Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-29

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1T begins in a piece of reckless
folly. Shortly after left Miss Brent
woods last Thursday evening I had a
curious experience. The shortest way
downtown is diagonally through the
capitol grounds, but some undefinable
impulse led me to 60 around on the
Capitol avenue side. As was passing
the right wing Of the building 1 saw
lights in the governors room, and in A
sudden fit Of desperation resolved to
go up and have it out with Bucks. It
was abnormally foolish, I'll confess
I had nothing definite to 20
on; but well, I was keyed up to Just
about the right pitch, and I thought /
might bluff him."
Mercy me! You do need guardian
angel worse than anybody know"
Portia cut in. "Do go on"
Kent nodded.
Il had one that night; angel or de-
mon, which ever you please. was
fairly dragged into doing what did.
When I reached the upper corridor
the door Of the public anteroom was
ajar, and I heard voices. The outer
room was not lighted. but tie door
between it and the governors private
Office was open. l went in and stood
In that open doorway for as much as
five minutes, think, and none of the
four men sitting around the governors
writing-table saw me-"
He had his small audience well in
hand by this time, and Ormsby's ques-
ton was almost mechanical.
who were the four?"
AFTER the newspaper rapid-hre Of
this morning you might guess them
all. They were his excellency, Grafton
Hendricks, Rumford, and Senator D,-
vail. They were In the act Of closiwg
the deal as became an onlookeg.
Rumford had withdrawn his appl,ra-
ton for a charter, and another straw
company had been formed with Duvail
at its head. saw at once what I
fancy Duvall never suspected: that be
was going to be made the scaieEoat
for the ring. They all promised to
stand by him-and you see how that
promise has been kept"
Good heavens!" calculated Lor-
ing. "W1at despicable Let of scoun-
drels! But the bribe: did you learn
anything about THAR"
II saw it," said Kent, fnpassively.
1T was slip of paper passed across
the table by Eumford 10 Bucks. face
down. Bucks glanced at it before he
thrust it into his pocket, and 1 had
my glimpse, too. 1t was a draft On g
Chicago bank. but I could not read
the figures, and doubt il either OF
the other conspirators know the
amount. Then the governor tossed q
folded paper ever to the oil mag. say
ing, There is your deed to the choicest
piece Of property in all CASTOR, and
you've got it dirt cheap came
away at that"
Elinor's sigh was almost sob; but
Miss Van Brooks eyes were dancing,
go on, go on" she exclaimed.
"That is only the beginning"
Kent's smile was of reminiscent
WEAKNESS.
Il found it so, assure you. So fa1
as any disable evidence was concerned,
was no better of than before; il
was merely my assertion against their
dental-one man against four. But
have had full week, and it has no:
been wasted. needn't bore you with
the mechanical details. One of my
men followed Bucks messenger tC
Chicago-he wouldn't trust the banks
here or the mails-and we know now,
know It in black on white. with the
proper aft1davits, that the draft was
for 5000, 900. payable to the order OF
Jasper G. Bucks The Ostensible con.
sideration was the transfer from Bucks
to Rumford Of a piece of property in
the outskirts of CASTOR. had this
piece Of land appraised for me to-day
by two disinterested citizens of Gas.
ton, and they valued it at possible,
but highly improbable $780,. .. y
"Oh, how clumsy" said Portia, in
fine scorn. Does his excellency I'm
agine for a moment that any one
would be deceived by such primitive
bit Of dust-throwing?" and Ormsby
also had something to say about the
fatal mistakes Of the shrewdest crimi.
nails. .s;. z: =.. 49, =.
1T was not 50 bad said Kent. I'll
Il should ever be charged that he tool,
money from Rumford, here Is plain
business transaction TO account for 1t.
The deed, az recorded, has nothing tc
say Of the enormous price paid. The
phrasing Is the common form used
when the parties to the transfer do no,
wish to make the price public: 'Fo.
81 to me IN hand paid, and othes
valuable considerations Luckily, N
are able to establish conclusively
what the other valuable considera,
tions' were, : : =sIIz.
1T seems to me that these docu,
ments. arm and equip you for anything
you want @ d" said Loring, polleh,
ling his eyeglasses atter his in1zainel
ihabl:. .2..,.
. Kent shook HI HEAD.
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