The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-07-31


was the first requisite honestly
why should M. a clever man who
was honest stem into the game
mark his cards to suit himself and
MAY i, ON. with them In other
words bring himself down to their
level match them trick for trick
and g them one better, In the end
il would all be. of course. for the
sake f deCenCy and honesty and the
public good There was a bare
chance that such a thing could be
done. and if il could be done it
would purge the state capitol as no
other thing in the world would
Lewis was the big boss in my
end of the state ! went to see him
in my effor. to break in. didn't
see him. hut | did see FranQues his
henchman. and made a deal with him
that fitted in perfectly with the
big idea | deposited a sealed packet
in a certain bank here in Sandring
ham. | was elected. used Franques
as long as he was useful to me. then
dropped him. In political parance.
I double-crossed him. That act of
northumberland il was that. moth.
ing else-was the first step toward
the carving out Of the big idea. Il
was necessary and - and ugly. as
YOU say"
He stopped and his voice dropped
n little
.Noonwbilo onr maths in ,ifa-vours
I'D - a-o',od a,d raorossod
and snr noIi,ical raoOonS II was moo.
".lu ,o' sa au''f', a,,.;a 49, ho dozen, 70
smashed his power in his own dis.
trict Then | learned YOU were
betrothed to him. Why.
don't know-but | wanted to make
you understand what manner of
man he was. I didn't believe you
knew That was the day I offended
Won so grievouslv. During the days
following that. when vCu were hat
ing me. YOU were constantly in my
thoughts. | was irving TO decide for
myself whether YOU knew or did not
know what Lewis was. couldn't
reconcile your attitude with the bald
fact that the newspapers had been
full of Lewis exposure It
was long time before | reached a
conclusion"
And that conclusion was
-" she Gueried softly
Forgive me-" said Jim Warren
THAT conclusion was that YOU did
know that Won must know. who and
/ what Lewis was: and the arrogance
If wealth and power had made you
Gallons to il In other words. you
knew and didn't care. Your attitude
left me nothing else" he pleaded
Desperately in self.extenuation.
.p,ooo o on, ohio cold co,d,v
..yan 600 Won owed mo no anoI.
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~ ,Iod ,o',,,,o ni,on mo rho onnCr.
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hno, nndors,and
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roar, would 10 on ono Would he
IN har an 81 10 After mo.
nav. he dronnnd down in front of
t,au ni,
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MON " no booan hlnntlv. and when
ani,od n,,seIf pby had taken the
tun'h,o 80 wv. 10 mako Won under.
o 1 ,.ho. 'orror of man ba was
tharo nas NO anSwer After all if
une, - NV h,,sinooe ,riad RI
olf ,hi,I, ,bat. cou1dn't
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n.' vi, ,I',ios 10 fror, tho
su,,i i'''u ~ da,. I,aw Won were
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Oh ',o neit;an 7, was necessary r.
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'o' So ,Da ,ha ho,.s in war.
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oui'on' io'so' ,,,n nr1d NV, Won
Io' ~, q" 80 oot r,orov Win
!, "o"Iu rt, could
me 'e.'p,o a,f w. noe;tion in tho
w in,,i,
sa,te Saa pc , .ho. ,o, ORC
10" wv ~, -, hor
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con ih"eu H. ,,oua o1,orv
go ~ 5o' ~ Ia s., tho
"ne.e. Wa ~ bo,d uis roine