Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-12-09
Represented by Counsel


"Now what do you make of thatf
asked Pat Muleahy as starmount
drove away back to his home ana
Mary.
Theodore Parker looked at Mul-
eahy rather quizzically and then at
the car which was fast disappear
ing.
EI didn't think he would show the
white feather" hazarded Pat a lit
lie wistfully.
"He hasn't Pat,' Parker hasten
ed to explain. "He is just running
true TO form. Malcolm Starmount
has always been able to put his res
ponsibiIity on someone else so when
he grew tired of running this thing
he Just told us to go ahead and fin
ish it,"
'sBut Mr.. Parker, doesn't he real
ize that the whole thing is liable
to land him in the jugf He might
blame us for that"
"He won't blame us for any
thing. Pat. He'll stand by US what
ever happens. Besides Starmount
does not realize that anything real
" serious can happen to him. Why
man, can't you see that from the
time he was born he has had nothing
but money and he has bought what
ever he wanted wherever he found
it and threw it away when he grew
tired.
"His mother did not care for hin
particularly. She always felt that
he was much to blame for the ole
scandal attached to her husband
divorce suit.
"But at that, Mulcahy, your new
employer has always thought h'
was one of the fortunate ones Of
/ the earth because he has never ha'
10 deny himself anything He neve
has realized the JOY Of really Civ
ling up anything.
"Since he was old enough to knoV
that he had desires to crafty,
do not think he has ever denie
himself one of them.
ellis mother knowing that sh
did not give her only child the Low
that should have been his tried t
give him as long as she lived
which was only few years afte
she and his father separated-hi
own way in everything.
/; "In her will and by private in
structions she told my father, VIII
was executor of the estate unit
Malcolm became of age, that he wa
to have all the money he wanted
until he was old enough to manag
his own estate.
Under the circumstances you ca
see how easy it was for him
come to the conclusion that he coul
lbuy anything or anybody.
Personally, I don't think he
as bad as most men would hay
been under the circumstances.
ldon't think he has ever done
S mean act. He has done thoughtle
things and because he does not kno
what love means he has broke
/, many hearts"
"Wel, l believe he has found O.
at last that he can't buy love-" r
marked Mulcahy, "but' and P
U looked at Parker shrewdly, 'he h
not missed loyalty and friendship
"a guess you are right, Mulcah
l never had brother and grew !
e with Nal. 1t just always seem'
to be on the cards that I shou
help him out Of all his difficult
and take all the responsibilities. !"
e "And you have left him think
: lis buying that, Mr.. Parkeri VIII
Mr.. Starmount comes to his re
senses he will know that what y
e have given him-the best thing
q his life--he could not have boug
g with all his money"
+ "Thank you, Mulcahy," W
n Parker's simple acknowledgment
t the Irishman's perception, ''and
s am sure that you will grow to 10
5 him Just as | do"
y "Oh, he bought my loyalty {
II moment he took little Mary Devl
n from misery and placed her and t
whole family in comfort"
Parker and Pat were ushered in
d the office of the chief of police il
n mediately.
n whats this l hear, Muleah
: You were absent from your beat VI
4 terday. What have you got to $
I for yourselff' The chief of poll
{ asked gruffly before either Of I
! Others were able TO say a word.
. ''I know 1 was absent, sir" al
! cahy answered meekly, "but
,el thought q msn was going to abd'
little Mary Devlin, sir aud We