Show 1 I Li Within Wn the Law LawI I BY MARVIN DANA i 11 Prom r 0 m the Play of Bay Bayard a r d V e i Ile r CopyrIght 1913 by the H. H K Fly Company I TM Play Company li I. tho th c sole aole proprietor of the r of 01 the representation and perform performance of Within the Law In all 11 languages lan lan- l I No was the answer But sho itS important I guess the the poOl poo r II ss s's in hard look from the look I of her the tho kindly Fannie added Oh Ob then thon shell she'll be welcome of i source CW tU Aggie declared and Garson in Tell her to toJ tod In acquiescence d J come in inand std and wait Fannie Miss Turner Tur Tur- ser ner Will nIl be here right away She Sho to Garson se the maid left the r I zoom Marl Ma sure is an easy boob eho be remarked cheerfully Bless less her i A gentle smile mile of to the immobility of theio the io era face as as' ho he again nod nodded ed assent aBsent I We might just as weH we 11 pi pipe off th the kin dart Mary gets here I I Aggie A gie Ii w with eagerness A minute later a girl perhaps 20 saga of a ago o lust JUst within the I fOotway y and stood there thero with ith eyes after one swift furtive r s ee about her Her whole appear appear- Was that of Her soiled black back gown the cringing p posture the tho of l ter Def face prec proclaimed aimed the m of her st state te Aggie iggie who was not exuberant in hersy her I sy for an anyone one other than herself her her- self addressed the a newcomer with a patronizing inflection modulated in herset her belt set manner Wont she you come in n requested The shrinking girl shot another veiled look in the direction of the speaker II Are Ar you Miss Turner she asked ip l i a. voice VOIce broken by nervous disma dismay Really I am very sorry Ag Aggie e I replied but I. I ani am only p fier er Miss Agnes Lynch But Miss ier is is likely to be back any any- min min- ute now Can Can I wait came the timid ques tion I Certainly Aggie hospi- hospi I tably Please sit down As t the o girl obediently sank down on tho son Gal addressed her I sharply so that the visitor started uneasily un- un easilY at the unexpected sound You dont don't know Miss iss II No No came camo the faint reply Then what do want to Be sea her about There was a br brief f pause before the rho girl could pluck up courage enough for foran foran an answer Then it was spoken confusedly con can almost in a whisper II She Slie once helped a gIrl friend of mine and 1 thought I X thought thought- You You Youth th u ht she might help you PU j Garson interrupted I J But A Aggio gie too possessed some per powers despite the tho fact that she preferred to use them little Sn in ordinary I nary affairs You You have been in stir prison I mean She Sho hastily corrected the he lapse into underworld slang Came Camo a distressed muttering of from the girl rJ How sad f I 1 Aggie Aggio remarked in a voice of shocked pity for one so 80 In in cou u How How very very sad I r This ingenious method of diversion was putt put to an end b the of Mary who short on seeing the limp limp huddled d in the tho chair A Agnes she inquired At the sound of her ber voice and before be be- fore A ic could lIlt on a a. fittingly elegant form tonn of reply the tho girl looked up And now for lor the first t tUne she spoke with some some de degree ree of energy ener Y albeit al- al belt beit there was a sinister undertone e in inthe inthe the husky voice oice Youre loins T Turner she ques ques- Yes Mary Marv said Raid simply Her words ran rang kindly and she smiled en- en A gasp burst from the white lips of the tho girl gul and she sha cowered as one stricken strick- strick en 1 n dry Oh m my God Godl 1 I- I She hid her faeo faco within hor or arms and ald sat bent until her hor head bead rested on her knees in an abasement of misery Vaguely startled by the tho outburst from the girl Marys Mary's im im med te thought was that bat hero was a pitifUl of one suffering from irom I starvation on i directed rapidly have hao Fannie bung brinA a gIR lays s o of milk with an egg and a little brond brandy in in It right away ay The e girl in the chair r was shaking soundlessly under the stress of her emo emo- A few disjointed phrases fell feU from her quivering lips I didn't oh n know I 1 couldn't couldn tl I Dont try to talk dust juet nowr now Mary Marl warned reassuringly ly Wait until youve you've had something to eat cat I IA A Aggie io who had bad observed develop now lifted her voice is In I tardy lamentations over her own stu stu- There was n no affectation of the fine l lady In her self solf Why the poor hungry she Bhe exclaimed An I 1 never got the tho dope dop on her Ain Aint t I 1 the gimp simp I J The girl regained a dern-co dern of self control and ands owed something of at for born lorn dignity Yes she said softly ell I under under- stand Then she to Aggie Ag e Take her to my mv room and let her rest there for a whole while Have her drink the egg and milk mUk slowly and then lie down for or a few minutes anyhow Aggie obeyed with an air of bustling activity Sure I Willi viii I she declared She went to the girl and bel ed her hor to sta stand d up We Well 11 fix YOU ou out all right ri she sal said comfortingly t Come along with me Irue Hungry angry Gee but that's tough Half an hour afterward while Mary was at her desk giving iving part of her hor attention at at- to Joe Garson arson who sat near and part to a rather formidable pile of neatly r arranged papers Aggie reported re re- I ported w with th her charge who though still shambling of gait and stooping Bt showed by some faint color in her face and an increased steadiness of bearin bearing that the th food had already strengthened her her much She She would come Aggio e explained I 1 thought she sho ought to rest for a awhile awhile while longer anyhow She half shoved the tho girl into a hair chair opposite tho desk deskin in in an absurd travesty on the maternal materna manner Im all right I tell you you came camo the querulous protest Whereupon Ag Aggie e gave ave over oer the tho uncongenial uncongenial un- un congenial task o of mothering and settled set Bet tIed herself comfortably in a chair with hor legs merely croB crossed od as a miss mise between ease and propriety Are you ou quite sure Nary Mary said to the gut girl And then as the tho other othor nodded In accent she spoke with a ng kindliness Then Then you must I toll us aU all about this it trouble of yours you know What is your our name name Once again the th girl had recourse to the swift searching furtive furtivo glance glanco but her voice was wag as she replied listlessly Helen Morris JJ Mary regarded rc tho ary girl with an ox- ox that Was jn when she sho spoke spike again in I I dont don't o haro to ask if you ou hare havo been in prison II she she said gravely vel Your faco shows it I-I I came three out months ago was teas the tho halting admission Mary watched tho shrinking figure reflectIvely for a a. long minute before she spoke again Then there teas as a deeper deeper resonance in her voice r And oud made up your YOUl mind to togo iO go Yes I The a whisper You You were goin going to do what the chaplain told you Mary went on in a voice vibrant with varied motions emotions You were goin oin to begin a new life weren't t you ou f 11 Tho rho bent head bead of the girl bent still lower in assent There came camo a cynical note noto into Marys Mary's utterance utter utter- ance now It It doesn't work very wen well does docs it she asked bitterly The girl gave sullen a agreement e mont No she said aid dully Im pod Marys Mary's manner changed on the in in- instant stant She Sho spoke cheerfully c for the first time Well then ehe questioned how chow like to work with ns The Tho girl looked up for a second with another other of her Heating fleeting stealthy glances You mean that that- that f Mary explained nod hor her intention in t the e matter ver very explicitly Her ReI Val voice co grew boastful Our Our kind of Work pa pays s 's hell when you know how Look at us I Ag Aggie e Wel welcomed omed the opportunity for speech too lon long delayed Hats from Joseph gowns from Lucile's cracked Ice front from Tiff 8 But it t ain aint t ladylike to wear it she concluded with a 10 reproachful glance at her mentor Mary disregarded the frivolous Inter Inter- interruption ru tion and went on speaking to the to-the the girl and now there was war something pl pleasantly cajoling in b manner Suppose 1 should MoUld take stake you for the present and put you In with nth Q a good crowd AIl Ml you would have bave to do would be to answer advertisements for servant girls r I will see aee th that t you have bave the best references s. s Then when you OU get in with the xi right ht pe people you will open the I front door some soma night and lot in the I gang Of course von vou win will make mako a getaway get get- et- et away when they do ao and get your our bit it as well weIl Thorn Thore flashed still another of the swift sly glances lancos and the tho lips of th the therl girl rl as if she would speak But she sae did id not only her hor head sagged ed cu c lower on her breast br at and the shrunken form grew et more shrunken Mary watching closely saw these signs and and in the same instant a change cause came over h her r. r Where before there had been an underlying suggestion of h hardness hardness' I there was now a womanly warmth or of sym sympathy ath I It doesn't doesn suit you she said very Cn I softly Good I was in hopes it ft So 80 hore horer another plan voice bad become very cr winning I I Suppose you rou could go o w west-sonic west I place aco where you yon would have hac a fair I chance with JU money on e. e enough h so you could five like a human bOlo being till hn you Oll got a start There came a tensing of the relaxed form onn and the head listed a a- a little so 60 that the tho girl could look at her ques qU 8 And this time the glance glaue though of the briefest was less Jesa furtive e I will give you ou that chance Marl ar said laid simply limply l if you really want it That s was like a current of strength h to the wretched girl She Sha sat suddenly erect and her ber words came es erl 0 I dot do And now h her r hungry gaze remained fast on the face of at the he woman who offered her hor salvation ran Marv sprang up and moved moed a 1 step toward to ward the tho git who continued d to stare at her She Sho waR now on nil e. e The fhe of her own on wrongs surged in h her r during this mo went only to mako maka her I more n. n tte the tive of t e ot of s seemly life I She was moved to a divine divino compassion over this waif for lor whom she might prove a providence hero was profound profonD conviction in the sis with spoke her warning u Then 1 have havo just ono one thing to say to you yon first If you are going t to live straight start and then go 10 through with it Do you OU knoW what that that means means means' You mean keep straight all the time The Tho girl spoke fI ko with n. n force drawn front from the tho others other's strength l I mean morn more than that Mary went on caru earnestly sUy I I melD mean forget that you were Over in prison I dont don't know what you have hao done I dont don't think I care But whatever it was ou o ha paid for it-a it pretty prett bi big rice too Into these last words there here crept tho pathos pathos' of one who knew The Thes s m athy of it stirred the listener to ear ul memories e eI I HI have l r I have havel It The thin voice oice broke wailing ns ti J ell JJ then than Mary wont went on just begin all all over again and be sure you OU stand standi up for your rights Dont Don't make you JOU pa v a second time Go where no one knows you ou and dont don't tell the tho first people who are arc kind t to you that you Jou nave have been crooked If they think you are straight why hr bo be it will have any right to corn com pJ plain in Her tone grow rew suddenly lead lead- lD ing t WLl ui OU promise mo this t II Yes Yes P carne camo the answer ver very gravely with hope Good n Mary ar exclaimed with a of approval II Wait a minute she added and left tho room Huh rett- rett soft for somo eoPle A Aggio io remarks remarked to Garson with wit a sniff Sho felt no alarm lest last she sho wound the tho sensibilities of the Rid girl She herself had bad never let delicacy interfere between between be- be tween herself and mone money It was really stranger that the forger or cr who possessed a more sympathetic nature did not scruple to speak an assent openly Somehow he felt an inexplicable pre pre judice a against this abject recipient of Marys Mary's Mar s 's bounty thou though h not for the world word would he have hava c checked the generous gene gene- rous impulse on the part of the tho woman woo wo wooman man he so 80 revered It was his instinct on her behalf that made mado him now DOW v uneasy as if o ho sensed some ma malign ign influence against her her- there pres pres- present ent with Mar returned soon I. I In 1 her hand band she carried carried a roll of bills She went the to-the girl and held out the money moner Her lIer voice was businesslike now but very kind Take this It will ray pay your faro west and kee keer you qUite n a while if you Jon are But without warning a revulsion seized ou on the girl Of a sudden she sho shrank a again ain and aud turned turned her hor head away an and her body bod trembled To bo be tomorrow |