The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

and told me 10 read it. All the time
he kept one hand on the thing. but l.
like a fool thought nothing OF that
was idiot enough to believe he was act
ing in good faith.
This is what the hound told me to
read" went on Gordon. The Far"ell
corporation. through its attorney
Charles Gordon, hereby rescinds ITS
recent action of withholding co-opera-
tive profits
There was blank space left for
me to sign. and, like dub. signed 1t. |
Farwell putting the pen into my |
hand and signing as a witness never |
however. taking his rotten old fingers |
of the paper. When it was all done. |
Farweu picked it up and looked at IL
Then the smiling> mask dropped from
his face 1t grew all hard and cold.
For a minute. didn't understand
the change Then saw the trick.
FarwcH had two pieces Of paper. cleV
erly fastened. one above the other, Just
leaving room at the foot OF the under
one for my signature While ! thought
| was signing the upper one. 1t was
really the lower paper ! was plnhlhs
my name to-irrevOCably! Neat.
wasn't il? They were glued together
in spots. so it all looked like one pa
per and Farwcll kept his hand on it.
all the time; so | couldn't find out
what they were up to. until the dirty
business was safely done"
Why didn't you repudiate it?" eX-
claimed June. Why didn't you tear II
up-that would have been the safest
thing"
How could /? Farwell himself
Crumpled the upper paper-the one
had thought | was signing-pu put IT in
his ash tray. and set fire to II Re held
the other paper out for me to read and
at the same time he demanded that
| produce the securities intrusted to
me- This is what | had signed my
name to:
July I. Received from the FarweII
corporation this date, $4,000 Of said
corporations bonds to be held in trust
by the undersigned until called for by
the said corporation. Signed Charles
Gordon. Witnessed by Silas Farwell!
For a minute was too daZcd to do
anything But Farwell wasn't. He
rang his bell. and in came a plain
clothes man and policeman.
"Farwell promptly ordered them to
arrest me, on an embezzlement
charge"
June, her face tense. her hands
rigidly clasping the arms Of her chair.
half roSe-thcn sat still. Unseen bG
either of them, a twisted Red Circle
began to show dimly under the taut
,, white skin OF one delicate hand Her
eyes blazed with Indignation and SYN
pathy. but she said nothing, and Cor
don continued:
Il think went mad. | snatched at
the paper but ! couldn't get it for
Farwell iammed it into the inside
pocket of his coat. | grabbed him
was bound | would get the paper or
choke him. We had ii hot and heavy
for a few minutes But OF course
hadn't a show-three against one
was a rat in a trap, nothing more.
The miserable sneak" said June.
Il was facing a charge OF embez
element through that double-papeI
" trick of Farwell' s, and | knew it. But
p the police were decent enough to lei
e me go to my office for moment
q Luckily, they hadn't handCuffed me
a went to my desk. and the men stage
| to ri Ia
door | suppose. | was desperate
o had to do something.
While | was fussing about my desl
> | hit upon an idea. With one eye OF
a the men, | slowly unscrewed the in
{ candescent globe from my desk lamp
and tossed it against the rear wall
" their backs were toward it. I
t smashed, of course, and at the smasl
n they both turned to see what cause,
I the noise In that instant | leape,
out of the open window. damned
shut. and ran up the fire escape TO tn
roof"
| Great" applauded June. her RICH
hand athrob.
! In a second. the men were aftC
= me. though. firing their guns as the
came | reached the top. only to hea
them hurrying up the ladder benin
me. calling. Surrender in the name j
the law,
| Somebody had left a ported plan
! up on the roof decoration | suppos
| and | hurled 1t down 1t hit tn
| Main clothes man gIauCing blow. an