Show With in the th Law BY MARVIN DANA prom From om the Play of Bayard Veller I II I- I Copyright 1913 by th the H. H K K Fly Ply Company Ill Th American Play Company I. I th the e aole proprietor of the exclusive rights right representation and perform performance ante 0 of Within the tho Law In all Ian Ian- the of cf 0 ua ge 0 EAD THIS Within the Lawi Law Lawi i CHAPTER I. I I leaving herhout her herhout herhout art Turners Turner's tat father her dies hout a relative c o In the world and penS pen fee p. She enters tho Emporium depart- depart at it t store mall managed Soo b by dward Glider Gilder It ft mJ miserable arabie pittance and works a Five C She re it- H-bour H hour bour da day years jears pass pus Ins M a hearted true truo girl gIrt Sho She d of ot theft Silk stolen from the there thee re e Is la found In Sn her locker She Sho is len sen- lento cd to three yams II in the Tombs Tomba after tine three thru months month for tor a trial CHAPTER II If the few tew of ot or her fellow employees employee at Emporium who believed oo In tn her Info hmo ee e of the charge of oC th theft Cl Is La SmIthson the he executive eta ft of oC Urn Ulft tore More Dick ere ler the son of ot Edward Ednard Glider returns 11 m Europe broke broko and borrow borrows money mone n rn hl hi hilt father secretary to pa pay his ul iii upun upon reaching tho tio Emporium and father at court Attend Attend- his away IC fr Mary Turners Turner's trial J Ii CHAPTER HI m. Mr Ir Glider returns from court to his hie cice di nt Rt having to attend the tho Iii A telephone call r reaches aches him from tram of the Empire store desirous of ot Mil MIt u engagement to pia play golf olf atc alI at al I tt c Country Countr club Glider Gilder tells his hb lw ha IMS nut not much sympathy for tor the girl Irl Tic lie signs 1 t to vo checks ono one for tho the free tee Ice fund to help iX r p people In tile the t summer and tho the other r. r IMO ou O for aL the thc charity charilY organization His Ills Is 15 not nol enthusiastic over O hla hili gen gen- U I h lad head 1 I of ot the g 8 leal J department epa nt i 1 caches lI Mr dr 1 r 1 OtTiC arid and speaks peaks 10 o of oC the dente tuft etIe of or Glider Gilder hinting that the theten ten en Uka mid liml been heen pla place J in her locker Jocker dr II clothing b iy hr others other Mr It t. t head of oC the legal depart depart- ml cM of or tho the continues to Iu cv- cv Ith Mr I r r r on th the on oil what l t lie he bellies belIeves to be b an tn girl ic tells of cr h her liei 1 wonderful t eth In her own behalf remarks on the 1 tt of circumstantial evidence Menee II the th l held bcd of oC t the nl thai an bet c n himself Turner had lial been arranged L Ii l CHAPTER IV At l t Ihl Juncture t u lic a attorney Horne le JI le id Ill id Sr aon 1 oi Dick entera the flee Ice The 0 and son 1011 on each gives III ollor r a R arm i greeting rc Tho POll on nn leaves Jelle tile the rider elder Gilder Glider after alter worthy wurth b by kisSIng z not 11 IP i. i the but the proprietor of or 10 o hm lr the theil d 1 il and Informs Mr Ir IId ilder Ider r that Mr Mu J J. J W W. Oa wife of the I 1 Known mown flOwn banker h had d et i I i worth H and c t that th tin A 4 a mien A and nl demands nn an n apology t The Is ord r 1 to be bc given hen her and n jin In i explanatory letter Jenor Jilie the thc incident n returns POOH som even more mote per per- e M irl-M than at ovi GO ON WITH STORY t. t It a U Cl still on ii in groat She Sho joll Mr Mi Gilder to T hi to j 1 her She fiR sav that tho the I Irl rl Uoti oh laken Inken iii her is hi an ai outrage e. and the he is not satisfied with the apologies apologies apol apol- I ogies of all the rest of tie UK Sho asa says savi I you must make one ono too nod and that tuo store detective must be bo discharged for intolerable insolence Gildor bounced up from his bis chair I angrily bo damned it Ill I'll discharge Mc Me- Cracken bo Iio vociferated on Smithson who shrank visibly But that mild and muck man wan had bad a ain cort-ain tin streu strength th of or pertinacity Bo Do sides iu this cafe cate he be bad be been n having multitudinous troubles ol of his hitS own which could be e ended only by hit his employers employer's placating of the offended But But the apology Mr lr Gilder Gil Gil- der ho bo reminded speaking vcr very deferentially deferentially de f yet et with insistence Business instinct triumphed over the magnates magnate's irritation and his face cleared Ob Oh OL Ill I'll apologize lie he said with witha Ill 1 11 a wr wry smile of discomfiture make things even up a bit when I getan getan get Ret an apolo apology y from Gaskell 1 shrewdly suspect that that estimable le is ie going to eat humble bumble pie ot my iny bak baking I in ing from rom rota his wife's wiCe's recipe And his bis will be au an honest apology which apology which mino mine wont won't not by bJ a damned si sight With tho tim words he left the tho room m in his wake a hugely relieved Smithson Mono Alone IOD in the tho office Sarah arah neglected her work for a few minutes to brood over the tho startling contrast of events o that had bad just forced itself itself on her at tt She ibe he was not a girl given Rhon to the analysis of either persons or things but iu in th this s instance the movement of oi affairs had bad como conic close to her and she sheT T was tras as compelled to tu some ome depth of by the tho two aspects of of life on which b today sho she looked In the one ono case as she he knew knew it a R girl irl under tho urge of ot poverty had hail stolen That had bad been promptly arrested she sho bad tried ba nau bau been neen convicted con bad bud been sentenced to three years cars in pr prison lon In tho the other case case a woman of ot wealth liar had stolen There hero had been no punish punish- meat A euphemism of kleptomania had been offered and accepted as sufficient excuse for her crime crimo A polite polito lie He had bad ha been written to her husband a hanker banker of power iu in tho the eit city To Jo her the proprietor pro proprietor of the tho store storo was oven even now now apologizing n in courteous phrases es of rev re Arid And Mary I a r Turner hit had been t to throe years ears in prison Sadie Sadle 1 shook hool her ber head in iu dolorous doubt as all I plic nc again boot bent over O the tho keys lic's of her bur horpe typewriter pe Certainly somo happenings in this this- world of ours did not seem quite fair CHAPTER V. V Tic The Victim of ot th Law It was as on this same day that Sarah Sarab on one OtiC of her numerous trips through the storo in iu behalf of Gilder was acco accosted ac ac- ac- ac co by hv a who whose o name Helen Morris Morris Mo she sho chanced to know It somewhere out of the was vas in iu a spot moment the two cro crowd d so o that for the tho were praet practically alone The salesgirl showed sho signs of embarrassment as sho detaining hand ou on ventured to lay lar a i Sarah Sarah's N A arm ariu hut but she sho maintained her hor position despite the tho secretary's manner mannet man ner net of disapproval What What on earth do you want Sarah inquired snappishly The Tho salesgirl put her question at once What did the they do to Mary Iary Turner 7 Ob Oh Oh that too secretary with increased cd impatience over tho the dolay do do- lay for so hO was very bus busy as always II I lou ou will know soon eoon enough II Toll Toll me now The voice of the girl was singularly compelling there was something vividly lly impressive about her just now no her pallid prematurely pre maturely mature laco and tho the thin thlU ligure in the regulation black lae dress a and d waite apron showed or ordinarily only in iu 10 significant Tell me we now non she repeated re reo with a monotonous emphasis that t moved Sarah Sarab to Ol obedience against again t l her will greatly to her own surprise rhey sent her to prison for three years eare J she sho answered sharply years The Tho salesgirl had repeated the Uie words in a tone toco that was as indefinable yet et a tone vehement in its Three incredulous r sho she tai said one ono refusing years ears again as to believe Yes Yes Sarah said impressed by tho the girls girl's earnestness three ye years r Godi Godl There was no irreverence ence once in tho exclamation that broke from irom the tho- girls girl's 8 lips Instead only atense a ate te tense be horror that touched to the roots of emotion Sarah regarded this display of feeling feel I ing in on the tho part purt of the young oung woman I bel ore her with an increasing aston aston- It was not nut in her own nature to be c demonstrative and such sueh strong expression ion of emotion as this ho she deemed rather su suspicious Sho recalled in addition tho fact this was vas not the first tIme timo that Helen Norris Morris had bad badu shown a particular interest in the fate fato of Mary Sarah wondered wh why Sa she she demanded with tho di di- Say u t j ono 1 ui- ui habitual habit to her herl 1 why aro are you ou so 1 pp anxious about it iti J rr This his is is tho the third timo time you o 1 have ha asked mo me about Mary Mar Turner What's it to you Id I'd like to knowl The salesgirl started and a adeep adeep adeep deep Hush flush drove tee accustomed pallor from irom her checks cheeks Sho She was obviously much disturbed by the tho question What is it to mo me she repeated in inI inan inan an effort to gain time Why nothing I nothing at aill aUl Her lIer expression o or ot distress B lightened a little as she ahe hit hiton hiton hiton on an e that might servo to justify her interest Nothing 1 at atall atall all only she's she's a friend of wine mino a a great friend of mine Oh yes Then in an instant tho the look of relief vanished van van- as once again the terrible reality re roo rc- rc hammered on her consciousness an and an overwhelming o dejection showed in the dull eyes nu and iu in the drooping curves of the white lips There Thero was t wasa tasa a a. monotone of desolation as sho ho went vent wenton venton outon on speaking in a a. whisper meant for the ears earR of no other Its awful three awful three years Oh Ob I didn't understand Its It's awful awful awful With tho the final word sho she hurried off her ber head bowed She Sho was still till murmuring brokenly inco 11 Her whole attitude was of wondering grief Sarah stared after the girl in completo com com- pleto leto mystification She could not at first gue guess s any possible cause causo for an emotion so poignant Presently however however how how- ever her shrewd though vcr very prosaic suggested a simple explanation ex ee- ee of the girls girl's extraordinary distress U Ill lH hot bet that girl has been tempted to steal But she aho didn't because sho she was afraid 8 With this satisfactory conclusion of her hor wonderment the secretary see sec rotary hurried on her wa way quite con con- It never nevor occurred to her that tho the girl sirl might have havo been tempted to steal and and had not resisted the temptation It was on account of this brief brio conversation conversation con con- with the tho that Sarah was thinking intently 01 ot Mary Mar Turner after her return to the office from I which Gilder Gildor himself happ happened me to be absent for the moment As tho the I secretary secre t tary glanced up at nt tho the opening of thedoor tho the door she sho did not at first recognize the tho figure fIguro outlined there She remembered MaC Mary Turner as a tall slender girl who showed an nn underlying nf vitality in ineer every er movement a a. girl irr with a face tace of re regular u ar features in which was a complexion com corn of blen blended ed milk and roses with sith a radiant jo joy of or life Ute shining through h all her arduous and vulgar condition conditions Instead of this now not she saw aw a n frail form that stood swaying in the tho opening of tho the doorway that bent in a sinister fashion which told of bodily impotence whilo while the tho face was wa quito bloo bloodless lees And too there was wa over all clo cleo a pall of helplessness helplessness- helplessness that had endured much and I must still sun endure infinitely moro As ts a reinforcement of the tho dread im import import port of that figure ure of woe a man stood beside it it and one of his hands TV was us us clasped around the tho girls girl's wrist a man who wore his derby hat somewhat far back ou on his bullet shaped head whoso whose feet reet were wore conspicuous in shoes with very err heavy beavy soles and ver very square quare toes It was the tho man who now took char charge 0 of the tho situation Casill Cassidy from headquarters headquarters head head- I quarters spoke in in a rough indifferent voice well suited to his of ot stolid strength The district attorney told toM mo me to bring this girl Jirl here on ou mv nn- way to the Grand Central station with her Sarah got ot to her ber feet mechanically I Somehow from the raucous notes of the policeman policeman's he understood in a flash of illumination that tho the pitiful figure Jle there ther in tho the doorway wa was that of Mary Turner whom she had r remembered bored berc to so different so flO fri frightfully different differ liffer ent Sho Rho spoke with a miserable effort toward her bet er usual liveliness Mr fr Gilder Gildor will wilt bo be ri right bt back hack Come Como in and wait sit She Sho wished to say f something more something of welcome or of mourning to tho girl cirl there thero but she bc found h herself incapable of a single word for the moment and nd could only stand dumb while the man stepped forward forward for for- forward ward with his is charge chare following helpin help help- 1 lessly in his hi clutch To be bo continued tomor tomorrow |