Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

He had his small audience ven In
hand by this time, and Cfm.oy's ques-
ton was almost mechanical.
Who were the four?'
after the newspaper rapid-fire OF
this morning you might guess them
all. They were his excellency, Grafton
Hendricks, Rumford, and Senator Du-
vail. They were in the act of closing
the deal as l became an onlooker.
Rumford had withdrawn his applica-
ton for charter. and another straw
company had been formed with Duvall
at its head. saw at once what
fancy Duvall never suspected; that he
was going to be made the scapegoat
for the ring. They all promised to
stand by him-and you see how that
promise has been kept"
Good heavens!" calculated Lor-
ing. What despicable lot of scoun-
drels! But the bride: did you learn
anything about that?"
Il saw it," said Kent, impassively.
ut was slip of paper passed across
the table by Rumford to Bucks, face
down. Bucks glanced at it before he
thrust it into his pocket, and I had
IL
Chicago bank, but I could not read
the figures. and l doubt if either Of
the other conspirators knew the
amount. Then the governor tossed
folded paper over to the oil man, say
ing, There is your deed to the choicest
piece Of property in all CASTOR, and
you've got it dirt cheap 1 came
away at that"
Elinor's sigh was almost a sob; but
Miss Van Brooks eyes were dancing.
GO on, go on" she exclaimed.
THAT is only the beginning
Kents smile was of reminiscent
WEAKNESS.
Il found it so, assure you. So far
as any disable evidence was concerned,
l was no better off than before; it
was merely my assertion against their
! denial-One man against four. But
have had full week, and it has not
| been wasted. I needn't bore you with
| the mechanical details One of my
men followed Bucks messenger to
| Chicago-he wouldn't trust the banks
here or the mails-and we know now,
know it in black on white. with the
| proper affidavits, that the draft was
| for 100000, payable to the order of
Jasper G. Bucks. The ostensible con-
sideration was the transfer from Bucks
| to Rumford of piece of property in
the outskirts of CASTOR. l had this
| piece Of land appraised for me to-day
| by two disinterested citizens of Gas
ton, and they valued it at a possible,
1 I.,,f Il; ol1I,
"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 a primitive
| bit of dust-throwing?" and Ormsby
| also had something to say about the
| fatal mistakes of the shrewdest crimi-
| nails.
| 1T was not so bad said Kent. eff
| it should ever be charged that he took
money from Rumford, here is a plain
business transaction to account for it..
The deed, as recorded, has nothing to
| say of the enormous price paid The
| phrasing is the common form used
when the parties to the transfer do not
wish to make the price public: For
| 81 to me in hand paid, and other
valuable considerations Luckily. we
| are able to establish conclusively
| what the 'other valuable considera
| tons were''
ct seems to me that these docu-
| ments arm and equip you for anything
you want ITO do" said Loring, polish
| ing his eyeglasses after his ingrained
habit.
Kent shook his head.
| ITO Be Continued