The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-26

thoughts concerning one Miss Clegg
For the life Of him Bobby Rigby could
not Immediately frame a reply to the
startling missive. Eddie Deever stirred
restlessly on the window ledge.
Don't hurry. Eddie!' called Miss
Heating distinctly and insinuatingly.
"Oh, guess I'll be goingv' he called
back. beginning to roll cigarette. II
have some reading to do today" MIR
Deever was tall, awkward and homely
and a lot Of other things that would
have discouraged less self satisfied
gladys man." Judge Smith said he
was hopeless, but that he might do bet.
ter after he was twenty-one.
what are you reading now. Eddie?"
asked Miss Heating. complacently ey-
Ing Mr.. Rigby. 'RafilesT"
"Law, you idiot" said Eddie scorn-
fully, going out Of the door.
"Oh! Well, the law is never In a
hurry, don't you know? It's like JUS
tlce-the slowest thing in town. she
called after him as his footsteps died
away.
"ReadyY said Bobby, resOiutely.
''Take this, please" And slowly and
carefully he proceeded to dictate:
Mr. Denis Harbert. New York:
Dear Denis-I cannot tell you how much
your letter surprised me. What you say
seems preposterous. There must be q
mistake. It cannot be this man. ! know
him qults wslL and he seems AZ straight
a. string and . gentleman too. His son
you know a. well q L There isn't bet
ter fellow In the world. Mr.. B. has .
fairly good business here. His transact
lions opsn and sbovsboard. I'm sure I
have never heard . word said against
him or his methods. You are mistaken;
that's all there II about It.
You might investigate . little further
and. assuring yourself. do all In your
powersto check such stories as you re-
late. OF course I'll do as you suggest.
but I'm positive I can find nothing dis
creditabls In his dealings here.
Keep me posted on everything. As ever.
yours.
Miss Keating's anxiety was aroused.
After very long silence she took the
reins into her own hands. rs Mr..
Briggs In trouble?" she asked at ven
ture. Mr.. Briggs was the only client
she could think Of whose name began
with b.
Briggs? What BriggsT asked Bob
by, rellghting his pipe for the fourth
time.
"why. our Mr.. Briggs" answered
Miss Heating CURLY.
"I'm sure l don't know, Miss Kcat-
ing. Has he been around lately?"
II thought you were referring to him
In that letter." she said succinctly.
"Oh, dear me. no; another party al.
together. Miss Heating. Isn't the type
writer In working order this morn
ingT he asked, eying her machine In
nocently. She shifted and started to
reply, but thought better Of It. Then
she began pounding the keys briskly.
ut works like a CHARM" she shot
back genially.
The letter that caused Bobby such
perturbation came In the morning mail.
His friend had laid bare some Of the
old stories concerning James Banse-
involved in transactions with the for
mer New Yorker. Harbert's state
ments were positive in character. and
he seemed to know his case thoroughly
we'll. While the charges as they came
to Rigby were general, Harbert had
said that he was quite ready to be spe-
ciflc.
All day long the letter hung like q
cloud over young NJ. Rigby. He was
to have lunched with Graydon and was
much relieved when young Bansemer
telephoned that he could not Join him.
Rigby found himself In q very uncom.
Portable position. II the stories from
New York were true, even though he
knew none Of the inside facts, Gray
don's father was pretty much Of a
scalawag. to say the least. He was
not well acquainted with the lawyer.
but he now recalled that he never had
liked the man. Bansemer had impress
ed him from the beginning as heart.
less. designing. utterly unlike his clean
hearted son.
Bobby loved Graydon Bansemer In
the way that one man loves a true
friend. He was certain that the son
knew nothing Of those shady transac.
tions-if they really existed as Harbert
painted them-but an exposure of the
| father would be blow from which he
could not recover
1t came at last to Rlgby that he was
not the only one In Chicago who held
the secret. Other members Of the bar
had been warned long before the news
came to him, and 1t was morally GER
tain that II the facts were as bad as
lntlmated the police also were In pos
session Of them.
At the same time Rigby felt GER
tain moral responsibility involving him
SELF. Bansemer at any time might ap
ply his methods to people who were
near and dear to him. The new init
macy with the Gables came to Bobby's
mind. And then there were Clegg
Groll, the Semesons and others wht
might easily fall into the snare 4
James Bansemer set 1t for them.
Approaching his responsibility In tn,
matter, now that he was prepared t.
hear the worst Of James Bansemer
Rigby's heart stood almost STILL !
meant that some day he might have Il
expose Grnydon Bansemer's father.