The Washington times., 1909-07-15
By CHARLES CAREY
AUTHOR OF
"AWOman TO Win" "The Van Suyden Sapphires, " Etc

I for he had neye r dreamed 1t elsewhere
! than IN Warwlck's possession, and had
! believed IL about as difficult TO get hold
! Of as the crown jewels OF England.
! How he had obtained It, where, when,
I and from whom. were all alike shrouded
! in mystery; and 20 all such questions
! he could only shake his head, and re-
! turn his blank, i don't know
( Mordaunt showed manifest disappoint-
ment at the unsatisfactory ansWet, yet
I even at the same time he could not
| help feeling Ch1eTed and encouraged by
! the discovery of the paper.
1t was 10 his mind the first tangible
/ proof that ms client might be innocent
| for he reasoned that if Robert during
/ his four hours of mental lapse was eH-
/ gagged in tracing down and securing
| this evidence in the Corlett case, he
could not very well at the same time
! nave been committing murder
| BY a curious twist of logic, he be
| lieved It proved Graham 10 have been
| somewhere else than with Hlda where
! as actually 1t proved the exact con-
trary.
1t won't do us any good in this ex-
animation, but it's a clue. my boy, a
clue" he eXclaime I, in an exultant
| whisper and mark my words, It will
/ show up 10 your big advantage in the
regular trial.
and now" he added, Il see the
| court is getting ready to resume, so
| guess we'd better go ahead as We plan
ned"
This plan, which had been previously
! agreed upon, was to let the prosecution
/ show as much of its hand as it could
/ be made TO, and then waving the right
/ Of submitting a defense, permit the
] prisoner to be held for triaI-a result
! certain TO come in any event.
| by this scheme, you see eXplS ined
/ MOTdaunt, I'VE get on TO all their vgeak-
! nesses and bad spots without allowing
| them to get on to ours
/ Robert had finally yielded to this pro-
| cedure, although for a time he had urg-
| regard to the man with the pOrtman-
/ teau, that Frank TarbOy, the witness
! hunted out by the unknown friend, p"
should tell of having seen him on the
J Third avenue IL"
| No" objected AIordaunt, 'ft won't
! do. II won't do at all. I tell you. This
| story of TarbOys is satisfactory to you
| personally, Of course; but. legally con-
! sidered, it is only a piece Of corrobora-
/ tive evidence which, as yet, doesn't cor
/ robOrate anything. Besides, Tarboy is
/ an attendant at your club, who knows
/ you and has been in receipt of favOrs
! from you. If the other side gets wise
/ TO him now, they'll riddle him in the
! trumps in reserve. you've got too few
/ of them 10 be exposing them recklessly
/ on the table"
Accordingly it had been so decided.
and, the rUmor having got abroad that
! the defense would present no witnesses
at this time. the crowd in the court
| room had dwindled 10 a more handful
/ when the judge again mounted the
/ bench and raped for the case to he
/ resumed.
| call the next witness. he instructed,
| and turned eXpectantly toward the as
! sistant district attorney IN charge
If IF your honor please I{. b the PROSE
/ out a more than sufficient case upon
/ which 70 hold this defendant, and shall
/ call no more witnesses at this time. The
/ State rests
/ him. was aboUt 10 arise and announce
| similarity on Behalf Of his client that
] he. too, rested, when a messenger,