Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-12-11


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Is.iss.l asi,ls O., iistsn ~ his sisiiuT
when the tale 49, Hplshsi ihs 80
man male az r.iutn.Hf ini tsrei 80
snd down his Fs.in eifh His han.is in his
veai Is- ksts
Ny l-'lisf IL that could have frsisf
Ia, brought the mnf.lsf qus.stis.n 80 40
Issue Ssr. q nui 80 ihr fsr, that Yt.uf
mstis, is u,i advanced 90 ihs stass ! A.
sifsai | l-liete the esfp,s - ihA' nu
hnishei letter and ihs tuuftltfs az a. -
f,nni in iias ,tis csuhlflnn q aHaifs
4 have A,snu lii,lH "a ihs uuf,isf rsss
llni airss, fuuf ms,ssInsHis fan have
pot into mY hands lhs material ~ = hit b
am esftaln that Within ths nest tweutg
Hours hours ruaii lui iuia 'usissiy ,he
mus,lsfvf wsts g. devote us ss.lf a. ~
snnTt W the ,sssi twu ,a,nlhs ! hssv
iAlNassi haga a. hsfi - stsg sd in any
two monihs - wy lif.. snd b. l,ausssd
d. give effssi ~ his wutds niue
isnihs - that time ha. l-en devoted g.
yunt snais You ihinh nn Tat hss ls-u
saius'i. l,s~sams sn"w mote "a ihi.
nnmsai a YunF father hfe and twss~sss
than tua evss did have aasls ths
Friendship ~ yuur fathers ssesesss,
have wen him ~ 1euT ftlsad. ,nssssA ~
pour enemy. ~ hs hAs iern fus eight
years. have persuaded him 10 ~ h.
w"fs With . l~ilef ln yauf iaae~n,'.
lie IL . conscientious man ana 10 snthn
siasiie IN bis raus' b. fsi,alg the wran
be has done yua
"A have esamins'i The oli ts.,ks n The
hua ~ which your father vas - laaR
The head. and have Fan dawn every iten,
~ persoasi expenditure | sas.estesi
misht tz~siiiy have hearing un yons
Affair have turned oves every srFup
~ paI~r In the Irsssesssun ~ yeaF "a
Tiers ereeatoF, sni ! have contsrs..i
With nearly every tasa yet alive with
whom your father dii business have
found, ssd to great esiept kB.w, the
cause - the dissipation - your fathers
great psoI~sty Tho work ls nut oasn
pict.d. When yua eama ln Vas "a
aiming FepoT's the mail brought nae.
which sdvsacs me another Ling step un
the way. And thi. moment | can &c
eount fof nesfiy every cent. except ans
block II ons hundred aud sifsy Thousand
dollar THIS m"nsy wss no, k~s w
speculasions or had Investments II was
actually spent. deliberately esp~n,led Ia
pursuance ~ q Jslit~rate intention, after
having been RAISED by hyposhes@iion ~
stock aud securs,i-. What was that
purpose os insssttenf And Why ~ Dc
kbsss,siy and p-,.is,en,iy pe,sae,if I
have only within the hour xu,irn 20 .
point where eeala paras that part Of
the inquiry with any degree ~ int.iii.
s~nt effort 90 with hope ~ suore..
II never was engaged In ,ss. whsf.
the liaes cru~s ess h other In ~ confusing
. manner. nor I'D ever have two cs..s
was working together wherein the per
svns In each case have such strange -
lstious to cab other without hrls1rsss
Che critical potnt u each case tnsssh.s
Here N IN instance. w. have Young
Enssars under saspicioa u hsins In
some way connected With that usursler
J hclisve your fsthss. dad ~ hs 10, IL In
sumo way co~a~cted with II I have
reason 10 bsltsvs that the older Eustaoe
was st oss pssiol ef hiz hfs intimately
sosscetsd With yoar fathers snsiss, !
On CERTAIN tbs elder Enstacs In no way
touchss the Parrish murder. You pes.
sssIt k.su a A. a..
clear head and move slowly In this n.
most inextricabie tansis of ~ two
eases. Here are my instructions ses yoar
inovements J want you la sngags the
elder EustAxs In = conversation q o.
your father. The way h oe~s. Yos
told ms he had discoyesssi great rssssn.
blancs beswccn yssw father and ycsr'
srlf."
A coolnss nss sprung mp between
tbs sklss kustace and myself" said
ls,rssou.
'indeed--how1'
liver that very resemblance"
The old man evtnced Increased inter.
est and demanded to know everything.
the very smallest point 1hus urged
Dorssoa gave him y minute and osrsf~l
history Of the incident.
when the recital was finished ~ Old
detective thrust his hands into bis vest
pockets. and dFopping his chin upon his
breast closed his eyes In thonght for Z
long time when he spoke u was rattle,
as II hs wsrs thinking aloud than al
dressing pestsoa.
"Whsu Eustscs was compsratively Z
young man." he said. he endangered
hts fortune by sxtrsvagancs and bad
management Your father came 10 hil
aid took charge Of his estate. gave him
financial aid. lent him the great pexs'
OF his credit, and having Strengthened
cut his Affairs obtained diplesnatio ap
pointmsnt abroad for him. - that thu
ravagcs In his fortune might b repaired
Ia other words. saved him frum ruin. II
return. Eustace did some great servic,
tor Dcrisou- What iss nature was can
not determine Nor will Eustsce tell n
intimate friend ~ he has Perhaps h,
may think idle curiosity prompted thu
qaestion--that he would tell II sulficiesI
reasons were given him. Al all evsstl
the career Dortson set him ON has ~
suited In his living abroad m.ny NOR,
years than here since that tiInA Can u
be-can that 10 tho line To- fol.owr II 4
should be that that--bat no, he wa
abroad when Dorison aied-hsd been 10
several years Hat would that hav,
bssn any reason why II shonld not he sol'
He r~lsuaed again into brown study
frum which Dorison waited for him y
emerge. confused and psrplsred by th,
mazs IN which he found himself. and
unable 70 perceive even q giiAmsx o
light
II regret said Csthcsrt. rousing up
that this misunderstanding has arisen
II would have been avoided " yoa ha,
followed my instructions obediently
You did not play the part you yoarsel
deliberately choss. before you came int
contact II yoa assume role you musl
play the whole OF II. OF necessarily fail
You choose 10 pretend 10 ss some one
else. yet the hnt time you are seriously
Questioned you refuse 10 carry oat youI
assumption. That was foolish. yosI
ns would not have been any greater In
denying your paternity In words than II
was when you permitted yourself 10 h
introduced under name intended % do
py that paternity. How can Jon repair