Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-25

Ing 10 90 BUSINESS. III WASH DtCAuSe
he needed money. Graydon. but be.
cause he wanted to lead an honest life,
he said. He has a great deal Of money,
let me tell you. The grand jury indict.
ed him last spring. but the trial did not
come up until last month, nearly
city. In the meantime | saw but little
Of him. / was working on an invention,
and, besides, there were detectives
watching every movement | made.
Ituck close to my rooms. BY the way.
I want to show you a couple of models
l have perfected. Don't let me forget
1t. They
"Yes. yes-but father? Go on"
"Well, the trial came up at last
That man Harbert is devil. He had
twenty witnesses, any one of whom
could have convicted your father. How
He uncovered every deal we've-er-
he had In Chicago and
Then he really was guiltyr' groaned
Graydon.
"Yes, my boy. knew 1t, Of course
They could not force me to testify
against him, however. was too smart
for them. Well, to make it short, he
was sentenced five weeks ago. The
motion for a new trial was overruled.
He went to Joliet. II he had been a
popular alderman or ward boss he
would have been out yet on continu-
ances, spending most Of his sentence In
some fashionable hotel, to say the
least"
"Ftr FIVE years.' The young man
! sank into a chair and covered his face
with his hands.
"There'll be something off for good
behavior, my boy. He wanted to be-
have well before he went there, so
! suppose he'll keep 1t up. The whole
town was against him. He didn't have
a friend"
"How did you escape" demanded
Graydon, looking up suddenly-"state's
evidence?"
"No; not even after he tried to put
most of the blame upon me. He tried
that, my boy. l just let him talk. 1t
saved me from prison-usually the case
with the man who keeps his mouth
closed"
But, Elias-Elias. why have been
kept in the dark? Why did he not tell
me about it? Why has
! "You forget, Graydon, that you turn
ed from him first. You were really
the first to condemn him. He wanted
you to stay away from this country un-
til he is free. That was his plan. He
didn't want to see you. Now he wants
you to come to him. He wants you to
bring Jane Gable to see him."
"Whatr'
"Yes, that's it. | believe he intends
to tell her the names OF her father and
mother. | think he wants her to for
give him, and he wants to hear both of
you say it to him"
Graydon stared blankly from the
window. The old clerk was smiling to
himself, an evil, gloating smile that
would have shocked Bansemer had he
turned suddenly.
''He wants both of us toto come to
the penitentiaryT muttered the son.
"Yes, as soon as possible. Do you
think she'll go" demanded broom anx-
iously.
81 don't know. I'm afraid not"
Not even to learn who her parents
are?"
at might tempt her. But she hates
father"
well, she can gloat over him. can't
she? That ought to be some satisfac-
ton. Talk it over with her. She's
here, isn't she?"
ELIAS, do you know who her par
ents wereT" asked Graydon quickly.
''Pve thought you knew as much about
II as father"
The old mans eyes shifted.
Its a silly question to ask me. I
was not member OF the Four Hun
dred, my boy"
Nor was my father, Yet you thins
he knows"
Hes a much smarter man than |,
Graydon You'll go with me to see
him."
Yes. | can't speak for Miss Cable"
ctc iift toii1OIIOW. Coult Out W
my place tonight, where the reporters
can't find you. Maybe you won't care
70 sleep with me-Pve but one bed,
you see-but you can go to quiet
hotel downtown. I'm packing these
things to store them for your father.
Then I'm going back to New York to
live on my income. It's honest money
too"
"who sent me the draft for five hun
dredy
Il did. Graydon. Forgive me. II
was just loan. you know. thought
you'd need something
IL haven't touched II. Elias. Here II
Is. Thank you. No, won't sccept IT,"
I'm sorry," muttered the old man.
taking the slip Of paper.
Graydon resumed his seat near the
window and watched broom with
leaden eyes as he turned suddenly to
resume charge OF the packing. Wen
soon be through" he said shortly.
For an hour the work went on, and
then broom dismissed the workers.
with their pay. The storage van men
were there to carry the boxes away.
Graydon sat still and saw the Offices
Invested. Secondhand dealers hurried