The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-17
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HENRY RUS5ELL MILLER

"Haggin," he said abruptly, aft
err a few minutes thinking, tell
me all you know about that con-
vention business"
And Haggin told him tale of
Wholesale corruption such as to
cause even Martin, familiar as he
was with the devious and foul
methods of our politics, to expe-
rience a qualm of disgust.
Wen see," he said, when the
account was finished. 81 don't
think you'll have to go to jail,
Haggin.'
1t was reported next morning
that District Attorney Martin had
left the city for a two weeks vaca-
ton. AS a matter of fact, he was
quietly at work ferreting out GER
tain facts in connection with the
convention bribery.
The end of his two weeks work
was marked by a series of meet
ings between him and certain
lesser politicians who had been
prominent in Larkins campaign.
These were followed by a confer
ence with MACPHERSON, at the con-
clusion of which the latter left,
white and shaking.
Then Martin called on Henry
Sanger, jr. The two were closeted
for over an hour. When Martin
rose to leave, he remarked:
at is understood then-your
papers are muzzled, or l publish
these affidavits and begin pro-
ceedings myself. You understand,
too, that the statute of limita-
lions runs two years on these Of
fenses? That is clear, l hope?"
Perfectly" Sanger answered
coolly. For two years you have
me tied. After that-we shall re-
sumo hostilities Oh an equal foot
ing. You're smart lawyer, Mar
tin"
And, by the way, Mr.. Sanger"
Martin added, you will be sur
prised to learn that McAdoo did
not bride those delegates and
knew nothing about 1t until weeks
after the convention. You are
fighting an honest man."
Indeed" Sanger answered in
differently. Good afternoon, Mr..
Martin"
Thereafter newspaper discus
sion of the nomination was
dropped.
When Bob was strong enough
to be allowed to receive visitors
Martin went to him and told him
all these things. Bob listened
without interrupting the flow OF
the tale.
At its conclusion he said sim.
ply, You're good friend, Mar.
tin" And Martin somehow fell
very happy.
Il owe you an apology, Mr.
McAdoo," he said, after mo
ment's silence. when Haggir
told me that you hadn't known o.
the bribing, I thought he was ly
ing-until l had other evidence
I'm ashamed that"
DON'T" Martin thought h,
caught a note of pain in Bob,
voice. "You had no reason t,
think me above it. l had don,
| ehih6o do pdu-Or worse. M,
hands aren't very clean, Martin
And Haggin was my agent in tn,
matter. He did it for me-"
Clean hands or not, Mr.. Nc
Adoo," Martin exclaimed i'm
pulsively. I'D rather fight unde
you than under any other man il
the country"
He went away wondering a
the new McAdoo he had found
others, too, saw and wondered
FOR there was new McAdoo in
deed. The lesson had sunk deem
kathleen, watching closely. in rea
dread lest with returning strength
the old spirit should return. saw
that the change was complete an,
permanent. The old Bob. AFRO
CANT, self-aggrandizing, hard. la,
dead amid the fragments of hi
shattered self-god. Sometbin,
more Kathleen saw, that he bor
the burden of a profound sorrow
and shame.
None the less, however, his OLE
certainty and forcefulness re
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