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Me) my, k jsau 4CHREES KLEIN AND ... ARTHUR HORNELGvV' SYNOPSIS. . CHAPTER I.Howard Jeffries, fcanX W sen. under the evil Influence cf Rob ert Underwood, fellow-etudent at life of dissipation, marriee the diuzMer of gamblsr who died In pri son, and ! disowned by hU father. Forced to leave college, fce tries to et work and fall. His wife. Annie, to traifbt a a die. and haa a heart or old. A former college ohvm makes a business proposition to Howard whci requires $2,000 cash, and Howard to brolcs. CHAPTER II. Robert Underwood, who J had made lore to Annie in ms co"" onA wa rTUiRd. and WRS OTlCt (11- gafred to Howard's stepmother. Alicia, is j a welcome visitor at tae jenriss n.'m. Underwood has apartments In the As truria, an exclusive apartment hoi:se. Howard recalls a t-SO loan to Under ood that remains unpaid and decides to ask him for the J2.0C3 he needs. CHAPTER in. Mrs. Jeffries. Sr.. fool ishly encourages a dangerous intimacy with Underwood which the latter takes advantage of until he becomes a sort of social hishwavman. UHscoverinj his true character. Mrs. Jeffries denies him the house. CHAPTER IV. AUc!a recelx-es a note from Underwood threaten!;-.; suicide un less she revoke her sentence of banish ment. She iecldes to gro and see him. CHAPTER V. Underwood Is In desper ate financial straits. Merchants for whom he has acted as commissioner In the sale cf art treasures demand an accounting. Underwood cannot make good. Howard Jeffries calls at Underwood's apartments In an Intoxicated condition. CHAPTER VI. He asks Underwood for 12.000 and is told the latter to in debt tip to his eyes. Howard drinks himself Into a maudlin condition and finally goes to s'.eep on a divan. A caller is announced and Underwood draws a screen around the drunken sleeper. Alicia enters. CHAPTER VII. She demands from Underwood a promise that he will not take his life, pointing to the disgrace that would attach to herself from having been associated with a sulclJe. Under wood refuses to promise unless she will renew her patronage. This she refuses to do, and takes her leave. Underwood turns out the lights, places a pistol at his temple, and fires. CHAPTER vni. The report cf th p!s .ol awakens Howard from his drunken ilnmber. He stumbles over the dead ody of Un-lerwood. Realizing' his seri us predicament he starts to leave the room and Is met by Underwood's valet. The latter discovers the body, raises an alarm and Kcward Is turned over to the police. CHAPTER IX. Capt. Clinton, notcrl us for his brutal treatment of prisoners, ruts Howard throug-h an ordeal known Hi police parlance as the third decree. CHAPTER X. After bein? compelled to. stand in one position for five hours wtjile the bullying captain hcrled ques-tl-rs at him. Howard is practically hyp clzd whn the shir.inp revolver Is fished in his eyes, ar.d mechanically re peats after the captain what purports to be a confession of murder. - CHAPTER XT. Annie declares her faith in her husband's innocence, despite' the allseed confession, and says she will r!ear him If it takes everything she pos sesses in the wrrld. . CHAPTER XII. She pleads with How ard's father to come to his eon's assist tn.ee. He refuses to do so unless Annie will consent to a divorce and promise to eave the country, rever to return. To rave Howard she consents. "When she P.-f5s that Jeffries does not Intend to come oat publicly and stand by his son. but merely to -jive financial assistance, she iecllnes his help. CHAPTER XIII. Annie appeals to Judge Brewster, a lawyer of internation al reputation and attorney for the elder Jeffries, to take the case, but he de rives. CHAPTER XTV. Annie haunts Brew ster's office. A report that she Is polng on' the stage brings the banker and his wife to the lawyer to find some way to prevent it. Erewster promises Jeffries' that he will rot take his son's jo. CHAPTER XV. Annie again pleads vltb Brewster to tak Howard' case. He consents. CHAPTER XVI. Alicia is almost panic-stricken when informed by Annie that Brewster has taken up the case and has b. dozen detectives hunting for the mys terious woman who called on Underwood the night of his death. Alicia confesses to Annie that she was the caller, and that she has the letter In which Under wood threatened suicide, bat begs her to rive her a few hours before revealing the Information. CHAPTER XVTL Judge Brewster plans a meeting at his home at which he accuses Capt. Clinton of having forced an' untrue confession from Howard. Annie agrees to produce th missing witness at the gathering. CHAPTER XVTTT. Annie appears without the witness. She refuses to give the name. Jeffries declares that Annie's -story is a fabrication, and leaves the room. Alicia arrives. She tells Annie she rannot stand the disgrace of exposure end that she Intends to leave the coun try secretly. She gives Annie Under wood's letter. Capt. Clinton reappears tnd declares that Annie has tricked them regarding the missing witness. Alicia hands him Underwood's letter, addressed :o herself. Annie lets Clinton believe the ietter was written to her. She Is ar rested. fshness as this. She began to Btanv raer thank. "No, no," whispered Annie quickly, "don't thank me; keep it." ' Capt. Clinton turned round with a Jeer. Insolently, he saidto Annie: , "You might as well own up you've relayed a trick on us all." ' "No, Capt. Clinton," she replied with quiet dignity; "I told you the Irnple truth. Naturally you don't be lieve it.". "The simple truth may do for Judge Brewster," grinned the policeman, "but it won't do for me. I never ex pected this mysterious witness, who was going to prove that Underwood committed suicide, to make an ap pearance, did I, Maloney. Why not? Because, begging your pardon for doubting your word, there's no such person." , "Begging your pardon for disputing your word, captain," she retorted, mimicking him, "there is such a per- RflEFDaciDipaDiLOTrAM asm m x a Tim ft n nil n V Y V ' "Thea where Is the?" he demanded angrily. Annie made no answer, but "Howard's Life Comes Before You Me or Anybody." looked for advice to Judge Brewster, who at that instant entered the room. The captain glared at her viciously, and unable to longer contain his wrath, he bellowed: "I'll tell you where she Is! She's right here in this room!" Pointing hia finger at Annie in theatrical fash ion, he went on furiously: "Annie Jeff ries, you're the woman who visited Underwood the night of his death! I don't hesitate to say so. I've said so all along, haven't I, Maloney?" "Yes, you told the newspapers so," retorted Annie dryly. Taking no notice of her remark, the captain blustered: "I've got your record, young wom an! I know all about you and your folks. You knew the two men when they were at college. You knew Un derwood before you made the ac quaintance of young Jeffries. It was Underwood who introduced you to your husband. It was Underwood who aroused your husband's jealousy. You went to his rooms that night. Your husband followed you there, and the shooting took place!" Turning to Judge Brewster, he added, with a sar castic grin: "False confession, eh? Hypnotism, eh? I guess it's interna tional and constitutional law for yours after this." "You don't say so?" exclaimed An nie, irritated at the man's intolerable insolence. Judge Brewster held up a restrain ing hand. "Please say nothing," he said with dignity. "No, I guess I'll let him talk. Go on, captain," she said with a smile, as if thoroughly enjoying the situa tion. Alicia came forward, her face pale, but on it a look of determination, as if she had quite made up her mind as to what course to pursue. In her hand was Underwood's letter. Ad dressing Annie, she said, with emo tion: "The truth must come out sooner or later." ; Seeing what she was about to do, Annie quickly put out her hand to stop herJ She expected the banker's iwife to do her duty, she had insisted jthat she must, but now she was ready 'to do it, she realized what it was cost ing her. Her position, her future hap jpiness were at stake. It was too great 'a sacrifice. Perhaps there was some other way. "No, no, not yet," she whispered. But Alicia brushed her aside and, thrusting the letter into the hand of ithe astonished police captain, she said: "Yes. now! Read that, captain!" Capt. Clinton slowly unfolded the4 letter. Alicia collapsed In a chair. Annie stood by helpless, but trying to collect her wits. The Judge watched jthe scene with amazement, not under standing. The captain read from the letter: "'Dear Mrs. Jeffries." He stopped, and glancing at the signature, ex claimed, "Robert Underwood!" Look ing significantly at Annie, he exclaim ed: "'Dear Mrs. Jeffries! I3 that con clusive enough? What did I tell you?" j Continuing to peruse the letter, he jread on: "Shall be found dead to- morrow suicide " He stopped ,Bhort and frowned. "What's this? Why, this is a barefaced forgery!" Judge Brewster quickly snatched the letter from his hand and, glancing over it quickly, said: "Permit me. This belongs to my client," Capt. Clinton's prognathous Jaw snapped to with a click, and he squared his massive shoulders, as he usually did when preparing for hos tilities: "Now, Mrs. Jeffries," he said sharp ly. "I'll trouble you to go with me to headquarters." Annie and Alicia both stood up. Judge Brewster quickly objected. "Mrs. Jeffries will not go witji you," he said quietly. "She has made no at tempt to leave the state." "She's wanted at police headquar ters," said the captain doggedly. "She'll be there to-morrow morn ing." "She'll be there to-night." He looked steadily at the Judge, and the' latter calmly returned his stare. There followed an awkward pause, and then the captain turned on his heel to depart. "The moment she attempts to leave the house," he growled, "I shall ar rest her. Good-night, Judge." iikv Ah SS3 vis "Good-night, captain!" cried Annie mockingly. "I'll see you later," he muttered. "Come on, Maloney." The door banged to. They were alone. "What a sweet disposition!" laugh ed Annie. Judge Brewster looked sternly at her. Holding up the letter, he said: "What is the meaning of this? You are not the woman to whom this let ter is addressed?" "No," stammered Annie, "that is " The judge interrupted her. Sternly he asked: "Is it your intention to go' on the witness stand and commit perjury?" "I don't know. I never thought of that," she faltered. The judge turned to Alicia. "Are you going to allow her to do so, Mrs. Jeffries?" "No, no," cried Alicia, quickly; "1 never thought of such a thing." . "Then I repeat 13 it your Intention to perjure yourself?" Annie was si lent, and he went on: "I assume it is. but let me ask you: Do you ex pect me, as your counsel, to become partlceps criminis to this tissue ot lies? Am I expected to build up a false structure for you to swear to? Am I?" "I don't know; I haven't thought ot it," replied Annie. "If it can be done, why not? I'm glad you suggested it." "I suggpst it?" exclaimed the law yer, scandalized. "Yes," cried Annie with growing exaltation; "it never occurred to me till you spoke. Everybody says I'm the woman who called on Robert Un derwood that night. Well, that's all right. Let them continue to think so. What difference does it make so long as Howard is set free?" Going to ward the door, she said: "Good-night, Mrs. Jeffries!" The judge tried to bar her way. "Don't go." he said; "Capt. Clin ton's men are waiting outside." "That doesn't matter!" she cried. "But you must not' go!" exclaimed the lawyer in a tone of command. "I won't allow it. They'll arrest you! Mrs. Jeffries, ' you'll please remain here." But Annie was already at the door. "I wouldn't keep Capt. Clinton waiting for the world," she cried. "Good-night, Judge Brewster, and God bless you!" The door slammed, and she way gone. CHAPTER XIX. The Jeffries case suddenly entered into an entirely new phase, and once more was deemed of sufficient public interest to warrant column after col umn of spicy comment in the news papers." The town awoke one morn ing to learn that the long-sought-for witness, the mysterious woman on whose testimony everything hinged, had not, only been found.but proved to be the prisoner's own wife, who had been so active in his defense. This announcement was 9 stupefying enough to overshadow all other news of the day, and satisfied the most jaded palate for sensationalism. The first question asked on all sides was: Why had not the wife come for ward before? The reason, as glibly explained By an evening journal of somewhat yellow proclivltiss, was log ical enough. The telling of her mid night visit to a single man's rooms involved a shameful admission which any woman " might well hesitate to make unless forced to It as a last extremity. Confronted, however, with the alternative of either seeing her husband suffer for a crime of which he was innocent or making public ac knowledgment of her own frailty, she had . chosen the latter course. Nat urally, it meant divorce from the bank er's son, and undoubtedly this was the solution most wished'for by the family. The whole unsavory affair conveyed a good lesson to reckless young men of wealth to avoid entangling them selves in undesirable matrimonial ad ventures. But it was no less certain, went on this journalistic mentor, that this wife, unfaithful as she had proved herself to be, had really rendered her husband a signal service in her pres ent scrape. The letter she had prp. duced, written to her. by Underwood the day before his death, in which he stated his determination to kill him self, was, of course, a complete vindi cation for the man awaiting trial. His liberation now depended only on how quickly the ponderous machinery of the law could take cognizance of this new and most important evidence. The new turn of affairs was nat urally most distasteful to the police. If there was one thing more than another which angered Capt. Clinton it was to take the trouble to build up a case only to have it suddenly demol ished. He scoffed at the "suicide let ter," safely committed to Judge Brew ster's custody, and openly branded it as a forgery -concocted by an immoral woman for the purpose of defeating the ends of Justice. He kept Aniiie a prisoner and defied the counsel for the defense to do their worst.' Judge Brewster, who loved the fray, accept ed the challenge. He acted promptly. He secured Annie's release on habeas corpus proceedings and, his civil suit against the city having already begun in the courts, he suddenly called Capt. Clinton to the stand and gave him a grilling which more than atoned for any which the police tyrant had pre viously made his victims suffer. , In the limelight of a sensational trial, in which public servants were charged with abusing positions of trust, he showed Capt. Clinton up as a bully and a grafter, a bribe-taker, working hand and glove with dishonest politicians, not hesitating even to divide loot with thieves and dive-keepers in his greed for wealth. He proved him to be a consummate liar, a man who would stop at nothing to gain his own ends. What jury would take the word of such a man as this? Yet this was the man who still insisted that Howard Jeffries was guilty of the shooting of Robert Underwood! - But public opinion was too intelli gent to be hoodwinked for any length of time by 'a brutal and Ignorant po- liceman. - There was a clamor for the prisoner's release. The evidence was such that further delay was inexcus able. The district attorney, thus urged, took an active interest in the case, and after going over the new evi dence with Judge Brewster, went be fore the court and made formal ap plication for the dismissal of the com plaint. A few days later Howard Jef fries left the Tombs amid the cheers of a crowd assembled outside. At his side walked his wife, now smiling through tears of joy. It was a glad home-coming to the little fiat in Harlem. To Howard, aft er spending so long a time . in the narrow prison 'quarters, It seemed like paradise, .and Annie walked on air, so delighted was she to have him with her again. Yet there were still anxi eties to cloud their happiness. The close confinement, with its attendant worry, had seriously undermined How ard's health. He was pale and atten uated, and so weak that he had sev eral fainting spells. Much alarmed, Annie summoned Dr. Bernstein, who administered a tonic. There was noth ing to cause anxiety, he said, reas suringly. It was a natural reaction after what her husband had under gone. But it was worry as much as anything else. Howard worried about his father, with whom he was only partially reconciled; he worried about his future, which was as jpre earious as ever, and most of all he worried about his wife. He was not ignorant of the circumstances which had brought about' his release, and while liberty was sweet to him, it had been a terrible shock when, he first heard that she was the woman who had visited Underwood's rooms. He refused to believe her sworn evidence. How was it possible? Why should she go to Underwood's rooms knowing he was there? It was preposterous. Still the small voice rang in his ears per haps she's untrue! It haunted him till one day he asked point-blank for an explanation. Then she told that she had perjured herself. She was not the woman. Who she really was she could not say. He must be satisfied for the' present with the assurance that it was not his wife. With that he was content. What did he care for the opinion of others? He knew that was enough! ; In their conversation on the subject Annie did not even men tion Alicia's name. Why should she?" Weeks passed, and Howard's health did not improve. He had tried to find a position, but without success, yet every day brought its obligations which had to be met. . One morning Annie was bustling about their tiny dining room preparing the table for their frugal luncheon. She had just placed the rolls and butter on the tableland arranged the chairs, wherfv bell. Early visitors were not so in- Placed the Rolls and Butter on the Table. frequent as to cause surprise, so, with out waiting to remove her apron, she went to the door and opened it. Dr. Bernstein entered. ' ' "Good morning, Mrs. Jeffries," he said, cheerily. Putting down his medi cal bag, he asked: "How is our pa tient this morning?1" "All right, doctor. He had a splen did night's rest. I'll call him." "Never mind, I want to,, talk to you." Seriously, he went on: "Mrs. Jeffries, your husband needs a change of scene. He's worrying. That fainting spell the otberv"day Was" only a symptom. I'm afraid he'll break down unless " "Unless What?" she demanded, anx iously. He hesitated for a moment, as if un willing to give utterance to words he knew must inflict pain. Then he quickly continued: "Your husband is under a great mental strain. His. inability ' to sup port you, his banishment from his proper sphere in the social world is mental torture to him. He feels his position keenly. There is nothing else to occupy his mind but thoughts of his utter and complete failure in life. 1 I was talking to his father last night, and" . "And what?" she demanded, draw ing herself up. She suspected what was coming, and nerved herself to meet it.. . "Now, don't regard me as an enemy," said the doctor in a conciliatory tone. "Mr. Jeffries inquired after his son. Believe me, he's very anxious. He knows he did the boy a, great in justice, and he wants to make up for it." , "Oh, he does?" she exclaimed, sar castically. Dr.Bernsteln hesitated for a moment before replying. Then he said, lightly: "Suppose Howard goes abroad for a few months with his father and mother?" "Is that the proposition?" she de manded. The doctor nodded. "I believe Mr. Jeffries has already spoken about It to his son," he said. Annie choked back a sob and, cross ing the room to conceal her emotion, stood with her back turned, looking out of the window. Her voice was trembling as she said: S "He wants to separate us, I know. He'd give half his fortune to do it jii jjj mw lJJHiil-U'3 Perhaps he's not altogether wrong. Things do look pretty black for me, don't they? Everybody believes that my going to see Underwood that night had something to do with his suicide and led to my husband :being f alsely accused. The police built up a fine ro mance about Mr. Underwood and me and the newspapers! Every other day a reporter comes and asks y us when the divorce is going to take place and who is going to institute the proceedings, Howard or me. It everybody would only mind their own business and let us alone he might forget. Oh, I don't mean you, doctor. You're my friend. You made short work of Capt. Clinton and his 'confes sion.' I mean people outsiders strangers who don't know us, and don't care whether we're alive or dead; those are the people I mean; They buy a one-cent paper and they think it gives them the right to pry. into every detail of our lives." - She paused for a moment, and then went on: "So you think. Howard is worrying? I think, so, too. . At first I thought it was because of the letter Mr. Under wood wrote me, but I guess it's what you say. His old friends won't have anything to. do with him and he's lonely. Well, I'll talk it over with him" : "Yes talk it over with him." "D,id you promise his father you'd ask me?" she demanded. "No not exactly," he replied, hesi tatingly. Annie looked at him frankly. "Howard's a pretty good fellow to stand by me in the face of all that's being said about my character, isn't he, doctor? And I'm not going to stand in his light, even if it doesn't exactly . make me the happiest woman in the world, but don't let it trickle into your mind that. I'm doing it for his father's sake." At that moment Howard entered from the inner room. He was sur prised to see Dr. Bernstein. "How do you feel to-day?" asked the doctor. . "First rate! Oh, I'm all right. You see, I'm just going to eat a bite. Won't you join us?" He sat down at the table and picked up the newspaper, while Annie busied herself with carrying in the dishes. "No, thank you," laughed the doctor. "It's too early for me. I've only just had breakfast. I dropped in to see how you were." Taking; up his bag, he said: "Good-by! Don't get up. I can let myself out." But Annie had already opened the door .for him, and smiled , a farewell! When she returned to her seat at the head of the table, and began to pour out the coffee, Howard said : , "He's a pretty decent fellow, Isn't he?" "Yes," she replied, absent-mindedly, as she passed a cup of coffee. "He made a monkey of Capt. Clin ton all right," went on Howard. "What did he come for?" "To see you of course," she re plied. "Oh, I'm all right now," he replied. Looking anxiously at his wife across the table, he said: ."You're the one that needs tuning up. I heard you crying last night:. You thought I was asleep, but I wasn't. I didn't say any thing because well I felt kind vof blue myself." . Annie sighed and leaned her head on her hand. Wearily she said: "I was thinking over all that we've been through- together, and what they're saying about us " . Howard threw down his newspaper impatiently. "Let them say what they like. Why should we care as long as we're happy?" His wife smiled sadly. - "Are we happy?" she asked, gently. "Of course we are," replied How ard. 1 " ' ' 1 She looked up and smiled. It was good to hear , him say so, but did he mean it? Was she doing right to stand In the way of his career? Would he not be happier If she left him? He was too loyal to -suggest it, but per haps in his heart he desired it. Look ing at him tenderly, she went on: "I don't question your affection for me, Howard.. I believe, you love me, but I'm afraid that,- sooner or later, you'll ask yourself the question all your friends are asking now, the ques tion everybody seems to be asking." "What question?" demanded How ard. .' "Yesterday the bell rang and a gen tleman said he wanted to see you. I told him you were out, and he said I'd do just as well. He handed me a card. On it was the name of the news paper he represented." "Well?". : "He asked me if it were true that proceedings for a divorce were about to be instituted. If so, when? And could I give him any information on the subject? I asked him who wanted the information ,and he said the read ers of his paper the people I believe he said over a million of them. ' Just think, Howard!. Over a million peo ple, not counting your : father, your friends and relations, all waiting to know why you don't get rid of me, why you don't believe me to be as bad as they, think I am " . Howard raised his hand for her to desist. . .- "Annie please!" he pleaded. 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