Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-01-29
Continued From Last Week.
SO0V1tIHu6U FTOm Last Week
CHAPTER VII.
A Legal Document.
N KARY TURNER spent less tina
NI an hour In that mysteriousl
lVR important engagement wit
CHAPTER VII.

from the young man she went alone
down Broadway, walking the few
blocks Of distance to Sigismund Har
ris' Office.
Harris regarded his client with an
appreclativeFey eye as he bowed in greet
Ing and invited her to a seat.
Il sent your cousin. Miss Agnes
Lynch, the release which she is to sign
he explained, when she gets that
money from General Hastings. | wish
you'd look it over when you have time.
It's all right. I'm sure. but l appreciate
your opinion of things. Miss Turner
particularly OF legal documents"
Thank YOU" Mary said. And have
you heard from them yet?r
No" the lawyer replied. Il CAV
them until tomorrow. If 1 don't hear
b shall start suit at once Then
the lawyers manner became unusually
bland and self satisfied as be opened
a drawer of the desk and brought
forth a rather formidable appearing
document, bearing a most impressive
seal.
You will be glad to know he went
on u~nctiously. that / was entirely
successful in carrying out that idea of
yours as to the injunction. My dear
Miss Turner, Portia was a squawking
baby compared with you"
THANK you again" Mary answered
as she took the legal paper, For u
moment hersglance ran over the words
Of the page.
ITS %spiendidv" she declared. Ibid
you have much trouble in getting it,"
why. no. he declared. But at the
outset when | made the request the
judge just nearly fell off the bench
Then ] showed him that Detroit case
to which you had drawn my attention.
and the upShot of it all was that he
gave me what | wanted without II
whimper. He couldn't help himself.
you know
That mysterious document with the
imposing seal reposed safely in Mary's
bag when She returned to the anart-
med3c.
Mary had scarcely received from .Ag-
gle an account of Cassidy's threaten
ing invasion when the maid announced
that Mr.. Irwin had called.
Show him in" Mary directed.
who's the ginkg" Aggie demanded.
you ought to know. He's the law
yer retained by General Hastings in
the matter of a certain breach of prom
Use suit
Hope he's brought the money"
Leave the room now Mary order
ed. When | call to you come in, but
be sure and leave everything to me.
Merely follow my lead. And. Agnes
be very %ingenue."
"Oh. I'm wise-1'm wise" Aggie nod
ded as she hurried out toward her bed
Q I'll be a squab-surest thing
yon know
Next moment Mary gave a formal
greeting to the lawyer who represent
ed the a she planned to mulct eff
fectiveiy.
Irwin lost no time in coming to the
point.
II called in reference to this suit
which Miss Agnes Lynch threatens to
bring against my client, General Hast
Ings."
Its not a threat. Mr.. Irwin. 'The
suit will be brought
you realize, of course. that this is
merely plain blackmail,o
If it's hiackmail. Mr.. Irwin, why
don't you consult the police"
Mary turned to the maid, who now
entered in response to the bell she had
sounded a minute before. Fanny,
will You ask Miss Lynch to come in,
please?n Then she faced the lawyer
again, with an aloofness of manner
that was contemptuous. Really, Mr..
Irwin" she drawled, swhy don't you
take this matter to the police?"
You know perfectly well,, the law
yer said bitterly, that General Hast
ings cannot afford such publicity"
s.Oh, as for that, Mary suggested
evenly, and now there was d trace OF
fiippancy in her fashion of speaking,
ttI'm sure the police would keep your
complaint a secret. Really, you know.
Mr.. Irwin. Ithink you had better take
your troubles to the police rather than
to me. You will get much more SYM
.pathy from them.
The lawyer sprang up with an air Of
sudden determination,
Very well, / will then. he declared.
Mary pushed In his direction the
telephone that stood on the table.
300 Spying she remarked encour
aoiuglv sswilI bring mn afficar aIrnoof
Immediately, she leaned back in her
chair and surveyed the bafhed man
amusedly.
Nevertheless he rejoined, you
know perfectly vel that General Hast
ings never promised to merry this girl
You know He broke on as Aggie
entered the drawing room.
Now. tie girl was dernure in seem.
Ing almost BEYOND hellsfa childish