Young Man Who Finally Won Out By Edward Marshall
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(Copyright. 1903, All Rights Reserved, by
F. L Marshall.)
CHAPTER XXI.
-SAli'lUN'B face rolaJtcd. MacFar
I Jf I icn's face wan cuuso enough. The
I J vciuntr man looked at It and
latiKhed. Ho roHO and started
toward the door. Norah
tuu iit.il his arm.
'No," slio said, sweetly, "you'll not be
fc'ulti' yet, 1 liopo. Please stay here und
amuau my husband while I'm gone. I've
somo ono that I want to have you talk a
bit to before you say gomiby to us on
Urel." Ami she ihm1. iiilckly:
"Anil that will be llxht soon, I'm think
ing." t'iirton whh ns plainly puzzled by this
new move of the extraordinary young
Woman it h the rest were, but that he felt
an ubldlng faith In her good judgment
was shown by the f.iet that he promptly
Stepped between MaoKurren and the door.
Just ux Norah passed out of It Into the
hall, followed by the hull boy.
With Parton there before tho exit, Mac
Farren lost all lonKing to puss out of It
and retreated rapidly to the embrasure of
a window, from which he gazed with
stimulated interest on the scant traffic of
the sidu street, occasionally turning about
With some anxiety to see If Parton's dis
concerting bulk was still between him and
tho door. -
The humor of the situation seemed to
trike I'arton and Mrs. Burgee at the
Same moment, for they laughed aloud so
exactly In concert that tho outburst might
have been prearranged.
MacFurren's anxious glance revealed
nothing to him of the cause of this hilar
Ity. It certainly gave him no new confi
dence In his iHisltion. It Is even pro liable
that he contemplated raising the window
and calling for help, for he placed nervous
fingers on the fastenings which held It.
This fed the flame of Mrs. burgee's
mirth, and she was constrained to cover
her head with her white apron and rock
biu-k and forth with half stifled chuckling.
When Norah returned, perhaps fifteen
minutes later, she was accompanied by the
mall lawyer with the bald head to whom
the ship's doctor Itad telephoned. He waa
a. moat affable little gentleman, full of
miles, and greeted Part on and Mrs Burgee
with much enthusiasm aa they were, la
turn, presented to him by Norah.
"And is the the other gentleman the
the" the small man began, with an In
irt'.iatlng smile.
"Yes." said Noruh.
"Ah, Mr. MacFarren," said the lawyer
pleasantly, approaching the astonished
figure In the window recess. "I am very
Clad to see you. From what your churm
Ing daughter haa told me, I have learned
that we are professional professional
hall I aay professional brethren? Doth
being In the law, you know T"
MacFarren looked at htm dully,
yea," said the amall man. "My name
hi Kammer. Max Kammer. I am a humble
practitioner before our courts here. I am
Tery glad to see you, I am sure."
MacFarren automatically took the hand
that the amall man extended toward him.
'I am very glad," said the amall man,
that I have to deal with a man versed
In the principles and practice of the law
In arranging this matter for for Mrs. Par
ton, It Is always so much easier for a
lawyer to explain matters and discuss them
with another man of trained mind than it
ta when he when he comes Into contact
with the with the crude Intellect of the
f the laity." ,
MacFarren seemed completely mystified.
The small man drew a chair up to the
round table with the marble top and busily
pulled from his pocket a number of papers
folded formally. He laid them down beside
Ms hat, and asked for a pen and Ink, which
Norah brought from the mantel shelf.
"Now." said the small man, "we are all
ready, I think. I suppose, Mr. MacFarren,
that you are quite prepared to meet the
conditions of your first wife's will at once."
He did not wait for MacFarren's puzzled
fare to assume an expression of Intelligent
understanding, but continued: "Hut, of
. course, I need not ask the question. Cer
- talnly not. Absurd, I'm sure. Deing In the
law yourself, you will, of course, have pro
Tided for all these matters so that there
.need be none of that annoying delay and
Bone of those detailed explanations which
mlrht lie neccBsry were I dealing wlfh .
an untrained mind."
"I clnn't believe that I understand yon,
sir," sold MacFarren, with such an at
tnmpt at dignity aa was feasible after hi
rmr.nl. (TlKturbnncr..
"Ah." said the small man. "Is It pos
sible? WTL well. l!ul perhaps I should
have rapeclLd that tho the excitement of
travel snd the recent loss of your second
wife, Mr. MacFarren, might have caused
ptme Blight forget fulness on your part
which would not have otherwise occurred.
bowed to Nnrsh and to Purlnn, "c.ami id
age. Am I unite Tight 1"
MacFurma was evidently taken fiy aur
prise at this turn nf .affairs.
"Te-ea," he stammered, tnrrilriif white
a bit It whs plain that this altaci was
a cnntplets enrpriw Thra, mirtdenly re.nV
Izlng thai be was permitting himself., so to
speak, to be lnterruKilea as a witness for
the opposition without proper authority
of coort, he began Bgarn to sputter and de
clared that mich inquiries were an Insuffer
able impcrtlnance and that he would not
Inrton nnl to Iucvtp you arrestee".. I do
not say, yon know, thai she has a bad
case. Indeed I may saj that she ha.s.
In my humble opinion, a good case. But,
I boi; yon to hellera me, when I assure
you that I have urged her to take no
criminal procpedhnjs, when I am sure that
she can recover through civil process the
amounts which you which you have em
bezzled." MacFarren rose with an almost
threatening gesture.
The small man raised his hand soothe
VvsiUuert answer i) i
"WIIT." SAID SHE, SMILING BRIGHTLY. "ITS JUST AS EAST!
UOODIKS THAT I'LL. 83 ND TO YOU IN JAIL."
BUT WAIT; WATCH FOR ALL, TirH
No," ho added, contemplatively, "which 1
am sure might not have otherwise oc
curred." Hy this time MacFarren was beginning
to bristle again a bit.
"We will save time, sir." he said,
"if you will explain yourself to me at
once."
"Quite so," said tha small man. "Yes,
Indeed, you're quite right. I will explain
myself."
He unfolded one of the papers which
he had laid upon the table.
"This," he said, with somo deliberation,
"Is a certified copy of the will left by Mrs.
Parton's mother." He bowed to Norah.
"She was your first wife. I believe." he
added to MacFarren. "You married her,
I think, when Miss Mullaney waa 12 years
Old."
That MacFarren was beginning to under
stand was shown by a slightly nervous
look which came into his face.
He nodded.
"In thU will." the smaH lawyes went
on. "you were made trustee of the prop,
erty let me see, there was quite a pleasant
little property. A matter of 3,000 or IOT0
was It not? In cash, I understand. Yes.
I am sure that I am right. You were to
be the trustee of this property until until
Misa Mullaney now Mrs. Parton," be
tolerate them.
"Ah," said the small roan, "that is most
unfortunate. It will necessitate an action
which I have strongly urged Mrs. Mrs.
Parton, not to take, exoept In case of
absolute extremity. Criminal proceedings
within the family circle should be should
be, In my opinion avoided. It was only
yesterday that I that I urged a young
woman named Flynn Irish, too, you see
not to not to have her mother arrested
for having stolen 17 out of a cracked
teapot which sat on the on the mantel
piece In their humble home. It always
Indicates a a lack of harmony, It seems
to me, for members of a family to Invoke
the aid of criminal law In arranging such
affaire. Yes, Indeed. It always does to
me. Always."
MacFarren had paled suddenly and llv
idly. "You you are Impertinent, sir!" he ex
claimed. "Quite so, quite so, said the small law
yer. "That Is a disagreeable point In our
profession. You have doubtless encoun
tered It in your own practice. But we
must take the bitter take the bitter with
the sweet. We must take the bitter with
the sweet. I regret the necessity, but
we must take the bitter with the sweet.
"As ; was saying, I have
Ingly, and continued:
"Oh, this la all among friends, Mr. Mao.
Farren. I disliked to use that word,
of course, but we all know what the cir
cumstances really are and that It Is the
only word which will really exactly des
cribe what you havo done. We, being all
friends here, may, I am sure talk frankly.
Among us, I think that It will be unnee
cessary for mo to change the word. Of
course, I might say misappropriated, which
would, perhaps, sound a a little more
genteel, but then but then, stolen Is really
more expressive and correct. I have urged
her not to resort to criminal procedure In
order to regain the amounts which you
hav stolen."
There was such a sudden cessation of
suavity In the email man's tone as he said
the ugly word this time that It made every
person In the room wince. It made Mac
Farren shrink backward In hla chair and
open hla lips slightly, leaving them open,
while the small man went on. And the
latter voice did not return to Its smoo
propitiatory Intonation. aad
His manner, toot beearnf." ended. He
accusatory. HIsjMsrorda In the middle
no longMjjJan there were no taor
SLJUnTpauses lit his talk. U
i!tMacFarren with a stern eye which
