Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-23
NO. 1O3.

attuned. even voice. without the en-
phasis of a word to show thai the sub
ject was hair more important than
any Of the hundred-and-on ordinary
messages which went to make UP
large part Of his daily life. The talk
was so commonplace that we were none
Of US interested enough to even stop
our chatter.
Addieks Tells Him.
"Addicks stepped from the telephone
and in "bring-me-a-finger-bowl' tone
Of voice said: Tom. come into the
other room a minute; want a word
with you
He passed ahead Of me through a
small parlor into lis bedroom. I fol-
lowed. He went straight to the bu-
reau, took something from e drawer,
slipped 1t into his pocket, turned and
dropped upon lounge. But the frac-
tior - a minute had elapsed since he
lad left the telephone, and l. being be-
hind, had not seen his face. He look
ed at me. Could this gray ghost be
the same man who had just before
been smiling so contentedly at Parker
Chandlers last story? His face was
the color OF a mouldy lead pipe and
scared with strange lines and seams.
The eyes ths.t met mine were dim and
glazed, lusteriess and dead al fish's
eyes dragged from watery depths.
"Addicks had not turned Q. hair as
he hung up the telephone receiver, and
here he was covering in mortal funk.
abjectly hopeless.
Lawson, the games up he said In
a trembling voice. That was Fred.
He says Dwight Bramnan has had him.
self appointed receiver Of Bay State;
that he raided the Wilmington office
Immediately after he was appointed,
broke open desks and took all the pa
pers he could find, and In All hour or
SO will be in Philadelphia and in pos
session Of all my books and papers.
He has court order for the bank ac-
counts, and the right to take charge Of
our funds,
"'This Is starter 1 said, what are
we going to doT
Caught Mapping, Says AddieI<s.
"'The trap is perfect, and I'm in 1t.
They've caught me with every bar
down. Before, when they attempted to
get a receivership, things were ready
for them-books and papers packed for
Europe and cash in charge o.! an un-
served officer prepared at the first
word to start for Canada But now,
few days before election, when II I
don't throw a lot Of money into Del
aware for my henchmen, they'll turn
on me like wolves-they've caught me
mapping. It's plot sure-a receiver IN
possession, particularly Grammar, and
appointed in a way that shows delibe-
rate calculation, proves that 1t was
done by some one who knows our situ-
alton to IT. It means ruin to me and
the company. You know ] won't have
friend left on earth, and enemies
now will rise up like snakes before a
prairie fire."
'It was indeed a stiff, tough turn, yet
was watching the man rather out OF
curiosity 80 note how he would take
a reverse than out Of sympathy. 1
don't believe there IL another man on
earth who, similarly placed, would not
have aroused my sympathy; but Ad-
dicks-no man has pity for Addicks.
"'well. 1 repeated. what are we go
ing to dor
HE did not reply for a moment. 1
continued to look at him. The eyes
still haunted me. noted that the
lines around the lids had deepened IN
to burrows. He half raised himself
from the lounge.
Sees Yellow Streak.
1--WE said they would never get me,
and they won't Instinctively his HAND
sought the pocket into which he had
dropped what he had taken from the
dressers drawer. Then knew. The
yellow streak showed plain at last. 1
had guessed from the start 1t was
tbare
brace up, Addicks,' said. We are
not knocked out yet. At least let us
find out what has struck u.s."
Lawson goes on to tell how the Bay
State papers and books still In his
possession were got out OF hostile
court Jurisdiction, and, with Mr.. Rog-
ers neutral, the damage was repaired.
Lawson In his story goes as far
afield as Washington and tells how
United States senators manage to prof.
Il by foreknowledge Of impending leg
islation.
such a contingency seemed imml-
nent some years ago when the sugar
Trust was before the United States
senate for some legislation 1t required
to bolster up its monopoly. It's agents
had either been less diligent than usu'
al in Disgusting the raw bribery they
were perpetrating, or this particular
senate was too brazen to take the US
ual precautions to hide its greed from
the world. In any case. SO great an
outcry was made in the press OF the
country that some sacrifice to the peo-
ples wrath was called fer-one OF
those familiar sacrifices which at IN
tervals OF ten or fifteen years IN this
republic our rulers make to the great
god Integrity.
Sugar Trust On Trial.
80 an investigation was organized,
and a senatorial inquisitisn had before
It eminent sugar capitalists and many
other distinguished gentlemen who
could by no possibility shed light On
the transactions. and then, realizing
that show Of earnestness, at least,
was demanded, It was agreed that some
member of Moore & Schley'9 firm must
60 on the witness stand, and, on re=
fusing to tell what senators had spec
ulated In sugar, must be sent to jail,
This grandstand play, 1t was calcu'
lated, and rightly, would so hold the
attention Of the American people thar
when the committee concluded its In
vestigation with the usual loud &C.
claim OF duty we'll done, its Draconian
nunishment Of the unsubmissive bro
ker would act as another ten years
stoy AGAINST outcry,