The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-14
Copyright 1914. by the Newspaper
Enterprise Asaoeiatlon.)

secretary. somewhat apologetically,
laid the letter In front OF tho WiHost
Man In Wall at
From Mrs. Austin. probation OF.
ficsr. Court OF General Sessions.
he explained Wants lettor
ABOUT Spear He's been convicted
OF theft. Comes up for sentence
Tuesday"
"spoarf" repeated Arnold Thorn
dixie.
Young fellow. Htenographer, used
20 do your letters last summer
going In and out on the train"
The great man nodded. Il re-
member. What about him.
Went on the loose. had with
him about $500 belonging 10 tho
firm: hos with lsaRca a Sons. now
shoe people on sixth av, Met n
woman. and woke mp without any
money The next morning he OF.
fcrcd 20 make good. but lsaacs
called policeman. When they
looked into IL. they found the boy
had been drunk They tried TO
withdraw the charge. but he'd been
committed Now. the probation Of
ficer Is trying 20 get the Judge TO
suspend aentcnce. a letter from
you. air. would"
Il was evident the mind OF the
great man was elsewhere. Young
men who. drunk or sober. spent the
firms money ON women who diEhp
pcarcd before sunrise. did not ap-
peal 20 him.
Spear had a letter from US
when he left. didn't heF" he asked
What he has developed into. since
he left us--" he shrugged his shout.
ders. The secretary withdrew the
lcttor. aud slipped another In It's
place
As his car slid downtown on Tues
day morning the mind OF Arnold
Thorndlke was occupied with such
details 81 daily routine AS the pur-
chase OF a railroad. the Japanese
loan. the new wing 10 his art sal.
leEy, and an attack that morning
In his own newspaper. upon his pet
trust Hut his busy mind was not
too occupied 10 return tho salutcs
OF tho traffic policemen who cleared
the way for him. or. by sorie gen.
ius OF memory. TO recall the fac,
that II was on this morning younK
Spear was TO be sentenced for
theft.
II was Characteristic OF the great
man 20 act quickly. Stop AZ the
Court OF General Sessions" he com.
handed. What he proposed TO do
would take but few minutes. A
word. a personal word from him to
the district attorney. or 10 tho
Judge. would be enough.
Out Of tho sunshine Mr. Thorn.
dixie stepped into the gloom Of an
ccholng rotunda. With dspre-
catory laugh. he explained why he
had come. Hut the ou,hurs, Of mp
probation he had anticipated did
not follow.
The district attorney ran his fin.
ger briskly down n printed card.
Henry spear." he exclaimed. that's
your man Court IL. Judge Fallon
Andrews 10 In that court" He
walked to the door OF HIS private
office. Andrews" he called.
MFR. Thorndiks In interested in
Henry Spear coming up fo- sen.
tencc In Par, Three this morning
Wants to speak 10 him. Take him
over with you"
The district attorney shook hands
quickly. and retreatcd TO his prl.
vate office. Mr.. Andrews took out
ciEaret and. as he crossed the
floor. III II.
Come with me" he commanded
Mr.. Andrews led him TO an office.
bare and small. and offered him q
chair. and handed him morning
newspaper.
Mr.. ThcrndIke refused the news
paper. Il thought | was going to
see the judge" he suggested.
Court don't open for n few min.
utes yet" said the assistant district
attorney. Judge IL always late.
anyway"
Mr.. Thorndlke suppressed an OK
clamation. lie wanted TO protest.
but his clear mind showed him that
there was nothing against which.
with reason. he could protest. Next
time he would send n check. but
he was not without n sense 81 hu-
NOR. and the situation as II nos
was forced upon him struck him
as amusing. lilo laughed good
naturedly and reached for the desk
telephone.
May use thls7" he asked. He
spoke to the Wall n. office. He
explained he would be a few min
utes late. He directed what should
be done II the market opened In n
certain way. He gave rapid orders
on many different matters. asked
10 have read to him n cabiegram
he expected from Petersburg. and
one from Vienna.
They answer each other" was
his final instruction. 1T looks Ike
peace"
Mr.. Andrews with genial patience
had remained silent. Now he turned
upon his visitors. 4 Levantine.
burly, unshayen and solled. tow
cred truculently above him.
You gotta hell Of nerve TO
come to see me-" he commented
cheerfully.
was It you" demanded young
Andrews, In n puzzled tone. "or
your brother. who tried to knife
me?"
Get out" said young Andrews,
"and don't show your face hero
The door slammed upon tho NY
ing Greek.
A kindly. sad woman with
basket on her knee smiled upon
Andrews with the familiarity OF an
old acquaintance.
'Ts that woman going to get n
divorce from my SON" she asked.
nov that he's In trouble7"
Now that he's In Sing Sing?"
corrected Mr.. Andrews II hope
sol She deserves II. That son OF