The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19

d such luck!" Hampton whis
pered to Brown after the Judge had
acceded to the foreman's request and
the jury had been dismissed "Were
done for now"
Yes, I guess you're right" sighed
Brown. THAT double idea of your
was clever but Holly's brother will re.
fuse to keep silent tongue until the
next trial. He's bound to give the
game away or else the district attor.
ney will find him out. It's a miracle
that he doesn't know Of him, as it is. "
BY this time they were at Hampton's
Offices.
There, complacently awaiting them,
sat Miss Preston, the dingy pompa-
dour in confident evidence beneath a
shabby picture hat
Il just thought I'd drop in for my
money ventured the stenographer.
Hampton and Brown gazed at the
girl in amazement. In the complexi-
ties of the trial they had forgotten
her. Gradually look of comprehen-
sion flashed into the eyes Of the older
man. He reddened angrily. do you
mean to tell me" he rasped that you
are responsible for this diabolical
miscarriage of my plans?"
Miss Preston gave her rated head
a defiant toss, and snorted like a tried
war horse smelling powder.
Il don't like your tone, Mr.. Hamp-
ton she shrilled, nor do like any
better this hostile attitude" She peered
at the attorney suspiciously. 1T looks
very much like an attempt to beat me
out of my money"
Your money!" Hampton roared like
an angry bull. Brown glared as if he
would like nothing better than
chance to seize upon the girl and do
her bodily injury. you certainly
haven't got sublime nerve enough to
come here and expect me to pay you
for electrocuting my client?" asked
the older man.
His stenographer laughed Your
client is guilty all right" she said, !
but that has nothing whatever to do
with the case, for can prove that you
offered me $4,000 to bring about
I've done it. Now I'll
either have the money or I'll ruin your
good name, and put you in an unenvi-
able position. The papers would ap-
Dreciate this, | am sure"
Hampton smiled grimly. "You say
that you can prove that offered you
This money. Pray how will you at
.empt it?"
The girl turned quickly to the alli-
gator grip and removed therefrom
small talking machine She quickly
adjusted record and started it.
Nhir-r-r went the instrument, then:
What was my proposition?" came
he squeaky but unmistakable voice of
Miss Preston, and in the soft, insinu-
ting answer from Hampton: you
ire to bring about jury disagree
nent in the Holly easel"
The machine would have continued
lad not Brown, in some unaccountable
manner, tripped and fallen against the
able, which was promptly overturned
" the encounter, the machine
mashed and the record broken.
Hampton laughed Where is your
violence now?" he asked.
AT home" answered the girl
knowing you as have
through an intimate business ac-
uaintance of several years, you didn't
hink / would be fool enough to bring
ne original record here, did you? The
roken one is only duplicate made
'om the original"
Hampton sighed as he drew check |
ook from a drawer in the roll top.
1T was a chance" explained the
rstwhile stenographer to her fiance
nat evening IF they didn't Disagree
had nothing to lose-except the
rice of cheap phonograph and
Duple Of records, And now we can
ct married." |