Show WITHIN THE LAW By M MARVIN RVIN DANA I FROM THE PLAY PLAY OF I BAYARD Copyright 1913 1513 by th the H. H K IG Fly Ply I company Us ills tone was pregnant with alarm though he be strove to to- to tomake make It merely Say Sa what am 1 i arrested for tor hr b. h protested t d. d I aint done anything Burke did not look up and his p pen n d to hurry over the paper Who told you yon you were arrested T. T h he f remarked cheerfully In his blandest voice VOCE Ga Carson Garson on uttered littered an ejaculation of at din din- gust I T dont don't have cave to to tobe be told he be retort retorted huffily Im ria no 1111 college ollegE pr president but when when- whenn n a cop rats me and brings m mown me m. down own n bE her Ive I've got sense Rens e enough ough to ok now Im roT pIm hed In Is that what what- they did to you Joe Ill I'll II hn have C to speak to Cassidy about that hat Now just you yo sit down Toe Joe wont won't y you u I wa want nt to hn have ye a n lIttle little talk bilk with you Ill I'll be through here In ina a second Cond He tie went on with the writ writ- lag n Garson arson moved forward slightly to toch ch he the single ch chair lr near neRr the end of ot th the desk esk and there thele seated himself meehan c-alJy c His face thus was turned toward toward toward to to- ward the windows that gave on tb the corridor and his eyes grew yet more mOrl clouded as ns they rested on tb the grim doors of the cells ells He Ile J writhed In hilt hl his hair chair and his gaze gaz ju Jumped ped from the ells cells to the Impassive figure of ot the theman theman man m at the desk Now the forgers forger's s Increased d momentarily It wept swept beyond his control Of Ot a sudden sud Bud den he be sprang up and stepped close to the he in Inspector Say he said In 10 a husky voice Id Pd Ilke-Pd Ilk ke Id Id I'd like to have bave a lawyer r. r the tbt matter with you J. J Joe the tie Inspector returned always with that hat Imperturbable air and without r raising his his- head hend from th the work work that bo tIO engrossed his hiM attention You know now youre you're not arrested J Joe e Maybe Mayhe you rou ou never will be Now for the love e of f Mike keep still sWI and let me finish this this his letter Slowly very he hesitatingly Garson went back to the chair and sank down on n It In n a limp attitude of oC dejection wholly unlike his customary customary- postures of f strength th Again his his fear fear ta fascinated fascinate yes eyes went to the row of cells that stood 01 on the other other side of oi the hE be corridor beyond the windows s His face ace was n tinned with wit h gray A physical vrn wag f.- f. cr stealthily fe o on him Muria a m ao Ii hi thoughts held beld Insistently to III o the I hi- hi o 1 f n that threatened Hit His e 1111 wits was too keen to permit a a K that liw l wanner ot of almost kindliness hid nothing ominous ominous omin omin- ous ominous with a hint of or death for him hina In return for the death he be had wrought Then terror cr crystallized His eyes were caught by a figure the figure of ot Cassidy advancing there in the cor cor- And with the detective went a aman aman aman man whose gait alt was stinking slinking craven crayen A ceil cell door swung open pen the prisoner stepped within the door clanged to to the bolts shot into their sockets noisily Garson sat huddled stricken strIcken for for h ho he had md recognized the victim thrust Into the cell before his eyes It was Dacey one of his own cronies in crime crime- Dacey who the night before had seen him kill kUl Eddie Griggs There was something concretely sinister to Garson Gayson Gar Gar- son son- sonIn In this fact of Da Dacey's eys ey's presence there In the cell h Of or a n sudden the former forger cried out r r. r Say U i hI inspector if It youve you've got anything any ny anything thing on me I 1 I would The fry cry dropped luto Into unintelligible Burke urk retained his hIM manner of ot serene Indifference to the oth others other's rs r's agitation Still his p pen n hurried over the paper nn and he dl did l 1 not trouble to look up as 1111 ashe asio he io expostulated half hult banteringly Now now What's the matter mutter with you Ioe Joe I told you that I 1 wanted to ask you a It few tew questions n That's all nut But after a moment emotion emotion emotion emo emo- tion forced him to another appeal Say Inspector he Inspector he began Then abruptly he be was silent hl his hili mouth still sUll open to utter the words that were now held eld back buck by horror Again be he saw the detective walking walkin forward out there lathe inthe corridor And with him as before was a n second figure fig figore urea ore which advanced d Again the door swung wide the prisoner prisoner pris pris- oner slipped within the door clanged shut the b bolts baits clattered noisily Into their sockets And in the watcher terror grew grew- for tor he had s seen en the face of of Chicago Red fled another of ot othis his pals another wh who h had bad d seen him kill At last he licked his his' dry lips and his voice broke In a throaty whisper Sl Say y I Inspector if youve you've got anything any anything any any- thing against me why Who said there was anything against you J Joe 1 Burke rejoined in ina Ina a voice that was genially chiding a aSay s Say inspector if youve you've got any anything on on me me me What's the matter with you today Joe J e You fe seem m nervous Still the time official kept on with his writing No No I 1 I aint nervous Garson cried with a feverish effort to appear calm Why what makes you think that But this aint exactly the place you'd pick out as ji II pleasant one to spend the morning tie Lie was silent for fora a a. little trying with all his strength to regain t with small success Burke believed that his opportunity was come His hand slipped sUpped Into th the pocket where way was tl tile the e pistol anU clutched It He He stared stared at Garson fiercely and spoke with a r the tho words Why did you kill Eddie Griggs Griggs- Griggs 7 I 1 didn't kill km him ham The reply way was wn quick quick enough enough but it came came weakly Again Garson was forced to wet his hislip lip lips lips' with a Ii dry and to sw swallow painfully I I 1 tell you 1 I didn't kill him he repeated at last with more mor force torce You killed him last night with night with this Burke Burko cried viciously On Ou the Instant the pistol leaped leaped into view t pointed lol t d strai straight at Garson Carson Why 1 the tile inspector shouted Come on now Why 7 S I 1 I tell teli youl yOU I Garson was growing st stronger tI since a at l last st the crisis was upon 11 him haw lIe He got lot t to bl his bis feet It with lithe I movement and sprang close Io-f t to the desk He lie bent 11 his bis bl head forward chall to meet the glare Iare of f his accusers accuser's er eyes n III-i III pissed haled pd many II seconds while the Un Jw men bottled In will silence will warring t against will In iu tin the t end encl ml It way was I lie m murderer who triumphed Suddenly dropped the till pistol tutu lUlu Ills his 1 rod lolled back I In lu I hil his his' J chair His Flis gaze r fell 11 n away wn from the theman man illan confronting him In the same in- in scant U tile t rigidity of nm form form u and und he hl st straightened slowly Oh Oh well II B Burke kE exclaimed d ami amt I 1 didn't think did but ahl ably realty really a yon fon on 1 wasn't sure sur so I 1 I. I h had d t to take a n chance You Yon understand dont don't you you 10 lee Joe 1 Sure ure I 1 understand replied with an an amiability equal to time the Inspectors Inspector's fors for's own Burke pressed the buzzer as as the agreed RI to Where did cUll you say RaF Mary Turner Wll was last lust night At the till question ell all Garson's fears for the woman rushed hack back on oil him with appalling force don't dont know where she he bE 1 was ryas ex fx exclaimed X claimed doubtfully HE fie realized hl his blunder even as UN the words left hIs bis lips and sought Bought ht to correct orret It It n as h host best t he ml might 1 t. t Why yep F yes I 1 do too too h be he went nn on m as as' as If assailed 11 by bF sudden sadden memory I l 1 dropped into her hel place kind of ot late niad they said shed she'd goue guile to bed h headache adache I 1 guess Ye Yes she was home homo home of course She didn't go go out of ot the tile house honse all aU night Ins Ills Insistence on point was was of at Itself suspicious but eagerness to protect her dulled d his wits Know anything about Gilder Burke demanded Not a thing g was wae the earnest earnest answer an- an TO so BB ns five old Seventy old Dress Drets O. O Dressed td In a u dress which she wove more inure sec sev seventy enty five YE years ri tUtu ago Mrs Airs 4 1 L f. Founds ninety three years rH old was wa buried nl fit s Foutty-'s l 1 Va M Mrs Founds was married twit twice un and she wore were ft dress r ess ou eai r ti I j i |