Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09
CHAPTER XI-Continued

YTNJAT very day Thorne, disappointed as ne
i was. sent a copy of the opinion UP 10
Mrs Challoner without comment La'er
over the phone he told her:
There is no hope"
But Miriam Challoner was not DOWN
cast. She had doubted once; but now sho
held 70 her faith in Murgatroyd: she knew
that Murgatroyd would keep his woru.
shirley though, shook her head she iel'
that Chaloner was doomed pu. III
Thorns told her she begged him not 10 zen
Challoner until it was absolutely necessary
And also on that same day Murgatroyo
Jumped into q cab and rode OH on d "a .uas uas
80 private inspection. Entering large
building, he asKea'
"I want to see jennings II you please
The next day he sent for ThornS;
apesore making things public, Thorne'
be said IT wanted you TO read that'
II" rhorna read with bulging eyes the yeIion
,,aats that were thrust before hlm. oVe'
and over again he read tnein ,,a . ~
iaaned over and touched Mursauosu ~
| tho arm, saying: ,
"Don't make 1t pubic
"Why not? .sons-many OF
'"There are poiitlcai f'"
them" pleaded Thorne. ,,,"
.p,,, us bound to leak out. s,
.Savsr p mind. don't want mno'
,ub,ic" Thorne seemed terrioy, .'
put again Murgatroyd pers'''eo'
..What of Mrs. Challoner uoor" re.
.I'n take care OF Mrs Lava the whole
sponaea me- III see that everth'hs
DONE .osore the Court at any
so n,ease" said Murgatroyu, A.,
'ifhe mat very day they did 70 peao,' sa ani
curt The Court opened Ito
heard what they had 10 say, Court
e,,;o Wen while afterward Broderlek any
A ht'ie ainseted. Every crisis foune
M @hho." .,,th their heads together,
'he,, e,sr,ck" !" said the lawyer TINS % o.
| n,rt cradlebaughs moro tnah esei
NE me Cballoner case has Jur,peu ,,,ht
| the Cna an into the fire." HIS grip ushe
| irs,,'e on Frederick. This th'hs i"' e0
| 70 he hushed up non d.clare(
"If it's got to be, Gun 'o'
the politician c.,rt order2"
proIericl< grlnned as he saiu' ,h.
,oruara's men has got to file it-men Una ..
| NOW 10 file papers 30 piafileo iai :,
NM NM" rigeon holes that even ,i,p memap%ps -,
| the pisaV crawl in after 'em. They'll a'
| lust as l say erd n out"
.%nt a. I stretch out TINS manu-, t,a' a'
o,,ared Broderick, THAT tner1 hanu
covered a multitude OF SINS, ~ nerso,
| ~ Thorne. But there's ,ue' '"'
Tn, afraid Of in this thing,
Thorne's nod seemed 10 say
.Murgatroyd,"
| Broderick shook his heaa' .,,. ,,,,, vor,
| 80, n hit of It. You take my "or'
| Mursatroyd will never open II,
~. l,,h again on the subject o, tne ca, ',
un ,io Ease He took the cash-he Gull
| fool me!'
Tnorhe . s,;ns we're safe with him?'
| ,Sor,cx III dismissed the subject OF IN
| ,.ar With a wave of the hand
.nsna challoner Is the fly IN the oin'
ment" ,.. n. vigorously dis
| Thorne, In turh' qu'''
| sented ~ Ir, handle Mrf
| ~nonor II she ever asks questions ~
ons,ver her with the right k.no Oh answei'
mont worry, Broderck' anu iooN1S
his watch added. "fouo oe'''' ~
and do your little part ao vo,ra
| "Ill do mine as soon 40 wv Wv
| "Nhat's mine nowF
| prodsricl held out his hand ana sa'o'
"a little check, counselor
A, again on that very day the door
| .ha hig building that Murgatroyd ma
,',s,tsd opened wide. From them ther
| ,,anned forth a man-ho' iouF H,'" ~ ~
s,,sn laden heavily With these tour me
e ea n ffth. but he was unseen. Betwee
,haI, in the full light Of day. the -FOUR me
oarried a long oak box, carried IL quieu
hut swiftly. and swung 1t suddenly INTO
| battered looking hearse' 80
themselves,
CHAPTER XII
o.oMEWIIERE OF the East side beyon
Scramercy Park and Irving Place, wit
~ heautiful old houses; beyond Stuy
vasart SQUARE one equally famous for IN
nri~csly hospitality of its residents sti
tnrthsr on in that section which lies towar
.ha liver, where the women and chiidre
',asont @ Square, once equally famous for n
Sora necessities of life, where evidence
30 noverty and suffering are all about an
su,ich is commonly termed tho slums'
son,ewhere there, we say. In one OF IN
soal,er tenement buildings some month
,atsr' Miriam Chailoner. one-time wealth
and and fashionable woman OF society. too
lrefuge. .A.. ,.st .or
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