Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
CHAPTER XIV.

Copyright 1911. i
CHAPTER XIV.
NOW Ws'rs COMM 20 the Reek.S
MINE O'clock Is an early hour for
IN New York lawyer Of prom
thence to be at his place Of bust
ness Yet when Captain Elisha asked
the once boy of Sylvester. Kuhn 4
Graves II the senior partner was in he
received m Affirmative answer. SyL
vester welcomed him gravely.
He pushed an electric button on his
desk. The Office boy answered the
ring.
Have Mr.. Kuhn and Mr.. Graves ar
rivedY asked the lawyer.
Eyes, sir; both Of them, sir"
'.Tell them Captain Warren II here,
and ask them to Join NJ In tho inner
room. Remind Mr.. Graves to bring
the papers, And, Tim, remember that
mono Of Us Is to be: disturbed. Do you
understands"
Eyes, Sir" said Tim and departed
Captain Elisha regarded his friend
with some dismay.
"Eay," he exclaimed, @this must be
serious II It takes the skipper and both
mates to handle it!'
Sylvester did not smile. 1T H." he
answered. 'Come!"
HSled the way into the room OPEN
ing from the rear Of his own. It was
1 large apartment with long table In
the center. Mr.. Kuhn, brisk and busi-
nssslike, was already there He shook
hands with his client. As he did %
Graves, digntned and precise % ever,
entered, carrying q small portfolio I'LL
"a with papers
The four took chairs at the table
Graves united and opened tho port
folio. Captain Elisha looked at his
solemn companions, and his lips
twitched.
Sylvester took card from bis peck
ct and referred to penciled MEM
orandum on its back.
Captain Warren" he began slowly,
as you know, and rs directed BY you,
my partners here and have been en-
sagsd for months in carefully going
over your brothers effects, estimating
values, tabulating and sorting his va
rious properties and securities, sep
afating the good from the worthless,
and there was, ~ we saw ct glance.
surprising amount Of the latter
sUm-hm," interrupted the captain,
.scut short bonds and the Ike Of that.
know. Excuse me. Go on"
.sYss. Precisely. And there wsre
many 1ust O. valueless. But We have
been gradually getting those out. Of
ths1kay and Ntins and appraisinS tn
remaindsr. Il Wa astansiA Your
brothers business methods, especially
Of late years, were decidedly unsys-
temattc and slipshod. It may have
been the condition Of his health which
prevented his attending to them - he
should Or" he hesitated slightly, ut
may have been that b was secretly In
great trouble and mental distress. At
all events, the task has bean . hard
one for ~. But, largely owing 70
Graves and his patient work, our 10
port was practically ready Q month
ago..
He paused. Captain Elisha, who had
been listening attentively. nodded.
yes" he said: you told mo twas.
what does the whole thing tot up t61
what's the final ngger, Nj. Graves1''
..Never mind them now, Graves" m
corrupted Kuhn. '.The amount, rough
y speaking, II close to over our orig
inal estimate half q million"
Il The captain drew breath Of relisf.
well he exclaimed, that's all right
then, amt ~ That's no poorhouse
pension"
Sylvester answered. eyes," he said,
.'that's al right a. far a. It goes.
"Humphl Well, cal'late I could
make it 60 to tho end Of the route
and then have enough left for . 70
turn ticket. Say" with another look
at the solemn faces Of the three, what
is the row4 If the estate II wuth hat
million what's the matter with it?'
'4That Il what we are here this morn
ing to discuss, captain. A month ago,
as I said, we considered our report
practically ready Then We suddenly
happened on the trail Of something
which upon investigation upset all our
calculations. If true 1t threatened.
not to mention IT. effect upon the e.
tate. to prove SO distressing and pain
ful to us, Rodgers Warren's friends
and legal advisers, that we decided not
70 alarm you, his brother, BY disclosing
our suspicious until we were sure there
was no mistake. did drop You Z hint,
you will remember
II remember. Now we're comm 20
the rock!"
Sylvester was evidently disturbed.
Captain Elisha, regarding him intent
y, nodded.
Il Judge It's sort Of hard for you to
70 on, Mr.. Sylvester" he said. "I'll
help you ALL can. You and Mr.. Kuhn
and Mr.. Graves here have found out
somethin' that amt exactly straight
II Bites doin's- sometimes he's done
that's--well. to speak plain, that's
crooked r
I ..I'm afraid there's no doubt Of It."
..Humphr' The captain frowned.
His cigar had gone out, and he idly
twisted the stump between his fin-
gers. "Well," he said, with sigh.
ropr family, centrally speakin', has al
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