Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

his opinion that Anne had thrown him over to
marry for money.
To nature like Kings the situation was
calling in the extreme, and his love for Anne
curded to bitter hate, which, however,
feeble compared to his feeling for Henderson
For months after the wedding he was tempted
to make sine terrible re- 'aton, but succeeded
in controlling himself and finally decided to bide
his time, convinced that fate would revenge him
In the meantime the unhappy man made
firm resolve that he would not only amass for
tune but would make for himself name that
would sound through the country--woud do
something, in short, which his successful rival
could not possibly accomplish To that end he
devoted himself with all his energy to his prac-
tice.
The soultempest through which King had pass
ed had left him with an almost clarvoyant iudg
ment Of human nature. To his changed heart
criminal law appealed strongly and he gave him
self up wholly to the practice Of it. From the
beginning his wonderful ability was manifest and
it was not long before he was classed as head
and shoulders above all the other criminal law
yers of the country. His retaining fees were al.
most prohbitive, but with his reputation for se
curing acquittals he had no difficulty in getting
his price. He made speciality Of murder, cases
and could boast that he had never had a client
convicted of murder in the first degree
And now it seemed as though fate was indeed
about to avenge King on Henderson. The article
was nothing less than an account of the brutal
murder of pretty housemad, who had been
employed at Hendersan's town residence, and
Henderson himself had been arrested as the
slayer The chain of circumstania evidence was
strong one. and behind the crime limited
the ugly motive that the girls employer wanted
her out of the way for obvious reasons.
There seemed no hope for the prisoner. King
resolved the case in his trained mind and chuck.
led to think that even he could see no way of es
cape from the net around the accused man. In
the midst of his musings boy brought him
card on which engraved: "Nrs. John Bolton
Henderson"
again and each time grinned little more broad
ly 1t ugly grin.
"Show Mrs Henderson in" said he to the
boy. in tone raised just high enough for the
woman in the reception room to hear its cold
suavity.
80" thought the lawyer, "she has come to
beg me to save him. All! this is almost worth
it all-this beautiful chance to strike back. And
how shall ] strike!'
King had been standing with his back to the
door, when the rustic of skirts spprised him of
the woman's entrance. AS he turned to look
at her he in glance that she had already
suffered torments. Her face, she raised her
veil, plainly showed the traces of tears, and she
dropped into chair with motion that express
ed physical exhaustion.
For moment word spoken; then King
asked coldly, What can | do for you, Mrs.
Henderson,"
The woman looked at him quickly and then
rose abruptly and closed the door between the
lawyers private office and the outside rooms.
She saw at a glance that she had to do with
hate-crazed man who rejoced at her misfortune,
and she shuddered. She knew that King felt
bitterly toward her and her husband but she
had never had an opportunity to measure the
~ aofo llo nf
it in his eyes she stood aghast. But with
courage born of her grief she went straight to
the point
"You know what I want Harry" she said,