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<rf the shooting?" Annie made no!
reply, hut looked at the lawyer. The j
captain grinned as he added: “The
*ltn«ss wants instructlcns. judge."
Vou can he perfectly frank. Mrs.
Jeffries.' said the lawyer reassuringly.
** hare no desire to conceal any
thing from Capt. Clinton"
Annie bowed
(he Mid slowly; “1 promised
J-idge Brews' v that she would come’
here to-night."
“Did clie promise to comer growled
the captain.
“Yea"
^ *lh where is she?" he ’demanded.
’ She hasn’t come yet." she replied,
but the will. I'm sure—1 know she
will."
How did you come to find her?"
demanded the captain auspiciously.
Annie hesitated a moment and
glanced at Mr Jeffries Then she
Wild hesitatingly:
“That I—I cannot say—now."
Capt. Clinton's massive bulldog Jaw
closed with an ominous click.
‘ Decline to answer, eh? What’s her
namer
She remained silent.
W bat s her namer he repeated
impatiently.
T cannot tell you. “ she said firmly.
"Do you know ttr he bellowed.
T«.” «be answered quietly.
“Know It. but can’t aay. eh? Hum!"
H* folded his arms and glared at
ner Mr Jeffries now Interfered. Ad
dressing Annie angrily, he said
But you must speak’ Do you real I
ire ti,a* wiy arm’s life is at stake T'
Yes. i 40,- ,j,e replied quickly.
“I’m giad to see that you are begin
ning to realise it. too. But I can't
tell you yet—"
Tha Judge turned to the police rate
•aln
“1 may tell you. captain, that even
1 myself have not succeeded In learn
ing the name at this mysterious per
nonage." Addressing Annie, he sald
I think you had better tell us. i gee
no advantage la cooceallng It any fur
ther
M« shook her bead.
"No* ret."' she murmured; "she will
u:i you bereett when she comes “
-Hh! I thought as much!" exclaimed
the hanker lncreduoui»ly.
The captain roae and drew himself
up to hi. full height, a favorite trick
(4 bia. when about to aseert his au
tLorfty
WelJ. when she does come!" he
exclaimed “I think you may as well
understand she will be taken to bead
! quarters and held as a witness."
"TouH arrest her!" cried the law
yer.
“That's what I said. Judge. She’s a
materia! witness—the most Important
l<*» the State has. I don’t Intend that
; «h« shall get away—"
"Arrest her! Oh. Judge, don't let
him do that!" exclaimed Annie In dis
may.
i Judge Brewster grew red In the
. face. Wrathfully ha said:
"She Is coming to my bouoc of her
i own (run will. She has trusted to my
"Ted—yes!" cried Annie. "She
trusts to your honor. Judge."
Cape Clinton grinned
"Honor cuts mighty Uttlo Ice la
thlo ■aftor. There’s bo use talking.
I shall place her under anust"
"1 will not penult ouch a disgrace
ful proceeding!" ertad the lawyer.
"With all das raopaet Judge," ro
tortsd tho pnllpsmsa Impudently, "you
won't ho eoaoulfad. Too have do
Sr uMd I thank you usay aaAJMt
I don’t tool that I aood say turthor
worry. She has probably forgotten
her appointment. Some people are
very careless in that respect" Moving
toward the door, he added: “Well, if
it's all the same to you. I'll wait down
stairs. Good-night."
He went out. his hat impudently
tilted back on bis head, a sneer on his
Ups. The banker turned to the Judge.
“I told you how it would be,” he
said scornrully. “A flash in the pan!"
The lawyer looked askance at An
nie.
“You are sure she will come?" he
asked.
“Yes. I am sure!” With concern she
edded: “But the disgrace of arrest!
It will kill her! Oh, judge, don't let
them arrest her!"
"Tell me who she la!" commanded
the lawyer sternly.
It was the first time he had spoken
to her harshly and Annie, to her dis
may. thought she detected a note of
doubt in his voice. Looking toward
the banker, she replied:
“I can't tell you Just now—she’ll be
here soon—”
"Tell me now—I insist.” said the
lawyer with growing impatience.
“Please—please don't ask me!” she
pleaded.
Mr. Jeffries made an angry gesture.
"As I told you, Brewster, her whole
story Is a fabrication trumped up for
some purpose—God knows what ob
ject she has in deceiving us! I only
know that I warned you what you al
: ways may expect from people of her
class.”
The Judge said nothing for a mo
ment. Then quietly lie whispered to
the banker:
"Go Into my study for a few mo
ments, will you, Jeffries?"
The banker made a gesture, as If
utterly disgusted with the whole busi
ness.
“I am going home," he said testily.
“I've had a most painful evening—
most painful. Let me know the re
sult of your investigation as soon as
possible. Good night. Don’t disturb
me to-night. Brewster. To-morrow will
do.”
He left tbe room In high dudgeon,
banging the door behind him. Annie
burst into a laugh.
"Don't disturb him!" she mimicked.
"He's going to get all that's coming
to him."
Shocked at her levity, the lawyer
turned on her severely.
"Do you want me to lose all faith
in you?" he asked sternly.
"No. indeed.” she answered con
tritely.
"Then tell me," he demanded, "why
do you conceal this woman's name
from me?"
"Because I don't want to be the one
to expose her. She shall tell you her
self."
That's all very well." he replied,
"but meantime you are directing sus
picion against yourself. Your father
in law believes you are the woman;
so does Capt. Clinton."
"The captain suspects everybody."
she laughed. “It's his business to
suspect. As long as you don’t believe
that I visited Underwood that night—" j
The judge shook his head as If puz- !
sled.
"Candidly. I don’t know- what to
think.” Seriously, he added: “I want
to think the very best of you, Annie,
but you won't let me."
She hesitated a moment and then,
quickly, she said:
"I suppose I’d better tell you and
have done with It—but 1 don’t like
to—”
At that moment a servant entered
and handed the lawyer a card.
“The lady wants to see you at once,
sir.”
To see me." asked the lawyer In
surprise: "are you sure she hasn't
come for Mr. Jeffries?"
"No, sir; she asked for you.”
Annie sprang forward
"Is It Mrs. Jeffries?" she asked.
“Yes,” he replied.
"Let me see her. Judge." she ex
claimed eagerly? "I’ll tell her who it la
and she can tell you—she’s a woman
—and I'd rather. Let me speak to her.
please!"
Addressing the servant, tbe lawyer
said:
"Ask Mrs. Jeffries to come up."
Turning to his client, he went on:
"I see no objection to your speaking
to Mrs. Jeffries. After all. ahe is your
husband’s stepmother. But 1 am free
to confess that I don't understand you.
I am more than disappointed in your
failure to keep your word. You prom
ised definitely that you would bring
the witness here to-night. On the
strength of that promise I made state
ments to Capt. Clinton which I have
not been able to substantiate. The
whole story looks like an Invention on
your part.”
She held out her hands entreat
Ingly.
“It’a not an Invention! Really,
judge! Just a little while longer!
You've been so kind, so patient!"
There was a trace of anger In the
lawyer’s voice as he went on:
“I believed you implicitly. You were
so positive this woman would come
forward."
“She will—she will. Give me only
a few minutes more!" she cried.
The lawyer looked at her as It pu»
xled.
“A few minutes?" he said. Again
he looked at her and then shook his
head resignedly. “Well, It's certainly
infectious!” he exclaimed. "I believe
you again."
The door opened and Alicia appeared
The lawyer advanced politely to greet
her.
“Good evening. Mrs. Jeffries."
Alicia shook hands with him, at the
same time looking inquiringly at An
nie, who, by a quick gesture, told her
that the Judge knew nothing of her
secret. The lawyer went on:
"Mrs. Jeffries. Jr., wishes to speak
to you. I said I thought there'd be
no objection; you don't mind. May
she?”
"Yes." murmured Alicia.
“Your husband was here.” said the
Judge.
“My husband!" she cried, startled.
Again she glanced Inquiringly at An
nie and tried to force a smile.
“Yes," said, the lawyer; “he’ll be
glad to know you’re here. I’ll tell
him." Turning to Annie, he said:
“When you’re ready, please seod
and—"
“Very well. Judge."
The lawyer went out and Alicia
turned round breathlessly.
“My husband was here?" she ex
claimed.
“Yes.”
"You’ve told Mr. Brewster nothing?"
Annie shook her head.
“I couldn't!" she said. "I tried to.
but I couldn't. It seems so hard, doesn’t
it?” Alicia laughed bitterly and An
nie went on: “I was afraid you weren’t
coming!"
"The train was late!" exclaimed Al
icia evasively. "I went up to Stam
ford to say good-by to my mother."
"To say good-by?” echoed her com
panion in surprise.
“Yes," said the other tearfully. ’1
have said good-by to her—I have said
good-by to everybody—to everything—
to myself—I must give them all up—
I must give myself up.”
\ju. 11 i as uau as mar. surely.
Alicia shook her head sadly.
''Yes.” she said; *Tve reckoned It
all up. It's a total loss. Nothing will
be saved—husband, home, position,
good name -all will go. You’ll see. I
shall be torn into little bits of shreds.
They won’t leave anything unsaid. But
it’s not that I care for so much. It's
the injustice of it all. The injustice
of the power of evil. This man rnd<<r
wood never did a good action in all
his life. And now even after he is
dead he has the power to go on de
stroying—destroying—destroying:"
"That's true." said Annie; "he was
no good."
The banker's wife drew from her
bosom the letter 1 nderwood wrote
her before he killed himself.
“When he sent me this letter." she
went on. T tried to think myself into
his condition of mind, so that I could
decide whether he intended to keep
his word and kill himself or not. 1
tried to reason out just how he felt
and how he thought. Now I know.
It’s hopeless, dull, sodden despera
tion. I haven't even the ambition to
defend myself from Mr. Jeffries."
Annie shrugged her shoulders
“I wouldn't lose any sleep on his
account." she said with a laugh. More
seriously she added: "Surely he won’t
believe—”
"He may not believe anything him
self.” said Alicia. "It’s what other peo
ple are thinking that will make him
suffer. If the circumstances were only
a little less disgraceful—a suicide’s
last letter to the woman he loved.
They'll say I drove him to It. They
won't think of his miserable, dishon
est career. They’ll only think of my
share in his death—”
Annie shook her head sympathetic
ally.
"Yes." she said; 'It’s tough: Ths
worst of It is they are going to arrest
you."
Alicia turned ashen pale.
"Arrest me!" she cried.
’That's what Capt. Clinton says."
replied the other gravely. "He was
here—he is here now—with two men,
waiting for you.” Apologetically she
went on: "It wasn’t my fault, Mrs.
Jeffries—I didn't mean to. What
could I do? When I told Judge Brew
ster. he sent for Capt. Clinton. The
police are afraid you’ll run away or
something—'*
“And my husband!" gasped Alicia;
“he doesn't know, does he?"
"No. 1 didn’t tell them. I said you'd
tell them -yourself, but they won't
trust you when they know who you
are. Let's tell the judge—he may
think of a plan. Suppose you go away
until—” Puzzled herself to find a way
out of the dilemma, Annie paced the
floor nervously. "Oh, this Is awful!"
she exclaimed. “What are we to do?"
She looked toward Alicia, as If ex
pecting some suggestion from her, but
her companion was too much over
whelmed to take any Initiative.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
A Snake Story.
Carl Hagenbeck describes an adven
ture with caged pythons: “My son
Heinrich had no sooner opened the
door of the cage than the four rep
tiles. as though by prearranged plan,
flew at him with wide open Jaws. One
of them very nearly succeeded In coll
ing Itself round him. but be defended
himself vigorously, and I and a keep
er ran to his aid, but It .was some
minutes before we succeeded In free
ing him.
"Then the largest of the four fixed
himself firmly with his tall on a ratter
at the top of the cage and made sav*
age bites at ns. When we had thrown
a sack over his head we had to oc
curs further assistance to unloosen
his tall. No sooner had we with
great effort got It loose than the mon
ster twisted itself around Heinrich's
right lag and began to twine Itself
higher ap his body.
j "It was a Ilfe-and-doath struggle
I that then ensued, but by exerting all
i ear might we. at last sm seeded In
tearing away the reptile and forcing
It into a sack."
Recognized a Landmark.
Dick and Tommy had come down
I stairs too late to take part in the fam
ily devotions.
“Has paw got through yet?" asked
Tommy.
"He's about half through," whis
pered Dick, who was listening at the
door of the sitting room. “He’s Just
got past ’may our sins be as far re
moved from us as the east is from
the west’"
Money-Making Thoughts.
Harker—You seem in a deep study.
A penny for your thoughts, old man
Bluffwood—O, I'm a rapid thinker
and have 600 thoughts at ones. Puss
ms over a five spot
The Philosopher of Folly.
“The reason so many at our pro
fsssinnsl athletes aren’t property
trained.” says the Philosopher at fit
ly, “is that they have to spent ah
much time being photographed."
Uniform state laws governing cor
porations rather than federal corpora
tion control Is the remedy proposed
for trusts by Edgar H. Farrar, presi
dent of the American Bar association.
‘The great American national dis
grace," said Mr. Farrar at the recent
convention of the bar association at
Boston, “Is found In the Issuance ol
fictitious or watered stock. This is
made possible by those corporation
laws which provide no governmental
supervision over the organization ot
corporations which require no part o!
the capital stock to be paid in monej
and which permit the Issuance ot
stock at the pleasure of the organizers
and directors at such valuations as
they may choose to place on them. To
my mind, the most vicious ot all the
provisions In the statutes above enu
merated is that authorizing one cor
poration to own and vote stock in an
other. This provision Is the mother
of the holding company and the trust.
It provides a method for combining under one management and control cor
porations from one end of the nation to the other.
“Concerted action among the states will end all the trouble. If every
state In the Union will purge Its corporation laws of ail objectionable fea
tures. then the breeding places of industrial monstrosities are destroyed. It
appears to me that it would require but a small amount of constructive states
manship to bring about a state conference and uDlted action on this grave
subject."
Mr. Farrar ridicules the proposed scheme of E. H. Gary, president of the
Steel Trust, for government regulation ot prices. He says: "For government
to fix the prices of merchandise bought and sold in commerce Is utterly be
yond the power of any legislative body in America; and our free democratic
society, based on the independence of the Individual and the development and
protection of individual rights, would have to be shattered to its foundation
and a new social order built up before any such proposition could be main
tained."
CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING
Nathan Allen, the Indicted leather
trust magnate of Kenosha. Wls.. ac
cused of smuggling at New York. will.
It Is stated, made a spirited defense.
It is said the Allen side of the Jenkins
imbroglio will specify an attempt to
carry out a blackmail scheme. That
his wife believes absolutely In Allen's
Innocence is shown by the fact that
they spent the entire summer togeth
er on a Montana ranch.
Indictments charging Nathan Alien
of Kenosha. Wls.. and John K. Collins
of Memphis. Tenn.. with the smug
gling of Jewels valued at more than
1100.000 were brought to light In the
office of Tnlted States District Attor
ney Wise in New Ycrk. The gems are
alleged to have been smuggled Into
that port from the steamship Lusi
tania on June 25, 1909.
The Indictments were the outcome
of the testimony before the federal
grand Jury of Mrs. Helen Dwelle Jen
kins. to whom the Jewelry alleged to
utttu aiaus.mcu was preseuiea. ana irom wnoia u was laier siuicn wane
she was living at a New York hotel. Following the theft of the gems there
was a great deal of publicity given to Mrs. Jenkins and Mr. Allen, and the
matter was finally settled by a consideration of JTI.OOO. of which Mrs. Jenkins
says she received $31,000.
A third count In the Indictment also charges that Allen was party to a
conspiracy with other persons to defraud the government of duties by "Intro
ducing into the country the jewelry and wearing apparel described in two
prior counts.”
Collins, a coal operator of Tennessee, was a fellow passenger of Allen, the
indictment in the Tennesseean's case recites, and it charges him with having
smuggled a necklace consisting or five strands of pearls with a diamond and
ruby clasp, a pearl and diamond bracelet and other articles of jewelry and
wearing apparel. The charge of conspiracy is also laid at his door.
GETS FORTUNE FROM GATES
Henry Rockwell Baker, a twenty
year-old youth of St- Charles. 111., will
get $250,000 when be Is graduated
from college. Baker is the late John
W. Gates’s only nephew. Mr. Gates
was very fond of him; the millionaire
bequeathed $10,000 to be given to him
at once for his expenses at college
and $250,000 when he gets his degree.
But he will not play football. Al
though bis uncle placed no restric
tions upon him. the lad remembers
that Gates was opposed to football,
and. for that reason, will not attempt
to make a team.
He has promised when be leaves
college and comes Into his $250,000,
that he will stay away from Wall
street. This is also out of deference
to his late uncle's wishes. John W.
Gates once advised him. If he ever
got hold of any money, to keep away
from that mart of speculation and the
boy regards this advice as a request.
Baker was greatly surprised by the
munificent bequest, but started In studying to earn it at once.
Baker was a student in the St. Charles high school until he finished his
studies there last fall; he was half-back on the school eleven and is an all
around athlete. “Henry Is a bright boy.” Mr. Gates once said. "He Is a lad
who studies and plays football too and that Is the right kind. 1 want him to
get an education. He will find an education means more to him that all the
money In the world."
WOULD TAX THE HEIRESSES
Soma time ago Representative Sa
bath ot IUinot8 introduced a resolution
in congress levying a tariff ot 2i> per
•cent, upon all marriage dowries, set
tlements between Americans and for
eigners. Sentiment in favor ot such
a tax has been growing since and if
there Is any way ot passing a law
which will be constitutional and el
lectlve at the same-time, to regulate
ibis marriage barter, steps to do so
will probably be taken In the next ses
sion of congress.
There is an economic side to the
marriage of our rich American glrla
to titled Europeans. It la estimated
that the purchase of these titles costs
the enormous sum of 91.000,000,000
every ten years—a drain that few
countries In the world, perhaps no
other country except our own, could
stand.
The fact that tt la wealth which
titled foreigners are seeking wben
they marry American _ .
evident. Whoever hears of a European noble marrying a poor American girl?
Whoever hears of an English heiress marrying a poor American? If later'
marriages were based on love the rule would work both ways.
The fact the rule Is all one-sided Is conclusive proof of the mar
cenarv spirit which actuates the broken-down nobles who seek American
millions with the encumbrance of a wife thrown in. While a tax on Amer
lean millions going abroad in settlement of marriage barters would not pr»
vent such unions. It would be a compensation to the state.
SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but it Paid
Chicago, 111.—“I suffered from a fe
male weakness and stomach trouble,
ana i went to mo
store to get a bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
ham’s Vegetable
Compound, but tho
clerk did not want
to let me have it—
he said it was no
good and wanted mo
to try something
else, but knowing
all about it I in
sisted and finally
got it, and I am so
i a uiu, iui ib uurtu me.
“I know of so many cases where wo
: men have been cured by Lydia E. Pink
ham’s Vegetable Compound that I can
say to every suffering woman if that
i medicine does not help her, there is
nothing that will.”—Mrs. Jaxetzki,
i 2963 Arch St., Chicago, I1L
This is the age of substitution, and
women who want a cure should insist •
, upon Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable i
! Compound just a3 this woman did and
not accept something else on which the
druggist can make a little more profit.
Women who are passing throughthis
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing ills pe
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
; of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for fe
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POSITIVE PROOF.
"How do I know that you really love
me? What assurance have I that you
would be willing to make sacrifices
and endure hardships for my sake?”
“What more can you ask? Haven't
I for six months refrained from lay
, ing violent hands on your little
' brother T’
—
Masculine Anxiety.
Teddy's mother had been taken sud
denly ill one morning while he was at
, school. On his return, he was admit
ted to his mother's room for a few
minutes, and found his Aunt Alicia
sitting by the bed.
"No, Teddy,” said she, “mother has
been very 111, and must not talk.”
“O, my! I'm sorry, mother,” gasy J
Teddy.
Mother smiled at him lovingly.
Master Teddy seated himself on a
large chair directly opposite, and. aft
er wriggling anxiously around for a
minute or two. delivered himself of
the speech.
"Mother dear—now don’t try to
speak—but if you mean yes, nod your
head—this way—and if you mean no.
shake your head—this way. Have you
seen my baseball bat?”—Llppincott's
Magazine.
Not All Smoked.
L. White Busbey. secretary to for
mer Speaker Cannon, was explaining
that the speaker did not smoke so
much as people thought he did.
"My understanding.” suggested one
of the party, “is that he gets away
with about 20 cigars a day.”
“Oh. well," said Busbey. "but he
eats half of 'em ''—Sunday Magazine.
Didn’t Break It Around Her.
Ella—Our friend, the pitcher, has a
"glass arm.”
Stella—I didn't notice It when he
called on me last evening.
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Easy
Breakfast!
A bowl of crisp
Post
Toasties
and cream—
the thing’s done!
Appetizing
Nourishing
Convenient
Ready to serve right
out of the pacKage.
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