Show A JV ift MIKA dm 1011 WM IP 44 J ta ca narrative tf tive 7 r r life i U by CHA CHARLES KLEI a and ARTHUR RTH U R HORNBLOW i B 21 TI ONS BY RAY WALTERS imby by U G vf Y DIllin dillingham sham company 23 SYNOPSIS howard jeffries Jeff rles bankers son under tinder the he evil influence 0 of t nobert underwood lellow student at yale leads leada a life otdis 0 als III I atlon marries the daughter of rt A gam earn b bier er who died in prison and Is disowned by his father he la Is out tit of work anil and in desperate straits alts underwood who had once been engaged to howard Un wards s stepmother alicia Is apparently in prosper ous oua circumstances taking advantage or of Ms his intimacy with alicia he becomes EL a sort ort of social highwayman discovering Ms his true character alicia denies him the house lie he sends her it note threatening suicide eul clde art dealers for whom h ho acted its ia commissioner demand an recounting ile he cannot make good howard calls calla at his hl apartments in an intoxicated coll condition idt to re quenta n loan of 2000 to enable mm totite up a business proposition howard drinks himself ined a maudlin condition and goes to sleep on n divan A caller Is announced and unde underwood twloa draws draw a screen around the drunken alee leeper pr alicia enters she dema demands rift a 86 ornise from underwood underwo d that cewill he will not jake ur k e his hl life ile ho refuses unless she will VIII renew her patronage this she ref refuse and takes lakes her leave underwood kills himself the report of the pistol awakens howard ile he finds underwood dead howard is turned over to the police capt clinton notorious for his ahls onual brutal treatment of prisoners puts howard through the third degree and finally gets an alleged confession from the harassed pan man annie howards wife declares her belief in her husban husbands Vs innocence ann and calls on jeffries sr he refuses to help unless she will consent to a divorce to save ave howard she consents but when she finds that the elder jeffries does not in berd to stand by hla his son on except financially she ahe acorns his help annie appeals to judge brewter brewster attorney for jeffries ar to amke howards case ile he declines it wis is reported that annie Is going on the appe the banker and his wife call on judge brewster to find some way to pre vent it annie again pleads v with ill th brewter to take howards case lie ho consents alicia la is greatly alarmed when annie tells her ber brewster has taken the case she confesses to annie that she ehe called on underwood derwood the night of his death and that she has his letter in w which aich he threatened suicide but begs for time before giving out the information annie promises brewster to produce the missing W woman man at a meeting at hla his home drew brew tier tor accuses clinton of forcing a confession te from howard CHAPTER As annie entered the room and caught sight of mr jeffries jeffrees Jeff rles she instinctively drew back just at that moment the banker was perhaps the one man in the world whom she was most anxious to avoid capt clinton no longer had any terror for her now that the missing witness ha bad d been found and the precious suicide letter vas as good as in their possession there was nothing more to fear it was only a question of time when howard would be set tree free but it was not in this girls nature to be concerned only with herself it if she possessed a single womanly virture it was supreme unselfishness there was some one beside herself to take into consideration a poor vacillating weak miserable woman who wished to do what was right and had agreed to do so but who in the privacy of her own apart V merits had gone down on her knees and begged annie to protect her from the consequences of her own folly her husband must not know annie am had promised that it there was any way possible the knowledge of that clandestine midnight visit to rooms should be ic kept ept fr from om him yet there stood the banker she was afraid that it if they began questioning her in hla his presence she might be betrayed into saying something that would instantly arouse his suspicions judge brewster went quickly forward as she came in and led her to a chair capt clinton clinto P ito mr jeffrees Jeff rles eyed ejea tier her in koila stolid silence looking around in a nervous kind of way annie said quietly to the judge may alay I 1 speak to you alone judge Certa certainly tilly replied the lawyer ile he was about to draw her aside when ca clinton interfered one moment he be said gruffly it if tots th ts la Is till all open and above board as you say it is judge id like to io ask the young lady a few questions certainly by alt all means said tho the judge qui quickly eldy the captain turned and confronted annie addressing her in hla his customary aggressive manner he be said you judge U d brewster that arian produce tho the woman who called at apartment the night of tho the shooting annie made no reply but looked at the lawyer the captain grinned as he be added adael the witness wants instructions judge you can be perfectly frank mrs lira jeffries Jeff rles said the lawyer re wo we have no desire to conceal any thing from capt clinton aonie bowed yes yeo she paid ald i slowly 1 I promised likio liK go brewster r that tha i she would come 11 ere tonight to night did she aho promise to come comoe V growled the captain yes well where Is sho aho he demanded she come yet a sho he replied but b ut she will im durei know she will how did you come codie to find her demanded the captain auspiciously annie hesitated a moment and glan glanced cef at mr air jeffries Jelf rles then she said hesitatingly that 1 I 1 I 1 cannot say bay now capt cliftons Clin tons massive bulldog law jaw closed with an ominous click decline to answer oh her name she remained silent her name nama he be mcp repeated bated impatiently 1 I cannot toll tell you she said firmly do you know it he bellowed yes she answered quietly know it but cant say guy eh hurril huml ile he folded his arms find and glared at hen mr air jeffries Jeff rles now interfered addressing annie angrily he said but you must speak do you yo ureal realize that my sons life Is at stake yes I 1 do eh see e replied quickly im glad to see that thai you are beginning n I 1 n g to realize it too but I 1 can cant k tell you yet the judge turned to the police captain 1 I may tell you captain that even I 1 myself have not succeeded in learning the name of this mysterious personage addressing annie ho fie said 1 I think you had bad better tell us I 1 see no advantage in concealing it any further annie shook her head not yet she slie murmured she will tell you herself when she come 1 IM I 1 I 1 taught as much I 1 exclaimed the banker incredulously the captain rose and drew himself up to his full height a favorite tr ck of his when about to assert hi hla dhority thorl tho rity ty 1 IN well Vell when she does come exclaimed 1 I think thin kyou noumay 14 may as understand she will be taken to I 1 quarters and held as a witness arrest herl her cried the yer what I 1 said judge shi sh material witness the most on one a the Sta state has I 1 dont intend she shall get away arrest herl her oh judge dont don t 3 him do that exclaimed annie in may I 1 g judge brewster grew red in fe face wrathfully he said she is coming to my aliouse house of I 1 own free will she has trusted to honor 5 yes yes cried annie B trusts to your honor judge capt clinton grinned honor cuts mighty little ice this matter theres no use talk I 1 shall place her under arrest i 1 I will not permit such a ful proceeding cried the lawyer with all due respect judge ported the policeman erran impudently 1 I WO wont nt be consulted you have dared yourself counsel for t the aej t r who has been indicted for burdei ask you to take me I 1 into n it 0 y confidence you invited me ti hl f treated me to a lecture on psycho lc S for which I 1 thank you very much I 1 dont feel that I 1 need any furt instruction if this woman ever d get here the moment she leaves hou house se maloney has instructions I 1 arrest her but I 1 guess we need worry she has probably forgot forgotch her appointment some people a very careless in that respect moyl ate I 1 I 1 toward the door he added bellr wel its all the cameto same to you couill ill wait dov do stairs good goodnight night he went out his bis hat impede impudent n I 1 tilted back on his head a sneer on til lips the banker turned to the jud 1 I told you how it would be said bald scornfully A flash in the pao pan the lawyer looked askance at A aar ale lie it you are sure she will come I 1 asked yes I 1 ani am sure surel with concern concer st added but the disgrace of arres it will kill herl her oh judge dont them arrest her 1 tell me who she Is command commandos 1 the lawyer sternly it was the he first time he had to her harshly and annie to her d dl I 1 t may thought she detected a note doubt in his voice looking towar towar the banker she replied 1 I cant tell you just now shell here soon tell me now 1 I insist said bald t th lawyer with growing impatience please please dont ask me sh 11 pleaded i mr air made a an langry angry gestur ge stun 11 As I 1 fold you brewster her whole story Is a fabrication trumped up f to some purpose god knows what ot ol eject she has in deceiving us I 1 out linow know that I 1 warned you what you a ways may expect from people of he class mi the judge said nothing for a me ment then quietly he whispered t the banker go into my study tor for a few mo tents will you jeffries Jeff rles the banker made a gesture as aa I 1 11 utterly disgusted with the whole bu busl ness 1 I am going home he said ive hada had a most painful evening most pilu painful ful let me know the rel re suit of your lh as soon as possible good night dont disturb me ine tb ib bra brewster Brew tomorrow to morrow will do lie left the rooplal lilge dudgeon banging tho the door behind him annie burst burat into a laugh dont disturb him shi mimicked nos iles going to got get all coming to him shocked at tier levity the lawyer turned on her severely D do you want roe ine to lose all faith in you he asked sternly no indeed she answered contritely then tell me ho demanded why do you conceal this womans comans name from me because I 1 dont want to be the one to expose her she shall tell you herself all very well he replied but meantime you are directing suspicion against yourself your father inlaw in law bellowes bel levey loves you are the woman so does capt clinton the captain suspects everybody she laughed its his business to suspect As long as you dont bel believe laile that I 1 visited underwood that night the judge shook his head as it aled candidly I 1 dont know what to think seriously he added 1 I want to 0 o think the very best beat of you annie but you wont let me she hesitated a moment and then quickly she said 1 I suppose id better tell you and have done with it but I 1 dont like to at that moment a servant entered and handed the lawyer a card the lady wants to see sea you at once sir to see me asked the lawyer in surprise are you sure she basht come for mr jeffries when yaure youre reidy ready please scud bond and very well judge the lawyer went out nut and allcie turned round my aly husband was here she aha ox ex claimed yes youve told mr air brewster nothing annie shook her head 1 I she said 1 I tried to but I 1 it seems so hard it alicia laughed bitterly and annie wont went on 1 I was afraid you corn coll ilig 1 1 the train was latel exclaimed alleta evasively 1 I went up to stain ford to say eay goodby good by to my mother to say cay goodby good by echoed her companion in surprise yes yea said the other tearfully 1 I have said goodby good by to her I 1 have said goodby good by to everybody to everything to myself I 1 must give them all up I 1 must give myself up oh it as bad as that surely alicia shook her head sadly yes she said ive reckoned it all up its a total loss nothing wilt will be saved husband home position good name all nu will go see I 1 shall be torn Tuto little bits of shreds they wont leave anything unsaid but its not that I 1 care cara for so much its the injustice of it all the injustice of the power of evil this man under wood never did a good action in all his bis life and now even after he Is dead he has the power to go on destroying ying destroying true said annie he was no good the bankers wife drew draw from her bosom the letter underwood wrote her before ho he killed himself when he sent mo me this letter she went on 1 I tried to think myself into his condition of mind so that I 1 could decide whether he bo intended to keep his word and kill himself or not I 1 tried to reason out just how he felt and how lie he thol thought tight now I 1 know its hopeless dull sodden desperation I 1 even the ambition to defend myself from mr air jeffries annie shrugged her shoulders 1 1 I lose any sleep on his accod account int she said with a laugh more seriously she sha added surely he wont believe he may not believe anything himself said alicia its what other people are thinking that will make him suffer stiffer it if the cl were only a little less disgraceful a suicides last letter to the woman he loved say I 1 drove him to it they won wont t think of hla his miserable dishonest career only think of my share in his death annie shook her head sympathetically yes she said its tough 1 the worst of it to Is they are going to arrest 11 you alicia turned ashen pale arrest mel phe cried what capt clinton says replied the other gravely he was here he Is here now with two men waiting for you apologetically she went on it my fault mrs jeffrion Jef frios I 1 mean to what could I 1 do when I 1 told judge brewster he sent for capt clinton the police are afraid run away or something and my hus husband bandl gasped alicia iha he know does he no I 1 tell them I 1 said tell them yourself but they wont trust you when they know who you ate are lets tell the judge he may think of a plan suppose you go away until puzzled herself to find a way 0 out I 1 it of the dilemma annle annie paced tho the floor nervously oh this athla Is awaul she exclaimed what are we to do she looked toward alicia as aa it expecting some suggestion from her but her companion was too much overwhelmed wh elined to take any initiative TO BE CONTINUED |