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


kim by gctting him out Of tho jail
fhey win hans hint That's why l
&rame TO you beys, rs you know--to
help mo storm that damned Jail, and
4set Jack Carlson out 81 81"
b you know that n we do that-if
i've succeed In getting Jack Carlson
Aout 81 Jail. you and no ana your
Edauehter will have 10 heat it-and
isave your land said a thoughtful
Evsteran.
"sure thin9i Hut before Va beat
IN. I viii transfer the land 10 some
| one or two 81 you--or 10 a company
made up Of some OF you boys here.
in which case the laps will be no
4 better off. and old rnkahira viii cut
his stomach out because Of the dis
grace OF failing 10 set the whites out
OF the basin. We all know that
muchl-
Let's hope We succeed. then. pur-
sued thu thoughtful ono. ''nut herc's
another angie TO the affair. sup
pose-dont think l am taking a
gloomy Wow. because I am not--but
suppose We fail. and Jack Is held In
Sail. convicted % first dcgroe muir
der. and sentenced 20 be hans AS
II Il certain he win be BY tho Jap
Judge. Well. them Does old Taxa
hira suppose for one minute that 10
Jack Is hanged--the son OF your old
hunhie. and the intended husband OF
your only ehild--does the old Jap
imagine that you will then sell out
your holdings and carison's holdings
20 him. Does he expect you 20 be
grateful or scared. OF anything You
can bet your last dollar that he does
mott
mo. that old bird ccetrol. not only
Grant county. but most OF The state
assweIL They viii sentence Jack to
hang. all right: but they won't hang
himi"
some derisvc laughs greeted this
statement
Il don't rcs you Georgel" AZ
claimed Hammond
~It's some Of Georges biawxted
HiagsIsh humor.~ laughed another:
George having been born in England
Maybe II Isl" George was not at
all disturbed BY the railery. Maybe
Il h. but George viii make "A small
bet that Jack Carlson viii not be-
hanged"
what do you meant What are
you getting att" exclaimed Ham
hnond. who was badly worked up.
Just this." went on George. Jack
Win be sentenced all right. but. per-
h&ps the day before the day set for
the execution. old Takahira, the boss
81 the Judge. the jSilers and tne
rfosecunns attorney. old Takahira
vSrii visit cur old friend Hammond
here. and say TO him something nss
this.
MIR Hammond h. win say In his
most polite way. ~sfr. Hammond. I
an 30 deeply grieyed by the death Of
laSy son Uren that ! can moro than
sympathizc with you. who are now
waiting for your son. who was &c b.
vour son by narriss'. TO die also.
And such . shameful death for such
= fine young man. who WAS 20 BE-
married. too. Yes. rs fRflsr can
feel for you But. more than this. 30
touched arm I by tho death OF my
own son that feel for all sons II
B. too bad the law In 80 cruai. and
that II must take its course. II n
nosr'
by that time Hammond will b.
ready 10 hit the old swine. but ne
viii wait for the finish. and Takahira
viii smoothly burbie on; Yes. but
wc fathers should always BE- ready
60 help one another: and I arm GER
family ready to help you. Even will
] take chance Of getting into trou-
lie by helping you; but IL will BE- ex-
pensfve for youi'
what In he'll are you getting
at viii say our friend Hammond
being pretty mad at all this talk.
Just this will 20 on the Zap
What would you nay 20 save the life
Of Jack Carlson from beinr hanged.
and have him restored 20 your
daughters arms. free to marry " he
run away from here; II you also
were sure that no great amount ~
>~trouble would be taken to find him
and bring him back to be- hangedr
Hammond will naturally say that
he would pay every last cent he has
In the world. and then the Jap will
60 on like this:
IT am rich man. Mr.. Hammond.
and want no money for myself But
certain officials Of the Jail and police
viii have 10 be well paid 7 will for
get my great sorrow about the death
Of my own son. and fix II 30 that
Mr.. Jack can 70 free 10 get married
III You viii pay what the men ask
for to let him Eol'
"'And what Is thatT will ask
Hammond.
Just make transfer to n dummy
holder will name. for value re-
cefved. Of your land and the land OF
the late Carlson. DO this. and run
away 30 that the police cannot catch
you. and promise not 10 tell anybody
that 7 had anything 10 DO with IT,
d. this. and get ready 10 20 nj once.
and Jack shall be with you inside
two hours. rf you don't do this.
Jack viii be hanged at o'clock to-
morrow morning
That's what will happen. or 7 miss
my guess" concluded the thoughtful
George. And that's how Takahira
will be able 10 report that all the
land IN the Columbia basi IL held
by Japanese,"
n w e