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WITHIN
THE LAW
By MARVIN DANA
FROM THE PLAY OF
BAYARD VEILLER
I
j Copyright, ISI3. by the H. K. Fly
company.
“God! Why did she have to come?”
Garson muttered, filled with forebod
ings. "If anything should go wrong
now!”
He turned back toward the door just
as it opened, and Mary darted into the
room. with Griggs following closely at
her heels.
"What do you want here?’' he de
manded. with peremptory savageness
in his voice, which was a tone he had
never hitherto used in addressing her.
There was only tender pleading in
Mary's voice, though her words were
ah arraignment. _
"Joe. you lied to me!”
"That can be settled later!" the man
snapped. His jaw was thrust forward
obstinately, and his clear eyes spar
kled defiantly.
“You are fools, all of you!” Mary
cried. "Yes, fools! This is burglary.
1 can't protect you if you are caught.
How can I? Oh, come!" She held out
her hands pleadingly toward Garson.
and her voice dropped to beseeching.
"Joe, Joe, you must get away from
this house at once, all of you! Joe.
make them go!”
"It’s too late.” was the stern an
swer. “We're here now. and we'll stay
till the business is done."
"Joe. for my sake!"
“1 can't quit now until we've got
what we came here after." he declared
roughly.
"Boys, let's get away! Please, oh,
'Ji... - ~j S
“This Is Mary calling,” Garson mut
tered.
please! Joe. for God's sake!" Her tone
was a sob.
“I'm going to see this through." said
Garson doggedly.
With a gesture of despair she turned
away toward the door by which she
had entered.
“Y'ou can't go." Garson said sharply.
"Y’ou might be caught."
"And if I were." Mary demanded in
a flash of Indignation, "do you think
I'd fell?"
“Of course not, Mary. I know you.
You would go up for life first. Just
the same, you can't take any chances.
Well all get away in a minute and
you'll come with us.” He turned to
the men and spoke with swift author
ity.
“Come.” he said to Dacey, "you get
to the light switch there by the hall
door. If you bear me snap my fin
gers. turn 'em off Understand?"
With instant obedience the man
went to his station by the hall door.
"Bed." Garson ordered, "you get to
that door." He pointed to the one
that gave on the passageway against
which lie had set the chair tilted. As
the man obeyed Garson gave further
instructions.
“if any one comes in that way get
him and get him quick. You under
stand'/ Don't let him cry out or make
a sound."
Chicago Bed held up his huge hand,
widely open.
“Not a chance." lie declared proud- !
ly. "with that over li s mug."
"Now. let's get to work." Garson con
tinued eagerly.
Mary spoke with the bitterness of
defeat.
Joe! If you do this I'm j
through with you. I quit "
"if this goes through." he countered, j
“we'll all quit. That's why I'm doing
It I'm sick of the game.”
CHAPTER XIV.
The Noiselese Death.
RED suddenly made a slight hiss
ing noise that arrested the at
tention of the others and held
them in moveless silence.
I hear something.” he whispered.
He went to the keyhole of the door
leading into tlie passage. Then he
whispered again, "and it s coming this
way."
At the words Garson snapped his
fingers. 1 fie room was plunged in
Jiirkn<»ss.
There was absolute silence in tlie li
brary after the turning of the switch
that brought darkness. Long seconds
|passed. then a little noise—the knob
of ttie passage door turning. As the
door swung open there came a gasp
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“I hear sbmething,” whispered Chicago
Red.
framed "in the faint" ligiit that~came
from the single burner in tbe corridor
tbe slender form of her husband, Dick
Gilder.
Tbe next instant be had stepped
within the room and Chicago Bed had
pounced on his victim, the huge hand
dapped tight over the young man's
mouth. There came a sound of scuf
fling feet, and that was all. Finally
the big man's voice came trium
phantly:
"I've got him!"
"It's Dick!" The cry came as a wail
of despair from tbe girl.
At the same moment Garson flashed
his torch, and the light fell swiftly on
young Gilder, bowed to a kneeling pos
ture before the couch, half throttled
by Chicago Bed. Close beside him.
Mary looked down in wordless despair
over this final disaster of tbe night.
Garson retired a step farther before
he spoke ids command, so that, though
lie held the torch still, he, like the
others, was in shadow.
"Get away. Bed."
The fellow let go his grip.
Freed of that strangling embrace.
Dick stumbled blindly to his feet.
Then, mechanically, his hand went to
the lamp on the table back of the
couch When the mellow light stream
ed forth he uttered an ejaculation of
stark amazement, for his gaze was riv
eted on the face of the woman he
loved
“Good God!" It was a cry of tor
ture wrung from his soul of souls.
Mary swayed toward him a little,
palpitant with fear—fear for herself,
for all of them, most of all for him.
"Hush, hush!" she panted warningly.
"Oh. Dick, you don't understand!"
”1 understand this." he said broken
ly at last. "Whether you ever did It
before or not. this time you have bro
ken tbe law." A sudden inspiration
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i wyjp.
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Dick Gilder Throttled by Chicago Red.
on his own behalf came to him. For
his love's sake he must seize on this
opportunity given of fate to him for
mastery.
"You're in my hands now. So are
these men as well. Unless you do as
I say. Mary. I'll jail every one of
them.”
"Who's this, anyhow?" Chicago Red
demanded.
“I’m her husband." Dick answered.
“Who are you?"
"Don't speak any of you." Mary di
rected. "You mustn't let him hear
your voices.”
Dick was exasperated by this per
sistent identification of herself with
these criminals in his father’s house.
“Y'oti men back there!" tie cried. "If
1 give you my word to let every one of
you go free and pledge myself never to
recognize one of you again, will you
make Mary here listen to me? That's
all I ask. i want a few minutes to
state my case. Give me that. Wheth
er 1 win or lose, you men go free, and
I'll forget everything that has hap|>en
ed here tonight." There came a muf
fled guffaw of laughter from the big
chest of Chicago Bed.
"Your safety depends on me." tlie
young man warned. "Suppose I should
call for help?"
“Y'ou would only call once.” Garson
said grimly. His hand went to the
noiseless weapon in his coat |>ocket.
“Once would lie quite enough."
"You win." Garson said, with a half
laugh. He turned to the other men
and spoke a command.
"Y'ou get over by the hall door. Bed.
and keep your ears open every second.
Give us the office if you hear anything,
if we're rushed and have to make a
Quick getaway see that Mary has the
COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS. DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
first chance. Get that, all of'you'?’
Garson turned to Dick.
"Make it <|iii<-k. remember.”
Dick spoke at once, with a hesitancy
that betrayed the depth of his emo
tion.
"Don't you care for me at all?" be
asked wistfully.
Tbe girl's answer was uttered with
nervous eagerness, which revealed her
own stress of fear.
"No. no, no!" she exclaimed.
“I know you do. Mary." lie asserted
confidently: "it little anyway. Why.
Mary, can't you see that you're throw
ing away everything that makes lift
worth while? Don't you see that?"
There was' no w<brd from the girl.
Her breast was moving convulsively.
“Mary. Mary!" he cried. "You've got
to change. Don't he so hard. Give the
woman in you a chance."
The girl's form ltecame rigid as she
fought for self control.
"I am what I am." she said sharply
“I can't change. Keep your promise,
now. and let's get out of this."
“You can change." Dick went on im
petuously. "Mary, haven't you ever
wanted the things that other women
have—shelter and care and the big
things of life, the things worth while?
They're all ready for you now. Mary.
And what about me? After all. you've
married me. Now, it's up to you to
give me my chance to make good. I've
never amounted to much. I’ve never
tried much, i shall, now. if you will
have it so. Mary—if you'll help me. 1
will come out all right. I know that:
so do you. Mary. Only you must help
me. 1 need you. and you need me
Come away with me."
"No. no! I married you not because
I loved you, but to repay your father
0 pr
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"Don’t you care for me at all?”
the wrong lie had done me. I wouldn't
let myself even think of you. and then
—I realized that 1 had spoiled your
life."
"No. not spoiled it. Mary! Blessed
it! We must prove that yet."
"Yes. spoiled it," the wife went on
passionately. "If I had understood, if
1 could have dreamed that 1 could ever
care— Oh. Di< k. I would never have
married you for anything in the
world!"
"But now you do realize." the young
man said quietly. "The thing is done.
If we made a mistake it is for us to
bring happiness out of that error."
"oh. can't you see?" came the
stricken lament. "I'm a Jailbird!"
"But you love me—you do love me. I
know!" The young man spoke with
joyous certainty, for some inflection of
her voice had told the truth to his
heart. Nothing else mattered. "But
now. to come back to this hole'we're
in here. Don't you understand at last
that you can't beat the law? If you're
caught here tonight where would you
get off—caught here with a gang of
burglars? Why didn't you go to Chi
cago. as you planned?"
“Planned? With whom?" .
“Why. with Burke."
“Who told you that 1 had arranged
any such thing?"
“Burke himself did."
“When?" Mary was standing rigid
now. and the rare color flamed in her
cheeks. Her eyes were blazing.
“Less than an hour ago.”
"Where?"
“In this room."
"What was lie doing here?”
“Talking to my father.”
The seemiuglv simple answer ap
peared the last straw to the girl's bur
den of frenzied suspicion. Her voice
cut fiercely into the quiet of the room.
"Joe. turn on that light! I want to
see tlie face of every man in this
room."
The Maze of the chandelier flamed
brilliantly over all. Griggs moved
stealthily a little nearer the door into
tlie passage. ,
But Mary's next words came wholly
as a surprise.
"Dick." she cried, "what are those
tapestries worth?" She pointed to
ward the draiieries that shrouded the
great octagonal window.
‘ Oh. S2OO or S3OO. I suppose,” be an
swered. "Why?"
"Never mind that, llow long have
you had them. Dick?"
"Ever since I can remember."
"And they're not famous master
pieces which your father bought re
cently from some dealer who smug
gled them into this country?"
"I should say not!"
"It's a trick! Burke's done it!" ;
Mary's word came with accusing ve
hemence.
There was another Omrle step made
by Griggs toward the door.
Mary's eye caught the movement,
and her lips soundlessly formed the
name:
“Griggs!"
Tin* man strove to carry off tlie sit
uation. though he knew well that he
stood in mortal peril. He came a lit
tle toward the girl who had accused
him of treachery.
“He's lying to you!" he cried forci
bly, with a scornful gesture toward
Gilder Leaped Toward Garson.
Dick Gilder. "I tell you those tapes
tries are worth a million cold."
Mary's answer was virulent in its
sudden hurst of hate.
"You stool pigeon! You did this for
Burke!"
"I swear 1 didn't! I swear it!"
“It's a frameup!" Garson broke in
ferociously. His tones came in a dead
ened roar of wrath.
On the instant, aware that further
subterfuge could he of no avail. Griggs
swaggered defiance.
“And what if it is true?" he drawled,
with a resumption of his aristocratic
manner. He plucked the police whis
tle from bis waistcoat pocket and
raised it to bis lips.
He moved too slowly. Garson had
pulled tbe pistol from his pocket, had
pressed the trigger. There came no
spurt of flame. There was no sound
save perhaps a faint clicking noise.
But the man with the whistle at his
lips suddenly ceased movement, trem
bled horribly and in the next instant
crashed to the floor, dead.
In the first second of the tragedy
Dick had not understood. But the fall
ing of Griggs before the leveled weap
on of the otiier man. there to lie in
that ghastly immobility, made him un
derstand. He leaped toward Garson—
would have wrenched tlie pistol from
the other's grasp. In the struggle it
fell to tlie floor.
Before either could pick it up Chica
go Red cal.led his warning.
“Somebody's opening tlie frontdoor!"
Garson sprang to the octagonal win
dow as Dick took posessiou of the pis
tol.
“The street's empty! We must jump
for it! Come on. Mary,” he cried.
Already Chicago Bed had snapped
off the lights of the chandelier, had
sprung to ttie window, thrown open a
panel of it and had vanished into the
night, with Dacey at his heels. As
Garson would have called out to the
girl again he was interrupted by Dick:
"She couldn't make it. Garson." he
declared coolly and resolutely. “Y'ou
go. I'll take care of her!"
“If she's caught"— There was an
indescribable menace in the forger’s
half uttered threat.
"She won't lie."
"If she is. I'll get you. that's all.”
Garson said as he dropped out of sigut.
CHAPTER XV.
Within the Toil#.
THE going of Garson Wt the
room deathly still. Dick turn
ed to Mary and took her hand
in his. His arm swept about
her in a protecting embrace—just in
time or she would have fallen. •
A whisper came from her quivering
lips. Her face was close to his. else
lie could not have caught tlie uncertain
murmuring. The muscles of her face
twitched. She rested supinely against
him as if bereft of any strength of
body or of soul. Y'et. in tlie intensity
of her utterance, the feeble whisper
struck like a shriek of horror.
“I—l—never saw any one killed be
fore!"
Before he could utter the soothing
words that rose to his lips. Dick was
interrupted by a slight sound at the
door. Instantly he was all alert to
meet the exigencies of the situation.
He stood by the couch, (lending for
ward a little as if in a posture of inti
mate fondness He heard the noise
again presently, now so near that he
made sure of being overheard, so at
once he spoke with a forced cheerful
ness in his inflection.
"I tell you. Mary." he declared, “ev
erything’s going to be all right for
you and me. it was bully of you to
come here to me like this."
The girl made no response. Dick, in
nervous apprehension as to the issue,
sought to bring her to realization of
the new need that had come upon
them
"Talk to me." he commanded very
softly. “They'll he here in a minute.
When they come iu pretend you just
came here in order to meet me. Try.
Mary. You must, dearest!" Then
again his voice rose to loudness as he
continued: "Why. I've been trying all
day to si*e you. And now h**re we are
together, just as I was t<>
get really discouraged. 1 know my fa
ther will eventually"—
He was interrupted by the swift
swinging open of the hallway door.
Burke stood just within the library, a
revolver pointed menacingly.
"Hands up. all of you!" Tlie inspec
tors voice fairly roared tlie command.
The belligerent expression of his face
vanished abruptly as his eyes fell <>ii
Dick standing by the couch and Man I
reclining there iil limp helplessness.
"What are you doiug in this house
at this time of night?” Dick demanded.
“I recognize you. inspector Burke.
But you must understand that there
are limits even to what you can do.
Jt seems to me. sir. that you exceed
your authority by such an intrusion as
this."
Burke waved his revolver toward
Mary.
"What's she doing here?" he asked.
"You forget yourself, inspector. This
is my wife. She has the right to he
with me—her husband!"
"XX here's yotir father '/" he questioned
roughly.
“In bed. naturally." y:is the answer.
“I ask you ugirtli. are youNloiug
here at this time of night?"
"Oh. call your father." Burke di
rected.
"It's late." Dick objected. “I'd rath
er not disturb him. if you don't mind."
Suddenly he smiled very winningly
and spoke with a good assumption of
ingenuousness.
“Inspector." he said briskly. "I see
I'll have to tell you tlie truth. It's
this: I've persuaded my wife to go
away ‘with me. She's going to give
all that other sort of thing up. Y'es.
we're going away together. So. you
see. we've got to talk it over. Now.
then, inspector, if you'll come hack in
the morning"—
As lie s|x»ke tlie white beam of the
flashing searchlight from the tower
fell between tlie undrawn draperies of
the octagonal window. The light star
tled the inspector again, as it had done
once before that same night. His gaze
followed it instinctively. So within tbe
second lie saw the still form lying'
there on the floor.
There was no mistaking that awful,
motionless, crumpled posture. The in
spector ieaped to the switch by the
door and turned on the lights of the
chandelier, in the next moment he
bad reached the door of the passage
across the room, and his whistle sound
ed shrill. His voice bellowed re-en
forcement to the blast.
“Cassidy! Cassidy!"
Cassidy came rushing in with tbe
other detectives.
“Why. what's it all mean, chief?" he
questioned.
“They've got Griggs!” Burke answer
ed. There was exceeding rage in his
JriL
l|iip|j ll||la
“Hand# up! All of you!”
voice as he spoke from his kneeling
posture beside the body, to which he
had hurried after the summons to his
aids. “I’ll break you for tiiis. Cas
sidy." he declared fiercely. “Why
didn't you get here on the run when
you heard the shot?"
“But there wasn't any shot. I tell
you. ciiief. there hasn't been a sound.”
Burke rose to his feet. His heavy
face was set in its sternest mold.
"Y'ou could drive a hearse through
the hole they made in him." said Cas
sidy. Burke wheeled on Mary and
Dick. "So." he shouted, "now it's
murder! Well, hand it over. Where’s
the gun?" He nodded toward Dick as
he gave his order. “Search him!”
Dick took the revolver from his pock
et aml_held it out.
(Continued next week)
Legal Advertisement.
CITATION
GEORGIA—Coffee County:
To All Whom it May Concern
Lacy L. Sutton having trade appli
cation in due form of the law to be
tate of Seaborn J. Sutton, deceased,
appointed administrator upon the es
notice is hereby given that said ap
plication will be heard at the regular
term of the court of Ordinary for said
county, to be held on the first Mon
day in July, 1914. Witness my hand
and official signature, this Ist day of
June 1914.
W. P. WARD, Ordinary.
CITATION
TEORGIA--Coffe e County:
Nicer Nelson, col., administratrix
on the estate of James S. Hudson, col.
dies application for leave to sell the
>ands belonging to said estate. This
is to cite and admonish all persons
concerned, to show cause if they can,
at my office on the first Monday in July
next, why said application should not
>e granted. Given under my hand and
seal, this June Ist. 1914.
W. P. WARD. Ordinarv.
CITATION
No one having made application in
due form of the law to be appointed I
ruardian of the estate of Oscar Lott.!
Jr., and the ordinary being of the opin- |
ion that there is necessity for a guar- 1
I dian, notice is hereby given that it
will be heard at the regular term of
jthe court of o; binary for saidc ounty
to be held on the first Monday in July
1 1914* rntaP fft..flo
-1914. Witness my hand and official
signature this Ist day of June. 1914.
W. P. WARD, Ordinary.
CITATION
| GEORGIA—Cotiee County:
To all Whom it may Concern:
Elias Lott, Sr., having made appli
; cation in due form of law to be ap
pointed administrator upon the es
tate of Robert Lott, iteeeased, notice
is hereby given that said application
will be heard at the regular term of
the court of Ordinary for said county,
id be ueld on the first Monday in July
1914. Witness my hand and official
signature this Ist day of June 1914.
W. P. WARD, Ordinaiy.
CHAIKIN
GEORGIA —Coffee County:
To Ail Whom it May Concern:
B. R. Leggett having made aDplma
! tion in due form G f the law to be ap
| pointed administrator upon the estate
| of Ardelia Leggett, deceased, Doric" is
hereby given that said application will
be heard at the regular term of court
|of Ordinary, to be held on the first
Monday in July 1914. Witness my
hand and official signature this Ist o*'
| June 1914.
YV. p. WARD, Ordinary.
.SHERIFF SALE
GEORGIA—COffee County:
Will be sold before the court house
door of said county, between the legal
hours of sale, on the fir st Tuesday in
July next, the following described
property towit:
Two black mare mules named Pet
and Pearl; Pearl about six years old,
weighs about 900 pounds, and about
13 hands high; Pet about 11 years old,
weight about 850 poimds, and about
12 hands high. Said property levied
on and to be sold as the property of
Hamp Seals to satisfy an execution
issued from the City court of Doug
las of said county, in ravor of Georgia
Fertilizer and Oil Company, against
said Hamp Sears. This the 11th day
of June 1914.
Also at the same time and place
One Hundred and Sixty (160) acres
of land, more or less, of lot of land
No. 44 of said state and county, in the
sixth district thereof, aDd being more
particularly designated as the South
Ore Hundred and Sixty (160) acres
of said lot and being bounded on the
no th by the lands of XV. M. Carver,
on the eastby the lands of J. M. Smith
ard the original land lot line, and on
west by the orginai land lot line.
Also Seventy Five (75) acres, more
or Lss, of lot of land No. 3 in the Six
th district of said State and County,
and being in the southeastern corner
of said lot, and bounded on the north
and west by Wolf Deeb branch, and
on and to be sold as the nniLS ,to
on the south ard east by the original
land lot line. Said property levied on
and to be sold as the property of John
ny Harper to satisfy an execution is
sued from the City Court of Douglas
of said county, in favor of Armour
Fertilizer Works, against said Johnny
Harper. This the 11th day of June
1914.
Also at the same time and place
One dark bay mare mule 10 vears old,
weighing about 1000 pound's, named
Daisy; also one gray mare mule about
II yearg old, weighing about 900
pounds, named Delin; also one twen
tv-horse Frick mill and boiler, and all
fixtures belonging to said mill. Said
mill and fixtures being located on the
farm operated by O. Peterson, three
miles south of Douglas, in said eountv
Said property levied on and to be sold
as. the property of \V. M. Carter and
D. YY. Hutchinson, to satisfy a mort
gage fi fa issued from the City Court
of Douglas, of said county, in favor
of B. Peterson, against said W. M.
Carter and D. W. Hutchinson. This
the 11th day of June 1914.
Also at the same time and place
One two horse wagon. Auburn make,
red running gear, and blue body. Said
property levied on and to be sold as
the property of David Parsons and J.
G. Graham, to satisfy a mortgage exe
cution issued from the City Court of
Douglas, of said county, in favor of
Bennett Brothers, against said David
Parsons and J. G. Graham. This the
11th day of June 1914.
Also at the same time and place
One dark bay horse about 5 years old,
and weighing about 1000 pounds, and
about 15 hands high. Said pv"»’oe ty
'evied on and to bp sold as the prop
erty ofj. C. Bostwick to satisfy an
execution issued from the City Court
of Douglas of said county, in favor of
Mizell Live Stock Co., against said J.
C. Bostwick. This the 11th day of
June 1914.
Also at the same time and place
lots Nos. 2 and 3 in block No. 120;
| lots Nos. 6, 7. and 8, in block No. 112;
I lots Nos. 8, 9 and 10 in block No. 102;
said property situated in the town of
Nicholls. and according to the Blue
i Print of the town of Nicholls, Ga. Said
j property levied on and will be sold as
I the property of Deen Realty & Im
i provement Co., for State and County
taxes for the year 1913. This the 11th
day of June 1914.
Also at the same time and place
w ill he sold the following described
property towit: lots of land Nos. 360,
361 and 367, each containing 490 acres
more or less, in the sixth district of
Coffee Couty, Georgia. Said property
levied on and to be sold as the prop
erty of G. W. Deen, to satisfv a tax fi
fa issued by D. Moore, Tax ‘Collector
or Coffee County, against G. XV. Deen,
for State and County taxes for the
year 1913. This June Bth, 1914.
Also at the same time and place
One Ford two' passenger automobile.
Said property levied on and to be sold
as the property of James Davis to sat
isfy an execution issued by the City
Court of Douglas of said county, in
favor of W. W. Gordon & Co., against
said James Davis. This the -2th day
of June 1914.
J. C. GILLIS Sheriff
NOTICE OK LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that I will
introduce a bill at the coming session
of the legislature, to insorporate the
town of West Green, in the county of
Coffee, to define its powers and juris
dictions; to provide for a Mayor and
Council, prescribe their powers and
duties; to define the corporate limits
of said town, and for othetr purposes.
C. E. STEWART. Representative.
May 20, 1914.