The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-30
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the story ~ the Coronida Grant off
/ To the papers7-not II WI him I'll
he's too dead 10 bury. I guess"
Cashier ignored the wrestling
three and dropped quickly on his
knees beside stephen dassingale,
/ bracing the miBery-stricken girl
with the needed word OF hope and
directing her in low tones how To
help him search for the wound.
But Broulllard hurled himself
with an oath upon young Cort'
wright, and II was he. and neither
the cattleman nor the fat-armed
barkeeper. who wrenched the Heap-
on out OF Cortwright'B grasp and
with II menaccd the babbling muir
derer into silence.
Broulllard bad been summoned
10 a conference with Cartwright In
haste and he had responded at his
| leisure.
How is young Massingale get
ting along7"
AS well as could be expected.
The doctor says he is out OF dan
ger"
Mr.. J. Wesley Cartwright flung
himself back in his luxurious swing
chair.
III young MafEIngnle IN out OF
danger. II ~ time to get action.
what was the quarrel about, be-
tween him and Van Bruce?'
1T occurs 10 me that your son
would be a better source OF in
formation" said Brouillard
Van Bruce has told me all he
remembers-wh which isn't much. ow-
inr 10 bis own beastly condition at
the time. lie says young Massln.
gale was threatening something
something In connection with the,
Coronida Grant-and that he got,
the insane idea into his head that
the only way 10 stop the threat was
by killing Massingale"
The eyes OF The promoter were
shifting while he spoke. but Brouil-
lard fixed and held them before he
said: Why should MassinEale
threaten your son. Mr. Cortwright7"
Il don't know" denied the pro-
moter.
Then can tell you" was the re-
joinder. Some time ago you lent
David Massingale. thru the bank.
pretty large sum OF money for de-
yelopment expenses on the Little
Susan taking a mortgage on every
thing In sight 10 cover the loan.
"Massingale's obligation was in
short-time, bankable paper. which
he expected TO take up when the
railroad should come in and give
him a market for the ore which he
has already taker out OF the mine.
But when the railroad was an
assured fact he learned that the
Red Butte shelters wouldn't take
his ore. giving some technical rea.
son which he knew TO be a mere
excuse. The bank holds his notes.
II he cant pay. the bank comes back
on you as his indorser, and you fau
back on your mortgage and take TIL
mine. Isn't that about the siz, OF
IT,"
1T In exactly the size OF H."
Broufliard's black eyes were snap
ping. but his voice was quite steady
when he said: You want the lit.
tie Susan and Massingale natur-
ally thinks you're taking an unfair
advantage OF him to get u. Quite
as naturally he is going 10 make
reprisals n he can. That brinrs us
down TO the mention OF the Coron-
ida Grant and Stephen Massingale's
threat-which your son can't re-
member
'Right-o." said Mr.. Cartwright.
still with predetermined geniality.
What was the threat"
Il don't know. but the guessing
list Is open to everybody. There
was once a grant OF many square
miles OF mountain and desert some
where in this region made TO one
Don Estacio de Monterriba Coron-
ida. Like those OF most of the great
| Spanish land grants. the boundaries
OF this one were loosely described
and
Mr. Cartwright held up fat hand
Il know what you're going TO say.
But we went into all that at WASH
ington before we ever invested AZ
SINCE dollar In this valley. We
may be in the bed of your proposed
lake. but we're safely on Coronida
land"
so you say" said Brouillard
quietly. Just there is where Mas.
singale comes In. ] imagine. He
has spent twenty years or more in
this region. and he knows every
landmark in IL. What II he should
be able to put lighted match to
your pile OF kindling. Mr.. Cort-
wright"
"Brouillard. do you know what
you are talking about?" the pro
moter demanded.
mo; 1t is. only guess. But as
matters stand-with your son in
dictable for an attempted murder
If | were you. Mr.. Cartwright,
I believe Id give David Massingale
chance to pay those notes at the
bank"
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