“Then—then—then—” Allstyn said dazedly, half rising from his chair, “it’s—”
“Yes, that’s right,” Congreve admitted sadly. “That confession is confirmed fully!—40 ways across the board!—and back again! Which means that if its author doesn’t gladly grab a sentence of life imprisonment tonight before Judge Penworth, who is scheduled to sit for a hearing—but now a nolle-prossing—of that red-haired man, the name of the next occupant of the electric chair in Cook County—according to the present calendar of executions—will have to be Piffington Wainwright, Esquire! But here, here, old man, let me give you a drink of my brandy!”
THE END
Publisher’s Note: A forthcoming novel by Mr. Keeler entitled “The Man with the Wooden Spectacles” will re-introduce many of the characters introduced in this novel, and will specifically detail some of the adventures of a character only mentioned in the story just completed—i.e. Elsa Colby, girl criminal attorney.
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