Show I f 7 jj ti Il UL 7 1 V 1 aa fj aa TI Duc ES KLEIN AND V f V f ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTER cc T 1909 09 er lY Y GW Cw SYNOPSIS tto flow rd J Jeffries e. e bankers banker's son Mn on un under the till evil influence of Robert Underwood U or nt at Yale Talc leads a life of dissipation dis dis- Uon tien marries the daughter of a n gam- gam t-k t w k r rho fe-d fe In prison and Is disowned by tr 11 hla ts father rathe-f. He Is out of of work and In fn Inato I It t Pc ato s Underwood who had I anti ixon b n fn engaged Cd to Howards Howard's step step- I ft tooter fr Is apparently In prosperous prosper prosper- ous lre el mun stan cos Taking Taking advantage of ot his hJ y with Alicia ha he becomes a a. aK K rort rl rt t f social highwayman Discovering Ilia 1 true tru character r Alicia denies defiles him the 11 lie He- sends lends Ater ner a note threatening Art dealers d for whom he acted s a commissioner demand deman an accounting is t e make good Howard calls cans at atIs Is apartments In an Intoxicated condition condl- condl t tion In to n request t a a. loan of ot 2000 to en enable ble Mm tm to o up a business proposition How drinks himself Into a maudlin condition and ROCS goes to sleep on a divan A f taller caller lIer Is announced and Underwood draw drag a aroun around the drunken y sniper per r. r Alicia enters She demands a from Underwood that ho he will not take tak his Ills life Uta He refuses unless she will renew h her r patronage This she refuses and tl k takes s her leave Underwood kills himself The report of or the pistol awakens awak awakens awa awa- k kens n Ho Howard ard He finds Underwood dead Howard Howord Is turned over to the police Capt Clinton notorious for his brutal treatment of prisoners puts put Howard h the third degree and finally gets sets an nn alleged alleged confession from the harassed man mm Annie Howards Howard's wife declares her belief in to nor ner husbands husband's innocence and calls on Jeffries Sr He reu refutes s to help unless she will consent to a divorce To save pave Howard she consents consent but when she that the elder Jeffries does not In Intend Intend intend In- In tend to stand by his son except dally daIly she scorns s his help Annie appeals to Judge Brewster attorney for Jeffries Br Er to take Howards Howard's case He Ile declines It Is reported that Annie Is going on the stage gc The banker and his wife call on Jud Judge e Brewster to find some way ay to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent It IL Annie again pleads with Brewter Brewster Brewter Brew Brew- ter ster to defend Howard He con con- Alicia Is greatly alarmed when she learns from Annie that Brewster has taken the tho case She Sho confesses contess con con- tess eases S to Annie that she called on Underwood Underwood Underwood Under Under- wood the night of his death and that she has his letter In which he threatened sul- sul aide but begs begs' for time before giving vIm out the rhe t e Information fion Annie Anne promises Brow Brew W. W ner to 10 produce toe the missing woman at ut UL a meeting at his home Brewster accuses Clinton of forcing a confession from Ho Howard rd Annie appears without the witness wit wit- new ness and refuses refuse to give the name Alicia arrives Capt Clinton declares Annie has tricked them Alicia hands him Under- Under wc d' d letter Annie lets Clinton believe 1 the letter was written to her She Is b arrested ar arrested r rested The Underwood letter and Anale's Annie's Annies Annies Annie's An An- nies nie's perjured testimony clear Howard The elder Jeffries offers to take Howard abroad abroe t CHAPTER Continued He waited and looked at her curiously curiously curi euri- I. I as if wondering what her answer answer an an- would be Ho waited some time and then slowly she said I think you think you had better go You dont don't mean that he exclaimed exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- claimed in genuine surprise She shook her head affirmatively Yes I do she said your father wants you to take your position In Inthe inthe the world the position you are entitled to tho the position your association with me prevents ts you from taking taking- Howard drummed his fingers on the tho tablecloth and looked out of the win win- dow It seemed to her that his voice no longer had the same candid ring as asbe ashe ashe he be replied Yes father has spoken to me about It He lIe wants to be friends and I I- I I He paused awkwardly and then added added add add- ed IO I admit Ive I've Ive I've Ive I've promised to consider it but but but- Annie finished his sentence for him j. j Youre going to accept his offer otter Howard You owe it to yourself to your jour family and to to- to She laughed as she added I was going to say to millions o of anxious readers Howard looked at her curiously He did not know w if she sue was jesting or In earnest Almost Impatiently he exclaimed exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- claimed Why do you talk in this way this way against your jour our own interests You know Id I'd like to be friendly with my family and all that But Dut it wouldn't 1 be Je e fair to you you rou Im not nol talking against myself Howard I want you to be happy and youre you're not happy You cant can't be happy under the these e conditions Now be hon hon- act st with me can me-can can you Can you he demanded No she answered frankly not unless you ou are Slowly she went on Whatever happiness Ive I've had in life Ufe J Bowe we to you and God knows youve you've had iad nothing but trouble from me I Idid lid did wrong to marry you and Im I'm r killing Billing to pay the penalty penally Ive I've evened matters up with your family now let ate aie try and square up with you with family fam fam- Evened up matters my iny Uy ily he exclaimed in surprise What do you mean 1 o With a a. smile she replied ambiguously ambiguously Oh that's a a. little private matter 01 of I my own He lIe stared at her unable to comprehend and she went on gravely Howard you must do what's b best st for yourself Ill I'll pack your things You can enn go when you yo youX X He stared red gloomily out of the window win win- dow w ut replying l After all he thought It was perhaps for tor forthe forthe the best Shackled as ho he was now he would never be b able ablA to accomplish anything If they separated his father tather would tape tale him into his business Life i would begin for mm aim all over It would be better belter for her too Ot course he would never forget for- for get tet her lIe He would provide for her comfort His father would help him arrange for that Lighting a cigarette cigar cigar- ette ite te he lie maid ald carelessly Well perhaps youre you're right Maybe Mayhe May May- be he a little trip through Europe wont won't cio fco me any lOy harm said sald simply Of or course cours not she Busy with an all obstinate match m h hW be I ltd I W not hear the sigh that I I I her words or see the look of I agony that crossed h her r face But what are you going to do he inquired after a silence With an effort she controlled her voice Not for all the tho world would she betray the fact that her heart was breaking With affected lad terence ference she replied Oh Ob I shall be all right I shall go and live somewhere in the country for fora a few months Im I'm tired of the city So am I he rejoined ined with a gesture gesture gesture ture of or disgust But I hate like the deuce to leave you alone nothing she said hastily A trip abroad is just what you need Looking up at him she added Your face tace has brightened up already already already al al- al- al ready He stared at her unable to under under- standI stand I wish you could go with me She smiled Your fathers father's society doesn't make quite such an appeal to me as it does to you Carelessly she added Where are you going ParIs going Paris or London He sent a thick cloud of or smoke curling curling curling curl curl- ing to the ceiling A European trip was something he had long looked forward forward forward for for- ward toLon to Lon London Vienna Paris Vienna on Vienna Paris he replIed replied replied re re- re- re plied gayly With a laugh he went wenton on No I think Ill I'll cut out Paris Im I'm a married man I mustn't forget that If Annie looked up at him quickly Youve forgotten It already she sher V OJ J LW TW CTT VJ V nT r ii r Vl h y Hr f r v n ET r I I ti In II G m 4 G Gr Gi r i ri V X Then Why Do You Leave Her Here to Fight the Battle Alone I said quietly There was reproach In her voice as sl sL i continued Ah Howard youre you're such a boy A little pleasure trip and tho the past Is forgotten forgotten for- for gotten jotten A look o of perplexity came camA over his face Being only a man he did not grasp quickly the finer shades finer shades of het her meaning With some irritation he do you OU say you wanted me to 10 togo togo go and forget She nodded Yes I do Howard Youve You've made me happy I want you to bo happy He looked puzzled You say you love me he be said and yet youre you're happy because Im I'm goIng going goIng go- go Ing a away way I dont don't follow that line Une of reasoning It Isn't reason she said with a smile its what I fe feel l. l I guess a man wants to have havo what he loves and a woman is satisfied ed to tu love Just what she wants Anyway Im I'm glad Im I'm ImI glad lad youre you're going Go and tell your fa- fa a- a ther Taking his hat ho said Ill telephone him Yes that that's s right she replied Wheres my cane he asked d lookIng lookIng looking look- look Ing round the room She Sho found It for him bim and as he opened the tho door she said Dont be long will you iou lie He laughed Ill come right hack By Dy George he ho exclaimed I feel quite excited at atthe atthe atthe the prospect of ot this trip Regarding Its awfully her fondly he lie went on good of at you old girl to let me go Annie n averted her h head ad Now d. d dont don't nt spoil me she said lifting lift ing lug the tray as If It to go Into to the kitchen Walt Wait till un I 1 kiss you good good good-by by h he e said effusively Taking the tray from her he placed It on tho the table and folding her In his arms he pressed his lips to hers Good by he murmured I I wont won't b bo be long long As soon as is he disappeared sho gave way completely and sinking Into a chair leaned her head on the table table and sobbed as If her heart W would ld break This then was the end Suddenly Suddenly Sud denly there thero was a ring at the bell Hastily putting on a clean apron she opened the door Judge Brewster stood smiling on the threshold Annie uttered uttered a a cry of pleasure Greeting the old lawyer affectionately she Invited invited in In- him in As he entered he looked questioningly at her red eyes but made mado no remark Im delighted to see you Judge she stammered As he took a seat in the little parlor he said Your husband passed me me on the stairs and didn't know me me The rhe passage is so dark she explained explained explained ex ex- apologetically He looked at her for a moment without without with with- out speaking and for a moment there was awkward pause Then he said When does Howard leave you Annie stared in surprise How do you know that she ex ex- claimed We Ve lawyers know everything he smiled Gravely he went on HIs fathers father's fathers father's fathers father's fa fa- fa- fa ther's attorneys have hav asked me for all the evidence I have They want to use it against you The idea is is that he I shall go abroad with his father and that the proceedings will be begun during his absence Howard knows nothing about It said Annie confidently Are you sure demanded the lawyer lawyer lawyer law law- yer skeptically Quite sure she answered post I But he is going a away ay persisted the Judge I Yes I want him to I go-I o-I o I am sending sending sending send send- ing him awa away she replied The lawyer was silent He sat and looked at her as If trying to read her thoughts Then quietly he said Do you know th they y intend to make Robert Underwood the ground for the application for divorce and to use your own perjured testimony as as a weapon against you You see what a aHe alie alie lie He leads to Theres There's no end to it and you are compelled to go on m lying to support the original lIe He and that's precisely what I wont won't permit Annie nodded acquiescence I knew you were going to scold me she smiled Scold you he said kindly No No its it's myself Im I'm scolding You did what you thought was right light and I allowed allowed allowed al al- al- al lowed you to do what I knew was wrong You Yon made two miserable women happy she said quietly The lawyer tried to suppress a smile I try to excuse myself on that ground he sal said but It wont won't work I violated my oath as a ra fl my Integrity integrity integrity In in- as a man my h mar faor my self self- respect ail all upset all gone gona Ive I've been beena a very unpleasant companion for myself my my- myself self lately Rising Impatiently he strode up and down the room Then turning on her he ho said angrily But Dut DutIll Ill I'll have no more lies That's what brings me here this morning The first move they make against you and Ill I'll tell the whole truth I IAnnie Annie gazed pensively out of ot the window without making reply Did you hear he said raising his voice I 1 shall let the world know that you sacrificed yourself for that woman She turned and shook her head No she said I do not wish It If It they do succeed In Influencing Howard to bring suit against me I Ishall Ishall Ishall shall not defend it It Judge Brewster was not a patient man man and If thero there was anything that angered him it was rank injustice He had no patience with this young woman woman wom worn an who allowed herself hersel to be bo trampled trampled tram tram- pled on in this outrageous way Yet he could not be angry with her She had qualities which compelled his admiration admiration ad ad- and and not the least of these was her bel willingness to shield others at her own expense Perhaps not nat he retorted but I 1 will Its It's unjust Its It's unrighteous its it's Impossible r But yen yoa out dont understand she aha said gently I 1 am to blame t I Youre too ready to blame yourself yourself your your- ou I self he sold said saM testily Annie went up to him and laid her hand affectionately on his shoulder With tears in her eyes she said Let me tell you OU something judge His father was right when hen he said I took advantage of him I did I saw that he was sentimental and self self- willed and all that I 1 started out to attract him I was tired of the life Ute I Iwas Iwas Iwas was living the hard work the loneliness loneliness ness and all the rest of it and I made up my mind to catch him if I could I didn't think It was wrong then but butI I do now Besides she went on Im older than he Is five is-five five years older Ho He thinks Im I'm three years younger and that hes he's protecting me from the world I took advantage of his ignorance of ot life lite Judge Judg Brewster shrugged his shoulders shoulders shaul ders impatiently If boys of 25 are not men they never will be Looking down at her kindly he went on to Pon Ton my word if I was 25 Id I'd let this divorce go through and marry you myself Oh judge That was all she could say but there was gratitude in the girls girl's eyes These were the first kind words any anyone one had yet spoken to her It was was' nice to know that some one saw some go good goodin d din in her She was trying to think of or something to say when suddenly there was the click of ot a key being inserted in a yale lock The front door opened and Howard appeared Well Nell Judge he exclaimed this Is Isa isa surprise a The lawyer looked at him gravely How do you do young man mani he said he added You look very pleased with yourself I This Is the first Ive I've had to thank you for your kindness said Howard How cordially You can thank your wife my boy not me Changing the topic he said So youre you're going abroad eh Yes did Annie tell you |