El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-20

| by CRIPES, I'LL SHOW EIN!"
dial that had ever disturbed the peace
Of the Sagebrush State, and the central
/ figure around which the story of cor
ruption and bribery would center
would be his father. For five long
minutes he sat. in grim silence. frown-
ing at the miserable traitor. who was
shifting uneasily in his chair under
! the cold glare Of the hereditary BlOunt
eyes. But when all was over the trail
! tor had gained his point.
go to it, said Blount sharply.
Swear CIT your own affidavit and get
as many more as you can to back it
up. Bring the papers here to me be-
tween / and 2 o'clock this afternoon.
That's all. Now go before l. am
tempted TO throw you out neck and
heels. If somebody doesn't kill you
for this piece of treachery you will
be playing in big luck"
When Gryson was gone Blount put
on his hat and went straight to the
editorial rooms of the Daily Capital.
Blenkinsop, the thin faced. long haired
editor. was bumped in his chair over
his desk blue penciling copy like
man running race against time
In just a minute" he said when
| Blount stood beside him. And then.
sticking the copy on the hook. Now
I'm with you"
Blount had marked the unusual
daytime activities in the newspaper
office and had instantly put two and
two together
You're at work pretty early for a
Blenkinsop?" he asked
"You bet we aren' was the quick re-
ply.
What is the matter?" queried
Blount
Haven't you heard?" said the ed
itor. 'Somebody-heaven only knows
who-has been gathering up a lot Of
false registration evidence involving
half dozen of the principal towns in
the state. The stuff came to us by q
sort of underground route but it's re-
liable all right It's q corker There'll
be 10000 repeaters challenged in this
state at the polls tomorrow. and no
man living can tell what the outcome
Will be-"
Blount saw a great light which sud-
denly grew to clarifying brightness
Whom does the scandal involve.
Blenkinsop?" he asked quietly.
At this the long haired editor grew
curiously embarrassed You're with
u.s. Blount, that / know. But you are
also your fathers son. There are only
one machine and one boss in the Sage
brush State"
Blount nodded dumbly. Then.
when will you go to press with the
first edition Of the paper?"
"At a. m. sharp" was the reply.
Blount turned to go. Il may have
another half column or so for you be
fore that tx..e." he said. but you
heedn't hold the forms open for me.
I'll call you over the phone if l have
anything to say
Once In the street. Blount went
straight to the bank where he had
rented the safety box. Five minutes
in the privacy of the vault anteroom.
with the unlocked box before him,
confirmed his suspicious. The packet
which he had so carefully secured was
made up of blank papers folded to ap-
pear like the originals. and it became
convincingly evident that his Office
safe had not been dynamited for moth
ing
The matter which would appear I'M
der faring scare heads the next morn
ing would be the evidence which he
himself had collected, carefully edit
ed no doubt. so that it would leave
out ali that might incriminate any
body but the machine and the ma
chimes boss-his father
With muttered threat of vengeance
directed at his traitorous Office force.
Blount went slowly back to the Tenn
pie court and sat down to wait for
Gryson's return. giving Collins orders
to deny him to everybody else.
Once again in the history of the race
1t had become the duty of a son to be-
tray a father. Blount saw his way
lying clearly defined before him. He
must take the affidavits which Cry
son would bring and lay them before
Judge Hemingway, the one man in the
capital, If not in the entire state. who
would have the courage of his convic-
lions and the hsgh sense of duty to
act, and act promptly.
Blount saw the dreadful conse-
quences marshaling themselves in
readiness. His father would be i'm
plicated beyond any possibility or hope
Of exculpation. and the people of the
state-stirred as they would be by the