Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-10-31
ing be dismissed. It Is too good for such
a CRATER that he should be out Of jail,
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ing be dismissed. It IL too good for such
a CRATER that he should be out Of jail,
but--well, he must go"
The secretary q suddenly thought
of certain influences in congress, now
long passed away. He was right, too.
Within a little more thar a year, by
pulling wires. Fleming was back again
-"'vindicated'-and breathing fire and
birthstone on those who had sided with
the government.
1t was a long chance, but 1 had made
up my mind to get" the CRATER and
save my friends in the customs divi-
sion who had had nerve enough to tell
the truth. l stuck to the case, and 1t
went up to the top of the government
service again.
l had taken to going down to the
piers and watching the boats come in.
| began before long to note those who
left the pier almost without examina-
ton One day tailed" q man who
had got out most expeditiously. The
man turned out tn be a big diamond
work to get a line on him. In one way
or another, broad hints of his activi-
ties We're current in the trade.
Burns and the Diamond Merchant.
One day l dropped contidentially into
his Office.
MIR. Mark" I began, with an air of
great secrecy, I'm a friend of Mr..
Fleming. He has asked me to come to
you and tell you to look out. Govern
ment officers are over here in New
York, and they may involve Mr.. Flem-
Ing. He told me to tell you to be very,
very careful what you say and do"
Mr.. Mark took me into his private
office, sent out his sten6grapher, and
shut the door and transom.
For what purpose did MIR. Fleming
send you?" he repeated.
oh" I replied casually. you know,
MIR. Fleming has been extending the
courtesies of the port to you. You
must have talked to some n about
II give you my word" swore the
man, that I haven't mentioned 1t to
a living soul outside of the Office. Why,
what a fool I'd be-"
Well" I insisted. who here knows?
some n must have talked"
Mark rang a bell and his door opened
and shut. :.
Frank" he said to a young man, 'if
any n comes in here and asks any
thing about Mr.. Fleming, you don't
know him, and I don't"
ANY one else?" / suggested as the
young man withdrew.
Mark sent for another man and re-
peated the process, %cautioning him in
my presence.
Gould they come in and And any
thing by checking up the books?" j
asked.
"N-no," hesiteted Mark.
b careful" / insisted. "They, are
clever"
well. let me see," reconsidered
Mark, taking me into the outer office.
We looked over the books. I saw that
what had passed to Fleming for his
official expedite had been charged to
expense" In some way it was now
covered up.
We returned to, the private office.
WELL. MIR. Mark" 1 concluded, ''that
was very satisfactory. I'm sure that
Mr.. Fleming will be interested. My
name is Burns"
Mark turned color like a chameleon.
Then he saw a loophole' and wormed
through it.
IF the case v e comes to trial. Ill
stick" he promised.
I had heaped about the last straw on
n case when this story came OUT.
The most powerful forces in congress
saved Fleming from trial. That could
not be helped. But he was removed by
telegraph.