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Howard Jeffrie*, banker’s son. under
Che svll Influence of Robert Underwood,
fsllow-student at Yale, leads & life of dis­
sipation, marries the daughter of a gam­
bler who died In prison, and Is disowned
by his father. He Is out of work and In
desperate straits. Underwood, who had
once been engaged to Howard’s step­
mother, Alicia, Is apparently In prosper­
ous circumstances. Taking advantage of
bis Intimacy with Alicia, he becomes a
sort o f social highwayman. Discovering
his true character. Alicia denies him the
house. He sends her a note threatening
suicide. Art dealers for whom he acted
as commissioner, demand an accounting.
He cannot make good. Howard calls at
his apartments In an Intoxicated condi­
tion to renuest a loan of $2,000 to enable
him to take up a tiualnesH proposition.
Howard drinks himself Into a maudlin
condition, and goes to sleep on a divan.
A caller Is announced and Underwood
draws a screen around the drunken
sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands a
mlae from Underwood that he will not
e his life. He refuses unless she will
renew her patronage. This she refuses,
and takes her leave. Underwood kills
himself. The report of the pistol awa-
:n* Howard. He finds Underwood dead.
ovard Is turned over to the pollee
Capt. Clinton, notorious for his brutal
treatment of prisoners, puts Howard
thrmivh the third degree, and finally gets
an alleged confession from the harassed
man. Annie. Howard's wife, declares her
belief Ir. her husband's Innocence, ami
calls on Jeffries. Sr. He refuses to help
unless she will consent to a divorce. To
save Hownrd she consents, but when she
finds that the elder Jeffries does not In-
terd to stand by his son, except finan­
cially. she scorns his help. Annie appeals
to Judge Brewster, attorney for Jeffries.
Hr., to tnke Howard s case. He declines.
It la reported that Annie Is going on the
stage. The hanker and tils wife call on
Judge Brewster to find some way to pre­
sent It.
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Judge Brewster frowned. He did
not like the Insinuation that he was
afraid to do the right thing because
it might Interfere with his emolu­
ments. Yet, secretly, he had to ad­
mit to himself that she had almost
guessed right. Now he came to think
of It, he had taken this stand In the
matter because be knew that any
other course would displease bis
wealthy client. After all, was he do­
ing right? Was he acting In conform­
ance with his professional oath? Was
he not letting his material Interests
Interfere with his duty? He was si­
lent for several minutes, and then, in
an absent-minded kind of way, he
turned to his visitor.
‘‘So you think I'm afraid of him, do
you?"
" I ’m sure of It," she said, quickly.
"You liked my husband, and you’d
Just love to rush In and fight for him.
His father thinks he Is guilty and,
well—you don’t like to disobey him.
It's very natural. He’s an Influential
man, a personal friend of the presi­
dent and all that. You know on which
side your bread Is buttered, and— oh.
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“ You’re going on the stage T”
She nodded.
“ I’ve had a very big offer."
The Judge leaned forward, and in a
low voice, so that no one in the outer
office might hear, he said:
, "W ell, I'll give you twice as much
If you refuse the engagement."
8he laughed ironically.
"You mean that my father-in-law
w ill give it,” she said, lightly. Then
site went on:
"Y ou know It’s no use your asking
me to concede anything unless you
agree to defend Howard."
i The lawyer shook his head.
* “ I can't— It’s Impossible."
“ Then neither can I," Bhe exclaimed,
(feflantly.
Judge Brewster could not refrain
from smiling.
This young woman
had actually envelgled him Into an
argument. Almost mockingly, be said:
"So you're determined to have me."
i “ Yes." she said, simply.
*'llut I don't argue criminal cases."
"That's Just It,” she exclaimed,
eagerly; "m y husband Is not a crim­
inal. He Is innocent. I don't want a
law yer who Is always defending crim­
inals I want one who defends & man
becauae he Isn't a criminal."
Judge Brewster waved his hand con­
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temptuously
"Go and see some other lawyer—
-there are plenty of 'em."
She leaned eagerly forward.
Her
'face was flushed from excitement, her
«y e s flashed.
“ There's only one Judge Brewster,"
ahe exclaimed.
"H e's the greatest
law yer In the world, and he's going
to help us. He Is going to save How­
ard's life."
The Judge shifted uneasily on his
chair.
He didn’t like this forceful,
persistent young woman.
Almost
fretfully, he said:
"You always say that.
Upon my
word. I shall begin to believe It soon."
• "1 shall say It again." she exclaimed,
, and again every time I see you."
The lawyer turned round.
There
was a comic look of despair In his
face which would have amused his
visitor had her errand not been so
aarlous.
"H ow often do you Intend that shall
tH »r
"E very day." she replied, calmly. "I
shall iay It and think It until— until
It comes true."
Judge Preweter tried to feel angry,
although Inwardly he had hard work
to keep from smiling. With pretend
ed Indignation, he said:
"You mean that you Intend to keep
at me until 1 give
way— through
ibevr exhaustionT"
She nodded.
"Th at's It exactly," ahe said.
The lawyer gasped.
"W ell. 1 muit aay you— you— you're
very brave."
Annie shook her head.
"N o, I'm not," she said, earnestly.
" I ’m an awful coward, but I'm fight­
ing for him. Howard Jeffries lifted
me up when I was way down In the
world. He gave me his name. He
gave me all he had. to make me a
better woman, and I'm grateful. Why,
even a dog has gratitude, even a dog
w ill lick the hand that feeds him.
W hy should 1 hesitate to express my
gratitude T That's all I'm doing—Just
paying him back a bit of the debt I
ow e him, and I'm going to move
Heaven and earth to bring his father
around to my way of thinking. I've
got you already— "
The Judge bounded to his feet.
Could his ears have heard aright?
"d o t me already T" he exclaimed.
“W hat do you mean br that?"
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“ Yes, yes, I know," replied the
Judge, hastily. "I got your family his­
tory from Mr. Jeffries after your mar­
riage. It Is filed away among the
family archives.”
She smiled sadly.
"It's a wonder you don’t burn 'em
up— my folks were not a very bril­
liant lot.” Earnestly she went on:
"But my father was all right, Judge.
Blood was thicker than water with
him. He’d never have gone back on
me In the way Howard's father has
on him."
The lawyer looked at her fixedly
without speaking. Their eyes met,
and the silence continued until It be­
came embarrassing. Judge Brewster
shook his head.
“ It’s too bad. I'm sorry for you,
really, I—’’
Annie laughed, and he asked:
' "Why do you laugh?”
"What's the use of crying?” she
said. “ Ha! Ha! It's almost a Joke.
You’re sorry, my father-in-law Is sor­
ry, and I suppose my mother-in-law Is
shedding tears for me, too. You're
all sorry and you're all wearing crape
for us, but why can’t some of you
do something?"
The lawyer said nothing. He still
stared at her in a strange, absent-
minded kind of way, until finally she
lost patience. Boldly she said:
“ Well, you sent for me. What do
you want to see me about, Judge?”
“ I want to tell you that you mustn't
come here again," he answered.
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Annie returned his angry look with
the utmost calm.
She was playing
her cards well, and she knew It. She
had bit the old man In a sensitive
place. Quietly, she went on:
"Y o u ’d say 'yes’ In a minute If It
wasn't for Mr. Jeffries."
"Oh. you think so, do you?" he
gasped.
"I'm sure of it," she replied, confi­
dently. Boldly she went on: "You're
afraid of him.”
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The lawyer waved her back to her
seat with a commanding gesture she
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could not resist. There was deter­
mination around bis mouth; In his
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face was an expression she bad not C. W. MERTZ
seen there before.
*S it down again for a moment,” he
said, sharply. "I want to ask you a
question. How do you account for
Howard's confessing to the shooting?"
"I don't account for it,” she replied,
as she resumed her seat. "He says he
didn't confess.
I don’t believe he
did."
"But three witnesses—”
"Who are the witnesses?" she Inter
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"That makes no difference,” he said.
“ He made a confession and signed—”
Annie leaned forward. What did
this question mean? Was the Judge
becoming Interested after all? Her
heart gave a leap as she answered
eagerly:
“ He confessed against his will. 1
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mean—he didn't know what he was
doing at the time. I’ve had a talk
with the physician who was called In
— Dr. Bernstein. He says that Capt
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Clinton Is a hypnotist, that he can
compel people to say what he wants
them to say. Well, Howard Is— what
they call a subject—they told him he
did It till he believed he did.”
“ Oh, well, what’s the use— ?”
The Judge quickly put out his hand
and partly pushed her back In the
chair.
“ Don’t go,” he said.
Then he
added:
"Who told you he was a hypnotic
subject?”
Her hopes revived once more.
Quickly she said:
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"A friend at college, eh?
remember his name?"
Do you
“ Howard knows It.”
“ Urn!" ejaculated the lawyer. He
took up a pad and wrote a memoran­
dum on I t Then aloud he said: “ I'd
like to have a little talk with Dr.
Bernstein.
I think I'll ask him tc
come and see me. Let me see. Hlt
address Is—"
"342 Madison avenue," she ex­
claimed. eagerly.
The lawyer Jotted the address down,
and then he looked up.
"S o you think I'm afraid of Mr. Jeff
rles, do you?"
“ You Take Too Much for Granted.”
lt'e very natural— you’re looking out
for your own Intereeta— ”
Judge Brewster Interrupted her Im­
patiently.
"Circumstances are against How­
ard.
Hts father Judges him guilty
from bis own confession. It's the con­
clusion I'm compelled to come to my­
self. Now, how do you propose to
change that conclusion f
"You don’t have to change It," she
said, qutetly.
"You
don't believe
Howard guilty.“
" I don't?” exclaimed the lawyer.
"No, at the bottom of your heart.
You knew Howard when he was a boy.
and you know he Is as Incapable of
that crime as you are."
“ Mrs. Jeffries, how do you know
that your husband did not kill Robert
Underwood?"
“ I know It," she said, confidently.
“ Yes," persisted the Judge, "but how
do you know It?"
Annie looked steadily at him, and
then she said solemnly:
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"1 know there's a God, but I can't
tell you how I know It, that's all!
Howard didn't do It.
1 know he
didn't."
The lawyer smiled.
"That's a very fair sample of fem ­
inine logic.”
"W ell. It’s all 1 have," she retored,
with a toss of her head. "And it’s a
mighty comfort, too, because when
you know a thing you know It and It
makes you happy."
Judge Brewster laughed outright.
"Feminine deduction!" he cried.
"Think a thing, believe It. and then
you know I t !" Looking up at her, he
asked:
"Haven't you any relatives to whom
you can go?"
She shook her head.
"N o ," ahe said, sadly. "M r fathar
“ Anything else?" she exclaimed.
The Judge began to fuss with the
papers on his desk, as he usually did
when embarrassed tor words.
"O f course," he stammered, "you
w ill be amply compensated."
"O f course," she cried.
Rising
from her chair, she shrugged
her
shoulders, and said:
"Oh, well, this Is not my lucky day.
They wouldn't let me Into the prison
to see Howard today. Capt. Clinton
doesn't like me. He has always tried
to prevent my seeing Howard, but
I'll see him tom orrow , captain or no
captain. He can make up his mind to
th a t!”
The law yer looked up at her.
“ Poor girl— you are having a hard
time, aren't you?"
"Things have been better," she re­
plied. with a tremor In her voice.
“ Howard and 1 were very happy when
we first— ” A sob choked her utter­
ance, and she forced a laugh, saying:
"H ere, I must keep off that subject— "
"W h y do you laugh?" demanded
the lawyer.
Already hysterical, Annie had great
difficulty In keeping back her tears.
"W ell. If I don't laugh." she sobbed.
'T U cry; and as I don't want to cry—
why— I Just laugh. It's got to be one
or the other— see— V
He said nothing, and she continued:
"W ell, I guess I'll go home— home
— that's the worst part of It— home— •"
She stopped short, she could go no
further. Her bosom was bearing, the
hot tears were rolling down
her
cheeks. The old lawyer turned away
his head so that she might not see
the suspicious redness In his eyea
Moving toward the door, she turned
around.
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Judge Brewster was enjoying the
situation hugely. He had quite made
up his mind what to do, but he liked
to quit this bold young woman who
bad not been afraid to show him
where his duty lay. Striving to keep
a serious face, he said:
*‘Oh. yes, you did, and I want you
to understand I'm not afraid of any
man. As to allowing my personal in­
terests to Interfere with my duty—"
Annie took alarm. She was really
afraid she had offended him.
"Oh, I didn't aay that, did i r aha
exclaimed timidly.
Judge Brewster forced his face into
a frown.
"You said I knew on which aide my
bread was buttered!"
"Did I?" ahe exclaimed in con­
sternation.
"You aay a great many things, Mrs
Jeffries," said the lawyer solemnly
"O f course, I realize how deeply you
feel, and I make excuses for you. But
I'm not afraid. Please understand
that— "
He rapped the table with his eye
glasses as if he were very much of­
fended Indeed.
"O f course not," she said apologetic
ally. " I f you were you wouldn't even
see me— let alone talk to me— and—
and— “ Pointing to the piece of pa­
per he held in bis hand, she added:
“ And— "
"And what?" demanded the Judge,
amused.
Half hysterical, now laughing, now
crying, ahe went on:
"And— and take the names and ad­
dresses of witnesses for the defense
— and— think out how you're going tc
defend Howard— and—and all that—"
The lawyer looked at her and
laughed.
"S o you think I'm going to help
Howard?" he said.
"You take toe
much for granted.”
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