Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
The Argyle Case 0S y s E; B' 2;'ee,oe
By J. w. MCoNAUGHY
the arrests. want to help you"

"i4 OSt9' want TO help you.
Inc anger died out of her face and
gave way to the expression of hopeless
ness she had worn when she entered
don t want any help" she said. duly
buI think ought to do what /
can pursued kayton, with gentle in
9lS'ehce. IT is not necessary for you tc
80 TO prison. You have something to OIL
Ter the government in exchange for elem
e"cS' Ii Your husband left any plates
OF any tormula-or any record of his
method-it VIII save you if Won can urn
them up
y Won't tell you thngv' She cried
'lamlng M again in bitter defiance.
m not asking you To" said Kaytcr
hastily. I'm telling YOU If YOU refuse
to give up those plates, the goyernmerl
VIII put you where you can't use them
do.' what 90
Then, if there are not anv p,ate,.
haven't you any records of his process
that you could give UP to save YOURSELF"
1 don't know anything about his proc
ess and | wish to God he'd never known
anything about it," she cried. bitterly.
kayton drew a quick sigh of relief
IF that's the case" he said, there's
no need Of your going to prison as coun-
terfelter You're practically innocent. You
can 60 on the stand as states witness
ana by your testimony that these men
knew nothing of your husbands process
You can save them from long terms"
FOR the first time q faint CLEAN Of hui
man interest appeared in the drawn face.
fes-yes, She agreed, YEARLY Il
can do that 50
Greatly encouraged, KaYtOn swiftly ap-
preached the real crisis of the interview.
But there's something else | want to
/ talk to You about" he said. in the same
quiet, matteT-af-fact way. You can do
exactly the same thing in the Argyle
case
The woman drew in her breath with a
gasp leaned forward and gripped the edge
| OF the desk with both hands.
why do YOU say that to me?" she
cried, eXcitedly. why do you pretend I
know anything about that?"
Kayton too. leaned forward. until there
was a scant eighteen inches between his
calm, cold face and her trembling, witch
| ing mask
Because, after Mir, Argyle fell" he
said swiftly. dragging off the table cloth.
you were leaning forward-just as YOU
are now--holding on to the table with
both hands,
And, reaching quickly over. he tapped
her wrists smartly-and leaned back.
Like one in the numb horror of night
mare, Mrs. Martin slowly pulled herself
TO her feet.
What" she whispered Kayton coolly
took some sheets of paper from the top
drawer Of his desk and held them out for
her scrutiny.
These are the finger prints you left on
the table that night" he said coolly
| They coincide with the ones you left
here ON my blotter'
She dropped heavily back into the chair
with an inarticulate moan.
This added kayton, slowly, with d
stern gaze, this is jury proof of compiled
ty"
And then for few moments it lookec
as il Mr.. Colt would win his wager
Terrible as was the blow, the woman did
not yield.
"HeS Life Is Ruined"
You can't prove it," she cried hoarse-
ly. Il had nothing to do with it-noth-
ing!"
ITO prove that" returned Kayton cold
ly, you Will have to confess who did
it."
you can do what you iikev she broke
out wildly. Il don't care! l don't care!
1t doesn't matter!"
1T matters to an innocent girl" de-
clared Kayton, sternly. Your daughter S
life is ruined unless we can clear her
from this charge"
Her LIES ruined if you drag me into
this easel" she retorted, her eyes shin
! ing with savage triumph. You can't
you can't do it without uncovering every
thing-everything! You won't do it,"
She sprang and faced him. IF you love
her you can't do it! Would you marry
the daughter of a woman disgraced
Would YOU"
Kayton looked at her steadily for mo-
ment and then very slowly and delber-
ately replied:
Mrs Martin, I'd marry your daughter
out of hell If she'd come to met
The woman choked, closed her eyes
and pressed her cIenched hands against
her bowed chin. For the first time tears
crept from under her eyelids.
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