The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-29

lain the door OF the tiny lobby
epened and closed. ana a form edged
furvard--niaekhurn summoned from
~ mill. rhayer glanced at him.
tnn lowered his eyes Houston
mnde the additional notation on the
eonfe<<lcn and went back 10 hts
roadfns:
-swhen l found the deed box.
there was only ten thousand dollars
N h instead Of the fortune that l
had supposed was there. was about
n take n out and stuff n into my
rocket. when I heard noise outside
ne window. Thinking n was Re.
nsud's woif.dex. and that he might
give tho alarm. pushed the box un.
der my coat and ran out the back
door. The next day. Corbn--or
LAnkicn--camo 10 me and demanded
biz share OF what I had stolen. lie
ont6 that he had seen me at the deed
box after had killed the woman.
that he had made the noisc outside
the window. put him off-denysng
4 I'll. But n wasn't any use. Al
FRA he threatened that he would so
"a the sheriff AZ Montvicw. and for
several days he came to me. telling
me that this was the last chacc that
a. would give me n didn't let him
WE his share. played him for
the. Then he began TO beg small
oUcunts Of money from me. rfomls-
n. 10 keep rttii N ! gave them 20
him. I guess this kept up for two
q three months. the amounts getting
hrk<r al the time. At last.
vouidnt stand Il any longer. He
thxsatcned me again~--and then. sud
teniy. one day disappeared. hur.
risd TO Montview. thinkingcf course
that he had gene there. hoping TO
catch him on the way. but no ono
~ recn him. Then went 10 Tahcr.
naGle and learned that he had bought
Z ticket for Bosscn. and that he had
I'M on = morning train. I knew
what was up then: he was going
hack 10 tell Old Man Houston and
~ 10 step into my shoes when I
Was arrested. But beat him there
~ going over the range In an auto
mobile. and taking an earlier train
fer Boston. picked him up when
- arrived and trAiled him 20 young
Honsxon's office. After that I saw
them 80 10 q cafe. and from there TO
3 prize fight. I bought ticket and
v4tclftd them from the rear Of the
hall had my gun with mel had
made w my mind 10 XIII them both.
thought Lanxdor had told. After
~ fight. they started out. myself In
" rear Young Houston had gotten
mAlses from the time keeper. On
< way home. could hear them
lsIktnr. and heard Houston asking
LAngion why he wanted 10 SEQ the
GA man. BY that I knew that n
hadn't been told yct--and felt safer.
Then they got IN q quarrel. ana my
--xanxdon took u away from hts
cousin and started 70 fight him.
Houston ran when he was well GU,
- sight. I went forward. No enc
was near. LanKdon sttii had the
mai5<t In his hand ! crcpt up be-
hind him and dubbed my revolver.
hitting him on the head with H. He
eeI1--dead-And knew was safe.
that Houston would BE- accused
barry looked earnestly at the man
before him.
That's all true. isn't n. Thayer7-'
4 haven't made any objection.
have r. came surIIly.
y merely wanted 10 be sure. But
20 20 on: Then I thought Of a way
70 get what wanted from Miss Jier.
dan. This was several months after.
ward. Just before the trial. argued
that was sure young Houston
hadn't committed the murder. and
Thar n some woman could testify 70
the fact that Langdon had that mai
1T. II might free Houston. and make
Z hit with fhe old man and that
maybe he would make good on his
promises. did Il pretty skilfuliy
and she listened 20 me. largely.
guess. because she was IN love with
me. Anyway. II ended with her tes.
ltffying AZ the trial tn a sort OF mega.
we way. I didn't care about that
W was something else wanted.
Later after the old man had died.
uyed II. wanted her 10 switch some
paperx on young Mr.. Houston for
me. and she buckcd against H. Then
Z told her that she had done worse
things. that she had perjured herself.
ana that unless she stayed by me.
she could Do sent 20 the penitcntiary.
Of course. I didn't tell her In those
enact words--r did n more in the
way Of making a criminal out OF her
Already. 70 that the thing she was
going 10 DO wouldn't seem as bad 10
her. wasn't foolish enough TO
threaten her. Besides. I told her that
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