Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-01
THE INTRIGUED
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NoH ~ sssrs shaf . nssie slsrshe:
sn." ste said. Thsn the dominant
anaii;y 10 hsr. y hsr fssher. In every
easnsss came iupersosssiy for~ ara.
begin ROE, Ceurtiaaat. please. I ass
lisseninG"
! began then wish whss vsss1g spss
n eoasd ssmnsa.
Margaret Garnet. Hssepsd .iaseiy
putting noe and shes q query. and
CHANGING BOO aud then 81 the man
who sss appsauding IN that asss chair
a the sfsA rec. ss though to establish
somehes. . ssiatioa there witn this
mania of Ranaoipa Mason u Vas evi
aeet that ] was telling her nothing
shss sAs had aot already heard
I'm almost wishing. Courslandt. .
- SD. 'thaf Randolph Mason would
vsfuse to assist my father in the tieht
WITH hr. Weed. h seems to be mak
tAG the game unfair. like the Rhine
helping the Gsrmaus there against
Caesar. This drama of Gafki, like ell
fso0srse echoes. eutraGes ray sense Of
fair play. There was not, a. l re-
UsUbsr. . clean heht In the whole
HAD; some SOD was always lending
q hand"
She sat . moment silently watchine
Caesars pontoon bridges sucked un-
der By mysterious currents.
4 ought. ~ . autiful daughter. ts
bold . keeRer Interest In my fathers $
side Of Il. | suppose" she said. IF
MT. Weed N not checkmated. father =
railroads will go into reeeivership:
and n my father crushes him, he will
go. In every sense. under the az. 10
| ought to be Aired with Q certain bar.
baric eaGerness for victory, and SO, In
. way. ! am. But somehow, ct the
bottom 0f me. I wish To 80 the aght
fair. No hanaicaps, no Olympic leg.
gins. the winning to the best man"
This impassioned speech was inter.
rupted BY . thin piping voice, little
more thaa . birds chirp. Please,
Margaret" It said, Il an tired. May
! so homer" The old aunt had awak-
ened. Her face WAS plaintive, like q
chiids. Time, having made life's cir
cult with her, was returning her to
dissolution by the cradle.
] summoned the old woman's maids,
and they got her, with the footman's
assistance. to the carriage. I went
out with Margaret Garnett. She
harked back to her theme Q moment
as I took my leave Of her. Good
night, C0urtlaAAt." she sail. "Psase
hseD Randolph MssOa Q neutral IN THE
A0h4- u - tss has Q struGGls te -
spoiled by m outsider. n father wina.
l shall have this naa's hsaA % Q
charger. II wisA \. n hs hoses lst
ths victor sell ne into slavery"
turned to call . hanson, whsa one
Of the theater attendants tOuched ne
On the arm.
Il beg yOur parA0a," - said; "cea
You tell - u tAis article belonns 70
Miss 0srDsttf II vas picked W By
An usher - hse bOx." He hslA N his
hand nst oOll lOchet attached 10 q
chain linking alternately . topas anl
an opal. I carried ths locket 70 The
light and sxaniaed n. The case vss
without . nark. ] pulled II opso y
80 n thsrs vas sny Inside, 80 I
founl there such . one as left 70
doubt remaining The locket eoatain-
- the picture II Ass father, snl -
posits II. Of IL psrseas % this sarsA.
tie face of TheaAs .. Weed.
I Fsturnsd the loohst - the vssei>e
hockey. II b certainly Misc 0sr-
netts." ] said; 'yos weulA bettss ssol
4 inne1iatsly - Ase rss1Asoos-
On Thurs1ay nseninG ths ceuaep1 q
joAn 4. 0Arnett eallsl - nasAsapA
Mason. Whsa Pistrs beeueAA ~ IN
70 the sAcs tssk hin fer ssns csSs.
bratsd actsf.
Il have tAs hsoee." ~ sasl. 'ts ~
dress Mr.. Paris. I believe, ths score
tary Of Randolph Mason. ny name 10
Alssr. An Asrs % . nattsr for ysAa
a. Garnstt."
I hid under . csavsstioaal srsstine
The naming interest whicA thsss
words lighted. Here was tAs savsy
which Margaret Garrett saia hsr fsth-
or was about to send. l did nOt know
that this meeting was By appsintnent
until Randolph Mason Appeared % ths
threshold Of the folding -aoors betvee,
the two rooms. He spoke 10 ne.
Il shall Be engaged with Mr.. Aleer
for the next half hour. Direct Pietro
to ADMIT no one" Thea he went back
into the room, followed by the attor.
ney. i presently found Pietro. gave
him the directions and returned to my
table, where l could witness through
the folding-doors this conference which
Margaret Garnett wished SO greatly
to prevent. 1t was Randolph Mason
who began the conversation.
Can you give me briefly" he said.
the history of this case?"
The attorney was not moved to q
hasty recital by Mason's abrupt impa-
tience- He sat down in a chair be
fore the table. lifted his face. serene
with that deep internal composure
common to those who are accustomed
to speak the last irreyocable word.
and regarded Randolph Mason as be
doubtless would have regarded eorna