The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-12
CHAPTER vII-COntinued.

The papers fell from the attorney gen
erals hands. He stood staring until as
tonishment began to yield to rage as he
realized that a trap had been sprung
upon him The girl had risen instantly
and a smile played about her lips for a
moment She had vaguely surmised that
Griswold would charge Bosworth with
the loss OF the papers. but her associate
in the conspiracy had now given a turn
20 the matter that amused her.
Barbara" blurted the attorney gen
eral. what game Is this-what contempt
tble trick is this stranger playing on you?
Don't you understand that your father 5
that in the present condition OF this APP
pleweight affair II is likely to involve
him and the state in scandal?"
Barbara regarded him steadily for q
moment with negative sort OF gaze She
took step forward before she spoke and
then she asked quickly and sharply;
What have you done. Mr.. Bosworth.
e. avert these calamities. and what was
IN your mind when you pried open the
drawer and took out those papers2"
Il was going to use the requisltion-'
"How?"
why. expected"
Mr. Boswortk expected TO effect a
coup for his own glory during the COVER
nor's absence" suggested Griswold-
Howe" and Barbara's voice rang I'm
periously and her eyes flashed
Send this unknown person, this i'm
poster and meddler, away and will talk
to you as old friends may talk together, %
and he glared fiercely az Griswold. who
stood tanning himself with his hat.
It asked how you intended to servo my
father, Mr.. Bosworth. because you sent
me this afternoon a letter IN which you
threatened me-you threatened me with
my fathers ruin II did not marry you.
You would take advantage OF my trouble
and anxiety to force that question on me
when I had answered Il once and for all
long ago. Before this stranger I want 10
tell you that you are a Gespicable coward
and that II you think you can humiliate
me or my father or the State by such
practices as you have resorted 70 you are
very greatly mistaken. And. further. Mr..
Bosworth. II I find you interfering again
In this matter I shall print that letter
you wrote me to-day in every newspaper
IN the STATED Now. that is all have 70
say 70 you, and I hope never 70 zee you
again"
Before you go. Mr.. Bosworth." said
Griswold. II wish 70 say that Miss o.
borne has spoken OF your conduct with
altogether too much restraint. I shpll
add. on my own account. that 81 find
You meddling again IN this Applewelght
case shall first procure your removal
from Office and after that I shall take
the greatest pleasure in fogglne you
within an inch OF your life. Now gol''
The two had dismissed him, and before
BOsworth's step died away IN the hall
Griswold was running his eye over the
papers.
That man viii do something nasty II
he is clever enough TO think OF anything -
Hes a disgusting person." said Bar
bara, touching her forehead with her
handkerchief.
Hes all OF that" remarked Griswold,
as he relied the red tape round the pack
ct Of papers. And now, before we leave
we may as well face serious PROPOSE
ton. Your fathers absence and this fc-
ton we are maintaining that he is really
here cannot be maintained forever
don't want TO trouble you. FOR you. OF
course, realize all this as keenly as I
But what do you suppose actually hap
pened at New Orleans between your
father and the governor Of North Caro-
lna?"
She leaned against her fathers desk.
her hands lightly resting on its Eat sur
face. She was wholly serene now, and
che smiled and then laughed.
1T couldn't have been what the COVER
nor Of North Carolina said 70 the COVER
nor Of South Carolina IN the old story.
Tor father is strongly opposed to drink OF
ell kinds. And this story"
I've forgotten where that story origi-
mated"
"Weu. Il happened a long time ago. and
nobody really knows the origin. But &C
cording TO tradition. at the crisis OF a
great row between two governors the ice
was broken by the governor OF North
Carolina saying 20 the governor OF South
Carolina those shocking words about It s
being a long time between drinks. What
makes the New Orleans incident so re-
markable is that father and Gov. Danger
Geld have always been friends, though I
never cared very much for the Danger
fields myself. The only tiffs they have
had have been purely for effect. When
father said that the people OF North
Carolina would never amount TO anything
80 long as they fry their meat II was only
bis joke with Gov. Dangerfeld; but It did
mako North Carolina awfully mad And
Jerry-she's the governors daughter-re-
fused to visit me last winter Just on that
account Jerry Dangerfield's q nice little
girl, but she has no sense OK humor."