Evening star., 1922-11-05
BY: T.
MEREDITH
NICHOLSON

which were its familiar empe MS"
ment were carefully added. Inc
ernor, having exhausted. IIe'
went back to Jackson. anu i"t'
ished 4 second drawing. aosor''u
his work and rarely lifting MS eE
Seeing that Tate had tired OF IN.
pastime, the governor brought H''
lecture TO an end, exclaiming:
Great Scott, Burgess! Why maven
vou stonned me? I've said enous ID
here tn ruin me with my party, ana
you hadn't the grace to shut me on
I'm glad for one" said Ta'e' pus
ing back the PAD, that got III ~
time to hear you. I've never KNOW
before that any democrat could DE 50
broad minded
THE governor loosens up Goo'-
deal between campaigns" said bu'
CESS. rising. And now. let's go INT"
the library, where the chairs sF'
easier"
The governor rose with the others
but remained by his chair; talking |"
Tate, until the room cleared, and then
resumed his seat
This is perfectly comfortable let
stay here, Mr.. Tate. Burgess cios'
the door, will you"
Tate hesitated, looked at his watch
and glanced at Burgess, who es
down. as though wishing to hume
the governor, and lighted cigar.
"Mr. Tate" said the governor uh-
bu-riedly. IF I'm not mistaken. yoH
are George Avery's brother-in-law.
| Tate turned quickly and his eye
widened in surprise.
| YES" he answered in slow, eVeh
tones; avery married my sister
Mr.. Tate, ] have in my POCKET =
pardon, all ready to sign, giVinE
! Avery his liberty. His case has trou-
bIed me a good deal. 1 don't want 10
! sign this pardon unless I'm reason
ably sure. of Avery's innocence. II
you were in my place, Mr.. Tate, wouio
you sign it?'
The color went out OF the mans
face and his jaw fell. but ahe recovered
himself quickly. j..
"of course, governor. it,would be
relief to me, to my sister. gil or Us
IL you could see your way TO PARDON
ing George. AS you know, I've bee:
doing what ! could to bfjEg pressuT'
to bear on the hoard of pardons-
everything that seemed proper q
course" he went on ingratsaunEly
we've all felt the disgrace OF the
thing" 10.
Mr.. Tate" the governor Interrupt
ed. II have reason. TO believe tha
there was third man at Avery
bungalow the night Reynolds "as
killed I've been at soina pains ,'
satisfy myself of that. Did that ev,
occur to you as a possibility
Il suspected that all along. TAI
answered, drawing his Handkerchief
slowly across his face. Il never could
believe George Avery guilty; h
wasn't that kind of man.
! Il don't think he was myself. tE'
governor replied. Now. Mr.. Tate, O.
the night of the murder you were no
at home, nor on the next day when
your sister called you on the long
J distance telephone. You were IL
/ Louisville, were you not?'
Yes. certainly; ! was in Louis
| Vile"
"As a matter Of fact. Mr.. Tate YOU
were not in Louisville, You were at
Avery's bungalow that night. and you
left the quarry station on freight
train that was sidetracked or the
quarry switch to allow the Chicago
train TO pass. You rode 10 pavos,
which YOU reached at o'clock IN the
morning. There you registered unde-
a false name at the Gerber House
! and went home the next evening. pre-
tending to have been at Louisville.
You are a bachelor and live in rooms
over your bank, and there was No
/ one to keep tab on your absences hu'
your clerks, who naturally though
nothing of your going TO Louisville.
where business often takes YOU. You
were there two days ago, ! believe,
But that has nothing TO do with this
matter. When you heard that Rey
nolds was dead and Avery under sus
picion you answered your sisters
summons and hurried TO Torrence
ville.''
Il was in Louisville, WAS 80
Louisville, / tell you
ITATE uttered the words III coEyGi-
J. sive gasps. He brushed the per-
spiration from his forehead impa
tiently and half rose.
please sit down, Mr.. Tate. IVC
had had trouble a little while before
that with Reynolds about some stock
in creamery concern in your county
that he promoted. You thought h"
had tricked you, and very possibly
he had. The creamery business had
resulted in a bitter hostility between
you: it had gone to such an eXteur
that he had refused to see you agar
to discuss the matter You broodeG
over that until you were not quit.
sane where Reynolds was concerped
I'll give you the benefit of that. Ynu
asked your brotherin-law to ts,>
you when Reynolds was going TO 81,
him and he obligingly consepial.
We will assume that Avery, a Eaoa1,
fellow and anxious to aid you.. ~ as
a meeting possible. Reynolds was.,f
to know that you were to be at tile
bungalow-he wouldn't have gone II
he had known it-and Avery risksS
the success of his own negotiatiess
by introducing you into bis house.,
out of sheer good will and frie.4 :,
ship. You sat at a table in the. bM..,
galow living room and discussed &I.s
matter. Some of these things ..pS,
/ have guessed at; the rest of. it-r.r-
| Its lie; it's all a damned .Ik.
This was a scheme to get me ha1c