The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-24

nc salu the name over SLOWLY after
me, Marcus Gerry" Then his lips
set evenly along his fine, sensitive
mouth. But only for a moment. He
gave me a swift glance and began to
laugh.
my brother is all right. you know;
but he is commercial factor. His
financial sense is sound. A rotten
ship Is a rotten ship. The captain Of
It cannot matter two-pence. Let
him step down and of, and the hull
go to Davy Jones. Pension the cap
tain perhaps. but cut loose from the
derelict. That's Marcus Gerry. That's
the sane view"
We were down townqnow. The car
riage was turning into Fifth avenue.
The young man touched the drivers
button.
This is your club. Mr.. Parks, I be-
lieve." he said. II am obliged by your
kindness. Won't you let me give you
the gewgaws?"
by no means" answered. getting
out OF the cab. please do me the
courtesy to forget our game Of
bridge"
He laughed pleasantly. "oh, shall
forget II, thank you. Seafaring folk at
Bremen say the cable ought always
to read, Der Kapitan ging NIT SEMEN
Schiffe unter.'" Then he spoke to
the driver and closed the carriage
door.
int o1,,h nj rot
OF brandy, cigar and a chair by the
fire. was greatly sorry for young
Gerry. He was an exceedingly pleas
ant fellow. Still, Could do nothing.
l had thought the matter over fully.
could, OF course, bring him to Ran
dolph Mason, but OF what use was
that? There was no balance OF in
justice to be squared up here. A reck-
less young spendthrift. come to the
end Of his tether, was all. Mason
would have that fact out in twinkle,
and close the door in his face. II was
out Of the question to fool him. He
would pick a man like a vulture at a
bone till he got to the marrow. i
threw the cigar into the fire. Any
way. Marcus Gerry would doubtless
pension the captain OF the rotten ship.
At the worst. he would probably be
better of than the most of us. Then
I recalled the German sentence.
Heinrich" / said to the club stew.
ard, what is Der Kapitan ging NIT
SEMEN Schiffe unterT" q.
Der Captain vent down NIT his
ship" replied the man.
A great light came to me I went
over to the table and write on my
card, Come TO Randolph Mason to-
morrow at eleven. The old Field
mansion off Broadway, below Wall
street" Then sent II 10 his address
by messenger. That would at least
gain time: and perhaps the boy would
give up the idea OF suicide. Then I
took another pony of brandy and
walked to my lodgings.
was a little late In arriving on
Broadway the morning after the game
OF bridge. AS | stopped to open the
old iron gate to Randolph Mason's
house, Winfield Gerry came across
from Wall street and Joined me. He
looked well-groomed and wholesome.
We entered the house and crossed
the wide hall to the old-time drawing
room, now used for an office. As
threw back the mahogany door. l OBJ
served Randolph Mason leaning over
the table In the middle Of the room.
He Strengthened up, cast a steady.
searching glance at young Gerry that
ran swiftly over him to his feet. then
turned abruptly and walked into the
adjoining room. closing the folding
doors behind him.
We entered and young Gerry took n
chair by the window. WAS that Ran.
do,ph Mason?" he said.
/ answered that II was.
Until I saw his face" he continued,
II could have sworn that II was Lie
bach, the greatest surgeon In Europe.
He has Liebach's hands, too. But the
resemblance vanished when he looked
up. This mans lean. sinewy. pro!
truding Jaw is almost menace. He
is not as gray as Liebach, either: and.
besides that, Liebaoh has. once In a
while. something gentle In his face,
if they do call him the Wolf in Mu-
mich. This mans face looks metallic.
as though It might ring II you struck
it"
I laughed, tossed him the morning
paper, and begged him to excuse me
while | ran over the morning mall. !
was scarcely seated before Pietro APP
peared,. saying that Mr. Mason wished
to see me. arose and went into the
adjoining room.
Randolph Mason sat at his table,
his elbow on the writing-pad and his
chin propped in the hollow of his
hand. Before him was square sheet
from his memoranda files. He began
to volley questions in a voice that
snapped like the click Of a gun-barrel
into its block.
"Is Wilder acquitted?"
EYES," l answered; IA per curtain
opinion yesterday. The mandate will
come down from the United States
circuit court of appeals. Monday"
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