Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-05-08

tant Character behind the surface,
and l hope I shall be able to get
at it,"
Mrs. Wright remembered that
shortly after the killing of Baxter
she had signed some sort aof real
estate transfer, which she did not un-
derstand, but which her husband had
told her was mere matter of form.
Mr.. Everett was OF the opinion that
this must have been the transfer to
the Shelby Real Estate company.
"And what do you think Of my
brothers case?v asked Miriam, who
had been an unmoyed auditor during
the preceding conversation.
Il can't give you an opinion on il, !"
said Mr.. Everett You know j have
been in the case only day, and I
have done no work ON 1t at all. I
have told Herbert to keep his mouth
shut. Tomorrow we are to have an
interview, and he is to give me his
case"
When Mr.. Everett reached his Office
Irving Warde was waiting for him.
The lawyer had known Irving ever
since he was a boy and had always
taken a warm personal interest In
him. Whenever Irving got into any
kind of a tangle he consulted Mr.. Ev-
erett, and it was owing to these con-
SITUATIONS that he managed to write
correctly about some abstruse legal
topics and to avoid the shoals of libel.
The, lawyer had the utmost confidence
in the young man and knew that
when he unbosomed himself frankly,
but privately, no public use would
ever be made of his opinions. IS
81 came to see you about the
Wright case,r said Irving. 81 have
just learned that you will defend him,
land l want tostell yonswhat know
The lawyer expressed his willing
ness to listen. Irving gave him an
account Of the striking incidents with
which the reader has already been
made familiar.
4 I'm addition" he said, ito the un-
explained features of the circumstan-
tin1 evidence, You can readily estab-
lish the fact that the pistols were
changed. It is generally understood
that Herbert Wright has story to
tell which will place a new phase on
the murder and possibly implicate
some one else. So an attempt is made
Ito poison him. have announced my
intention of working at the puzzle,
and have made some important dis
coveries. What is the result? am
|lured into den of crime and tumble
into carefully laid plan to assas-
sinate me. All these things prove to
my mind, Mr.. Everett, that there is
a powerful organization at work. AT
first the life of John T. Wright stood
in the way of it's accomplishing some
great end. He was put out of the
way, hut not without some telltale
evidence being left behind. Herbert
Wright having in some way come
across these evidences is marked for
death; and the attempt made. on my
life satisfies me that / was ON the
right track. Mr.. Wright's death was,
/ am convinced, but part Of some
/ far-reaching enterprise, some great
undertaking that had been planned
| with commercial nicely. His deatf
was not a matter of passion, bu,
business, and the interest that de
manded it now wish to close Her.
bert's mouth, and put period to my
Investigations
can hardly believe it, said the
lawyer. because it implies the pos.
session Of power almost unlimited
not to speak Of the money necessary
to hire all the agents.
At this juncture the door opened
and Detective Fenton entered the
room.
4 am glad to find you both here,
he. said. Z Is 4, 4.
you've struck something new 81
the Wright case?' asked Irving. y
Eyes; I have been discharged fro4
the police force on account of my 40
tiyitys in the case.a
How do you know that?'' said Mr.
Everett. do you mean to say tina,
the chief Of police has lent himself t.
o plot to prevent the truth from com
ing out ?''
OF at all. The chief is my friend
and he did not want to see me 20
have been on the force Is years AM
have never had q complaint lodge,
against me. The chief has no nor,
power to retain me than i have my
sell"
Perhaps it was politics?"
Couldn't haven't been. ! happened
/ to have been one of the most active
supporters Of the present mayor
What causes you to think that
Il your activity in the Wright cass
brought about your dismissal?''
u first asked the chief on what
i grounds was retired. He replies
very warmly that he had received
i peremptory note from the mayor t,
discharge me from the service.
Il looked up the mayor and put th,
same question to him. He replied
4 that no fault was found with M,
4 whatever, and he could give me NJ
Z reason at 81: Now, while the mayor
1 controls the chief, he II IN turn con
/ tfplled BY the bQsas: = ss
1.-THE boss 2s
ARat Kernigan, you know: the maj
who can vote the Sums Us he pleases
| who knows every wharf rat, every
den keeper and every criminal tina,
haunts the Rest and other places Of
the same order, and who can make
/ and sunmake mayors. This man viz
tually appoints the police. He ii