American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-07

Them asked the district attorney.
We'll, she's mixed up in 1t in rather
a nasty way. She's afraid she'll suffer
II her part of 1t is made public"
I can fix that" said Rutherford
cooily enough. "A promise of immun-
ity. and"
She won't do it." returned the
chief. "You a drive these women
Just SO far. and there you stop. Be-
sides. 1t amt never goin' to come into
court"
What do you mean?" asked Ben
son.
Il mean," said Cornell emphatically.
that Gormly is goin' to give up the
game"
Give up the camel" repeated Hal
dane.
That's what I said. It's goin' to be
put up to him as to whether he wants
this told or whether he withdraws
from the field"
You might back your put up to
him with a warrant for murder. l be-
lieve." said the district attorney. "If
the evidence Is what you say, I'll have
charges preferred against him."
All right" answered the chief.
MI. Rutherford and l will fix that up.
Now. gentlemen. you leave this to me.
/ am accustomed to deal with Grim
inals. and I'll fix Gormly. l ought to
have all the reports in my hands the
day after tomorrow"
Wouldn't 1t be well to spring It to-
night?"
Hardly. Besides it's too late. Not
even Gormly himself could keep the
stun out of the papers now.
i guess now. Mr.. Haldane," said
Rutherford, as the assembly dissolved
n the two found themselves alone
together. the others being gone that
you are rather glad than otherwise
That your bride did not work."
YES, l suppose SO l DOM know"
answered Haldane brokenly. "I had
heard some limitations of this. moth
Ing definitely. Cornell has been very
close mouthed. l tried to BLUM CORN
~ with that. l don't know what ef-
fect he disclosure is going to have.
don't know how true it is. 1t seems
rather suspicious"
cornell had better be careful what
he does" returned Rutherford. He'd
better be very sure of his facts"
why did you leave the handling OF
the affair to him."
well, he'd make a good
II anything went wrong"
Rutherford with cynical Indifference.
Now, as 1T happened. Colonel Bill
Hamilton was not SO g~uileiess as he
looked. After the first exclamation
and the frst few condolences over the
drinks which he gave to the plain
clothes man who had so adroitly
sought to get his story on that event
rul night, Colonel Bill shut up like a
ciam. The interest of the stranger In
the story was suspicious. Colonel Bill
Knew a great many things that he had
not told, and did not intend to tell un-
less IL was necessary. Therefore, he
soon got rid Of his new friend and
went to his room to think 1t over
He was morally certain that Gormly
and the man whom he had known as a
boy as George Fordyce were one and
the same. Fortunately he had always
liked Fordyce, and he was not dis
posed to do anything that would in
jure him.
VI course he had heard, as had ev.
eryone else In the United States. of
the remarkable campaign of George
Gormly for the mayoralty of New
YORK. He had not had a great amount
OF personal interest in the matter.
however. But when he identified
Gormly with Fordyce, the affair at
once engaged his keenest attention.
Since the day he had left Kill Devil
camp, he had never heard one word
OF either the man or the woman He
lad supposed, al everyone else had.
mat they had persisted In the storm.
and although their bodies had never
been recovered there were plenty of
reasons to account for that.
What was he to do? Was he to see
Gormly, or Fordyce as he called him.
and put him on his guard? Or vas
he to wait and be governed by cir.
c~umstances? This was not an easy
problem to decide; but Colonel Bill
finally came to the conclu-
"a AAS OCSS game was the walt
Ing one. Besides he liked to play a
hand, and he felt every conf
dence that he could do 1t.
Meanwhile he determined to fortify
with such evidence as he
could secure. and at the proper time,
Il the story was ferreted out and an
attempt was made to make use of 1t,
he would. as he phrased 1t, butt into
The camel" He set the telegraph to
work. therefore. and presently receiv-
ID from his partner In Butte by ex.
press a tin box full Of very private
'ncial documents. Thereafter he
amused himself by following the prog
'ess OF the campaign and doing some
highly profitable local investigating on
lis W account, the result Of which
1lled him with Joy and satisfaction.