Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-29

The Lion and the Mousa. >
nopelized from Charles Klein ;.
great play, is an American stor,
of the hour dealing with the
Millionaire. It's leading charac.
ter is the richest man in the
world. In the thinly yelled John
Ryder the reader will fmmedi-
afeiy recognize another John of
worldwide fame. John Ryder;s
interruptions methods are re-.
veoied In the conspiracy to ruin
an incorrupti6ls Judge who rules
adversely to the interests of or
gonfzed capital. The Judges
daughter determines to save him.
Her heroic struggles In con- zici
with the money octopus make q
story of absorbing interest and
great dramatic power. In his
willingness to renouHcs his .fc-
theirs fortune for the girl of his
choice, Ryder's son displays a
nobility which wins the readers
pornsesf admiration.
CHAPTER XIV.
- T was now December, and the SEN
ate had been in session for over
week. Jefferson had not for
gotten his promise, and one day,
about two weeks after Mr.. Bagley's
spectacular dismissal from the Ryder
residence, he had brought Shirley the
two letters. She did not ask him how
he got them, If he forced the drawer or
procured the key. 1t sufficed for her
that the precious letters, the absolute |
proof Of her fathers innocence, were at i
last In her possession She at once
sent them Off by registered mail to
Stott, who Immediately acknowledged |
receipt and at the same time an
nounced his departure for Washington
that night. He promised to keep her
constantly informed of what ne was
doing and how her fathers case was
going. 1t could, he thought, be only q
matter of few days now before the
result of the proceedings would be
known.
The approach Of the crisis made Shir-
ley exceedingly nervous and 1t was
only by the exercise Of the greatest
self control that she did not betray the
terrible anxiety she felt. The Ryder
biography was nearly. finished, and her
stay in Seventy street would
soon come to an end. She had seri-
Gus talk with Jefferson, who contrived
to see good deal of her, entirely I'M
suspected by his parents. for Mr. and
Mrs. Ryder had no reason to believe
that their son had any more than a
mere bowling acquaintance with the
clever young authoress. Now that Mr..
Bagley was no longer there to spy
upon their actions these clandestine in
terviews had been comparatively easy.
Shirley brought to bear all the argu-
ments she could think Of to convince
JEFFERSON Of the hopelessness Of their
engagement She insisted that she
could never be his wife; circumstances
over which they had no control made
that dream impossible. It were better,
she said. to part now rather than incur
the risk Of being unhappy later. But ,,
Jefferson refused to be convinced. He
argued and pleaded, and he even swore
strange, desperate words that Shirley
had never heard before and which
alarmed her not little-and the dis
,ussion ended usually by kiss which
put Shirley completely hors de combat.
Meantime, John Ryder had not !
,eased worrying about his son. The ,,
Of Kate Roberts as a factor In
IFS future had not eliminated the
LANCER Of Jefferson taking the bit be-
ween his teeth one day and contract
ng secret marriage with the daugh-
er OF his enemy, and when he thought !
II the mere possibility OF such a thing
he stormed and raved until !
lis wife, accustomed as she was to his
,holeric outbursts, was thoroughly Z
frightened. For some time after Bag
ey's departure, father and son got Q
long together fairly amicably, but Ry- I
Ter senior was quick to see that JEFF I
erson had something on his mind !
which was worrying him, and he
lightly attributed It to his infatuation
or Miss Rossmore. He was convinced
hat 3 son knew where the judges I
laughter was, although his own efforts c
o discover her whereabouts had been T
[
Sergeant Ellison had confessed abso- {
ute failure. Miss Rossmore, he report
d, had disappeared as completely as q
the earth had swallowed her, and D
urther search was futile. Knowing
Veli his sons impulsive, headstrong J
isposition, Ryder senior believed him I
ute capable Of marrying the girl se- '
reilly any time. The only thing that j
ohm Ryder did not know was that q
hirley Rossmore was not the kind of {