Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-03-10

tOus to get the matter over with as
quickly as possible, for he well knew
that. In spite of all his precautions, af-
fairs in newspaper Office are so un-
certain that an interruption Of an un-
expected nature might occur to ruin
the entire plan.
"Mr. Dupuy was here q short time
ago." he ventured.
Judge Bartelmy proceeded to ex-
plain the appearance Of the lawyer lob
byist in the affair. While 1t was plain
to Brand that the judge had sent Du-
puy as a go-between SO that it would
be impossible to connect Bartelmy
with the payment Of any money as a
bride. the jurist did not propose to &C.
knowledge that such had been his laud-
able purpose. He gave an entirely diff
ferent reason.
Yes, know" he said. HE found
me at the opera with my daughter. l
hoped, Mr.. Brand, that by allowing me
to act through him you would spare
me this last humiliation"
Would it not be safer for you If no
third party knew Of your transaction
with me?" suggested Brand.
The judge pitied the colossal igno.
rance Of this amateur in trickery. Did
not he know that in the superior
spheres Of crooked practices it became
necessary to employ third persons ON
many occasions to put through mat
ters of this sort? And he was a news
paper man of years Of experience too.
No. this peculiar young man would
never finish supplying the judge with
surprises; of that Bartelmy was posi-
tive. Perhaps it might be in order to
observe at this point that, while Brand
Of course could not know that these
thoughts were passing through his
visitors mind, he at the same time
would have been ready to confess that
he was going to provide several more
surprises for the jurist. But there are
different varieties Of surprises.
"Dupuy Is in my confidence" the
judge pronounced with an air of final
ity.
Hes not in mine" responded the
managing editor.
you're mistaken in him. l know
him intimately"
"Oh. the pity of it," exclaimed Brand,
that you should be intimately &C.
quainted with such a man as Dupuyw
Bartelmy could not restrain sarcas-
tic smile at the editors sheer at Dupuy.
Mr.. Brand" he said quickly, your
moral reflections at this juncture i'm
part certain quaint humor to the sit
uation."
II am afraid that is the trouble with
me. My humor is nearly always unin-
tentional.' Brand sighed as though
sorry for himself.
The judge began to show signs Of
nervousness.
well, shall we get on with it?" the
editor asked him.
Eyes. l must rejoin my daughter.
She's waiting for me at the opera. She
was very anxious that l should not
come here tonight. 1t was curious
her persistency in the matter"
Brand drew his chair closer to the
desk-clOser to the telephone
LET us get to business" he said.
The judge went on talking about his
daughter.
"She displays an unusual, l should
say an extraordinary, curiosity as to
my mission here" he said my daugh-
ter would have made a great cross ex-
aminer IL she had been man."
Were wasting time, judge Now
1t was Brand who was becoming i'm
patient.
Am l to understand that the pay
ment Of this sum Bartelmy began.
Brand raised his voice to a high
pitch.
Ten thousand dollarsw he said.
Yes" agreed Bartelmy cautiously.
Am l to understand that it-ah-
wipes out of your recollection not only
the incident Of which you were speak
ing, but also as to- He paused.
Brand helped the would be briber to
complete his sentence.
"You mean your secret interview last
night with Dupuy and the attorney for
the lansing
The visitor raised his hand warning
ly at Brands loud tones, as though to
counsel caution.
Yes, yes"
Lansing Iron corporation?' contin-
ued Brand, bending close to the tele-
phone.
Yes. Will this sum, paid in hand,
induce you to forget-ah-not only that
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