Show Y S WITHIN I I TIlE THE LAW LAS II J By MARVIN DANA iI ft f FROM THE PLAY OF BAYARD R I Copyright ms 1913 b by the tho IL S K Fly I company company f or 1 SYNOPSIS Mary Mary Turner a n department store clerk f E i is Is sentenced to prison for tor three years fora torf for tor fora a a theft she he did not commit f Edward Glider Gilder owner of at the tho department store con consents to see soo Mary Iary before she t goes to prison expecting her to cont confess ss Mary protest protects her Innocence to Gilder and begs him to pay better wages to his hili rh 1111 rk to save ave them from tram temptation After three years In prison aar it i 7 i I. I freed treed but th the police prevent her holding positions She jumps Into the river to end r her life lite but hut Is rescued by Joe Garson Carson u a forger torger w Mary forms a partnership with Garton Garson and Ills hIS gang by which they mulct rich victims In I a a. local legal manner keeping within with I 1 in the law p Mary Is warned by the police pollee to leave leaved d town after atter she has formed the acquaintance acquaint acquaInt- P ante ance of at Richard Glider her former employers employer's emt employers employer's em em- t son Bon 1 Helen Morris the girl who who had bad committed commit commIt- ted the theft for which Mary was ImprIsoned Imprisoned imprisoned sees Mar Mary Alary and confesses her lier guilt Mary Iary marries Dick Glider without his fathers father's knowledge and then refuses es to 8 sail all 11 for Europe with him Joe Joo JOG Garson Carson against Mary protest agrees with Eddie Griggs another crook A. A to help commit a burglary In Gliders Glider's r home L Edward Glider GUder sees his hisson's sons son's bride and tries to Induce her to give up her ber hus- hus husband husband band Dick refuses to leave her even when she tells teUs him she Is an ex Inspector Burke calls caUs on Glider Gilder and tells teUs n him that a n burglary at his home that night has been arranged through Griggs I a L sto stool l pigeon to trap Mary Turner and her gang c Garson Carson and his gang break into Gilders Gilder's home and are followed by Mary who Is la told of the proposed burglary While they are there Dick re returns urns home Garson Carson learns that Griggs had helped put up the Job on him and ho he kills kills-Griggs' s with a noiseless revolver 19 arrives finding only Mary and Dick with GrIggs' GrIggs bo body jy t CONTINUED l I 1 For n ii space b ht re rested ted motionless u motionless listening Intently Reassured lie he drew out an electric torch und end set it glow- glow Ins Ing A little disk of lI light ht touched here and there it bout the room traveling very vel swiftly and md in m methodical cir II circle ties cleR cle Satisfied b by the survey sur Gap Gallon on cr crossed is d to the hall hull door where l lie l s- s timed for any Bound of life Ufe without and found none none The door Into the passage that led to the storeroom wh where re the detectives es waited next engaged en en- gaped his businesslike attention And here again there was nau naught ht to provoke provoke pro pro- voke yoke his suspicion It seemed to him that everything was in readiness for the coming coining of his associates There Ther remained d only to give them the signal signal In th tb room around the corner orner where they waited at a It telephone He LIe seated himself In Gliders Glider's chair at the desk and drew the telephone to him it Give Ghe me D Br Bryant ant he said There was a little wait wall Thou Then an n IIO an answer saver In n a voice be ho knew camo came over o the wire Garson picked up a penholder from the desk and began tapping lightly on the rim of the transmitter It was a code message In Morse In ln the tbt room x around the corner orner the tapping sounded clearly ticking tic out the mes message sp that the way was fr free c for the thieves thieves' c OLD com I ing lag F For r a Ga Garson searched search search- ed for and found th the telephone hell box and unscrewed the till bells which wh be placed on oft the desk He lie then took his bis i pistol from flom hi his hip pocket and thrust It into the tight right side pocket I of his coat oat Once again tI now lie til produced the electric electrio elec elec- trio torch and lighted It as UN h he extinguished extin the lamp on the tahl table 4 He lIE then went to the door lut Into the hall ball opened It and und leaving it ajar a made hi his way In to silence 1 to the w outer t t doorway The doors here were er freed fred of ot their bolts teal and ot one JUe u of Or them swung f. f wide So ukel nicely had the affair been t timed tined that hardly was th the d door ur un before the th three men slipped In lu and f. f fot stood mute and motionless in In the tbt hall bull while Garson son refastened the doors i Then Garson walked 1 quickly hack Imd to 0 the library Behind him with steps as 8 L noiseless as aR his own o-n came am m men When all 1111 were gathered In lu the II II- Garson shut the hall door touched to the tuition button In the th wall ht beside it and the clot chandelier threw w Us Its It radiant light on nu the group Griggs tuns In lu evening clothes seemIng seem lug Ing a II very r elegant n ut young gentleman Indeed but bat his bis two were of grosser IUS II type as 1111 far fill as 1111 appearance es went tine iare Dacey thin and wiry with witha i a ferret tutu face the till other father r Chicago lied a hia brawny n whose husI stolid features c nevertheless ue exhibited something of 1 half sullen good gaud nature r I till all right so 0 far bur j said aid rapidly He U. turned to Gri rl ys y's and wd a pointed c toward the flu heavy hangings that shrouded the n window those bE he Are AI the things we want demanded Yes was the ii answer Well Rell thou n. weve we've gut ul t t tn to get gel tt busy Before In- In add II hi a ti direction ho he heI l' l I l II v a II soft urt buzzing from the telephone l- l li i hl u t he hesitated while the others o l i regarded him d doubt doubt- l 4 r. r t d' d iK 1 1 i r. r ll- ll r A. A fully Wove Weve SOl gut to take tae II a hinni Garson Gar Gar- son sou went to tu th the desk acid anil if the receiver re reo receiver er cel to his hili cur ear cur There came ante again the fn tut it tapping of some owe one at the other end of ot the theline theline IUne line signaling a n message in to the Morse code An expression of ot blank amazement amaze amaze- ment meat which grew grow In a II dash to dee deep concern showed on sou's sous face flUe as ashe asbe ashe he be U listened tensely hint mut Why this Is Mary calling he be Mary Griggs cried Yes Yea she's Nhe on Garson GarMon Interpreted a moment later luter as Uti the tapping ceased fur for fora tora a little He ne translated In Ina aloud whisper whisper whis whis- I per er as s the tho Irr Irregular ticking noise ohse sounded 1 again I shall be there almost Iino t at once I Iam i iam Iam am sending tills this message e from the drug store around the corner Have nu- some ono one open ben the door for me home imme i coming overt Griggs cried Incredulously In ID- cre credulously ly I No O. O stop her bel Garson declared de firmly But ut whets when after atter tapping a few rew words wards th the forger paused for tor the r reply ply no sound came She Sie dont don't answer be he exclaimed On her bel way already Grf Griggs g sug sug- bested Ill let her bel In He lie drew a u small torch from the skirt pocket of his Ills coat and crossed to the hall ball door as Garson nodded assent ent God Why did she have bave to come D Garson muttered tilled filled with In lugs ings s. s If anything should go JO won wrong now new lie He turned back buck toward the door Just Justas liS as It opened and aud Mary Mury darted Into nw the room with Griggs gs following closely i at ather ather ather her heels What do o you want here bere he hf d de demanded man manned ed with peremptory savageness In his Voice roice which was wu a tone he lit had never hitherto used in to addressing tier her There was wan only tender pI pleading I in Marys Mary's voice cice though her ber Ur tre an nn arraignment Joe you lied to me That can be settled later the man snapped His Ills Ja Jaw w was thrust forward obstinately and his clear e eyes es sparkled sparkled spar spar- kled defiantly You ur are are toots fools all of f you you Mary crie cried Yes fools This Is burglary I I- I cant can't protect you if you are caught How can I I Oh She come come ome tike Hh held out outher outher ut her bel hands bands pleadingly ly toward Garson lIn i. i and her voice dropped bopped ld to beseeching ns Joe Jo Joe you ou must get away 11 from ruin this house bonse at ut once all nil of f Joe make them got go o Its too toola e. e v tilts fI t the l' l stern stein n answer an nn Were here lIen now nd well we'll stay till the uns ness I is dune done done Joe J loe oe for tor my sake lIke II I. I I cant can't quit hilt now until wt tot ot what we came lIne here hele lIre f ro roughly x Please oh oI Beys Bc s. s lets let's get et away k j This is Mary calling Garson Carson Garson mut mut- please Joe loe Io for tor Gods God's sako Her ter tone was WIlS a sob soh so h. h Im tm going to see pe this t through h said lIld Garson tl doggedly g- g With a sest gesture lire of nf l d despair l ah i he turned n away wa toward the door by which she hard had entered entend You cant can't go arson Ison said aid sharply Yon You ml might bt be caught And If I were Mary demanded in ina Ina Inu a u flash of ot Indignation do du you yon think Id I'd tell tem Of course not Mary Iary I know you You Vou would go u up III for life first the same gume you cant can't take tuk ll than chances Well Hell all 1111 get et away awa In ID a u minute and und you'll conic come with us ns He Ill turned to th the men and sl spoke a to e with s' s swift author author- Ity ltv i i Come Curve he tie said maid to Dacey a ey you yo II get getto getto to the light tight switch b there by bv the hall door If you OU hear 1 me we me snap my tin fin gers Jers turn em off 00 Understand lid With Instant obedience the gain m man n went to his station by In the till hall door lied Ked Garson ill IU binl IU ordered you yon 1111 let get to I that door He tic pointed 1 to the 1111 one one- that ll the passageway u against n which he hi had set wt the till chair tilted As 14 the till man mad obeyed h ld Garson gave e earth t III Instructions 1111 If any one oue conies comes In that way get him and get t him quick You Villi under mailer Dont Don't let Itt him hint cry 1 out nut or mal l B p Chicago u Red Itch held up tip his huire e hand widely Not ut nt a II he hi declared di proudly proud proud- ly I with t JI r his mug Now mr 11 lets leVs get to work Garson Han coil on con tinned III eagerly II Mary oI I with the bitterness r p of defeat j j r It Joe Jo If you Vl 1 do ht Ian lm through with tutu th you ou I 1 quit If this tills mss through he countered I well nil quit That l why wily Im I'm doing It It- rio rill sick of the game t Ct-t CHAPTER XIV The Tha Noiseless Death KD suddenly I made u a slight sn ht hiding hiss hid hl s. s I RID RED tug ing noise that arrested hd the It st- K v tell tl of the Uw others and held heli I I c f. f I lu lu luo cl silence r rU U j m ji Y n y Io t tr r t r 1 iff r f. f tf y t C- C r jS 1 j i H l 1 hear bror t l He went to It It of f the till the bor leading Into the IIII Then Thu he whispered again and HIM Its It's co cowing coiling this way At the words word Garson snapped hi his fingers angers The Tb room was Va pl lu plunged ed In darkness There wa was absolute silence In the it- it li II library after affer the tJ turning of the switch that brought darkness l' l Long seconds passed d then a little noise the the knob tz r I 1 hear something whispered Chicago Red of the the passage passage door turning As the thedoor thedoor door swung open there came a gaspIng gasping gasping gasp gasp- ing breath from Mary for she saw framed In the faint light that came ame from the single burner in tn the corridor the slender form of her husband Dick Glider Gilder s The next nest Instant he be had tind stepped within the root rooI and Chicago go Red hed had bad pounced on his victim the huge e hand band clipped clapped tight over ovel the young mans man's mouth There came a sound of scuffling scuffling fling feet teet and that was all Finally the big mans man's vol voice voice- e came ame trl triumphantly m- m 1 Ive got him Its Dick The c cry y came ame as a wall wail of despair from the girl sAt At the same Ilme moment Garson flashed dashed his hla torch and the light fell swiftly on young Gilder Glider bowed to a kneeling pos pos- posture ture before the couch half halt throttled by Chicago Red Close Reside him down down in wordless despair final disaster of tb the nl night ht Garson retired d du u a step farther before he be spoke his command sp that t though be the he the held U torch still t I be he like the tue others r was In sl shadow Get n away away wa Red Tb The fellow let IEt go his grip Freed of of that strangling str embrace Dick stumbled blindly to his feet flet Then mechanically his hand went to the lamp on the table bac bo l k of the couch When the mellow light lIht streamed stream stream- ed forth he hl uttered an ejaculation of ot start stark amazement for his gaze was WitS riveted riveted riv riv- eted on the face facet of the woman he loved o Good God od It was a cr cry of torture tor tOl tare ture wrung from his bis soul of souls soils Mary Mare Mar swayed swaged toward him bim a u little with fear fear-fear for bl elt for all of them most of till all for Jor him Hush hush she panted warningly Oh Dick Diek you dont don't understand I 1 I understand h said aid hr brokenly broken broken- kenty ken ken- ty ly at nt last fast pst Whether you ever did did It before or 01 got not this Ibis time you have bave bro bro- broken ken the law A sl sudden Inspiration on his own behalf cause came to lo I Kor Korbis or his bis loves love's sake sIke he be must seize on no this opportunity liven given I en of fate to him for mastery Y Youre re In my UI hands hll now So So o are 1111 these men 1 as ItS well Onless ss you OH do it as 1 asI I say ty dairy IW III Jill P I every every haw one of lit of them s this thi ari anyhow ho Chicago lul l tied H d l I Im 1111 iii tier her IIII till lc ii r bo I you Oll Dont ont tf ah am 1 any uy Cf vin OIl i. i Mary lair lair- d q II You Yon iet tY turn flea p 1 your you r v 1 v. v V ll is x it li tills this taco w i I J iii r l vif Iff these criminals III in his Mis fathers father's You 11 men n t- t 1 1 give h you yuil my lilyy I tt word ui d to lu Il let 11 ive i've ivein i na lt in of ir you yon go I free huhl l l l luI 1111 seit ups ups' 1 i-i i r f Is recognize 1 1111 0 one n of f von gnu III will vs 11 von roi make Man hers here ll ten Ii-ten ten l to 1111 I O I II I II I RY s sY I Dick Gilder Gilde Throttled by Chicago Red Reo 1 i n 5 a l. I I 1 want a a. a f few ca' ca minute I to tos s 1 I It I my o I uVe MV lilts Hive III me Ille that 1 ei cl l I tr r I u IO you men go 11 free I and r 1 I t that hn t hI has ha happen happened ed II II lere ht There 1 caine-a caine lUIt n a lit of laughter from rule the Uw big nig III chest vhf's if nf 1 hII li Red Iced 5 lr I It lI on 1111 Ice me till tile young warned hlll ld call lot for I help You would 1111 call 1111 I lIn sail said grimly iy lI ills lIl hand band went Iut to fo the noiseless noiseless- a vt In III his ills coat on t pocket lh Oure u 1111 be Ile unite 1 j i it ii n u I cirson Sun said ld with a It half t ln hugh h i He nl e turned to in the oth other r men and mit si ic a It You Yun get g seer over h by the halt half door dool Red lied I ard md kern I I your ears ry second Soud OI Give Glae II us the ortice If you hear nn anything If were we're rushed aunt and have to ranks a aa quick l getaway alv see a 11 ee that Mary has us the first chance Get It that |