Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-07
CHAPTER v.
Douglass Listens to What Interests
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Douglass Listens to What Interests
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Marcadian and Addison Kingsley
made striking antithesis. The NM
lionaire. giant. Of ruddy complexion
and athletic form: the lawyer, q short
thin man, with sharp silhoutte, white
hair and white beard framing thin
face. But to hear Marcadian's pre-
else and insidious voice in smart rep
artee-a voice with fine modulations
and then. the harsh, imperative voice
without intonation whatever, Of Kings
ley-it was then that one felt the supe-
riority Of the dignified little advocate
to the apoplectic, boisterous master OF
the house.
Marcadian had not recognized me. l
had followed him closely up the path
way. 1t seemed that was being
pushed in his wake by an invisible
power. The man seemed to bring with
him something of my wife, something
Of my son and something Of my be-
loved daughter. And all prudence, all
thought of the risk ran vanished be-
fore the impetus which l obeyed.
Nevertheless, at an angry look from
Addison Kingsley went to the end OF
the room and sat down at little table
before the bay window, turning my
back to them both.
| pretended to be absorbed in some
documents | held in my hand, but l
took good care not to lose a word OF
their conversation.
In his usual complacent manner,
Marcadian had crossed one leg over
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his nose, after having carefully
cleaned the lenses.
CHAPTER V.-Continued.)
"Mr. Kingsley" he began in hrs
business like tones, II have put off
this visit for long time for two rea-
sons. The first is of a particular ma
ture and relates to family affair,
which has absorbed me completely for
the last fifteen days; the second is
that a lawyer like am is not ac-
customed to put himself out and oc-
cupy himself with a case so insignifi-
cant in appearance as this which
froms the object of my visit"
This preamble was delivered in such
a manner as to cause Kingsley and
me to open our eyes in establishment.
To discuss case-an insignificant
case in appearances! His words
seemed to me the acme Of irony.
My host sat looking at the lawyer
with fixed eyes. He was seeming dan
ger. 1t was clear that he thought as
| did, the his visit to the Rue Michel
Ange was known and that probably
the police were on the track.
But the lawyers next words de-
stroyed this hypothesis:
LAS said, one reason for my visit is
of an intimate character-a case in
which the lawyer must efface himself
in order to let the man himself speak.
To begin WITH, Mr.. Kingsley. l must
tell you that am the lawyer who has
charge of your sons interests
MY sons lawyer, you, Maitre Mar
cadiann' the millionaire exclaimed in
wonder.
He was surprised at the unexpected
turn the lawyers talk had taken.
/ took deep breath. 1t seemed as
though great weight had been lifted
from my chest. I knew that my
brother-in-law could not understand
English, 80 l profted by it by calling
out to Kingsley, in careless voice,
without looking up from my papers:
ASK him about the affair OF. init
mate character
Each thing in its turn" replied
Kingsley.
eve can speak asked the lawyer,
suspiciously.
The foreign language seemed to en-
barrass him.
"Oh, yes, Mr.. Charles Douglass is
one Of my. best friends. 2eu may