The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-14

The moving papers " drawn by Mr..
Savage were ~scandalous; indeed, the word
but family describes the blunt language
ussd by my Senato in detailing the pareer
Of Mollie Merton before Bliss Adsit In his
I'D ago took her to wife.
@You had better 20 slow, I warned him.
'Rsmsmber her brother, big Tom Merton.
10 still a power in the Third ward. and the
gangs he controls know how to be active
Of O lark night
But Mr.. Savage smiled oynioally a. he
glanced out into the anteroom. where Jack
Buven sat on guard like a p~rizenghter In
his corner.
sThere are gangs and gangs he said.
sI think Jack can supply a counfer irritant
n need be-
Nor did the afidavits stop at the shred
ding Of poor Mrs. Adsit's reputation. They
went on to give concrete instances Why
4 would also be inimical, even fatal. TO the
Interests Of the Leaf, the great party organ
Of Scquoia, to suffer Miss Skeed. legatee
OF ten shares under the will OF the late Gov.
Eohrigley. to ave any voice In its man
sgement, picturing her as infirm Of temper,
erratio OF mind and incapacitated by the
weight OF years.
Thought that I would hate to DO around
when abe learned their contents. and I said
90, but to no avail.
If she might only die OF her W venom
nks many another self-poisoned cat
growled the Senator. Il tell you, Bufum,
] can't put it half strong enough. l blame
her more than any one else for the damnable
way in which every plan Of ours has been
discounted
But why7' l asked. innooently. She
seemed a sensible. well disposed woman when
lat beside her at the regents dinner
Mr.. Savage stared for a moment a. II
resenting a liberty. Then I could Zee the
thought Of possible advantage draw down
his lids and lips.
"When you get to be as old az I am, my
boy he replied. you will realize that g
has its illusions as we'll as youth, only they
are feminine instead Of masculine. l used
70 know her casually in my early days; she
tmagines the rest. I'm glad, however. to
learn she treated you amiably. Nurse IL
along as best you can. The shrewdest OF
them must talk, and she may let slip some
thing Of use. The Lord knows we need
every possible help. for there's a hot fight
ahead
And he turned to add another rap to the
mockdown blow he was contriving.
There was no trouble about a Judge.
The available supply Of complaisancy was
really embarrassing. But at length apphca-
ton was made to Mr.. Justice Smyle.
He saw at once the i~nsuperable reasons
why an ex parte order should be granted
appointing Mick Swsrt as receiver OF the
Leaf Company, restraining the maJority
stockholders. Mrs. Mollie Merton Adsit, "a
widow Of Bliss Adsit, and Miss Skeed, from
interfering in any way with the mana ge-
ment Of the paper and calling upon them
20 show cause why such provision should
mot be made permanent at so late a day
that 1t would be subsequent to the all inn
portant election.
The papers were as promptly served
BY . deputy, who had good reason to thank
his stars that Miss Skeed's glasses were
~chrOnically mislaid and that Mrs. Adsit
couldn't read at all. And so our posses
nton Of the Leaf throughout the campaign
was made doubly sure. With Remsen, our
editor, holding up the editorial columns,
and Swart, our receiver, holding down he
counting room, the most potent, even con-
trolling, political force Of the State would
continue to fight on our side.
So agreed the two Senators from SeQuo ola,
Mr.. Savage suffering a shade Of pleased ami
nation to creep over his palid face and
Mr.. Cabaniss fairly cutting a pigeonwing
and clicking his tiny heels over 80 notable
q stroke Of policy.
In the very midst OF these rejoicings, the
door opened and in walked Phil Grange,
Merriield's private secretary, without let
or hindrance. He handed q fold Of legal
papers TO each Senator. and then, with q
wink for myself, of he went.
They were copies Of ex parte orders and
the highly unpleasant afidavits upon which
they we're based granted by Chief Justice
Alworthy., These orders appointed John
Mattice receiver Of the Leaf Company:
restrained James Savage and Hector Ca
baniss, as minority stockholders, from in
tsrfering in any way with the management
Of the paper and summoned them to show
cause at a date subsequent to election day
why such provisions should not be made
permanent.