The Helena Star (Helena, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1911 Page: 4 of 6
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SYNOPSIS
Howard Jeffries banker's sun under
the evil Influence of Hubert Underwood
fellow-student at Yale leads a life of dis-
sipation marries the daughter of a gam-
bler who died in prison and is disowned
by his father lie Is out of work and in
desperate straits Underwood who had
enee been engaged to Howard's step-
mother Alicia is apparently in prosper-
ous elreumstanees Taking advantage of
his intimacy with Alicia lie bccinncs a
sort of social highwayman Discovering
his true ehuraeter Alicia denies him the
house He sends her a note threatening
suicide Art dealers for whom he acted
as commissioner demand an accounting
Jle cannot make good Howard calls at
Ins apartments in an Intoxicated condi-
tion to request a loan of J-ifloo to enable
him to take up a business proposition
Vnderwood tells him lie is in debt up to
his eyes Howard drinks himself Into a
maudlin condition and goes to sleep on a
divan A caller Is announced and Under-
wood draws a screen around the drunken
sleeper Alicia enters She demands a
promise from Underwood that lie will not
take 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-
kens Howard He finds Underwood dead
Hiallzlng Ills predicament lie attempts to
flee and Is met by Underwood's valet
Howard is turned over to the police
t’apt Clinton notorious for Ids brutal
treatment of prisoners puts Howard
through the third degree and finally gets
an alleged confession from the harassed
man Annie Howard's wife declares her
b"lief in lier husband's innocence and
say she will clear him She calls on
Jeffries Sr He refuses to help unless
she will consent to a divorce To save
Howard she consents but when site finds
that the elder Jeffries does not Intend to
stand by his son except financially she
scorns Ills help Annie uppeitls to Judge
Brewster attorney for Jeffries Sr to
take Howard's case He declines
CHAPTER XIII— Continued
“Wliere are the women?" asked
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 fare better In
prison than they do outside I wager
gome of them are sorry to leave”
"But it's dreadful to be cooped up
In those little cells isn't it?" she said
“Not so bad as it looks” he laughed
"They are allowed to come out in the
corridor to exercise twice a day for an
hour and there is a splendid shower
hath they can take”
"Where is my husband’s cell?” she
whispered almost dreading to hear
the reply
"There it is" he said pointing to a
door "No 456"
Walking rapidly ahead of her and
stopping at one of the cell doors he
rapped loudly on the iron grating and
cried:
‘Jeffrle8 here's a lady come to see
you Wake up there!”
A white drawn face approached the
grating Annie sprang forward
"Howard!” she sobbed
"Is It you Annie?” came a weak
voice through the bars
"Can't I go In to him?" she asked
pleadingly
The keeper shook his head
"No m’m you must talk through
the bars but 1 w on’t disturb you"
He walked away and the husband
and wife were left facing each other
The tears were streaming down An-
nle'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?” he
asked
"1 could not They wouldn’t let me
Oh Howard” Bhe gasped "What a
dreadful thing this is! Tell me how
you got into such a scrape!"
He put his hand to his head as if it
hurt him and Bhe noticed that bis
eyes looked queer For a moment the
agony of a terrible suspicion crossed
her mind Was it possible that in a
moment of drunken recklessness he
bad shot Underwood? Quickly almost
breathlessly she whispered to him:
"Tell me quickly 'tisf not true Is it?
You did not kill Robert Underwood”
He shook his head
“No" he said
"Thank Cod for that!" she ex-
claimed "But your confession— what
does that mean?"
"I do not know They told me 1 did
iL They insisted I did it He was
cure I did It He told me be knew 1
did It He showed me the pistol He
was so insistent that I thought he was
right — that I had done It" In a deep
whisper be added earnestly: "But
you know 1 didn't don't you?"
"Who is he?" demanded Annie
' “The police captain"
“Oh Capt Clinton told you you
did It?"
Howard nodded
“Yes he told me he knew I did It
He kept me standing there six hours
questioning and questioning until 1
was ready to drop I tried to sit
down be made me stand up I did
not know what T w-ts saying or doing
He told me I killed Robert Under-
wood He showed me the pistol under
the strong light The reflection from
the polished nickel flashed into my
eye everything suddenly became a
blank A few moments later the cor-
oner came In end Capt Clinton told j
him I confessed Hut it isn't true An-1
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CHARLES KLEIN V y
ARTHUR0 HORNBLOW Y Y
ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTERS
CQPYWCMT IM9 rOW BllLlHCMArt COOSAST
He Felt in Singularly Good Spirits
nie You know I am as innocent of
that murder as you are"
“Thank God thank God!” exclaimed
Annie "I see it all now”
Her tears were dried lier brain was
beginning to work rapidly She al-
ready saw a possible line of defense
"I don't know how It all happened”
went on Howard "I don't know any
more about It than you do 1 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 1 knew It I was drunk While
talking I fell asleep Suddenly I heard
a woman's 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 Groping around
for the electric light I stumbled over
something It was Underwood's dead
body How he came by his death 1
have not the slightest idea I at once
realized 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 “I'm
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 you?"
“He had to" she replied "I gave
him a piece of my mind”
Howard looked at her in mingled
amazement and admiration That she
should have dared to confront a man
ns proud and obstinate as his father
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 saving be
could not be placed in a position of
condoning such a crime and that your
behavior and your marriage had made
him wash his bands of you forever”
Tears filled 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 had confessed He offered
though to give you legal assistance
but only on one condition"
"What was that condition?" he de-
manded "That I consent to a divorce” re-
plied Annie quietly
"What did you say?”
"I said I'd consent to anything if it
would help you but when he told me
that even then he would not come per-
sonally to your support 1 told him we
would worry along without bis as-
sistance On that 1 left him”
"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
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must show that your alleged confes-
sion is untrue that it was dragged
from you involuntarily We must find
that mysterious woman who came to
Underwood's rooms while you lay on
the couch asleep Do you know what
my theory is Howard?”
"What?" demanded her husband
T believe you were hypnotized into
making that confession I've read of
such things before You know the
boys In college often hypnotized 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 — I never thought of that!"
he exclaimed "1 know my head
ached terribly after he got through all
that questioning When he made me
look at that pistol I 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 best lawyer we can
procure I shall insist on Judge Brew-
ster taking the case lie declines but
I shall go to his office again this after-
noon He must — "
Howard shook his bead
‘TouTl 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 1 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
police have concocted The police have
a strong case because of your alleged
confession It will-dakt a strong law-
yer to light them" Earnestly she
added: "Howard if your life is to be
saved we must get Judge Brewster”
“All right dear" he replied "1
ran only leave it in your hands 1
know that whatever you do will be for
the best ’I'll try to be as patient as
I can My only comfort is thinking
of you dear”
A heavy step resounded in the corri-
dor The keeper came up '
"Time's up rn'ni” he said civilly
Annie thrust her hand through the
bars: Howard carried it reverently to
bis lips
“Good-by dear" she said "Keep
up your courage Y'ou’ll know that I
am working for your release every
moment 1 won't leave a stone un-
turned" "Good-by darling" be murmured
He looked at her longingiy and
there- were tears in hey eyes as sbe
turned away
“I’ll be back very soon" she said
A few minutes later they were in
the elevator and she passed through
the big steel gate once more into tbe
sunlight street
CHAPTER XIV
Outwardly at least Judge Brew-
ster's offices at 8" Broadway in no
way differed lrom the offices of ten
thousand other lawyers who strive to
eke out a difficult living in the most
overcrowded of all the professions
They consisted of a modest suite of
rooms on the sixth floor There was a
small outer office with a railed-off
inclosure behind which sat a half
dozen stenographers busy copying
legal documents as many men clerks
j were writing at desks and the walls
were tuted with shelves filled with
ponderous law-books In oue corner
was a room with glass door marked
"Mr Brewster Private"
Assuredly no casual visitor could
guess from the appearance of the
place that this was the headquarters
of one of the most brilliant legal
minds in the country yet in this very
office had been prepared some of the
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
could afford to retain his services
and in fart he was seldom called upon
except to act in the interest of
wealthy corporations In these cases
of course his fees were enormous He
had very few private clients In fact
he declined mfleh 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
lch Judge Brewster had exclusive
charge As the lawyer found this
highly remunerative it was only nat-
ural that he had no desire to lose
Mr Jeffries as a client
Secluded in his private office the
judge was busy at bis desk finishing
a letter He folded it up addressed
an envelope then lit a ' cigar and
looked at the flme It was three
o'clock The day's work was about
over and he smiled with satisfaction
as he thought of the automobile ride
In the park he would enjoy before
dressing 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 but a
signal triumph over bis legal oppo-
nents Certainly fortune smiled on
him He had no other immediate
cases on hand to worry about He
could look forward to a few weeks of
absolute rest He struck a bell on his
desk and a clerk entered Handing
him the note he had just written he
said:
“Have this sent at once by mes-
senger” “Very well judge” answered the
clerk
“By tbe by” frowned the lawyer
"lias that woman been in to-day?"
‘Tes— she sat In the outer office all
morning trying to see you We said
you were out of town hut she did not
believe It She sat there till she got
tired She had no idea that you went
out by another stairway”
‘‘Humph" growled the lawyer "a
nice thing to be besieged in this man-
ner If she annoys me much longer
I shall send for tbe police”
At that moment another clerk en-
tered the room
"What is it Mr Jones?" demanded
the lawyer
“A lady to see you judge" said the
clerk handing him a card
The lawyer glanced at the bit of
pasteboard and Raid immediately:
"Oh yes show her im"
The two clerks left the room and
Judge Brewster after a glance In the
mirror to re adjust his cravat turned
to greet his visitor Tbe door opened
and Alicia entered She was fault-
lessly gowned as usual but her man-
ner was flurried and agitated Evi-
dently something had happened to up-
s re her and she had come to make
her husband's lawyer the eonfidant of
her troublis The judge advanced
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
“This is an unexpected pleasure I
think It is the first time yon have
graced my office with your prepence”
"How quiet it is here!" she ex-
claimed looking around nervously
“It is hard to believe this Is the very
center of the city" Taking the seat
offered to her she went on:
"Oh judge we are dreadfully wor
ried"
to hi-: ciiXTixncn)
' Could De Better
The lecture was on the economics
of nature and showed that her great
destructive poweers were used only
to transform the elements Into othei
channels
“To illustrate” said the professor
“there Is in one of the Pacific islands
a volcano which has for 16 years been
pouring mo!len lava into the ocean
over a precipice 400 feet high and
eleven miles long Eggs are boiled lb
the open sea 22 miles away"
“My goodness!" cried a feminine
voice In the audience “what a big pan
aDd what a waste of fire and water
and fuss over a little plain cooking"
That Tired Feeling
That comes to you every spring Is a sign that
your blood Is wanting In vitality just as pimples
and other eruptions are signs that It Is Impure
Do not delay treatment begin at once to take
Hood’s Sarsaparilla which effects Its wonderful cures not simply because It
contains sarsaparilla but because It combines the utmost remedial values of
twenty different ingredients raised to their highest efficiency for the cure of
all Epring troubles that tired feeling and loss of appetite There is no real
substitute Insist on having
Mood’s Sarsaparilla
“I felt tired all the time and could
not sleep nights After taking Hood’s
Sarsaparilla a little while I could
sleep well and the tired feeling had
A Country School for Girls in New York City
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Out-of-door Sports on School Park of 35 acres near the Hudson River Full
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Special Students Music and Art Certificate admits to College School Coach Meets
Day Pupils MU Bang and Mis Whiton Riverdale Are near 252d St Wat
AS HE UNDERSTOOD THEM
Apprentice Carried Out Ordere of His
Employer but the Result
Wae Sad
“Now William” the old farmer said
to his new apprentice “1 want thee to
mind what I do say to thee to be
sharp and attentive and to delay not
In carrying out my Instructions”
"Ay ay zur” replied William
"First now I want thee to take
out the old white mare and have her
shod”
"Ay ay zur” said William and de-
parted He returned two hours later and the
old farmer questioned him
"Thee hast not been quick lad” he
aid reprovingly "but if thee hast
done thy work as I ordered thee thou
halt be forgiven Didst thee have
the mare shod as I tefled thee?”
"Ay ay zur!” replied William
beaming "Didst thou not hear the
gun? I shot her myself and I've just
burled her"— London Answers
Not Exactly Patriotic
He was let us say Irish was among
several men of other nationalities and
bad Imbibed several beverages He
waB extremely anxious moreover to
uphold the glories of Erin but was
not quite so sure of what was going
on about him A foreigner near him
remarked : ’
“An honest man is the noblest work
of God!"
The Htbernlan didn't quite catch
what was said:
"Get out!'— an Irishman Is!" he
roared
Wall Street’s Anchor
"James R Keene at an Easter cele-
bration In Cedarhurst” said a New
York broker "once gave in a dozen
words the Wall-street definition of a
lamb
"‘A lamb' said Mr Keene ‘Is one
who Invests first and Investigates
afterwards’ "
Her Way
Mrs Woggs — So you keep your hus-
band home evenings? I suppose you
put his slippers where he can find
’em?
Mrs Boggs— No I put his over-
shoes where he can’t — Puck-
Confirmed
Randall— HaB a reputation for brav-
ery has hA?
Rogers— Yes with every one who
has been his wife — Life
A WIDOW’S LUCK
Suit the Thing That Wae Slowly In
Juring Her
A woman tells how coffee kept her
from insuring her life:
"I suffered for many years dhlefiy
front trouble with my heart with
severe nervous headaches and neu-
ralgia but although incapacitated
at times (or my housework I did not
realize the gravity of my condition till
I was rejected for life insurance bo-
cause the examining physician said
my heart was so bad he could not pass
me
"This distressed me very much as
I was a widow and had a child de-
pendent upon me It was to protect
her future that 1 wanted to insure
my life
"Fortunately for me 1 happened to
read an advertisement containing a
testimonial from a man who had been
affected in the same way that I was
with heart trouble and who was bene-
fited by leaving off coffee and using
l’ostum I grasped at the hope this
held out and made the chauge at
once
“Myhealth began to improve Imme-
diately The headaches aid neuralgia
disappeared I gained In flesh and my
appetite came back to me Greatest
of all my heart was strengthened
from the beginning and soon all the
distressing symptoms pas-ed away No
more waking up in the night with my
heart trying to fly out ol my mouth!
"Then 1 again made application for
life Insurance and had no trouble in
passing the medical examination
"It was seven years ago that I be-
gan to use Postum and lam using it
still and shall continue to do so as I
find it a guarantee of good health"
Name given by Poetum Company Bat-
tle Creek Mich
“There's a reason"
Read the big little book "The Road
to Wellville" in pkgs
Ever read the above letter f A tn
ae appear from time to time Tber
are aeautae trae aad foil of haaaa
loieremt
gone This great medicine has also
cured me of scrofula which had
troubled me from childhood” Mrs
C M Root Box 25 Gilead Conn
SHE WAS THE CAUSE
Jewett — Does your wife know It?
Hewitt— No she doesn’tyet realist
what she has done
—
LEWIS’ “SINGLE BINDER"
A hand-made cigar fresh from the
table wrapped In foil thus keeping
fresh until smoked A fresh cigar
made of good tobacco Is the Ideal
smoke Tbe old well cured tobaccoe
used are so rich In quality that many
who formerly smoked 10c cigars now
smoke Lewis' Single Binder Straight
5c Lewis’ Single Binder costs tbe
dealer some more than other 6c cigars
but the higher price enables this fa
tory to use extra quality tobacco
There are many imitations don't be
fooled There is no substitute! Tell
the dealer you want a Lewis “Single
Binder" 1
Love never clogs a man's memory
He Is scarcely off with the old until
he Is on with the new
If thou art a master be sometime
blind If a servant sometimes deaf —
Buller
Did you hear it? How embar-
rassing Thesestomach noisesmake
you wish you could sink through
tbe floor You imagine everyone
hears them Keep a box of CAS-
CARETS in your purse or pocket
and take a part of one after eating
It will relieve the stomach of gas
CASCARETS 10c a box for a week'
treatment All druggists B iggeit teller
In tba world— million boxes a montla
WHO IS
TO
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Women as well a men
are mads ml-lrabla by
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remedy promptly relieves
At druggists In fifty cent and dollar sizes
You may have a sample bottle by malt
free also pamphlet telling all about It
Address Dr Kilmer A Co Binghamton N T
Tuffs Pills
The first dose often astonishes the invalid
giving elasticity of mind buoyancy of body
GOOD DIGESTION
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