The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-01

walked quickly 10 her carriage. Ahe
did not like Craig. whose father had
come. pcnnileFr. 10 a small town In
tho adjoining state. where lac had
pre- empted a WORKOUT iron deposit
with a tumbledown furnace. relic q
series Of dlsgurted british owners.
lie had uncovered the Lost ore. de
veloped the property TN 1, paid a
miraculous dividend. and died lie
had been man OF one idea-,ho
''workn"--and had known and cared
for nothing else.
The son, however. with his faith.
er'a force and will had inherited
less p'alssworthy traits. Young
Cameron Cralgs firtt free act was
to dispose OF tho iron spiani and 20
throw his money and his brain to-
rether into a group which now stood
back 81 the great public services
corporation that held In control the
vested interests Of two states. cx.
elusive OF the railroads Al 20 he
was a personality that doomed large
tn organized politics.
Meanwhile tho carriage was whlrl
Ing Echo Alien over the dafkenlnF
asphalt ~ length the horses turned
up 20 a wide porchsd mansion set
In a grove Of oaks. This was MD.
fields" tho homo OF tho Aliens for
four generations.
Echo ran into the diniy lighted
library.
In the room "a, her father. The
Judge peruslrg a magazine.
There you are" she chiiei.
running your eyes with fine print
IN this wre,ched light
She came and perchsd ono small
too on tho fender. as he asked.
Il wonder how Sewers case came
out !, was expected TO finish 90.
day. wasn't ~
oh she answered. he lost. Il
was there for an hour. Just at the
end"
Ito made an exclamation Of sur.
prise. -Ah. well" he raid. =, won't
do him any harm TO get n setback
now and then. Were there many
thercy'
Half the world" she answered |
Jaw cameron craig.
So he "a In town. ehT mus, I
send note 20 the hotel and ask 4
him 20 luncheon tomorrow"
She was silent and he said. quiz.
ideally. Come. my dear, you /
mustn't be such a chin-,liicd patri |
clan. other times. other manners"
She made a move of impatience.
Il do not like him. she said. as
tho left tho room.
Echo had never told her father
the real cause for her dislike Of
Craig. Fully aware Of Cfaig's pow.
cr she was afraid OF the political /
and financial complications the
lie would have been inoensed had
he known that the millionaire had
proposed TO her. actually basing his
plea on his own great wealth and
the fact that her birth would bring |
him the social prestige he had long |
sought. Craig's cynical knowledge
Of the world had caused him 10 be
brutally frank. and because Echo
had not understood the cause OF
such frankness she had been sting
inEly plain OF speech herself. What |
she entirely lost sight OF was that
the man loved her with ell the /
strength OF his selfish and arrogant
nature. lie refused to accept her
dismissal AZ final. and there was
menace in his face as. he said:
you'll be glad 10 marry me some |
time. always get what l want |
and I am not afraid to wait"
A few nights after the trial Of
Paddy tho Brick, Echo sat oppo
site Craig Mt dinner. He had |
been watching her beautiful face.
Denied, his love for her had grown |
into an all-consuming passion. and |
his jealous ears strained 10 catch |
every word she said to her dinner
partner.
The talk swerved 10 the case Har-
ry SEWER had lost.
II oannotun derstand IT," said the
hostess
Perhaps his client confessed 10
him and he put up as strong n de
Tense ms he conscientiously could"
suggested the man who sat next
Echo.
Il nm sure he did what he
thought was right In any event"
she said. championing tho absent
one.
At her words Craigs eyes blazed |
He thought he saw n possible reason
for her refusal OF him. lie was lean /
ing forward To speak as the hostess
said.
We'll. I mean to ask Harry. lie
couldn't come TO dinner, but has
promised TO drop In for the dancing !
laisr There Is some good reason
for Nia losing jury case"
II attended trial once" he said, "at
a frontier town, whore procedure Is
very primitive, The man was
charged with murder. Acquittal was
regarded AZ fairly certain--the more
so as the district attorney was the
bosom friend OF tho accused man.
There was almost no attempt at evil
dencc, and the state made the baldest
farce OF its REORGANIZATION. The
prisoners counsel was n young man
with rough, direct address that
caught the people.
During the whole speech the dis.
trict attorney had sat with his eyes
closed never moving. When his
turn came he didn't rise: In fact, II
xga. clear that ho had bcon aslcep.