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SYNOPSIS. Howard Jeffries, banker's son. under the evil Influence of Robert Underwood, fellow-atudent at YaJa, leads a Ufa of Ua •lpatlon, marries the daughter of a gam btar who died la prison, and la disown*' by his father. He Is out of work and In desperate straits. Underwood, who had once been encaged to Howard's step mother, Alicia, Is apparently In prosper ous circumstances. Taking advantage of his Intimacy With Alicia, he becomes a sort of social highwayman. Discoloring his true character. Alicia denies him the house. He eends her a note threatening suicide. Art dealers for whom he actr l as oommlssloner, demand an accounting. He cannot make good. Howard calls at his apartments In an Intoxicated condi tion to request a loan of $2,000 to snable him to take up a buslneas proposition, underwood tells him he Is In debt up to his eyes. Howard drinks hlmaelf Into a maudlin condition, and goes to sleep on a divan. A caller la announced and under wood draws a screen around the drunkm eleeper. Alicia inters. She demands i promise from Underwood that he will not take his Ufe. He refuses unless she w.il renew her patronage. This she refuse*, and takes her leave. Underwood kills himself. The report of the pistol awa kens Howard. He flnda Underwood dsad. Realising hla predicament he attempts to rtee and is met by Underwood'i valet. Howard le turned over to the police. Capt. Clinton, notorious for his brutal treatment of prisoners, puts Howard through the third degree, and Anally gets an alleged confession from the harassed man. Annie, Howard's wife, declaree her belief in her hu abend's Innocence, and says she will clear htm. She calls on Jeffries, Sr. He refuses to help unlees •he will consent to a divorce. To save Howard shs consents, but when she finds that the elder Jeffries does not Intend to ttand by his son. exoept financially, she •corns his help. Annls appeals to Judge Srewster, attorney for Jeffries, Sr.. to take Howard's case. He declines. CHAPTER Xlll_Contlnii*d. "Where are the women T" aaksfi Annie, trying to keep down the lump that rose chokingly In her throat. "They're In a separate part of the prison," replied the keeper. "Isn't It dreadful?" she murmured. "Not at all," he exclaimed cheer fully. "These prisoners (are better in prison than they do outside. I wager •ome of them are sorry to leave." "But It's dreadful to be cooped up In those little cells, lan't It?" she said "Not so bad as It look*," be laughed "They are allowed to come out In the corridor to exercise twlcs a day for an hour and there is a splendid shower bath they can take." "Where Is my husband's cell?" «he whispered, almost dreading to bear the reply. "There It Is," be said, pointing to a door. "No. 45#." Walking rapidly ahead of her and stopping at one of the cell doora, he rapped loudly on the Iron grating and cried: "Jeffries, here's a lady come to see you. Wike up there I" A white, drawn face approached the grating. Annie sprang forward. "Howard!" she sobbed. "Is It you. AnnieV came a weak ▼olee through the bars. "Can't I go In to him?" she asked pleadingly. The keeper shook his bead. "No. m'm. you must talk through the bars, but I won't disturb you." He walked away and the husband and wife were left facing each other. The tears were streaming down An nie's cheeks. It was dreadful to be standing there so close and yet not be able to throw her arms around him. Her heart ached as she saw the dis tress In his wan, pale face. "Why didn't you come before?" be asked. "I could not. They wouldn't let me. Oh. Howard," she gasped. "What a dreadful thing this Is! Tell me bow you got Into such a scrape!" He put bis hand to his head as if It hurt him. and she noticed that hia eyes looked queer. F6r a moment the agony of a terrible auspiclon crossed her mind. Was it possible that in a moment of drunken recklessness he had shot Underwood? Quickly, almost breathlessly, she whispered to him: "Tell me quickly, 'tis not trus, la It? Tou did not kill Robert Underwood." He shook his head. "No." be said. "Thank God for that!" she ex claimed. "But your ooafesslon—what does that mean?" "1 do not know. They told me I did it They insisted I did It He was •ure I did It He told me be knew I did it He showed ma the pistoL Ha was so Insistent that I thought he waa right—that I bad don* it" la a deep whisper he added earnestly: "But you know I didn't don't you?" "Who is be?" demanded Annie. "The police captain."" "Oh, Capt Clinton told you yon did itr Howard nodded. "Tea. he told me be knew I did It He kept me standing there six hours, questioning and questioning until I was ready to drop. 1 tried to nit down; he made me stand np. I did not know what I waa aaylng or doing. He told me 1 killed Robert Under wood. He showed me the pistol under the strong light The reflection from the polished nickel flashed into ay eyes, everything suddenly became a blank A few momenta later the cor- j oner came la aad Capt Clinton told i Ma I confessed. But It isn't true, An j ]A CUMMDWIX EX7 mam THIRD DEGREE KLEIN * y ARTHIJC O HORNBLOW V i ILLUSTRATIONS BY JtATWAIXmS MLLMSKMI COMMIT °""i r He Fslt In Singularly Good Spirit*. at*. You know I am M Innocent of that murder as you art." "Thank Ood, thank Ood!" exclaimed Annie. "1 see It all now." Her tear* were dried. Her brain war beginning to work rapidly. She at ready aaw a poealble line of defenie. "1 don't know bow It all happened." went on Howard. "1 don't know any more about It than you da I left you to go to Underwood's apartment On the way I foolishly took a drink. When I got there I took more whisky. Be fore I knew It 1 was drunk. While talking I fell asleep. Suddenly I heard a woman'* voice." "Ah!" Interrupted Annie. "You, too, heard a woman's voice. Capt Clinton said there was a woman in It" Thoughtfully, as if to herself, she added: "We must find that woman." "When I woke up," continued How ard, "it was dark. Oroping around for the electric light, I stumbled over something. It was Underwood's dead body. How he came by his death I have not the slightest Idea. lat once realised the dangerous position I was in and I tried to leave the apartment unobserved. Just as I was going, Underwood's man servant arrived and he handed me over to the police. That's the whole * story. I've been here since yesterday and I'll be devil ish glad to get out" "You will get out," she cried. "Tin doing everything possible to get you free. I've been trying to get the best lawyer in the country—Richard Brew ster." "Richard Brewster!" exclaimed How ard. "He's my father's lawyer." "I saw your father yesterday after noon." she said quietly. "You did!" he exclaimed, surprised. "Was he willing to receive youf "He had to," she replied. "I gave him a piece of my mind." Howard looked at her ln mingled amasement and admiration. That she thOuld have dared to confront a man! as proud and obstinate as his father I astounded him. 'What did he say?" he asked eag erly. "I asked him to come publicly to your support and to give you legal assistance. He refused, saying he could not be placed in a position of condoning such a crime sod that your behavior and your marriage had made him wash his bands of you forever." Tears Ailed Howard's eyes and his mouth quivered. "Then my father believes me guilty of this horrible crime?" he exclaimed. "He Insisted that you must be guilty, as you bad confessed. He offered, though, to give you legal assistance, but only on one condition." "What was that condition?" be de manded. "That I consent to a divorce," re plied Annie quietly. "What did you say?" "1 said I'd consent to anything If It would help you, but when he told me that even then be would not come per sonally to your support I told him we | would worry along without his as-! slstance. On that I left Kim." "You're a brave little woman!" cried Howard. Noticing her pale, anx ious face, he said: "You, too, must have suffered." "Oh. never mind me," she rejoined quickly. "What we must do now is to get you out of this horrid place and > clear your name before the world. We , ' 1 . ffc—- - • 1M *"V must show that your alleged confes sion Is untrue; that It waa dragged , from you Involuntarily. We must find 1 that mysterious woman who came to Underwood's rooms while you lay on the couch asleep. Do you know what my theory Is, Howard T" "What?" demanded her husband. "I believe you were hypnotized Into making that confession. I've read of | such things before. You know the boys in college often hypnotised you. You told me they made you do all kinds of things against your will. That big brute, Capt. Clinton, simply forced his will on yours." "By Jove—l ntever thought of that!"i he exclaimed. "I know my head ached terribly after he got through ail that questioning. WVcti he made me look at that pistol couldn't resist any more. But how are we going to' break through the net which the po lice have thrown around me?" "By. getting the beat lawyer we can procure. I shall insist on Judge Brew ster taking the case. He declines, but I shall go to his office again thla after i noon. He must —" Howard shook his head. "You'll not be able to get Brewster. He would never dare offend my father by taking up my case without his per mission. He won't even see you." "We'll see," she said quietly. "He'll see me If I have to sit in his office all day for weeks. I have decided to have Judge Brewster defend you be cause I believe It would mean ac quittal. He will build up a defense ; that will defeat all. the lies that the j police have concocted. The police have j a strong case because of your alleged confession. It will take a strong law yer to fight them." Earnestly she added: "Howard, if your life Is to be , saved we must get Judge Brewster." j i "All right, dear," he replied. "I i can oply leave It In your handr I I know that whatever you do will bt for i ' the best I'll try to be as patter t as I can. My only comfort is thlnklnr * of you, dear." j A heavy step resounded In the corrl- 1 dor. The keeper came up. * "Titans up, m'm," he said clvilljr Annie thrust her hand through the i I bars; Howard carried It reverently to! his Hps. ' t "Good-by, dear," she said. "Keep up your courage. You'll know that I * i>m working for your release everyl t moment. I won't leave a stone un-, « turned." "Good-by, darling," be murmured. c He looked at her longingly and " there were tears In ber eyes as she c turned away. c , "I'll be back very soon," sbc said. A few rainutas later they were In r the elevator and she passed through the big steel gate once more Into the sua! _bt street. CHAPTER XIV. o —' d Outwardly, at least. Judge Brew- ti ster's offices at S3 Broadway In no c way differed from the offices of ten thousand other lawyers who strive to •" eke out a difficult living In the most a overcrowded of all the professions, p They consisted of a modest suite of o rooms on the sixth floor. There was aj el small outer office with a railed-offj tl Inciosure, behind which sat a half; dozen stenographers busy copylcg ■v itgai documents; as many men clerks ai u-ere writing at desks, sad the walls j si were fitted with ahelvea filled wltl ponderous law books. In, one corset waa a room with (lass door marked "Mr. Brewster, Private." Assuredly no caaual visitor could guess from the appearance of th« place that thie was the he&dquartert of one of the most brilliant legal minds In the country, yet In this very office had been prepared some of tht most sensational victories ever re corded in the law courts. Visitors to Judge Brewster's office were not many. A man of.such re nown was naturally expensive. Few oould afford to retain his services, and In fact he was seldom called upon •xcept to act In the interest of wealthy corporations. In these cases, of course, his fees were enormous. Ha had very few private clients; In fact, he declined much private practice that was offered to him. He had been the legal adviser of Howard Jeffries, Sr., for many years. The two men had known each other in their younger days and practically had won success together—the one In the banking business, the other In the service of the law. An Im portant trust company, of which Mr. Jeffries was president, was constantly Involved In all kinds of litigation of which Judge Brewster had exclusive charge As the lawyer found thia highly remunerative, it was only nat ural that ho had no desire to lose Mr. Jeffries aa a cllont. Secluded In his private office, the Judge was busy at his desk, finishing a letter He folded It up, addressed an envelope, then lit a cigar and looked at the time. It was thrM o'clock. The day's work was about over and he smiled with satisfaction i as he thought of the automobile ride In the park he would enjoy before dressing N and going to his club for din ner. He felt in singularly good spir its that afternoon. He had just won In the court a very complicated case which meant not only a handsome ad dition to his bank account, out a signal triumph over his legal oppo nents. Certainly, fortune smiled on him. He had no other immediate cases on hand to worry about. Ho could look forward to a few weeks of i absolute rest. He struck a bell on his | desk and n clerk entered. Handing : him the note he had Just written, bo , said: "Have this aent- at ouce by mes- j senger." "Very well. Judge," answered the j clerk. "By the by," frowned the lawyer, j "has that woman been In to-day?" "Yea —she sat in the outer office all I morning, trying to see you. We Bald j you wore out of town, but she did not I believe it. She sat there till she got j tired. She had no Idea that you went 1 out by another stairway." "Humph." growled the lawyer; "a I nice thing to be besieged In this man- I ner. If she annoys me much longer, I shall send for the police," ~ At that moment another clerk en tered the room. "What Is It, Mr. Jones?" demanded j the lawyer. "A lady to see you. Judge," said the clerk, handing him a card. The lawyer glanced at tho bit of pasteboard, and said Immediately: "Oh, yes, show her In." The two clerks left the room and Judge Brewster, after a glance in tho mirror to re-ndjust his cravat, turned to greet his visitor. The door opened and Alicia entered. She wao fault lessly gowned, as usual, but ber man ner was flurried and agitated. Evl- j dently something had happened to up- j set' her, and she had come to make j jer husbapd's lawyer the confidant of | her troubles. The Judge advanced j gallantly and pointed to a chair. "Good morning, my dear Mrs. Jef fries; how do you do?" "Is Mr. Jeffries here?" asked Alicia, , hurriedly. "Not, yet," he replied, smiling. I ! "This is an unexpected pleasure. Ij ( think It Is the first time you havo j , graced my office with your presence." "How quiet It la here!" she ox- | , clalnud. looking around nervously. , "It is hard to believe this is the very | . cento: of the city." Taking the seat I 1 offeree* to her, she went on: "Oh, judge, we are dreadfuJJj won ' rled." ' K— (TO BE CONTINUED. > 1 ____________ I Could DP Bettor. j The lecture was on the ocoxamlos 1 of nature and showed that her great destructive powoora were used only j to transform tho elements Into "tther channels. t "To illustrate," said the proftw&or, t there Is in one of the Pacific Island* i volcano which has for 16 years t«>en pouring molten lava Into the octan c >ver a precipice 400 feet high M»d t sleven miles long. Eggs are boiled in v :he open sea 22 rnllea away." . "My goodness!' cried a l * femlr'ne •olee in the audlenoe, "'what a big pan t ind what a waste of fire and wai«r ind fuss over a Utile plain cooking!" 1( * li & Daniel's Companions in the Fiery Furnace Sndty School lm— far Soft 17, ltll Specially Arranged lor Thl» Paper LESSON TEXT.—Daniel 1 MEMORY VERSES. 17, IS. QOLDEN TEXT.—"The Lord Is mr helper, and I will not fear what nan shall do unto me."—Heb. 13:6. TIME.—The Saptuagint account atataa that the occasion was "the organising cit ies and countrtea, and all the Inhabitants Of the earth from India to Ethiopia," and placea the data in the Uth year of Nebu chadnessar. This would put the event In the laat part of B. C. 688,?/ Immediately after the destruction of Jerusalem, on the king's return to Babylon. PLACE.—Babylon, the plain of Dura, somewhere in the vicinity of the city. PLACE IN THE HISTORT.-Jerusalem destroyed. The Jews In captivity through out the Babyionlc empire. Daniel in the service of the empire in some part. Jere miah in Jerusalem. King Zedeklah and Jeholachlm captives at Babylon. Ese kiel at Chebar in Babylonia. So far as we can learn, Nebuchad nezzar's great assemblage of people from all over his empire had for Its object the consolidation of his whole kingdom. He had just returned from a triumphant campaign against his enemies In the west and south— against Egypt, Syria and Arabia—and he celebrated his return by the erec tion of a colossal image and a grand religious festival. The golden Image might mark the close of a period of conquest and inaugurate a period of peace. The victories of peace were to absorb the remaining half of his reign. The empire was composed of various countries and races, diverse from one another In disposition, char acter and interests. They were united by no natural affinity, but by conquest The whole empire might easily fall to pieces. Nebuchadnexzar would hind these di verse elements by the power of re ligious worship, at a ccmmon center, of one chief god over all the multitude Idols. As the Jews were bound togeth er by a magnificent temple at their capital, Jerusalem, whither all went up to worship, so Nebuchadnezzar would place at hta capital a huge and costly Image, the glory and attraction of the empire. HIB making Babylon a magnificent city would aid this work. Great fortifications, towers, walla, temples, gates of bronze, hang ing gardens, palaces, public building* of blue, red, yellow and white, tho Tower of tho Seven Sphereß, the Won der of Mankind palace—all these would attract people to the capital, as Mohammedans are drawn to Mecca The multitudes were gathered on tho plain around the golden Image glit tering and radiant in the sun. Besides the officers in their richly colorod at tire, there was a motley gathering of tribes from every direction. All di versities of speech and dress and man ners were there. Heradls cried aloud their proo lamation in all languages, that 1 when the bands struck their martial music all the people must fall down and worship the golden image; "And whoso falleth not down and worshlp eth shall the same hour be cast Into tho midst of a burning fiery furnace." The bands played, and the whole multitude bowed tholr faces to tho ground. Then a strange thing took place; three men stood up alone, and were conspicuous all over the plain, like a city set upon a hill, by their unbowed forms and their splendid robes of office. These three wt/re, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, tho three young men who joined with Dan iel In refusing to defile themßelves with the king's meat. Then Nebuchadnezzar In his rago and fury said: "Now if ye be ready, to obey, tho past will be forgiven. But If ye worship not, a burning fiery fur nace! Let tho music sound. And who is that Ood that shall deliver you out of my hands? The three, with truly magnificent and unflinching courage, appear to havo answered promptly and without hesitation, showing that they had care fully, considered the subject and that with them it was a matter of settled nnd Intelligent principle: "We havo no need to answer thee," to explain how Ood could deliver them, or why they must obey him. There was no time, nor would tho king under stand. "If it be so, we are cast into 1 the flery furnace, in spite of all you Bay, our Ood whom we serve is able j to deliver us." They were put Into the furnace, j A writer thinks they were bound hand | and foot with their own clothes. Tho king sat watching the issue of the i matter, looked through the door into j the furnace, and saw a sight at which | he was astonished and terrified. He was astonished that the three men were not consumed; that they were looBe; that a fourth was with them. The thought flashed upon him that he has come into conflict with a new and unknown power. He rose up in haste, expressing the strength of his aston ishment and terror. The princes saw these men. The deliverance waa public, unmistakable, and proved by many witnesses. The king recognized the power of the Jews' Ood. The miracle would mako such an Impression on the princes and peo ple that the king could more easily treat the Jews kindly. Men who were so faithful to their Ood that they would .lie rather than do wrong would be faithful to their king, and could be trusted in all matters. Hence they were reinstated In their places with more .influence and permanence - thau over. 1 There are still flery furnaces for those who refuse to worship the gold sn image —social ostracism, unpopular ity, losses of place and honor, failure \ In business. —[ The Sum aad Substance of baing a aabacriber totfate papar is that yoa and your family become attached to it The paper becomes a member of the family and ita oomin® each week will be aa welcome as the ar rive of anyone that* a dsar. 1* wet kt*r ymu ittferaW on ths Mop o( «b* eoaaMliriiid the bargains mf the urcUnti reftUarly advertised wHI enable you to HT« tammy SM At cost afa* sotacsiptiaa. | We're Opposed | Mail Order Concerns Because— They have never contributed • ceat to furtliering tlie interests of our town— Every cant received by them from tKi» community ii a direct loa* to our merchant)— "In almost* every cata their prices can bo met rijjht h«i«, | without delay in receiving foods U and the poasibility of rnuukes I p| in filling orderj. But- ' The natural human trait is to buy where good* are cheapen. Local pride i* usually second ary in the game ol lite a* played today. Therefore Mr. Merchant and Businees Mao. meet your comprtiton I with their own weapon* — B advertising. Advertise! The local held it yoart. All yau need do if to avail your' •elf el the opportunities offered. An advertisement in this paper will tarry your msssay into hundreds of homes in thi* com munity. It ia the surest medium ol kitting your pea test com petitor. A space this sue I wont coat much. Come ia ■ aad see as about it PROCURED AND O C Ft ND*D»">> drawing orpaotu.tarutiertsaareii and tree r*i®rl. ■ free simosi how So sbuts patents, trails nurkf ■ copjrrWUta, Ua.. , N ALL cOUaTBIM. Ihuintu tflrtri vhJt H'ttil*fton tavtt time, B as onry and cjten Ike totmt. Pitint ind Infringement Practice Exclusively. I Write or oeme to ua at It* Watt atswt, oy» UalW4 Ita tee htail MUe.l WHINQTOfj, D C. J KILLTH. COUCH MP CURE TH« LUWCB w,th Dr. King's New Discovery I FOR CBSSI 18 r JFFIE. I MID AU THROAT AND LUMP TROUBLE!. I OUAttAJfTZCD BATISFACXOBY ■ OB MOWSY REffUNDHD. — i I fORTOffi ; I CARf" ! T\o YOU know of anyone U who is old enough to read, who has not seen that sign at a railroad crossing? 11l everyone baa aeen It at «ome time or other, then why doesn't the railroad let the sign rot away t Why does the railroad company continue to keep those a.gns at every crossing f Maybe you think, Mr. Merchant, "Most everybody knows my store, I don't have to advertise." I Your store and your goods need more advertising than the rail roads need do to warn people to "Look Out for the Cars." Nothing ia ever completed in the advertising world. The Department Stores are a very good example—they are continually advertising—and they are continually doing • good business. If it pays to run s few ads 'round about Christmas time, it cer tainly wiil pay you to ran ad vertisements about all the time. 3LJ. It's jttst business, that's >3, f JgL ADVERTISE in HQ^TH IS PAPER
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