The Washington times., 1909-07-09
By CHARLES CAREY
-AUTHOR OF=--=
"A Woman to VIM" "The Van Suyden Sapphires,g Etc

/ He made no mention Of these faint
CLEANS of hope, however, nor did he
offer a word In reply when Warwick
| had finished his arraignment.
He knew, as lawyer, that this was
not the place to argue his case or pre-
| sent a defense. At present and until
the time of his trial the less he said
the better
Consequently he was almost tempted
to cry out in protest, when upon War
wiCk's conclusion Old Corlett took up a
plea Graham regarded as his strongest,
aud Numbered into the query:
But what possible motive can be al
| legged for such a deed? The relations
between this girl and Graham were OF
the frieudliest character She was his
private secretary and valued assistant"
Warwick grinned in way that was
not good to see.
Yes he said, significantly, his pri-
vate secretary ana valued assistant, and
-morei"
The bands of iron restraint which
Robert had placed upon himself broke
at that.
Liar" he exclaimed. and wrenching
himself free from his captors before
they knew what he was about he struck
the other a smashing blow squarely on
the mouth.
Warwick reeIed and went down be
| fore its impact, but ere Robert could
] follow il up the two detectives had
thrown themselves upon him and drag
ged him back
His adversary slowly egained his
| feet. but made no effort to resent the
blow. Instead he stood looking at era
ham with z peculiar, indescrt bable eX-
preston, and holding his handkerchief
to stanch a tTickle Of blood which ran
I from his cut lip.
Now, for the first time. too. he ad-
dressed himself direct to the prisoner.
Liar. eh2'' he said, slowly. DO you
mean to deny. Graham. that on the very
night YOU came to know my cousin
here-on the night of the Park Avenue
Hotel fire. to be cXact-you had TINS
Hflda Montgomery in your room at Miss
Powens boarding house until O'Clock
next morning.
Robert heard Gladys give sharp
gasp, a, out OF the tail % his eye saw
ner lean onward with clasDed hands 70
catch his answer.
, The room seemed to be swimming
around him That the old, half-fOrgot-
ten incident which he had deemed dead
, and buried should crop up now to con
/ found him and blaCken the memory OF
the dead girl.
He must equivocate. must lie some
how, both for his own sake and for
hers. Was this Warwick Satan himself
to have laid bare this secret which he
thought none shared save Hiida and
Then as this thought came, there
. flashed upon him an old axiom which
he had seen somewhere, that the only
successful way 10 fight Beelzebub was
with the truth
yes" he said TO himself the truth
never harmed any one. IT Is only a
lie which can hurt
With a sudden resolution. he fiung
back his head. and met the other s
! malicious, taunting glance full and fair.
mo. I DO not deny what you say
he answered quietly. eft is al' so"
-"Then do YOU deny that Immediately
thereafter you bought her clothes. and
paid her boaTd2"
st loaned her a small amount OF
money for those purposes"
1T is always a loan when one gives
TO a lady" sneered Warwick.
Robert only pressed his lips more
tightly together and made no answer.
You DO not deny, Of course pur-
sued Warwick the well known facts
that you secured her a position i'm the
Office where yor worked, and that when
you set up for yourself took her with
you; that you have, in fact, consist
emily, throughout her business career