The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
The Sunday Times Dispatch:

sake cut out Isl suc ii'i hyp oer bosI
when you're tnlking, to me. 'unwrit-
ten en-, law! Why don't the legislature
Then n you won't come with me to
other eoysrt glance At s Matsh
sorry ! an for him. and how i SYM
pathizc with him for killing his moth-
er-for that's what it'll como to--and
for wrccking name I've spent all my
Ing inc the shame Of all my friends:
No. Wendell. guess I'll have to de-
prive him Of that treat. Ill think UP
later what's best to do about him. In
Acquitted? That is not SO easy.
mot SO easy? Why aln't 1t? Didn't
wanted? 1'vo got somewhere between
forty and fifty millions. all told. Tho
jury don't 1.-Two this side of tho own-
your-own..coud suburbs OF henven
1000, 900. III leave the details to You.
Buy. enough Jurors to hang every
verdict till they get tired OF trying
State further expense. II n murderer
Amt convicted on the first trial. It's
cnsh he's never Nc, going to be on his
trial. and then for the others till they
acquit him or parole him in your Gus.
tody. It's been done before. and it'll
be done again This ain't Ilfs,a and.
question OF dollars and cents. And as
long as I've got enough OF those Same
dollars and CENTS. no boy OF mines
prisonmcnt either. You'll have TO
hustle for that train. II you miss It.
come back and I'll put you up for the
night
way. had made tho formerly tacitnrn
Rnilroadcr voluble. He now, MS free
quently since the night Of his speech
at the reception. noted this. himself.
IF Jerry wants any ready money:
Just now" he began. as he escorted
the lawyer to the door.
Immediate needs returned wendell
Il saw the contents OF his pockets that
tho police had taken charge Of Be-
sides the morphine case and few
cards and packet OF letters In o
sealed wrapper, there were large de-
nomination bills to the amount o f.
Packet Of letters-sealed?" croaked
Conover, catching the others arm In
"Letters?" he repeated. his throat dry
and contracted.
ooh, meant to speak to you about
them. Gerald asked me to bring them
1
from n man In Ballston to-day. md
was to have sent them to you by reg
istered mail. But in the hurry Of
eatshing the New York train and tho
ns !:Whero arc they7 Did you bring.
them?. M,
81 couldn't" answered Wendell. mar
yelling at the lightning change in his
clients voice and face. "The police,
OF course. took charge&of them. They
will have to be examined by the dis.
trict attorneys office before" 3.
You must hurry or you'll miss your
train. Good night" n
Gonover slammed the door on his
astonished guest and walked back into
In the middle OF the room where he
had so vainly sought to inculcate into
his family tho pheasant home hour"
silent, without mo ton. his shrowd face
an empty. expressionless mask OF
gray, his eyes alone burning like live
Goals. showing that tho brain within
{ in no way shared the outer shells
For i've minutes he stood thus. Then.
with shake of his muscular body, he
returned to the hail.. His face had
resumed Its wontcd color. his eyes their
eve got to work this out later.
when I've more time" he muttered.
And with the resolve came the i'm.
q pu1beW 80 ACOliiIIlOn " ulIIlS W!lcl ri IIOus
bled or excited.
"Gaines!" he called to the butler.
who, late though the hour was. had
vi not received permission on this great
night to retire; "Gaines! order Dunder-#
berg sadded and brought around in
fifteen minutes, and have Giles ride.
with mo Tonight"
Wondering, the butler hurried to.
transmit the order. That the Rail.
roader should fare abroad on ono Of
his Wild battling rides at any hour.
Of night was in no way unusual. all
though forsthe past week he had been
so busy his mighty black stallion had
had no exercise whatsoever. Nor was
! it strange that, after what must have
been a nerve king day, Caleb should
seek recreation In ono Of his fnvorito
battles for mastery against this most
4 vicious and untamable Of his horses
s order that one Of the grooms should
go along. This was almost unprece-
+ denied Hitherto Conover had usually
ridden alone, despislng the Offices Of
an attendant.
Caleb meantime went up to his dress
ing-room and hastily changed into his
riding. clothes.
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