Show AI I WITHIN w THE LAW f r By MARVIN RVIN DANA DANAh h FROM f THE TilE PLAY OF I f t BA BAY BAYARD Y RD V ILLER f a I Copyright 1913 1813 1913 by the tho IL It X Ie Fly I t. t f t company SYNOPSIS t Mary Marr Turner a Ii department store clerk le III l sentenced to prison for three year for fora t j. j a theft she sho did std not commit Edward Odder Gilder owner of the department I t etore consents to see aee Mary before she ah r goes to prison expecting her to confess confes Mary protests her Innocence to Gilder and I begs hIm to pay better wages to his hIli I li ri to 0 save ave them from temptation P s I After three three- years In prison i sr L J. freed treed but the hp police prevent her bel holding L positions Into the river to end enda a her life lite but Is rescued by Joe Garson Carson nf n r forger f forms forma Garr n Mary Mao a partnership with Garron and his gang by which they mulct rich f victims In a legal manner keeping withIn with witt I 1 In the law Jaw Mar Mary Is fa WArned by the police pollee to Jean leay v town after she has formed the acquaintS acquaint acquaint- S- S ance ante of Richard Gilder Glider her former em em- k son eon L Helen Morris the girl who had committed commit commit- ted the theft for which Mary fary was imprisoned sees aces fary r ss he guilt I Mary marries DI Glider Glider- ul out hI hii t fathers father's knowledge and then refuses to tc to sail for Europe with him Joe Jpe Carson Garson against Mary Marys protest agrees agrees with Ith Eddie another mother crook to help a. ry In IIi rs rt home 1 NiA r Edward Gl Glider Gilder der sees his sons son's bride and J tries to Induce her to give up her husY husband hus- hus Y band Dick refuses to leave her even when she him she Is an ex Inspector Burke Durke calls on Glider Gilder and tells him that a n burglary burglar at his home that night has been bee arranged through a s stool pigeon n to trap Mary Turner and k 5 L' L her gang I r Garson SOl and n d his gang break Into Gilders Gilder's home arid aRd are loll followed owed by Mary who Is Ia told of the proposed burglary While they are there D Dick ck returns home Garson learns that Griggs had had helped g put up the Job on him and he kills Grigg Griggs with a noiseless revolver Inspector Burke Burka arrives finding fi only Mary and Dick with Griggs' Griggs body bos Mary Mar Mar Marand and arid DIck Dick are arrested at after MaryA Mar Mary A says Dick killed Griggs a burglar O Ot r members of Df the gang are arrested arrested- and md nd r sweated by by br Burke F Inspector tor Burke Burke has AgEte Ag Ag- 4 Ete gie Lynch Lyncha Lyncha a member of or M Marys Mary's gang gang and Miry Mary In which he gets little Information t Joe Joe G Garson who has been arrested Is v taken taken- to Burkes Burke's office from where he sees sees' taken wIs' wIs t taken k to 16 cells The sIght upsets his hla nerves nerves i II r 4 fat A. A J f 4 The igner In er door opened and Mary Maryr r Turner Burner e entered ed the thc office Carson Garson G with difficulty suppressed the cry of distress that rose ruse to his lips Ups For a few moments mo mo- D ments the silence was unbroken Then presently Burke by a g st 1 directed lI ci d the girl to advance c toward the center of the room Io room m As she obey obeyed q lie hp himself it 5 J went w nt a a little t yard toward w rd the dour door and when It opened again and Dick Gilder Glider appeared I he e Inte Interpose p t c l the young mans mUD'S rush forward forward as his gaze gazeL L' L fell on on his bride who st him with sad eyes s Then while still that curious dy- dy sl silence endured Cassidy cam 1 briskly Int the office J the thc detective said said I t Say chief chief rap rup- Idly they vc squealed Squealed eh eb Do they tell tell- the same sam story And then when the de- de had answered In the tive he went on speaking in tones ponderous ponderous ponderous pon pon- derous with self complacency I I was waR right then after litter all right all right all nil k the time Good enough Of Ot a sudden his boomed somberly Mary Milt MaryT T Turner 1 l want you you for tor the murder of or- x Garson's Carsons rush halted baited the nce He had leaped forward jas tUf rigid He Ie broke on the ho inspectors inspector's words with a II gesture of fury His HIli voice came cam In a n hiss j a Je I 1 did it I ia 7 If i x v r- r CHAPTER Anguish and Bliss AnSO ABSON shouted his confession confes lon ion C. C without a second of ot reflection But ut the t have been ire same sume had hod be he tak taken n years I of thought though Between him and und her as the Ithe victim of ot the law there could be bc beno no hesitation for choice The prime primo s 's nece necessity Wag to save say her Mary from flOID the thc tolls toils ot of the law v. that were closing lo around her her F For tor ff in In days to come there would wo ld be be a ghastly Jl dread but hut there would never ne be bc regret over the cost of ut saving savin her He had saved l her from the waters waters waters-he he would save her until th the end as far as IlS t the e power power In him trim might lie lieL L' L Tb The suddenness I of ut It all held beld Mar Mary voiceless for fur long l seconds ond She was I k frozen rozen with horror of the event even at it last laRt words wont came they were a II frantic fran fran- S. S tic tlc prayer of protest No Joe loe No Dont Don't talk talk talk-d talk talk-don't don't dont nt toile talk Joe loe o has bas talked Burke said cantly 4 tHe lV II I me m she stated tat I yv r earnestly Y Y S Th The disdained such futile J i argument A As th Lie doorman appeared In In answer to the 1 hl buzzer he hp directed ct d nt the stenographer t J Pl cr be he summoned u at once c Well rave t the till the confession In due I for J ln f td g gazing on l t before v r C I fits 1 m- m 1 rV 7 11 r x i d Co 0 lies He not to confess 8 Mary Man Insisted ted with spirit But Dut Burke disregarded her complete complete- ly Iy and poke Jole mechanically to Carson Garson tho the formal warning required by the law You are ure hereby cautioned that anything anything any thing you say may be used against you yon Theta Then as the stenographer entered en en- be he went on with lively Interest Now Joel Jool Yet once once again a Mary lary protested i a little wildly Dont speak roe sloe loel Dont Don't sa say a n word wort till we we cau 10 set Jet u II lawyer for you your The titan man met wet her ber pleading eyes eye steadily and shook his bis head bead in refusal Its no use my girl Burke Burk broke In n harshly I told you Id I'd get Jet you ou Im I'm m going to try you OU and und Carson Garson and the he whole gang for murder m murder yes yes every everyone me one of ot you And you Gilder he be con- con Linued lowering on the young man who vho had bod defied him so obstinately you'll go JO to the house bouse of ot detention IlS is a II material witness He no turned his bis raze gaze aze to Garson Carson again and spoke an- an Joe Ioe Come on now Carson Garson went It a step toward the desk de end and spoke decisively If I come come through you'll let her ber hero added as an nn after after- and o-and o and him he hc bt with a nod toward Dick Gil til- ler der Well get the best hest lawyers In tho Mary persisted desperately Well save ave wave you ou Joe Joe well well we'll save you i Garson regu r regarded ded the distraught girl 1111 slue wistful eyes eyes- But there therl wn was too iio lo trace race of ot yielding In In his voice us as lie ht replied though b he spoke very sorrow sorrow- tully oily No you cant can't help me he be said sim- sim ply fly ly My time has come Mary Iary And Aral AndI I can cnn save you OU a lot of trouble Hes rI right bt there Burke ejaculated go lot got him cold So what's the P. P j ie of ot dragging g y yn n o Then they go clear Garson on ox ox- t eagerly They aint even even to toe bc ae e called as witnesses Youre on Burke urke agreed Ihen here go ties go's s cried and ande andIC Ite e IC looked expectantly toward towar 1 the I e IlIr eMy My l name I Is Joe Garson Carson Alias Burke Burle suggested nothing carne came the sharp re- re tort ort Carsons my mv I I- l shot English Eddie b because he was u skunk kunk and nd d l 1 stOat pil pigeon eon eon and he Ill got sot j list st what hilt wa to him beyond the mere words h 11 I Ii In n i his vol voice p now Now now non Burke objected t seve severe severe- te It tey Iy y We Wp cant can't take a n ro confession like t. hat Garson irlon G shook hi his head spoke head spoke wI with II l erper r pr l he h o wa was ii 1 skunk and a 11 stool pigeon he be repeated Have Hare you OU got ot It And nd then then then-as as tb the tua stenographer er crr er nodded assent anent us hc he lie went onless on l less less' sH ilo I him hIn ju just t as ItS he be wis was going to io call call the bulls with a n police pollee whistle I u used ed a t gun with smokeless sr okeh ss powder It had lino 6 d a Maxim Maxim silencer on on onit ont It t so that it didn't make any uny noise Carson Garson pau paused fed cc and und the thc set t despair of his fl features atUle lI lightened a n little Into his voice eunie a 1 tone of exultation in in- In ghastly It was born of the eternal egotism Ul of the Criminal fattening fattening fattening fat fat- vanity in gloating g over o his ingenuity ingenuity in In- for evil ll He stared at Burke with a al grin lIn crooking his lips Say Sa bi he exclaimed Ill I bet het its it's the i first 1 time u 1 Ju guy was e ever r. r croaked with one one of them th things them things Aint It The Inspector n nodded affirmation Some Soni to that eh Garson Carson demanded deI de do- I mandel still with that Jew ome nit air of bo boaster I 1 pot Jot the tho gun gnu and the Maxim st silencer r tiling thing t n off off- offa a n fence fence- in I Bo Boit Joston n he be 1 explained Say that thit t r lo cost ost me 00 CO 0 and its it's It i worth every ery cut cent of the monc money Why they'll thell remember re- re member me ins me as liS the first spring of them things tb wont won't they illey 1 They sure t will III Joe foe tUe We Inspector conceded Nobody l knew I had It It it Carson Garson on con dro dio drooping ping his brug braggart urt manner abruptly ohm At the words Mary MalY started and her lips moved as ns if It she were about to peak It i Nobody Jl knew I had it nobody It-nobody nobody inthe in declared And nob nobody no no- nobody the he world be he body b had anything to-do to the be kill kill- lr big but hut me mc Was WaR there any l bud feeling between ee 1 you yon and nUll Eddie Griggs Never tl till that very ry minute Then I learned Ita the tb what hed bcd fm framed lt up with you The speakers speaker's reverted re tj to its t former fierceness lil ji recollection of the thc treachery ery of ot one whom when he be had trusted d He lie was Via stool pigeon and I hated bate hull ilm That's all and Its it's It enough And AM Andt's Its It's t's ts all fill true so so o help ins me God I TIlt Tile inspector nodded dismissal Ral to tobe be the the stenographer with an air of ot relief all sill Williams he said lIy y Hell sign In It us as soon as youve you've n i h ll the notes n Then u as III the stenographer left the com com Burl turned Iris gaze on the who stood there ina In a posture Jo of f tl dejection her ber white an- an anguished ul lJ d face downcast 0 11 st There was triumph in the Insl Inspectors Inspector's voice as us he lie addressed her for hl his professional pride wa wn full fed by hy this hie victory over hl his ils foes Young oun woman Burke urle said briskly It its it's Just like I told you ou You cant can't ent tin the law V Garson thought he corid on f now lie lit broke off ocr with witha II a wave t of It f hl his hand hl toward the man rho ho load had Just Jn t sentenced himself to death dent eath In lh the electric chair right Carson GarRon agreed with omber intensity Int n ill HI i eyes e CN were grown again non and drag with Mary ht he Jl ged 1 leuen n. n dully niter after r a II little pau eYou t e. e I You cant can't heat bent the law He hC lies hes I Hated a little then th n went on with a 1 certain curious emb embarrassment And this his same Hume old law says a woman must tick stick to h her r man man t r f met l' l his bis with paston on ate ate i misty deeps deeps- un Car Car- ar- ar U i J f t s gave l n II 1 glance glance Inne toward III Dick Gilder then lieu his bh gaze Jaze returned to I Ibel her bel There was a 0 smoldering despair In that look There were as well an on entreaty and U a command So he went on you must go al along n with him him Mary Marv l Wont Won't you Its It's the best thing to do doThe do The rhe girl girl- c could snot not answer r There was a n clutch on her throat just then thell which would not relax at the call of ot other her will Of a sudden an un inspiration came to him a Il m menus means to snap the tension to create a diversion wholly efficacious He Ile would turn to his boosting boasting again would call upon ulon his vanity which he knew well as his bis chief foible and make It serve ser as as the thc foil of against his bl love You want to cut out worrying about me he be counseled bravely Why 1 aint worrying any uny myself not myself not a little bit You see Its It's something new Ive I've pulled off oft Nobody ever put out over anything anything any any- thing like It before He faced Burke with ith a u grin of gloating gloat gloatIng ing fag again Ill bet therell there'll be a lot of stuff tutT Inthe Inthe in inthe the newspapers about aboul this and my picture picture pic pic- ture too in in most of em What What What- Tire The mans man's manner Imposed on Burke though Mary felt the torment that his bis was meant meant to mask Say Garson Carson continued to the inSpector in- in Inspector in inspector if It the reporters want an any pictures of me mc could I have some new lew ones taken The one youve you've got of ot me meIn meIn mein In the gallery Is over ten years old Ive I've taken off olT m my beard since then Can I have a new on one Sure you can Joe foe Ill I'll send you y u up to the gallery right now Immense Garson cried boisterously boisterous boisterous- ly Iy He lIe moved toward Dick Gilder Glider of ot walking with a faint suggestion swagger swagger to cover Or O r the thc 1 tremor that had hod seized him So long young fellow he he exclaimed exclaim exclaim- ed sd and held beld out his hand band Youve been on the square and I guess you always will be Dick had no scruple in clasping that hat exten extended ed hand very warmly in his own Well do what we can for you he fie 4 said raid said simply lImply all right Garson replied d with such carelessness npR of manner manner as ashe ashe he ho could contrive Then at last he lie turned to Mary This parting must be he bitter and he hI braced himself with all 1111 the rigors I ors of bl his will to combat om bat the weakness weakness' that leaped from his soil soul ROllI As he came amp near the girl could hold ber herself elt in leash no longer long She threw V herself herselt on pis his breast Her arms wreathed abo about t his neck neck- neck Gr Great at sobs racked her Oh Joe Joe Joel The gasping cry was of utter despair Garson's Carson's trembling hand band patted the girls girl's shoulder very softly a caress of Infinite tenderness all right he murmured huskily all ait right fight Mary There was was a short sll sileace and then he hewell hewen wen well f on speaking more firmly You know hell he'll look after you He looked up over the girls girl's shoulder shoulder der del and beckoned with his head bead to Dick who came forward T Take ke good care of her bel wont won't wont you He lie disengaged himself gently from fromI the girls girl's embrace and set her within I the arms of her bel husband where she t t t 11 r ra rc rcy y rr e r x I R r. r w a y r I I jm That's all a right That's all right Mary rested quietly as us if It unable to tight fight longer |