Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-09
XIV.
The Money and the Papers.

XIV.
The Money and the Papers.
AS Trafford said, the money was gone,
without track or trace. With it had gone
papers of Importance, II papers OF i'm
portance had been in Altenburgs pos
session, which as yet was a matter for
conjecture. More than all the arguments
that Grimbleshaw advanced these facts
comforted and upheld Judith. Beckwith
had gone over the premises with indie
pendent searchers again and again, and
1t was certain that these items were not
there. He could be trusted to grasp the
advantages of such condition, and to
use it for all that it was worth when the
time for using it came.
When young Calden and his mother
came to settle with the lawyer the de-
tails of the defense of Harold Calden
they were. however, surprised and alarm
ed to find Beckwith hesitating. At last
he said:
1T don't believe you'll approve Of the
advice I'm likely to give. but unless there
are reasons I don't know of yet. I'm not
willing to go on with the case unless
you'll follow the course / have already
mapped out in my own mind
What Is that?" asked Mrs. Calden.
IL shall advise against a writ Of habeas
corpus; / shall advise against applying
for bail; I shall advise waving an exam
nation before a magistrate and / shall
| advise that you wait the action OF the
grand jury"
THAT is that my father remains in
Jail without our lifting finger to re-
lease him! I'd never consent to 1t, II
God Almighty advised it, exclaimed
Horace
mo, I imagined not. Therefore. think
it better that / should return the re-
tainer"
might it not be we'll to submit the
matter to your father?" asked Mrs. Cal
den.
"Never!' exclaimed Horace I'D die
of shame to think that I'd been to my
father with such a proposition"
"Will you continue in the case, Mr..
Beckwith, on the understanding that we'll
abide by this advice if. by argument, we
cannot change your view" asked Mrs.
Calden.
Horace Calden saw Lis mother step to
the front and take the lead with feeling
closely akin to shame.
Yes answered Beckwith. ''but it's
fair to warn you In advance that I've
probably traversed every argument that
you will bring forward. and there is not
the least chance. in my opinion, that /
shall change my mind In the slightest"
None the less, we make that agree
ment." She had not asked Horaces as
sent; she had simply made her own de-
cision and evidently expected 1t to be
accepted by her son.
Beckwith's estimate of the woman and
of his chances of accomplishing results,
now that he had some one to deal with
who would take some other responsible
ity save that of butting his head against
wall, for which Horace seemed to have
a peculiar prediction, rose an hundred
fold.
Still Mrs Calden felt that Horace was
entitled to know her reasons for the deci-
sion she had made, and Oh the first OPP
portunity she stated them.
1.-THE shame Of the arrest Is incurred
his acquittal of the charge. Aside from
that, he can be made as comfortable
where he is as he was in the camp. or
would be in Canada. hiding in some coln-
try inn or house. II he should try for a
release and fail 1t would hurt him more
than little, and. in any event. he would
not come to the house. but would have
to be more or less among strangers,
which would be a source of constant hui
initiation to him.
make his own decision snarled Calden.
ignoring the fact that but a moment be-
fore he had refused to have the question
submitted to his father at all.
Beckwith felt as If it would he a pleas
ant task to take the fellow out and give
him a regular old-fashioned strapping,
and with the buckle end OF the strap at
that. If he persisted at his age in ex-
ercising a boys right to sulk, then he
ought to be ready to be treated as boy
in all respects.
At the same time Beckwith would have
been a far less shrewd observer than he
was not to have understood what was
going on in the lads mind. He had ex-
pected that, as soon as his own story
was told, it would be accepted and his
father released. He had told 1t and not
one iota of difference followed. Beck
with insisted on going on in his pig
headed way, just as If he had never
heard the tale. AS result Horace be-
going to be accepted by any one. That
was what was troubling him and making
him sulk like a schoolboy.
To most men this attitude of young
embarrassment. To Beckwith it had
something of promise of intensification
of satisfaction. He accepted with pleas
ure the opportunity to give the lad les
son as to the proper measure of his own
Importance, and the more because he &C
tually appreciated the motive that infiu-
enced him. and felt that there was ster-
ling grit behind 1t.
Now" said he. IT want to arrange an
interview with Mr.. Calden. in which we
shall go into the whole matter exhaus-
lively; but / think 1T proper to warn you
in advance that there are some things l
shall advise. in fact. insist upon, that
may surprise you a little
I've no doubt or that, retOrted
Horace. you've kept me i'm a state of
surprise for the last twenty-four hours"
Zone of these is that I shall have full
liberty to tell to or keep from Trafford
and Russell any portion of the facts in
my possession, and that every one else
shall, excepting on my initiative, abso-
lutely refrain from any communication
with them. All that need be said II
either of them approaches any one of you
is. under advice of counsel / decline to
say anything. Don't add a word to that;
just stop right there. I've already in
structed Grimbleshaw and he has agreed
to abide by my instructions"
ooh, yes. Grimbleshaw, And why
shouldn't he?" demanded Horace.
II don't know why he shouldn't" an
swered Beckwith. land / don't know why
any of you shouldn't. Anyway, l expect