Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-14

ami have some influence and repu-
tation, and It is dangerous toto try to
frighten me. Proofs are required In
law, and
"S-s-h-h! You know I've got the
proofs. They were easy enough to get
once happened on the track Of 'em.
Lord sakes, Heman. amt q fool!
What's the use Of your pretendin' to
be one? There's the deed out in Fris-
co. with yours and Johns name on It.
There's the records to prove the sale.
There's the receipt for the $4,000
signed by you on behalf Of yourself
and your partners widow. There's old
man Everdean alive and competent to
testify. There's John Thayer's will on
file over to Orham. Proofs! Why.
you thief. II It's proofs you want I've
got enough to send you to state prison
for the rest Of your life! Don't you
dare say proofs to me again! Heman
Atkins. you owe me, rs Bos'n's guard
Ian. S37.5OO with interest since 1854.
What you goin' to do about itT'
Here was one ray. a feeble ray, Of
light.
You're not her guardian" cried At
kins. "The courts have thrown you
out. and your appeal won't stand ell
Their. II any money IL due It belongs
to her father. She isn't of age! No.
sir. her father"
Captain Cy's patience had been CIV
Ing away. Now he lost 1t altogether.
lie strobe across the room and shook
his forcfnger In his victims face.
''Sor' he cried. That's your tack,
n Il? BY the big dipper. you go to
her father-just you 20 to him and tell
him. Just hint to him that you owe
his daughter thirty-odd thousand dol.
hrs and SOC what he'll do. Good hcnv-
ems above. he was ready to sell her
out to me for $50 wuil OF sand hank
In Orham- almost ready. he was, till
you offered n higher price to him to
fight. Why. he'll have your hide nail.
cd up on tho barn door! II you don't
pay him every red copper down on the
nail he'll wiring you dry. And then
he'll blacEmnil you forever and ever,
amen unless. of course. go home
and stop the blackmnil by printing my
story In the Breeze. I've precious
good mind to do II. by the Almighty.
will do II unless you come Oh that
high horse Of yours and talk like
man."
And then the monument fell-fell
PROSTATE. with sickly. pitiful crash.
II we ~ Bayiort could have seen our
congressman then. The great man,
great no ion~er. broke down complete
ly. Tic cried like n baby. II was al
trur-nll true. He had not meant to
teal al mrs, III, hat osvn led INFO
using the money In his business Thcp
he had meant 10 send II to the heirs.
but he didn't know their whereabouts
Captain t'y smiled ut this excuse And
now he couldn't pny he couldn't. He
had hardly thai sum In the world He
had lost money In stocks His prop
erty In The south had gone TO the
bad. He would IL, ruined He would
have to 70 to prison He was getting
Alicia. his daughter. Think Of her.
Think VI the disgrace. And NO IN,
over and over. with the one recurring
burden what was the captain going
10 do what was he going TO dor Ii
wns n uuisrribic. dreadful! exhibition.
ana Captain Cy could feel no pride In
,;is triumph
There. there" he said az last Stop
Full yoursolf together ] guess we can
nix II up somehow ! amt goin' to he
too hard nn you lf II want for your
incauness In helm willin' to let Ros'n
suffer her NE long with that drunken
beast Of a dad of hers I'd feel almost
like teilln' you To get up aud forget II.
Hut that's rot to Ike stopped. Now. you
listen to me-
knees beside the he'd. his face buried
in his arms. and his gray hair. the
lconine Atkins hair. which he was
wont to toss backward III the heated
periods Of his eloqucnce. tumbied and
drngGled Captain cy looked down at
him
This whole business about Bos'n
must be stopped" he said. ''and
stopped right Off You tell your law.
yers to drop the case, Her dad ia only
hnngin' around because you pay him
to- He don't want her; he don't care