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THE LAW
By MARVIN DANA
FROM TRE FLAY OF
BAYARD VEILLER
cum -Hitt 1!>t by the a L ib
••*wear-
C..APTEa rtVI.
i.otnni'-.I from last week
aero me "peens eltaed abraptry, sou
lance again the handkerchief was
lhoogbt Into play as the sobbing broke
forth with Increased violence. Pres -
an Uy the girl's voice rose In a wall.
"Oh, this is dreadful—dreadful!" in
The final word the wall broke to a
iboan.
Berko telt himself vaguely guilty as
the cause of such suffering on the part
of one so young, so fair, so innocent
Bat ha well meant attempt to assuage
the shicken creature's woe was futile.
The sobbing continued
"I'm afraid!" the girl asserted da-
mally. "I'm afraid you will—put me—
ta a cell..!"
"Pooh!" Burke returned galisntt7.
"Why, my dear young lady, nobody
In the world could think of you and a
cell at the same time—no, lndeedr
"Ob, thank you!"
"Are you sure you've told me all you
know about tba woman?"
"Ob, yes! I've only seen her two or
three times" came the ready response
"Oh. please, commissioner! Won't
you let me go homer
The use of a title Ditcher than bis
own flattered the Inspector, and he was
moved to graciousness.
'eNow. you see." be said In his heavy
voice, yet very kindly. "no one has burt
you—mot even ■ little Mt, after alL
bow. you run right home to your
ibotber."
The girl sprang op )oyoosty and
started toward .tbe door, with a final
ravishing smile for the pleased official
et the desk.
It was ■t this moment that Cassidy
entered from the opposite side of the
once. As Ms eyes fell on the girl at
the door across from him his stolid
face lighted in a grin. And, In that
same Instant of recognition between
the two the color went out of the girl's
tact. The little aid lips snapped to-
gether In ■ line of supreme disgust
against this vlcfmsltude of tate after
all her maneuverings in the face of the
enemy.
"Ileflo, Aggie," the deMeetlye remark-
ed., with a smirk, welle tbe inspector
stared from one to the other and his
jaw dropped from the stark surprise.
The girl returned deliberately to the.
chair she had occupied through the In-
terview with the inspector and.drop-
ped into it weakly. It was atter a
mtnnte of silence, In which the two
net sat staring. that at last sbe spoke
ertth a saesge wrath against the pit
Into which she bad fallen after her
arduous efforts.
"Ain't tbat the —est luck
"Oarddy, do you know this woman?
asked Burke.
"Sure 1 dor came the placid answer.
"tabes Httle Aggie Lynch—con wom-
an. from Buffalo—two years for hlnek-
mall—did her time at Burnaing."
For n little time there was silence,
the while Burke sat staring at the
averted lace of the girl. Then he set
lb features grimly, roes from his
chair and walked to position directly
to the front of the girl. who still re
fumed to look In his direction.
"On the . level. nnw," the insperter
dtmended, "when did you see Mary
Turner lant7'
"Early this morning. We slept to-
gether last nlgbt because I had the
willies'. She blew the Joint about batt
past 10"
"What's the use of your lying to
me 7'
"So help one," Aggie continued with
the utmost solemnity, "Mary never
left the house all night I'd swear
that's the truth on a pile of Bibles a
mile high!"
"Hare to be higher than that. Mary
Turner was arrested Just atter mld-
i
''Oe the level. when did you see Mary
Teener Iaott
night Young woman, you'd better tog
all you know."
"I don't know a thing!" Agile rS•
farted.
Bente drew the pistol from his Web.
et and extended It toward the girl
"How long has she owned this guar
bo add threateningly.
"Ube didn't own it"
"Oh. then It. Gerson's!"
"1 don't know whose it 1s," 'Agee re-
pbed. "I never laid eyes On it 1111
DOW."
"English Eddie was killed with this
gun last night New, who did itt
Come on, nowt Wbo did lir
"How should I know? What do you
think 1 am—a fortune tellerr
"Now, Agee Lynch, you listen to
me. Tell me what you know, and 1'11
see you make a clean getaway, and
P11 slip you a nice little piece of mon-
ey
oo-ey too. Now, what do you sayr
"1 say you're a great big rtlffl What
do you think I amr Aggie wheeled
on the detective "Say. take me out of
here. I'd rather be In the cooler than
here with him"
CHAPTER XVII.
The Trap That Failed.
Athe scornful maiden went out
of the door ouder the escort
of Cassidy. Burke bowed gal-
lantly to her lithe back and
blew a kiss from his thick finger tips
In mocking reverence for her as an
artist In her way. Then when be
learned that Edward Gilder bad ar-
rived be ordered that the wardens and
the district attorney be admitted and
that the son niso be sent up from his
cell.
"It's a bad business, sir," Burke said
with hearty sympathy to the shaken
father after the formal greetings that
followed the entrance of the two men.
"It's a very bad busieeas."
"What does be say?" Gilder ques-
tioned.
"Nothing!" Burke answered. "That
Is why I sent for yon. I replies* Mr.
Demarest bas made the situation pain
to you."
"Yes, he has explained It to me. It's
a terrible position for my boy. Bot
you'll release him at once, won't your"
"I can't" Burke replied relnetantiy,
bat bluntly. "You ought not to erpeet
it; Mr. Gilder."
"Inspector," the magnate cried bro-
kenly, "you—don't mean"—
"I mean. Mr. Gilder, that you've got
to make him alk. That's what I want
you to do for all our sakes. Will you?"
"t'll do my best," the unhappy man
replied.
A minute later Dick. In charge of an
officer, was brought Into the room.
Ile was pale. a little disheveled from
isle boars to a celL
The father went forward quickly
and naught Dick's bands In a mighty
grin-
"My
riRMy boy" be murmured huskily.
Then he made a great effort end con-
trolled his emotion to some extent
"The Inspector tells me," be went on.
"that you've refused to talk—to an -
ewer ha questions.
"That wasn't wise under the circum-
stances," the father remonstrated bur-
deafly.
urredly. "however. now, Demurest and
I are•here to protect your laterite"... so
that you can talk freely. Now, Dick,
tell us! %Vho killed thnt man? We
moat know. TeII we."
Demarest went a step toward the
young man "Dick, I don't want to
frighten you. but your position is real-
ly dangemos. Your only chance is to
speak with perfect frankness. 1 pledge
you my word I'm telling the truth.
Dick. my boy. 1 want you to forget
that I'm the district attorney and re-
member only that I'm an old friend
of conch nn.l of yonr father's who 1*
trying very hand to help yon. Snrely
you can trust me. Now, Dick, tell me:
Who shot Griggs?'
'I shot Griggs," said the young man.
Demarest realised that his plea had
failed. but be made an effort to take
the admission at its face value.
"Why?" he demanded.
"Because I thought be was a bur-
glar."
urpar "
"Oh, I seer' he said, In a tone of
conviction "Now. let's go back a lit-
tle. Burke says you told bim last
night that you had persuaded your
wife to come over to the house sad
Join ynn there. in that rlghtr
"Now. tell me, Dick. just what did
happen. won't your
There was no reply, and, after a
little interval. the lawyer resumed his
questioning.
"Did this burglar come Into the
room r
Dick nodded an assent
"And he attacked your
There cern ■nother nod of atIIrtna-
tio..
"And there was 6 straggler
"Tea."I
"And you shot him?"
"Yes'
'Then. where did Inn get the revol-
vers
Deet started to answer without
thought
"Why, t grabbed it"— Then• the sig-
nificance of this crashed on his coo-
ls -lowness and be chalk the words
trrmbMag on ha tips "So," be said
with swift hostility in his voles, 'ran,
you're trying to trip me. tool You!
Aad you talk of friendship. 1 waft
fens of each friendship."
Bat Burke would be no lenges R
•trafeed.
"Too don't want to take as for tools,
Ming man." be said. sad his hug tones
rumbled harshly through the loom. 'If
You shot Griggs in mistake for a tier-
Oar
ierguar why dM Ton try to hide the fact?
Oichy did yon pretend to N that you
and yoer wife were alone In the room
we.loi wee had that thee. with ,ea, eh?
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was to take his seat in this cordage.
gust outside one of ole window*. Over
the windows tbe shales were drawn.
ae that he would remain invisible to
any Ow within the once while yet
easily able to overbear every woad
spoken In the room.
When be had completed his lnstr e -
tions to the ateoograpber Burke turned
to Gilder and Detnarest.
"Now, this rime," be said energette-
ally, "I'II De the one to do the talking.
And get this: Whatever you hear me
say don't you be surprised. Remem-
ber, we're dealing wlb crooks, and
when you're dealing with crooks you I
have to use crooked ways."
Then the door opened, and Mary
Turner catered She paid absolutely
no attention to the other two in the
room, but went straight to the desk
and there halted, gazing with her soft-
ly penetrant eyes of deepest violet Into
the face of the Inspector.
Under that intent scrutiny Barts
NM a challenge and set himself to
Why didn't you call for help? Why
didn't you call for the police as any
honest man would naturi lly under
such circumstances?"
"We're trying to save you." the fa-
ther pleaded tremulously.
Burke persisted In his vehement rye -
tem of stark. Now. be again brought
out tbe weapon that bad done Eddie
Grtgga to death.
"Where'd you get this mint' he
shouted.
"I won't talk any more." Dick an•
swered simply. "1 must see my wife
flet" His voice became more aggree-
sive. "I want to know what you've i
done to her."
"Did she kill Griggsr Burke ques-
tioned
uerboned roughly.
Dick was startled out of his calm
"No, no!" he cried, desperately.
"Then, who did?" Burke demanded
sharply. "Who did?'
"1 won't say any more until I've
talked with a lawyer whom 1 can
trust" He shot a vindictive glance -
toward Demarest
The father Intervened with a piteous
eagerness.
"Dick, if you know who killed thi#
man you must spesk to protect your-
self."
ourself."
The face of the youn^, man softened
as be met his father's beseeching eyes.
"I'm sorry, dad." be said. eery gen-
tly. "But I—well. I can't."
Again. Burke interposed.
"I'm going to give him a little more
time to think things over. Perhaps
he'll get to understand the Importance
of what we've been saying pretty
W OO."
He pressed the button on his desk.
"Where'd you get thi• gun?"
and. as the doorman ai'p.'areil. nJdrese-
ed that fuuctlonary.
"Dan, have one of the men take him
back. You watt outside"
Dick. however. did not move. His
voice icsme with a note of determina-
tion.
"1 want to know about my wife.
Where 1. sber
Burke disregarded the gnstlon as
completely as If It And not been litter-
ed
ttered said went on speaking to the dos*
man, with a suggestion In his wee&
that wee effectlre
"He's not to speak to soy one. you
anderwtend" Then he condescended
to give his attention to the prlaotwr.
"You'll know all about your wife,
yonng moa when ynn make op Your
mind to tell me the truth"
Diet tamed and followed his caste -
Man out of the oMee In alkenes
As the doormen resppeared Burin
g ave his order, "Den. bare the Twee
woman brought up."
The i mpocter next railed Me *meg,
npher and gave erpllrlt directions
At the back of the mnm. behind the
desk, were three large windows, wide\
opened on • 'weldor. end serum lib
was • tier of calla The •Mengrap\se
"You ought to know, since yea have
arreetad him."
match craft with craft. His large
voice was modulated to kindliness u
he spoke In a casual manner.
"I Just sent for yuu to tell yon that
you're free."'
'Then. I can gor -
"Sure. you can go."
Without any delay, yet without am
haste. Mary glanced toward Gilder and
Demarest. who were watching the
scene closely. Then. ate went toward
the outer door of the once.
Burke wafted until she had nearly
reacbed the door before he shot hla
bolt.
"Gerson has confessed!"
Mary turned and eonfronted the tai.
Spector, and answered without the
leant trace of tear. but the firmnese
of knowledge:
"Oh. no. he hasn't!"
"What's the reason he hasn't?
Burke roared Ont wrathfully.
"Because he didn't do It"
"Well, he says he did It!"
Mary. in her tnrn. resorted to a bit
of flnesee. In order to learn • whether
or not Garcon had been arrested.
"But bow eould he have done It,
when he went"- ahs Regan.
"Where did he go?"
"Yon onght to know, sinew yon have
arrested him, and he has contained."
Burke was frnntic over being wend-
ed thus. To gain a diversion, he re-
verted to hie familiar bullying tactics.
"Who shot Grine7' he shouted.
"My husband ebot a burglar." Mary
said languidly "\ons his nameGrtgga?"
"Oh, you know better than that,"
Burke declared. truculently. "You see
we've traced the Maxim atleocer. Gar -
son himself bought 1t up In Hartford,"
For the first time. Mary was caught
off her guard.
"But be told me"— ab. began, then
checked herself.
"What did be tell yon 7' Burke gee*
dant
('ontinn.d n week)
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