The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12
CHAPTER IL.
I'm Astounding Development

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R-ady cas-, quick glance o. frank
..-o7f~hmen; al Grafton whose face
rad fallen terribly Dobbs- MS arms
folded looked defiantly from one 20
.,,e other. Tn. he was angry. and
genuhIei,- 50. could not be denied; MS
nearing would have discouraged iess
-a,severinc and -esourceful soul than
BRADY. ana indeed II had quite taken
-s.s fife and animation out OF Grafton
rrfs - and foudest hope had been
...---.e-eI upon the very verge OF
r-fstion
r...- the politician having the least 4
7l-o reclaimed his powers or calm
--=onf0z FIRST one ample leg was
t--bed across 5Tfe other and he looked
Dob5s with nIsr<l 1qnint-
OR. see here, Joe. it won't do ne
announced.
NO. ] guess s won't
II mean Cor you TO act this way
well I'm gong 20 act-just this waE
and no other retorted Dobbs. Wy nen
Won want a good easy mark Jim. don
oome around here looking for H. Il
won't GO
..Ob-weu. now Brady smile was
rwTF4ff4TlUE IN AAlF 49, $780,
ANYTHING 70 get excited about
..rxcited. Say. how'd look when 10
came out9"
There Amt a chance o. rs coming
ont Joe. You know ;hat well enough
don't you?'
80 don't know anything Of the sor;-
When you TWO knew it
Wei. dye think we'd be gong
around putting T. is the papers: dc
nsnded Brady warmly.
ooh. that's All right-for he presen--
prt fuzt suppose YOU sort ~ nap
med IN get a zrudEe against me-. TOT
f7sfancee Hey? Or suppose that MI.
cation here had some sort o. KICK
corning against me-
Good Lord cried Grafton IN
swear never IN reveal a word o. II
vo,, must be able 20 understand that
Ia he the las, one to want the tacts
known Mr.. Dobbs
oh understand e. All riSht-for
ne nrnscnt. But don't want any
sue, trick as that hanging over me.
vii, -wo witnesses a, that' You don't
know WHAT'S going 10 happen next
week or next year or when we're go
ing % get into trouble about some
thing.
DobbS had way OF looking ahead
which was rather disconcerting- Just
suppose you did want TO use that in
fa-naa son. Nvhere'd he? Out OF
& 00o job. and then in Jail
.sRnt SAY interrupted Brady.
NO sir: no. for mine.
Tho postmaster sat down and faced
a Fr7a
now. and as A consequence Just that
much stronger IN his resolution not 10
be dragged into the affair.
Brady studied him for time while
the clock licked noisily from the next
room. and Grafton shifted miserably
upon his chair
Now. look here. joe" the diplomat
began again.
fNo. sir
We'll. YOU can listen. can't you?''
said Brady. suaveIy 1T amt going
10 land YOU in Jail TO sit there and
listen. Just suppose that you were to
well, sort Of be showing Mr.. Grafton
how the maiI-boxes work-eh? Sup
pose We were all nut together and Just
coming IN from a night OF it? Sup
pose We dropped into the building and
YOU unlocked the box, and then just
happened to turn aside while Mr.. Graf
ton was looking in-hey?'
You've got another guess. jim, 3"
replied Dobbs, tartly. You can't pull
me in"
And then suppose"
say. what's the usee You can sit
there till daylight I'm not going to
do IT, and I'm not going 20 have any
ming 70 do with it-and that's the end
o. The whole business. so far as Tn
concerned.
'Oh. maybe il is and maybe 1t ain't.
Now. 10 20 or with the supposins.
Let's say that were of sort of-weI.
drunk. and that Mr. Grafton was so
blamed anxious 20 see the inside O.
one O. those boxes that he'd paw
mighty. near any sum OF cold. hard
cash fer the privilege eh7 Just for
the fun Of the thing LET'S suppose that
he would be wiling to pay
He paused Conveniently. with a side
long g.ance al Grafton.
Ten thousand dollars said thar
person, seftIy.