The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-03
By ROBERT CARLTON BROWN
==AUTHOR OF==
"THE BURDEN OF PROOF


1T doesn't seem quite right to me"
protested Phil, but 1 suppose you
know best, so you had better go ahead
IN your own way
If you knew the law as well as
do. young man." was the sage reply,
you would see that II Is the only pos
sible course"
And how long am I to await trial?"
'foh. not long. The court calendar is
not very full. as 1t happens, and your
trial has been scheduled for two weeks
from today.
have 10 stay IN here till then?'
L don't see any other way out OF
Cant I get bail? I've heard of
people that have been arrested doing
But they weren't accused of muir
der the lawyer told him, quickly.
The law does not grant bail to such
Then am about the most dangerous
criminal alive Phil said. dismally
According TO law, that's the way
they look at YOU
The conversation changed shortly
to consideration of the defense to be
made
IF we can get Eben to talk" said
Phil suddenly, II think ne will be able
10 tell who killed my uncle That viii
surely eXOnerate me. The old fellow
knows and wants 10 tell l knew by his
manner"
"There is possibility in that. replied
MI Rogers, but he did not seem greatly
interested.
Phil wondered. The lawyer appeared
TO take things in such a matter-of-fact
way; he did not make any great effort
TO get evidence. It seemed to Phil that,
so far as Mr.. Rogers v as concerned,
the trial was over; that 1t was to be
cut-and-dTied affair
The words of The guard came back to
him. Eie began 10 wonder If he were
not being railToaded through in order
that the States attorney could get the
IN spite OF the peculiar manner Of
MI Rogers Phil had faith III him. The
man had served his uncle well and
PhiIs knowledge of law WsS so small
that he was convinced that the course
proposed by Rogers was the W;sest.
IF | am convicted. queried Phil,
will surely get out shoTtiy?"
No doubt OF it. rejoined the other.
'Al II needs IS money. There will be
further developments in the case, and
those will all help you. 1t is not so hard
TO convince the higher courts, any
50 finally Phil submitted to the course
of action; and when the lawyer left
his client they understood each other
rather better than they had hitherto.
Two weeks to wait unused Phil.
Wei, I guess ] can stand il as long
as there doesn't seem TO be any help
for it.
Time dragged heavily through the
afternoon. Phil gave the guard some
money and sent him out for maya
zine. The man socI came back with
the copy that Phil had requested and
held il up before the bars.
Is this what YOU Wanted?'' he asked.
Yes. answered Pail, reaching for
II eagerly, as he saw an opportunity
to Vile away the time.
mo you don't laughed the guard
raueously Jerking the magazine back.
why not?"
What do I get out of this?'
i gave YOU a quarter extra" Phil
Yes" grirned the guard. But my
times worth more than that A dol
Phil searched his pockets He did not
have another cent with him.
haven't any more he exclaimed.
Then you don't get it. see?" was
the reply, as the guard wheeled alb
ruptlY end went on down the corridor
Phil was posses sed with a vague
emptiness when the ran had gone. It
seemed that re was at the mercy OF
The guard did as he pleased. Mr.. Rog-
eIs Iatu down tile course of action,
Phil could do not ling for himself.
The magazine in cident maddened him
and made him feel suddenly that he
ought TO take hand in affairs him
self.
10 conduct his case. Then II occurred
to him that nobody but Mr.. Rogers
would be willing 10 do the work and
trust 10 luck IN getting the money. He
was absolutely pOwerless. There was
not a ray of hope anywhere.
Another attendant came swiftly down
the corridor and paused IN front OF
a visitor to see YOU" were his
words. as he took uD his station beside
the cell.
PM looked out eagerly: he heard the
swish Of soft skirts and wondered.