THURSDAY, MARCH 2G, 1914. PLATTSSOUTH CEKU-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PACE 5. WITHIN THE LAW By MARVIN DANA FROM THE PLAY OF BAYARD VEILLER Copyright. 1Q3. by tha XL Sly company. CHAPTER XVIII. Th Confession. BURKE rressed the button call ami ordered the doorman to send ia Cassidy. When the de tective appeared he asked: "Does CJarson know we're arrested the Turner pirl and roans Gilder? And, when he Lad been answered in the nejratlre: "Or that we're got Chi cago Red and Dacey here?" -No. Casiidy replied. "lie hasn't been spoken to since we rnsde the col lar. He scerus worried." the detective volunteered. TIe'll be mere worried before I fret through with hi ml" he prowled. He regarded CussiJy speculatively. "Do you remember the third degree In spector Burns worked on McGloln? "Well, he went on. as the detective nod-led assent, "that's what I'm going to do to Garson. He's got imagination, that crook! The things he don't kriov alout are the tilings he's afraid of. After he gets in here, I want you to take his rals one after the other, and lock them up in the cell there in the corridor. The shades on the corridor windows here will be up, and Garson will see them taken In. The fact of their being there will set his imagina tion to working overtime, all right- Burke reflected for a moment, and then Issued the final directions for the execution of his latest riot. "When you get the buzzer from me, you have young Gilder and the Turner woman sent Til Then, lifter a. "while, you'll get another buzzer. When you hear that, come right in here, and tell me that the gang has squealed. 111 do the rest. Bring Garson here in Just five minutes. Tell Dan to come in. As the detective went out, the door man entered, and thereat Burke pro ceeded with the further Instructions necessary to the carrying out of his scheme. "Take the chairs out of the office, Dan," he directed, "excert mine and one other that one!" lie indicated a chair standing a little way from one end of his desk. "Now, hare all the shades up." lie chuckled as he added: "That Turner woman saTcd you the trouble with one." lie returned to his chair, and when the door opened he was to all appear ances busily engaged in writing. Here's Garson, chief." Cassidy an nounced. TJello, Joe! Burke exclaimed, with a seeming air of careless friendliness, as the detective went out, and Garson stood motionless just within the door. "Sit down a minute, won t you? the inspector continued affably. lie did not look up from his writing as he spoke. . Garson's usually strong face was showing weak with. fear. Hi chin, which was commonly very firm, moved a little from uneasy twitchings of his lips. His clear eyes were slightly clouded to a look o apprehension as they roved the worn furtively. lie made no answer to the inspector's greeting for a few moments, but re mained standing without movement. Ioiscd alertly as If sensing some con cealed periL Finally, however, bis anxiety found expression in words. His tone was rregnant with alarm, though he strove to make it merely complaining. "Say. what am I arrested for? he protested. "I ain't done anything." Burke did not look up. and his pen continued to hurry over the rnPer. "Who told you you were arrested?" lie remarked cheerfully in his blandest voice. Garson tittered an ejaculation of dis- fUSt. -I don't bare to be told, be retorted huffily. "I'm no college president, but when a cop grabs me and bring3 me down here I've got sense enough to know I'm pinched." "Is that what they did to you. Joe? I'll have to speak; to Cassidy about that Now, just you sit down, Joe. won't you? I want to have a little talk with you. I'll be through here in a second. He went on with, the writ ing. Garson moved forward slightly to the single chair near the end of the desk and there seated himself mechan ically, nis face" thus was turned to ward the windows that gave on the corridor, and his eyes grew yet more clouded as they rested on the grim doors of the cells. He writhed in his chair, and his gaze jumped from he cells to the impassive figure of the man at the desk. Now the forger's nervousness increased momentarily. It swept beyond bis control. Of a sud den he sprang up and stepped close to the Inspector. "Say, he said, in a husky voice, TI like I'd like to bare a lawyer." "What's the matter witli you. Joe?" the inspector returned, always with that imperturbable air, and without raising his head from the work that bo " engrossed his . attention. "You know, you're not arrested, Joe. Maybe yon rver will be.". yp-wy for the, love of Mike, keep stiU aud"leflne" finish this letter." Slowly, very hesitatingly. Garson went back to the chair, and sank down on it in a limp attitude of dejection wholly unlike his customary postures of strength. Again, his fear fascinated eyes went to the row of cells that stood silently menacing on the other side of the corridor beyond the windows, nis face was tinged with pray. A physical sickness was creeping stetlthilv on him, as his thoughts held insistently to the catastrophe that threatened. His intelligence was too keeu to permit belief that Burke's manner of almost fulsome kindliness hid nothing omin ousominous with a hint of death for him iu return for the death he had wrought Theu, terror crystallized. His eyes were caught by a figure, the figure of Cassidy, advancing there in the cor ridor. And with the detective went a man whose gait was slinking, craven. A cell door swung open, the prisoner stepped within, the door clanged to. the bolts shot into their sockets noisily. Garson sat huddled, stricken for he had recognized the victim thrust into the ceil before his eyes. It was Dacey, one of his own cronies in crime Dacey. who. the night before, had seen him kill Rddie Griggs. There was something concretely sinister to Gar son in this fact of Dacey's presence there in the cell. Of a sudden the forger cried out rau cously: "Say. inspector, if you've got any thing on me. I I would" The cry dropped into unintelligible mumblings. Burke retained his manner of serene Indifference to the other's agitation. Still, his pen hurried over the paper, and he did not trouble to look up as be expostulated, half banteringly. "Now, now! What's the matter with you, Joe? I told you that I wanted to ask you a few questions. That's all." But, after a moment. Garson's emo tion forced him to another appeal. "Say, inspector" he began. Then, abruptly, be was silent, his mouth still open to utter the word3 that were now held back by horror. Again, he" saw the detective walking forward, out there in the corridor. And with him. as before, was a second fig ure, which advanced slinking'y. Again the door swung wide, the pris oner slipped within, the door clanged shut, the bolts clattered noisily info Clelr sockets. And. in the watcher, terror grew for he had seen the face of Chicago Red, another of his pals, another who bad seen him kill Griggs. At last he licked his dry lips, and his voice broke in a throaty whisper. "Say, inspector, if you've got any thing against me, why" "Who said there was anything against you. Joe?" Burke rejoined, in a voice that was genially chiding. v.: ' : 11 "' ' ' V'' S aV' if- I Say, inspector, if you've got anything on me "What's the matter with you today, Joe? You seem nervous." Still, the official kept on with his writing. "No, I ain't nervous, Garson cried, with a feverish effort to apiear calm. "Why, what makes you think that? But this ain't exactly the place you'd pick out as a pleasant one to spend the morning." He was silent for a little, trying with all his strength to regain his self control, but with small success. Burke believed that his opportunity was come. His hand slipped into the pocket where was the pistol, and clutched it. He stared at Garson fiercely, and spoke with a rush of the words: "Why did you kill Eddie Griggs?" "I didn't kill him!" The reply was quick enough, but it came weakly. Again, Garson was forced to wet his lips with a dry tongue, and to swallow painfully. "I tell you. I didn't kill him!" he repeated at last, with more force. "You killed him last night with this!" Burie cried, viciously. On the instant, the pistol leaped into view, pointed straight at Garson. "Why?" the inspector shouted. "Come on, now! Why?" "I didn't I tell you!" Garson was growing stronger, since at last the crisis was upon him. He got to his feet with lithe swiftness of movement and sprang close to the desk. He bent his head forward challengingly, to meet the glare of his accuser's eyes. There passed many seconds, while the two men battled in silence, will warring against wilL In the end it was the murderer who triumphed. Suddenly, Burke dropped the ristol into his pocket, and lolled back in his chair. His gaze fell away from the man confronting him. In the saiue in stant the rigidity of Garson's form relaxed, and he straightened slowly. "Oh, well," Burke exclaimed ami ably, "I didn't really think you did. but I wasn't sure, so I had to take a chance. You understand, don't you, J.?' "Sure, I understand," Garson replied, with an amiability equal tQ the inspec tor's own. - Burke pressed the buuer as the agreed sijrnal to Cassidy.- "Where did you say Mary Turner was last nhrht?" At the question, nil Garson's fears for the woman rushed back on him with appalling force. "I don't know where she was. he ex claimed doubtfully. He realized his blunder even as the words left his lips, and sought to correct it as best he might "Why. yes, I do, too," he went on. as if assailed by sudden memory. "1 dropped into her place kind of late, and they said she'd gone to bed headache, I guess. Yes, she was home, of course. She didn't go out of the house all night His Insistence on the paint was of itself suspicious, but eagerness to protect her dulled his wits. "Know anything about Gilder?" Bcrke demanded. "Not a thing," was the earnest an swer. The Inner door opened, and Mary Turner entered the office. Garson with difficulty suppressed the cry of distress that rose to hfs lips. For a few mo laeuts the silence was unbroken. Then presently Burke by a gesture directed tLe girl to advance toward the center of the room. As she obeyed he himself went a little toward the door, and when it opened again and Dick Glider appeared he iuterposed to check the young man's rush forward as his gaze fell on his bride, who stood regarding him with sad eyes. Then, while still that curious, dy namic silence endured, Cassidy came briskly Into the office. "Say, chief," the detective Bald rap idly, "they've squealed." "Squealed, eh? Do they tell the aame story ?' And then when the de tective had answered in the affirma tive he went on speaking in tcnes pon derous with self complacency. "I was right, then, after all right all the time. Good enough." Of a 6udden his voice boomed somberly. "Mary Turner, I want you for the murder of Garson's rush halted the sentence. He had leaped forward. His face was rigid. He broke on the inspector's words with a gesture of fury. His raice came in a hiss: "That's a lie! I did ill" (To be Continued) HAVE VERY INTEREST- MEETING JIT THE METHODIST CHURCH From Wednesday's Daily. The W. C. T. U. are truly erateful to Miss Shaner for hvr splendid work for the union in Hiattstnouth on Monday, March 23d, having: a heart-to-heart talk .vith them in the afternoon at the home of Mr:-. Charles Troop, ad vising them to do the little things they can do for the betterment of their homes and their country. Miss Shaner surely has a moth er's heart or she could not so deeply reach the hearts of moth ers as she does with her earnest sympathy and personal touch. There are few people who are blessed with this quality. She reminds us of our beloved poet, James Whifcomb Riley, who, though never being- blessed with a wife or children, can reach the hearts of father, mother and children and make them all love him. Miss Shaner procured ei?ht new members and gave great hopes for the future work. A generous collection was given at the M. K. church in the evening". We are desirous of se curing the name of every person now living who traded with 4,C. E. Wescott The Boss Clothier," in the year 1879. Will you please call at the store or send us the name by mail? C. E. WESCOTT'S SONS. Spring Pigs will be vigorous and healthy if you keep the sow in condition with Animal Retmlafor m 5c Sue, S1.00; SSlb.pai (J.lO An indispensable tonic before and after farrowing. Increases milk, improves digestion and the general condition of the little pigs. The best disease pre ventive. Refuse substitutes; insist on Pratts. . r SatLafaclioa Guaranteed or Money Back Get Pratts Stock Book For Sale by J. V. EGENBERGER, Plattsmouih WOLFF & AULT, Cedar Creek. CITY DADS TALK OVER ESS PROPOSITIONS Session Not Long and Amount of Business Handled Small Street Fair on Main Street Discussed. From Tuesaay's Dally. The city council, at their ses sion last evening, did not indulge iu a very lengthy session, and the matters transacted were not of great vital interest. Council man Hichey was the only absent member when the mayor ealled the city dads to order, and the machinery began to grind on the business of the city. One of the first matters to be brought to the attention of the council was the presentation by Councilman Buttery of a petition asking that the Main street of the city bo granted to the Improved Order of Redmen to hold a street carnival thereon for one week. The petition was signed by some seventy-two of the business men of the city. Mr. Buttery moved that the prayer of the petition be granted, but the motion failed for want of a second, and the matter was finally referred to the judici ary committee and the city at torney for an opinion as to thr question of whether the ciiy should grant the permission or not. On this question the vote was seven to refer to the com mittee; Buttery no, and Vroman passed. The petition of John C. Linder man and W. D. Messersmith in regard to lots f5 and fG, which are owned by them, asking that the said lots be place-! outside of the city limits of the city of Piatt smouth was read and refer red to the judiciary committee, who at once reported it back to the. council with the recom mendation that the prayer of the petitioners be granted, and the report was accepted by the coun cil. The matter of purchasing the building used as the rity hall was brought up by Mr. Streighf, who stated that he ha. I attempted to see Mr. Egenberger, the owner of the building, but. he was confined to his home by sickness and it was impossible to see him, and for this reason he asked further time, which was granted. The fire and water committee of the council, which has had under consideration the petition of the residents along Pearl street in regard t" the lack of fire protection at the corner of Seventh and Pearl streets, re ported that after an investiga tion of the situation there they found that the hydrants in the vicinity ample to care for any danger from fire and also that the fund for the placing of new hydrants was exhausted. Councilman Vroman of the cemetery' committee called the attention of the council to the fact that the old well in the cemetery was in very bad shape and needed cleaning and fixing up, and the same was ordered done. Councilman Buttery staled to the council that he had been ap proached in regard to the city purchasing the old county jail as a place io confine its prisoners, and had understood that the county would dispose of the building at a very reasonable price. County Attorney Taylor was present, at the meeting, and was called upon by the councilmen to express his opinion in tho matter as to the intention of the county in regard to the selling of the jail, and Mr. Taylor stated that he understood that the county commissioners intended to in stall the old cells in the new jail, but as to the price did not know as to what the commissioners had decided upon. County Commissioner Pilz was present at the meeling and stated for the benefit of the council that the commissioners had agreed that -Si, 000 was a fair price for the building as it stood and that the cells in the jail cost some SG80 apiece. City Attorney Tidd. in address ing the council, informed them that the council could make a levy to purchase the jail after the first week in May, but prior to that date there could be nothing more done Imt merely talk the matter over with the commis sioners. This was referred to the police committee to handle the matter and to report later to the council. Mr. Buttery, the chairman of the committee, is arranging a report that will cover the cost of feeding the prisoners of the city, as well as the com mitments. Councilman Streight of the First ward stated that last, fall there was some grading ordered done on the streets that had b-en curbed and guttered, and when it was carried out this spring he wanted three crossings that were out of grade taken up and placed on the grad line, which would require that they be taken up and lowered, and the work was order ed done as soon as the grading was started. M. I). Thomas, the expert ac countant, who has just finished up with the work of checking up the county offices, was present at the meeting lat evening and ask ed the council if they cared to entertain a proposition to eherk over the books of the various rity officials, making a short talk along the line of the different features of the work of his com pany, and the matter was refer red to the finance committee to pass upon and determine. The finance committee of the city council reported the follow ing claims, which were ordered paid by the city treasurer: II. L. Krueger, painting tire apparatus. ?('.G0; James Crecek. salary a foreman, ?G.C5; Carl Crity, same, .G.2."3; Hans Lahoda, same, G.23; Fred Patterson, work on Mercer avenue, 10; Ray Fox, street work, s.J.90: Mike Lulz. same, 33.50; V. B. Rishel. same, 3. 50; B. Walden, same, 1.70: KIopp & Bartlett Co., election supplies, A. F. Braun, salary as chief of fire depart ment, .'?12.50; George Hraky, salary as foreman of hose cart. (. 25; W. II. Mason, salary. G.25; Alvin Jones, street work, .c"3.10; I. X. Cummincs, burying two dogs, SI; J. C. Brittain. sal ary as secretary of fire dept. and painting fire apparatus, S12.S5; Mural Parmele, street work. Si 4. SO. The bill of the Nebraska Light ing company for street lighting, which was referred to the claims committee at the !at session of the council, was referred back to the council with the recom mendation that it be allowed, the company havinir made a reduc tion of $5 in the amount. Two new ordinances were also presented to the council for th-ir first reading, one being an ordinance for the inspection of the different buildings of the cily to provide for lire protee liori and for the chief or assist ant chief of the fire department to .make the inspection twice a year, between the first and tenth of March and the first and tenth of September of each year, and after the inspection, to serve notice upon all persons whose places have been found in dangerous shape, and if said notices are not complied with within fifteen days ihey shall bn deemed guilty of a misdemeanor anil be subjected to a fine of not less than S3 or more than $50 for the violation thereof. The second ordinance wa from the park and improvement committee and provided for the appointment by the mayor of three park commissioners, who shall have full charge of all the parks and the streets from the lot line to the curb for parking purposes and to purchase trees and shrubs to place along said parkways and to have the care and responsibility of thee parks and parkways, and for the viola tion of the ordinance there is at tached a penally of from 3 to S50. The following list of judges and clerks of election for use at the coming election on April 7th, was read and appointed by the mayor: First Ward J. If. Thrasher, V. F. Messersmith, V. J. Ilart wick, judges; B. A. McElwain, Fred Black, clerks. Second Ward Claus Boetel, William Weber, W. It. Richr-I. judges: George Weideman, John Svoboda, clerks. Third Ward J. R. Kelly. J. W. Bookmeyer, W. II. Newell, judges; Henry Jess, O. C. Hudson, clerks. Fourth Ward John Weyrieh, John Kirkham. August Tartsch. judges; Auton Nitka, J. C. Peter son, clerks. Fifth Ward George Sehanlz. Wm. Crook, Au-u?l Bach, sr.. judges; Ray Sawvers, S. M. Gouchenour, clerks. A committee from the Com mercial club, composed of Mes srs. Tidd, Crabill and Kunmann. ras present to request the city to allow" them the uso of the. council chamber a a meetin-'j place, and the same was granted.; After ordering a number of, job-s of street wo;k the council ! adjourned to wend their wayj homeward. International Harvester Manure Spreaders ' " ' ' ' ' m """ """" TlelHCLke our ao HAT ILkCHLULS, Kmim. Rakaa. Stack ara hay laaacra tiirPraM C02X MACHTCO Piaaicfs. Ficfcara tmdm. Cahnaaaw I aa-Tafa CaOcr ihmiUn. S.irc'aar TTJJkG r. s ,-. -tv. ana Omk Karon Cahratra OilaaaGME Oti Tract ara Kaaa Craaa Staaralara raraj u Motor Tra TaraaaTa Cnm brtib Feed Ci aiiii ra Kaira Craiaara BaaaWf IvaW TNT nui NTERNATIOKAL Harvester tr.a- ire spreaders have a sccre ci ood features in" their corstmcticn. Each c z: is the result of careful field experiment. An I Ii C sprfeAJrt" ulow ecouii icz riy yet it has plezij ci cieirznee c.aJrrr.f-a:i Tie rrr axle is well unier tLe ioai, rrar wterlj n nis an J Z -shaped 1 :cs U3urt rocJ !:j t n c r. der ali coaJ.r-oas. l-raie. whrI. acJ a.; . r. v : - parts are of ste-L A proa trr, j.03 tsaJi t- i a simple device. WinJu:? vl the beaii-r u rrevestei by lare diameter. auI beater lzx:ih are stri j, c ar 9 and Chisel-pomted. International mannre rprea 2er xr bc:t ia r-r-Til rtyle and sires, low cr L:;i. m;;e?s cr return pr-n, tor s:call farms or lar. Lxa.catcrj w.'.l stnrdmess of construction in everr ci-ti,L K '-i if evemsded. may aivars ir ta J of the I xral .!r.T- Examine International spreaJers at tie d a.r . We will tell yoa h j stlls t c., avid wj icid you uuexeat. catalogues. International Harvester Conpasj of An znez CTunpiaa Dccrisx XacCarvki , Earackt Um ;a LET THE MAJORITY SENTIMENT PREVAIL Ifl LOCATING THE CARNIVAL The committee tha. j-t.-Jaj visited the di'Tereiit merchant of the city to secure a:i e.pr--i':i f th'ir iew- oil the ra--li"' of having the -tr't carnival on Main street, secured the iriat ures ,,f reventy-Uvo ,,ri tb-ir petition as favorinir the irrariti::- f the u-e of the .".tr- t f-r thi purpose, and only six .,f the bui-lo-ss h'ues of the e;ly faii-d t sign. Where th- carimal is catei is iui a matter of gr-it toncern to the c-.rn'iijttt . of the Redmen, but the fact that many signed the rejuet f r the use of the Main .-lr-et een; to indicate that they dire thi Icati a f'r th- duT-Tent attr.v-ti"ii-. That the c-arnia! com pany is t. be h.T,, fias rreated a great d-al of int-re-t uu;n.z all the residents of the city tnd the tiual I'lito'iiif of the IT .rt to locate them on Mam tite wl be awaited with interest. PET DOG FALLS Pi WELL BUT IS RESCUED BY SHE KEISHSGHS ihl:; U:i;n. a Ii!. l.m CbTia all llf S t I' r ..f 1 1 . M S.-:;r;;.-!i- ii. a: d 1 .1 1 f- l -- it a iery hir. I- y..- !.:: that t!.- . I.-. f r:. . -; -rid- t- th-ni ;ir. 1 tfi-y f : i,;:;et at a- io d t.. t- nr. : 1 .. :i in It." j a:-! a' IL' 23 Cents for Butter Fat. The undersirned rnanarer of the Lincoln Pure HutUr Co.. at this station, is at this tin.e pay ing 28c for butler fat. as de termined by the povernment p.ab coek test. We are also payinsr th highest market price at all tirne for all kinds of produce ar. l poultry. Call and .ee me before disposing of your rr"duce. Fred Dawson. Lincoln Pure P.utfer Co., I'lattsmouth, Neb. Blank books or all kinds at the Journal office. n iy th- I. 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