The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-17

he reered into the tense. angry fca.
lures OF Barry Houston.
"A bit meiodramatic. aren't your
he asked tn q sneering tone.
Perhaps 90. But then murder IL
always mclodramatlc."
"Murderf You don't intend
No. I simply referred 70 the
past. should have said references
TO murder l hope you win par.
don mo II any ineieganes OF Ian.
xuage should offend YOU"
Sarcastic. aren't your
II have q right 20 be. Knowing
what l know--I should Use moro
than sarcasm"
"if I'm not mistaken. you have,
Tho butler spoke of some threat
Hardly a threat. AIR. worthing
ton" Houston was speaking cold.
". incieiveiy. Merely what I have
heard you often call IN court state
ment OF fact. In case u wasn't TO
peated TO you correctly. IN bore you
with Il again. l said that N you
didn't SEQ mo immediately. there
would be something extremely dis.
tasteful to you In the morning
papers"
"well- I've seen you. Now
wait Just q moment. Mr.. wcrth.
ington. thought II was only civil
lawyers who INDUCED In technicaii
ties didn't know that criminal"
and he put emphasis on tho word.
then repeated u. shat criminal law.
yers had tho habit also"
-lf youli cease this insuiting---
-Oh. think have right 70
that. To tell tho truth. I've only
begun to insult you. That is---tf you
call thla sort OF thing an Insult To
set AZ tho point OF the matter. Afr.
worthington. I want 10 be fair with
you. Two come here 10 ask soms.
thtnx--t'il admit thss--bu, II N
something that should benefit you In
a number Of ways. But wen speak
OF that later. The main point IL this:
am thinking very seriously Of su.
Ing the city Of Boston for million
dollars
"weilT what's that 70 mer-
Warrington sighed. with a bit Of
relief. Houston thought. and walked
back TO tho tabls fer a cigarette. Il
haven't anything 10 do with the city.
90 as far as you like. I'm out Of
politicss In case you don't know. I'm
In business for myself and haven't
tho least interest In what tho city
does. or what anyone does 10 it,
Even though you should happen
20 b tho bone OF contrn,ion--and
tire butt Of what may be . good desi
OF unpleasant Newspaper notorietyT''
You're talking hlaekmaiiF'
II beg your pardon. Blaekmaii IN
something by which ore EFFORTS
money. I'm here TO sry 20 give you
money--or At least the promise Of q
and a. the same time allow you
10 make up for something that
should. whether II does or not weigh
heavily on your conscience"
III you'Il come TO the point
Exactly. DO you remember my
caser''
In . way. had . GOD many
81 thmu--
Which. ! hop~ you ana not
handle In the same way that you
did nalns. But 10 recall n all to
your recollection. I was accused Of
having killed my own cousin. Tom
LanRdon. with . nAiies.-
"Tcs--I remainder now. You fwo
had some kind Of = drunken fight"
And you. at the time. II remeuf
her correctly, had fight OF your
own II was nearing election time"
af-.-~< ~~<x~.t.~ 49, . tn. -,
with iittis smile. quite luckily.
was beaten
Il agree with you there But 20
return 20 the original statement Am
right, or am I wrong. when ! say
that you were striving very hard for
a record that would aid you In the
eIectionT'
Every official tries 20 mako the
best possible record Especially at
election time"
.No matter whom n fn;ures-
Il didn't say that
But did--and I repeat n. No
matter whom Il injuresi Now. 70 be
plain and frank and brutal with you
tonight az you were with m. In the
courtroom. Mr. worthington. have
pretty convincing evidence that you
knew was Innocent. Further. tha,
you knew n almost at tho beginning
OF the trial. But that IN spite OF
this knowledge. you continued 20 per.
secufe--notice. don't say prosecute
TO prosecute me IN hope Of gain
ing conviction. simply that you
might 60 before The voters and point
TO me In prison as n recommendation
Of your efficiency as a District at.
torncy."
"oh" worthingfon threw away
HIS cigarette with an angry gesture.
and came forward. You fellows are
all the same. You're always squeai-
ing about your Innocence. mover
saw man yet who wasn't innocent
in one way or another. Even when
they confess. they've got some kind
Of an abb for their act. They didn't
know the gun was loaded, or the
other fellow hit them first or"
Tn my case have no aifbis. And
f1ni- isn't simply my own statement.
I have sufficient witnesses"
Then why didn't you INTRODUCES
them nj the trfai7"