Mary out
under the stars.’*
"That Is uli. Mrs. Page."
Put now the District Attorney was on
his fe^-t holding up mi nrrr-dltrg hand.
•'.Mis. Pave." be ddd harsltijr. one
lean Huger t!in:;;t towards -her mvii
'•dngly. “if your li|}sban I slru k jour
diihghtcr mid hijnrid lu-r so l. riilily
that vNj tem;s>nirily Pst tier reason.
Why tint shit site curry-n ^u arV'*
‘•V..!i--. t.lie'nice*'i'!.cie teas n lio'e
of siirpri t* in Ike «i d I; musv.-br, mil
Mnry's tin: era II; vitsyaiV e\i r sa liub'
about the rail In fr'< tu>vf liar,
j “Is It |s> . hii» in »how n*e eeiirt Ihni
•ear'/'* Thciv v.a «n *: r -r.ln Ce
■ ti sorer hnm **f ihr tifili.-^it, jujlt il
soiin ili*:!;g i .ii t l e d i.e to s , iuiSi,e
hhu forwat d—and then—the little shoe!
lie roused blnnidf with a start, rcaliz-
mg that thc'Scoiciiman was auswering
his ijtiostion.
"It udght line been fifteen minutes—
ma.vhap viuoie. when ue Voom to her
little footprints hi the snow. Then—*'
he paused a- moment and his voice
sdftened. “we fouud her wee slipper in
o show’bank. A bit further we found
t'other one—an l the snow began tae be
decked \vl* tirap < of blonde-—lint i
1 should shy It w:;i umlr timn bait an
hoar before we < oor.i epott the lassie
fvther. i.M> fi'erd Pr. .tamlmn r.i 1
h!:t wtfe- wIT fft’o her ti'igimrji’.r rit^r
li nl iitlr iitlmi.'
.ulc’-ce ?• Ivdig.
don's voice - was \lgy wit'.r rc..i.ui>.
ceh. os. v ; ■ ■;*
“.'Ir., Pollock was >htr'rn;rry. tmj h
said, 'It is r.ot, for yua.*do :,.iy what ia;.
future wife siiail d ). i'il not have I, .
put with- yuur friends. ..Six* siijiil g ■
tmtr.e wiiir n:. 1 —t erm protect. I.l-.' f.'o.fi
her ratlier. "I nrp: o ..> yog the..!: voir
otili fuiTv Jirtt; right <>;t i ::'!>■ ray,tip.s>.:
•Well. ietYie.teil you that's 'a-.led by na
r-ly I.aieci' • At IlgM Mr. I.t.
I,'.touts, ‘What do you u. ga. ,Ji i Pol
1.. i'.V Tell -r.x* ’.. ?: :t y u i. c in: I
tieil'' lli> K'V.l if io H'
lig ht, .y, i 1 Went ■ bee'.v
"riald. ‘I |nn;i fa ii yen
Think of f: * piiir I a*
TUcii rfa.Mi to’ Mr. I’l/i!
umhdde a bit
reel.;:, r;i let .*
" ^ TV Sir. icT go .xrreTrr*- - -r—
“Aye. for I Went wi'li.iin to the dom
mys'd'.*' * . ‘ •' -
'“Were-the men slill ontcirte?"
“Na. and it gi' r e a slice'; li!:e. fot
1 elide see ua one egeeptit the friend-
of Mr. Po'Ipek. The it hers, hid a!:
slipp'd awa' towards the town.*’
“rid yon speak of their absence
when you re-entered the callin';" \
**Xa. for 1 had liiier r»-:to mV'
clear. I had made tip ma mind that It
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a i y.
w:
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great ti 'e _«•/ sym| a thy Tt Mary, at 1
east «T!ic-nr:tv* mciit upon this stoiy'
fn :n the | u t. Hut his tr pfest was a
h*s*mcrang» for when Mary- ^HmUiJna
a little. to< !: lav | !ate hefunfllieet uri
and. Ilflh-g the ro.t hair from her t« e
hi nil. sh< we.l |!ie great Ifvid mark i f a
hld"MM scar, the iui:iinuring cf n»ui
passion that swept thn ir:!i Use ro-nn
foiM.il a rifile «• ho «>:» the nencli Itself,
and the I‘r'■*•<* nior. dis. onifiltd. swung .
• iiuUy away oi.d iliuppe4 lota UU iMsit idue
ns long'd* it called the nest witness. .
^ r “J< ht» Air:, ind. r MacPiicrsonr*
"Mr. MacPhri on. you have |old of
seeing Miss Page riititilng tTinoivti the I
, i
be;-el*, lying In n
j “Was six* cig.sM
j “M. e. and v. i* * ■
so we witif»jdl I.
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“Will jniu l. U t;
•llriou Mi < % l*. e
you- atllvi- l i;t } •>
1 Ma • !;>' 1 > f.'“
and a ilecjier
us be V..I 1 •
*' '**:Tfe T iT:7s 'i’ g
rtir.f: s wt
like.
.1- mt I ring her to.
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ots e v. IKi" her if”
I nr the i mry
;»l into bit tones
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■iloas. ami her
stH«l L
In t : .i . : . * : s she 1 11
on. pair 1... di*! Her fitPSes werelcut
,wi* the be mid the stunes. and ibere
was a liuVv/*** v.uunl on h r fi rchc.id
ami rn 1.1 lan.ed ijmer bruise on one
shouhlsv." x. •
“\.'a« ypnr wife nlcne In the house
wtf^u j^oii n tunte IT*
“Nee. th re was gnyhaVrif a dozen
men fsve tj e t«.v. ig ,v. it S' lu l dgcird of
Ihasie cad la d t.-um to bdp ibe
s.anli. Timy. set up a shout when
they saw i: i, end f b.'d one of them
lire hat revolver to tell the others Miss
Pate was w»* uc“
“I can p re'.get ber trem her father."
w.sk1 and of my Omllag her. Will yo i ■ "* ,h l tl»**y *h,.w any emotion at the
.was na w*tb -Mr. !>
jtie sho't'd go, SO I pi
Mi n. lliat wl* my ti<
we rude carry the I.
to the kitchen a: I dr
gmie wife te tell t'r* tri
“loil youYatry this pi
"Aye. \Ve Wit t!\i
biqabets, and.I pt tny i
nk that t!r*-la»
it tip Mr. Lot g
■e In th.* sV. !i
de pur thenl *»;
e oIT, leavin'.ike
rs.~ '—
n ottr
s’elg’i With
in In the
tell u*. now, please,' whether you raw
uie ngnitt on Hint night and under whal
circumstance*."
“I saw Mr. lampion again an that
nb lit wl'ln Hie hour. I lud uae more
than rrarbit home and were tellln* my
gt:<> wife of the evenin' when there
Wight of Ml s I •age's run lltlour nskid
lams I> n. and n lilite sbinbler shook
Mrs. Pare, who r.u>ue *>f nil those pres
ent knew of the tnr.edy to w hb'b that
“emotion" had b d. Ma< Pbcrsou'a
Tube. loo. was grUu as he said:
“I wroullrn i nil It "rmoHom* bat there
wras a glide hit of mumiurin* against
cojgj a knock at the door. I opened
It, and there stude Mr. lampion. He .. ... . .
was .11 h. . fee* farry-nH to say m ^
commotion, and Ids face were wftilte I . a ., **_V 0 it
grew htuder when the;
Langdon and Mary Pago.
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’’s do<k with the Damoclean
awoid of justiiv above her, was mow
•nctiusi Ions of the crowd in the t uurt-
room.
Mind and soul were alike eoiuvnlrat-
e<l ui*ou I.-ingd<>n and upon the slow
Lulhih'g of the evi !c:re tUdl w.)h to
free her from the clgirge of huvuig
murderisl .lames Poi^sdb
~ A tiiluTiIf dr old luemorrAi was stirg-
Inif uboiit l i-r. ifs w if u ss u.Ter \ Hu <
told of the I race ly of a year befo.r; (a
tragedy tfiat had mi grim n t cpicl in
the present.) mid “Jet |herc were
etrniige idghtmarish M.inks' hi tho e
tnei'.Mirles-.njunvs where fact hud to
give pluye to Imncliiutlon. iind tlurhig
v liKh she hud hung ^n the nullity of
nncounied moments, merging hire it *
person under eiiier to »iouu.ni:iry pirtn
'Ocnivd consclousncsit, ou'y "to sink
Whirling I'ink idto oblivion. Ami It
tuts of these nionx'iils of whih Miry,
hersetf Knew only by henrsay th.it the
Wllnes-.es were now testifying.
I Marydid leit reulire the t-ubtlely with;
Whirh I.:iugd<in*Av;is tuiliug tin e nil-
Besses, lit fiat. It \v:rs doubtful if npy
* of tlinse hi ilu* eourt ni’tni exci.pt-tor
Imps Uie Ppisc utor and the Judge, up-
pteelated llie’t si.ill witli Wlil.h he
brought out eneh dctolPln Us turn,
jl lu pfirsunnee of Ids metlm l of bring
Ingout events as they b id bapi eurd'lie
bad ah-eady. nt a "bar sideeonferen c.’
asked iiennT-'Sion to rei'.iiil Ids witm.ss
es u second of even a thiri^ tiuies Thus
It came as u suijprlse only to the spec
tators when .Mrs. Page again tool: her
r ime lu the wltiiess-lKrx.
*^Irs. Page, you told us yesterday of
bow your daughter, struggling with'her
drunken father, was struck by him and
fled screaming from the hoti e. Will
you tell the court, please, uiut follow
«d that flight? Did you go after her oi
remain ut home?"
! “It was Impossible for me to fuflow
«s tjuickly a.s Mr LangdonJm* sho
culd quietly, glam lug kYi.i.l the
Judffe. “So I stootl nt/the gate wait
tng. feeling sore thablt would only he
41 very few minutes before he vyould
return with my poor, half-crazed girl,
j “1 went hack as far ns the window,
ft was very cold uod I wonted to get
«;**»{>. but 1-1-an* afraid
husband. I aaw him adttln
ble 0111] drinking At last, however, he
fell over onto the coorb asleep, and I
wrap* and biapheta.
Rcyaut him I rude see twa or three
other men-all evllrd IIU#.“
"Did you rreogtil'e IhemT*
“Aye. tbore were men from the town
— I had Keen them often, nnd taken a
wee dntpple w'e them nt the h'tel
come Saturday nldit. Hut It were Mr.
I.nngdon who'spoke. *I!ave yAn aeon
M>sr Page.* he cried, cafcldng nt my
sleeve. 'We ere looking for Jtr*r.* *DJv
you mean tne rat you've los'tt her
j ag-tltt?* 1 It-!-. 1; end I • r iL'YiS. 1
s it d -'ii t > i. : a Vi: I I mu-t have
lost eonselot’s'iierS. WTion 1 came to.
she v\ns pne.'**
“I Iyou go with any of the three
men?" . '■
“Havers, no.’mm! I cave hteh for
iny cap mid coat, m l 1 got to the diTor
The murmnrln*
they saw Hie hurt
front and we hetpit the lous e oof—"
“ViTl you till i» pica e." broke In
the Judge with si-nte n'i*cHty. "wltat
yon cz|K*ctid t » do with a s’lot guii':*'
And a little twinkle sparkicl for an
Instant In MacPbor<<>tt'n eyes.
“Mr. PothK-k was In an anfotnoMle.'
he said, “cud shot Is a grand ihiag for
lire*. Nne do*it you tan gtteei yoarsel
I how ninch chance Hioy have to e*
cape If.'*
,A ripple of laughter swept through j jmd pnlhd h
the room. Iiist.-mtly husheil at Hie I * vtwd. mid
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.t' fer i or •u-wi.'i 1'll t-*e
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1 s- ’. when I -lUe d"«;t )r
>t. 'i.'ii gitc. fa'-t. a Vi 1 If tin a*
: -f Vi, 11 1 11 eo'.'.Vx I'i lit hnu:.*,.
. dill'll r-w ! ! r .'Yoii-'ic iiil worn
iip gY-iflt'vT* g ! ’t ta have t •r.’Jc*
jieie-ii. Iv'.'' S-i I r wt'lit buck ■
it hour did .von reach the
:.- rc V'," ; ' ^ i ■;
i:cn. ti: ■ e“!t 5 *f Vn'tr. but. It
t d ! i t.-tu; '• 1 viu-L* see
v; n'. .1 c.:": :-?"
oi tcil i- c ! aa wi'.a-t yon
, yon :it;!pKiuclie,J.‘ tiiy Page,
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litf'ltf'd Iti't-lf
: • t; u;-'dea;ot
y lytM-o'l' tl|e.
.ikattleii e^'Cf ‘
t;U* cbmatqhk.
terrihlo lueuforkts. Tlieti. slowly,
i new tout* of supprowcd'CX; lie
•.-lit leuiTiifg u tliriil to bis voice be
aid:
•When I got ide enough to see the
i lose. I oude.sre ;t great black splotch
ii frin.f of It. that i made out to be
aeti. ,-Th. n I elide hcar-sii iaft: Toiai
vot, I'an Page, wts-'ve sum mat to. say
> you." do I didna t!i ire right tiop
i» the place. I tt' ppit In tlx* r>:id mid
r, pit thao'.Tgb th.* wo d at tii'* ba d*
■a.!. I’.k'.ir.g under the-ledge, got onp
-•i ti.e rear. *ihcn I wrote Vn a w.-e
i-.p of t aper. *l’ve i t*w-» of Mary—
u l 1 «e**:e t> I v';. : 1 !»•’ dp 1
;; li on a ii. i.r.v., tiil I saw MrA
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IIoW lung .She talked ami urgctb and
fl-ept m'td' ttlesded Mr*. Page [yjfseif
dl l not rid.iefuber. but so:'.:eho\v sho
hit 1 held- tkyn't—still-threatening—still
ominous—till ri'ar down the road sha
raw n a tun H sjavk that she knew Wa$
nja approaching sliylgli with uvo digurej
in it.
At sight of it she Isad forgotten ev-
efytWug t'S«*lit an fciiinite reii’ef. mid
crying hi hc.~ joy had ’syeddown stairs,
leaving.Dan Page still InidJIed in'the
windy cupo.la.’
' If she; hadii’t—fhe sliuddiY'd. and
Rt tight her bread t il hi n saiothtwil sob,
mxi for a t:it.-meat tin* coiirt-nmtuXhtrng
lira hurt' before, lier aiiil-tlx* vuieW of
.Macriicii'ou's;:yad;ing oil tin* witness-
stand reccilied to'a vast;distance mm
sccmi'd* b> i-o uruhi t!h> r.wr-uunng
voicei,.o'c_Jk >t flit' ry mob. Hi t sho
foit dit S n-:* the ImpejidTilg falntiicss ■
and ti::* ri lng tears, and as one brae-
-jiiy himsoa:—agxinst Hu* .IniLniet. of .
>loiiic great weight, six* straightened ;
her slender slioOl.iers to Wet wlihyut
Ulitehing the story of that morultig's
tragedy.
“When Mr. •Lahgddh nnd I drove
oop." MacPherson was saying, “the
^nenMere still there, and Mr. Langdon
stood oop In the sleigh ami made a
speech to tbotp urging them to go homo
ciurctly. 'Mis* page Is safe* in Iho
hand* of a good doctor.’ lie said, ’and
you will ou'y make n-bad matter worse
If you attempt to carry ont rids plan
of whipping Dan Page ou( of town.
1*11 see to It that he leaves the com
munity! but If yon drive him tint this
way. li's going to mean disgrace to the
town «r:.d t-» Mary Page. tdo. Do you
• sujipo i* J iw eottid bear-tile t il'Cl' lit of
her fafh. r's having I ren puITTelv whlp-
' •\Yel|.‘ shouted one of the men,
net leatiti* It r*tt:e way l:’e hat
rlvia* I: r nnd-tlv.* iTiPei* .
. 1 he* mt tot r-.Vmiir a git In.
ttigiou.toM tiier.i thai tho
i".*-inir’;:.'y i-!-::*! insid®
it he hh *W in>u;-l.t of wiiat
he pro. ably dn.u I teuieni-
:-timl he're:; ly lovoil his
« y!:T And wliile he wa« *
Jl'lLt' 1 ''! iinll 1 * n try and
it • In Hu* ejip-'la
'l L'sli .1. ..t*- ' ,U.;i* i.'*
n»* to tiie rail, and to iri*J • u.
* I t Cml's trigti I love
;J gi.l is much ns you r.n n
It's whiskey that hurt
ip. I've been a slave Is
a ft* d nil my life. Pva
id.*m—i. I've \ri* .l - to keep
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go upstair* and talk to
window, —-
p..n
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“*OU. 1’an.* says ttm pula.•"ly. *Im
-will you tin that? Tell Hp-iu you
didn't inean t<> hurt Mary or or tut*
'No. to.* In* wbituponil. *1 eau't.
can'tr Pat I gral-bii bitu by the arm
ii t • I.D. f« eD *Ile a man
tli.» tuemorj
for year*, .c
I'unl it r:e
till* id '..'*
burst out <
white Hie is
Then he 111
'Phlilp—tak
of Polio k-
i It pets me. TUa
:ell of It- the lq*ta
■•til I <i Ihkiw
rink more to drown
of 111 I'Ve tael In bell
H ft lifrsewhlpplnff t oiiM
rs «I *es I he fctiowbslge'of
v.i rk.* TI ’U •tiildettly he
■yin*—sobkia* like a Htild.
a stood Maria' «iop at Una
eg nut hjs amt tin.I said.
• t are of them—be t-nreful
I'm going |o lake iiir*clf
out of Ihe coraiiiunlty—iniwr And nt
i wanting frown of the Judge, nnd Mac
ninl there Wi*re t ries to know who had j pherann. hfs huge brown hands grip
done It. When Mr. lattigdon told Utcm. fNHj tlu . e>|:rc „ f |Ul . K|tl ' l]da |urI1
Ihe ninmiiMs-get ar bntder and flnaDy j ,,,| inipilrlngly towards latngtlon.
"dViil you tell ns. Mr. SlacPhewon.
one of Hte lad* cried out In a loud vol -e.
This town ha* na f<mm for wifelH-at
era and drunken brute*—be ought to
be liuug."
A Mir of exclteaient swept through
the coprl rocin. for MacPherson. with
out a gesture, with no more titan a
rising lulicction of libs vt-hz*. had
brottylit Irrfttre-th»TTi a* rtsl'ui of' the
*liii-ay n ic lit mil Huy lit He ItiiUSi* front
whose »bAirway Mr;*Tarn; light streamed"
out. meilouliut Hu* snow to gold, mid
touching'with H i lingers of light Ihe
prim faces of that gtoupuf men silried
of crinuou.
t:
•I
o diep r.i , t-r of the itrtrb ut the
hi of Dan I axes ,• l atnll^rr'- ~
id the other men make any
tare
v “Ayi*. ■—JI nwhrr cue of them cried
qqt. •KFHi i* i: t o ''"1 fer Dan Page.
He sbsui'P be L'listiwiiipped out of
town.’ At ti: t. tny wife co"!ii up t'**
me jin 1 sa'I'cr tin* lassie's sake,
don't I t th. in I.e t.ii.in' the law" Into
their enn Ik.ipTh or therein he murder
done li'i-i i.. t.* S> 1 cried ‘1 hma
take tin* matter. tiio pcrsotfiil. I .d ;
we've law m l n’jaol in this town
fra Id of ftp- t wa
ig by the ta- stay.
came oat of ine eoffl
Mr. ndtork drive up la bla mo-
■Id. My c«. «h*H «•
per. Ha -Id.
Seuiriiciy g : ti
•'Did they I <"•
“I voukh.a ti'
just tlcuL a < '
with twa t 'cm
net, ‘Have y i f
lliev t:D fin wt
a sac. m.
I at Hie time, Itecnnsr
ter comes ditsliiu' oop
in it,, and one shout
'an I Mary I’age?' Ail
a. 'Yes, she's found!'
'I’m Jan es Pollock
have tome to take
lief
her
'Then ho says,
li tixe-s-and 1
hi-m.*'' —— ,
“V*’;.a My t Pago sllll ntudinsTlnus?"
The «,’*.e dl'm c-:Tre s’aafply, M:u*tTi.*r
r.’:t sii .ci; hi; I adr
“X::e. s!:e was conscidtts, nnd when
she hpi id him si e gave a cry 'tif ‘.No.
no,.upT and d. gy'd her.'iT up from
where she lay mid clung to Mr. Lang
don. At that tin* man Pollock ptr-ddr
by.me and < ri I. 'M iry! Mary-1 have
e'yo i fiofae;* *’ ■
I'i' * atVwer him?'’
as briefly n* |Nws||de. wlnt ocftirrc-l
while you were on y<mr way to the
res Ide n e of Pr. Jamison?"
"We had mt nialr than got stnrtlt
when the noise <.r the horse brougltt
one of Polio- k's frletids to Hte cornel
of liu* liotn e. t>* u.'. nop the tiack road
At sight of us he gave it try uni ran
tvirk, rdinTTtrf to Mr. TntTmr—
We hr. I a fair getaway, but na horse
is ns'gude us tine of Hio’ie devil ma-
tlrincs. and they were after its at tm i*
So I toiirit t’.e reins j*nd gi*.o t’'e::i t >
Mr. I. ,, n :d<':i ntitl said. *Yo;t drive, mil
pit tin* I is. :e tloon I've n way of sio;>-
pht* them ns I-; bchltt', hut 1 need niy
hands.' At Ihot I to-ihit t :y gun mi k-
st: de Bp In the sleigh! I cttde see the
l!hers plainly, mid 1 sjumtlt. 'Ho lu 1;
nr,,‘('st ye want tu I e h.nt r tV lint they
only swore at t :e. end when I saw
they were gainin' I sent a load of slot
towards ti.f n It did na harm: but
.they st'C'plt >lort, tno-see if there v a*
hurt. *'i iie.v'D i a after us again
lia* nl'ht.’ I_sald: but it wtN no mfiir
than a few min ites before Mr. I.s.ng
dots said. ‘I hear Ihe motor!* And I
■said. 'There’s anither ballot to tlu*
gun.* ’*
a.- It was a strange scene that be drew
for them in his 'd y .i, q-uict voice*—a
si erx* sa raireel .liiat it was incredible j
to mast of tho--e prV'.cut that it coniil
all have happened not so very many,I
tniii.-s from the court-room w’lu't'C tiny
now saf-n » one wTTTt theahir!:, stuflvy
road' and tia* >i!c:it woods for its set-
l ng, with the ll.yiMg'sleigh speeding ul-
i tiiost, imi -civ • s over the slippery road, j
i.nngdon. his faye White and set will)
' fatigue mid anxiety hoMing-IhetfiTg-
ging reins in (Uie IuukI wliile t!x* other
arm held cfb.W-1lit*- haif-cQns ion* form
of Mary, lier l andaged head gliastly
th<*t be k*a|>it oop onto the rail and
Jumped" .
Ma-Plierson broke off abruptly, and
bln ban .1 «!i<Nik a* he w Ipcd Hie dropa
of KWegt off Id* foreboad—and therhttd-
( tier tb-if gripped bint awrpt tlirougli
t blut lb* a uuU* H,p entire r >ota at fhe HtongUt «»f Hnit
nnd get you it; -talr*. pHtody bnrtllng Huotigh the air down
"'loud Ie safe In the citpola. Dan. | ij|Wq ijip an ( iw to ttnln It with that
way* Mt*. lagK 'lit stay with you— awift'V UotvhtR *tn-an»
and this L'a d mafKwil! go for Philltt.' I ^
Hat be! kept rayiitVWNo. no.* tutd I
could hear Ihe Vtlicm RHjgitT nt tltcj
door anil I dartsl not stay. s « I sllpplt I
cot Hie .w ay I came and w ent off for
who** rnzlety to l*e rear r /
*i>t tier fro::t*rctundng -to j
it. i -i r >ojjj, akaddered at the V
it-s that Ma Plientoa was c.ut-
i.p .oat of the (ast* The *oft-
ness wh. h time In s lent the tragedy
of that thill winter- morning wka \
str^; ;it tl-oft. eSiH sIni the old horrlhlc
worn; I. and she co-aid fid ugaln those
groping lingers. Icy coil, clutching •at
her its she strove to dreg Pau Pago
up stabs towanH the cn; olu.
She con id bear l.it \ i. e, rmw t!]!ek
with drink, mnv atbrid with ternlde
fear—as he pleaded with her to hide
bint and to Save him. -She had been
im reifully umimIi -v.mHi tliS'In iTor of It
then; con s'.r.red o’t-iiy tvirit t!x* desire
to Jiciil tip--. .* m.a ;.t ivy long enoiiglt
j- for MaiTii.'jSqtt to bring I; !;>, nnd It
t was that desire which gave her the
! sin-ngMi to drag the I.e tvyluti*;/if her
j hi::-;h;;nd--iip the two flight*'bf stairs
Into tue l.iUi-e cupola at the top.
•Nhe < unid feel again the sting of the
>-*
coHl dawn v,dud ii'.adnsi her face »s she K , n ‘ r d. |, g j
stci’pcil out pn tin* piattorm oNrough
drep;rd the inert tlgurc of
L
. j
“V/as fdr. Pagja killed ir.otantly
Only
Mrs.
Pag
MT
i boards
her .husband at her feet.
Theft wiilt nil tlx* eloquence of her
grcr.t fear she had pteaded w ith, the
mol) below
e s' t er u t jn I an-
eyes-tv (tv pnbis of au
agony too. deep for cxpr.-ssioti.
. “Was Me.*]'age hi;I.d in-taiitly^"
“Yis.'lie was d-.-a-l y, iien v, e pleklt
litm oop. ami ,Hh* men spread theit
. , -ewiits over hinv and carried hiai to the
g:o away. Tliey had lllK)
m^ehtil eyes floatip^ on a prctit you go
them?';
., •‘No.’*’ siiid AraePhersim.
I now, sir. i toi.kit you bi.-I
to
“1—1 fcl^ncarcr to Mary out under the; '
-" e-.ii i i
“ _ . “I- tNae. she Ju^d shook it her head, and
Just ■ In Jifrrie tae cave Mr. Langdon Mr! Langdon said, ‘Miss Page is not
from a bad fall.-for he would Inc gacu golt.g home y<^.’ Put Mr. Pollock was
over In a hfap if I haduu caught him.; aatt* angry and 'shouted, ’What the
My gude wife and I took hint in the devil have you got to do with It?
house, and when he was revived a bit .Haven't you made trouble enough?*
os fdr lcavlif him. but he w-ouldUa
He Rtld. *1 must find.Mary my-'
atT—It was | lust her tbe’iiiecoiid time.*
So we went oot togetber.”
low long w.ii If iiffare TqfrjPM
a It mim
pBmSSk
Mtt nw.e.'C* we;v cd!gt*t wft;
flfa M be pictured to blmself that
strange night hunt for (be slender girt
b# loved. The occasional shouts of
• Ua-
“Did Mr. Pollock make any move to-‘
ward bliss Pagef*";,
“Aye. He ttwklt a quick step, for
ward dike bo would carry her off, but
liiniil kid
-te tlre- wl' tin* sccmid shot. The aatw —
Apavo-thc pt'ir l.m-lc «s warm
ar.d rcstit,* she said, ana pot ner arm*
•boot ber and tookit her Into the bed
room beyant klr. Langdon betpit ber.
and wbeo be came oot be Mid, *Misa
Pag* allTbot rctura to
above'wry!
over tliem towered the grim ligure of
the greet ScotchmiMi. tiis sl(Ot-gu:i to
bis sliouldcr. hi* big body .swaying
with the speed of the Uyllfg sleigh.
. “J, waited, till they came oop too
dose." ho tinlsiicd. n deep note throls
blog In hi* video, “and then t did fer
of liiucknc;:* against the snow as she i .
looix'd mi-n.* I ut Infer she could see
the grim mouths below the eyes and
knew that her plena were/rfalUng on
dcaT cat;!. *’
rfimlly opo who peemed to be the
ringleader had stepped 1 forwaM and
cried: . •
'AYIicre Is y<",:r-!:■: ! :;i. !? It Is ho
'fhht vie w: nt to t:i to.’’ Anti she
had lied and snid,>.“Hi» Is sleeping!’’
They fntittercil otniuotisly at tljat anjJ
itg.iin the ringleader spolu'r “■Wo hjye
rfoqnarrcl with you. Mrs.
dC'mkard w ho strikes hIa,daugtTI?r and
drives her Insane shall slay In this
towjj-Dan Page has got to go."
with
nigh upsqt wl* the force of the explo
sion. and they all Jumplt oot. And that
was the last-we saw-ofjAhvro."
“Did yon remain nl Dr. JamlsoaV
U'ff’Tl tui| ivill'liwriiei^'*" '
Mm
Jasslp taken away by. the kind rude
wife of Ibe doctor, and I knew she
were safe. I kecplt thlnkin* of bon
fast the men had gone fra the boos?
that ttkbt, a UU I say* to. Mr Langdoa
u* well ye-‘m||
to the doc
tor’s ho) i*.’’ ■
LangVo.-i smiled a little, rit’s not
w !i.|t 1 know, but what .1 vi-iiit you to
tell th;* court, Mr; M icPliciv -n; so will
you please ti II
ly- T*1I yukp him away today. He
didn't mean to hurt ns—he didn't know
what lie waft doing— But bell go
Let trim stand up Itke'a wan aad talk
to ns." ' » -■ - ^.
At that they all took op tba shoot
for rase, and he. lying oo hi* far* an
IMJPW!U'H!, yuar re-
turn to tlu*’residence of D.r. .T iiiiison?".
“It v.\;e the g...! 0 v,::.* „f tnr
that nu't ns. and .toldit us that the
doctor^iad Mi-s Pago lit Ills lalioratory
-rnathig some test.* nboiit tlu* brain." '*
T’he doctor, had already said that h«
bad lH*cn making some special tests for
the Lulu." LHhg+Ws voire - ■nruifst
shitriily through the mom. "Did-da*-
make the result* of those tests known
lu ycittr presence?"
" .Ynd n^ il.i . •TU-k:.
tears .w ilt relieve her. but I winild ad>
yem to have |>r. Foster t*s» «iUe-
bd. make an examination. g]tf ta* *HU
nocb to suffer, and-ibb thing oil
eome bark!— 1 orU have tn take p—d
raia af ber aad gttard her. pfcii^*
lio m coanamj B
a