Show t- t W th e Lawi BY MARVIN D DANA Fro m the Play ay of Bayard I- I CopyrIght 1913 by the H. H K Fly Company 4 f merlc ln Play Comp Company I. I Itha th sole ole proprIetor of the right or of the representation and performance of Within the tho Law In all Ian Bo in in the faro faca of of this catas catastrophe ei 0 a 1053 le lore e must have been dos ed utterly Dick remained loyal e pasio nate regard did not falter for moment It never e cr oven o to m tb t he might cast her off 01 might I to Ito his fathers father's prayers and aban her On tho contrary only pur I va eras to gain ta D her for or f to rich rish mind And guard her against every to protect with his love Jove from every ek ot of chains or aunty lIo Ho would believe that th t the girl gul did not care him Whatever cr had been her first se of him only nl RS as an in S- S meat ment through which to f t father whatever or mj might bt be plan of at eliminating him liar her life lito in the tho future he be still stille II e sure that she had grown gro to know real rei-I and I lasting affection for remembered startled glances from violet iolet caught unawares and music o of her voice in rare instants d these told him that love lova for him trod even though it might as Jet be bet t fa faintly in her heart i O i ot of t t fact he be drew an imme imme- iati ah comfort in this thia period d of his lief ac Nevertheless s his anguish an ish was I rac floCKinG ing one Ho grow grew older visibly I the night t and tho day Th There ro crept t lines of new feeling into his and too lines of new strength o boy died u iQ that timo the tho mans man s II born tame came forth in t o full of It I. steadfastness and his bis courage ge and andIs It Is love Jove The father l suffered with tho son He was a proud proud man intensely ly gratified over o th tho o commanding position to which he be had bad achieved in the tho commercial world proud ot of his bis business integrity of his standing in the community AS aleader a leader proud of his social position proud most of all of tho son lion whom ho hn I 80 50 loved Jo Now this thi hideous disaster the ono one person in the world whom he really loved Most fathers would hn havo stormed nt at the boy when pleading I failed would d have given givon com commands com I mands with harshness would have havo I menaced the recalcitrant with tance Edward Gilder did none of these wrings though h his heart was sorely wounded H He loved lo ed his son too much to contemplate making makin moro more evil forthe for the tho lad hy by any estrangement between thorn them Yet he be felt that the tho matter could not safely Barel be left in tho hands bands of at Dick hims lt ll lIe He realized that his hisson hisson son loved the tho woman nor could he be wonder much at that His keen eyes had perceived Mary Turners Turner's graces aces of form her loveliness ot of face lie He had apprehended too in some measure at f least the tho 8 of DC her mental fiber and the tho capacities of her heart Deep within him denied any outlet ho he knew thero lurked a curious subtle sympathy for tho thA girl irl in her scheme of at revenge against himself Her persistent striving ving toward the object of her ambition since the tho thin thing in a different guise had been back of his is own business sue cess Ho He would not let the tho idea rise to the tho surface of consciousness for he be still refused to that Mary T r. r ner had suffered at his his' hand unjustly lIe He would think of her hor as nothing else cille t than nn R a vile creature who had caught I hIs son in In the tho toils of her b beauty auty and I charm for t the e purPOse of c eventually I making money out of the intrIgue Gilder in his lis library this night was acing impatiently to and fro ro eagerly listening for the tho sound of his sons roo ro I turn to time tho house lIe Ho had been the guest of honor that ni night bt at an im- im of till civic ic committee had ceu with his usual clarity and eagerness in spite pite of the trouble that him Now however the regeneration reo re generation of tho city cit was far from Irom his his' thought and his solo concern was with the regeneration of a life that of hisson his son fion winch i bade fair to be ruined mined bythe by the thc wiles wilet of a wicked Ho was anxious for the coming of Dick to whom he be would make mako one more appeal If that should well fail he be must use time the influences at hi his command to secure the forcible parting of the adventuress from his son flie fhe room in which he bo paced to and fro was of a solid dignity wen well fitted to serve s as nu an enVIronment for its owner It was wasen very en large and lofty There here was massiveness en in the thc desk that stood rood opposite the he hall door near the win window ow This particular window itself was huge high jutting in octagonal I with leaded panes In addition l there thero was a great fireplace e set with tiles around which was Woodwork ratel carved the fruit of patient nesting nest nest- ing abroad Ori On the walls aUs were hung Dung sonic som pieces of oC tapestry where there were not bookcases Over the octagonal ind w too such sub draperies fell in stately lines Jines Now No as the magnate pace paced back and forth there was only a gentle li light bt in the room from a react lug ing lamp on his desk The huge chandelier chande- chande lier was It was even as Gilder in an increasing irritation over o the dela delay had thrown himself down on a couch which stood just a little wa way within an an alcove that be heard the outer door open an and shut He up with ith an ejaculation of satisfaction Dick at lat last he muttered e eIt It was waif iu iii truth the son Bon A moment later laler he ha entered the room and went at once to his father who was standing waiting f facing cing the tho door I Im 0 awfully awfully- sorry Im so late Dad be said simply Whore have bavo you been the father demanded gravely ra But Bat there was wa great affection in in the sash flash of his gra gray grayeyes eyes res ns as he scanned the young man s face and the tho touch of the hand that he put on Dicks Dick's shoulder was veri tender With that woman a again aint The boys boy's voice oice was disconsolate asbe as asbe be relied No o. o father not Dot with her ber She wont won't see mice me The older man snorted a wrathful ap- ap Naturally be exclaimed with ex bitterness in the heavy beavy voice got all fiU she wanted from you ou oum my m name He repeated the words with a grimace of exasperation My Yr There was a novel no dignity in the son sons son's s tone as aa he be spoke It mine too you know T sir he said quietly The father was impressed of a sud sudden ud den with tho fact tha while this affair was or of supreme im import rt to it was after all ot of still gr greater t r si signi- signi o to his bis son To himself the tho chief concerns were of worldly kind kina To this boy Lor the vital ital thing was something deeper something of the heart beart for however er absurd his feeling the truth remained that ho loved love the he woman Yes it was the eon eons B name Dame that Mar Mary Turner had ad taken as well weB as that of hIs I father In the ease of tho son b had d taken not only his bis name but his hill hiller ital Dicks Dick's very er life Yes it was Indeed tragedy Whatever cr he bel the tho father might feel fecI the son on was after n ter all more a af JIo IIo must suffer n must lose 1050 more must par more with happiness for forI his foIl folly Gil r e at his son with h B a I strange slow now respect Lilt but lie he could not let the situation go o without protest t vehement protest of the most Dick ho he cried and hi his bi big voice was shaKen a little hy by the tho fOrce of o his emotion bo boy you OU are aro all T 1 have in inthe the worM world You will ill c bu to jour jour- self leU front from this woman somehow lIe JIo stood wry very erect staring steadfastly out or of his bis clear u. u gray ra eves e into those ot of his son fon His Uis heavy race bce was rigid with feeling n the coarse mouth bent hent eli In a smile Emile of troubled fondness as le ho added more softly you You owe me that much ion s eyes P met his bilS fathers father's hc heel h re respect in them and affect iou but there was Ial something el else e note too something the older man cited as e ond bc c and his control He spoke gravely t with tb n. n 1 deliberate conviction conviction I T I owe owe something to her hor too Dad But Gilder would not let the st state tc go o unchallenged Hi His beav beyl y be voi v ill o rang out t Ir overtone l I with t protest What can you ou owe hers her he hC de de- indi indignantly She tricked tri ked you into ibe po Why legally its it's not even cyan that Theros Thero's been nothing more than a wedding ceremony The Tho courts hold hoM that that is 18 only Ii a part of the marriage o actually The fact that she be receive you makes it simpler too It CAn bo be arranged We must get you out of the scrape Ho turned and wont went to the desk as asit asif it if to sit but be was wu halted by his soars an answer given very gently yet i with witha n a note o finality that to the tho fathers father's ear rang rans like the tho crack of doom 4 Im I'm not sure that I want to get out of it it father That was all nIl but those words summed the tho situation ma maa made e tho it issue ue I a matter not of advice but of the heart Gilder persisted however in bin to evade he integral his son on s feeling Still ho tried to fix the issue on the tho known nn unsavory avory reputation of the tho woman You Y u wAnt to stay marrie to this jailbird I he stormed A gust of fury swept tho boy lie loved lo the tho woman in spite of all ho he respected oven reverenced her To her her thus named moved mo him to arage n a rage almost almot ond hie hi control But ho mastered Ho remembered d that the tho man who spoke loved him he ha remembered remembered re- re too that the word ot of o op- op was no more than the truth tint however offensive offense e it might be to his bis He waited a a. moment until un- un til tilbe be could duld hold his ice even on Ten his words were the sternest protest that could have bave been uttered though hough they came ame from fram no exorcise of thought thou bt only out of the tho deeps of his his heart T Im I'm very fond of her That was all aU But the tho simple s siny n- n of the saying griped the fath fathers father's mood as ae no argument could have done dODO There was a litle HUo silence After all what could meet such loving loy When at last he spoke Gilders Gilder's voice was subdued a little husk husky Now that you know ho he ques There was no faltering in the answer Now that I know Dick said laid dis- dis Then abruptly the tho young man spoke with the tho energy of f perfect faith In n the woman Dont Don't you see father thor Why she justified is in a way In her own mind anyhow I mean menn She was WI innocent when she sho was sent to prison She Sho feels that the world word owes her her- herBut But the older man would not permit the assertion to go o That reference to tote the womans woman's inno- inno cones arraignment of himself for it had been he who sent her to the term of imprisonment Dont talk to me about her ber in l he said and his voice was ominous I HI next you jou will argue nr lIe that b she's been clover enough to ke keep p within the law since since she's got out of state prison she's not a criminal But Bat let me tel tell you you- crime is crime whether the law touches it in the particular case or whether it T Gilder faced his son sternly for n a moment and then presently spoke again in with deeper earnestness Theres only one course open t to you my m bo boy You must give this girl up The Tho son met his fathers gazo azo with witha a level lC look in which there was ro weakness I Ive Ie e told you ou Dad Dad- he bo II You You must I tell you the tho father I insisted Then ho he went on quickly I with a tone of utmost To be continued tomorrow I |