| Show SYNOPSIS howard bankers son under he evil influence of robert underwood ellow student at yale leads a life of als il manlea man lea the daughter ot a gamier who died in prison and Is disowned y his father lie la out of work and in lee straits underwood who had ace been engaged to howards step 1 nother allala la apparently in prosper ua circumstances taking advantage of ils intimacy with allala he becomes a lort ot social highwayman discovering ils true character ailcia denies him the louse lie sends her a nota threatening art dealers tor whom he acted s commissioner demand an accounting ie cannot make good howard calls at ils apartments in an intoxicated condl ion to request a loan of 2 to enable alm ilm to take up a business proposition boward dranka himself into a maudlin and goes to sleep on a divan caller Is announced and underwood ira vi a a screen around the drunken leeper alecta enters she demands a remise from underwood that he not take his life her refuses unless she will anew tier patronage athla she refuses ind takes her leave underwood kills the report ot the pistol awa eni howard he ands underwood dead boward Is turned over to the police apt clinton notorious for his brutal treatment reat ment of prisoners puts howard adough the third degree and finally geta in alleged confes iton from the harassed nan annie howards wife declares her in her husband s innocence and alls on jeffrees Jeff rles sr he refuses to help inless slip will consent to a to AVO heaard aha contents but when she ands that the elder kettrles Jett rles does not in end to stand by his son except elnan jally she scorns his help annie appeals 0 judge brewster attorney for ir to take howard B case he declines t fg reported that annie Is going on the ilage tha banker and his wife call on fudge brewster to fand some way to it annie again plead with brew iter to defend howard he consents ulala Is greatly agitated when she learns hat brewster has taken the case and are looking tor tha woman who ailed on underwood the night ot his ath allala confesses to annie that she las a letter from underwood threatening nil clde CHAPTER XIV continued and you know what mine are the banker hotly 1 I re usa to be engulfed in this wave of hysterical sympathy with criminals f will not be stamped with the same nail mark as the man who takes the alte of his fellow being though the man be my own son I 1 will not set he seal of approval on crime by de lending it the lawyer bowed and said calmly then sir you must expect ex icily what la happening this girl whatever she may be Is devoted to your eon she Is his wife shell go 0 any extreme to help him even to idling her name tor money to pay or his defense the banker threw up his hands with impatience it s a matter of principle with me her devotion Is not the question with a mocking laugh be went on sentimentality docan t appeal to me the whole thing is distasteful and aldhous to me my instructions to you ira to prevent her using the family name on the stage to buy her off on own terms to get rid of her at my price except the price she asks interposed the lawyer dryly shaking his lead he went on you 11 find that a w ite a devotion Is 1 very strong motive power jeffrees Jeff rles it will move irresistibly forward in tilte of all the barriers you and I 1 can to stay its progress that may sound like a platitude but its a tact nevertheless allala who had been listening with earled emotions to the conversation now interrupted timidly perhaps judge hbrewster la right lear after all the girl Is working 0 o aavo your son public opinion may think it unnatural the banker turned on his wife sternly he said allala All cla I 1 cannot permit you to in that young man Is a self murderer and therefore no son of mine I 1 ve done with him long I 1 cannot be moved by maudlin sentimentality please let that be to the lawyer he bald coldly so in the matter of this stage business you can take no steps to restrain hart the lawyer shook ahli bead no there Is nothing I 1 can do quickly he added of course you ion t doubt my loyalty to you mr shook his bead to no brewstor cr the lawyer laughed as he said right or wrong you know my country that Is my client Us of ahee turning to allala he added abat the painful part profession mrs jeffrees Jeff rles at a lawyer s Is tho lawyers the client B weakness when KW bate each other and rob each other we lawyers don t pacify them we dare not because abit la our profession we enczur ago them we pit them against each other for profit it we who would lawyer go to eliae allala gave a feeble smile im afraid we yes she replied advised to do what we all love to bo want to do mr made an impatient gesture of dissent he re abat may apply to the great gen of people but not to me i h KLEIN C aasal HORNBLOW Y by CW judge brewster Drew ster looked skeptical but made no further comment the banker rose and ailcia followed suit As he moved toward the door he turned and said drop in and aeo me this evening brewster mrs jaffries will be delighted if you will dine with us ailcia smiled graciously do come judge e shall be all alone the lawyer bent low over her hand as be said good by sir jeffrees Jeff rles had already reached the door when he turned again and said are you sure a very liberal offer wouldn t induce her to drop the name the lawyer shook his head doubt fully well see what you can do cried the banker to bis wife he said are you coming ailcia All cia just a moment dear she replied 1 want to say a word to the judge all right replied the banker be outside he opened the door and as he did so he turned to the lawyer if there are any new developments let me know at once he left the office and ailcia breathed a sigh of relief she did not love her husband but she feared him he was not only 20 years her senior but his cold aristocratic manner dated her her first impulse bad been to tell him everything but she dare not wa manner discouraged her he begin to ask questions ques alons which she could not answer without seriously incriminating her self but her conscience would not allow her to stand entirely aloof from the tragedy in which her husband s scapegrace son was involved she felt a strange unaccountable desire to meef this girl howard had married in a quick undertone to the lawyer she said 1 I must eee that woman judge 1 think I 1 can persuade her to change her course of action in any case I 1 must see her I 1 must looking at him she said you don t think it inadvisable do you the judge smiled grimly 1 I think I 1 d better see her first he said suppose you come back a lit tie later its more than probable that shell be here this afternoon see her and arrange for an interview there was a knock at the door and ailcia started guiltily thinking her husband might have overheard their conversation the head clerk entered and whispered something to the judge after which he retired the lawyer turned to ailcia with a smile its juit as I 1 thought he said pleasantly ashes out there now better go and leive le ive her to me the door opened again unceremoniously and mr jeffrees Jeff rles put in his bead 1 aren t you coming ailcia he demanded impatiently in a lower voice to the lawyer h added say brewster that woman Is in your office now Is your opportunity to come to some arrangement with her again mrs jeffrees Jeff rles held out her hand good by judge you re so hind it needs a lot of patience to be a lawyer docent it judge Crow ster laughed and added in an undertone f come back by and by the door closed and the lawyer went back to his desk for a few moments he sat still plunged in deep thought suddenly ha touched a bell the head clerk entered show mrs howard jeffrees Jeff rles jr in the clerk looked surprised strict orders hitherto had been to show the unwelcome visitor out he believed that he had not heard aright did you say mrs jeffrees Jeff rles jr judge 1 I eald mrs jeffrees Jeff rles jr replied the lawyer grimly very well judge said the clerk as he left the room presently there was a timid knock at the door come lat called out the lawyer CHAPTER XV annie entered the presence of the famous lawyer pale and III at ease this sudden summons to judge brewster ef private office waa so anex pecked that it came like a shock for days she had haunted the premises sitting in the outer office tor hours at a time exposed to the stare and covert smiles ot thoughtless clerks and office hoys her requests for an interview had been met with curt re fusars they either said the judge was out of town or else that he was too busy to be seen at last evl dently acting upon orders they flat ly refused to even send in her name and she lad about abandoned hope I 1 when all at once a clerk approached her and addressing her more politely than usual said that the judge would see her in a few minutes her heart gave a great throb al most speechless from surprise she stammered a faint thanks and braced herself tor the interview on which so much depended for the first time since the terrible affair had happened there was a faint glimmer of hope ahead if only she could rush over to the tombs and tell howard the joyful news so he might keep up cour age it was eight days now since howards arrest and the trial would take place in six weeks there was still time to prepare a strong defense it the judge 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 that howard s alleged confession was untrue and improperly obtained in the intervals ot waiting to see the lawyer she had consulted every one she knew and among others she had talked with dr bernstein the noted psychologist whom she had seen once at yale he received her kindly and listened attentively to her story when she had finished he bad evinced the greatest interest he told her that he happened to be the physician called in on the night of the tragedy and at that time he had grave doubts as to if being a case of murder he believed it was suicide and he had told capt clinton so but the police captain bad made up his mind and that was the end of it howards confession he went on really meant nothing it called to the stand he could show the jury that a hypnotic subject can be made to confess to anything in the inter est of truth justice and science he said he would gladly come to her aid all this ehe would tell judge brew eter it would bo of great help to T him no doubt suddenly a cold shiver ran through her how did she know he would take the caseb perhaps this summons to his office was only to tell her once more that he would have nothing to do with her and her husband she wondered why he bad decided so suddenly to see her and like a flash an idea came to her she had seen mr jeffrees Jeff rles sr enter the inner sanctum and ln she felt tha she had something to do with his visit the banker had come out accompanied by a richly dressed woman whom she guessed to be bis wife she looked with much interest at howard a stepmother she had heard so much about her that it seemed to her that she knew her personally As allala swept proudly by the eyes ot tho two women met and annie was surprised to see in the banker a alfea face instead of the cold haughty stare sha expected a wistful longing look as it sho would like to stop and talk with her but dare not in an other instant she wa gone and obey ing a clerk who beckoned her to follow him she entered judge brew stars office the lawyer looked up as she camo in but dad not move from his seat gruffly he said how long do you intend to keep up this system of warfare how long are you going to continue forcing your way into tats office I 1 dlan t force my way in she said quietly 1 I expect to come in the clerk said you wanted to see me the lawyer frowned and scrutinized her closely after a pause he said I 1 want to tell you tor the fiftieth time I 1 can do nothing for you fifty she echoed fifty did you say really it seem that much judge brewster looked at her quickly to see if she was laughing at him almost peevishly he said for the last time I 1 repeat I 1 can do nothing for you not the last time judge she replied shaking her head 1 I shall come again tomorrow to morrow the lawyer swung around in his chair with indignation you will annie nodded yes sir she said quietly you re determined to force your way in here exclaimed the lawyer yes sir the judge banged the desk with his alst dut I 1 won t allow it I 1 have something to say you know I 1 cant per alt this to go on I 1 represent my client mr howard jeffrees Jeff rles sr and he w on t consent to my taking up your husband s case there was a shade 0 sarcasm in anniles voice as she asked calmly cant you do it without his con sent the lawyer looked at her grimly 1 I can ha blurted out but I 1 won t her eyes flashed as she replied quickly well you ought to the lawyer looked up in amazement what do you meana he demanded its your duty to do it she said quietly your duty to his son to me and to mr jeffrees Jeff rles himself why ho s so eaten up with his family pride and false principles that he cant see the difference between right and wrong you re his lawyer its our duty to put him right its downright wicked of you to refuse you re hurting him why when I 1 was hunting around tor a lawyer one of them actually re fused to take up the case because he said old brewster Drew ster must think how ard was guilty or bed have taken it up himself you and his father are putting the whole world against him and you know it the judge was staggered no ona in hla recollection had ever dared to to him like that he was so astonished that he forgot to resent it and he hid bis confusion by taking out his handkerchief and mopping his forehead I 1 do know it he admitted then why do you do it she snapped the lawyer hesitated and then he said I 1 that s not the question annie leaped quickly forward and she replied it s my question and as you say I 1 ve asked it 60 times the lawyer eat back in his chair and looked at her tor a moment with out speaking he surveyed her arlt lacally from head to foot and then as if satisfied with his examination said TO BE |
