The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-12-05


year later, so SWIFT Is Jusuce IN this
city. In the meantime | saw but little
OF him. / was working on an invention.
and. besides. there were detectives
watching every movement ! made. I
stuck close to my rooms. BY the way.
l want to show you a couple of models
l have perfected. Don't let me forget
II. They
"Yes, yes-but father? Go on"
"Well, the trial came up at last.
That man Harbert is a devil. He had
twenty witnesses, any one Of whom
could have convicted your father. How
he got on to them l cannot imagine.
He uncovered every deal ~we've-er-
he had in Chicago and
'"Then he really was guiltyP' groaned
Graydon.
Eyes, my boy. l knew it, Of course.
They could not force me to testify
against him, however. | was too smart
for them. Well, to make it short, he
was sentenced five weeks ago.. The
motion for a new trial was overruled.
He went to Joliet. If he had been a
popular alderman or ward boss he
would have been out yet on continu-
ances, spending most Of his sentence in
some fashionable hotel, to say the
least"
For five years" The young man
sank into a chair and covered his face
with his hands.
'ThereW be something off for good
behavior, my boy. He wanted to be-
have well before he went there, so l
suppose he'll keep it up. The whole
town was against him. He didn't have
a friend"
"How did you escape" demanded
Graydon, looking up carbohydrates
e~vidence|
"No; not even after he tried to put
most Of the blame upon me. He tried
that, my boy. l just let him talk. 1t
saved me from prison-usually the case
with the nan who keeps his mouth
closed"
"But, Elias-Elias, why have l been
kept in the dark? Why did he not tell
me about 1t? Why has
you forget, Graydon, that you turn
ed from him first You were really
the first to condemn him. He wanted
you to stay away from this country I'M
til he is free. That was his plan. He
didn't want to see you. Now he wants
you to come to him. He wants you to
bring Jane Cable to see him."
"Whatr'
'Yes, that's it. | believe he intends
to tell her the names of her father and
mother. | think he wants her to for
give him, and he wants to hear both of
you say it to him"
Graydon stared blankly from the
window. The old clerk was smiling to
himself, an evil, gloating smile that
would have shocked Bansemer had he
turned suddenly.
"He wants both Of us toto come to
the ~penitentiaryY" muttered the son.
Yes, as soon as possible. Do you
think she'll goT" demanded broom anx.
iously.
Il don't know. Pm afraid not"
Not even to learn who her parents
are?"
at might tempt her. But she hates
father"
"Well, she can gloat over him, can't
she? That ought to be some satisfac-
ton. Talk it over with her. She's
here, isn't she?"
"Elias, do you know who her par.
ents were?" asked Graydon quickly.
1--WE thought you knew as much about
it as father"
The old mans eyes shifted.
Its a silly question to ask me. |
was not a member Of the Four Hun.
dred, my boy"
Nor was my father. Yet you think
he knows"
He's q much smarter man than l,
Graydon. You'll go with me to see
him?"
eyes. l can't speak for Miss Cable"
"See her tomorrow. Come out tC
my place tonight, where the reporter;
can't find you. Maybe you won't care
to sleep with me-Pve but one bed
you see-but you can go to a quiet
hotel downtown. I'm packing these
things to store them for your father
Then I'm going back to New York tC
live on my income. It's honest money
too"
"Who sent me the draft for five hun.
dredP'
81 did, Graydon. Forgive me. II
was just a loan, you know. l thought
you'd need something
81 haven't touched it. Elias. Here il
Is. Thank you. No, | won't accept it.
"Tm sorry muttered the old man
taking the slip of paper.
Graydon resumed his seat near the
window and watched broom Will
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