Show a I IT r c- c T fj CJ V LG IJ J J JeLl J MIm I V V ARTHUR HORNBLOW LOW V ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTER I b T i nor o BY rr aW r ra t r a aba sa i 4 4 n SYNOPSIS Howard Jeffrie bank bankers banker's rs r's eon under the tho evil Influence of oC Robert Underwood student fellow-student at Yale Tale leads a 11 life Ufe of oC dissipation dissipation dis dis- marries the daughter of oC a gambier gambler gam gam- bier bler who died in to prison and Is disowned by his father He Is out of oC work and In desperate straits Underwood who had once been engaged to Howards Howard's stepmother stepmother step step- mother Alicia Is apparently In prosperous prosper prosper- ous circumstances Taking advantage of his Intimacy with Ith Alicia he becomes a a. aport port sort Bort of or social highwayman Discovering his true tzue character Alicia denies him tho the house He sends her r a note threatening hr t tas suicide Art dealers le t for r whom ho he acted as commissioner demand an accounting He cannot make good Howard calls at athis athis his Ills apartments In an Intoxicated condition condition condition condi condi- tion to request a loan of 2000 to enable him to take up a a. business proposition Howard drinks himself Into a maudlin condition and goes to sleep on a divan A caller Is announced and Underwood draws a screen around the drunken sleeper Alicia enters She demands a promise from Underwood that he will not take his life Ufa He refuses unless she will renew her patronage This she refuses and takes her leave Underwood kills himself The report of the pistol awakens awakens awakens awa awa- kens kens Howard He finds Underwood dead Howard Is turned over to the police pollee Capt Clinton notorious for his brutal treatment nt of prisoners puts Howard through h the third degree and finally gets an alleged confession conCession from Crom the tho harassed man nan Annie Howards Howard's wife declares her belief In her husbands husband's Innocence and calls on Jeffries Sr He refuses to help unless she will consent to a divorce To save cave Howard she consents but when she finds that the elder Jeffries does not In Intend Intend intend In- In tend to stand by b his son except financially finan finan- she scorns his help Annie appeals to o Judge Brewster attorney for tor Jeffries Sr to take I Howard's Howards case He declines It Is reported that Annie Is going on the tho stage e. e The banker and his wife call can on Judge Brewster to find some way to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent It Annie again pleads with Brew- Brew pter eter to defend Howard He consents Alicia Is greatly agitated when she learns that hat Brewster has taken the case and detectives es are looking for Cor the woman vroman who called on Underwood the night of ot his death CHAPTER Continued our object Isn't It Mr Jeffries Jef Jef- fries fries to to find out he said sald sarcas sarcas- tho the name of this mysterious ous witness exclaimed the banker testily I If the police haven't been able to find her why should Howards Howard's wife be able to do so There was vas as a report that she herself was was was- was was-to He paused and added Did she tell you who it was No said the Judge dryly she will tell us to night The banker bounded In his seat see ee he cried Another flash in the he pan I dont don't like being mixed up In tn n this matter matter Its Its It's disagreeable disagree disagree- able most able most disagreeable Dr Bernstein puffed a thick cloud of smoke Into the air and said quietly Yes sir ir it Is disagreeable but disagreeable but unfortunately It is life Ute Suddenly the door opened and Capt Clinton appeared followed by his Detective Sergeant Maloney Both m men n were In plain clothes The captains captain's manner was Wag condescendingly polite the attitude of a man so sure of his own position that he had little respect for the opinion of any anyone one else With an effort at amiability he I began Got your our message judge judge came came as soon as I could Excuse my bringing the sergeant with me Sit over aver there Maloney Half apologetically he heI added He keeps his eyes open and his mouth shut so he wont won't interfere How do doctor Maloney took a position at the far end of the room while Dr Bernstein introduced the captain to Mr Jef Jef- fries Yes I know the gentleman How do sir The banker nodded stiffly He did not relish having to hobnob In this way with such a as a graftIng grafting grafting graft- graft Ing police captain Capt Clinton turned to Judge Brewster Now Judge explode your bomb bombl I But I 1 warn you Ive I've made up my mind Ive made up my mind too retorted retorted retorted re re- re- re the Judge so at least leaste we e start I even Yes growled the other As I stated in my letter captain went on the tho judge jude coolly I dont don't want to use your own methods In this mat mat- mattel ter tel I dont don't want to spread reports about you or accuse you In the papers pa po pers That's why I 1 asked you to come over and discuss the matter Informally with me I want to give you a chance to change your attitude Dont want any any chance growled the policeman You mean said tho the Judge peering I at bis hs vis a vis via over his spectacles that r you rou U dont don't want to change your attitude Capt Clinton Cllnton settled himself more firmly in n his chair as if getting ready for tor or hostilities Defiantly he replied about what I l mean I sup sup- pose In other words went on Judge Brewster calmly you have found this this this boy guilty and you refuse to consider evidence which may tend to prove provo otherwise Taint my business to consider evIdence ev ev- snapped the chief up to tho the prosecuting attorney the tho lawyel It will be replied sharply but at present Its It's up to you Me exclaimed the he other In genuine gean- gean lOp ine surprise I 4 1 v t 11 uiT 1 a aI I- I r r 1 u s ot r 1 j 7 Y t f t J s1 r t ii-t I You Have Besmirched Her Character with Stories of Scandal Yes went on Judge Brewster I calmly you were Instrumental In obtaining obtaining ob ob- a confession from him Im I'm raising a question as to the truth of that confession There was a sudden interruption n caused by the entrance of the butler who approached his master and whispered whispered whispered whis whis- something to him Aloud the judge said Ask her to wait walt till we are ready The servant retired and Capt Clinton Clinton Clinton Clin Clin- ton turned to the Judge With mock deference he said Say Mr Brewster youre you're a great constitutional lawyer the lawyer the greatest inthis In Inthis Inthis this country country and and I 1 take off my hat to you but I dont don't think criminal law lawis lawis lawis is in your line Judge Brewster pursed his lips and his eyes flashed as he retorted quickly I dont don't think Its It's constitutional to I take a mans man's mind away from him and substitute your our own Capt Clin ton What do you mean demanded the chief I mean that Instead of bringing out of ot this man his own true thoughts of ot Innocence you have forced into his consciousness your own false thoughts of his guilt gum I The judge spoke slowly and deliberately deliberately dellb er tely making each word tell The police bully squirmed uneasily on his chair I dont don't follow you Judge Better stick to International law This police pollee court work Is beneath you Perhaps It Is replied the lawyer quickly without losing his temper Then he asked Captain will you answer answer an an- a few questions It all depends replied the other I insolently If you OU dont don't cried the Judge sharply sharp sharp- ly Ill Til ask them through the medium medium medium me me- of your own weapon weapon the the press Only my press will not consist of the theone theone theone one or two yellow Journals you OU inspire inspire in in- spire but tho independent dignified press of the United States The captain reddened I dont don't like the insinuation Judge I dont don't insinuate Capt Clinton went on the lawyer severely I accuse you of giving an untruthful version of this matter to two sensational newspapers newspapers news news- papers in this city These scurrilous sheets have tried this young man In their columns and found him guilty thus prejudicing the whole community against him before he comes to trial In no other country In the civilized world would this be tolerated except I in a country countr- overburdened with free free- dom Capt Clinton laughed boisterously The early bird catches the worm ho he grinned They asked me me for information Information In In- formation and got it it Judge Brewster went on You have so prejudiced the community community community com com- against him that there is scarcely a man who doesn't believe him guilty If this matter ever eyer comes cornea to trial how bow can we pick an unprejudiced unprejudiced diced Jury Added to this foul Injustice tics tice you have branded this young rans wife with ev every ry stigma that can be put on womanhood You have hinted hint ed that she Is the mysterious female who visited Underwood on the night of nf the shooting and openly sug suggested ested that she Is the cause of the crime Well Its It's just said the policeman with effrontery effrontery- Judge Drews Brewster tel was fast losing his temper emper The mans man's Insolent demeanor demean demean- or WM wt Intolerable Half rising from J his chair and pointing his finger at him he continued You have besmirched her character with stories of scandal You have linked her name with that of Underwood Under Under- wood The whole country rings with falsities about her In my opinion Capt Clinton your direct object Is to destroy the value of any evidence she may give In her husbands husband's favor The chief looked aggrieved Why I haven't said a word Turning to his sergeant he asked Have I Maloney But these sensation sensation mongers mongers have cried the Judge angrily You are the only source from whom they could obtain the information But what wha do I gain demanded the captain with affected innocence Advertisement promotion Advertisement promotion replied replied re re- re- re plied piled the Judge sternly These same papers speak of you as the greatest living chief the chief the greatest public official of of- oh you know the political value of that sort of thing as well as I 1 do Judge Brewster picked up some pa papers pers pel'S from his desk and read from one of them Captain in the case of the People against after Creedon-after after plying the defendant defendant defendant de de- with questions for six hours you obtained a confession from him Z Yes he told me be set the place on fire Exactly Exactly but but It afterward developed developed developed de de- de- de that he was never near the place Well he told me Yes He told you OU but It turned out that he was mistaken Yes admitted the captain Judge Brewster again consulted the papers in his hand Youre quite right captain captain my my mistake mistake mistake-it It was homicide but but It it was an untrue confession I Yes I It was the same thing In the Callahan Callahan Callahan Cal- Cal lahan case went on the judge picking picking pick pick- piCk piCk-I ing up another document In the case I of the People against and Tuthill-and- and Cosgrove Cosgrove Tuthill confessed and died In prison and Cosgrove afterward acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged ac ac- ac- ac that he and not Tuthill was the guilty man Well VeIl growled tho the captain mistakes mistakes mis takes sometimes happen Judge Brewster stopped and laid down his eyeglasses Ah that Is precisely precise the point of view we take in this matter Now captain in the present case on the night of the confession did you OU show young Mr Jeffries bite ul pistol with which he was supposes suppose to have shot Robert Underwood Capt Clinton screwed up his eyes as If thinking hard Then turning to his sergeant he said Yes I think I 1 did Didn't I Mal Maloney Maloney Ma Ma- l loney ney Your word Is sufficient said the judge quickly Did you hold bold It up Think I did Do you know If U there was a light shining on it lU asked the judge quickly Dont know might know might have havo been replied replied re re- plied the chief carelessly I Were there thero e electric lights on the wall I Yes What difference does that make demanded the policeman Quite a little replied the judge quietly The barrel of the r revolver volver was waa shining bright bright shining steel From the moment that Howard Jeffries' Jeffries eyes rested on th tho thA steel barrel banal of that revolver he was no longer a 8 conscious conscious conscious con con- personality As s hi he himself said paid to his wife They said I did it and It-and and I knew I didn't but after fter I looked at that shining pistol I dont don't know what I said or did everything did everything became a blur and a blank Now I may t toll tell U you captain that this condition fits In every detail the clinical experiences experience of nerve specialists and the medical experiences of the psychologists After After Aft Aft- er five hours' hours constant cross question cross tion ing while In a semi-dazed semi cond condition Jon you Impressed on him your own ideas you you extracted from him not the thoughts that were in his own ee consciousness tOn con but those that were In yours Is that the scientific fact doctor doctor doctor doc doc- tor Yes replied Dr Bernstein the optical captivation of Howard J Jeffries' Jeffries Jet Jef ef fries' fries attention makes the whole case complete and clear to the physician Capt Clinton laughed loudly Optical captivation Is good Turning Turn ing to his sergeant he asked What do you think of that Maloney Sergt Maloney chuckled Its a new one one eh No captain Its captain Its It's a very old ont one Interrupted the lawyer sternly but Its It's new to us Were We're barely on the threshold of the discovery It certainly certainly cere explains these other cases doesn't it I dont don't know that it does objected object ed the captain shaking his head I dont don't acknowledge acknowledge- Judge Brewster sat down Looking the policeman squarely In the face he said slowly and deliberately Capt Clinton whether you acknowledge acknowledge ac ac- ac knowledge It or not I can prove that you obtained these confessions by means of hypnotic hJ suggestion and that Is a greater crime against society than any the state punishes or pays you to prevent t. t The captain laughed and shrugged his shoulders Indifferently he said I guess the boys up at Albany can candeal candeal deal with that question The boys up at Albany retorted the lawyer know 0 as little about the laws of psychology as you OU do This will be dealt with at Washington The captain yawned I didn't come here to hear aboul about that you that you were going to produce th the woman who called on Underwood the th night of the murder that murder that was what 1 J came here for not for not to hear my methode methods meth meth- ode criticised where criticised-where where Is she One thing at a time replied th the Judge First I wanted to show you that we know w Howard Jeffries' Jeffries confession confession con Is Is untrue Now well we'll take up the other question Striking a bell bellon bellon bellon on his his' desk he added This woman can prove that Robert Underwood committed suicide She can eh 1 exclaimed the captain cap capo tale tain sarcastically Maybe she did It herself Some one did It ft that's sure The library door opened and the butler r entered Yes s some Borne h one n did r retorted tort d th the I judge we agree there To the servant he said Ask Mrs 1 Jeffries Jr to come here The servant senant left the room and the captain turned to the judge with a laugh Is she the one Ha that's ha-that's ha that easy easy easy- The judge nodded She has promised to produce the missing witness to to night She has eh exclaimed the cap cap crip tain I Rising quickly fr from m his chair he be crossed the room and nd talked in an undertone with with |