The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-07

master mind" "a you call Il. OF this
district. IL rakahlra senior, Now.
his pet son Is dead Where do you
Eet OFT with that master mind stufff
You say that case OF simple assault
would not have done this master
mind any goods Well. what did he
wantf Surely. you don't moan TO
say that Takahira wanted his son
killed. do your
Mary hesi,ated. Had she followed
the Impulse Of her intuition. she
would Instantly have responded
Yes" absurd a. tho statement might
sound.
Hhc feit that 20 get Jack Carlson
for murder had hoon the plot: and she
also felt that the intended victim was
uren Takahiras hut when shc tried
TO make an intelligent concept OF
these feelings she could sne no sense
In them. N u got hold Of tho land
OF Carlson and Hammond was the
motive. and murder the agent---weii.
tho motive did not seem sufficient.
For why should the boss Of tho dts.
trict. however much he coveted the
land, have his own son killed 20 get
TT Besides even n they. or no. ala
set Jack for murder. even this was
no surety that either Carlson or
Harmon would sell Thru her grief
and anxiety for Jack tho giri strove
for iight. Gilmpses OF that light
kept coming TO hor. but she could
not see
jenkins repeated his question.
Il don't say that" answered
Mary. ~ don't get II right when
] say my prayers win AJAX for
tIghtr-
TITS all right TO pray responded
Jenkins somewhat ironically. hut
what sets me IL why or how God de.
cides this PRAYING business
-On ono side L. you praying God
70 beat tho Japs. and on the other
are tho 1aps praying 20 Him 20 beat
you. That's about the stxe OF ~ And
you're all religious. That's a. You
can't hardly blame the Japs
.'FirS,. our missionaries 40 over
there and made CHRISTIANS out Of 'em.
Then. after they arr Christians. the
preachers tell them that they win no
20 the same heaven. or hell AZ the
case may be. a. the whites. Natur.
ally N you tell n person that he Il
good enough 20 80 20 heaven and
play with the nrsris--if YOU tell him
that n he gore 60 heaven he win be.
come an angel hfrnself--he figures
that hs II good enough 20 play with
our daughters. Isn't a good Christian
Jap a prospective angel He sure IN,
or else the preachers are liars. Wei.
then. why DO We whites pretend 20
believe the parsons on the one hand.
and on the other make cut that Jap
Ain't 40 good az we nrer
He'll Excuse me, hut this ~.
ilEinn and praying makes me sick
n thsrs had never been any mission.
aries. making converts. there never
would have been any lap trouble NJ
Rli--cr any other trouble. eltheri TO
iixion IL at the bottom Of every scrap
that ever wasYs
you mean lack Of religion. Mr..
Jenkina- rctorted Mary.
''ExactiyY' he replied TITS Just
that Lack OF the proper rriiwioni
A guy believes that the Christian r.
the only religion worth a cent. Hoi
And another says that sorne other
SORT Of religion 10 the only genuine
40. these two guy. or nations got
busy and fights about n. That's
called fighting On tho side OF the
risht'i Trouble ia that both thinks
they are rfshsr' And Tom. who iovrd
slang. and used bad GRAMMAR 70 an.
noy an opponent. laughed comfort.
ably.
~Anyhow. broke In Hammond.
1--WE don't Sewn 70 get any nearer
taking about the case And AZ far
as cnn see the only witness we have
IL Mary here Come on. Tom. let's
70 over 30 the fall. and try 10 have a
talk with Jack
A stranger would havc believed
that Jenkins was anything but a
shrewd and sympathetic lawyer.
judging by his manner OF talk; how.
ever. he WINS NOT only clever ne.
tornsy but an nffecsionate friend as
well. Behind his uncouth appear.
ance and his studied careiessness Of
dress shone a Lincoln like character
which would 60 70 any length in a
Just cause. Both Hammond and
Mary knew they could not have
found a better man TO defend Jack
Carlson.
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