Arizona republican., 1910-07-04

II, her eyes with her tear saturated handkerchief The matron seated in roc king chair by her desk at the further end of the bare and stitching bIsy at the hem of an apron, cougAed and directed half smiling glance at the stout, dapper young lawyer and his prospective client The yUflng aTyer, from his perch the ledge of the steeharred window, wnked swiftly in return. The girl young. and she made rather pathetic little figure in that stern cheeress uronment She could hardly haze been than nineteen twenty and her fac: paed by her last nights vigil and tearstaned. had certain delicacy and refinement if not actual beauty. Elise Harper, occupation. salesady residence. S73Io Fournoy Ave nue" That her booking below.
 Please believe I didn't do tr she cried
 "Of you didn't" agreed I>evy the stout young lawyer, with smiling 'The only trouble will be to make the jury believe you didn't If l was the jury you'd leave this jail without stain your char acter in just about holy second; but as it is" He shrugged his plump shoulders and threw out his hands, palms upward.
 raised appeangy 10 his bold black and the slight figure the purple andwhite frock shivered little. Levy looking at her. was puzzled in spite of his nat ura acuteness sharpened by SIX years ot highly sue cessfu criminal practise; furthermore, he experienced feeling almost entirely to him-that of pity. Don't you get scared. now, he said, reasurringly; "we'lI get won off all rght-some way You're too pretty He checked himself, and that for the that the girl seemed distressed Then the pro fessonal instinct asserted itself. What did you do with the money he asked bluntly.
 "The money?"
 'NNhy, yes the money repeated t5e lawyer sharply "The money you got on the check.
 q didn't cash the check. the girl cried passionaeIy. q tell you didn't I ddnt!" Again the tears came, and again Levy stirred by strange emotions.
 "The identified you pretty positively, he said after pause eying her narrowly his full red lips pursed If I'm any judge she was honest about it." 'T think she honest about it, too" said the girl; "I don't understand it. She to my dress and hat and everything and the little boy was sure was me"
 The lawyer rubbed his chn which was already tend ing to doubleness and smiled It mighty well done he told himself Young as he was he had seen some good counterfe of angelic innocence but this beat them all It good that he felt obliged to make / show of accepting it.
 q couldn't have gone in there and cashed the check without knowing it. could ?? asked his client with the same engaging candor of expression.
 Levy chuckled. 'Pm afraid couldn't work that" he said 'Was it the dress you're wearing?" Same hat you wore in court yesterday?"
 His keen eyes surveyed the cheap, too welhtting suit with a careful scrutiny under which the girl blushed faint1y. "Hm-ml they become you? So you work in for dollars per and help to sup port your mother out of that"
 aBut your name isn't Harper, and you don't live on FIournoy?"
 Her chin quivered q couldn't tell them that" she said. "If mother had 1t in the papers it would have killed her. thought they'd let go when they found it wasn't me-
 "Oh, cut that out!" said Levy, roughly "What do you take me for? How do you suppose I'm going to do anything for you if you don't give me the straight of The girl looked at him. at first in amazement, and then without replying, she and walked the 
 I'm ready to go back now" she announced, tremu- lously Thank you for being so kind, but I don't want him for my lawyer.
 What" exclaimed the matron. She looked at Levy sterny The lawyer shrugged his shoulders and threw out his hands.
 He thinks passed the check sobbed the girl; The believes I'm lying to him about it. want to go back Oh what shall dol"
 "Nonsense" said the mstron not unkindly
 See here, said Levy himself lying. and with arts- tic ease, l don't believe you passed it. l wanted to see what you would say say YouTs % all all M right On the took her by the and she suffered him to lead her back 10 the window. You don't want to get sore, Elise" he remonstrated "Is your name Elise?"
 Yes" the girl whispered
 You amt now?"
 "No" she replied and smiled for the first time mot If you really believe what say"
 Sure do' said Levy "and I'm going to get you out of this You bank it. Now let's see where stand You can't prove abi and there's two strong witnesses against you and the police had your description before you arrested The old ladys respectable and there's motive can lay to her tells straight story and don't believe she's going to weaken it." He rubbed his chin and regarded her thoughtfully. Now how do you think I'm going to get around all that?" he asked suddenly.
 T don't know" Elise answered with despair in her Well I'm going to do it. all the same" said Levy shortly. @You've told me all you can, have you?"
 "Goodby" said Levy, holding out his hand
 She laid hers within it T don't know what to say to thank you" she fatered. q don't know how I'm ever gong to pay you
 Forget it! said Levy half joculary; well fix that iaterr
 He turned abruptly. and noddng to the matron he passed, left the few moments later the grated ron-cased door of the jail closed behind him
 Well, guess I'm easy, he unused, as he made his way down side street. Not contingent fee in it, and it's going to cost money Still she might as well blow any of 'em What kind of game is she playing, anyway? I wonder if I do look like sucker,"
 He paused where plate-gIass window afforded him view of himself, and smiled at his reflection. rather massive head, square jaw merging almost i'm perceptbly into the throat, full red lips swarty plexion. jety. penetrating eyes clothes almost too well-htng pink-strped linen, black necktie and bril- liant t-and-opal pin. prosperous figure. certainly Certainly not the face of fool. Not an unatractve face. either
 She's peach. anyway" he thought, "a little peach and I'll gamble that this is her hrst But if it's her