Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1912-10-31
CHAPTER VIII.

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ri Of Blvens' failure TO settle
wardmans suit with a grim
- resolution to win now, at all
,.rzs THE sensational reports Of
D.,.-.,s action against the big finan-
.,a-s had given her quick mind the
.~. "a new line Of stratagem- She
hogan cautiously.
Won are not going to give up thing
,,u. sa+ nv heart on merely because
"A voofmans a fool, are your she
...o5 her husband, with q touch Of
-.-o ~Jfm Stuart Is the best friend
I'm over had He has become one of
-, most famous men I'm America.
,-srt him at our next entertainment"
THE thing that puzzles me-" Biyens
t,,-a fn. "ls why he will not come TO
as house. When | meet him down
tovn he always friendly"
Mans lips quivered with queer lit
te smile.
owm he succeed IN this action
oralget these menT'
oNo. he can't get the facts. Il he
,onlH he'd shake the foundations Of the
fnaDeia world"
.Whg not give the facts to himT
81 had thought Of that, but it might
bring on a panic.
"What have You to lose by ttF
Nothing. bat a papic's a dangerous
thing TO monkey with
eft ronIdnt injure Stuart?" his wife
asked cautiously.
NO It couldn't hurt him. On the
other hand. might make him the un-
conscious instrument Of a great per-
soma vengeance. double my fortune
ana possibly land Jim in the White
House
You must do II. dear!" his wife
cried. trembling with suppressed ex-
element
"Its playing with dynamite"
ats worth THE risk to double your
fortune. DO 1t for my sakeF'
Nan leaned close and pressed her
husbands hand while her dark eyes
found their way into his heart
"Iil d0 it." he said with firm ac~
cent I'll phone him at once"
When Stuart sat down with Bfvens
in one Of the magnificent private din
ing rooms Of his millionaire club two
days later he was struck with the per
lection Of the inanciers dress and the
easy elegance Of his manners
Nan has surely done wonders with
some pretty crude materialr' he unused.
He recalled Mans diary with grim
amusement
It took we years to thoroughly break
him SO that she could always be sure
that his nails were trimmed and his
clothes in perfect style. He had long
since ceased to struggle and had found
much happiness of late years in vyine
with her In the perfection OF his PER
sonal appearance.
When the dinner was finished Biven:
dismissed the waiter. lighted one Of
his huge cigars and drew from a mo
rocco case which be had placed beside
his chair typewriter manuscript. HI
turned its leaves thoughtfuIly a mo
ment and handed them to Stuart
There's document, Jim. that cost
NE $1,000 TO prepare; for whose sup
preston St0O00OO would be paid ant
no questions asked"
But why this generosity on you
part Caly'
have anticipated that question.
answer it fully and frankly. There i
enough dynamite in that document Il
blow up half Of Wall Street and lant
somebody in the White House."
And many lib the morgueT'
Aud some IN the penitentiary. w
watched yolr work the past nine year
Win genuine pride, Jim You've sai'
lot Of hard things about rich malefac
"fS, but you've never touched me-"
No, ! think you're too shrewd to b
caught 10 that class. Cal"
l pride myself that | am. It's onl.
4e clumsy fool who gets tangled Il
Tue criminal law. But lot OF then
aa'e done it-big fellows whose name
~ The world with noise. I've takel
s'9 pains TO put into that typewritte
aoeament the names. the dates. IN
PAGES, The deeds, the names Of the vii
ASes and all the essential facts. d
'aaI you please with It. IL you d
@na' think you will. some men VII
are wearing purple and fine linen wi
: wearing stripes before another yea
a you will be the biggest man |
New York"
ana your m0tiveT'
Perhaps wish to get even wit
-, 'Le men who have done me a dirt
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Lle excitamanf which viii folio,