In the time that followed, Mary lived in the flat which AggieLynch occupied along with her brother, Jim, a pickpocket2 muchesteemed among his fellow craftsmen3. The period wroughttransformations of radical4 and bewildering sort in both theappearance and the character of the girl. Joe Garson, theforger, had long been acquainted with Aggie1 and her brother,though he considered them far beneath him in the social scale,since their criminal work was not of that high kind on which heprided himself. But, as he cast about for some woman to whom hemight take the hapless girl he had rescued, his thoughts fell onAggie, and forthwith his determination was made, since he knewthat she was respectable, viewed according to his own peculiarlights. He was relieved rather than otherwise to learn thatthere was already an acquaintance between the two women, and thefact that his charge had served time in prison did not influencehim one jot7 against her. On the contrary, it increased in somemeasure his respect for her as one of his own kind. By the timehe had learned as well of her innocence8, he had grown sointerested that even her folly9, as he was inclined to deem it,did not cause any wavering in his regard.
Now, at last, Mary Turner let herself drift. It seemed to herthat she had abandoned herself to fate in that hour when shethrew herself into the river. Afterward10, without any volition11 onher part, she had been restored to life, and set within anenvironment new and strange to her, in which soon, to hersurprise, she discovered a vivid pleasure. So, she fought nomore, but left destiny to work its will unhampered by her futilestrivings. For the first time in her life, thanks to thehospitality of Aggie Lynch, secretly reinforced from the funds ofJoe Garson, Mary found herself living in luxurious12 idleness,while her every wish could be gratified by the merest mention ofit. She was fed on the daintiest of fare, for Aggie was asybarite in all sensuous13 pleasures that were apart from sex. Shewas clothed with the most delicate richness for the first time asto those more mysterious garments which women love, and she soonhad a variety of frocks as charming as her graceful14 formdemanded. In addition, there were as many of books and magazinesas she could wish. Her mind, long starved like her body, seizedavidly on the nourishment15 thus afforded. In this interest, Aggiehad no share--was perhaps a little envious16 over Mary's absorptionin printed pages. But for her consolation17 were the matters offood and dress, and of countless18 junketings. In such directions,Aggie was the leader, an eager, joyous19 one always. She took avast pride in her guest, with the unmistakable air of elegance20,and she dared to dream of great triumphs to come, though as yetshe carefully avoided any suggestion to Mary of wrong-doing.
In the end, the suggestion came from Mary Turner herself, to thegreat surprise of Aggie, and, truth to tell, of herself.
There were two factors that chiefly influenced her decision. Thefirst was due to the feeling that, since the world had rejectedher, she need no longer concern herself with the world's opinion,or retain any scruples21 over it. Back of this lay her bittersentiment toward the man who had been the direct cause of herimprisonment, Edward Gilder22. It seemed to her that the generalwarfare against the world might well be made an initial step inthe warfare23 she meant to wage, somehow, some time, against thatman personally, in accordance with the hysterical24 threat she haduttered to his face.
The factor that was the immediate25 cause of her decision on anirregular mode of life was an editorial in one of the dailynewspapers. This was a scathing26 arraignment27 of a master in highfinance. The point of the writer's attack was the grim sarcasmfor such methods of thievery as are kept within the law. Thatphrase held the girl's fancy, and she read the article again witha quickened interest. Then, she began to meditate28. She herselfwas in a curious, indeterminate attitude as far as concerned thelaw. It was the law that had worked the ruin of her life, whichshe had striven to make wholesome29. In consequence, she felt forthe law no genuine respect, only detestation as for the epitomeof injustice30. Yet, she gave it a superficial respect, born ofthose three years of suffering which had been the result of thepenalty inflicted31 on her. It was as an effect of this latterfeeling that she was determined32 on one thing of vital importance:
that never would she be guilty of anything to pit her against thelaw's decrees. She had known too many hours of anguish33 in thedoom set on her life because she had been deemed a violator ofthe law. No, never would she let herself take any position inwhich the law could accuse her.... But there remained the factthat the actual cause of her long misery34 was this same law,manipulated by the man she hated. It had punished her, thoughshe had been without fault. For that reason, she must alwaysregard it as her enemy, must, indeed, hate it with an intensitybeyond words--with an intensity35 equal to that she bore the man,Gilder. Now, in the paragraph she had just read she found a clueto suggestive thought, a hint as to a means by which she mightsatisfy her rancor36 against the law that had outraged37 her--andthis in safety since she would attempt nought38 save that withinthe law.
Mary's heart leaped at the possibility back of those three words,"within the law." She might do anything, seek any revenge, workany evil, enjoy any mastery, as long as she should keep withinthe law. There could be no punishment then. That was the lessontaught by the captain in high finance. He was at pains always inhis stupendous robberies to keep within the law. To that end, heemployed lawyers of mighty39 cunning and learning to guide hissteps aright in such tortuous40 paths.
There, then, was the secret. Why should she not use the likemeans? Why, indeed? She had brains enough to devise, surely.
Beyond that, she needed only to keep her course most carefullywithin those limits of wrong-doing permitted by the statutes41.
For that, the sole requirement would be a lawyer equallyunscrupulous and astute43. At once, Mary's mind was made up.
After all, the thing was absurdly simple. It was merely a matterfor ingenuity44 and for prudence45 in alliance.... Moreover, therewould come eventually some adequate device against herarch-enemy, Edward Gilder.
Mary meditated46 on the idea for many days, and ever it seemedincreasingly good to her. Finally, it developed to a point whereshe believed it altogether feasible, and then she took Joe Garsoninto her confidence. He was vastly astonished at the outset andnot quite pleased. To his view, this plan offered merely afashion of setting difficulties in the way of achievement.
Presently, however, the sincerity47 and persistence48 of the girl wonhim over. The task of convincing him would have been easier hadhe himself ever known the torment49 of serving a term in prison.
Thus far, however, the forger5 had always escaped the penalty forhis crimes, though often close to conviction. But Mary'sarguments were of a compelling sort as she set them forth6 indetail, and they made their appeal to Garson, who was by no meanslacking in a shrewd native intelligence. He agreed that theexperiment should be made, notwithstanding the fact that he feltno particular enthusiasm over the proposed scheme of working. Itis likely that his own strong feeling of attraction toward thegirl whom he had saved from death, who now appeared before him asa radiantly beautiful young woman, was more persuasive53 than theexcellent ideas which she presented so emphatically, and with alogic so impressive.
An agreement was made by which Joe Garson and certain of his moretrusted intimates in the underworld were to put themselves underthe orders of Mary concerning the sphere of their activities.
Furthermore, they bound themselves not to engage in any deviousbusiness without her consent. Aggie, too, was one of the companythus constituted, but she figured little in the preliminarydiscussions, since neither Mary nor the forger had much respectfor the intellectual capabilities54 of the adventuress, though theyappreciated to the full her remarkable55 powers of influencing mento her will.
It was not difficult to find a lawyer suited to the necessitiesof the undertaking56. Mary bore in mind constantly the highfinancier's reliance on the legal adviser57 competent to invent amethod whereby to baffle the law at any desired point, and afterjudicious investigation58 she selected an ambitious and experiencedJew named Sigismund Harris, just in the prime of his mentalvigors, who possessed59 a knowledge of the law only to be equalledby his disrespect for it. He seemed, indeed, precisely60 the manto fit the situation for one desirous of outraging61 the lawremorselessly, while still retaining a place absolutely withinit.
Forthwith, the scheme was set in operation. As a first step,Mary Turner became a young lady of independent fortune, who hadliving with her a cousin, Miss Agnes Lynch. The flat wasabandoned. In its stead was an apartment in the nineties onRiverside Drive, in which the ladies lived alone with two maidsto serve them. Garson had rooms in the neighborhood, but JimLynch, who persistently62 refused the conditions of such analliance, betook himself afar, to continue his reckless gatheringof other folk's money in such wise as to make him amenable63 to thelaw the very first time he should be caught at it.
A few tentative ventures resulted in profits so large that thecompany grew mightily64 enthusiastic over the novel manner ofworking. In each instance, Harris was consulted, and made hisconfidential statement as to the legality of the thing proposed.
Mary gratified her eager mind by careful studies in this chosenline of nefariousness65. After a few perfectly66 legalbreach-of-promise suits, due to Aggie's winsome68 innocence ofdemeanor, had been settled advantageously out of court, Marydevised a scheme of greater elaborateness, with the legal acumenof the lawyer to endorse69 it in the matter of safety.
This netted thirty thousand dollars. It was planned as theswindling of a swindler--which, in fact, had now become thesecret principle in Mary's morality.
A gentleman possessed of some means, none too scrupulous42 himself,but with high financial aspirations70, advertised for a partner toinvest capital in a business sure to bring large returns. Thisadvertisement caught the eye of Mary Turner, and she answered it.
An introductory correspondence encouraged her to hope for thevictory in a game of cunning against cunning. She consulted withthe perspicacious71 Mr. Harris, and especially sought from himdetailed information as to partnership72 law. His statements gaveher such confidence that presently she entered into a partnershipwith the advertiser. By the terms of their agreement, eachdeposited thirty thousand dollars to the partnership account.
This sum of sixty thousand dollars was ostensibly to be devotedto the purchase of a tract52 of land, which should afterward bedivided into lots, and resold to the public at enormous profit.
As a matter of fact, the advertiser planned to make a spuriouspurchase of the tract in question, by means of forged deedsgranted by an accomplice73, thus making through fraud a neat profitof thirty thousand dollars. The issue was, however,disappointing to him in the extreme. No sooner was the sixtythousand dollars on deposit in the bank than Mary Turner drew outthe whole amount, as she had a perfect right to do legally. Whenthe advertiser learned of this, he was, naturally enough, full tooverflowing with wrath74. But after an interview with Harris heswallowed this wrath as best he might. He found that hisadversary knew a dangerous deal as to his various swindlingoperations. In short, he could not go into court with cleanhands, which is a prime stipulation75 of the law--though oftenhonored in the breach67. But the advertiser's hands were tooperilously filthy76, so he let himself be mulcted in ragingsilence.
The event established Mary as the arbiter77 in her own coterie78.
Here was, in truth, a new game, a game most entertaining, andmost profitable, and not in the least risky79. Immediately afterthe adventure with the advertiser, Mary decided80 that a certainGeneral Hastings would make an excellent sacrifice on the altarof justice--and to her own financial profit. The old man was anotorious roue, of most unsavory reputation as a destroyer ofinnocence. It was probable that he would easily fall a victim tothe ingenuous81 charms of Aggie. As for that precocious82 damsel, shewould run no least risk of destruction by the satyr. So,presently, there were elaborate plottings. General Hastings metAggie in the most casual way. He was captivated by her freshnessand beauty, her demureness83, her ignorance of all things vicious.
Straightway, he set his snares85, being himself already limed. Heshowered every gallant86 attention on the naive87 bread-and-buttermiss, and succeeded gratifyingly soon in winning her heart--toall appearance. But he gained nothing more, for the coy creatureabruptly developed most effective powers of resistance to everyblandishment that went beyond strictest propriety88. His ardorcooled suddenly when Harris filed the papers in a suit for tenthousand dollars damages for breach of promise.
Even while this affair was still in the course of execution, Maryfound herself engaged in a direction that offered at least thehope of attaining89 her great desire, revenge against EdwardGilder. This opportunity came in the person of his son, Dick.
After much contriving90, she secured an introduction to that youngman. Forthwith, she showed herself so deliciously womanly, sointelligent, so daintily feminine, so singularly beautiful, thatthe young man was enamored almost at once. The fact thrilledMary to the depths of her heart, for in this son of the man whomshe hated she saw the instrument of vengeance91 for which she hadso longed. Yet, this one thing was so vital to her that she saidnothing of her purposes, not even to Aggie, though that observantperson may have possessed suspicions more or less near the truth.
It was some such suspicion that lay behind her speech as, innegligee, she sat cross-legged on the bed, smoking a cigarette ina very knowing way, while watching Mary, who was adjusting herhat before the mirror of her dressing-table, one pleasant springmorning.
"Dollin' up a whole lot, ain't you?" Aggie remarked, affably,with that laxity of language which characterized her naturalmoods.
"I have a very important engagement with Dick Gilder," Maryreplied, tranquilly93. She vouchsafed94 nothing more definite as toher intentions.
"Nice boy, ain't he?" Aggie ventured, insinuatingly95.
"Oh, I suppose so," came the indifferent answer from Mary, as shetilted the picture hat to an angle a trifle more jaunty96.
"You s'pose that, do you? Well, anyhow, he's here so much weought to be chargin' him for his meal-ticket. And yet I ain'tsure that you even know whether he's the real goods, or not."The fair face of Mary Turner hardened the least bit. There shonean expression of inscrutable disdain98 in the violet eyes, as sheturned to regard Aggie with a level glance.
"I know that he's the son--the only son!--of Edward Gilder. Thefact is enough for me."The adventuress of the demure84 face shook her head in token ofcomplete bafflement. Her rosy99 lips pouted100 in petulantdissatisfaction.
"I don't get you, Mary," she admitted, querulously. "You neverused to look at the men. The way you acted when you first runround with me, I thought you sure was a suffragette. And thenyou met this young Gilder --and--good-night, nurse!"The hardness remained in Mary's face, as she continued to regardher friend. But, now, there was something quizzical in theglance with which she accompanied the monosyllable:
"Well?"Again, Aggie shook her head in perplexity.
"His old man sends you up for a stretch for something you didn'tdo--and you take up with his son like----""And yet you don't understand!" There was scorn for such grossstupidity in the musical voice.
Aggie choked a little from the cigarette smoke, as she gave agasp when suspicion of the truth suddenly dawned on her slowintelligence.
"My Gawd!" Her voice came in a treble shriek101 of apprehension102.
"I'm wise!""But you must understand this," Mary went on, with anauthoritative note in her voice. "Whatever may be between youngGilder and me is to be strictly103 my own affair. It has absolutelynothing to do with the rest of you, or with our schemes formoney-making. And, what is more, Agnes, I don't want to talkabout it. But----""Yes?" queried104 Aggie, encouragingly, as the other paused. Shehopefully awaited further confidences.
"But I do want to know," Mary continued with some severity, "whatyou meant by talking in the public street yesterday with a commonpickpocket."Aggie's childlike face changed swiftly its expression from a slyeagerness to sullenness105.
"You know perfectly well, Mary Turner," she cried indignantly,"that I only said a few words in passin' to my brother Jim. Andhe ain't no common pickpocket. Hully Gee92! He's the best dip inthe business.""But you must not be seen speaking with him," Mary directed, witha certain air of command now become habitual106 to her among themembers of her clique107. "My cousin, Miss Agnes Lynch, must bevery careful as to her associates."The volatile108 Agnes was restored to good humor by some subtlequality in the utterance109, and a family pride asserted itself.
"He just stopped me to say it's been the best year he ever had,"she explained, with ostentatious vanity.
Mary appeared sceptical.
"How can that be," she demanded, "when the dead line now is JohnStreet?""The dead line!" Aggie scoffed110. A peal50 of laughter rang merrilyfrom her curving lips.
"Why, Jim takes lunch every day in the Wall Street Delmonico's.
Yes," she went on with increasing animation111, "and only yesterdayhe went down to Police Headquarters, just for a littleexcitement, 'cause Jim does sure hate a dull life. Say, he toldme they've got a mat at the door with 'Welcome' on it--in lettersthree feet high. Now, what--do--you--think--of that!" Aggieteetered joyously112, the while she inhaled113 a shockingly largemouthful of smoke. "And, oh, yes!" she continued happily, "Jim,he lifted a leather from a bull who was standing51 in the hallwaythere at Headquarters! Jim sure does love excitement."Mary lifted her dark eyebrows114 in half-amused inquiry115.
"It's no use, Agnes," she declared, though without entiresincerity; "I can't quite keep up with your thieves' argot--yourslang, you know. Just what did this brother of yours do?""Why, he copped the copper's kale," Aggie translated, glibly116.
Mary threw out her hands in a gesture of dismay.
Thereupon, the adventuress instantly assumed a most ladylike andmincing air which ill assorted117 with the cigarette that she heldbetween her lips.
"He gently removed a leathern wallet," she said sedately,"containing a large sum of money from the coat pocket of a memberof the detective force." The elegance of utterance wasinimitably done. But in the next instant, the ordinary vulgarityof enunciation118 was in full play again. "Oh, Gee!" she criedgaily. "He says Inspector119 Burke's got a gold watch that weighs aton, an' all set with diamon's!--which was give to 'imby--admirin' friends!... We didn't contribute.""Given to him," Mary corrected, with a tolerant smile.
Aggie sniffed once again.
"What difference does it make?" she demanded, scornfully. "He'sgot it, ain't he?" And then she added with avaricious120 intensity:
"Just as soon as I get time, I'm goin' after that watch--believeme!"Mary shook her head in denial.
"No, you are not," she said, calmly. "You are under my ordersnow. And as long as you are working with us, you will break nolaws.""But I can't see----" Aggie began to argue with the petulance121 ofa spoiled child.
Mary's voice came with a certainty of conviction born of fact.
"When you were working alone," she said gravely, did you have ahome like this?""No," was the answer, spoken a little rebelliously122.
"Or such clothes? Most of all, did you have safety from thepolice?""No," Aggie admitted, somewhat more responsively. "But, just thesame, I can't see----"Mary began putting on her gloves, and at the same time strove togive this remarkable young woman some insight into her own pointof view, though she knew the task to be one well-nigh impossible.
"Agnes," she said, didactically, "the richest men in this countryhave made their fortunes, not because of the law, but in spite ofthe law. They made up their minds what they wanted to do, andthen they engaged lawyers clever enough to show them how theycould do it, and still keep within the law. Any one with brainscan get rich in this country if he will engage the right lawyer.
Well, I have the brains--and Harris is showing me the law--thewonderful twisted law that was made for the rich! Since we keepinside the law, we are safe."Aggie, without much apprehension of the exact situation, wasmoved to a dimpled mirth over the essential humor of the methodindicated.
"Gee, that's funny," she cried happily. "You an' me an' JoeGarson handin' it to 'em, an' the bulls can't touch us! Nextthing you know, Harris will be havin' us incorporated as theAmerican Legal Crime Society.""I shouldn't be in the least surprised," Mary assented123, as shefinished buttoning her gloves. She smiled, but there was a hintof grimness in the bending of her lips. That grimness remained,as she glanced at the clock, then went toward the door of theroom, speaking over her shoulder.
"And, now I must be off to a most important engagement with Mr.
Dick Gilder."
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