^CHAMXS KLEIN (Continuation of Chapter XVIII) "Yea," she said "I've reckoned it all up. It's a total loss. Nothing will be saved—husband, home, position, good name—all will go. You'll see. I shall be torn into little bits of shreds. They won't leave anything unsaid. But it's not that I care for so much. It's the Injustice of it all. The. injustice of the power of evil. This man Under wood never did a good action in all his life. And now even after he is dead he has the power to go on de stroying—destroying—destroying!" "That's true," said Annie "he was no good." The banker's wife drew from her bosom the letter Underwood wro.te her before he killed himself. "When he sent me this letter," she went on, "I tried to think myself into his condition of mind, so that I could decide whether he intended to keep his word and kill himself or not. I tried to reason out just bow he felt and how he thought. Now I know. It's hopeless, dull, sodden despero tion. I haven't even the ambition to defend myself from Mr. Jeffries." Annie shrugged her shoulders. "I wouldn't lose any sleep on his account," she said with a laugh. Moi% seriously she added: "Surely he won't believe—" "He may not believe anything him self," said Alicia. "It's what other peo ple are thinking that will make him suffer. If the circumstances were only a little less disgraceful—a suicide's last letter to the woman he loved. They'll say I drove him to it. They won't think of his miserable, dishon est career. They'll only think of my share in his death—" Annie shook Jier head sympathetic ally. "Yes," she said "It's tough! The worst of it is they are going to arrest you." Alicia turned ashen pale. "Arrest me!" she cried. "That's what Capt. Clinton says," replied the other gravely. "He was here—he Is here now—with two men, waiting for you." Apologetically she went on: "It wasn't my fault, Mrs. Jeffries—I didn't mean to. What could I do? When I told Judge Brew ster, he sent for Capt. Clinton. The police are afraid you'll run away or something—" "And my husband!" gasped Alicia "he doesn't know, does he?" "No, I didn't tell them. I said you'd tell them yourself, but they won't trust you \»hen they know who yoa are. Let's tell the Judge—he may think of a plan. Suppose you go away until—" Puzzled herself to find a way dJt of the dilemma, Annie paced the floor nervously. "Oh, this is awful!" she exclaimed. "What are we to do?" She looked toward Alicia, as if ex pecting gome suggestion from her, but Sier companion was too much ove* whelmed to take any initiative. "It does stun one, doesn't it?" went •on Annie. "You can't think when it oomes all of a sudden like this. It's just the way I felt the morning they showed me Howard's confession." "Prison! Prison!" walled Alicia. Annie tried to console her. "Not for long," she said soothingly "you can get ball. It's only a matter of favor—Judge Brewster would get you out right away." "Get me out!" cried Alicia distract edly. "My God! I can't go to prison! I can't! That's too much. I've dona nothing! Look—read this!" Handing over Underwood's letter, she went on: "You can see for yourself. The wretch frightened me into such a state of mind that I hardly knew what I was doing—I went to his rooms to save him. That's the truth, I swear to God! But do you suppose anybody I will believe me on oath? They'll—] they'll—" Almost hysterical, she no longer 'knew what she was saying or doing. She collapsed utterly, and sinking down in a chair, gave way to a pas sionate fit of sobbing. Annie tried to quiet her: .• 4 "Hush!" she said gently, "don't go on like that. Be brave. Perhaps It won't be as bad as you think." She unfolded the letter Alicia had given her and carefully read it through. When she had finished her face lit up with joy. Enthusiastically she cried: "This-is great for Howard! What! a blessing you didn't destroy it! What! a wretch, What a hound to write you I like that! Poor soul, of course, you Noticing that her companion seemed hurt ty her frankness, she changed the topic. "Honest to God!" she exclaimed good-naturedly, "I'm broken-hearted— I'll do anything to save you from thW —this public disgrace. I know what It •means—I've had my dose pf It. But this thing has got to come out, hasn't It?" The banker's wife wearily nodded assent "Yes, I realize that," she said, "but the disgrace of arrest—I can't stand ft A|ni«! can't go to, .prison'even If it's only for a minute.'- Holding out trembling hud, she went on: "Give .me back the letter. I'll leave New Ydrk" to-nliht—Pll go^to Eiurbpe—111 •end it to Judge Brewster from Paris." foriMnf anxiously Into her compan* Ml w- & A cj&rotM'owcL ROEm®IM)[LDir^ CLDI71I THIDD DEGREE ^ARTHUR*HORNBLOW" _Y MU5TRAY10N5 BY RAT WALTER* MMVL'***'**' C.VV. DU.LINCNW1 COHMM^ me lo do that, won't you? Give it to me, please—you can trust me." Her hand was still extended, but Annie Ignored it. "No—no," she said, shaking her head, "I can't give It to you—how can I? Do you understand what the let ter means to me?" "Have pity!" cried the banker's wife, almost beside herself. "You can tell them when I'm out of the coun try. Don't ask me to make this aao rlflce now—don't ask me—don't!" Annie was beginning to lose pa tience. The woman's selfishness an gered her. With irritation, she said: "You've lost your nerve, and you don't know what you're saying. How ard's life comes before you—me—or anybody. You know that!" "Yes—yes," cried Alicia desperate ly, "I know that. I'm only asking you to wait. I—I ought to have left this morning—that's what I should have done—gone ar once. Now it's too late, unless you help me—" "I'll help you all I can," replied the other doggedly, "but I've promised Judge Brewster to clear up this mat ter to-night." Suddenly there was a commotion at the door. Capt. Clinton entered, fol lowed by Detective Sergeant Maloney. Alicia shrank back in alarm. "I thought Judge Brewster was here," said the captain, glancing sua* piciously round the room. "I'll send for him," said Annie, touching a bell. "Well, where's your mysterious wit ness?" demanded the captain sarcas tically. He looked curiously at Alicia. "This is Mrs. Howttrd Jeffries, Sr.," said Annie, "my husband's step mother." The captain made a deferential sa lute. Bully as he was, he knew how to be courteous when it suited his purpose. He hf heard enough of the wealthy banker's aristocratic wife to treat her with respect. "Beg pardon, m'm I wanted to tell the judge I was going." The servant entered. "Tell Judge Brewster that Capt. Clinton is going," said Annie. Alicia, meantime, was once more en the verge of collapse. The long threatened expose was now at hand. In another moment the judge and per haps her husband would come In, and Annie would hand them the letter which exculpated her husband. There was a moment of terrible suspense. Annie stood aloof, her eyes fixed on the floor. Suddenly, without uttering a word, she drew Underwood's letter from her bosom, and quickly approach ing Alicia, placed It unnoticed in her hand. The banker's wife flushed and then turned pale. She understood. Annie would spare her. Her lips parted to protest. Even she was takes back by such an exhibition of unself ishness as this. She began to stam mer thanks.' "No, no," whispered Annie quickly, "don't thank me keep it." 1 went and begged him not to do it! I I'd have gone myself, but I think I'd: have broken an umbrella over his head or something-— Gee! these kind of fel lows breed trouble, don't they? Alive «r dead, they breed trouble! .What Ttarea. -mere wad a look of fixed re-' solve in her eyes. I "Howard must be cleared," she said, "and I must face It—alone!" "You'll be alone all' right," said An-! nle thoughtfully. "Mr. Jeffries will do as much for you as he did for his son." Capt. Clinton turned round with a jeer. Insolently, he said to Annie: "You might as well own up—you've played a trick on us all." "No, Capt. Clinton," she replied with quiet dignity "I told you the simple truth. Naturally you don't be lieve it." "The simple truth may do for Judge Brewster," grinned the policeman, "but it won't do for me. I never ex pected this' mysterious witness, who was going to prove that Underwood committed suicide, to make an ap pearance, did I, Maloney. Why not? Because, begging your pardon for doubting your word, there's no such person." "Begging your pardon for disputing your word, captain," she retorted, mimicking him, "there is such a per son." "Then where is she?" he demanded angri'.y. Annie made no answer, but "Howard's Life Comes Before You— Me—or Anybody." looked for advice to Judge Brewster, who at that instant entered the room. The captain glared at her viciously, and unable to longer contain his wrath,'he bellowed: "I'll tell you where she is! She's right here in this room!" Pointing ma finger at Annie ii theatrical fash ion, he went on furiously: "Annie Jeff ries, you're the woman who visited Underwood the night of hia death! I don't hesitate to say so. I've said so all along, haven't I, Maloney?" "Yes, you told the newspapera so," retorted Annie dryly. Taking no notice of her remark, the captain blustered: "I've got your record, young wom an I know all about you and your folks. You knew the two men when they were at college. You knew Un derwood before you made the ac quaintance of young Jeffries. It was Underwood who introduced you to your husband. It was Underwood who aroused your husband's jealousy. You went to his rooms that night. Your husband followed you there, and the shooting took place!" Turning to Judge Brewster,-he added, with a sar castic grin: "False confession, eh? Hypnotism, eh? I guess it's interna tional and constitutional law for yours after this." "You don't say so?" exclaimed An nie, irritated at the man's intolerable Insolence. Judge Brewster held up a restrain ing hand. "Please say nothing," he said with dignity. "No, I guess I'll let him talk. Go on, captain," she said with a smile, as if thoroughly enjoying the situa tion. Alicia came forward, her face pale, but on It a look of determination, as if she had quite made up her mind as to what course to pursue. In her hand was Underwood's letter. Ad dressing Annie, she said, with emo tion: "The truth must come out sooner or later." Seeing what she was about to do, Annie quickly put out her hand to stop her. She expected the banker's wife to do her duty, she had Insisted that ahe must, but now she was ready to do it, she realized what it was cost ing her. Her position, her future hap piness were at stake. It was too great a sacrifice. Perhaps there was some other way. "No, no, not yet," she whispered. But Alicia brushed her aside and, thrusting the letter into the hand of the astonished police captt.ll, she •aid: "Yes, now! Read that, captain!" Capt. Clinton slowly unfolded the letter. Alicia collapsed in a1 chair. Annie stood by helpless, but trying to collect her wits. The' judge watched the-scene with amazement, not 'under standing. The captain read from the letter: "'Dear Mrs. Jeffries." He stopped, and glancing at. the signature, ex claimed, "Robert Underwood!" Look ing significantly at Annie, he exclaim ed: "'Dear Mrs. Jeffries!' Is that con clusive enough? What did I tell you?" Continuing to peruse the letter, he read on: "Shall be found dead to morrow suicide He stopped short and frowned. "What's this? Why, this is a barefaced forgery!" Judge Brewster quickly snatched the letter from his. hand and, glancing over it quickly, said: "Permit me. This belongs to my client." Capt. Clinton's prognathous jaw snapped to with a click, and he squared ills massive shoulders, as he usually did when preparing for hos tilities: "Now, Mrs. Jeffries," he said sharp ly, "J'll trouble you to go with me to headquarters." Annie and Alicia both stood up. Judge Brewster quickly objected. "Mrs. Jeffries will not go with you," be said quietly. "She has made no at tempt to leave the state." "She's wanted at police headquar ters," said the captain doggedly. "She'll be there to-morrow morn ing." "She'll be there to-night." He looked steadily at the judge, and the latter calmly returned his stare. There followed an awkward pause, and then the /captain turned on his heel to depart. "The moment she attempts to leave the house," he growled, "I shall ar rest her. Good-night, judge." "Good-night, captain!" cried Annie mockingly. "I'll see you later," he muttered. "Come on, Maloney." The door banged to. They were alone. "What a sweet disposition!" laugh ed Annie. Judge Brewster looked sternly at her. Holding up the letter, he said: "What is the meaning of this? You are not the woman to whom this let ter is addressed?" "No," stammered Annie, "'that Is—" The judge interrupted her. Sternly he asked: "Is it your intention to go on the witness stand and commit perjury?" "I don't know. I never thought of •that," she faltered. The judge turned to Alicia. "Are you going to allow her to do so, Mrs. Jeffries?" "No, no," cried Alicia, quickly "1 never thought of., such a thing." "Then I repeat—is it your Intention to perjure yourself?" Annie was si lent, and he went on: "I assume it is, but let me ask you: Do you ex pect me, as your counsel, to become particeps criminis to this tissue of lies? Am I expected to build up a false structure for you to swear to? Am I?" "I don't know I haven't thought of it," replied Annie. ''If it can be done, why not? I'm glad you suggested it." "I suggest it?" exclaimed the law yer, scandalized. "Yes," cried Annie with growing exaltation "it never occurred to me till you spoke. Everybody says I'm the wpman who called on Robert Un derwood that night. Well, that's all OTA Every yotwg person needa a business education and it Costa no moie to get it at thia great Business and Short band Training School, vnder exact- office condition^ than at one of the small questionable ones. The results are, however, very different. 350 D. B. C. pupils went to exceUent positions in banks and offices lsist yeatf*— ever 400 will do so this year. AU Fargo banks and 685 others employ DE pupils as bookkeepers, tellers, stenmfmphcM or cashiers. No other scbool offM* sscb evidence of eadonement right Let them continue to Chink to. What difference does It make so long as Howard la aet free?" Going to ward the door. she said: "Good-night, Mrs. Jeffriea!^ The judge tried to bar her way. "Don't go." he said "Capt Clin ton's men are .waiting outside." "That doesn't matter!" she cried. "But you must not go!" exclaimed the lawyer in a tone of command. "I won't allow it They'll arreat you I Mrs. Jeffries, you'll please remain here." But Annie waa already at the door. "I wouldn't keep Capt. Clinton waiting for the world," she cried. "Good-night, Judge Brewster, and God bless you!" The door slammed, and ahe gone, PI'1' (To be continued) 10 WHITE HOUSE IK ill Mi CLAUDE GRAHAME WHITE PER. PORM8 REMARKABLE FEAT IN WASHINGTON. RECIEVED BY ADMIRAL DEWEY After 8oarlng Over Big Buildings, Lands 8afely In 8treet— Johnstone Doea Stunta At 8t Loula. Washington, Oct. 15.—In a narrow street, upon a selected spot after an aerial flight of more than six miles across the city, Claude Grahame-White the Engllath aviator, dropped his aero plane .at the tide door of the White House. The flight occupied only ten minutes. On the way thither, at a height of nearly 600 feet, he circled the dome of the capltol and phased the lofty Wash ington monument level with the apex. He landed between the great build ing of the state, war and navy depart ments and the low structure of the executive offices In a apace where the (lightest deviation from hia course would have Impaled him upon thfe spikes of the iron fence around the White House grounds at hia right or •mashed him against the granite Wall at hia left. The airship struck the asphalt-paved itreet squarely in the middle and roll ad 200 feet farther up the stone and Iron hedged lane in as straight a line as an automobile could have moved. President Taft was not "at home" to receive his unexpected caller from the air, but Admiral George Dewey was there to grasp the hand of the daring aviator and to offer congratu lations. Other high officials of the army and navy, including Acting Secretary of War Oliver and Maj. Gen. Wood, srowded about the aviator and added their word of commendation. Back-to Starting Point An hour later, Mr. White again as cended from $ie spot Where he had landed and returned to his starting place—the penning race track—with out mishap. Later in the day while giving exhibition flights, he had two sccidents which, resulted in slight dam age to his two aeroplanes. The avia tor, however, escaped unhurt. Brig. Gen. Allen, chief signal officer Bf the ariny who has charge of all the aeronautical work of that service, was snthuslastic in his praise of the avia tor and his accompllahment There after Mr. White was invited to lunfeh eon with officers of the army and navy •t a nearby club.' Later in the day, while giving an ex hibition flight at Benning, Mr. White met with an accident in which his Far man biplane,, the one in which he had made the-flight to the war department earlier, w&s damaged. He had gone np a distance of 200 feet when a pipe between his motor and the gasoline tank became detached. The motor stopped and.Mr. White was compelled to employ gliding tactics in a maneu ver to reach the ground in safety. The aviator succeeded in executing the glide perfectly but as he neared the ground a breeze caught the biplane and tilted it so that the left bottom plane struck the ground. There waiS a crash and the framework was brok en. Mr. White succeeded in keeping his seat and was not injured. New parts were brought to the field and the aviator hoped to have the machine in shape for the prize flight in which he will attempt to capture the American distance record. Commissioners Order Election. Bottineau.—Commissioners of Bot tineau county have ordered an elec tion held for the purpose of submit ting the propositions of allowing nine townships in the western end of the county to attach themselves to Ren ville county. These townships are far removed from this city, .which Is ~the county seat, while the greatest dis tance to-any point in the townships from Mohall, the county seat of Ren ville county, is about eighteen miles. Both Bottineau: and Renville coun ties vote on the question and a ma jority of the vote In the two counties will decide. The townships involved are Wheaton, perry, Sherman, Cut Bank, Renville, Gordon, Mount Rose, Lansford and Jefferson. Should the new townships be added, there would be a new and interesting feature added to the Renville county seat contest, as Lansford would then be in the contest. FBEicw nr iitn COSTS ONLY ONE-SIXTH TO ONt TENTH AS MUCH AS BY -RAIL. &T »'l TRANSPORTATION'S BIG TOLL "fy* J- American People Annually Pay Oul Three Tlmee as Much for Trans portation aa They Pay for Support of the Government i. ^. Do you know That the people of the United State* pay out each year about three timet as much in transportation taxes, thai Is, for the carriage of freight and paa eengers, as they pay in- taxes for th* support of government, national, stats and local? That transportation affects the prict of everything that everybody buys sells, eats, wears or uses in any waj whatever—air, water and sunshine ex cepted? That cheap transportation beneflti both the producer and the consumer, making wheat and cotton higher and 'flour and cloth lower at one and th« same time? That the cheapest known tranapoi* tation is water transportation, costing on the average, from one-sixth to one tenth as much aa transportation bj rail? That the direct saving on the goodi actually carried by water in th United States Is over $550,000,000 year? That railways always make lowei rates when subject to the competltloi of waterways than where Buch compe tltlon does not exist? That the Indirect saving, thui caused, is probably as large aa the dl rect saving given above? That both the direct and indirect saving would be largely increased bj the further Improvement of our water Waya? That waterways always Increase th* profits of the rallwaya with which the) come Into competition? For the re» son that waterwaya, by giving cheat transportation for raw materials, actu ally create both lnduatry and com merce? As Is Indicated by the ffcet That in' 1900 there was only one 4Itj In the United 'States, With a population of 150,000 or over, which waa hot cated on a navigable waterway? And further How Frankfort Benefited. That Frankfort, Germany, grew more In the twenty yeara after th* River Main was canalised than It had grown in the tWo hundred years bo fore? And again That Germany, which la nearly 60s 000 square miles smailler than Texas, but haa tine of the flneat waterway systems in the world, had- in 1908 a foreign commerce greater than that ol the United Statea by over. $500,000/ 000? That throughout the civilised world the largest -Cities, the densest popul* tion, the busiest end most prosperoui people are to be found along navlga ble waterwaya? That the surest «nd speediest way to develop the resources of .the nation and every state and aectipn thereof, to Increase the growth of every city and community In the country^ to pr» mote the prosperity of every Interest Including the railroads, and of every cltlsen, east, weat, north and aouth, I* to Improve all our waterwaya as faal and as far aa we can? That money uaed for the Improve ment of Waterways, wisely planned and honestly constructed, Is not an expenditure but an Investment, which will pay a dividend of at least 100 pel cent a year? Provlalon for Funds. ^Ttliat the befteflta which would r» suit from the comprehensive improve ment of our waterwaya, and the losse* which would follow our failure to make auch improvement, are ao enor mous, that funds should be provided by the issuance of bonds—as has been done by railways—ao that the work may be begun at once and finished a* soon as possible? That the natlonaf government claims exclusive jurisdiction nd exercises supreme control over all navigable war terways? And therefore' That it depends entirely on the con gress of the United States whether the work of creating a great national system of waterways shall be done at all ,and how soon it shall be finished 1 That the vote of the member of ton gress from your district will help to decide the policy of the government With 1 regard to waterways? That the action of congressmen Is Influenced by the wishes of their con stituents, when they know what those wishes are? That you have the right to ask the candidates for congress in your dis trict to state their position on. this question now, before the election?' That you are blind to your pwn in terests if you do not ask yourcandl? dates to pledge themselves to work and vote for waterways if elected," and then demand of the one who Every obatructlon to the free and open navigation of our waterwaya is I brake on the wheela of lnduatry. Our $50.00 Business Course prepares lor business life, or for position clerk or booklneper. The n£w $85.00 course in Commerce and Banking (endorsed by $ankcrs' Associatlon)rwiU aupply bookkeepers for the laiger concerns and tellers and cashiers for thelNorthtrestem banks. Th^tefibgraphic'Cotuvi (aWcr n'ttjiintii^ •porter) trains hfgh grade stenographers and court pollers. The stenographers for the U. S. District Court, K. D. Suprame Gourt, Third Judicial District and the Casa County Cqprt are D.' B. 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