The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-07
Stories of an inland State.

| IL amenab TO the law, still II was poSS-Di'
only to a woman Of the greatest self-con
troll, of the greatest wont of sentiment anC
| of the greatest personal charm of face ani
! figure.
! These Jane Corder possessed and lacked
| And her stock In trade was the susceptible
! lily of the governors elected by the grea
American people N their respective states
Jane Corder's apartments in New Yorl
City were In a respectable quarter, FUR
nished in the greatest elegance and taste
| She sat today on divan reading novel
| the sunlight streaming in through a larg'
window. minsiing the golden beams Will
Ter own red gold hear Every line in th'
figure, as It half reciined, was graceful
and refined. A maid came in and handel
| her a card.
She frowned The card was poor quail
| ty and was written in pencil in a scraggly
| fashion.
What does he look Hke?" she asked thu
maid.
Hes very poor looking" said the mait
deferentialy. bowling ner head.
Where from?"
81 should say from the west"
"What trader"
at couldn't say
TELL him I'm not in-out OF the city
no. tell him to come in-bring him in. Pow
erty often dresses up and riches do not
! Let him come in"
The caller came in. His feet were large
! his shes heavy, his clothes poor. He walket
wariy on the rugs for fear they would
| slide from under him and let him down or
| the polished floor.
Japa fool him In a glanpa and motion
ed him to a seat.
This is Miss Corder," said the man gaz
ing in dazed way at the beautiful young
| woman before him.
at is" said The woman quietly.
"Queer business for you" he said.
"Mr Treat" said Jane Corder with a
look at the man which froze him to the
bone. We'll waive any voluntary expires
SONS Of surprise from you. What do you
wish"
THESE are fine things in here" said
Treat looking about. Did you make them
all that way?''
Never mind about that. What do you
wish?"
"Wen, friend Of mine out west told me
about you and gave me -
'sNfr Treat, I asked you question. You
have not answered it. 1 understand what
you are trying to say and il can not inter
est me. l want to persuade you to go away
without my services They come high.
cannot serve you for an amount you would
consider fair. My terms are high. You
could not meet them
The man grew sober. II am poor" he
said. I'VE are all poor. But would not
have Travelled here unless il was a case OF
life and death. We need your services and
mnst have them. I don't want you TO turn
me off. Well pay
Tell me your story"
The man put his hat on the floor and
began.
my brother was a brakeman on q west
ern road. He got drunk and into a quar-
rel and stabbed q man and went to the
penitentiary and there he is and there he
stays. We can't get him out. We've spent
a fortune with lawyers. We creased the
board of pardons and been betrayed. We've
hung around the state capital and fooled
and fooled to no purpose. My brother left
wife and two children. She's well-nigh
crazy, the woman is. Now we want you
TO help u.s.
Jane Corder went to q secretary took out
a little book and read over a list of states.
You have just had an election there" she
said. as the new governor seated YETI"
Yes. he Isl
HAS your brothers wife made an appeal
to him.
Yes, she has"
..Whith what success?'
Turned down. and she's plumb daft
Have you lawyers?'
Eyes; two
discharge them"
Wouldn't it be a good idea for you to
act with one of them?'
mo. l act with no lawyer. If you de-
sire my services it must be entirely be-
IN cen yourself and me-
And your charges?'
Five hundred dollars IN advance"
Gee, And if you fail?'
81 do not refund. only bargain to try. I
can do no more"
But you might take my money and
never show up
"Mr Treatr' said Jane Corder rising
quickly.
The man felt crushed. TITS all right"
he said. ITS a bargain
There are two things you must do. Mr..
Treat, now. You must get me q complete
copy Of his trial. 1 must know everything.
That will probably cost you $50 or so. You
must bring that to me with your fee in
currency, before 5 o'clock in the after
noon. L keep no money in the house. you
understand. This must be done before the
last of next month"
Jane Corder had an engagement in Ten
nessee after that. But she didn't mention
it.
Further. Mr.. Treat" she said. ''You
must speak to no one OF me, and you and
the lawyers and the family must keep
away from the state capital from this on.
1 shall not act without this agreement"
The man agreed. He was looking upon
the dazzling beauty of the woman. the adj
ventures. whom he had heard about In
the west-the woman whose beauty and
tact induced governors to sign pardons
that no other earthly power could secure.
the woman who made a regular business
of acting out the grieved mother, or sor
rowing sister or distressed wife. As he
sazed at her. he could hardly blame the
susceptible governors. He had a desire
TO ask her how many times she had sue
ceeded and how many times she had failed.
but he lacked the courage.
"Win you be his sister OF his wife," ask
ed the man.
His wife has been before the governor.
I shall be a sister, L suppose
You wouldn't so before the governor
all logged out like that would you, with
all those fixin's on?"
Leave that TO me"
Because IL you did that would be
clean give away. Jim's folks is poor and
the governor would get on in a second"
Il will attend TO all that. Mr.. Treat"
Then she turned 10 him again as though
he were a child-and in her presence. ne
felt he was. Now. Mr.. Treat. go and get