Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-09
CHAPTER xx-contlnued.

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.so presence of Mr.. Davis. The two
men recognized each other.
aWell sir, what is it aboutr the
ronng SPECTATOR demanded.
aTbe daughter of my old friend,
lack Kelso, owes you some money and
want to pay it" said Samson.
"Oh, that is matter between Miss
n Velso and me-" Mr.. Davis spoke po-
,Itely and with smile.
n aNot exactly-since / knew about
~ Samson answered.
~ refuse to discuss her affairs with
Il sou" Davis declared.
II suppose you mistrust me-" said
\ samson. "tWell, I've offered to pay
yOu and I'm going to make 1t plain to
them that they don't have to worry
sny more about the money you loaned
then"
every well. I bid you good morn
ing"
.Don't be in hurry" Samson an
4 wered. 81 have a note of five thou
sand dollars against you. 1t is in
dorsed to me by Henry Brimstead and
n want to collect IT.
q refuse to pay it." Davis promptly
answered.
"Then shall have to put 1t in the
n hands Of lawyer" said Samson.
aPut IT where you like but don't
consume any more of my time"
HBut you'n have to hear me say that
don't think you're honest"
az have heard you," Davis answered
4 calmly.
H Samson withdrew and went to the
4 home of Mrs. Kelso. He found her
4 With Bins boy in her lap-a hand
4 some little lad, then a bit over two
q years Old-at the house on La Sale
n street. Samson told of the failure Of
\ Bins letter to reach him and of his
3 offer to return the money which Da-
4 Wis had paid for their relief
4 81 don't like the man and l don't
& want you to be under obligation to
q him" said Samson. ''The story Of
n Harry's death was false and / think
4 that he is responsible Cor II. He
wanted her to marry him right away
after that--of course. And she went
n 10 the plague settlement to avoid mar
a rage / know her better than you do.
j She has read him. right. Her soul has
looked into his soul and 1t keeps her
away from him."
But Mrs. Kelso could believe no
Z evil of her benefactor, nor would she
promise to cease depending on his
\ bounty.
Samson was little disheartened by
1 the visit. He went TO see John Went
Z worth, the editor of the Delloerat, of
i whose extreme length Mr.. Lincoln had
humOrously spoken in his presence.
The young New Highlander was seven
feet tall. He welcomed the broad
4 shOuldered man from Sangamon coun-
" and began at once to question him
about Honest Abe and "Steve" Doug
las and o. H. Browning and e. d. Ba-
A her and all the able men of the middle
counties At the first opportunity
Samson came to the business of his
A call--the mischievous lie regarding
Harrys death which had appeared in
the Democrat. Mr.. Wentworth went
to the proofroom and found the manu-
script Of the article.
Samson told of the evil It had
wrought and conveyed his suspicious
70 the editor.
Il "Davie iS ro thor. I,psort,,a11lorS sold
Wentworth. "We know lot about
him In this office"
Samson looked at the article and
presently said: "Here is a note that
ne gave to a friend of mine. 1t looks
TO me as if the note and the article
were written by the same hand"
Mr.. Wentworth compared the two
and said. "You are right. The same
Person wrote them. But. 1t was not
Davis"
When Samson left the Office of the
democrat he had accomplished little
saVe the confirmation of his sus-
plcons. There was nothing he could
90 about 1t.
A FShl W I'll EIGuSHDcEE. w nat
aas Davis done to your" Samson
ssNed, recalling where he had met Eli
that morning
I'll explained that he had borrowed
money from Davis to tide him over the
Aatu times and was paying II per
cent for 1t.
Dis morning get dot letter from
s secretary" he said as he passed
.e'ter to Samson,
was a demand for payment IN
s e handwriting of the Brimstead note
~ mad some effect on this little his
s'y' 1t conveyed definite knowledge
me authorship of a malicious false
80 49, II aroused the anger and sym
49, OF samson Traylor. In the con-
as, Suns then prevailing Ell was I'M
49,. 10 get the money. He was in
ser Of losing his business. Sam
a., e2ent the day investigating the
,nS Is OF the merchant. His bank ar
ss,s O'hers spoke well Of him. He was
g., 70 ne man Of character anC
49,. embarrassed by the unexpected
- o'cl'y Of good money. So It came