The Washington times., 1909-07-05

/ Graham was able 70 lay before her
| some OF the matters which we're both
er1ng him-tle new twist 70 the cases
4 he had regarded as already won. the
refusal of Barney & Gibbs to allow the
stipulation he wanted. the unaccounta-
bic detection of a valued client.
: She listened in silence until he had
finished, then she put her finger down
/ IN quick decision upon the table.
/ Such things don't happen air in a
! heaD by accident, Mr.. Graham" she
I SAID You have an enemy
/ An enemyg' fnCreduOusiy.
| Certainly. No ordinary lawyer sug
gested these amended pleadings. or dug
up that plan for getting a pOstpOnement
| 1t IS the work of high-priced talent, and
+ one of these cases is worth the atten-
/ ton of man of that sort.
Again she pointed out, Barney &
Gibbs would never have refused the
| simple accommodation you asked if 1t
I had not been made worth their while,
and old man Traynor must certainly
nave been worked upon by powerful
influence TO withdraw his business.
| Why, only yesterday he was lauding you
up to the skies.
Yes she asserted, money is being
used TO injure you, Mr.. Graham. You
! have an enemy"
His eyes narrowed. Now that she
Indicated the facts 50 clearly. it seemed
indubitable that she was right. and yet
he was loath to believe.
He had professional rivals, Of course,
| but he could conceive Of no one 10
cherish such spirit Of malignant ha-
tired. Then suddenly the answer flashed
upon him.
William Warwick" he exclaimed. his
face darkentng.
He was 50 absorbed in the revelation
! which had burst upon him, so busily
engaged in testing. its possibility. that
| he failed to notice the effect his decIara-
| ton produced upon her.
At his utterance Of WarWick's Ienle
a swift pallor overspread her face, and
she shrank back as though at a menace.
! In moment. however. she had regained
her cOmpOsuTe, and only a slight Irem-
bling of the lips showed that she was
| struggling to hold her seIf-controI
TW1lsiEm WARWICK she repeated
/ and If her voice faltered q bit il was so
slightly that Graham did not observe
| IT. That Is Mr.. COrlett's nephew, is IL
not2 Why do you settle upon him?"
Because re is bIackguardi" snap
ped Robert Because he is back in
town. well supplied with funds and
apparently anxious TO accomplish all
TIE mischief he can.
Listen" And ne gave her brief
resume of the reasons for TIE antip-
athy existing between Warwick ard
himself. concluding with the story of
Marine Paint Trust matter, and the
batting queries which his sctiOn had
evckelL
Brit. as I understand YOU inter
posed Hildai putting her finger upon
the cG'U, of the difficulty in her usual
clear fnshiOn, you have no cause TO
fear " aTwick or anybody else in that
affair. Mr.. Corlett has an absolutely
uulmpe achable deICnse.'
Yes assented Robert, A little
gloomily, provided he has told me an
there Isl to know"
-dave YOU any doubts OF that?'
WeI, ordinarily / wouldn't have:
don't know that 1 have any right to
have; but / have gotten so upset over
this thing that I hardly feel like trust
ing anybody"
why not gain assurance. then?
call him up or iht phone and tell him
that your msmO.y is not exactly
straight on his s. ,OTy. and that you
want Kim g repeat IL Hang on to him
then until FOU have made him verify
every point beyond the chance OF
mistake You know how to do IT,
and. by the way she added With
on afterthoUgEt, ''the stenographic re-
port Of that conference is the one thing
on which you can rel to prove his in
nocence. is il notT
Lord. yes without that he would
be indicted sure, and beaver alone
knows what would happen"
well, then" suggested Hilda, don't
you think II Woul6 be wiee 70 have so
important a document safe in your own
hands. instead Of knocking around with
lot Of other papers cVsr az tho paint
works, where Il may POSSIBLE F@t lost
or misplaced2'
by George. you're night on both
counts" assented Robert. TT ring uD
the old man and quiz him this very