The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-07
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youe presence. 80 that there can be
no dispute -
"rhe incident Is closed" inter.
raptcd the lawyer. firmly. "and /
positively will not eonalaar Il fur.
Their II YOU have any statement "a
make. yaur newspaper friend
doubtless viii ho clad to set It. Il
does not eoncor. me. mud l will
neither listen nor correct "
tie touched AN electric belt hut
ton on his desk and olerk an
peared to whom he began giving IN
structiona relative "a office mat
tiers. thus arbitrarily putting an end
to the interview
Well. aaid C0thetl. rising. I
gucss | have atofy. anyhow
Mason Naa furious. aud narnell
was almost equally angry. They
had received the hardest kind, Of =
rebuff. when they felt that their
cause MAS absolutely lust.
You are at liberty to publish Il.
said Mason 60 Corhsft. "and I will
supply anx details that you lack.
and. N necessary. make affidavit t.
the truth of every word
The lawyer ignored thcm. but
the moment they we're goae. hia
tone and manner changed. lie cut
short the routine instructions he
vas giving the clerk.
DO yua know Baxter OF the
eighth waudf' he asked. sharply.
The clerk knew him BY sight.
"tind him. ordered the lawyer.
and hrius him here. Get cab.
and don't como hack without him.
It's OF the utmost importance"
when the clerk had left. the
lawyer leaned back Ia hts chair aud
laughed softly 10 himself.
They're too new 10 the business
20 corner an old hand. he said
ITS no trick az all 10 see through
game like that. aud TO checkmate
n.~
naxter returned with tho clerk
aud Sas eioacsed with the lawyer
FOR some time.
~lou svte a pretty good man 1,
the council. Baxter. said the laW.
yes Are yoa golnE to Set back =
sure answered Raxtsr. Ma
SOU has Just aboat Killed himself
already
Well III put you In a position
10 give him tho Flushing touches.
said the lawyer Tomorrow morn
ing the Recorder will publish a aeu.
salionAl story az our heartlras treat.
mens Of that etghth ward woman
whose child VAS killed Mason II
back Of It. aud vii b. freely quot
I'd Nos. u az can make a fool of
Mason. give you little prestige.
and put the road IN a good light. /
guess we wtli have accomplished
something worth while. vont We
Well rather. answered Baxter.
but what's youf alaaY
~ you set the money Dor that
woman after Mason has failed. Il
ought TO help you a lot IN thu
waFd. explained tbs lawyer. II
another paper L. able tn explode
the Recorders Asns1fion on the
very mofatnE that Il appears b
EWNANHAAAaN = AAtHANAfAf# IT Wv WAfNt
ans receipt for $4,000. II Ought r.
be glad Of the chance 90 get At ia
rival 90 effectively. | told the meu
Nho were here that the matter vas
settled. bat | dlaat say how."
tiaxter-a man accustomed To
sensational and brilliant. n Tricky
political moves WAS actually excis
ed
Mason 4 ~ god Is dead poiit
ieaily," he cried ~Noafi hit hlm
EuinE and cuminK. aud thu ward
win be mine aHain. certain sure
And u tou make itT siKni
ean'iy.
4 always kno~ ms friends. don't
y
There wers various comments
when the two papers appeared the
following morning ore with aenz
sati0nal story Of corporations de
eeit and hsmrtiezsuaas. and the