The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-10

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nature. and there's a notary's seal
attached"
-pus there isi l cant tell you
whe--but--f-
statements like that don't count
m hw. There arc the papers and
thsyre duly slgned and you've adj
Matted your signature. II there's any
fraud about Il. you've got tho right
70 prove Il. Hut In the meanwhile,
the courts suhincsion stands. You've
lsascd this land 20 these men. and
seu can't interfere with them. Tn.
eefstands-
~Ar right Houston moved hastily
back. away from the fiume site. IA.
tsste stood staring glumly. wonder.
inx. ~ the papers which had been
returned 10 the sheriff. "Dut know
tbs. that It's a fakery--somehow
ana IN prove Il. have absolutely
No memory o. ever signing any such
pan&rs AZ that. or of even talking
70 any one about selling stumraee At
. figure that you should know l.
r.tsenious Why. you can't even buy
Ire worst kind % timber from the
government at that pricel I don't re.
|, member
-Didnv I tell YOU" Thayer had
turned 70 the sheriff. There he
Focs pailing that loss Of memory
stunt again. That's one cg hls best
msie bets" he added sncerlng, TO
lose his memory"
~T've never lost n yctr'
-So-thsn you can forge, thfnes
awfally easy. such as coming out
here and pretending not 90 know
VINO you were. Guess you forgos
your identity for a minute. didn't
you- Just like VOC forgot signing
this icase and stumpage contract,
Yeh. you're coed at that--io-lns
your memory You never remember
snythlng that happens. You can't
even remember the night you muir.
d<rcd ~cur own cousin. can you7'
-rna-s A.
sec. skertffs Ills mencry's bad =
All the malice and hate % rcnt.up
enmity was IN Fred Thaycr's voice
row. one gnaried hand went for.
HAEA IA A4l+l+AfsA 4AtNlAs ~ NNA ENtAt
rrnember how he killed his own
cousin But n he can't. | can. Ask
hin about the sfrne when ne slipped
mat nailet tn hts pocket AZ a prize
fxht and then went on cut with his
cousin. Ask him what became OF
Tom Langdon after they Jeff that
prise fight. lie won't be able 70 tell
Ycu. OF course. lie io~es his memory ]:
III he will be able 20 remember 1.
THAT his father spent LOT % money
snd hired some good lawyers and got
him cut Of II. fIe won't be ahls TO
tell you = thing about how his own
~rstn was found with hts skull
>ruzhcd In. ard Inn blaody wooden
uAilet lying beside hin--the mailet
shst this fellow had stolen the night
h<fore al a prize flghti Ho won't--''
white-hof with anger. Barry Hous
ton iurched forward. 70 find himself
caught In the arms Of the sheriff
and thrown back. He whirled--and
stopped. looked with glazed. dsadrnod
eyes into the bianched. Mortified
features of a girl who evidently had
heard tho accusation. . girl who
stood poised IN rsvuisson moment
before she turned. and. almost run.
ming. buried 10 mount her horse
ksad ride away. And the strength
~ anger isfE the muscles of Barry
Houston. The red flame Of indigna.
ton turned 70 sodden. dead thing.
He could only realize that Medaine
Tobinette now knew tho story. That
Metlaine Roosnetse had heard him &C
cused without n single statement
given In his own behalf: that Me-
DANE. the girl o. his snoks-wreathcd
dreams. now fully and thoroly be
lieved hiu~a murderer,