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1WD RlOEMQIWDILOirAW DJ3US DCGRC Y , -7 CHARLES KLEIN ; ARTHUR HORNBLOW ELU5TBAT10NS BY RAY WALTERS NK.NI. INI, T B.W. DILklnCUWI LUnftAnr CHAPTER XIV. Qutwsrdly, at leant, Judge Brew aier's officii at 83 Hroadway in no ' Vy differed from the offices of ten j thousand oher lawyers who strive to Vke'outa difficult living In the 'iuott i Aforcrowded of alt the professions. I They consisted 'Of a modest suite of; jtwins on the Blxth floor. There was a mall outer Office with a railed-off jnrlosure, behind which sat a half 4oen stenographer . busy .copying Igal docunents; as many men clerks Were writing at desks, and the walls 'were fitted with shelves filled with Vtonderous lnw books. In one corner wss a room with glass door marked "Mr. Brewstir. Private." Assuredly ro casual visitor could gss from the appearance of the place that this was the headquarters of on of the most brilliant legal minds la th? country, yet In this very office had been prepared some of the most sensational victories ever re corded in the law courts. Visitors to Judge Brewster's office were not many. A man of such re nown was naturally expensive. Few could afford to retain his services, and in fact he was seldom called upon ncept to act In the Interest of wealthy corporations. In these cases, of course, his fees were enormous. He had very few private clients; In fact, he declined much private practice that was offered to him. He had been the legal adviser of Howard Jeffries, Sr., for many years. The two men had known each other to ther younger days and practically had won success together the one In the banking business, the other in the service of the law. An Im portant trust company, of which Mr. Jeffries was president, was constantly involved In all kinds of litigation of Jef- He felt In Singularly Good Spirits. which Judge Brewster had exclusive i-harge. 'A the lawyer, found this highly remunerative, It was' only nat ural that "he ' had no desire to lose Mr. Jeffries as a client. ' .'Secluded In his private office, the Judge was busy at his desk, finishing a letter. He folded It up, addressed an envelope, then lit a cigar and looked at the time. It1 was three o'clock.' The day's work was about over and he smiled with satisfaction as he thought of the automobile ride in the park he would enjoy before dressing and going to his club for din ner. He felt In singularly good spir its that afternoon. He had Just won in th- court a which meant not only a handsome ad dltlon to his bank account, but a signal triumph over his legal oppo nents. Certainly, fortune smiled on him. He had no other Immediate cases on hand . to worry about. He J eould look forward to a few weeks of j absolute rest. He struck a bell on his dsk and a clerk entered. Handing him the note he had Just written, he nald: "Hve this sent at once by mes-, aent'T." I "Vry well, Judge," answered the -lrk. . ' ; ")ty the by," frowned the lawyer, "ban' that woman been in to-day?" ' I 'Tn-she sat In the outer office all monitng', trying to see you: We said you wire out of town, but she did not belHve It. She sat there till she got tired.' She hid no Idea that you went , ut by another stairway." I "Humph," growled the lawyer; "a ' 1c thing to be besieged in this man , ner ! If she annoys me much longer, 1 shall send for the police." At. that moment another clerk en tered the room. "What Is it, Mr. Jones?" demanded gauanuy ana poimea to a cnair. "Good morning, my dear Mrs fries; how do you do?" Is Mr. Jeffries here?'; asked Alicia, hurriedly. ' 1 "Not yet," he replied, smiling. 'This is an unexpected pleasure. ' I think it is the first time you" have graced my office with your presence." "How quiet It Is here!" she ex laimed, looking around nervously. "It is hard to believe this Is the very center of the city." Taking the seat offered to her, she went on: "Oh. judge, w are dreadfully .wor ried." ' "You mean about the Underwood case?" Alicia nodded. ' "Yes, Mr. Jeffries Is terribly upset. As if the coming trial and all the rest of the scandal were not enough. But now we have to face something even worse, something that affects me even more than my husband. Really, I'm frantic about It." "What's happened now?" asked the lawyer, calmly. "That woman Is going on the stage, that's all!" she snapped. "H'm," said the lawyer, calmly. ! "Just think!" she irled. "the name, 'Mrs. Howard Jeffries my name paraded before the public! At a time when everything should be done to keep It out of the pnpers this woman Is going to flaunt herself on the stage!" She fanned herself - tndiguantly, while the lawyer rapped his desk absent-mindedly with a paper cutter. Alicia went on: "You know I have never met the woman. What Is she like? I under stand she's been bothering you to take the case of that worthless hus band of hers. Do you know she had the Impertinence to come to our house and ask Mr. Jeffries to help them? I asked my husband to describe her, but all I could get from him was that she was Impertinent and Impossible." She hesitated a moment, then she added: "Is she as pretty an her pic tures In the paper? You've seen her, of course?" Judge Brewster frowned. "Yes," he replied. "She comes here every day regularly. She literally compels me to see her and refuses to go till I've told her I haven't changed my decision about taking her case." "What Insolence!" exclaimed Alicia. "I should think that you would have her put out of the office." The lawyer was silent and toyed somewhat nervously-with, the paper cutter, as If not quite decided as to what response to make. He coughed and fussed with the papers on the desk. "Why don't you hav her put out of the office?" she repeated. ' " The judge looked up. There was an expression in his face that mlKht have been Interpreted as one of an noyance, as if he rather resented this Intrusion Into bis ' business affairs, but Mrs. Jeffries, Sr., was too Im portant a client to quurrel with, so he merely said: "Frankly, Mrs. Jeffries, If it were not for the fact that Mr. Jeffries has exacted from me a promise not to take up this case, I should be tempted to consider the matter. In the first place, you know I always liked How ard. I saw a good deal of him before your marriage to Mr. Jeffries. He was always a wild, unmanageable boy, weak In character, but he had mnnv tnvnhln trnlta f am verv anrrv. very complicated case , tQ gee Wm ,n ft terrb)e I position. It was hard for me to real I lze It and I should never have be lieved him guilty had he not con I fessed to the crime." "Yes," she assented. "It Is an aw J ful thing and a terrible blow to his father. Of course, he has had noth ing to do with Howard for months. As yoil know, he turned him out of . doors long ago, but the disgrace Is ' none the less overwhelming." The lawyer looked out of the win dow and drummed his fingers on the ami of his chair. Suddenly wheeling round, and facing his' client, he said: "You know this girl he married Is no ot-dlnarf wnnin."1 . ' "Oh!"4 she exclaimed," sarcastically. "She has succeeded In arousing your sympathy". ' The Judge bowed coldly. "No," he replied. "I would hardly ssy that. But she has aroused my curiosity. 'She Is a very peculiar girl, ' evidently a creature of Impulse an , determination. I certainly feel sorry 1 for her. Her position Is a very pain . ful one. She has been married only a few months, and now her husband has to face the most awful accusation the law er. "A lady to see you, Judge," said the clerk, handing him a card. Th lawyer glanced at the bit of lias'eboard, and said Immediately: "Oh, yes, show her In." The two clerks left the room and Judg Brewster, after a glance In the mirror to re-adjust his cravat, turned to greet his Tlsltof. The door opened and Alicia entered. She was fault lessly gowned, as usual, but her man ner was flurried and agitated. Evi dently something had happened to up net her, and she had come to make her husband's lawyer the confidant of her troubles. Th Judge advanced I thst can be brought against a man. She is plucky In spite of It all, and Is moving hesven and earth In Howard's defense. She believes herself to be In some measure responsible for his mis- ' fortune. Apart from that, the rase Interests me from a purely profession al point of view. There are several strange features connected with the esse. Sometimes, In spite of Howard's confession, I don't believe he com mitted that crime." Alicia changed color and, shifting itaalty on her chslr, scrutinised the lawyer's face. What was behind that calm, Inscrutable mssk? What theory had he formed? One newspaper had suggested suicide, sne mignt nerseit come forward and declare that Rob ert Underwood had threatened to tke his own life, but how could she f-ice the scandal which such a course wouM involve? She would have to admit visiting Undorv ootl's rooms at midn'glit alone. That surely would ruin her in the eyes not only of her husband, but of the whole wor'd. If 'his sacrifice of her good name were necessary to save nn innocent man's life, perhaps she might summon up enough courage to make it. But, after all, she was by no means sure her self that Underwood had committed suicide. Howard had confessed, so why shonld she Jeopardize her good name uselessly " "No," repeated' the ' Judge, shaking his head, "there's something strange in the whole affair. I don't believe Howard had any hand in It." "But he confessed!" exclaimed Alicia. ",J'-' ' 1 The Judge shook his head. "K "'That' nothing," he said.' "There have been; many Mnstanc.es of untdie confessions. A famous affair of the kind was the Boom case In' Vermont. Two brothers confessed having k'Ufd their brotber-In-law and described how they destroyed the body. ' yet some time afterward the murdered man turned up alive and well. - The object of the confession, of course, was to turn the verdict from murder to manslaughter, the circumstantial evidence against them having been so strong. In the days of witchcraft the unfortunate women accused of being witches were often urged by relatives to confess as being the only way of escupo open to them. Ann Foster, at Salem, In 1692, confessed that she was a witch. She said the dvil appeared to her In the shape of a bird, and that she attended a meet ing of witches at Salem village. She was not insane, but the horror of the accusation brought Ruiii8t her had been too much for a weak mind. Howard's confession may possibly be due to some such influence." "I hope for his poor father'; sake," said Alicia, "that vou may be right and that be may be proved innocent, but everything is overwhelmingly against him. I think you are the only one iu New York to express such a doubt." "Don't forget his wife," remarked the Judge, dryly. "No," she replied. "I really feel sorry for the girl myself. Will you give her some money If I " The lawyer shook his head. "She won t take it. I tried It. She wants me to defend her husband I tried to bribe her to go to some other lawyer, but It wouldn't work." "Well, something ought to be done to stop her annoying us!" exclaimed Alicia, indignantly. "Mr. Jeffries suf fers terribly. I can hear hlmpaclng up and down the library till three or four In the morning. Poor man, he suffers so keenly and he won't let any one sympathize with him. He won't let me mention his son's name. I feel wo ought to do something. Try and persuade him to let me see this girl and you are his friend as well as his legal adviser." Judge Brewster bowed. "Your husband Is a very old friend, Mrs. Jeffries. I can't disregard his U;hes entirely " There was a knock at th door of the private office. "Come In," called the judge. 1 The door opened and the head clerk entered, ushering In Howard Jeffries, Sr. The banker, still aristo cratic and dignified, but looking tired and careworn, advanced into the room and shook hands with the judge,' who greeted him with a cordial smile. There was no response on the bank er's face. Querulously he demanded: "Brewster, what's that woman doing out there again? It's not the first time I've met her In this office." Alicia looked up eagerly. "Is she out there now?" she cried. "What right has she to come here? What's her object?" went on the banker irritatedly. The lawyer shrugged bis shoulders. "The same old thing." he replied. "She wants me to take her case." The banker frowned. "Didn't you tell her It was Impos slb!e?" "That makes no difference," laughed the Judge. "She comes Just the same. I've sent her a ay a dozen times. What am I to do If she In sists on coming? We can't have ber arrested. She doesn't break the furni ture or beat the office boy. She sim ply sits and waits." 41 " "Have you told her that I object to ber coming here?" demanded the banker, haughtily. r "I have," "replied the Judge, calml, "but she has' overruled your objec tion." With a covert smile he add ed, "You know wo can't use force." Mr. Jeffries shrugged his ahouldera Impatiently. " ' ' "You can certainly use moral force," he tald. "What do you mean by moral force T" demanded the lawyer. Mr. Jeffrie threw up his bands as If utterly disgusted with the whole business. Almost angrily he an swered: "Moral force la moral force. 1 mean persuasion, of course. Good Qod, why can't people understand these things as 1 do?" The judge said nothing, but turned to examine some papers on his desk. He hardly liked the Inference that be could not see things as plainly as other people, but what was the use of getting irritated? He couldn't af ford to quarrel with one of his best clients. Alicia looked at her husband am lously. Laying her band on his arm she said soothingly: ' ' ' "Perhaps If I were to see her " Mr. Jeffries turned angrily. "How can you think of such a thing? I csn't permit my wife to come in cunmci uu wuumii ui that character." , Judge Brewster, who was listening ' in spite of the fact that he was seem-, ingly engrossed In his papers, pursed his lips. ! "Oh. come," he said with a forced ' laugh, "she's not as bad as all that!" "I'm sure she Isu't," said Alicia, em phatically. "She must be amenable to reason." The banker's wife was not altogeth er bad.' Kxcesslve vanity and ambi tion had steeled ber heart and stifled Impulses that were naturally good, but otherwise she was not wholly de void of feeling. She was really sorry for this poor little woman who was j ngnimg so oraveiy 10 save ner Hus band. No doubt she had Inveigled Howard into marrying her, but she Alicia had & right to sit in' Judg ment' on her -for that. ' If the girl bad bea assbitlous to marry above her, la what way was she ore guilty thaf she herself had been In' marry ing a ssaif she did not lovs. simply for his wealth and social' position?' Be side, Alicia was' herself sorely troubled. Her conscience told her that's word front her might set the whole matter right. ' She might be able to prove that 1'nderwood com mitted suicide. She knew she "was a coward and worse than a coward because she dare not speak that word. The more she saw ber hus band's ' anger the less courage she had to do it. In any case, she argued to herself,' Howard had confessed. ' If he shot Underwood there was no sui cide, so why should she incriminate herself needlessly? But.there was no reason why she should not show some sympathy for the poor girl who, after all, was only doing what any good wife should do. Aloud Bhe repeated: "I'll see the girl and talk to her. She must listen to reason." "Reason!" exploded the banker, angrily. "How can you expect reason from a woman who hounds us, dogs our footsteps, tries to compel us to take lu r up?" Judg1 Brewster, who had apparent y naid no attention to the banker's f That All Wool Bluo Serso Suit of Ours at $10 is Atlraciing Attention! Here are some of the attractive features: 1st It's a "TRUE BLUE," will not fade; absolutely guaran teed. 2nd It's strictly all-wool; chemically tested, 2rd It's stylishly cut; dip front, broad shoulders, peg trousers with belt loops and wide hem. 4th -It's thor oughly well-made, double stitched, good linings, hair cloth front, non-puckering edge, sewed with silk. . . Now tell us, where on earth can you buy a better suit for $10. If you are not prejudiced and will consider it strictly on its merits, this suit and many others in our $10, $12, $15 and $18 lines will win out. It's true that our spe cialty is high-grade suits from $20 to $35, but we have, not forgotten the man who wants to pay $10 to $20 by any means. Come in and look. That's fair. r remarks, now turned around. Hesi tatingly he said: "I think you do her an Injustice, Jeffries. She comes every day In the bope that your feelings toward your ton have changed. She wishes to five color to the belief that his fa :her's lawyers are championing hia :ause. She was honest enough to tell lie so. You know her movements are ilosely watched by the newspapers nd she takes good care to let the reporters think that she comes here ;o discuss with me the details of her husband's defense." The banker shifted Impatiently on his chair. Contemptuously he said: "The newspapers which I read don't lve her the slightest attention. If they did I should refuse to read .them." With growing Irritation be went on: "It's no use talking about her any more. 1 What are we going to do about this latest scandal? This wo in to is going on the stage to be ex hibited all over the country and she proposes to use the family name." "There U nothing to prevent her," said the lawyer, dryly. The banker jumped to his feet and exclaimed angrily: "There must be! Good God, Brew ster, surely you can obtain an Injunc tion restraining ber from using the family name! You must do some thing. What do ou adviser' "I advise patience," replied the jdge, calmly. - ' But Mr. Jeffries- had no patience. He ws a man who was not accus tomed to have his wishes thwarted, lie did not .understand why there should be the slightest difficulty la carrying out his Instructions. "Any one can advise patience!" he exclaimed, hotly, "but that's not do ing anything." Banging the desk angrily with his fist, he exclaimed: "I want something done!" Judge Brewster looked up at his client with surprise. The Judge never lost bis. temper. Even In the most acrimonious wrangles In the court room he was always the suave, pol ished gentleman. There was a shade of reproach In his tone as be replied: "Come, come, don't lose your tem per! I'll do what I can, but there Is nothing to be done In the way you suggest. The most I can do Is to re main loal to you, although to be quite candid I confess It goes against the grain to keep iny bands off this case. - As' I told your wife,' there are certain features about It which Inter est me keenly. 1 feel that you are wrong to" ' t "No, Brewster!" Interrupted Mr. Jeffries, explosively. "I'm right! ' I'm right! You know It, but you won't admit It." The lawyer shrugged his shoulders and turned, to his desk again. Lacon ically, he said: . "Well, I won't argue the matter with you. You refuse to be advlssi by me and" The banker looked up Impact:.,. "What ts your advice?" The lawyer, without looking up from his papers, said quietly: "You know what my feelings In the matter are." "And you know what mine are!" exclaimed the banket1, hotly. "I re fuse to be engulfed in this wave of hysterical sympathy with criminals. I will not he stamped with the same ball mark as the man who takes the life of his fellow being though the man be my own son. I will not set the seal of approval on crime by de fending It." The lawyer bowed and said calmly: "Then, sir, you must expect ex actly what Is happening. This girl, whatever she may be, Is devoted o your son. She Is his wire. She'll go to any eitremo to help blm even to sellinc her name for money to pay I UoscoH's Sons THE HOME OF SATISFACTION lor nis detense." ' f rrw V. .. t. . u . .. V I - 1. .1 itw Impatience. "It's a matter of principle with me. Her devotion Is not the question." With a mocking laugh he went on: "Sentimentality doesn't appeal to me. The whole thing Is distasterui and hideous to me. My Instructions to you are to prevent her using the family name on the stage, to buy her off on her own terms, to get rid of ber at any price." ,. , "Except the price she asks," Inter posed the lawyer, dryly. Shaking bis head, he went on: "You'll find that a wife's devotion Is a very strong motive power. Jeffries. It will move lrresistrniy forward la spite of all th barriers you and I can erect to stay Its progress. That may sound like a platitude, but it's a fact nevertheless." . Alicia, who had been listening with varied emotions to the conversation, now Interrupted timidly: ' 1 "Perhaps Judge Brewster Is right, dear. After all, the girl is worxing to save your son. Public opinion may tbink it unnatural" (Continued Next Issue.) ED This Many THE STATE MEETING OF COMMERCIAL CLUBS Representatives From the Platts mouth Commerlcal Club De part This Morning. The Slate Federal ion (if Com mercial cluli.H holds a convention, linliiitf for two days, the meeting place heiiiK at Kearney. This is one of the most important, con ventions of Hie year and will exert, an inllnence for Rood in the cities which ure fortunate enough to possess a Commercial cluh live enough to get into (tie slate federation. There will be a groat banquet in Kearney tomorrow night for the. delegates. The delegates of the IMatta inoulh cluh, departing for the convention this -morning, were: President of the JMattsmouth President Bert Pollock, Secretary K. H. 'Wescott, and directors George Falter and Rae Patterson. Is the Case With Plattsmouth People. Too many Plattsmouth citizens are handicapped with bad backs.. The unceasing pain causes con stant misery, making work a, burden and stooping or lilting arx impossibility. The back acho at night, preventing refreshing rest and in the ruornjng is stiff and lame. Plasters ami liniments may give relief, but cannot reach th cause. To eliminate the pains, and aches you must cure the kicj neys. Ikau's Kidney Pills are for Btclc kidneys thousands testify Iq. their merit. Can you doubt. Plattsmouth evidence? Frank S. Biinkman, F.leventlv street, Plattsmouth, Neb., saya: "I can vouch for Doan's Kidney Pills, knowing them to be a Rood kidney remedy. My back at time becomes so lame that the sinv plest movement was painful and t had frequent headaches and diziy spells that caused nie no end ot annoyance. Morning on arising, could hardly drag myself abouU In spile of the many remedies I tried, I found no relief until final ly I began using Doan's Kidney. Pills, procured at, Kynolt & Co.'s Drug Store. They effected a prompt and permanent cure." For sale by nil dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agent9 fot the United Slates. Remember the name Doan's and lake no other. MMnlgltt In lh Oxarkn and yet sleepless Hiram Scranton, of Clay City, 111., coughed and coughed He was in the mountains on the ad vice of five doctors, who said he had consumption, but found no help In the climate, and started home. Hearing of Dr. King's New Discovery, he be gan to use It. "I believe It saved my life," he writes, "for It made a new man of me, so that I can now do good work again." 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