Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03
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John sprang to his feet.
"Ah, set down! Pm telling you nothing you
don't know. Stolen estate money; Thousands
Of it,"
Glow do you known? snarled John.
Banks" answered Forbes. II went to Scot.
land Yard and they agreed with me that you'd
bear looking into; all most confidential, Of
course"
Scotland Yardw repeated John. "You
dared to discuss me in Scotland Yardw
Il don't know why not. may have to be
sending for some Of them to come down and
call. Well, after that 1t was easy enough.
told you had letters of introduction to bank
ers in London and Dublin. That's what was
doing when went to London. When you 30
around to those banks maybe you won't find
yourself just as popular as pay day. had
nothing to do with that. They were grouchy
right from the start; said you gave them
more bookkeeping too do than ten other cli-
ents called for. Then" he went on, Stealing
not being enough, you 60 and undertake to
kill Dorothy on that buck jumper Of yours.
oh, you needn't bother to look indignant
had talk with the men afterward. This il
the one thing on the list that Dorothy don't
know about. Then comes that dastardly trick
about Michael don't know as ever before
met up with q man who would use his dead
wife's child to ruin his brothers home, and
was Sheriff in my home county for ten years,
and saw quite some of the wrong side Of
human nature. Then when you know the fxup,
you get ready for your brother and know that
he is coming home to it, that you can't stop
him"-
"How could know" sneered John.
"By the telegram you suppressed. got II
out OF that creature of yours down to the tele.
graph Office"
"You liew said John. "There was no tsle
gram"
"You're mistaken" said Forbes "Here's the
carbon copy. got it out of him easy enough
just twisted the top Of him toward the east
and the rest of him toward the west untfl /
restored his memory. So then you knew the
Earl was coming home-a man that almost
makes woman Of himself about you and your
darned feelings. The only living creature in
the world that doesn't wish you were dead.
And you're afraid of him, and you take gun
and 60 out to shoot him in the dark"
"Never!" shrieked John, springing up again.
"You can't prove it,"
owe don't have to. We know it,"
"Who knows 1t? Who dares to say it,"
Mother" answered Forbes quietly. 'She's
the first"
"Mrs. Forbesw repeated Gresham in blank
est amazement. "Mrs. FORREST"
eyes, mother. That time was Sheriff she
used to be down to the Jail a lot talking to
what they were in trouble for before had
chance to tell her. And that night when you
came out OF this room, so calm and smiling in
your dancing shoes, mother touches my arm
and says:-That's the man. Don't you see the
old murder look? Then she talked with young
Burke, fooled him into thinking that we all
knew and he gave up his part Of the story.
That's nice list Of activities, Mr. the Honor
able John Gresham. Now, get active just once
more and hustle of this place. You needn't
bother about the money you stole. I've fixed
that with the bankers. All you've got to do is
to g-i.t-git-and stay"
"And leave you all here to enjoy the work
Of my hands-the gardens I designed, the
house restored and made habitable; to rest
under the trees planted, to drive about the
roads and avenues laid out. Even the horses
and the cattle on the hills are of my choosing;
the pheasants of my raising; the plantations
of my design. This was my life and work when
you and your daughter had never heard Of such
place; and when Pat cared so little about it
that years went by without his ever coming
here. And then, because it suits his damned
convenience, Pat comes back and gathers all
of you around him and treats me-oh! that
cursed five minutes-like a bailiff. Oh, it's a
sweet life; and yet, Mr.. Forbes, I'm not going.
You can tell your daughter what you please.
Tell the Earl what you please. In fact, You
can do anything you please. This is my house,
my place. made them"
"They would be in America" answered
Forbes. cat least a fair share of them would,
but your British law is different, and you're
only talking wild. Pat could have you
chucked out through the big gate like you
was a stray pig. You can't put up no tight,
and the reason my daughter and are giving
you chance to get away is that we realize Just
how you feel. Pat might have married anybody,
but he did marry my daughter and she and
her boy did break into your chances. There's
and the laws Of the land work on and you get
showed ont. As l say, we understand your