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THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1914. PL ATTS MOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. pacr s. WITHIN THE LAW By MARVIN DANA FROM THE PLAY OF BAYARD VEILLER CopjTlcht. 1013. fcy th XL K. Fly company. CHAPTER XIV. The Noiseless Death. RED suddenly made a slight hiss in:; noise that arrested the at tention of the ethers and held then in moveless silence. "I hear something." Le whispered, lie went to the keyhole of the door leading into the passage. Then be whispered again, "and it's coming this way." At the words Carson snapped Lis finders. The room was plunged in 3:.r.aicss. There was absolute silence in the li brary after the turning of the switch that brought darkness. Long seconds passed, then a little noise the knob is? M , f-c A ; v..- 'irtjr - :- . -".'.;". - ..xc- "I hear something," whispered Chicac Red. of the passage door turning. As the door sweng open there came a gasp ing breath from Mary, for she saw framed in the faint light that came from the single burner ia the corridor the slender form of her husband, Dick Gilder. The next instant be bad stepped within the room and Chicago Hal bad pounced on bi3 victim, the urge hand clapped tight over the young man's mouth. There came a sound of scuf fling feet, and that was all. Finally the big man's voice came trium phantly: ; "I've got him!" ' "It's Dick!" The cry came as a wail of despair from the girL At the same moment Garson Cashed his torch, and the light fell swiftly on young Gilder, bowed to a kneeling pos ture before the couch, half throttled by Chicago Red. Close beside him, Mary looked down in wordless despair over this final disaster of the night. Garson retired a step farther before he speke his command, so that, though he held the torch still, he, like the others, was la shadow. , "Get away, Red." I The fellow let go his grip. Freed of that strangling embrace, Dick stumbled blindly to his feet. Then, mechanically, his hand went to the lamp on the table bacfc of the couch. When the mellow light stream ed forth he uttered an ejaculation of stark amazement, for his gaze was riv eted on the face of the woman he 3oved. "Good God! It was a cry of tor ture wrung from his soul of souls. Mary swayed toward him a little, DaiDitant vwith fear fear for herself, for all of them, most of all for him. "Bush, hush. she panted warningly. Oh. Dick, you don't understandT "I understand this." he said broken ly at last "Whether you ever did it before or not this time you haTe bro ken the law." A sudden inspiration Dick Gilder Throttled by Chicago Red, on his own behalf came to hi, For his love's sake be must seize on this opportunity given of fate to him for mastery, Toure in my hands now. So are these men as well. Urless you do as I say, Mary, I'll Jail every one of them." "Who's this, anyhow?" Chicago Red demanded. "I'm her husband,' Dick answered. "Who are you?" "Dont speak any of you. Mary di rected. "You mustn't let him hear your voices." Dick was exasperated by this per sistent identification of herself with these criminals in his father's house. "You men tack there!" he cried. "If 1 srive you my word to let every one of you go free and pledge myself never to recognize one of you again, will you make Mary here listen to me? That's tU I ask, I want a few minutes to state my case. Give me that. Wheth er I win or lose, you men go free, and I'll forget everything that has happen ed here tonight" There came a muf fled giffaw of laughter from the bis chest of Chicago Red. "Your safety depenls on me," the young man warned. "Suppose I should call for help?" "You would only call once," Garson said grimly. Ills hand went to the noiseless weapon in his coat pocket "Once would be quite enough." "You win," Garson said, with a half laugh. lie turned to the other men and spoke a command. "You get over by the hall door. Red, and keep j our ears open every second, Give us the ofiice if you hear anything. If we're rushed and have to make a quick getaway see that Mary has the first chance. Get that all of you?" Garson turned to Dick. "Mskr it quick, remember." Dick spoke at once, with a hesitancy that betrayed the derth of his emo tion. "Don't you care for me at all?" he asked wistfully. The girl's answer was uttered with nervous eagerness, which revealed her own stress of fear. "No, no; no!" she exclaimed. "I know you do, Mary," he asserted confidently; "a little anyway. Why, Mary, can't you see that you're throw ing away everything that makes life worth while? Doa't you see that?" There was no word from the girl. Her breast was moving convulsively. "Mary, Mary!" he cried. "You've got to change. Don't be so hard. Give the woman in you a chance." The girl's form became rigid as she fought for self control. "I am what I am." she said sharply. "I can't change. Keep your promise, now, and let's get out of this." "You can change." Dick went on im petuously. "Mary, haven't you ever wanted the things that other women have shelter and care and the big things of life, the things worth while? They're all ready for you now, Mary. And what about me? After all. you've married me. Now, it's up to you to give me my chance to make good. I've never amounted to much. I've never tried much. I shall, now. If you will have it so, Mary if you'll help me. I wD' romevout all right.. I know that; so do you, Mary. Only you must help me. I l-eed you. and you need me. Come away with me." "No. no! I married you not because I loved you, but to repay your father "Don't you care for me at all?" the wrong he had done me. I wouldn't let myself even think of you, and then I realized that I had spoiled your life." "No, not spoiled It Mary! Blessed it! We must prove that yet" "Yes, spoiled it" the wife went on passionately. "If I had understood. If I could have dreamed that I could ever care Oh, Dick, I would never have married you for anything in the world r "But now you do realize," the young man aaid quietly. "The thing is done. If we made a mistake it is for us to bring happiness out of that error." "Oh, can't you see?" came the stricken lament "I'm a jailbird!" "But you love me you do love me, I know!" The young man spoke with joyous certainty, for some inflection of her voice had told the trutn to u:s heart Nothing else mattered. "But now. to come back to this hole we're ia here. Don't you understand at last that you can't beat the law? If you're caught here tonight where would you get off caught here with a gang of burglars? Why didn't you go to Chi rago, as you planned?' Thinned? With whom?" "Why. with Burke." "Who told you that I had arranged any such thing?" -"B-jke himsif did.!! .-.;,;v. - "JZt.f-.-i---' ', fr 31 . . .,, if I A ii mjiit'nTiiM mmii "When?" Mary was standing rigid cow, and the rare color flamed in her cheeks. DTer eyes were blazing. "Less than an hour ago." "Where T' "In this room." "What was he doing here?" "Talking to my father." The seemingly simple answer ap peared the last straw to the girl's bur den of frenzied suspicion. Her voice cut fiercely into the quiet of the room. "Joe, turn on that light! I want to sec the face of every man in this room." The blaze of the chandelier flamed brilliantly over all. Griggs moved stealthily a little necrer the door Into the passage. But Mary's next words came wholly as a surprise. "Dick," she cried, 'Svhat are those tapestries worth?" She rointed to ward the CXraperies that shrouded the great octagonal window. "Oh, $200 or $300. I suppose," he an swered. "Why?" "Never mind that now long have you had them, Dick?" "Ever since I can remember." "And they're not famous master pieces which your father bought re cently from some dealer who smug gled them into this country?" "I should say not!" "It's a trick! Enrke's done it!" Mary's word came with accusing ve hemence. There was another single step madt by Griggs toward the door. Mary's eye caught the movement and her lips soundlessly formed tht name: "Griggs!" The man strove to carry off the sit uation. though he knew well that h stood ia mortal peril. He came a lit tie toward Che girl who had accuse him of treachery. "lie's lying to your he cried ford bly. with a scornful gesture towan .-m x r "Z i .,-;v'v ' S Gilder Leaped Toward Garson. Dick Gilder. "I tell you those tapes tries are worth a million cold." Mary's answer was virulent in li? sudden burst of hate. "You stool pigeon! You did this for Burke!" "I swear I didn't! I swear It!" "It's a frameup!" Garson broke Ir ferociously. His tones came in a dead ened roar of wrath. On the instant aware that further subterfuge could be of no avail, Griggs swaggered defiance. "And what if it is true?" he drawled, with a resumption of his aristocratic manner. lie plucked the police whis tie from his waistcoat pocket anl raised it to his lips. lie moved too slowly. Garson had pulled the pistol from his pocket had pressed the trigger. There came no spurt of flame. There was no sound save perhaps a faint clicking noise. But the man with the whistle at his lips suddenly ceased movement treru bled horribly and in the next instant crashed to the floor, dead. In the first second of the tragedy Dick had not understood. But the fall ing of Griggs before the leveled weap on of the other man, there to lie In that ghastly Immobility, made him un derstand, lie leaped toward Garson would have wrenched the ristol from the other's grasp. In the struggle II fell to the floor. Before either could pick it up Chica go Red called his warning. "Somebody's opening the front door!" Garson sprang to the octagonal win dow as Dick took posession of the pis tol, "The street's empty! We mus!: Jump for it! Come on, Mary." he cried. Already Chicago Red had snapped off the lights of the chandelier, had sprung to the window, thrown open a panel of it and had vanished into the night, with Dacey at his heels. As Garson would have called out to the girl again he was Interrupted by Dick: "She couldn't make it. Garson," he declared coolly and resolutely. "You go. I'll take care of her!" "If she's caught" There was an indescribable menace In the forger's half uttered threat "She won't be."- "If she is, I'll get you. that's an." Garson said as he dropped out of sight (To be Continued) Ceautlful Shetland Pcnlea for 6ale at all times, for the next 100 years, unless I. die in the meantime. I have now an extra fine stallion, the best in the state, for sale. Well broke for both harness and saddle. Wm. Gilmotir, Plattsmouth, Neb. R. F. D. No. 1. The Journal advertisers are do ing the business. r " .y. -jf IN PLATTSF.iOUTil FORTY YEARS AGO Items of Interest to Our Readers (jlcancd from the Newspsper Files of Many Years Ago. Mrs. Cooper and daughter have ?uae to Chicago. We take Haines in ours for a aeat card of thanks. Bro. T. J. Todd sends the Uer llj s-onie more nice gulden but er. Mr. McLaughlin of Ashland re nembered t lie Herald sub stantially. Ceph Mel leer's the man. Two lays after time, but bitter late ban never. You ought to have seen Marth s and a steer run a race up Main l reel the other day. Mr. John Livingston, brother )f our doctor, is stopping here a very poor health. Mike Murphy, better a you re urn that bucket. You make. roubles all the vile. Frank While, sr., has returned 'row a trip out vef, looking learty and as full of the de'il as ?ver. Mr. r.eorge lvey, our young ank friend, left for t. Louis est ei day to be gone several nonths. Tallier Ilobal, our favorite Catholic priest, leaves f.r Omaha his week. Father Jannet lakes lis place. Our dd friend "Leu"' Cropsey, s "doing" t'.ermany, and semis lis "doins" to the Journal at '.ineoln. They are quite in eresting. Mi. Nathan, of the firm of olonion & Nathan, paid his first isit to the new Herald office yes erday and expressed himself as veil pleased. Pp. Audubon Schildknecht has ately added to his collection of 'specimens' a full size native u-airie wolf, besides a goaty and several other things. Mrs. Samuel Richardson, eeognizing our well known vanls, and our good taste in that ino, forwards a magnificent roll f famous home-made pure yel low butter. Prof. Poller of Weeping Water nade the Herald a call on bis vay to Chicago, where he in ends spending the' winter to Main good medical treatment ."or a bronchial difficulty. Perry Cass has a brother visit ng him. He's a better looking nan than Perry, though it may be owing to the plug bat. We lever saw Perry in a plug. Hurrah! A bran new sidewalk opposite the new Herald office, md in front of Mr. Fitzgerald's private residence. Now Iloeck and Parmele and the rest of "you "u'ns" linish the good work. Mr. H. Meyer, foreman of the bindery of the Republican office at Omaha, has been to see our folks, and we are very glad to see Mr. Meyer, as he is an old friend, and we know he will do what he promises. Through an oversight we omitted to mention a call from Mr. Pinkham, of South Bend, ome days since. We were very much pleased to see Mr. Pink ham, altlLough we forgot to vote for him last election. We likewise left out mention of Mr. Henj. R. Bales of Coffee county, Kansas, an old resident f Cass county, who called with Mr. Calkins. Mr. Bates thinks he likes Nebraska pretty well, after all, although his interests call him elsewhere. Elbert Imke. our old hardware man, came down from Omaha Friday. He sold S10 worth of stoves in two hours' Saturday, gave the Herald two beautiful knives, wished everybody good luck, sold the rest of bis stock to Sage &. Sage and left as" jolly as ever. " The festivities on Tuesday evening by the ladies of the Episcopal church, given at Hie Saunders House, passed off very7 pleasantly. The gross receipts S were over 80. The ladies dt-sire to return tnanks to Maj. liawley for his kind offer of the use of the hotel, and also to Deacon Cowies, who came down on "puppus" to be'p us sing-. D. McCrea has a son home on a visit, ihe chickens will come home from time to time. George Smith and Sam Chap man, both lawyers, have each a bran new patent safe this week. We thought lawyers were safe enough without any patent. The school board met Monday last and elected Miss Shelton, Miss Ruby, Miss Gardner and Mr. Usinger as teachers for the en suing year. They also con solidated the three ward schools in the High school building in order to save fuel and other items of expense. It is supposed Miss Anderson will teach the Fourth ward school. There are three teachers to elect yet, which with Prof. Wightman makes eight in all. The utmost reduc tion they could make. They are moving in the right direction. Mr. Eaton's handsome brown team ran away last Friday and came near playing smash. They tried to run between the O. K. saloon and the building next to it, a space of about two f-ef. A boy's kite frightened th'mi, and that reminds us that the little fallows ought not to lly kites on the main sheets and avenues. There are plenty of hills made a purpose to fitly kites on. Wo think that Omaha has made tho first grand mistake in her public alfuirs when she re fused to locate the U. P. head quarters in or near the present business center of the town. It is a fearful mistake to let the railroads build up a town of their own in South Omaha and per haps change the whole hotel and business aspect of the place. This move will be bitterelv re gretted by the business men of Omaha live years hence. Mind the prediction. It is not very often the Herald man asks great favors of its neighbors. Thinking last week we should like to go out in the country for an airing and take the folks along, we began to look about to save expense, remem bering that friend Buttery had a good pair of Jiorses that he didn't use much, and that Wheeler had a carriage locked up in the barn, of no use unless used, the happy idea struck us to borrow Buttery's horses and Wheeler's carriage for our ride, and thus save a livery bill. But when we came to ask the gentle men for this small loan, they hortly and curtly told us they couldn't do it. On pressing for a more favorable reply, we were savagely referred to the city marshal for further information. coupled with some remarks about the city keeping a livery stable for us, etc., etc. We then went over to Dovey's to buy some hams; he asked us 10 cents a pound; we told him we saw some fine ones in a new meat shop up town and thought we could do better. Be also informed us that the city was going into the meat business, nad we baI better see Mr. Murphy. What is coming over our folks? While the Herald was off at the fair Brother Shryock took it into his head to go and get married. Now this isn't W. Schryock, mind, but Bro. Tbos., the elder one, and it is not the first time he has done it either. Twenty five years ago last Friday, in the calm still light of a September moon, before the wet seasons came on, Bro. Shryock stood up before lh parson ami doubled himself, lie has been livinpr that way ever since. His neighbors, wishing to show their esteem for his pluck and offer their con gratulalions that he still suri: the perils and tidal waves of the sea of matrimony, gathered to gether last Friday and presented Mr. and Mrs. Shryock with the following handsome silver rr ticles: Silver castor, from Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yallery; berry dish, from Mr. and Mrs. Adair, Mr. and Mrs. Newell and Mr. ami Mrs. Prof. Wightman; spoon holder, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mar shall; butter knife and dish, R. B. Windham; pickle jar, Mr. and Mrs. E. Bavis and Mrs. Kennedy: cak basket, Mrs. B. SpurJock and sisters; silver teaspoons, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barnes; knives and forks, Mr. and Mrs. Or. Schildkneoht, Mr. and Mrs. M. Waybright, Mr. and Mrs. W. Brantner and Mr. and Mrs. B. Brown. It is due to Bro. Shryocli to state that he has hut few silver threads among the gold, so no I Children Cry , The Kind You Hare Always in use for over CO years, and r . . S-c6c&l Allow All Counterfeits, Imitations ar:l Jut-u-;'iNKl" r.r Lut Hxperiniciit that trifle v. ith s:ul fuJan'fr the li-.il.hi cf Infants and Children Hx.pcricucv .oiuji Hxtyrii;:. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a liarmlrs prostitute for Cantor OIT, Pr.rr EToric, Irops and Soothing- ::s. It I p!:.--. int. It contains neither Opium, -orp!:ir:o nor ot.'irr N.tnvttis substance. Its ago is its gniirai.too. It les.t roys AVrais and allays Feverisbnes. I'or more t-?.:n thirty )nr it lias been in constant ue for t!. relief of t'ontip.u X'latulency, "Wind Colic, all Teethinrr 1 ru uM-s end liarrlifra. It resruliites the icru.u li and lim L, assimilates the Food, giving lieslthy auI r-itnrul tic. p. The Cliildrcn's Ianaeca The 21 other's Friend, GENUINE CA Bears the The Kind Yoa Save Ahws Bossfci in Use For gray hairs can get in th. bult.-r dir-h; hut I"iig year" afi r thi-. when the Herald is gath-r.-d I" its Father's, we expert t. l.e.i? f our children's children g.:i;r t in old man's golden u- ddiu-, a:.d his name will be Shry.iek. At the called meefin- ,.f th i'lattsiix uth Si"riMiKin" club on Monday eeuiiii.- to il.-rt .;;i cers ai d make arra!i:'ern'-nt f. r the annual fall hunt the f.-lb.v-u.c busim ss was trai:arie.. Ti;- folfiwitig gentlemen Were lefle.i officers for the enduing jeur: President It. It. I.h - n. Vice President tim. W. IbId- rege. Secretary L. I. Bennetf. Treasurer II. J. Strei.-Iit. After the election .f tl I f r Ihe club proceeded t make ar ranrvments for the annual hrird. anI after some dieusiiri it was decided tij have the hunt on Thursday. Messrs. f.. W. Holdregt and W. 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