The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-11
My Dear Mallowe:
Kindly regard this letter as strictly

My Dear Mallowe:
Kindly regard this letter az strictly
confidential. desire to negotiate q
private loan Immediately for con-
fifty thousand dollars, In fact,-but for
obvious reasons, which you. as man
OF discretion and financial astuteness
second to none in this country, will
readily understand. public nssumpt-
ion Of It by me would be disastrous to
a degree, under the prevailing con-
ditions. Ask Moore II he can arrange
the matter for me. but feel him out
tentatively first. II he does not see
his way clear to 1t, let me know with
out delay, and will come to Ellington
and confer with you.
am prepared, Of course, to give
him my personal note for same, but do
not desire any direct dealings with
him. In fact, it would be exceedingly
dangerous to my interests If he ever
mentioned it to me personally, even
when he fancied himself alone with
me. Impress this upon him. I will
pay far above the legal rate Of interest,
of course. You can arrange this with
him.
] will go into the whole matter Of
this contingency confidentially with
you when see you. In the meantime,
know that can rely upon you.
Awaiting the earliest possible reply,
and thanking you for the interest I
know you will take in this affair,
Sincerely. your friend.
Pennington Lawton.
After glancing at it moment Blaine
read the letter aloud in a calm, un-
emotional voice which gave no hint of
the tumult within him. He had scarce
finished when Jimmy Brunell. greatly
excited, interrupted triumphantly:
That's It! That's the note! Don't
see anything phony about it, do you,
sir? Neither did they! Now, leave
out the My dear Mallowe,' and begin
ming with the next as the first line.
count down five lines. The last letter
of the last word on that line is I, isn't
It? Omit line and take the last let.
ter OF the next, and so on for four
letters--that is, the last words OF the
four alternate lines beginning with the
fifth from the top are: of, q, ask, and
see, and the last letters of those four
spell a word. That work is fake, and
so Is the note. and the whole internal
business! Fake, from beginning to
end! I put my mark on 1t, sir. SO It
could be known for what it Is, In case
Of need. Now the need has come"
by Jove. so 1t isl" Guy Morrow
cried. unable to restrain himself long
er. you're wonder, Mr.. Brunell!"
You have rendered us greater serv-
ice than you know" supplemented
Blaine, the while his pulses throbbed
in time to his leaping heart. The
crevice! The rift In the crimilan's al.
most perfected scheme, into which he
has succeeded in inserting the little
silver probe Of his specialized know.
ledge. and disclosed to a gaping world
the truth! He had found it at last,
and his work was all but done.
But what's to happen to me now"
The exultation had died out of his
voice. and Jimmy Brunell looked sud-
denly pinched and gray and tired. and
very, very old. Il don't care much
what happens to me. but my daughter
Emily"
'T'll take care Of her. whatever hap
pens!" Guys heart was in his buoy.
ant voice. "But you'll be all right.
Don't you worry! Haven't you got Mr..
Blaine on your side?"
"I'll try to see that you don't suffer
for your enforced share in the Lawton
conspiracy. Brunell. It seems to me
that you've already gone through
trouble enough on that score, great as
was the damage you half-unwittingly
wrought" Blaine remarked, reassur.