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Abi?, the captain went on: "Stand over there where I can look at you!" The two men now faced each other, the email table alone separating there. The powerful electrolier over? head catt its light full on How? ard's haggard face and on the cap? tain's scowling features. Suddenly Maloney turned off every electric light except the lights in the elect roller, the glare of which was inten? sified by the surrounding darkness. The rest of the room was in shadow. One saw only these two figures standing vividly out In the strong light?the whlte-fsced prisoner and his stalwart Inquisitor. In the dark background stood Policeman Delaney. Clooe at hand waa Maloney taking notes ?You did It. snd you know you did It!" thundered the captain, fixing his ?yes on his trembling victim. "1 did not do it," replied Howard slowly and firmly, returning the police* 1 man 'a stare "You're lying!" shouted the captain. Tm not lying." replied Howard calmly j The captain glared at him for a ? moment snd then suddenly tried new tactics "Why did you come here?' he de saanded. "I came to borrow money." "Did you get itr "No? he said he couldn't give It to 'Then you killed him " "1 did not kill him," replied Howard positively. Thus the searching examination went on. mercilessly, tirelessly. The sane questions, the same sntwers, the same accusations, the same denials, near after hour The captMn was tired, but being a giant In physique, ha could stand it Ha knew that his victim could aot. It waa only a ques? tion of tires when the latter's resist? ance would be weakened. Then he would stop lying and tell the truth. That's all he wanted?the truth. "Yo# shot him!- ? "1 did not." "You're lying!" "I'm not lying?It's the truth." 8o it went on. hour after hour, re sontlassly, pitilessly, wt lle the patient Malone?. in the obscure background, nook notes CHAPTER X. The clock ticked on, and still the merciless browbeating went on. They nod been at It now five long, weary boors. Through the blinds the gray daylight outside waa creeping tta way as. All the policemen were exhaust? ed. The prisoner waa on the verge of ootlapse. Maloney snd Patrolman Delaney were dozing on chairs, but Capt. Clinton, a marvel of iron will ami physical strength, never relaxed far a moment. Not allowing himself to weaken or show signa of fatigue, he kept pounding the unhappy youth with searching questions. By this time Howard's condition wa* satiable to witness. His face wan white as desth. His trembling Hps could hardly articulate. It was with the greatest difficulty that he kept on his feet. Every moment he seemed about to fall. At times h ? clutched the table nervously, for fear he would atumble. Several times, through sheer exhaustion, he sat down. The act wag al-nost Involuntary. Nature was giv-,i In? way. "I can't stand any more," he mur- ( mured. "What's the goo I of all these Ojoeatlons? I tell you I didn't do It." He sank helplessly on to a chair. His eyes rolled In hi* head. He looked as j If he would faint. I "Stand up'" thundered the captain angrily. ??Why O d You Come Htre?" Howard obeyed mechanically, al> though be reeled in the effort To ?toady adanself, h-- naught hold of the table in ? agtk ? rast ebl I He was kwl ret to resist The tsjgd i saw 1 weakening, and he ami I a HI la] act los i le'd soon get I confe*vu>n o it of bin B l denly gemdjfidj forward, M th.n hi* fierce, de?, rn in I ir'an-d i:. 'it Into How. half < d eyes, ho ahouted "You did It and you know you did!" "No?I?" replied Howard weakly, "These rOpOnttd dentals are n '?. leas?" should the eaptuhl "There*! already SSJOOgh SVMfBCS to aosjd you to the sjsair! Howsrd snook hi - bond helplessly, Weakly h? i 'This con*r at our. Honing I* ma king ;ne ?11/ Hood Hod* Wh r a the use of t\\;> Hoot] me and QUO* Honing moY i know nothing about it" "Wh; did you come h'-re*?" || in> der*v1 Ith I i| lall "I've told poo over and over h" i!n. We're old friends I fSJBl to be ra v money He owed ?'?<? >4 f?-w h o> i i -l Send us your Job work. dollars when WS a rro at college to? gether, and I tri- i1 to P"t it. |*rt to'd >ou so many ti:. You won't 1 e Hove me. My I Ptlu Ii tlrtd. I'm tl" ??? oughly txhaustad. Platte let mi My poor wile won't know wh it's j matter." "Never mird about your v | >,n growled the c 4ota4u. "We've lent r her. How n b <id yon try to I r* . row?" Howard was si ?r.t a moment, a? If I racking his brail, trying to renn i i? ber. "A thousand?two thousand. I for* get. I think one thousand." "Did he say he'd lend you the mor.- j ey?" demanded the Inquisitor. "No," replied the prisoner, with herb tatlon. He couldn't?he?poor chap? he?" "Ah!" snapped the captain. "He re- j fused?that led to words. There ill a quarrel, and?" Suddenly leaniVs forward until his face almost touch'd Howard's, he hissed rather th..u spoke: "You shot him!" Howard gave an involuntary step backward, as if he realized the trap being laid for him. "No no!" he cried. Quickly following up his udv&ntn-', i Capt. Clinton shouted dramatically: "You He! He was found on tbi floor in this room-?dead. You we ?> trying to get out of the house wlt!l? out being seen. You hadn't a**n stonped to wash the blood off ;. o ir hands. AH you fellers make mistake s. You reMed on getting away mittet, I You ntver stopped to think that : I bleed on your hands would ber ray i you." G-ulHy he added: "Now, co t % ! what's the use of wasting all thla ' It won't go so hard with you . wm own up. You killed Robert liei end!" Howard shook his head. There was g> pathetic expression of helplessness on his face. "I didn't kill him," he faltered. "1 | was asleep on that sofa. I woke up. H was dark. I went out. I wanted to 1 get home. My wife was waiting for me." "Now I're caught you lying," inter- \ rnpted the captain quickly. "You told the coroner you saw the dead man and feared you would be suspected of his 1 murder, and so tried to get away un- ! seen " Turning to his men, he added: I "How Is that, Maloney? Did the pris oner say that?" The sergeant consulted his back notes, and replied: "Yes. Cap', that's what he said." 1 Suddenly Capt. Clinton drew from his hip pocket the revolver which he had found on the floor near the dead nan's body. The supreme test was ibout to be made. The wily police captain would now play his trump * sard. It was not without reason that his enemies charged him with employ? ing unlawful methods in conducting . his inquisitorial examinations. ' "Stop your lying!" he said fierce? ly. "Tell the truth, or we'll keep you j here until you do. The motive Is clear. You came for money. You were refused, and you did the trick." Suddenly producing the revolver, and holding It well under the light, to that the rays from t?ie electrolier fell directly on its highly polished surface, he shouted: ? "Howard Jeffries, you shot Robert Underwood, and you shot him with this pistol!" Howard gazed at the shining sur? face of tbe metal as if fascinated. He apoke not a word, but his eyes be? came riveted on the weapon until his face assumed a vacant stare. From the scientific standpoint, the act of I hypnotism had been accomplished. ' In his nervous and overfatigued stat> . add?d to his susceptibility to quick hypnosis, he was now directly und<*r the Influence of Capt. Clinton's stronger will. He was completely re? ceptive. The past seemed all a blur oi his mind. He saw the flash of sleel nrd the police captain's angty. doti t rined looking face. He tolt he was powerless to resist that will any Icnvrcr He stepped back and gUV< a thuddtr, averting his eyes fro Q the Minding steel. Capt? Clinton quickly followed up his advantage: You committed this crime, Howard Joffrhs! " he shouted, fixing him with a stare. To his subordinate he shouted: "Didn't he. Maloney?'' "He kllkd bim all right," echoed M iloney. His eyes still Axed on those of his victim, and approaching his face Close to his. the captain shouted: I "Yo i did it, Jeffrh s! Come on, own Up' I/?? t's have the truth! You shot I Robert Cnd'-rwool with this revolver. You did it. and y< u can't deny It! You know you can't deny it! Speak!" be thundered "You did it!" Howard his ey. I still fixed on the ?felling ptatol, repeated, as if reciv ing a I tm M j "I did it!" u il< k ly Capt. Clinton signaled lo Maloney lo approach nearer with bii note-book The detective sergeant took his plant Immediately back ol Howard. The Oaptalfl turned to bii prisoner. "Yoi shot Robert Underwood 1" "l shot Robert Underwood/1 re? peated Howard mechanically. You Quarreled!" "We Quarreled." "You cam.* here for money!" "1 cams here for money." "He refuted lo give it to you!" NHs refuted lo glvt it to inc." "There nai a quarrel!" "There was a quarrel " "You dren that pistol!" "I dn n that pistol." "And ihOt him!" "And shot Mm." C ipi 1 Union mlled Ii lumphantly. "That's all." h- said Hof nil Uapi d into a chair 1 Ms head dropped forward ?>n his breast. a- it he wer ai so. Cnyj Cllntqt fend us your job work. yawned and looked* at his watclf. Turning to Maloney, he said with a chuckle: "By George; It's taken five hours to get It out of him!" Maloney turned out the e!e~trie Ilft'Mfl and went to pull up the window lhadi s. letting the bright daylight Stream into the room. Suddenly tin e was a ring nt the front door. Officer Delaney opened, and Dr. Torn- I atein entered. Advancing into the room, he shook bands with the cap? tain. I "I'm sorry I couldn't come before, caj tain. 1 was out when I got the call. Where'a the body?" The captain pointed to the Inner room. j "In there." j After glancing curiously at How? ard, the doctor disappeared into the Inner room. Capt. Clinton turned to Maloney. "Well. Maloney, 1 guess our work la done here. We want to get the | prisoner over to the station, then j make out a charge of murder, and prepare the full confession to submit to the magistrate. Have everything ' ready by nine o'clock. Meantime, I'll '? go down and see the newspaper boys. ! I gueps there's a bunch of them down j there. Of course, it's too late for the morning papers, but It's a bully good Btory for the afternoon editions. De? laney, you're responsible for the pris? oner. Better handcuff him." Thf* patrolman was just putting the mansclei on Howard's wrists when Dr. Bfrnatetn re-entered from the in- ' ner room. The captain turned. "Well, have you seen your man?" > be asked. The doctor nodded. "Found ?i bullet wound in his head," j be said. "Flesh all burned?must have been pretty close rang". It might j have been a sail of suicide." Capt. Clinton frowned. He didn't | tike suggestions of that kind after a confession which had cost him five hours' work to procure. "Suicide?" he sneered. "Say, doc? tor, did you happen to notice what side of the head the wound was on?" Dr. Bernstein reflected a moment. j "Ah, yes. Now I come to think of j It, It was the left side." "Precisely," sneered the captain. "I I never heard of a suicide shooting him? self in the left temple Don't worry, | doctor, it's murder, all right." Point bag with a jerk of his finger toward Howard, he added: "And we've got ; the man who did the job." Officer Delaney approached his chief I and spoke to him In a low tone. The captain frowned and looked toward hla prisoner. Then, turning toward ? the officer, he said: "Is the wife downstairs?" The officer nodded. "Yes, air; they Just telephoned." "Then let her come up," said the I captain. "She may know something." | Delaney returned to the telephone ! and Dr. Bernstein turned to the cap? tain: "Say what you will, captain, I'm not at all sure that Underwood did not do this himself." "Ain't you? Well, I am," replied the captain with a sneer. Pointing again to Howard, he said: "This man has just confessed to the : shooting." At that moment the front door opened and Annie Jeffries came in es? corted by an officer. She was paie and frightened, and looked timidly at the group of strange and serious-look? ing men present. Then her eyes went I round the room In search of her hus- j band. She saw him seemingly asleep | in an armchair, his wrists manacled In front of him. With a fright? ened exclamation she sprang forward, but Officer Delaney intercepted her. I Capt. Clinton turned around angrily at the interruption. "Keep the woman quiet till she's Wanted!" he growled. Annie sat timidly on a chair in the , background and the captain turned ! again to the doctor. "What's that you were saying, doc? tor?" "You tell me the man confessed?" Crossing the room to whe.e Howard sat, Dr. Bernstein ioe>ked closely at j him. Ar parent ly the prisoner was asleep. His eyes were closed and his I head drooped forward on his cheat. He was ghaatly pale. Th" captain grinned. ' Yes, sir, confessed?in the pres? ence of three witnesses. Eh, ser gi ant.?" "Yes. sir," replied Maloney. "You heard him, too, didn't you, De latmy?" "1 St, captain." BquarlUg his huge shoulders, the captain said with a self-satisfied chuckle: "It tOOk us live hours to get him to 1 own up. but We Kot it out of him at last." I he doctor was still busy w ith Iiis examination. "He seems to be asleep. Worn out, I guesi Five houri yes?that's your method, captain." Shaking his head, he went on: "I don't believe in these all n.; lit examinations and your 'third d< gree' m< ntal torture. It is bar barous, When a man is nervous and fright' ued his brain gets so benumbed at the i ml ol two or three hours' questioning on the same subject that he's liable to say anything, or even bwlieve anything Of course, you know, captain, that after a certain time the law of suggestion commences to operate and?" The captain turned to his sergeant and laugh d: "The law of suggestion? Ha. ha! That's a good one! You know, doctor. them theorteg of yours make a hit With college students and amateur piof? BBors, but they don't go with us. You run't make n t mi bu; yes' when ho want. In - ay 'no.' " Dr Ben U In j mll< d. _ Bond us your job work, "Sitting There Crying Your Eye? Out Won't Do Him Any Good." "I don't agree with you," he said. "You can make him say anything, or believe anything?or do anything if he is unable to resist your will" The ear*ain burst into a hearty peal of laughter. "Ha. ha! What's the use of chinnin'? We've got him to rights. I tell you. doctor, no newspaper can say that my precinct ain't cleaned up. My record is a hundred convictions to one acquittal. I catch 'em with the goods when I go after >m!" A faint "mile hovered about the doctor's face. "I know your reputation," he said earcnytically. Tbc captain thought the doctor was flattcri' g him. so he rubbed his hands with satisfaction, as he replied: "That's light. I'm after results. None of them Psyche themes for mine." Striding over to tbe armchair where sat Howard, he laid a rough hand on his s..oulder. "Hey, Jeffries, wake up!" Howard opened his eyes and stared stupidly about hlra. The captain took him by the collar of his coat. "Come?stand up! Brace up now!" Turning to Sergeant Maloney, he added, "Take him over to the station. Write out that confession and make him sign it before breakiast. I'll be right over." Howard struggled to his feet and Maloney helped him arrange his col* lar and tie. Officer Delaney clapped his hat on his head. Dr. Bernstein turned to go. "Good-morning, captain. I'll make Out my report." I "Good morning, doctor." Dr. Bernstein disappeared and Capt. Clinton turned to look at Annie, who bad been waiting patiently in the background. Her anguish on seeing Howard's condition was unspeakable. It was only with difficulty that she re? strained herself from crying out and rushing to his side. But these stern, uniformed men intimidated her. It seemed to her that Howard was on trial?a prisoner?perhaps his life was la danger. What could he have done? Of course, he was innocent, whatever the charge waa. He wouldn't harm a fly. She was sure of that. But every one looked so grave, and there was a big crowd gathered in front of the hotel wh< n she came up. She thought she had heard the terrible word "mur? der," but surely there was some mis take. S?(ing Capt. Clinton turn in 1 her direction, she darted eagerly for? ward. "May I speak to him, sir? He la my husband." "Not just now," replied the captain, not unkindly. "It's against the rules. Walt till we get him to the Tombs. You can see him all you want there." Annie's heart sank. Could she have heard aright? "The Tombs!" she faltered. "Is the charge so serious?" "Murder?that's all!" replied the captain laconically. Annie nearly swoomed. Had she not caught the back of a chair she would have fallen. The captain turned to Maloney and, in a low tone, said: "Quick! Get him over to the sta? tion. We don't want any family scenes here." Manacled to Officer Delaney and escorted on the other side by Ma? loney. Howard made his way toward the door. Just as he reached it he caught sight of his wife who. with tears streaming down her cheeks, was watching him as if in a dream. To her it seemed like some hideous nightmare from which both would soon awaken. Howard recognised her, yet BOemed too dazed to wonder how she came there. He simply blurted out as he passed! "Something's happened, Annie, dear. I?Ul d< i od?1 don't quits know?" The i h emen pushed him throui h the door, which closed behind him. CHAPTER XI. I Unable to control herself anj longer, Annie broke down compleb y and bur:.' into tears. When the door opened and she saw her husband led I away, pale arid trembling, between those two burly policemen, it was as if all she eared for on earth had gone out of her life forever. Capt. Clinton laid his band gently on her shoulder With more sympathy In his face than was bis custom to display) he said: "Now, little woman?'tain't no kind of use carrying on like that' if you want to help your husband and get b'.i out of his trouble you want to gk' busy. Sitting there crying \ our eyes out won't do him an] . od Annie threw up her bend Ib?r eyes \ ere red but they were dry now Her lace was set and determined. The i captain was ri^ht. Only foolish worn en weep and wall when misfortune knocki at their door. The right soit (TO BE CONTINUED.) The Markets LIVERPOOL .MARKET. 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