Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-18

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There were still no signs of guilt in
Collins face.
II was Just going to make sure that
it was the same package he said In
~nocently. handing 1t yer at C
With the packet In an inside pocket
Of his coat, Blount put on his hat, had
himself shot down the elevator and a
few minutes afterward was renting a
private box in the deposit vaults of a
bank in the next street. When he re-
turned to his office another touch of
the electric button resummoned Col
Inns.
"Sit down." said Biount, indicating
a chair. II have been reasonably kind
to you, haven't !. Fred?"
"Yes, sir; very kind indeed" was
the clerks admission.
.Yet you have let some one bribe
| yen to be disloyal to me- was the di-
rect charge, tWho was 1t, CollinsT'
II don't know anything about 1t. Mr..
Blount, II I was going to die the next
minute ! couldn't say anything differ
ent.r
you've got to say something differ
emit Ii you want to stay with me" said
the master d~ecisiyely. sDid you know
what Yves In that package you put In
the safer
@No."
@Yet you said you were untying It
70 see y & we're the zsms package /
gave you last Monday. You are lying
to me. Collins. You opened my desk
to hunt for the key Of the cash box.
Sit tight In the boat. I'm not going to
fire you- I merely want to know who
hired you to do this"
IF 1 did 1t I must have done 1t In
my sleep" was all the reply tho young
man would make, and after trying q
threat or two Blount dismissed him.
This was the first OF a series OF incl.
dents all pointing toward the same
conclusion-that some one was evident
iy determined to let him have no pri
vacy In his correspondence. Unless hs
happened to be present when the mai
was brought In 1t was pretty sure t.
show signs plainly indicating that l
had been tempered with
Blount could think of only one en-
PLANTATION. and he accepted 1t withou
question. The machine Of which bill
father was the dictator had no con
science.
Some Of its spies, doubtless working
under instructions given by his father
were keeping tab on him, and the pur
pose of the espial vas easily guessed
His statement made to his fathe
across the dinner table In the Inter
Mountain cafe had not been an empt.
boast. The packet safely put away !
! the banks deposit vault contained aft
davfts, sworn statements, evidences o
} fraud, and there were enough OF ther
, fully to substantiate everything he ha'
said.
That evening there was a recertiot
given by Mrs. Irving Gordon, wife Q
; the reform candidate for governor, an
Biount went, hoping that Patriot
would be there. She was there, an
the young man. in need of a confidan
wasted 1--WE good hours trying to &c
, private speech with her. When hi
! chance came 1t was only q half chance
since there was little privacy to be ha
; in the crowded rooms
ut Is a question Of conscience thi
Tine he told her when she had agree
: 10 sit cut q dance with him in n co
! ner OF tho canvas carpeted assembl
: roon. II have discovered positive sv
: dence If frauds to be pe~rpetrated !
I the election next Tuesday. How "a
: am / justified In supprssslng this ev
dencerr
.Mercyr' she exclaimed. "How 20
; can bring a thunderboit down upo
one ont OF a perfectly clear seyi u
. ever right to shield criminals or erin
: inaiityr"
! sThat is just what ] should like I
know" he persisted. "At the preseI
! moment l am shielding 0 one Grin
] inal. but a good many"
! MAY / know the circumstances
! she asked after a moments consider
! ton.
(T0 be continued.l
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