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| the best criminal lawyer l can af-
| ford, he is so certain of Tins guilt.
WHO are you going to get? Bel
lows & Beardsley are the best | know
Of"
II can't afford any of the high
! priced Ones" she said, dolefully.
"You see, Tim W. working on an in
vention that is nearly completed. He
made little more than enough for us
| to live on and we had to mortgage
| the house for money for material and
work. 1t will be worth the sacrifice
If Tim ever gets chance to complete
1t, but"
She broke down at the thought
that perhaps Tim would never be per-
mitted to complete the invention to
which he had given his whole energy
for the past three years.
Linden. hailed passing cab and
helped her in. He gave the address
to the driver and followed her.
Don't worry" --e urged. "1t's
going to come out all right. You
can make me the attorney of record
and later we can call a good pleader
into the case. l can arrange that
part and get the man to wait until
Tim has completed his invention"
Something in his quiet assumption
Of Tins innocence soothed the girl
and her sobs subsidized, though Lin
den would not let her speak until
they had arrived at her home.
A slender, black-eyed figure rose
as Nettie led the way to the sitting
room.
"This Is Tins wife," she said. "She
used to be Ella Baldwin"
''I remember Miss Baldwin," smiled
Linden as he took her hand.
Franks going to take the case"
explained Nettie as she removed her
hat. "Capt. Scudder wants me to get
the best lawyer we can afford, and
Frank thinks he can get one for us
when we need him.
"But first of ALL" said Linden, 81
want to be put in possession of the
facts of the case. You see, only ar
rived this morning and have had no
time for the papers. l secured lodg-
ings and was just going out to look
for an office. know absolutely moth
ing except that a blunder has been
made and that Tim is accused of mur-
der"
"You remember that even when we
were children Tim and Ella loved
one another?" asked Nettie as she
settled herself in a chair. when poor
dad lost his money Squire Baldwin
forbade Ella to have anything more
to do with Tim.
"They used to meet secretly and
when Tim got his last raise they con-
cluded that Tim was getting enough !
for us three and night before last
they eloped and were married across
the state line, where license was not
needed
''That was Tuesday night?" asked
Linden, making note. Nettie nod
ded and went on.
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receive the laborer."
Il think you're perfectly horrid'
declared Cicely.
And looked for commendation,
he answered, in mock surprise.
With flushed face the girl turned
away. The others had gone back,
and her duty as hostess lay with
them.
She missed Richmond more than
she would have thought possible. He
had always been the life of her par
ties and she half lamented. half re-
sented his absence.
She was tired after her efforts OF
the afternoon, but she put on her
prettiest dress and gave orders that
she would see no one but Mr.. Rich
mond in case he should call.
Richmond did call with the calm
assurance that always iritated her.
He offered her box of candy
81 bought that with the money I
earned" he said. with smile, the
first fruits of my mapual labor"
Il think you're Aorrid," she said,
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tered her had she known.
But he saw that tle-o was no use
arguing cIrther with Cicely. She
was rooted in her fad. He rose and
turned ar-ly.
You'll come early tomorrow 2"
she called after him. He half turned
at the gate.
Perhaps" he sale and went down
the street, leaving Cicely dazed.
Usually it was he who begged for
the privilege of coming early that he
might steal half an hour with her
alone before the other guests arrived.
Cicely was fond of Richmond, but
her varying beliefs had such an un-
pleasant way of discouraging matri-
mony and she could not be false to
her standards. She shook her head
little sadly and went into the
house. OF course Richmond would
come early to the garden party. He
always did.
But for once Richmond stayed
away Charlie Luscombe, coming
late. dashed up the walk. broad
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1.-The better the day, the better
the Decd" he quoted. 81 do not be-
lieve in hiding my light under a
bushel"
You needn't let it shine forth
from the rock heap" she scoldod.
I'm ashamed of you, STEM"
Let no man or woman - be
ashamed of honest TOLL he declaim-
ed, oracularly "That5s one Of Miss
Perkman's pet texts. I'm getting
right in line for radical socialism. I"
If you stop now, you will still
have time to dress and come to the
party," urged Cicely.
Il know it." he agreed, 'but it's q
day or die with Inc. I want to show
that my muscle is useful for some
thing more than track athletics. I'll
be over this evening.
Indeed you won't" declared Cice-
lys with asperity. Il shall not lie at
home"
Practice what you preach" he
warned. Don't preach about the no.
bility of labor and then refuse to
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Tim Caldwell and even the two girls
lost hope as they heard the comments
of the reporters near whose table they
sat.
Linden was not to be seen and
when Nettie was permitted to have a
brief interview with her brother, he
declared that Frank had not been
near him.
The coroner, fully aware of the
temporary Importance the celebrated
case was giving him, moved Compous-
ly in his seat, and, after the jury had
been sworn, announced that IL the
accused wished to be represented by
counsel 1t was his privilege.
Just at that moment Linden, pant
ing from his haste. slipped into the
room and announced himself as coun-
sci. His eyes fairly danced with de-
light as he glanced at Nettie but he
sat gravely in his seat while repre-
sentative of the county attorneys Of
fee arrayed the facts against Tim.
1t was clearly proven that Jonas
Baldwin came to his death from
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grin upon his face.
Have you seen Richmond?" he
demanded of his mostess. II say, it's
the greatest lark"
Il have not seen Mr.. Richmond to-
day." said Cicely, coldly.
He's right across the street." ex-
planned Charlie. N'Been there all day,
in fact"
What's that?" asked Tom He,--
ron, coming up.
"Sten Richmond on the stone
pile" laughed Luscombe. "Hes right
across the street. Must be a bet or
something"
Cicely was the last to join the
crowd and the only one who realized
the meaning of the trick.
Sorry l couldn't come to your
party" cried Richmond, 'tbut l had
a bet that / could earn an honest
days wages I'm holding out pretty
well.'
you ought to be ashamed of your
self" scolded Cicely. "And on the
day of my party, Of all times
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that made them one till death do

them part"
Then Jack began his explanations:l
Simplest thing in the world" he
said. "You see, Tom ordered the in
vitations, and of course the printer
took 1t for granted that it was his
wedding-merely a typographical
error, nothing more.''
Eleanor's mother stepped in at this
moment, and with a naughty manner
inquired:
Then, may ask why Tom gave
the bachelor dinner - why Tom
bought the ring?"
eyes, mother" said Jack, with a
very proprietary manner. "You see,
was broke at the time, and Tom, as
you all know, is just loaded with
money, SO ] gave him carte blanche
to Just go ahead as If it was his own
wedding, and I'd pay him back in
good time. You see, only came into
my inheritance yesterday, and that
would have been too late to order
invitations, give dinners, etc. any
way, how could you ever think that
Tom was going to marry Eleanor!
Why, he's engaged to marry Edna
and If you don't believe me ask them
for yourself. / tell you 1t was a
Typographical error-nothing more"
The color that suffused Edna's face
and the smile that glorified Jacks
verified statement, and the guests
were in flutter of pleasurable ex-
citement when in the corner JACK
was shaking Tom by she hand ana
saying:
Didn't l tell you I'd see you
through it, old MANI"
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never meant me to be very
happy in this world. I'll Lave
to take what l can get and
be thankful"
The two girls were directly oppo-
site types. Eleanor was tall, graceful,
high strung, nervous, full of life and
energy. Her most attractive features
were her eyes, dark and deepset,
with longing, unsatisied express
sion. Edna was type much less in
teresting, cold, phlegmatic and clear
sighted; a much smaller woman,
too, with colorless gray eyes.
On the bed lay lingerie of the most
alluring kind, the sort of things that
only women can appreciate. Pile up
on pile of lacy stuffs were scattered
about the room Surrounded by these
pretty things that women love sat
Eleanor Godfrey, w-o tomorrow
would be the bride Of Tom Grant.
There's one thing l can never re-
gret," she said. II told Tom every
thing before he took ms 1t was bru-
tally frank, / adr It, to tell your fu-
ture husband that tho best love of
your life had been given to another" +"
Poor boy" murmured Edna.
Poor boy, indeed. Don't have to
live with him? Don't | have to see
him waste his life? And is 1t nothing
that | have to eke out an existence
crushing down my sighs, forcing back
my tears?"
Walking across tie room to where
Edna sat, she put her hands on a
pair of very unsympathetic shoul-
ders.
"How can you judge? You do not
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<<H ~ Y advice to you," said the
SM chief not unkindly, IFS
VN to hire one of the very
best criminal lawyers
from town. I'd like to think differ
nently, Miss Nettie, but there's not
shadow of doubt"
But there is" cried the girl with
quivering lip. Tim n-ver murdered
old Mr.. Baldwin,
Get good lawyer, the best" re-
iterated the chief. He hated to think
that Tim Caldwell could have mur-
dered the father of the girl he had
married. He had known the lad since
Tins first pair of long trousers, but
evidence was evidence.
He might as we'll have advised her
to ask for change of venue to the
moon. Her father and Tins, Cas-
per Caldwell, had died from the shock
OF seeing his large fortune suddenly
disappear in Wall street slump.
He had left his children only the
old house and few hundred dollars
In bank. The house had been heavily
mortgaged to provide the funds for
Tins experiments, for his position
IN the l.. & NJ shops barely covered
the cost of living.
AT the foot of the steps Nettie
heard her name called and turned 20
look into an unfamiliar face.
guess you don't know me with
mustache," laughed the stranger.
You have not forgotten Franklin
Linden?"
"FrankI" Nettie's face showed the
pleasure she felt. Where on earth
did You come from7"
From town. he explained. "I was
law clerk with Powers & Grannat.
Grannat died last week and Powers
retired. 1 decided to come back home
and start a practice of my own. Just
got I'M
In their school days Frank Linden
had always been tower of strength
to her. He and Tim had been chums,
but Frank had the stronger nature
and had ruled the trio.
They had kept up desultory cor
respondence during his law school
days, but Nettie was not mucL of
letter writer and afterward 1t had
dropped.
What are you doing in the police
station?" he demanded, with laugh.
"You have not been arrested for pick
in1 pockets, have your"
It's about Tim," she said, the
tears starting to ler eyes.
"And what of Tim?" he asked,
briskly. ''I was just going to in
quire after him."
Don't you know?" 1t seemed to
her as though the whole world must
have heard of the shame. "rrim is
under arrest for murder"
Linden came to an abrupt halt.
''You don't mean to tell me that any
one would accuse him of murder?"
he demanded, increduously.
Nettie nodded.
"Capt. Scudder advises me to hire
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know the case. Now listen. Every
breath breathe, every prayer /
utter, every beat of my aching heart
is for Jack yinston. I've loved him
ever since l was little girl, but you
see l couldn't very we'll marry him
because he never asked me. Then,
too, Jack is so poor, and all my life
I've been longing for things that Tom
Grants money will buy for me. l
didn't deceive him. l said couldn't
love him; but he, still knowing this,
wants to marry me and / accepted.
Now judge me If you will"
Edna Strengthened up bit and the
lines about her mouth seemed to grow
deeper in an instant.
one question, please, before rem
der1the verdict. You take upon your
soul the wrecking of this mans ex-
istence. You will suck the honey
from the flower of his life and leave
him nothing but the stem. This is
easier for you than Icing an old
maid Then, too, supposing that Tom
was in love with some other girl?" =
II plead guilty to the C, .arge.
judge, and accept the sentence of the
court. Your logic is getting stale:
so let's go to bed that l may get my
beauty sleep and make handsome
bride. Think of 1t, dear girl, tomor-
row at this hour my visiting cards
will read Mrs. T, omas Kemp
Grant"
The next morning was colorless
the air heavy; in fact. just the sort
of day to make a bride look out OF
the window and wonder if she really
were superstitious.
1t was about 8 O'Clock and Ton
was whistling one minute and sing
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You look as if you had curvature of
the spine. Pull yourself together,
will you? Any girl thai had such a
looking object as you her calling
list would be ostracized by good So
would be declared mentally incompe-
tent"
"All right, I'll pull up, but I've a
beastly idea that something is going
wrong. Jack, old man, l can't do it.
I'm in love with Edna Cross and not
with Eleanor. I've just begun to
realize it,
You old poacher, then why did
you ask Eleanor to marry you, when
you knew that i have loved her all
my life, and have bee. trying to for
get her for months? Night after night
went over and sat with Edna, try
ing to make myself think l was for
getting Eleanor
And every night" said Tom. "I
went to see Eleanor because you were
over at Edna's and had no right to
trespass on your pre-- -ves. A nice
mess we've made of it. What are we
going to do?"
do? Why, that's easy enough, !"
assured Jack. "I am going to be the
groom and you can just slide back in
to my boots as best mar Well blame
the whole thing on the printer. Trust
me, old man. / sale I'd see you
through this ordeal, and I'm going
to keep my word"
AS the cab finally reached the
house the men stepped out and were
ushered into the room where nc min
lister was waiting for them.
No word of explanation was uttered
and the men took their places by
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ing the next. He walked into the
bed room where his friend and best
man lay peacefully sleeping.
Get up, you lazy vagabond. We
can't keep the bride waiting, you
know. That's her privilege.
The best man rubbed his eyes,
growled a bit, and finally crawled
out.
Tom was practically ready. After
working about an hour on 1T, he ad
managed to arrange his white pun
tie to his entire satisfaction. He e-had
buttoned and unbuttoned his waist
coat until his thumbs were blistered.
He had pulled 1t down in front and
buckled 1t at the back until the
seams threatened to give way.
By II the men were ready and on
their way to the house. AS they near
ed It Tom became more and more
nervous. There seemed to be a weight
on his heart that he could not lift.
At that moment the best man was
hanging out the cab window, curs-
ing the driver for the snail-like pace
they were pursuing.
81 say, cabby, this is a wedding
that we are going to, not funeral.
I'll give you an extra half dollar if
you hurry"
"An extra half, is it? You talk like
! a politician. Well, sir, you might
corrupt me, but the horse can't be
bribed and weddin's or funerals, his
gait is all the game. Rest easy while
you can, sir-the latJ will drive you
fast enough once she Gets the reins.' -
The best man was about to rail at
the Irish as nation, when Tom said
''If anything should happen"
Jumping Jupiter. Tom, brace up
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They found window that had
been opened by the same Jimmy, and
the one Tim has just fits in the mark.
It's all so horrible" she shuddered,
"that anyone who does not know Tim
well would be sure he had committed
the crime"
Linden asked few more questions
that went to show that Ella had met
Tim down by the gate. He had a
light rig, and they drove rapidly to-
ward the little town where the mar
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Linden.
''He had a full set of burglars
TOOLS" explained Nettie. "He bought
them at police sale for the sake of
the saws and drills"
Linden's face clouded. Ibid they
find the jimmy?" he asked. Nettts
shook her head.
mot at the house. They found it
out in the yard here. We used TO use
1t for an ice pick and it lay on the
back stoop. The police came around
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riage ceremony was performed. Tim
had not even been in the grounds.
But, according to the law OF the
state, wife could not give testimony
for or against her husband, and TINS
fact could not be brought out at the
trial.
The inquest was set for 3 and just
before that hour Nettie and Ella en-
tered the room. Most of those pres
ent regarded the inquest as formal
preliminary to the commitment of
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and found it and then they arrested
Tim
But If he was in another state
that should be an alibi, objected the
lawyer. "That is clear enough"
"But the doctor said that the
squire had been killed just about the
timo that Tim and Ella were leav-
ing town. The theory is that Tim
knew that the squire would disin-
herit Ella and that he killed him so
that the will might not be changed.
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"They came home yesterday morn
ing and Tim brought Ella here. About
8 O'Clock the news was spread about
that Mr.. Baldwin. had been found
dead in his bed, his head frightfully
battered in with some heavy instru-
ment."
"Of what description" asked Lin
den.
"a burglars jimmy
"But what on earth could Tim
have obtained jimmy?" demanded
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march was played and as Eleanor in
her gorgeous robes came forth to
meet the man of her choice, Jack
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<<w YOU?" Cicely looked at him in
- scorn. why, you couldn't
do days work IL you


"That shows all you know" said
Richmond, with lazy laugh. II
don't go around Dragging about it,
but I'm not exactly weakling"
Cicely sniffed. She had rec II
taken up socialism as fad. Her fads
seldom lasted long, but she made up
in energy what she lacked in per-
sistency, and just now she was filled
with fine scorn of the monopolistic
class of which Stento Richmond was
an example.
II don't believe" she sail, with a
toss OF her head. "Seeing's believing"
"You wait" he said, darIly. "Just
YOU wait and see. Meanwhile / sup
pose you're going to y mo- again on
the plea that I cannot support myself,
let alone you."
CicaIy nodded sageIy.
Miss Perkman sa.s that no girl
should trust a man to support her
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Eleanor was speechless, but too
happy to resent, and before the gap
ing crowd the minister tied the knot
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GET ! cooD LAWYER, THE PrsT" REITERATED THE CHIEF
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<<WT'S no use, Edna, the Lord
never meant me to be very
happy in this world. I'll Lave
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<<HM Y advice to you." said the
N chief not unkindly, "is
Iva to hire one of the very
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-09
Brief City News
PERSONAL MENTION.


Hon. Neil F. Bailey arrived in the
city yesterday afternoon from his
,ors OF Duey & Overlook. of whose or
ganixation he Is president.
Alexander Grant left last evening
for Douglas to spend a couple OF days
attending to matters OF private bust
nese.
]. w. Houser, well known mining
man of caasnea. arrived in the city
last evening and will probably spend
a couple of days here looking after
matters of business or the Greene
-cananea company. by which he is en-
ployed.
+. J. Gehring left last evening for
a visit of several weeks to points IN
the east.
). 4 Hood, Cashier oi tie liiiisTs
and Merchants bank, who went to
Tombstone yesterday on business for
the banking institution, is expected 10
return home this evening.
Scott Whaley left yesterday morn
ing for Tombstone to attend to some
legal matters.
G. E Wiswal of Cananea spent a
short time in the city yesterday, re-
Frank Clark, deputy sheriff. and
Young Davis. constable, passed
turning to Naco last evening.
through the city yesterd& on their
way to Tombstone TO look after official
business
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REAL CHAMPION OF
STAGE DRIVERS SPEAKS
Albuquerque Journal.)
Albuquerque, n. NJ, OK

AlDuqutTque, ~ NJ, OCt. L.
Editor Morning Journal:
Dear Sir: Well. see by the paper
that there is another in the field who
thinks that he is the boss of the road
because he once drove on little line
down In Sierra county. These mod
ern stage drivers make me smile. Ask
any OF them If they have ever driven
on a road where 1t was six hundred
miles from door to door. and hostile
Indians all the way. Once l remem-
Der we passed through bands of hos
tile Arapahoes. Cheyennes, Kiawas,
Comanches and Utes on one trip.
Yhat was stage driving. We had a
mail party consisting of a conductor.
driver and whipper in. who rode
alongside and kept the six mules from
jumping the trail. He used a whip
we called a blacksnake in those days.
Following the coach was a baggage
and chuck wagon with six mules,
and an escort of eight of ten men, a
government wagon and a relay of
mules driven by herder. so that our
outfit consisted of thirty-stx mules,
and four or five horses. This was in
1857 and 1858. In those years it was
a monthly stage line, and the SEIZED
ule from Kansas City to Santa Fe
was TWENTY-FIVE days. / have known
gamblers in those days to bet big
money that the stage would get in on
time with the mail. and this on a
road 500 miles long and through hos
tile Indians. There were gamblers In
those days, too.
have helped to bury the mail par
ty ahead of me. who were whipped
out by the Indians. not one of the
eleven men escaping. l was a young
man in those days, and If / didn't get
scalped, | at least used to have my
hair stand up until it seemed like the
scalp would come off. Those were
days when driving IA stage meant
something.
The fare from Kansas City to San
Ia Fe was S125, and the passengers
were boarded along the way.
/ have had many a pioneer of this
country on my stage. / recall among
them Ex-Governor ATney and Judge
Watt, Don Miguel otero, father of
the former governor; Francisco Peres
who also served in congress: Ambro-
sio Armijo. Frank ManZanares, OF
Las Vegas. and can call the names OF
a hundred others. One of these men
who braved the road in those days is
Major Harry whiting. of this city.
have often carried Hon. Tom Catron
of Santa Fe. and Stephen B. Elkins
who got to be a senator after he left
New Mexico. And at one time or an
other have hauled all of the Ilfelds
and Staabs and Spiegelbergs and the
other pioneer merchants of this coun
try.
Those were days when stage driv
ing didn't consist of getting upon tn,
drivers seat and whipping up a team
Of mules for twenty miles. In thos'
days il was a business. Yours.
SANDY"