The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-01
|Yoontin,u1ed From our Last Issue)

54S0asY6 kOoA,
Splant erwise wont be able
Ito SlfyesupS to specifications
'ssss you're not and the old law
yer smiled quizzfca1ly, going to
dearly beloved friend
tWit h#the&ord Ter are you
issss5sssss. Who ?n
s1sassWorthfngto ton n
eth district attorn ey?, Sss--
hat was Plutocrat now. He
EcamesintoEhis fathers money and
Thought East Coast Machinery
sGomnanY.s He's president" again
ssnnil &, and I know he'd be
sglad Ito have your ord er.
ssssHouston continued the sarcasm.
dsbe%overjoyed to give 1t to
n Iii me- Ins fact, I think I'd refuse
TO buy any machinery II couldn't
from such a dear friend as
on was. It wasn't his
sfauIt that wasn't sent to tue
o,8th ats right, boy. Old
was quietly remln-
u tscen Re tried his best. II
Eseemed$to me in those days he was
more OF a2persecutor than prose-
S. 1., ned sun ieas "A prosecutor
sYou1,Ye given me an idea.
EESsIn,1 &c FL m going to New York.
III And sthe next morning, Barry
in New York, swirl
Mn g&aiong% Seventh Avenue toward
Hospital. There he
sought the executive offices ana
told his story. Five minutes later
sheHwas looking at the books OF the
Fin titut Oh, searching, searching
ssa lastssto stifle q cry Of excite
aItne1ft and bend closer to closely
written page.
gust second he read. xii
banesWorthing ton, district attor-
1 sriey s9 IS oston M ass. Acc by Drs.
aver and 8Brensteam.E In
Yesti cations into effect9Sof blows
gonsKul Fig ht cadavers.
With fingers that were almost
8Houston{copied the 8nota,
SstiSon. closeds the book, and hurried
sssagai ~ i orsa taxicab. It yet was
SNoniyyisS line oic1ocl1. If the traffic
Ri ts$to thick, il the driver
Were XII u i y.
ssHes raced through the gate at
Grand# Central j ust as 1T was clos
TN Fl. + was ght when he reach
COB oston, but Houston did not.
s#lIesit ate glance at a telephone
book, anoth er roc king ride IN a
sStaxicab and Barry stood on the
q s51dISe3&n ou SC- q " =. :
sssIn $the answer to his ring al the
Issbel Fiually it came.
Yorthing ton," he demand
Kil banes Worthing on vas seat
SSsed atS q large table, much in the
he#had affected IN
ssS.s.;iyV q s. asked somewhat
shEusquel i, 1t may It sinq uirle----'.
sssSt Iysnanae8i Barry Houston son
the late William X Houston.
Yonsand I'm tin tn courtro ON.
You ono did me the very high
4I,nnnu,rstoSaccuse me Of murder and
hen#tried your level best to send
s@1ne TO the apenitentiary for life
sssSsWfe nSyou knew, a bsol utely and
tIooroughly, that I was an inno-F
CHAPTER XIV
Th;eS forme district attorney
started gslightly. Then, coming
suIIac1oser,he peered into the
tense ,angry features OF Barry
a Isl t@S melodramatic, aren't
Won "a hes asked in a sneering tone
a4S.sPerhaps so But then murder
Els a1Ways #melodramatic.
ssssFSSs.ssT heS point is this: am think
fssuing the city Of Boston for
"a mi lion dol1ars.''
So ou're talking &b1ackmail!' ":
Issbeg your pardon. 2SBlacknsall
by which one EFFORTS
III ni1ey. m here to try to give you
sSmoney at least the promise Of
and 4 at the same time allow
youst o make up for som thing that
should weigh rather heavily on
sss S.ssIf you'll come to the point.
Ir..Worthington. I have con-
s*svincing evidence that you knew I
SWas innocent. Further, that you
q; ssEnewSit rat the beginning of the
Htrial.s But that in spite Of this
you continued to per-.
S@secute otice, ] don say
prosecute-to persecute me in a
ssshope gaining a conviction. sim,
might go before the
Voters and point to me in prison as.
SassrecommendationS of your effici-
as9ncysas Al district attorney. 1 don't
mind giving You the names: Dr..
n Indigestion UncVfe cked
eads Ito Poisoning!
siFssn1entat5sn Of Food in Digestive