The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, May 11, 1916, Image 2
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The Strange Case of
MARY PAGE
JOiUf
Kirk I
TVm Groat McCfaro Myrtery Story. Wrfttoa fey
lltEDEMCK LEWIS la ColkbmaM— With
T. WIN TYRE. Author o< (ho Aohtoo
Dotoctivo itoriot. ‘Krarf rAo Story
and S— th» E~s4unay Mooinf Tic
tm. hr
SYNOPSIS.
Mary Paje. actress, la acrusad of th*
murder of Jartua Pollock and la defended
by her lover. Philip Lan^don. Pollock
was Intoxicated. At Mary's trial she ad
mits slie had the revolver. Mir maid
testifies, that Mary threatened Pollock
ylth It previously, and Mary's leading
man lmpl.cv.es Langdon. How Mary d.s-
appeared from Ihe arena of the cr.me Is a
m>siery. Urandon tells of a strange hand
print he saw on Mary's shoulder Further
•vldence shows that horror of drink pro
duces temporary Insanity In Mnry. The
defense ’ Is "represted psychosis." Wit-
Besses descrlhe-i Mary's llljht from h?r In-
toxlcaied faliisr snd her father’s suic.de.
THE NURSE’S
STORY
I AXfJDON, oprnlnif il»p door of the
wit new-mom. glanced In. A
■har|i little frowu of anxiety
etched two flue vertical lines
between his eyes: hut at sight of the
tall, trimly clad woman talking to the
doctor a smile of relief replaced the
•cowl. He came forw ard eagerly.
“Thank goodness you were able to
get here." ha said, taking her hand In
both of hla. "It means ao much to as
to hare yon; hat I didn't like to insist?
•r rail the law to my aid. How la the
recalcitrant patient?”
“Oh. the patient Is doing splendidly.
thankO she answered with a smile.
“Dr. Angus FosterH
I Only the fear of the dire threat of
the Judge to "clear the room If there
was auy disturhance" held tbe s|>ecta-
tors silent nt the sound of that name,
for Dr. Foster had played his role In
many another court room, while his
fame was n byword nil over the world.
Kings of Wall Street owed their grip
Ui>ou affair* to his care when mental
breakdow ns seemed Inevitable.
He was not a tall man. but the dig
nlty of hia carriage, and the way be
held his shoulders, lent him an appear
ance of great height as he took his
place In the* wttuess-txix and held up
his right hand to take the oath.
"Dr. Foster, you specialize In diseases
Of'the bruin, do you nolT"
“I do. In both mental and nervous
Ills."
“Have you a sanatorium Just outside
this city T'
“I have." .
“Huve you ever seen the defendant
beforer
“I have seen Mlsa Page on several
oceaslons. The first time was when I
saw Mr. luuigdou. whom I had known
for aome years, drive up with a girt
lieslde him In the motor. Rhe seemed
Interrupt the famous a.leulst who was
said to kuow as much of law as of
medicine, and the d<>ctor flushed with
annoyance Put lumgdon showed no
discomfiture: there was. In fact, n smile
of satisfaction curling the corners of
his li|ih as the Judge leaned forward
and said slowly:
“Strike out the question beginning.
•\*ou say you paid but little attention
to her excitement.’ and Its answer.
Continue. Mr Langdon" -
"That Is all. Dr. Foster." said J-ang-
don promptly, and the District 'Attor
ney had only one question:
'•When Mary Page was brooght tf>
your sanatorium, was she not perfectly
sane?”
"Tom[wearily so. but her nervous
condition was such that eme men
tab suffering was very or.dent 'Ye
doctors have many definitions of that
word 'sane’, sir.”
“That Is all." And as the doctor
stepped down from the witness-box
with a covert mnl'e. the name of the
next witness was railed by the l>a!l!ff.
This w-as n rew Haver In the vast
drama whose every a t was seemingly
a fwrii tragedy, and the miwrTers
whispered tiie name among themselves
as they l-eut over thetr eopy. striving
and Mr. Polio- k stepped out. At sight
of me be paused, then asked me If ^
was Miss Page's nurse. 1 said 1 was.
and when we were |n rtie reception
room. Mr. Poliak tokl me that he wa>
the fiancee of Miss Page, and that Mr
Langdon w as taking advantage of Miss
Page’s nervous..condition to Intluenci
her against him. lie told me that-
;hat—he would make It’well worth m,'
while to help him remove her to an
other sanatorium which had been *•
lected by her mother, and pointed oui
the fact that Mr*. Page had not come
•with her daughter as Indicating her
dissatisfaction with Dr. Fosters bos
pital.”
"Did you agree to help him?"
A hot Cush dyed her cheeTis. and her
fingers nervously fumbled her gloves
as she answered softly:
"Yes.” .. .
The patient la daing splendidly.”
•but I should bava come anyway, duty
•r no daty. How la Mlsa Pag* bear
ing apr
“Very bravely, all things considered.”
•aid Lanrdon: but now bis tone wan
grave with a hint of wlstfnlneas.
Another day of the trial was begun.
As on the day lie fore, so fraught with
lerrlble melatlons, U was Mrs. Pads
who was the first witness.
“I have only a few qnrstlona. Mra.
Page." ssW langdon gently. , "How
long after your husband’a death was
It that you learned the whereabouts of
your da tighter 7“
“It may have been an boar—or per-
haps less. A letter came from Philip
and raid. ‘Don't worry. Mary is safe
In Dr. Jamison's home. For obvious
to be asleep or only partially conscious
Rhe opened her eyes «• l on me up. «..4 fJJ UhllX.ijl/Jimuug.Dic eott** ubuJud
get unsteadily to her feet, and tlien I
. .noticed that L« hca' y veil hid the.fact
that.her face was livid from some great
suffering. After we had given her Into
the charge of Nurse Walton I took
Mr. Langdon Into my oCce. w here be
told me briefly of Miss Pupe't^aftack
of madness, and the Incidents that bad
led up to It. While Mr. Langdon was
still talking I saw an automobile drive
furiously up to n*y gate and a man leap
out My exclamation drew I-angd<>n to
the window and be cried sharply, *My
<iod! that’s James Pollockf"
“DM yon already know who he waaP*
“Yes. I bad heard of him from vari
ous men who had been my patients,
and Mr. Langdon had already told me
that Mr. Pollock was engaged to Mias
Page, and also something of bow ttuu
engagement had I-eon brought about"
“Was Mr. Pollock brought to your
office 7"
"No I went out Into the hall to
meet him and took him Into the gen
era! reception room. 1 told him Miss
Page’s condition necessitated absolute
rest for at least twenty-four hours. He
became Insulting and abuslv# and ac-
cased me of keeping MlssTage a pris
oner. st> Vilgrlded the best thing to d>
waa to let the young lady berrelf de
cide whether or sot the wanted to see
him."
"Did you go at once to Mias Page7"
“No. 1 left Mr. pollock In the recep
tion-room and returned to my office,
where I apprised Mr. Langdon of the
situation. Together we went to the j
room assigned to Miss Page. Rhe was
ta bed. and weemrd comfortable and
calm. While I was talking to her. how
ever. finding out a little of her nervous
Condition. Mr. Langdon. who biff been
sitting near the door, gave a sharp ex
clamation and dhrtrd out Into the hall
Miss Walton the nurse went to the
door after him. but lief ore she reached
It we could all bear the sounds of a
loud altercation. When I reached the
scene myself, I found Mr. Langdon
barring the way and Mr. Poiiock at
tempting to force himself past to get
been drawn Into ttie net flung by the
police and I-angd-m after the strange
'muhter of Jeters Pntmrk. Her'iiJiuc
*.'l{>ped from lip to lip through the
ejecta I ors as well and more than one
man In the l-a k of the room stood u;>
to stare when the tail brisk w-imau
came confidently from the Witness
room and took her place on the stand
“MI'S Gertrrde Walton!"
Rhe rave her nao:e with gravity, her
age wlrh a smile, and her occupation
with pride, ns "trained nurse."
"Mbs* Walton.** said Langdon. "you
•pec la I Ira in nervous cases, do yuo
notr
"I da"
“How long have you been doing that
sort of nur>lns7"
“For twehe years. | began It by-
by—nursing ray *!«ter through a te-ri
ble Illness when she ■ermed likely to
lose her reason, i have never forgot
ten her suffering, and I have xpetlal
UcJ In Derr ous cases eter s n--e "
"Are you atta* hel to the staff at Dr
Foster’s sanatorium?”
"I am."
"You have teen there a good many
year*, have you nott”
"Yes."
"When was the first time that yon
saw the defendant Mary Page?"
"On the morning when she waa
brought to the sanatorium for treat
ment"
"Mias Walton^dk) you know James
Pollock r
For the first time her quiet court
deuce forsook her. and a red spot crept
reasons I advise you not to come here j *° ^ ss Pa?es room. He declared It
till later. Will then explain all.’ I ,0 ^ hu r,sht t0 w,tb bcr and sald
went and got my hat and cloak to go
to her. Imt James Pollock drove up In
hi* automobile Just as I was going
down the paih to the gate. lie said he
haled to disturb me at sucli a time,
but that I must rememlier that Mary
was his fiancee, and he was getting |
tired of Mr. Langdoq's attitude. ‘I am'
the pne who should have taken care of |
her lari night.' he said, ’and 1 demand j
that you Immediately stop Langdon’* I
Interference.' I told him that my poor i
child hud suffered enough: that I would .
not In any way Interfere in the •future.
In fact. I—I blanied lihn for the awful |
tragedy of the night before. It seemed |
to me that but for him my daughter •
would be safeund well arid tny hu*- j “I did. I trdd Miss
band living, and I told him so. He' where she could wap'
•aid that If 1 would not deal with that If Jame-* Pollock
that Mr. I-auglon was ah interloper,
a kidnapper, and a great many other
things.” •
“Did you Interfere?"
"I .did. It took me some time to
quiet Mr Pollock, but he retunie 1 to
the reception-room eventually, ami Mr
Langdon and I hurried bh k to Mis*
Page who was very much excited nu 1
was crying out that she did not want
to ?ce •James'—or anyone except her
motlH'r and Mr. Langdon. Kfie quiet
el d >wn when we off me In. aq eclnily
afrhr silo had 1-eon reassured that no
one would disturb her."
"Did you give any orders to that ef
"What Instructions did he rive you?"
“He—he told me to give Miss Page a
sleeping draught that night, and said
that when the hospital was quiet n:
eleven be wop’.J have his automobile -
outside and if I would let^rim In. he
would carry Miss Page to It, and take
her ta the other sanatorium. He giro
aske 1 me if I would take tke case, a s a
private nurse, and when I said yts. Ii -
wrote the name down on a piece of
paper for me.”
"Do you mean.” Infemtpted the
Judge, "that you Were ready to throw
up your position with Dr. Foster, and
allow one of his patients to be sto.cn
from his sanatorium without Investl
gating the truth of the man’s state
ments?”
"You mem about Mr. IjtnRdon?**she
stammered. "Oh—I—I knew that was i
not true. I —I agreed because of—of n '
certaju plan I had In mind. Then—hr ,
—led me to expect that he would pay i
me v.eil and l.-ft.”
“Miss Walton, do yon re’-all the name :
of the rint:r to which Mr. Pol i
lock wished t> take Miss Page?"
■"Ye*. It was Professor Zcilar's saua
turlum at Ortotivllie"
"I tl yq» « arry out your plans for |
that nightr
“No. The plan I had formed trls
varrusi. of itie watchfulness of t
Mr. lUiugdou. who unwittingly hinder !
eJ me."
“I gave MlssTage a s'eeplug drang^i 1
at tni o'<!o(k and then pul on my
own Lnt at. J laid my i l<>ak ready. At
eleven I «eut down Ij the rueption
room oui unlocked one of the Frr.i h .
sin Job* whhb Ba* almost ImnnsJI
ately o;» tn-d by Mr. Polbx k. lie fol
Ijb d me nnk to the Udmom. and;
pi king up Mis* Page nlioni I bad.
carefully wrapped In blanket* he tar j
r1;-d her out tobl« automobile. A* *>«mi ■
a* be wa^ uu the veranda I rlosel the
window and Marled torqn to the front
of the bouse, but I was Mopped by :
Mr. loiugt! >u. who wa* sis-udlng the
night at Ihe Mi.ntorlum and bad al «
ready discovered Miss Page'a nice nee 1
lie—he caught me by the arm and do-
mandisl to know where •he was I
tried I) get away—lie<ati«c-be-ause i
moments were |.re» loua Juol then, but
be woul in t let go and anally I told
him that Mr. Pu!I<n k ha I Just iarrl<d 1
Mi-s Page off. At that be rushed out
of the b >um* and down the drive, and •
sprang ont'i the running board of Mr
Pollut k a motor, wlibb wa* Just start
Ins i.'ii. Mr Polk*- It «fru< k at him. but {
he bung on. and kept on flgbtlng till
the motor swung around the < une and
Into the main road, and then Ibe force
of ibe turn dung Mr. lampion off By
that time the «1et<s-tlvea were lu the
rood and tired after tbe ear but It ,
didn't stop—”
"Detective*! What defectives?" lamp I
don’s qitcMtloa snapped like a whip
lash. ,
"Why—why—" the stammered, con
fu etl by the sudden Intemipthui. "Tlie
one* I sent for. I wanted Mr. Pollw k
Page, but Mr. lamg-Iou held me ha k !
too I ins and prevented my giving the |
signal STTei-d ”
A nave of x.iuml that was the eom
|xis!te exe'amatlon of those In the ro.,r:i
swept like a breath of wind tlir-iiigii
tnd toid him as qulckjjf; M 1
what bad fjippeh«xl. and where they
lad taken Miss Page"
•TMd he make any comment npon the
iddress you gave him?”
"Yes. He gave n *harj» exclamation
when I handed It to him and said.
Great heavens; I’ve beard of that
’act—and what I've heard ,wa* any
hlng but gix»d.' At that one of the de
tectives took It and when he had read
it he whistled and said. 'Cellar's; My
God. we’d letter follow pretty quick,
if you. want to rescue the girl, "eve
had our e v e on that Joint for some
time.’ At that Dr. Foster said. ’We
will follow quickly, for my car can be
here In « minute.’” (
“Will you t.-'l the court, pler.se.^x
act’.y whr.t in-o; cued when you reached
the s ■ nr.torlum?”
—‘Tr. Foster Wopped the nutemobiie
: t s >~e (V 'an e down the rord m:!
pr-T < ut th • lights. Then we ” V'Hi''
•cl into the crounls .os, quietly ns pos-
•^bie nnd the four men hid In the bnsh
“111 g* ( bar out of if I hava tc
, kill you." •
es while 1 went baldly u;» to the do-*l
and rang-the bell. I
«i:..cr Dr lie ' .r ?ir
wga taken Into an ode
c.ru v.etc sitting. Mr I'
relieved to *ce me. c*
Pa"e was very nun a ex
teen sobbing i.u I s tea
t> as obviogCy ana; I ku s
to d blm. bowe'
Carve Cattle v.hi
tack fr-Tj pur*
wra be who bit
last h>* M*enjvd •
ijli MI'S I'd,r
t«r!eal a: d fe'<
desi<erately K’
e ire of b<T Is'
wii -se w in J, to «
\iUi«* 'he door I
two led;s 1 s u.
• U a Mkw I
r t • I I r i
"Ye*. Kl.d
locked us (hi
I |rotr»tel.
grew vioent In
fr. e to get out
even th >ugb he
tU.il
itigd*
i.sked to x
. k. .
• v. LeiV I >’
■ l'i ek •.♦Ta
h- mil .
lei an I b
M l t I
.fie 1-1
I I. d h 1
» Ii
a. ai d lii t
you. Cellar—w hat wa w«»* U Mlsa
page, iml ItT heflren. FW get bar oat
of her*, it 1 have to kill you and break
down every door In tbe plnee.’ 'Cvea
that vvodidn'l get her.' said Dr. ZePar,
•for this Miss Page, us you call bar. fe.
not here.' "You llei* siioute.! I.ungilon r
•we know sheds. The nurse has aK
ready signalled us to lhat effect' Tm.
afraid your friend has been driuklipj
,u little too much.' sneered Zrllar. shak
ing apparently to Dr. Foster, for It was
the latter who answered: .T suppose.*
he said drily, ’that you will deny also
that a woman screamed to up for help
a few minutes ago.' 'One of the pa-
tients had a nightmare.' said Zellar,
but he spoke uneasily.
"Suddenly Mr. Langdon shouted,.
•Nurse Waltoui Nurse Waltoni' And
lu answer I beat uihui the door and’
cried. •ItTherei In hcrei' Almost in.
stantly U seemed I‘heard the sound 0 f
hintiitpg feet, and the door vyas UnliH-k-
ed and I stumbied out almost Into Mr.
Langdon'a urps. But before we could,
either of ,us move a%iiy from the spot
Zellqr raid grimly. •Stand wlli>rq,yoa
aye. ail three of you” And we saw'that
lie was covering us with his revolver.
Then there came a most terrible cry
from upstairs—the long scream of a.
woman cither half erpned or in deadly
fear. Even Zellar was bonified by it.
»!tn I his ai*i!i wavered a little as ho
turned his head. At that Mr. Langdon
sprung upon aim. nud bore him liacjt
against the tahie. They fought des.
jierately. both Dr. Foster mid I tryiie'
to help, had at length Mr. laiiigdoiisuc.
ceeiltd in twisting the arm of Dr. Z.el.
lar so that his fingers went limp and
the revolver fell to the floor. Dr Fos
ter snatched It up and Mr I.augd >n
cried. ’Keep that least cover" I till [
n r Mary.' mid went running out of th*
room and up the stairs It was then
that I remembered tin* two detectives
and leaiked that we had be |< outside,,
so 1 h trrled to the do* r and tiling It-
open. They ware right tlierv, half
■ tag;- with I!UX ety. and w hen t shout.
* 1. T’p ii y vent up two at a
title v.h.b'U.e el<>s«* ls* , jind”
"Y.’l’l you tell us. please, wbnt yon'
saw when yon reached the iip|*er laud*
Ing ” *
""'e saw Mr. Ijingdon ami Mr. Pol*
- torV orr rtr** p<svr luicar’wt 1 tu a fiirtmin
struggle, whil* from the do*»r of Mtsa
Pares room iatm* the Mound of littla
hands l> sling against the w-ink]. and
almost coatltiiions • re.nos or -bursts
«>f liys'erl • ,|jnehter. Iniers|iersi «l with
laths pi u Ittau s voles; Tin*«lete» lives
weal ai once t • Mr Iatncdoti's aid. and
w'aea they It'd srtarvl Mr Poll-H-k on#
of lUetu loverel b.ni with hi* rrv<dver
whi.V the oilier ran with Mr I ait
:i
i rd
i tl
utucutin
r/ ries to
ght more
,• so the de-
ftrr*l td* re-
w n v. a rd through the keyhole.
.• Ho* lisk. and we Iriirst Into
room It was Imkitbaud
Mary t * let ua In only hr
terriPle *< reams lr’>m lier,-
rttlnc «t* I-s- k.
>1. I;
•r a I**
k>*l in w
Mr
U In
i
•l
n hi
•t I
it if m:-
I 'M | r
II for lie
Ita
n H
Pi
P
• I.
P-u
left the «l-*»r ttnlo- ke
he llngereil ju*«t outside fora longtime i
and I waa unable either to *<io'tn* Mis. |
Page or give the signal, for fear <>i 1
arousing his suspl< ton*. At hist I heard
him g<> downstair*. a i, ( | | i,,!,! ^itx*
Paowthst Dr Foster and Mr Igtugdou ’
were outside, and when she had *unk
hn«*k frying with relief I carried the
tamp to the window nnd gave the alg
nal. Then I started down stairs to let
the men In."
""'ere the hall* «1e*ertoQ?"
"Asm—both deserted and dark. But
Just n* I was slipping back tbe l>olts
of'the front door, the door to tiie offhe
w as o|*ened by nn attendant and In the
light tuat streamed out be could see
r.ie plainly; I tri«-J to slip the last bolt
n
votrer lb
sbattarin
the r«s*ni
“Ml»* Page w.*<» standing nt the win
dow • tbblng an I laughing at d tearlnff
at tin* it 'H**tyis u |;.i iiatt I* alrea<ly cut
nnd bh-wfing from her efforts Half
< r mi- bed by the l cl. w i* ihe ugly at.
tend ui! Dr Ze llar tinel sent to wale lx
hi r. nnd lying stinttere-d •m' the fl«>e*r
U-sIde hiQt. vvnJ 1 n w hisket lieitj e. j|#
was •'ivl-Hisly. bnitnlly drunk, but el-
iher Miss Pages iiint!n<ss e»r ottr ea-
tran-e Ii rrifieel him Into n momentary
sobriety, and as we tntt rowanf* Miss
Page he dartr*! out of the room”
“How long vvas It Itefore Miss Pag*
gtiletevl dow n ?“
“It was some hourw When we fotintl
that neither Mr. I^ngdiin nor I was
re- ognlred by Ml<« Page I ran down-
stair* for Dr. Foster. As I came out
In the hall the detective who was
the court and faded to alienee, and , before he could reach me. but ll was
V
Lutigdoii. lie would, and Hint be would
expect Mary to keep her word to hirn
Then be left. At the gate he met a
boy coming In with a n ife. tunl after
some talk, lie gave the I my some tnon-
er and took the note tltmself rip tore
It^opcn nnd rend It: tiu-n. crntripllng It
to his band a* if angry., he flung It
■aide and got Into Ids motor. As soon
•a be was out of sight I ran out nnU
picked np the note. It—It was ad
dressed to me. and If said: '! ant tnk
tag Mary to Dr. Foster’s sanatorium
outside the city. Rhe.hear* up bravely
under tbe news orber father s death
Will call later. Philip.’ The next I re
member is lying on tbe bed In my own
room and bearing our doctor say, 'It’s
•H too mix b for heir
"'niton to sit
the door, and
made n:iy nf
temp, to come down the li:i!l sh:* was
nt once to ring for help and Lar him
out.” ' . , ,
“Did Miss Walton seen) to cons der
the order unusual?*'
rnqr:
i
R *~* : -** r ‘
: * '•<
f' A < '■'
•Wen tV'f ec’n” ’Tf T*
I-.. -
“Mr. Pollock naked mo if I was Miss
Pa^ss hurca.’*
■ v -. t * » *
Into each cheek, add there was a
Tlqdbke hesitat.oii hsfore why answered'
isn'to'To.T
ahe bad aome relatives or wuncone to
That la all. Mra. Pace,
te hss s*etv* qassfloos f*» ask-“ Hi*
Intern gsrfvefy. but Ibe
rued'
agitated and upset by the rar e but
evaded jny ns to whether she
know him. .flf.wever. ns I bad n'w a'"*
f6ttnd lier trustworthy nud,a splendid
nurse. ! paid but little attention to her
excitement." • ,
"Yott say you ['Mid Imt rtt'o gr-m
tlon to »tier #x*‘ltem**nt I-ul nc» bave
anv Inh'lng a- to What" uiigiu hire
eatired that aidtatb'n?"
“Not at lit#time tnit liter wheoMD-
YTalt*)** SmI.1 ma bJisi k#>l kawi
P« ■'
”1 l ad never MET Mr. Pol’oek. hut I
toad l.eai Ja gryat deal about him lU*
— his taitue was very faniji.ar to in<* “
"Ti.eti Ihe first time you saw him
was when he earrte to the sanatorium
| a siting for Mis* PareP
Agn l *t there
tbe.auswef! u
“Ycs.r * ...
""lii! you tell the court. .pica«c. whit
kapjtcrxii' after Dr Fts’tcr «»r«lfin*d n»u
lamgdoti naked:
“You kail a »|>ecial reason for want !
Ing David Pollock taught by the pu |
the. had you not. Mbs Walton?"
“Yes. 1 " she cried, nnd her voice took
on a sudden tierce note of suffering and
anger ’ 1 wanted him punished, an 1 I
thanked flod for tin* chance that hail (
heen put Into my hands!"
“Why?” ,r
"Beenuse he ruined my little sister
and Ii ft tier to tiie of shame and heart
break!”
“Your'Honor!” It wnsrihe proseeu
tor's volet* "| ob'eet to that t|''.estlon
-'!rt:dun:swi-r It de'aines tin* eharaetet
• of_ji d'-ud man. ntid has no bearing
upon t*:is t a c e What I* more. It * an
not i c proved'"
> "You ate tierfeetlv right.” said the
led-e s’tfiilv ’ I i-t Ihe evltV: ce of*
tin* w'rtu-s-: be sfri'-keti out from the
words'•c<o|ri | n-*-ceLtip-ai *”
I.:!', gb n l-ov r d !,is head sultrulsslve
|v. Iu t tliere tv.as- a gh-.iui of fr'uruph
111' h1-;'e - '( , s foj- he Irnevv t'u! tiiolgh
tin* void* night be-stricketi »ut of the
»record tluA- coo Id not s-> ei'ilv lx-
e."is< I fto-n.thi* niltids of those win-
’hud i far l ti'iun ’ • -
Tiiev had. I:i'fa 1 1 la’d bare fnnthe<
tragedy, a:: I t!:** wort!* of M>s "’a’to-
earlier lit the tlav : -l f*o:".in b
stiff and I coifldmC'tnove It With an
oath he grabl>«d me by the arm and
dragged me Info (lie office. Both Dr
Zellar and Mr. Pollock were there,
anti he told them what I had been do
Ing. At that Mr. Pollock grabbed me
nnd shook me and demanded to know
what I was tip to. He hurt me and
frightened me so, I couldn't think of
anything to say nnd I just hv.reamed,
thinking that those outside vVould hear
me and break In. They did hear me.
for they began to hammer ou the dour
and demand entrance, and I t?i reamed
again But at that Mr. Polloek'clapped
his hand over my month and Dr.. Zel
lar caught my wrists, and between
irv «ister through a ferrtble Illucs*
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raHrwm#." T*>#••» ffv*ril t'nre ef sat
llMPtlaa la Ms~vulr# al Iwiac aW I#
«ake. s*r |
iii-« tmtr t«H *' t
the 4>- r. buwcv
went down*
ft ms >e no
the hall t‘s
A* i tea U
wra* •*;► c*4
w!:en she *rnmi»<! Ilkeiv to lo-e herri-u ,
soil.’* galne I a poignant raeanutg. that
■ r.iiwi* than otto -'|’jt"tTt?'r hi-
stlesriv. aid t-r nghf a nlikquir ol
a.-nvjsthr front.the s»<x-ta*«*r«
The court clp-*; tn<4io*itnoe«?v rea-
the ••o* , *i^* f- <1 e-Men's* mu! th-jj J a: g
fbt- r'i
fftiff ri!'
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4«»r
T ran tac^r fo fV* %<*«*-**a! trrrr^
P r l’.«k**T «ri« *•“ Pi' •
• ?“♦(« jl.awn •—f br tb# aioiiwj
tliem they dragged me into a little
nxnn I'lffyond tin* olfice an 1 flung me
intern chair Then I saw tiiat I>r. Zel--
Dr h id a revolver in his hand and It#
thrust it info my face, promising to
‘do for me' if I made any mdse. They
Weii| out and locked the door, hut a.s
soon as they were gone I ran to it and
listened, and I lieard tiie doctor tell
-his assistant (tin* one vvlfo had caught
nu* ut the doon to go upsftirs uni '
vvuti It 'the giri’:. . TlIeiY he and Mr
Pollock had, a conference nnd decided
l.o TctT’r I -'■ * or - * -c t ;r I ..a c p -
but to deny Mint Miss Page wa.s there' '
TH go upstairs and wait till you get
rid of then.' said Mr. Pollock. Then I
heaid u door close and everything was
quiet. I
"Miss Page was sobbing and laughing."
guarding Mr. Pollock tumid towards
me and ihe latter-instantly leapt over
the banisters iind rurin-.L into the of-
li e. The dj'toriive an I I Were eioso
hi hind l^im. and as we readied tho
«1" we saw Mr. Po.'o k Jieap np<>a
Dr Fosi(*r ami strike Jlie revolver freta
Iks band Then he switched out tho
•light 'and called to Z.o,hu to vome
< i:i i;.' Bet ere we could stop 'them
both men ran oui through one of thu
long windows "
"Did yon see either of them ivguln?"
"No " <• ut otice loclitxl all the doors
”tid vvlml 'Vis and ffieti 1 >; P-.-i.a r-
ri; d upstair* to Mi-s ptpge It -wa*
I,
^t'-e h era before be m i;fd ipdrt l.. r
even with strong scfiatlves. and when
at last she was as.cep It was so near
dawn tj) ij |f seemed host- for us all to
*’a.' right there ntuil morning.”
M ,,“Did Pr Foster nn.T
— l-u&tcKK vo|ry Rny» i h# fy#- js( > i , iuiit huf
‘ n? ; draz* L nuiifiu ^ ou tbr-itart t*:iL r < rV> —
. g.-d Troift my-sanatoriiiu and lirooght t ”Y.*« Ti*kcl lilm what <.miI(I hava
' T. . , ‘ pr lll ' tt -;nt r« !**ase. i airo-.nt. Bl ,d tic ix.itit.-,! to l'i,-l-i ' ea
and ha,'e my err oiits.de to take her wh a th t :'n- b:'-!sll
• Ut»>s.Tlt.*it.’ Arthur Dr Zel 1 t.-tllr drmik cnW
t«r taugiiH Mm-ringly ami waFl. ’I* It *♦•-* • lie had enre’n-d the r . mi a. I
your n-'i .1. mi-tii.-i ,,f g citing putieeta hidproi -Mv < outi-.i ,<ri t - -i-.via
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fp*tu nvai s;rudt«>rit:Bi«? | e.rai«i bear nualu D
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