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/ know you can’t deny It! Speak!" M thundered. "You did it!” Howard, his eyes still fixed on the a shining pistol, repeated, as if recltr HOFE lng a lesson: "I did it!” W hen in Need of Groceries Quickly Capt. Clinton signaled to Maloney to approach nearer with hi» When in need of GROCERIES don’t forget notebook. The detective sergeant th at we carry a full line of both Staple and took his place im m ediately back of Fancy. Howard. The captain turned to hi» prisoner: "You shot Robert Underwood!" CHARLES KLEIN v y THE RIGHT PRICE AND QUALITY "I shot Robert Underwood,” re peated Howard mechanically. A r t h u r “ h o r n b l o w V "You quarreled!” ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTERS "W e quarreled.” CÛPYWGMT, I»09, BY &.W. DIU.INGHAM COnPAwr “You came here for m oney!” H. T . GILTNER “I came here for money." Phone 701 Main Streek he kept pounding the unhappy youth out being seen. You hadn’t even with searching questions. stopped to wash the blood off your "H e refused to give it to you!" By this time H oward's condition was hands. All you fellers make m istakes. "H e refused to give it to me.” pitiable to w itness. His face was You relied on getting away unseen. “T here was a quarrel!” w hite as death. His trem bling lips You never stopped to think th a t the "T here was a quarrel.” could hardly articulate. It was with blood on your hands would betray "You drew that pistol!" 8Y N 0PSI8. the greatest difficulty th at he kept on you.” Gruffly he added: “Now, come, "I drew th at pistol." his feet. Every m om ent he seemed w hat's the use of w asting all this "And shot him !” H o w ard Jeffrie», ban k er'» »on, u n d e r about to fall. At tim es he clutched the tim e? It won’t go so hard with you “And shot him.” th e evil Influence of Ftobert U nderw ood C apt Clinton smiled trium phantly a fellow -atudent a t Yale, leads a life of table nervously, for fear he would if you own up. You killed Robert J. C. LATTA C. W. MERTZ d issip atio n , m a rrie s th e d a u g h te r of "T hat’s all." he said. g a m b le r w ho died In prison, and Is dls stumble. Several tim es, through sheer U nderw ood!” Howard collapsed Into a chair. Hie exhaustion, he sat down. The act was Howard shook his head. T here was ow ned by his fa th e r. lie trie s to get w ork a n d falls A fo rm er college chum m ak es alm ost Involuntary. N ature was giv a pathetic expression of helplessness head dropped forward on his breast a business proposition to H ow ard w hich ing way. as if he were asleep. C ap t Clinton MERTZ & L A T T A on his face. re q u ire s $2.1Vx> cash , and H ow ard Is broke, R o b e rt U n d trw o o d , w ho h a s been yawned and looked at his watch. “I can’t stand any more,” he m ur “I didn’t kill him ,” he faltered. “I pulsed by H o w ard ’s wife. A nnie, In his college d ays, and h ad once been engaged mured. “W hat's the good of all these was asleep on th a t sofa. I woke up T urning to Maloney, he said with a to A licia, H o w ard 's ste p m o th e r, has questions? I tell you I didn’t do It.” It was dark. I went out. I w anted to chuckle: a p a rtm e n ts a t th e A stru rla . H ow ard de ‘By George: It’s taken five hour« He sank helplessly on to a chair. His get home. My wife was w aiting for cides to a sk U nderw ood fo r th e $2,000 he needs. U nderw ood, ta k in g a d v a n ta g e of eyes rolled In his bead. He looked as me." to get It out of him !” hi» In tim acy w ith M rs. Jeffries, 8r., be "Now I’ve caught you lying,” in ter Maloney turned out the e'ectrlc com es a so rt of social h ig h w ay m an . D is If he would faint. Ice, Cold Storage, Wood and Coal co v erin g his tru e c h a ra c te r sh e denies “Stand up!” thundered the captain rupted the captain quickly. "You told lights and w ent to pull up the window him th e house, A licia receives a note from shades, letting the bright daylight the coroner you saw the dead man and U nderw ood, th re a te n in g suicide. A rt angrily. d e alers for w hom he h a s been a c tin g as Corner Fifth Avenue and Second Street Howard obeyed m echanically, al feared you would be suspected of his stream Into the room. Suddenly Both Phones com m issioner, d em an d a n acco u n tin g . He c an n o t m ak e good. H o w ard Jeffries though he reeled In the effort. To m urder, and so tried to get aw ay un there was a ring at the front door. c a lls In an in to x ic ate d condition. H e ask s steady himself, he caught hold of the seen." T urning to his men, he added: Officer Delaney opened, and Dr. Bern U nderw ood for $ 2,000 and Is told by the la tte r th a t he Is In d eb t up to his eyes. table. His strength was fast ebbing. "How is that, M aloney? Did the pris stein entered. Advancing into the H o w ard drink» h im self Into a m audlin room, he shook hands w ith the cap condition, and goes to sleep on a divan He was losing his pow er to resist. oner say that?" tain. A c aller Is an n o u n ced an d U nderw ood The captain saw he was weakening, The sergeant consulted his back d ra w s a screen a ro u n d th e d ru n k en “I’m sorry I couldn’t come before, sleep er. A licia e n te rs. She d em an d s a and he smiled w ith satisfaction. H e’d notes, and replied: captain. I was out when I got the p ro m ise from him th a t he will n ot tak e soon get a confession out of him. Sud "Yes, Cap’, th a t’s w hat he said.” nls life, p o in tin g to th e d isg ra ce th a t W here’s the body?” Suddenly Capt. Clinton drew from call. w ould a tta c h to h erself. U nderw ood re denly bending forw ard, so th at his The captain pointed to the innei fuse» to prom ise u n less she w ill renew fierce, determ ined stare glared right his hip pocket the revolver which he Central Livery Barns h e r p atro n ag e. . T h is sh e re fu ses to do, room. U nderw ood kills him self. T he re p o rt of Into H ow ard’s half closed eyes, he had found on the floor near the dead “In there.” th e pistol a w a k e n s H ow ard. H e stu m b les shouted: m an's body. The suprem e test was Me Namer & Wirtz, Proprietors o v e r th e dead body of U nderw ood, R eali “You did It and you know you d id !” about to be made. The wily police After glancing curiously at How s in g his p red icam en t he a tte m p ts to flee ard, the doctor disappeared into th e 1 a n d 1» m et by U n derw ood's v alet. H ow “No— I—” replied Howard weakly. captain would now play his trum p General Livery a rd Is tu rn ed o ver to th e police. room. “T hese repeated denials are use card. It was not w ithout reason th at inner Capt. Clinton turned to Maloney. less!” shouted the captain. “T here’s his enem ies charged him with employ- CHAPTER IX.—Continued. and Tillamook Stage Lines. "W ell, Maloney, I guess our work is done here. We w ant to get the “But w hat's the good of sitting here prisoner over to the station, then fn this death house?” protested How m ake out a charge of m urder, and J ard. "Take me to the station If prepare the full confession to submil m ust go. It’s intolerable to sit any to the m agistrate. Have everything longer here.” ready by nine o’clock. M eantime, I'll The captain beckoned to Maloney. go down and see the new spaper boys "Not so fast, young man. Before I guess there’s a bunch of them down we go to the station we w ant to ask there. Of course, it’s too late for the you a few questions. Don’t we, Ma m orning papers, but it's a bully good loney?" story for the afternoon editions. De The sergeant came over, and the laney, you’re responsible for the pria captain whispered som ething in his (Bellinger’s Old Stand) oner. B etter handcuff him." ear. Howard shivered. Suddenly The patrolm an was just putting the turning to his prisoner, the captain m anacles on Howard’s w rists when shouted In the stern tone of com BICYCLES, NEW AND SECOND HAND. REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS Dr. B ernstein re-entered from the in m and: ner room. The captain turned. SAW FILING Local Agent gor Oregonian SIGN PAINTING “Get up!" “Well, have you seen your m an?’ Howard did as he was ordered. He he asked. felt he must. There was no resisting The doctor nodded. th a t powerful brute’s tone of authori First Avenue West of Main Street. Phone 624 "Found a bullet wound in his head," ty. Pointing to the other side of the he said. “Flesh all burned—m ust hav« table, the captain went on been pretty close range. It .might "Stand over there where 1 can look have been a case of suicide." at you!" Capt. Clinton frowned. He didn't The two men now faced each other, like suggestions of th at kind after l the sm all table alone separating confession which had cost him five them . The powerful electrolier over hours’ work to procure. Ed Williams head cast Its light full on How J. W. Buckley “Suicide?” he sneered. “Say, doo ard 's haggard face and on the cap tor, did you happen to notice what tain ’s scowling features. Suddenly side of the head the wound was on?” M aloney turned off every electric WILLIAMS & BUCKLEY Dr. B ernstein reflected a moment. light except the lights In the elect- “Ah, yes. Now I come to think ol roller, the glare of which was Inten Manufacturers and Dealers in Rough and Dressed it, it was the left side.” sified by the surrounding darkness. "Precisely,” sneered the captain. “1 The rest of the room was in shadow. LUMBER never heard of a suicide shooting him One saw only these two figures self in the left temple. Don't worry, standing vividly out In the strong We are able to supply everything: necewary for th ^ doctor, it's m urder, all right." P oint complete construction of house, barn or shed. light—the white-faced prisoner and lng w ith a Jerk of his finger toward bis stalw art inquisitor. In the dark Howard, he added: “And we’ve got Prices said Estimates Furnished background stood Policeman Delaney. the man who did the job." -Close at hand was Maloney taking Officer Delaney approached his chief | ’notes. Phone Gales 453, Gales Creek, Oregon and spoke to him in a low tone. The "You did it, and you know you did captain frowned and looked toward It!” thundered the captain, fixing his his prisoner. Then, turning toward | eyes on his trem bling victim. the officer, he said: “I did not do It,” replied Howard “Is the wife dow nstairs?” slowly and firmly, returning the police The officer nodded. m an's stare. “Why Did You Come H ere?” "Yes, sir; they just telephoned." “You’re lying!” shouted the captain. "Then let her come up,” said the "I’m not lying," replied Howard already enough evidence to send you lng unlawful methods In conducting captain. "She may know something." to the ch air!” calmly. his Inquisitorial exam inations. Delaney returned to the telephone The captain glared a t him for a Howard shook his head helplessly. "Stop your lying!" he said fierce and Dr. B ernstein turned to the cap m om ent and then suddenly tried new W eakly he replied: ly. "Tell the truth, or we’ll keep you tain: tactics. 'T h is constant questioning Is m a here until you do. T he motive Is “Say w hat you will, captain, I’m "W hy did you come here?" he de king me dizzy. Good God! W hat's clear. You came for money. You not a t all sure th at Underwood did manded. the use of questioning me and ques were refused, and you did the trick." not do this him self.” tioning me? 1 know nothing about Suddenly producing the revolver, "A in't you? Well, I am," replied "1 came to borrow money.” It." "Did you get it?” the captain w ith a sneer. Pointing and holding It well under the light, again “No—he said he couldn't give It to "W hy did you come here?” thun so to Howard, he said: th a t the rays from the electrolier me " dered the captain. “This fell directly on Its highly polished shooting.” man has just confessed to the "Thon you killed him.” ’T’ve told you over and over again surface, he shouted: "I did net kill him,” replied Howard W e’re old friends. I cam e to borrow At th at m om ent the front dooi positively. money. He owed me a few hundred "How ard JefTrles, you shot R obert opened and Annie Jeffries came in e » ! T hus the searching exam ination dollars when we were a t college to Underwood, and you shot him w ith corted by an officer. She was pale w ent on, mercilessly, tirelessly. The gether, and I tried to get I t I've told this pistol!" and frightened, and looked timidly al sam e questions, the same answ ers, the you so many times. You w on't be Howard gazed at the shining sur the group of strange and serious-look E are in a better position than ever to sam e accusations, the same denials, lieve me. My brain Is tired. I’m thor face of the m etal as If fascinated. He ing men present. Then her eyes went hour after hour. The captain was oughly exhausted 1‘lease let me go. spoke not a word, but his eyes be round the room in search of her hus do all kinds of Fine Commercial Print tired, but being a giant In physique, My poor wife won’t know w hat's the cam e riveted on the weapon until his band. She saw him seemingly aslee; face assum ed a vacant stare. From in an arm chair, his w rists manacled he could stand It. He knew that his m atter.” ing on short notice, having just recently victim could n o t It was only a ques "N ever mind about your wife,” the scientific standpoint, the act of in front of hiih. W ith a fright tion of time when the latter’s resist growled the captain. “W e’ve sent for hypnotism had been accomplished. ened exclam ation she sprang forward, | installed new machinery and a com ance would be weakened. Then he her. How much did you try to bor In his nervous and overfatigued states but Officer Delaney intercepted her would stop lying and tell the truth. row ?” added to his susceptibility to quick C ap t Clinton turned around angrily j plete line of the latest styles of type faces T hat's all he w anted—the truth. Howard was silent a m om ent, as If hypnosis, he was now directly under a t the interruption. “You shot him !” the Influence of C ap t Clinton’s “Keep the woman quiet till she’i racking bis brain, trying to rem em “I did not.” stronger will. He was com pletely re w anted!” he growled. ber. “You’re lying!" (T O B E C O N T I N U E D .) “A thousand—two thousand. I for ceptive. The past seem ed all a blur T m not lying It a the truth.” on his mind. He saw the flash of get. I think one thousand." So It went on. hour after hour, re "Did he say he'd lend you the m on steel and the police captain's angry, LETTER HEADS, st a t e m e n t s , As You Like It. determ ined-looking face. He felt he lentlessly, pitilessly, while the patient ey?" dem anded the Inquisitor. LEGAL BLANKS, POSTERS, BRIEFS, ENVEL Maloney, In the obscure background, “No," replied the prisoner, w ith hesi was pow erless to resist that will any The aged. worn, and guileless-look ing Individual sauntered up to the 'ook notes. OPES, CALLING CARDS, ETC. Up-to-date work tation. He couldn't—he— poor chap— longer. He stepped back and gave desk of the clerk in a southern hotel, a shudder, averting his eyes from the he—" on short notice. and quavered, as he drew from his CHAPTER "A h!" snapped the captain. "H e re blinding steel. C ap t Clinton quickly w allet a yellow bill. "Friend, will you followed up his advantage: fused—that led to words. T here was The clock ticked on, and still the a quarrel, an d —” Suddenly leaning "You com m itted this crime. Howard kindly give me live silver dollars in m erciless brow beating went on. They forw ard until his (ace alm ost touched JefTrles!" he shouted, fixing him w ith exchange for this memento of the S A T ISF A C T IO N G U A R A N T E E D had been at It now five long, weary Howard’s, he hissed rather than a stare. To hts subordinate he good old confederate days?” The clerk glanced quickly at the hours Through the blinds the gray spoke: "You shot him !” shouted: "Didn’t he, MaloneyT” daylight outside was creeping Its way Howard gave an Involuntary step "H e killed him all right," echoed proffered bill, smiled to himself, tossed it into the draw er, and counted out In. All the policemen were exhaust backward, as If he realized the trap Maloney. the five dollars. When the guileless- ed. The prisoner was on the verge of being laid for him. His eyes still fixed on those of his looking individual had gone, the clerk collapse. Maloney and Patrolm an “No. no!” he cried. victim, and approaching his face exam ined the bill he had Just taken Delaney were doting on chairs, but Quickly following up hts advantage. close to his, the captain shouted: in. He found that It was. or was not, Capt. Clinton, a m arvel of Iron will Capt. Clinton shouted dram atically: "You did It, Jeffries! Come on. own a good U. S b ill Either way yon and phy»lcal strength, never relaxed “You He! He was found on the up! L*t’s have the truth! You shot take it. It makes s story It has never a moment. Not allowing him self floor In this room—dead. You were Underwood with this revolver. been decided which is the better way. the quality shop to weaken or show signs of fatigue. trying to get out of the house with- Robert You did It. and you can’t deny 111 Toe —Puck. - /A mBEÄnwE ®(? third D egree Forest Grove Steam Laundry CLYDE’S BICYCLE SHOP Commercial Printing Press Job Room V._