Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
CHAPTER xxi.

OI1AT L LIZ AAl1,
Burke, despite his quality of heavi-
ness was blest with a keen sense of
humor, against which at times his
professional labors strove mutinously
In the present instance he had failed
utterly to obtain any information Of
value from the girl whom he had just
been examining. on the contrary, he
had been befooled outrageously by a
female criminal, in manner TO
wound deeply his professional pride
Nevertheless, he bore no grudga
against the adventures. His sense
of the absurd served him well. and he
took a lively enjoyment in recalling
the method by which her plausible
wiles had beguiled him. He gave her
a real respect for the adroitness with
which she had deceived him-and he
was not one to be readily deceived.
SO, now, as the scornful maiden went
out of the door under the escort of
Cassidy, Burke bowed calamity to
her 1.-THE back, and blew a kiss from
| his thick fngertips, in mocl5ing rev-
| erence for her as an artist in her way.
| When he seated himself pressed the
| desk call button, and when he had
| learned that Edward Glider was ar
rived. ordered that the magnate and
] the district attorney be admitted, and
! that the son. also, be sent up from
! his cell
IT'S a bad business, sir" Burke
said, with hearty sympathy to the
shaken father, after the formal greet
inEs that followed the entrance of the
two men. TITS a very bad business, Of
Glider in Distress.
What does he say?" Glider ques-
toned. There was something pitiful
in the distress Of this man, usually so
! strong and so certain Of his course.
| Now he was hesitant in his move
ments, and his mellow voice came
more weakly than its wont. There
was a pathetic pleading in the dulled
eyes with which he regarded the in
spector
Nothing" Burke answered. That's
| why ! sent for you. l suppose Mr..
Demarest has made the situation
plain to you"
| Glider nodded, his face miserable.
Yes, he has explained it to me,
| ne said i'm a lifeless voice IT'S a ter
rible position for my boy But you'll
| release him at once won't your"
! Though he strove to put confidence
! into his words his painful doubt was
manifest.
81 can't" Burke replied, reluctantly,
/ but bluntly You ought not to eX-
pect it, Mr.. Glider"
| gaTy1. r,rpfacf Ia1fryav- 4
! with much more spirit, you know
very well that he didn't do it,"
! Burke shook his head emphatically
| in denial of the allegation.
Il don't know nothing about it
yet" he contradicted.
The face of the magnate went
white with fear.
/ Inspector" he cried brokenly you
/ don't mean
Burke answered with entire can
dor.
Il mean. Mr.. Glider, that you've
got to make him talk. That's what
| want you to do, for all our sakes.
| VIII you?'
"rll do my best" the unhappy man
replied forlornly.
Dick Was Brought In.
A minute later Dick, in charge Of
a., ofsioar mos bro,,s,bt int ,ba roo,,,
lie was pale' d niue ulshe"eleu from
! his hours in a cell. He still wore
! his evening clothes Of the night be-
! fore His face showed clearly the
deepened lines, craven by the suffer
| ing to which he had been subjected,
/ but there was no weakness in his eX-
! preston. Instead, new force that
| love and sorrow had brought out in
| his character was plainly visible. The
! strength Of his nature was springing
| to full life under the stimulus of
| passing.