The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-23
DANGER SIGNALS.

8r-and, like every man VINO ever
.n,alv trusted an important divi-
n his affairs to another, l was
raraly punished. One morning my
\ happened to light upon a minor
I,,graph in a newspaper--a list of
esmall bills yesterday approved
/ mo governor" In the list was one
osning the power of sundry com
I,sions" Those words seemed to
4 somehow to spell Joker" But
X did call up my lawyers to ask
lam about it? It's a mystery to me.
4 know is that, busy as l was,
Bmething inside me compelled me to
! m everything else and hunt that
Ioker' down.
i got Saxe-then senior partner in
tovne, SAKE &c Einstein--on the
hone and said: Just see and tell
I will you, what is the bill defining
! power of sundry commissions
\ bill the governor signed yester-
ky!"
|'CertaInly, Mr.. Blackjack" came
Il answer. My nerves are, and al
kys have been, on the watchout for
Il looks and the tones and the ges-
Tres that are just a shade off the
Etura; and feel that ! do SAKE no
Justice when l say his tone was, not
shade, but a full color, off the nat.
Ss So was prepared for what he
lid when he returned to the tele-
hone. I'm sorry, Mr.. Blackjack, but
L seem unable to lay our hands on
lat bill at this moment"
"Why not?" said |, in the tone that
axes an employee jump as if whip.
sh had cut him on the calves.
HE had jumped all right, as his
plce showed. ITS not in our file"
I'D he Its house bill No. 427, and
5 apparently not here"
"The hell you say!" / exclaimed.
Vhy?'
II really can't explain" he pleaded,
ID the frightened whine confirmed
y suspicion
Il guess not" said /, making the
crds significant and suggestive.
Rnd you're in my pay to look after
lch matters But you'll have to ex-
ain, II this turns out to be serious"
Apparently our file of bills is COM
etc except that one" he went on.
suppose it was lost in the mail,
ID very stupidity didn't notice the
p in the numbers"
stupid isn't the word I'd use" said
with a laugh that wasn't of the
nd that cheers. And | rang off and
ked for the state capitol on the
ing distance"
Before | got my connection SAKE,
lose Office was only two blocks
ay' came clustering in. The boy
been discharged, Mr.. Blackjack,
began.
What boy?" said |.
The boy in charge of the bill file
ne boy whose business it was to
Up the file complete"
send him to me, you damned
'andreL said |. I'll give him a
i What do you take me for any
v And what kind of cowardly
iaa are you to disgrace an innocent
as a cover for your own crooked
Really, Mr., Blackjack, this is most
Irsofdlnary," he expostulated,
,hAtraordnary? | call it Grim
= retorted. Listen to me. You
a AFTER the legislation calendars for
and for Langdon, and for Roe
H. and for Melville, and for half
'Oleh others of the biggest finan.
. IN the country. It's the most
'O''aht work YOU do for us. Yet
=, aS 'hrewd and careful a lawyer
mere Is at the bar, want me to
we you trusted that work to
: II YOU did. you're damn fool
'Ou uIun l. you're q damn scoun-
. iheres no more doubt in my
u Than in yours which of those
Us y mas You sticking on it"
'ou are letting your quick temper
away with you, Mr.. Blackjack,
deprecated.
'"p lying" shouted. 81 knew
uad been doing some skulduggery
- hrst heard your voice on the
plone And if | needed any proof
~ u'eeN way you've taken my abuse
~ furnish it, and to spare"
% 'n'n the telephone bell rang
"a soJ the right department and
- we clerk to read house bill 427.
-on'ained five short paragraphs,
user was in the third, which
,ne state canal commission the
!, " institute condemnation pro-
"sS' and to condemn, and to
''u' any canal not exceeding 80
y IN length and not a part of the
,o1'eu canal system of the state"
L ~eu hung mp the receiver was
'"o'oed that l had forgotten SAKE
"a waiting. He made some slight
w. w. ! wheeled on him. / needed
w II he hadn't been there
= nave smashed a chair. But
-, was he-and kicked him out
~ ~ private Office and would have
~ u'ui out through the anteroom
~" outer hall, had he not gath
a,'nselI 'osether and run like a