PLATTSHOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PAGE 6. 7 TT IT TUT TT TST V 11 11 Mil 11 IN TIE LAW ; ; ... By MARVIN DANA FROM THE PLAY OF BAYARD VEILLER CopyrtK 1213, tr ttm compaajr. CHAPTER XrX. Anguish and Bliss. - GA.EBON Bhonted his confession without a second of reflection.' But the result niust have been the same had be taken years of thought. Between him and her as the victim of the law, there could be no hesitation for choice. The : prime necessity was to save her, Mary, from the toils of the law that were closing around her. For himself, In the days to come, there would be a ghastly dread, but there would never be regret over the cost of saving her. He had saved her from the waters- he would pare her until the end, as far as the rower in him might lie. The suddenness of it all held Mary voiceless for long seconds. She was frozen with horror of the event. When, at last, words came, they were a fran tic prayer of protest. "No. Joe! No: Don't talk don't, talk!" - "Joe hit talked." Durke said, sisnlfl cact!y. He did It to protect me," she stated, earnestly. The inspector disdained such futile argument. As the doorman appeared In answer to the buzzer, he directed that the stenographer be summoned at once. ' "We'll have the confession . In due form, he remarked, gazing pleasedly ; on the three before him. "He's not going to confess," Mary Insisted, with spirit But Burke disregarded her complete-, ly, and spoke mechanically to Jarson the formal warning required by the law. "Ton are hereby cautioned that any thing you wry may be nsed against you." Then, as the stenographer en tered, he went on with lively interest. "Now, Joe!" Tet once again, Mary protested, a little wildly. "Don't speak, Joe! Don't say a word till we can Set a lawyer for you?' The man met her pleading t-y9 steadily, and shook his head In refusal. "It's no use. my girl," Burke broke In harshly. "I told you I'd get you. I'm going to try you and Garson. and the whole gang for murder yes. every one of you. And you. Gilder," lie con tinued, lowering on the young man who had defied him so obstinately, "you'll go to the house of detention as a material witness." lie turned his gaze to Garson again, and spoke au thoritatively: "Come on now, Joe!" Garson went a step toward the desk and spoke decisively. "If I come through, you'll let her and him?" he added as an after thought, with a nod toward Dick Gil der. - '' "We'll get the best lawyers in the country," Mary persisted desperately. "We'll save you, Joe we'll save you!" Garson regarded the distraught girl with wistful eyes. But there was no trace of yielding In Lis voice as he replied, though he spoke very sorrow illy. "No, you can't help me," he said sim ply. "My time has come, Mary. And I can save you a lot of trouble." "He's right there," Burke ejaculated. "We've got him cold. So. what's the use of dragging you two Into it?" "Then they go clear?" Garson ex claimed, eagerly. "They ain't even to be called as witnesses?' "You're on!" Burke agreed. "Then, here goes!" Garson cried, and he looked - expectantly toward the stenographer. "My name is Joe Garson." "Alias?" Burke suggested. "Alias nothing!" came the sharp re tort. "Garson's my monaker. I shot English . Eddie, because he was a f-kunk and a stool pigeon, and he got Just what was coming to him." Vitu peration beyond the mere words beat In his voice now. "Now, now!" Burke objected, severe ly. "We can't take a confession like that". . Garson shook his head poke with ' rcer hatred. Because he was a sknnK ana a Bt.xl pigeon." be repeated. "Hare you g-Dt it?" And then, as tlto stenograph er nodded assent, he went on. less vio lently: "I croaked him Just as be was going to call the bulls with a polieo whistle. . I used a gun with smokeless jowder. It had a Maxim silencer on it, so that it didn't make any noise." Garson paused, and the set despair of Lis featuies lightened a little. Into his voice came a tone of exultation In describably" ghastly. It was born of the eternal egotism of the criminal, fat tening vanity in gloating over his In genuity for eviL lie stared at Burka with a quizzical grin crooking his Hps. ' "Say," he exclaimed. "I'll bet itfs the first time a guy was ever croaked with, one of them things! Ain't It?" The inspector nodded affirmation. "Some class to that, eh?" Garson de manded, still with that grewsome air of boasting. 'Il got the gun and the Maxim silencer thing off a fence in Boston," he explained. Say tbaifc fhlhg eost" me $G0, andTFs wortft every cent of the-money. Why, they'll re member me as the first to spring one of thm things, won't they?" "They sure .will, Joe!" the Inspector conceded. "Nobody knew I had it," Garson con tinued, dropping his braggart manner abruptly, At the. words, Mary started, and her Hps moved as If she were about to speak. , ''Nobody knew I had it nobody in the world," he declared. "Aad no body had anything to do with th kill ing but me," '" "Was there any bad feeling between you and -Eddie Griggs T' "Never till that very minute. Then I learned the truth about whnt he'd framed up with you." The speaker's voice reverted to Its former fiet-ceness in recollection of the treachery of on whom he had trusted. "He was a stool pigeon, and I hated him! That's all, and it's enough. And it's all true, so help me God!" The inspector nodded dismissal to the stenographer, with an air of relief. "That's all, Williams," he said heav ily. "Ile'Il sign It as soon as you've transcribed the notes." Then as the stenographer left the room Burke turned his gaze on the woman, who stood there in a posture of complete dejection, her white, an guished face downcast There was triumph in the inspector's voice as he addressed her, for his professional pride was' full fed by this victory over his foes. "Young woman," Burke said briskly, "It's just like I told you. You can't beat the law. Garson thought - he could and now." He broke off, with a wave of his hand toward the man who had just sentenced himself to death in the electric chair. "That's right" Garson agreed, with somler intensity. His eyes were grown clouded njrahi now, and his voice drag god leaden. "That's right Mary," he repeated' dally, after a little pause. Yon can't beat the law!" lie hes itated a little, then went on, with a certain curious embarrassment "And this same o'd law says a woman must stick to her mrrn." The girl's eyes met h!s with passion ate sorrow in their ralsty deeps. Gar son gave a significant glance toward Diet Gilder, then his gaze returned to her. There was a smoldering despair !n that look. There "were, as well, an entreaty atrd n command. "So' he went on, "you must go along with him. Mary. Won't you? Its the best thing to do." The girl could not answer. There was a clutch on her throat Just then, which would not relax at the call of her will. 'Of a sudden, an inspiration cam to him, a means to snap the tension, to create a diversion wholly efficacious. He would turn to his boasting again, would call upon his vanity, which he knew well as his chief foible, and make it serve as the foil against his love. "You want to cut out worrying about me," he counseled, bravely. "Why, I ain't worrying any. myself not a little bit! You see, it's something new I've pulled off. Nobody ever put over any thing like it before." He faced Burke with a grin of gloat ing again. ;'T'U bet there'll be a lot of stuff In the newspapers about this, and my pic ture, too, In most'of "em! What?" The man's manner imposed on Burke, though Mary felt .the torment that , his vainglory Leg was meant to mask. "Say," Garson continued to the in spector, "if the reporters want any pictures of me could I have some new ones taken? The one you've got of me in the gallery is over ten years old. I've taken off my beard since then. Can I have a new one?" "Sure you can, Joe. I'll send you up to the gallery right now." "Immense !" Garson cried boisterous ly. He. moved toward Dick Gilder, walking with a faint suggestion of swagger to cover the nervous tremor that had seized him. "So long, young fellow," he exclaim ed and held out his hand. "You've been on the square, and I guess you always will be." Dick had no scruple in clasping that extended hand very warmly in his own. "We'll do what we can for you," he said simply. "That's all right" Garson replied, with such carelessness of manner as he could contrive. Then at last he turned to Mary. This parting must be bitter, and he braced himself with all the vigora of his will to combat the weakness that leaped from bis soul. As he came near the girl could hold herself in leash no longer. She threw herself on hfs breast. Her arms wreatnea aoout tns near, ureat sods racked her. "Oh, Joe, Joe! The gasping cry was of utter despair. Garson's trembling hand patted the girl's bhoulder very softly, a caress of inlinite tenderness. "TLut's all right." he murmured huskily. -That's all right, Mary." There was n short silence, and then he went on speaking more firmly. "You know, he'll look after you." He looked tip over the girl's shoul der and beckoned with his head to Dick, who came forward. "Take good care of her. won't you?" He disengaged himself gently from the girl's embrace and net her within the arms of her husband, where she rested quietly, as if unable to fight longer against fate's decree. . "Well, so long!" lie dared not ntter another word. but turned blindly, and went stum-, bling a little, toward , the doorman, who "had appeared in answer to the rM "A mm TV V ., "That's all right. That's all right, Mary." inspector' scial. "To the gallery," Burke ordered curtly. Garson went on without ever a glance back. There was a long silence in the room after Garson's passing. It was bro ken at last by the inspector, who got up from his chair and advanced to ward the husband and wife. In his Baud he carried a sheet of paper, rough ly scrawled. As he stopped before the two and cleared his throat, Mary with drew herself from Dick's arms and re garded the oflicial with brooding eyes from out her white face. Burke extended the sheet of paper to the husband. "There's a document" be said gruff ly. "It's a letter from one Helen Mor ris, In which she sets forth the inter esting fact that she pulled off a theft In the Emporium, for which your Mrs. GUder here did time. You know, your father got your Mrs. Gilder sent up for three years for that same job which she didn't do. That's why she had such a grudge against j-our father and against the law too!" Burke chuckled, as the young man took the paper, wonderingly. "I don't know that I blame her much for that grudge, when all's said and :lom?. You give that document to your father. It sets her right He's a just man according to his lights, your fa ther. He'll do all he can to make things right for her, now. he knows. , Now, vou two listen. I've got to go out a minute. When I get back, I don't want to Qud anybody here not any body! Do you get me?" . . When the official was gone, the two stood staring mutely each at the other through long seconds. What she read !n the man's eyes set the woman's heart to beating with a new delight What he read in her eyes set the hus band's pulses to bounding. He opened his arms in an appeal that was a com mand. .Mary went forward slowly, without hesitation, in a bliss that for got every sorrow for that blessed tno aaent and cast herself ou his breast the r . V ELMWOOD. Leadcr-F.cho. v f J. F. Homer shippod a car of hogs to he Nebraska Cily market Wednesday. Win. Fiieli of Tlogue ChiUo, Miss., arrived Tuesday fur a visit with his sua, F. J. Jacob Schlaiiker lias purchased the Harry Thomas farm. We understand the consideration was Mrs. ll.irnsherger spent Satur day and Sunday visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Keckler, of near Man ley. Archie Mueller of Cedar Rapids, own, arrived Monday evening for a visit will) his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adulph Mueller. Mrs. Josie Hair of Thurman, Iowa, came Friday for a few days' visit willi her old schoolmate and friend, Mrs. James Durbin. Mr. and Mrs. John (lonzales entertained at a four-course din ner Friday in honor of Mr. (lon zales' mother, Mrs. Rhine, of Fin coin. Vomer Perry, of near Wabash had the misfortune of falling off a load of hay, breaking1 throe bones in his wrist. We are triad to hear he is doing nicely at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cobb entertained a company of young people at their home on Thursday evening- of last week in bono- of their nephew, II. 11. St rooter, of Buffalo Gap, S. 1)., vh departed Friday for his home. The even ing" was spent in playing1 progres sive -SomeTrSet, after which a dainty two-course luncheon was served. The guests departed at an early hour, voting Mrs. Cobb M m a royal entertainer. UNION. 4- 2 Ledger. J V WW V V wv Dave A. Eaton went to South Omaha Monday evening, taking two carloads of his fat cattle. W. B. Banning' and wife and son, Hollis, went to Lincoln last Friday to make a visit with some of their friends. Riley Dill and wife of Rosalie, Neb., arrived Wednesday to make a visit with C. F. Harris and fam ily and other relatives near here. Mrs. Robert Eaton was taken to Omaha Wednesday evening for treatment in a hospital, being" ac companied by her husband and tier mother, Mrs. Will Rakes. Miss Jessie Todd departed last Tuesday evening for Canada, in lending to have charge of house hold a irairs for her nephew, Vanco Todd, on a large ranch owned by Harry Todd near Strathmore, Canada. Jesse R. Dysart of near Avoca was hero Wednesday afternoon, to visit and attend to business af fairs. Mr. Dysart and family arc located on the line farm of "Billy" It. Ib'tts, who recently moved to his large ranch in Holt county. -Robert Foster, who has been in the south for some time, came in the first of the week and will probably find suitable employ ment and remain here. He in forms us that he has spent, most of the time in Louisiana, but that this part of Nebraska looks good to him. Mrs. Frank Freiburgliouse and children, whose homo has been at Rushville, Neb., for several years, have been visiting relatives in this village, aijl will soon locati at the new home in Texas. Mr. Freihurghouse went, there two weeks ago with the household gO ds. . ,. . One of the pleasant features in connection with the wedding of (irover llohack and Miss Oeorgia Massie was a reception given them Thursday evening, March l. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Roback. About forty iMiosts wore present, and a splen did supper was served, the affair being one of great, enjoyment for all the participants. AVOID STUFFY , WHEEZY BREATHING. -i Take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for an inflamed and congested condition of the air passages and bronchial tubes. A cold develops quickly if not checked and bronchitis, lagrippe and pneumonia are dangerous posibilities. Harsh, racking coughs weaken the system, but Foley's Honey and Tar is "safe, pure and certain in results. Con tains no opiates. For sale by all druggists. WEEPING WATER. Republican. v W. D. Bish of Kansas City was calling on his brother, (. YV., Wednesday night. Mr. Mvron Kinney of Vermont arrived today for a visit with his cousin, E. E. Day and family. Miss Myrtle Woods of Wabash who has been teaching school at Sheridan, Wyoming, was visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Staton, the last of the week. Mrs. (i. 11. Olive went to Oma ha Friday; from there she will visit relatives while (Jeorge is taking in the sights in Florida. Ben has quite the appearance o-f a bachelor. Will Hidden of Scott s Bluff was a Wednesday night visitor with relatives hero. He had been to Kansas City with a load of fat cattle and was on his way home. He says the family are all well and they like the country out there line. The friends of Miss Verna Bates will be pleased to know that she returned from the hospital at Lincoln this afternoon and is much improved and escaped the trying ordeals of an operation. Mrs. Oeorge Colbert, son, Wiley, and her daughter, Mrs. Brown, were over night visitors at the John Colbert home Wednes day night, leaving Thursday for their new home in Chase county. They were accompanied as far as Lincoln by Grandma Colbert and Mrs. John Colbert. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Philpol wore in town Wednesday and closed a deal for another eighty acres of land that he had bought of his father, Chas. Philpot. This eighty acres .joins his land at Arnold, which makes him 400 acres there, which he says is all good alfalfa land. Mrs. Herbert Ratnour received i 5 T" tit word from her mother, Mrs. Tur ner Zink, who is at Waconda Springs, Kansas, that her sister's husband, Chris Hunter, of Green, Kansas, died Sunday morning and that she would attend the funeral and return to Waconda, as she thought the baths were helping her. EAGLE. Beacon. V August Bergman shipped a carload of cattle to South Omaha Wednesday. J. S. Dysart shipped a carload of cattle to the South Omaha market I lie fore part of the week. A. 11. Vanlandingham shipped a carload of hogs to Nebraska City the latter part of last week. Miss Gladys Sharp left for Hilger, Mont., last week with the view of securing some homestead land. Mrs. Bert Price was called to Coon Rapids, Iowa, the latter part of last week on account of the ill ness of tier mother. B. F. Judkins went to Tobias, Neb., Tuesday for a couple of days' visit with his daughter, Miss Abbie Judkins, who is leaching in the public schools there. At the caucus held in the town hall last Thursday evening, Chas. Rentier, Geo. Reitlerr, jr., and Geo. Oberle were selected as can didates for village trustees to be voted on at the spring election. Mrs. 15. F. Judkins received word the fore part of the week of the death of Mrs. Grace Blodgelt Statten at her home in Silver thorne, Neb., which occurred Sat urday morning of last week. Mrs. Statten was formerly a teacher in the Eagle and Highland schools. Monday morning, March 10th, Anson Burdiek commenced on his twelfth year as rural mail carrier out of Eagle. It was on Monday morning, March 10, l'.HKJ, that Anson commenced his duties on the'route and this is the lirst time in the eleven years that March lt' has come on Monday. He has been a most faithful carrier, not hav ing lost any time during the en tire eleven years, and fr prompt ness and courteous treatment, the patrons of his route say they could ask for none better. V NEHAWKA. Mr. and Mrs, George Sheldon are rejoicing over the arrival at their home Monday of line baby boy. John Griffith is using crutches, the result of mistaking one of his toes for the limb of a tree he was trimming. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knabe, George Hansen and Miss Gladys West were Nebraska City visitors Wednesday. The many friends of Mrs. Tom Kivett will be glad to know that she is improved in health and is able to be up and around again. From the looks of things No hawka will have her share of can didates for the various offices this fall, and they are all good ones. C. A. Anderson left with his car Saturday for Park Roberts, Min nesota, where he will make his future home. The family will re main for a time at least. Tom Fulton has ben doing; a lot of work recently with his big Skow disc machine. He has the only one in the county, and disc plows are sent here from all over the county to be charpened. Mrs. J. E. Banning and the children are all ready to leave Saturday for their new home in Astoria, Ore., where Mr. Banning has a lucrative position with the S. P. railway. They have been waiting several days for a part of their transportation. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Viall left Monday afternoon for Mentor, Minn., where they will make their home. The elder Mr. Viall and Earl have established themselves up there and have everything ready to begin work. This family leaves a hot of friends hero who wish them the best of success in their northern home. Money Loaned. Six per cent loans on farms, orchard lands, city resident or business properly, to buy, build, imnrove extend or refund moftg- J I ages oj- other securities; terms reasonable; special privilege, c, .fffsiioiideiice invited. Com monwealth Securities Loan Com pany, R. 7(37 oas and Electric 111 d jr., Denver, Colorado. 7 ii Henrv lildg., Seattle, Washington. 3-30-4 tw Try the Journal. Want Ads. 3 G ODD V. iff J Ti -J 4 msMtee PRIZELANDER A thoroughbred trottiDg stallion, is a jet black and weighs 1200 pounds. He was foaled in 1907, by Borolyptol 32229; dam Minaletta, by Wrestler 18754; grand dam Minola, by Alpine 9611; sire Borolyptol 32229, Electioneer, Jr. 26257. The season of 1914 for these horses will be made at my farm one mile south of Mynard. The Great Breeding Jack "Tom" Tom is a black jack vith white points and weighs 1000 lbs., good bone and a sure foal getter. He will also make the entire season at my farm. Terms: For Herbert and Prizelander $10 to insure colt to stand and suck. For Bodenham and jack Tom S15 to insure colt to stand and suck. Care will be taken to prevent accidents but will not be held responsible should any occur. When parties dispose of mares or remove from the county service fee becomes due and payable immediately. VU. A. FSGHT, Owner. 4 LOUISVILLE. Courier. . 9 1 Born Tuesday, March L'i, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Taylor, a boy. Also on Monday. March 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, a boy. Mrs. (i. A. I'ribble went to timaha Monday to attend the funeral of her nephew's little child. She. returned home Tues day. Miss May Richey returned to her home in J'laitsmouth Wed nesday after a ten. days' visit with her brother, G. A. Richey and family. If you neglect to vote Tuesday, April 7, you will have thrown away a privilege for which some, women would tear their bonnets to accomplish. We are pleased to report that Mrs. T. C. Amick is recovering from a serious attack of heart trouble which kept her bedfast for several weeks. Miss Rose Rathbun has re- 300 LI0I Or More on One Hen ! by no means uncommon. No one would expect to lauen a strer Vila mat nnmoer or iicks - sues. B inn hie hlnnri hut n.nv yn.rt w-rilCki I '. 1 1 1(11.. B the old hen to ro ahead shelUnE75Trl' fli out eggs while lice and mites are C?A -lJ?3 counica over wu uuu new uuurr l,ti . wn . j .. I 1; .-I - . .V. row vi ten nciu, on u ruv board painted the night before with Lee's Lice Killer. This greatkillerdoes double duty contact kills mites, ucc bed burs, etc. about the roosts; the vapor kills lice cn the chickens sitting over it. Put up only in airtight cans. For tale at over io.otw towns. Threetizea 35 eta., 60 cu.. $1.00. Poultry Book free. For Sale by F. G. Fricke & Co. T i V r 9 9 i n Ihe Celebrated Young Jack by Frank Busch of Villa Ridge, this spring by the State Inspector and is sound in every way. Sandors will make the season of 1914 at our home, six miles west of Murray, and six miles east of Manley, every day in the .week. $15 to insure colt to stand up and suck. Parties disposing of mares or removing from the locality, service fee becomes due and must be paid immediately. All care will be taken to prevent accidents, but owners will not be responsible should any occur. SCHAFER BROS. ri ireeding Stallions BODENHAM MATCH LESS 22132 is an Eng lish Shire and was foaled in 1903. Bred by Mrs. Medli cott, Bodenham, Leomins ter, England. He is bay in color, with white face, and weighs 2000 pounds. Boden ham is an excellent breed er and has many fine colts in Cass county that will prove this statement. HERBERT is a sorrel horse weighing 1800 pounds and is a good foal getter and producer. turned to Lincoln for the summer as the inillienary season has as the millinary season has vacation in Louisville, at the home of her mother, Mrs. C. F. Rathbun. Mr. and Mrs. L. U. Kilgore, who came here from Columbus, Ohio, several years ago, have had their household goods sllrpped here and they arrived this week, which would indicate that they have decided to remain in the west. Mr. Kilgore is engineer of the steam shovel at the National stone quarry. In an item in last week's Courier we stated that our old friend, (Jeo. L. Herpeiv'nf Ehn--wood, had purchased a farm near Tiroenwood, paying $25,000 for 2i0 acres. The information as to price was derived from an ex change, but we are informed that the purchase price was in the neighborhood of $35,000. Special "Health Warning" for March. March is a trying month for the very young and for elderly people. Croup, bronchial colds, Iagrippe and pneumonia are to be feared and avoided. Foley's Honey and Tar is a great family medicine that will quickly stop a cough, check the progress of a cold, and relieve inflamed and congested air passages. It is safe, pure and always reliable. For sale by all drugrgists. Horses for Sale. 25 head of horses and mares for sale. Mostly broke and ready to go to work. Prices and terms are right. Frank Vallery, Platts mouth, Neb. 'Phone 305-J. Sandors Sandors is an excellent young Jack, coming 3 years old, weighing 900 pounds, plenty of extra heavy bone, black with mealy points. Sandors (5298) was foaled June 2, 1911; his sire was San Salvador, 2nd, by Salvador, im ported from Spain. San dors was bred and owned Mo. He has been inspected