Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
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 there," she interrupted.
 T see you don't want me to tell the truth-the whole truth; but I am de- termined The first man I met after dinner was Hunnicott, and when I made him my broker in the real es- tate affair we fell to talking about the railroad steal. Speaking of Mac Farlane's continued absence, Hunni- colt said, jokingly, that it was a pity we couldn't go back to the methods of a few hundred years ago and hire the Hot Springs doctor tos'obliterate' him. The word stuck in my mind, and I broke away and took the train chiefly to have a chance to think out the new line In the smoking-room of the sleeper found-whom, do you suppose?''
 ''Oh, I don't know: Judge MacFar- lane, perhaps, coming back to give you a chance to poison him at short range?"
 No; it was Marston."
 And he talked so long and so fast that you couldn't get here in time for dinner this evening? That would be the most picturesque of the little fc- ticns you spoke of"
 Kent laughed.
 For the first hour he wouldn't talk Tt all; just sat there wooden-faced, smoking vile little cigars that made me think was getting hay-fever. But wouldn't give up; and after l had worn out all the commonplaces I began on the Trans-Western muddle. At that he woke up all at once, and before knew it he was giving me an expert legal opinion on the case; meaty and sound and judicial. Miss Van Brock, that man is lawyer. and an exceed ingly able one, at that"
 Of course" she said coolly. "He was one of the justices of the supreme court of his own state at 42: that was before he had come west for his health. I found that out long time ago"
 And you never told mel" said Kent, responsibility. Well, no matter; l found out fer myself that he is man to tie to. After We had canyassed the purely legal side of the affair, he wanted to know more, and I went in for details, telling him all the infer ences which involve Bucks, Meigs. Hendricks, MacFarlane and the lot of them"
 Miss Portals eyes were flashing.
 Good, good, good!" she said. ''Da- vid, I'm proud of you. That took cour- age-heaps of it."
 T did have to forget pretty hard that he was the Heutenant-governor and nominally one of the gang. But if he is not with us. neither is he against us. He took it all quietly, and when l was through, he said: You have told me some things that knew, and some others that I only suspected
 Was that all?" asked Miss Van Brock. eagerly.
 No: took good long breath and asked his advice"
 Did he give it?"
 He did. He said in sober earnest just what Hunnicott had said in a joke: If I had your case to fight, should try to obliterate Judge MacFar- lane began to say that MacFar- lanes removal wouldn't help us so long as Bucks has the appointing of his successor. and then he turned on me and hammered it in with last word just as we were leaving the train: I didn't say remove: said obliterate.' I caught on. after SO long time, and I've been hard at work ever since"
 You are oblIterating me-" said Miss Portia. T haven't the slightest. idea what il Is all about"
 Its easy from this on," said Kent, consolingly. You know how Mac Farlane secured his reelection"
 Everybody knows that"
 Well, to cut long story short, the gerrymander deal won't stand the light. The constitution says"
 "oh. please don't quote law books at me. Put it in English-woman- English. if you can"
 T will. The special act of the assem- bly is void: therefore there was no le- gal election, and, by consequence, there is no judge and 10 receiver"
 Miss Van Brock vas silent for a re- fective minute. Then she said:
 "On second thought, perhaps. you would better tell me what the eousti- tuition says, Mr. David. Possibly I could grasp IL"
 Tt is h the section on elections. IL says: All circuit or district judges. and all special judges. shall be elected by the qualified voters of the respec- tive circuits or districts in which they are 10 hold their court Kiowa eoun- ty was cut out of Judge whitconb's circui. and placed in Judge MaeFar- lanes for electoral purposes only. h all other respects 1t remains . part of Judge whitoonb's circuit. and .iu 90 cortiags g-til wLitcoub's term sI- p.res. Without ths vote Of KioEa, NacFsrisns could not have bsen elect st; win T hs vas Illegally elected, or. 10 put it tks otker usy about. hs Tss rot elected a; sll s.ncs hs is not lawfully c judge. his scts are void. szo1s tssa this sapo.rtzert Of xa.sr Guiltord ss receiver for the Trans wes-srn--
 She pss not as enthusiastic ss hs thozzht she ought 70 bs- h the so3l prepared foE f. by the political conf t4ncss Of ths winter ttsrs had groSn up a Eszy-brzrckizg tree f inti- nsCy between thsse two. a frank. ssr- less F-Fe7dszfu ss Kent rouId have de-