The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-30

fairly good business here. His transae-
tons open and abovsboard. I'm sure !
have never heard q word said against
him his methods You are mistaken;
that's all there il about II.
You might investigate q little further
and. assuring yourself. do al in your
power To check such stories You re-
late. or course III do as you suggest.
but I'm positive can ind nothing dis
creditahle 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. lis Mr..
Briggs in troubleg" she asked at a ven
ture. Mr.. Briggs was the only client
she could think OF whose name began
with b.
Briggs? What Briggss" asked Bob
by. relighting his pipe for the fourth
time.
Why. our Mr.. Briggs" answered
Miss Heating CURLY.
I'm sure i don't know. Miss keat-
ing. Has he been around latelyg"
Il thought you were referring 10 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
ing?" he asked. eying her machine An
nocently. She shifted and started 10
reply. but thought better OF it. Then
she began pounding the keys briskly.
lit 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-
mer and cautioned him not to become
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
well. While the charges as they came
to Risby were general. Harbert had
said that he was quite ready to be spe-
cifc.
All day long the letter hung like a
cloud over young Mr.. Rigby. He was
to have lunched with Graydon and was
much relieved when young Bansemer
telephohed that he could not join him.
Rigby found himself In a 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 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 ut last to Rigby 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 IL the facts were as bad as
session of them.
At the same time Rigby felt a 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 inti-
macy with the Cables came to Bobbys
mind. And then there were Clegg.
Groll, the Semesons and others who
might easily fall into the snare it
James Bansemer set 1t for them.
Approaching his responsibility In the
matter. now that he was prepared to
hear the worst Of James Bansemer
Rigby's heart stood almost still. Ii
( meant that some day be might have to
expose Graydon Bansemer's father IL
meant that he might have 70 cruelty
hurt his friend. 1t meant that be
( might lose a friendship that had been
one OF his best treasures since the
good old college days. The mere fact
that he would be compelled to watch
and mistrust James Bansemer seemed
ike darkest treachery TO Graydon. even
though the son should not become
aware of the situation.
Later in the afternoon Bobby went
guiltily into a telegraph Office and sent
away a carefully wortied dispatch. The
| answer came to him at the club that
evening while he was playing billiards
| with young Bansemer, who even then
| was eager TO be off to keep the prom
lsed appointment with pretty Miss Ca
| BILE.
| The telegram, which he opened while
Graydon impatiently chalked his cue
and waited for him to play, was brief
and convincing. II read:
| Watch him BY all means. He is not
| safe. My word for 1T. There IL no mis-
| take.
|