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    W. M. Langley & Son
W. P. Dyke
t b ie d d d o b e c
J*y C H A R L E S
K L E IN
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H o w a r d J e ffr ie s, b a n k er'» «on. u n d er
t h e e v il - In flu en ce o f --------
R o b —
e r t idi
U nderw ood,
f e llo w -s tu d e n t a t T a le , le a d s a lif e o f d is ­
s ip a tio n . m a r r ie s th e d a u g h te r o f a g a m ­
b le r w h o d ied In p riso n , a n d Is d is o w n e d
b y hlB fa th e r . H e Is o u t o f w o rk a n d In
d e s p e r a t e s tr a its . U n d e r w o o d , w h o h a d
o n c e b een e n g a g e d to H o w a r d ’s s t e p ­
m o th e r , A lic ia , Is a p p a r e n tly In p r o s p e r ­
o u s c ir c u m s t a n c e s
T a k in g a d v a n ta g e o f
h is I n tim a c y w ith A lic ia , h e b e c o m e s a
s o r t o f s o c ia l h ig h w a y m a n . D is c o v e r in g
h is tr u e c h a r a c te r . A lic ia d e n ie s h im th e
h o u se . H e s e n d s h e r a n o te th r e a te n in g
s u ic id e . A rt d e a le r s fo r w h o m h e a c te d
a s c o m m is s io n e r , d e m a n d a n a c c o u n tin g .
H e c a n n o t m a k e good. H o w a r d c a lls a t
h is a p a r tm e n ts In an in t o x ic a te d c o n d i­
tio n to r e q u e st a lo a n o f $2,000 to e n a b le
h im to ta k e up a b u s in e s s p r o p o sitio n .
H o w a r d d r in k s h im s e lf Into a m a u d lin
c o n d itio n , a n d g o e s to s le e p o n a d iv a n .
A c a lle r Is a n n o u n c e d a n d U n d e r w o o d
d r a w s a s c r e e n a r o u n d th e d ru n k e n
s le e p e r .
A lic ia e n te r s.
She dem ands a
p r o m is e from U n d e r w o o d th a t h e w ill not
ta k e h is life . H e r e fu s e s u n le s s s h e w ill
r e n e w h e r p a tr o n a g e . T h is s h e r e fu s e s ,
a n d ta k e s h e r le a v e . U n d e r w o o d k ills
h im s e lf. T h e rep o rt o f th e p is to l a w a ­
k e n s H o w a r d . H e fin d s U n d e r w o o d d ead.
H o w a r d Is tu rn ed o v e r to th e p o lice .
C a p t. C lin to n , n o to rio u s fo r h is b r u ta l
t r e a tm e n t o f p r iso n e rs, p u ts
H ow ard
through th e th ird d e g r ee , a n d A n a lly g e ts
a n a lle g aeri
e * confi'«« to li fro m th e h a r a s se d
m a n . A n n ie, H o w a r d ’s w ife , d e c la r e s her
be.llef In h er h u sb a n d 's In n o c e n c e, and
c a lls o n J e ffr ie s. Sr. H e r e f u s e s to h e lp
u n le s s s h e w ill c o n s e n t to ^ d iv o r c e . To
s a v e H o w a r d s h e c o n s e n ts , b u t w h e n sh e
fin d s t h a t th e e ld e r J e ffr ie s d o e s n o t In­
te n d to s ta n d by h is so n . e x c e p t fin a n ­
c ia lly , s h e s c o r n s h is h e lp
A n n ie a p p e a ls
to J u d g e B r e w s te r , a tto r n e y fo r J e ffr ie s.
S r ., to ta k e H o w a r d ’s c a se . H e d e c lin e s.
It Is rep o rted th a t A n n ie Is g o in g on th e
s t a g e . T h e b a n k e r a n d h is w ife c a ll on
J u d g e B r e w s te r to find s o m e w a y to p r e ­
v e n t It. A n n ie a g a in p le a d s w ith B r e w ­
s t e r to d e fe n d H o w a r d .
H e c o n s e n ts .
A lic ia Is g r e a t ly a la r m e d
w hen
she
le a r n s fr o m A n n ie th a t B r e w s te r h a s t a ­
k en th e ca se.
S h e c o n fe s s e s to A n n ie
t h a t s h e c a lle d on U n d e r w o o d th e n ig h t
o f h is d e a th a n d t h a t s h e h a s h is le tte r
In w h ic h h e th r e a te n e d su ic id e , b u t b e g s
fo r tim e b e fo r e g iv in g o u t th e In fo r m a ­
tio n . A n n ie p r o m is e s B r e w s te r to p r o d u ce
t h e m is s in g w o m a n a t a m e e tin g a t h is
h o m e. B r e w s te r
a ccu ses
C lin to n
of
fo r c in g a c o n fe s s io n fr o m H o w a r d . A n ­
n ie a p p e a r s w ith o u t th e w itn e s s a n d r e ­
f u s e s to g iv e th e n a m e. A lic ia a r riv es.
Notary ‘Public
Forest Grove
Y
Office 0331
D R . C .E . W A L K E R
Oregon
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Hollis & Graham
A itorneys-at-LaW
I? Do you u n d e rs ta n d w h a t th e le t­
te r m e a n s to m e ? ”
“H ave p ity !” c ried th e b a n k e r’s
w ife, a lm o st b esid e h e rse lf. “You can
te ll th e m w hen I'm o u t of th e coun­
try . D on’t a sk m e to m ake th is sa c ­
rifice now —d o n ’t a sk m e—d o n ’t ! ”
A nnie w as b eg in n in g to lose pa­
tien ce. T h e w o m an 's selfish n ess a n ­
g e red h e r. W ith irrita tio n , sh e sa id :
“ You’ve lo s t y o u r n erv e, a n d you
don’t know w h a t you’re saying. H ow ­
a rd 's life com es befo re you— m e—o r
anybody. You know t h a t ! ”
"Y es— yes,” c ried A licia d e s p e ra te ­
ly. “I know th a t. I'm only a sk in g you
to w ait. I— I o u g h t to have le ft th is
m o rn in g —t h a t’s w h a t I should have
done—gone a t once.
Now It’s too
late, u n le ss you h elp me— ”
“I’ll h elp you all I c a n .” rep lie d th e
o th e r doggedly, “ b u t I'v e p rom ised
Ju d g e B re w ste r to c le a r up th is m a t­
te r to-night.”
S uddenly th e re w as a com m otion a t
th e door. C apt. C linton e n te re d , fol­
low ed by D etectiv e S e rg e a n t M aloney.
A licia sh ra n k b ack In a larm .
“I th o u g h t Ju d g e B re w ste r w as
h e re ,” said th e ca p ta in , g lan c in g su s­
piciously ro u n d th e room .
" I’ll sen d fo r h im ," said A nnie,
to u ch in g a bell.
“ W ell, w h e re 's y o u r m y ste rio u s w it­
n e ss ? ” d em an d ed th e c a p ta in sa rc a s ­
tically .
H e looked cu rio u sly a t Alicia.
“T h is Is M rs. H ow ard JefTries, Sr.,"
sa id A nnie, “ m y h u sb a n d 's s te p ­
m o th er.”
T h e c a p ta in m ade a d e fe re n tia l sa ­
lute. B ully a s he w as, he knew how
p e a ra n c e , did I, M aloney. W hy n ot?
B ecause, begging yo u r p ard o n for
d o u b tin g yo u r w ord, th e r e ’s no such
p erso n .”
“B egging y o u r p ard o n fo r d isp u tin g
y o u r w ord, c a p ta in ,” she re to rte d ,
m im icking him , “th e r e is su ch a p er­
son.”
“ T h en w h ere is sh e ? " he dem anded
an g rily . A nnie m ade no an sw er, b u t
looked fo r ad v ice to Ju d g e B rew ster,
who a t th a t in s ta n t e n te re d th e room.
T he c a p ta in g la re d a t h e r viciously,
and u n ab le to lo n g er co n ta in his
w rath , he bellow ed:
“I’ll te ll you w h ere sh e Is! S he’s
rig h t h e re In th is ro o m !” P oin ting
his finger a t A nnie In th e a tric a l fash ­
ion, he w en t on fu rio u sly : “A nnie Jeff­
ries, you’re th e w om an w ho v isited
U nderw ood th e n ig h t of h is d e a th ! 1
d o n ’t h e s ita te to say so. I’ve said so
a ll along, h a v e n ’t I, M aloney?”
“Yes, you told th e n ew sp a p e rs so,”
re to rte d A nnie dryly.
T a k in g no n otice of h e r re m a rk , the
c a p ta in b lu ste re d :
“I’ve got yo u r record, y oung w om ­
a n ! I know all a b o u t you a n d your
folks. You knew th e tw o m en w hen
th e y w ere a t college. You knew U n­
derw ood b efo re you m ade th e ac­
q u ain ta n c e of young Jeffries. It w as
U nderw ood who In tro d u ced you to
y o u r husband. It w as U nderw ood who
aro u sed
yo u r
h u sb a n d 's jealousy.
You w e n t to his room s th a t night.
Y our h u sb an d follow ed you th e re , and
th e sh o o tin g took p la c e !” T u rn in g to
Ju d g e B rew ster, he added, w ith a s a r­
c a stic g rin :
“F a lse confession, eh?
H ypnotism , eh ? I g u ess It's ln tern a-
CHAPTER XVIII.— Continued.
" I t does stu n one, d o e sn 't It?" w ent
on A nnie. “ You c an ’t th in k w hen It
com es all of a sudden like th is. It's
ju s t th e w ay I fe lt th e m o rn in g th ey
show ed m e H ow ard's co n fessio n .”
“P riso n ! P ris o n !” w alled Alicia.
A nnie tried to console h er.
“N ot fo r long,” sh e said so o th in g ly ;
“ you can g e t ball. I t ’s only a m a tte r
o f fav o r—Ju d g e Itre w ste r w ould g et
you out rig h t aw ay."
“G et m e o u t! ” cried A licia d is tr a c t­
ed ly . "M y God! 1 c a n 't go to priso n !
I c a n 't! T h a t’s too m uch. I’ve done
n o th in g ! Look— read th is ! ” H an d in g
o v e r U nderw ood's le tte r, sh e w ent on:
"Y ou can see for yourself. T he w re tc h
frig h te n e d m e Into such a s ta te of
m ind th a t I h ard ly knew w h a t I w as
d o in g —! w ent to h is room s to sav e
him . T h a t’s th e tru th , I sw e a r
to
God!
B ut do you suppose anybody
w ill believe m e on o a th ? T h e y ’ll—
th e y ’ll— ”
A lm ost h y ste ric a l. Bhe no lo n g er
knew w h at sh e w as say in g o r doing.
Bhe collapsed u tte rly , an d sin k in g
down In a ch air, gave w ay to a p a s­
sio n a te fit of sobbing
A nnie trie d to
quiet h e r;
“H u s h !” sh e said g en tly , "d o n ’t go
on like th at. Be brave. P e rh a p s It
w on’t be as bad a s you th in k ." Sue
unfolded th e le tte r A licia h ad given
her an d carefully read It th ro u g h .
W hen she had finished h e r face lit up
w ith joy. E n th u sia stic a lly sh e c rie d ;
"T h is Is g re a t fo r H ow ard! W h at
a b lessin g you d id n 't d e stro y It! W h at
a w retch , w h at a hound to w rite you
like th a t! P oor soul, of co u rse, you
w e n t and begged him n o t to do It!
I’d hav e gone m yself, b u t I th in k I’d
h av e broken an u m b rella o v e r his head
o r so m eth in g —• G ee! th e se kind of fel­
low s b reed trouble, d o n ’t th e y ? Alive
o r dead, th e y b reed tro u b le!
W hat
can we do ?”
A licia rose. H e r te a rs had d isa p ­
peared. T h ere w as a look of fixed re­
solve In h e r eyes.
"H ow ard m u st be cle a re d ,” she said,
“and I m u st face It—a lo n e !”
"You'H be nlone all rig h t,” said An
n le thoughtfully. "M r. Je ffrie s will do
a s m uch for you a s he did for his
aon.”
N oticing th a t h e r com panion seem ed
h u rt by h e r fra n k n e ss, she ch an g ed
th e topic.
“ H o n est to G od!" she exclaim ed
good-naturedly. " I’m b ro k en -h earted —
I ’ll do a n y th in g to sav e you from th is
—th is public disgrace. I know w h at It
m ean s— I've had my dose of It. But
this th in g h a s got to com e out. h a sn ’t
itr
T h e b a n k e r's w ife w earily nodded
a ss e n t
“Tea, I realise that,” she said, "b u t
the disgrace of arrest—I c a n 't sta n d
It. A nnie! I can't go to prison even
If l t ‘s only fo r a m in u te.” H olding out
a tre m b lin g band, she w en t o n ; "Give
m e back the letter. I’ll leav e New
York to-night—I’ll go to E urope— I'll
sen d it to Judge B rew ste r from P a ris.”
L ooking anxiously in to her co m p an ­
ion ’s face, she pleaded; ”Y ou’ll tru s t
m e to do that, won’t y ou? G ive It to
m e, please—you can trust m e ”
Her hand w as still ex ten d e d , but
A nnie ignored It
“N o —no,” she said, shaking her
hand. "I can't give It to you— hew can
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F o re s t G rove, O gn.
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Treatment by Special Appoint­
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W. Q. Tucker, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
“ ‘D ear Mrs. Jeffries." H e stopped,
E Q U IT Y A N D PR O B A T E O N LY
and g lan cin g a t th e sig n a tu re , ex­
Office H offm an Bldg. Pacific A ve.
C alls answ ered prom ptly day or n ig h t
claim ed, “R o b ert U n d erw o o d !” Look­
P hone: Office 271, R esidence 283.
F o re s t G rove
ing sig n ifican tly a t A nnie, he exclaim ­ Ind. Phone 502
e d : ‘“ D ear M rs. J e ffrie s !’ Is th a t con­
clu siv e en ough? W h a t did I tell you?"
J. C. LATTA
G W . MERTZ
C o n tinuing to p e ru se th e le tte r, he
re a d on:
“S hall be found dead to­
m orrow — suicide — ’ ”, H e
stopped
M ERTZ & LA TTA
sh o rt an d frow ned.
“W h a t’s th is?
W hy, th is is a b arefaced fo rg e ry !"
Ju d g e B re w ste r quickly sn atch ed
th e le tte r from h is hand and, glancing
o v er it quickly, said :
" P e rm it me. T h is belongs to my
c lie n t.”
Ice, Cold Storage, Wood and Coal
C apt. C linton’s p ro g n ath o u s jaw
sn ap p ed to w ith a click, and he
Corner Fifth Avenue and Second Street
sq u ared h is m assive sh o u ld ers, as he Both Phones
u sually did w hen p re p a rin g for hos­
tilitie s:
“Now, Mrs. Jeffries," he said s h a r p
ly, "I'll tro u b le you to go w ith m e to
h e a d q u a rte rs.”
A nnie and A licia both stood up.
Ju d g e B re w ste r quickly objected.
“M rs. Jeffries w ill n o t go w ith you,"
Me Namer & Wirtz, Proprietors
he said quietly “ She h as m ade no at­
te m p t to leave th e s ta te .”
"S h e’s w anted a t police headquar-
te rs ," said th e c a p ta in doggedly.
and Tillamook Stage Lines.
“ S he’ll be th e re to-m orrow m orn­
ing."
“ S h e’ll be th e r e to-night.”
H e looked ste a d ily a t th e Judge, and
th e la tte r calm ly re tu rn e d h is sta re .
T h e re follow ed an aw k w ard pause,
an d th e n th e c a p ta in tu rn e d on hla
h eel to d ep art.
“T h e m o m en t sh e a tte m p ts to leave
th e house.” h e grow led, “I sh a ll a r ­
re s t her. G ood-night, Judge.”
P E E R L E S S C A F E T E R IA
“G ood-night, c a p ta in !" c ried A nnie
m ockingly,
104 F I F T H S T R E E T
“I ’ll see you la te r,” h e m u tte re d .
84 and 86 F IF T H ST R E ET
Betw een Wash, and S ta rk
B etw een S ta rk and O ak
“Com e on, M aloney.”
T h e door b anged to. T h ey w ere
P O R T L A N D
O R E G O N
alone.
“W h a t a sw eet d is p o sitio n !” lau g h ­
ed A nnie.
The Best Place in Portland to Eat and at
Ju d g e B re w ste r looked s te rn ly at
Most Reasonable Prices
her. H olding up th e le tte r, he sa id :
"W h a t Is th e m ean in g of th is ? You
a re n o t th e w om an to w hom th is let-,
te r is a d d re s se d ? ”
“No,” stam m ered A nnie, “th a t Is— ”
T h e ju d g e In te rru p te d h e r. S tern ly
he ask ed :
“Is It your In ten tio n to go on th e
w itn e ss sta n d and com m it p e rju ry ? "
"I don’t know. I n e v er th o u g h t of
th a t,” she faltered .
T h e Judge tu rn e d to Alicia.
"A re you going to allow h e r to do
C orner T hird A venue and T hird S tre e t
so, M rs. Je ffrie s? ”
"N o, no," cried A licia, q u ick ly ; “1
n e v e r th o u g h t of such a th in g ."
Telephone 025
MRS. C. R. VEDD ER . Proprietor
“T h en I re p e a t—Is it y o u r in ten tio n
to p e rju re y o u rse lf? ” A nnie w aa si­
lent, and he w e n t on: "I assu m e It
l s, b u t le t m e a sk you;
Do you ex­
p ect m e, a s your counsel, to becom e
p a rtlc e p s c rim ln ls to th is tissu e of
lies? Am I ex p ected to build up a
false s tru c tu re for you to sw e a r to?
Am I?”
MAIN STREET. N E A R PACIFIC A V E N U E .
“I d o n 't know ; I h a v e n 't th o u g h t ol
FOREST G ROVE. ORECCN
l t, " rep lied Annie. "If It can be done,
M u sts a t all H o u rs. Yhu B e s t o f E v e r y th in g
w hy n o t? I’m glad you su g g ested It.”
S e r v e d R ig h t
" I su g g est It?” exclaim ed th e law ­
W m . R uffner, P roprietor
yer, scandalized.
“Y es,” c ried A nnie w ith grow ing
e x a lta tio n ; “It n e v e r occu rred to me
till you spoke. E verybody say s I’m
th e w om an w ho called on R o b ert Un­
derw ood th a t n ig h t. W ell, th a t's all
rig h t. L et th em co n tin u e to th in k so
W h at difference does It m ake so long
as H ow ard Is s e t fre e ? ” Going to­
w ard th e door, she sa id : “Good night,
Mrs. J e f frie s !”
T h e ju d g e trie d to b a r h er way.
“ D on’t go," he sa id ; "C apt. Clin­
to n ’s m en a re w attin g o utside.”
" T h a t d o e sn 't m a tte r ! ” sh e cried.
“B ut you m u st n o t g o !” exclaim ed
th e law y er In a tone of com m and. "1
w on’t allow It. T h ey 'll a rr e s t you!
Mrs. Jeffries, you'll p lease rem ain
E are in a better position than ever to
h e re .”
B ut A nnie w as a lre a d y a t th e door
do all kinds of Fine Commercial Print­
’’I w o u ld n 't keep C apt. C linton
w aitin g fo r th e w orld.” she cried
ing on short notice, having just recently
"G ood-night, Ju d g e B rew ster, and God
b less y o u !”
installed new machinery and a com­
T he door slam m ed, and she was
gone.
plete line of the latest styles of type faces
Forest Grove Steam Laundry
Central Livery Barns
General Livery
THE CASA ROSA
ROOM AND BOARD $4 PER WEEK
CITY CAFE
“ Howard’s Llfa Com et Befora You— Me— or Anybody."
to be c o u rte o u s w hen It su ite d his
purpose. H e had b e a rd enough of th e
w ealth y b a n k e r's a ris to c ra tic w ife to
tr e a t h e r w ith resp ect.
"B eg pard on , m m ; I w a n te d to te ll
th e ju d g e I w as going."
T h e se rv a n t e n te re d .
"T ell Ju d g e B re w ste r th a t C apt.
C linton Is going,” said Annie.
A licia, m ean tim e, w as once m ore
on th e v erge of collapse. T h e long
th re a te n e d ex p o se w as now a t hand.
In a n o th e r m o m en t th e ju d g e and p e r­
h ap s h e r h u sb an d w ould com e In, and
A nnie would h and th e m th e le tte r
w hich ex cu lp a te d h e r h u sb an d . T h e re
w as a m om ent of te r rib le su sp en se.
A nnie stood aloof, h e r ey es fixed on
th e floor. S uddenly, w ith o u t u tte rin g
a w ord, sh e drew U nd erw o o d ’s le tte r
from h e r bosom , and q uickly a p p ro a c h ­
ing A lleia. placed it u n n o ticed In h e r
hand. T h e b a n k e r's w ife flushed and
th e n tu rn e d pale.
She u n d ersto o d .
A nnie w ould sp a re h e r H er lips
p a rte d to p ro te st. Even sh e w as ta k e n
back by su ch a n e x h ib itio n of u n se lf­
ish n ess a s this. She began to sta m ­
m er tban k a.
"No. no.” w h isp ered A nnie quickly,
"d o n ’t th a n k m e ; k eep It.”
Capt. C linton tu rn e d ro u n d w ith a
jeer. In so len tly , he said to A nnie:
“ You m ig h t a s w ell ow n up—you've
played a tric k on us a ll.“
"No. C apt. C lin to n ." ehe replied
w ith q u iet d ig n ity ; "I told you th e
altnple tru th . N a tu ra lly you d o n ’t be­
lieve It."
"T he sim ple tru th m ny do for Ju d g e
B rew ster." g rin n e d th e policem an,
"b u t It w on’t do for mo. I n e v e r ex­
pected th is m y ste rio u s w itn ess, w ho
w as going to prove th a t U nderw ood
com m itted su icid e, to m ake an ap-
tlo n a l and c o n stitu tio n a l law fo r y o urs
a f te r th is.”
“ You d o n ’t say so?” ex cla im ed An­
nie, ir rita te d a t th e m a n 's In to le ra b le
Insolence.
Ju d g e B re w ste r held up a re s tra in ­
in g hand.
"P le a se Bay n o th in g ,” he said w ith
dig n ity .
"No, I g u ess I’ll le t him ta lk . Go
on. c a p ta in ," she said w ith a sm ile,
a s If th o ro u g h ly e n jo y in g th e s itu a ­
tion.
A licia cam e fo rw ard , h e r face pale,
b u t on It a look o f d e te rm in a tio n , as
If sh e had q u ite m ade up h e r m in d as
to w h a t c o u rse to p u rsu e.
In h e r
h a n d w as U n d erw o o d 's le tte r.
Ad
d re ssin g A nnie, sh e said, w ith em o­
tio n :
"T h e tru th m u st com e o u t so o n e r or
la te r.”
S eeing w h a t sh e w as a b o u t to do,
A nnie q uickly p u t o u t h e r h an d to
sto p her. S he ex p e c te d th e b a n k e r's
w ife to do h e r d u ty , sh e h ad In sisted
th a t she m ust, b u t now sh e w as re a d y
to do It, sh e re a lise d w h a t It w as co st
Ing h er. H er p osition, h e r fu tu re h ap ­
p in e ss w ere a t sta k e . I t w aa to o g re a t
a sacrifice. P e rh a p s th e re w aa som e
o th e r way.
"N o, no, n o t y e t,” sh e w h isp ered .
B ut A licia b ru sh e d h e r a sid e and.
th ru s tin g th e le tte r in to th e h a n d of
th e a sto n ish e d police c a p ta in , sh e
sa id :
"Yea, now ! R ead th a t, c a p ta in !”
Capt. C linton slow ly u nfolded th e
le tte r.
A licia collapsed In a c h a ir.
A nnie stood by h elp less, b u t try in g to
co llect h e r w its. T he ju d g e w atch ed
th e scen e w ith am a se m e n t, n o t u n d e r­
stan d in g . The captain read from the
letter:
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