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H IS as SYNOPSIS i I I Howard Jeffries bankers banker's ton eon under tinder 1 J i he evil Influence o of ot Robert Underwood student fellow at Yale l a n life of ot dis- dis marries the daughter ht r ot of a gam- gam x ller who died In prison and Is disowned jy I his father He lie Is Js out of ot work and In y Desperate straits Underwood who had inco co been n engaged to Howards Howard's step step- 0 bother hother Alicia Alida Is apparently In prosper- prosper lus IUS circumstances Taking advantage of ot ofUs Us lis intimacy with Alicia he becomes a 11 tort ort of ot social hl highwayman Discovering its us true truc character Alicia Alick denies s him the louse He sen sends her a note threatening thre tit Art dealers dealer for tor whom he acted is ts commissioner demand an accounting Ie e cannot mako make good Howard calls at itt atUs f c Us apartments In an Intoxicated concH condl- lon Ion to request a loan loati of ot 2000 to enable urn Jim to take mIte up a n business proposition J 3 drinks himself into a maudlin r and goes to sleep on a divan V caller Is announced and Underwood raws a screen around the drunken c deeper leepEr Alicia enters She demands a a. S promise from frem Underwood that he ha will not J ake his life He refuses refusE's unless she will wJ J enow her hel patron patronage ge This she rofu refuses sr s r S r ind irni takes her leave Underwood kills kilts The report o n of the pistol awa- awa 5 S lens tens Howard Hoard lie Ill finds Underwood dead Howard g Is turned over to the police pollee l' l apt Clinton notorious for tor his brutal f S r a of or prisoners puts Howard h the third degree and finally gets Jets getsin in Ln alleged d confession from the harassed S n nan in Annie Howards Howard's wife wire declares her ellef ellet In her hr husbands husband's innocence and nod jails ails on Jeffries Sr He refuses to holp r inless sh she will wJ consent nt to a divorce To lYe lave Howard she consents but when she j S that the elder Jeffries do s not In Intend In- In tend nd to stand b by hI his son except 5 1 daily she scorns omS his JI help lp Annie Annie- apDo-als apDo t o 0 Judge Brewstor Brewster attorney for tor Jeffries Jr k r. r to take Howards Howard's case He declines t t is reported that Annie Is going on the It g-c. g The Tho banker r n nod and Ild his wife call all on ony y fudge Brewster to find some way to preS pre- pre S I rent fent It H. Annie a again aln pleads with Brewter Brew Brew- ter to defend Howard He c consents t. t licia II cIa Is greatly agitated when sh she s 7 i S hat Brewster has taken the tho case and 0 are arc looking for the woman who galled ailed on on Underwood the dight l ht of his i I loath leath ath Alicia confesses confess to to Annie th that t she I S- S s las 5 a n letter Jetter from Underwood f 0 i S r CHAP CHAPTER ER XIV Continued tJ S t I S ir i- i f fAnd u And r you yc know what mine ar are i me tue ba banker ker hotly buy I I l ie reo re- re to hise-to use to be engulfed in this wave of I hysterical sympathy with criminals I will not be stamped stamp d with the same lall aU mark as the man who takes the S life of his fellow being though being though the theman man ama be my own own son I 1 will not set S. S the he s seal sal al of ot approval on on crime by de- de rend It S I S The The la lawyer bowed and said calmly almly Then sir fr r you OU must exp expect ct ex ex- S what Is happening nh g. g This This This' girl whatever she may be is devoted to four tour son She is his wife Sh Shell She'll 11 go goo goI S I ZO 0 o any extreme to help him even him even to telling jelling her name for money to pay for or his defense S The banker threw up his hands with Im Impatience e. e Its a matter of principle with me I Her er devotion Is s not the question With a mocking laugh he went on on Sentimentality m doesn't appeal to o me The whole thing is 18 distasteful and rind andS S hideous to me ne My Instructions to you youlie tie lie to prevent her using the f family mil mily name mme on the stage to buy her off oft on oner oner er own wn terms to get rid of her at atS atI S I my price Except the price she he as asks s. s Interposed Interposed Inter inter- posed the lawyer dryly Shaking hisS his S head lead h he went on find nd that a life's lifes devotion is t very very strong motive power Jeffries it tt will move irresistibly forward in spite of f all the barriers you ou and I can erect to stay its progress That may sound like a platitude but Its It's a fact I nevertheless Alicia who had been listening with emotions to the conversation now ao interrupted timidly Perhaps Judge Brewster is- is right lear After all the gl girl l is working to save your son Public opinion ma may think it unnatural unnatural- I The banker turned on his wife Sternly he said Alicia I l' cannot permit you to in In- That young man Is a self self- confessed murderer and therefore no noson son ion of mine Ive I've done with him long i I cannot be moved by maudlin sentimentality Please let that be S d 4 final anal Turning to tp the lawyer he said coldly So in the matter of this stage business you can take tak no steps to restrain re re- re- re strain her The lawyer awyer shook his head No there Is nothing I can do S Quickly he added Of course you lout don't doubt my JOy loyalty to you Mr Jeffries shook his head bead No no Brewster The lawyer laughed as ber he be said r Right or 01 wrong you know know my my country that country that is my client client- tie Us of thee Turning to Alicia he ad added ed laughingly the painful part Df a lawyers lawyer's profession Mrs Jeffries The clients client's weakness is the lawyers lawyer's Strength When ir tu n u bate each each other and rob each other we 1 lawyers dont don't pacify them We dare lare not because that is our prof profession We Ve encourage age them We pit them against each other for profit It we we didn't they'd to go to some lawyer who vho would Alicia gave a feeble smile Yes she replied Im afraid we weH AU H 11 love to be ad advised d' d to do what we wa rant ant t to do Mr s made an Impatient gesture gesture ture of ot dissent he be re remarked ro- ro f marked re-I re That may apply to the great generality gen gon- of people but not to me me I t f 1 s I t L.- L. S I I J i S I I I jI ft 1 7 1 Its Your Duty to Do It S t Judge Brewster looked skeptical but made I no further comment The banker rose rose and Alicia followed suit I As he moved toward the door he turned and said Drop in and see me inc this evening Brewster l Mrs rs Jeffries will b be delighted delighted de do- lighted if you will dine with us A Alicia smiled graciously Do come judge e T-e o shall be all alone The Thc lawyer bent low over o her h hand handas nd as he said goodby good Mr J Jeffries had already reached the door dooT when he turned again and said said- Are Arc you sure a ver very liberal offer wouldn't indu induce e her to drop the name The lawyer sh shook ok his he head d doubt doubt- fully Well see what you yop can do cried the banker To his wife he said Are you coming Alicia Just a moment dear she replied I want to say a word to the judge All right replied the banker Ill be outside He opened the door and andas andas andas as he did so he turned to the lawyer If there are an any new developments I let me know V at once He left the office and Alicia breathed a sigh of relief She did not love her husband but buy she feared him Hewa He Hewa wa was not only 20 years her senior but buthis buthis buthis his cold aristocratic manner Intimidated intimidated dated her Her Tier first Impulse had been to tell him everything e but she dare not ilot His manner discouraged her He would begin to ask questions questions questions questions ques ques- which she could not answer without seriously incriminating berI her ner- I s self elf But h her br r conscience would not a allow her to stand entirely aloof from t the he tragedy in which her husbands husband's s scapegrace son was Involved Sheek She f felt ek a strange unac unaccountable desire to meet meet this girl Howard had married I I In n a quick undertone to to the lawyer she s he said I J 1 must see that woman judge I think hink t I can persuade her to change her course of action In any case I must see her I must must must- Looking at him questioningly she said You dont don't think It inadvisable do you Th The Judge smiled grimly I think k Id I'd better seq see her first be he said f Suppose you come back a little lit tle tIe later Its It's more mor than probable e that shell she'll be here this afternoon Ill I'll see her and arrange for an inter interview There was waa a knock at the door and Alicia started guiltily thinking her husband might have hae overheard rd their conversation The head clerk entered and whispered something to the judge after which he lie retired The rhe lawyer turned to Alicia with a smile jus Its just as I thought he said Raid pleasantly out there now You'd better go and le-ive le her t to me T The e do door r opened again unceremoniously add and Mr Jeffries put In his head Arent you coming Alicia he demanded demanded de de- de impatiently In a lower voice to the lawyer h hA A a added ded Say Brewster that woman Is outside in your office Now is your opportunity to come to some arrangement with her Again Mrs Mis Jeffries held out her hand Good by Judge youre you're so kind It needs a lot of patience to be a lawyer doesn't It Judge Brewster Blewster laughed and added in an undertone I Come back by and by The door closed and and th they lawyer S i k went back to his desk For a few moments moments mo mo- ments he sat still plunged In deep dee I thought Suddenly he touched a a bel bell iThe i. i The Tho- head bead clerk entered Show Mrs 1 Howard Jeffries f The clerk looked surprised Strict t orders hitherto had been to e unwelcome vi visitor out He believed believe fi that he be had no not 1 heard a q ari aright ht Did you ou say Mrs Jeffries Jr Judge I said Mrs Jeffries Jr replied the lawyer grimly Very well judge said the clerk as he left the room room Presently S there ere was a timid knock at the door Come jC m in called all out the lawyer CHAPTER XV Annie entered the presence of the famous lawyer awyer pale and Ill m at ease This sudden summons to Judge Brewster's private office was so unexpected unexpected unexpected that it came caine like a shock For days she had haunted the premises sitting in the outer office for ht rs at ata ata a time exposed to the sta stae stale e and covert smiles of thoughtless clerks and office boys Her requests for an interview had been met with curt re reo re- re The They either said the judge was out of town or else else that he was too busy to be seen ceen At last e evi evidently evidently evi- evi i- i dently acting upon orders they flatly flatly flat fiat ly refused to even sen send In her name and anti she had about abandoned hope I when all at once a cleric cIerI approached her and pad addressing her more politely than usual said that the judge would see her in a few minutes Her heart gave a great throb Almost Almost Al Al- Almost most speechless from surprise shel she l stammered a faint thanks and braced I herself for the interview on which sp sq much depended For the first time since the terrible affair had happened there was a faint glimmer of hope head ahead if only she could rush overto over overto overto I to the Tombs bs and tell ten Howard the Joyful news so he might keep up IP CO cour courage I age It was eight days now since I Howards Howard's arrest and anti the trial would take place In six weeks There was still time to prepare a strong defense if the judge judg would only consent to take the case She was more sure than ever that a clever lawyer would have no difficulty In convincing a jury jur that Howards Howard's alleged confession was untrue and improperly obtained In the Intel Intervals vals of waiting to seethe see ace seethe the lawyer er she had consulted every everyone everyone one on she knew and among others she had talked with Dr Bernstein the tha noted psychologist whom hom she had seen once at Yale He received her hel kindly an and listened attentively to her story When she sho had finished he had evinced the greatest Interest He told her lh lint t he happened to bo ho the physician tailed r In on the he night of the tragedy and at that time he had grave doubts as to it being a case of murder He lie believed it was suicide and he had told Capt Clinton so but the police captain had made u up his mind and that was the end of it Howards Howard's confession he went on really meant nothing If IC called to io the stand he could show the jury that a hypnotic subject can be made to confess to anything In the Interest Interest Inter Inter- est of truth justice and science he said he would gladly come como to her aid ald All this she would tell Judge ludge Brew Brew- J I ster It would be of ot great help to toI I I vv him no iio Suddenly a cold shiver ran through her How did she know he would take the case Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps this summons to his office was only to tell her once more that tha he would have nothing to do with her herand herand herand and her ber husband She wondered why why- he had bad decided so suddenly to see her and like a flash an idea came to her She had bad seen Mr Jeffries Sr enter the Inner sanctum and in instinctively instinctively in in- she felt that she had something to do with his his his' visIt The banker had come out accompanied bya bYa by a richly dressed woman whom she guessed to be his wife She looked with much Interest at Howards Howard's stepmother She had heard so much ranch about her that It seemed to her that she knew her personally As Alicia swept proudly by the eyes of the two women met and Annie was Vas surprised to see In the bankers banker's wife's face instead of oC the cold haughty stare she expected a wistful longing look as if she would like e to stop and talk with her but dare not In another another an an- other Instant she wa va wast gone one rind and nd obeying obeying obey obey- ing lug a clerk who her to follow fol low him she entered Judge Brewster's Brew Drew S ster ster's s office The l lawyer wyer looked ed up ups is ts she she came came In In- In but did not move from his his his' seat Gruffly he said 1 How long do you intend to keep up this system of warfare of-warfare warfare How Howlong long are you going to continue forcing forcing for for- cing your OUT way into this office oUke I didn't force my way ay in she said quietly I didn't exp expect ct to come come In Ia The clerk said you wanted to see me The lawyer frowned and scrutinized her closely After a pause he said I want to tell you rou for the fiftieth time I can do nothing for you Fifty she echoed Fifty did you say Really it doesn't seem that much t r Judge Brewster looked at her quickly quick ly to see if she was laughing at h him m. m Alm Almost st peevishly he For the last time I 1 repeat I 1 can cando cando I IFor do do nothing g for you rot Not the last time judge she replied re ye- plied shaking her head s I shall shall S come again to The lawyer swung around In his chair with indignation I will willAnnie will will- Annie nodded Yes sir she said fald quietly Youre determined to to force forceS your our way In here exclaimed the lawyer Yes sir The judge banged the desk with his fist But I 1 wont won't allow it I 1 have something some sonic thing to say sar you Y I cant can't permit per mit this this' to go on 1 I represent n my client Mr Howard Jeffries Sr n and d dhe he wont won't consent consent to my taking up your husbands husband's case There was a shade of sarcasm sarcasm in Annnie's voice as she asked d calmly j I Cant you you do it without his con I sent The Tho lawyer looked at her grimly I II I I 1 can he blurted out but but I I wont S Her |