The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-10
CHAPTER XII.
The Mcnsicsl Road

Or Ivany. the great Hungariar
specialist. refaAtsned tho light band
aSe upon his PATIENTS head with q
look Of satisfaction.
~But yes.~ ne said. In his concise
French. IT goes well. release yot
from ny care, Monsieur. Ono thing
however YOU must remember. NJ
cxcitstion. No anger. other~tse--
tho tinicx, hemorrhase In tho affcoi
"a aroa--and all my surgery eouii
not undo the damage again"
Six weeks later crais was talking
90 Trcadwcil In the iAtter's office
SO you think Il incredible. Them
Treadweil's risnco at Craig wa
vril-d. rs he replied. dryly:
4 am considering the evidence a.
on present IL. thata all Mr.. Henry
rvler. a reputable and weilknowr
sident OF this place. year agc
awe for a vacation"
In Disguise interrupted Craig
rrsadweil shook his head. There /,
no evidence OF thAt---it IL mere ailoga
ION. He had arranged for the
losing OF his office. had told bis
ierk. IN fact that he was goius
broad. Tho sarno night. nj mid
ilxht. In your house-2o0 miles away
nd In another state man IL ar
..tsd. ore of a sang OF burglars
There were all the usual earnaarks--
pen safe. black maAk. an aiternr,
AZ escape. with the shooting Of your
SELF thrown In.
4 Identified him an hour later
- soon az regainsd consciousness 81
A. N. man who had sho, YOU
yc. Tho burglar pursued Tread
well. is tried lie ~ unknown 20 tbs
local police. lie refuses 20 tell hlr
name. Naturally After a period M
escapes. as jaIl.hlris will. and is no,
Apprehende,i Some months after
ward. Mr.. Henry SEWER returns from
his vacation and resumes his popular
career. lie IL just now In the public
cyc-vcry much 30. indeed DO yot
srrsousiy believe a claim that tho two
man ARE IDENTICAL will hold water -
Craig had been staring At him from
under his shaggy brows Anger wa
se-thinx In his brain at the suspicion
h. felt was lurking behind the Others
nattsr-ofsact logic. Then you BE-
iicve am the victim 81 hallueina
tion7~ he asked. with forceful cain
ness
Frankly Eaid Treadwsu. Il ihiri
for you 20 aiieg> such a thing openly
would. at the very least. make yot
seem ridiculous. You've Mad a nhool
"A brain injury. You've been thru
long period OF mental Illness. oul
minaunS In a major opcrationi Dom
you realize"
Craig struck HIS fist upon the tabi'
and his teeth snapped together. "T1
drag him IN tho mud Every mar
and woman IN these two s,ates--yes
and IN a DOZEN morc'--shall know
him for scoundrel and a robbcr
He darcs 20 run for governor. dOoi
hsf The damned hypocrite, He shat
lio and rot with chain and bail OF
his leg He"
He stopped A needed stab Of pair
had darted. like bees sting, thru
his brow. and there flashed 10 hin
suddenly the warning OF tho surgeon
on the day he had left tho hosplta
In Ruda nest. the ffnfea
hernorrhage IN tho affected area ans
all my surgery could not undo
He stood stll an instant. breathing
heavily.
Treadwell was looking az hin
curiously. VIVA, do you intend I,
dor" he asked.
II arm going 10 tho penitcntiary
tho physical record OF the prfrone'
Is there. presume you would cal
that eyidence7"
The best--if tho measurement
proved identical with SEWERS
dare say he would be willing to sub
init TO tho test" Treadwoll added
thoughtfuily. And them"
The election IL day after tonor
row. | shall wait TIL tho polls hav,
closed before I show him UP. a con
vict. or ono who has served a ponn
term. under tho state constitution
can hold no office OF public trust
am advised that the new ticket q
likely 20 win. Tho trusts candldat,
will be next In tho running. and Will
SEWER out, must be declared elected
Where Will Sewer receive the re
turna7"
AT Midfieids. / imagine Tread
well replied. IT'S the committo,
headquarters. Governor Eveland o,
your state In to be guest there,
hear. He's very much interested IL
this campaign, being something of 4
reformer himself"
80 much the BETTER The governo,
himself shall ask for the warrant for
Sewers arrest. We will go ther,
that evening"
we" repeated Treadweil.
Yes. You win come with me-ai
my attorney"
But I don't approve the stepr pro
tested the other. II consider tn,
whole affair preposterousp
Il am under the impression" re
torted Craig. darkly. that you ar,
still under my retalner-uot SO
vicr'a"
Treadwell flushed. III you put Il
In that way shall. OF course. accom-
pany you. But you have my iegal