Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06
Beckwith WINGED at this turn of t

Beckwith WINGED at this turn of the
| table.
well, that's the way it works. any,
way" he said. II won't say that some
other way wouldn't be better"
| Just then the boy came in to say that
Mr. Horace Calden was in the outer
Office Beckwith's face took on whim-
steal expression.
Now" said he, I'm In for it. Go
across the hall and wait. I'll want to
see you when hes through. and l may
not have time to hunt you up. I'll likely
! have to move quick"
When Calden came in his face was a
study, and Beckwith tried to predeter-
mine from 1t something of what was
coming That he was angry, anxious and
impatient was clear. The lawyer did not
give him time even to greet him, but
blurted out:
Did you get my message?'
did you tell the county attorney that
| he was not to talk with me unless you
were present." demanded Calden. in
| turn.
IT did. It's the right of an attorney
and 1 deemed it best to use it,
"Why?"
Because it's come to a time when, If
I'm to serve you effectually, I've got t.
prevent your saying things that the law
from saying things at the wrong time
| that the law will compel you to say only
in court and under the protection OF the
court. / can't do that unless I'm with
You know my fathers been arrested?"
Eyes. ! heard 1t about twenty minutes
ago"
| "Twas that id doctor, who marched
| him straight from the place where I'd
left him into the sheriffs hands!'
1 didn't your father agree with him that
TWAS the best thing for him to do, to get
| out of the slater?
"Oh. yes. after the suggestion was
made He'd have been at the camp now.
safe and sound, il Grimbleshaw hadn't
| interfered.''
"Or the idea hadn't come to him in
4 some other way. II he'd got across you
have slapped Grimbleshaw on the back
| always proof of want of wisdom In con-
ception. 1t may mean simply miscarriage
In execution
Twin you accept a retainer for father?
Eyes. IL I'm to be allowed to conduct
the case after I take 1t. In fact. It's al
most necessary II I'm to continue fol
lyou.'
Don't you want TOP
yes"
do you know he's confessed he did
the thing"'
II understand he said You've got the
right man. I've heard, too, that he's
said practically the same thing to others
or at least to one other
Young Calden leaned forward as Beck
with said this his face drawn and white
with an anger too deep to flush II.
"Grimbleshaw's been talking with you
Perhaps you're his counsel?"
II am.
"Then you can't be mine. by God!
| 81 oOk here, Calden," said Beckwtth
taking him by the shoulder and swinging
him into an armchair, with some hint Of
the days when he was college athlete
.it's time you began to have some sense
II Grimbleshaw hadn't come to me
should have found some way to get al
him with the suggestion Of retainer. al
unprofessional as such a thing is, and
shouldn't have done 1t because I needed
or wanted the money either. I'd have
done 1t because / believe my duty to you
as my client. made 1t necessary for me
to. II you've got anything to tell me
go ahead and tell 1t, and tell it with the
understanding that I'm retained for you
your father and Grimbleshaw. You'll all
need me-"
well. l killed John Altenburg!
II supposed you had come to tell me
that" said Beckwith, not a muscle of his
your telling IL to Russell that / forbade
any communication with you. excepting
In my presence"
But for that should have told him. >
Il was right then in doing what I did. .
You've brought on yourself the re.
sponsibility of standing for the man
who did the deed when you might have
escaped it,"
"My responsibility is just what it was
before, to see that neither you nor any
tother man for whom I'm attorney is CON.