The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-21

do understand that you are 30.
elining this loan because am con.
necied with Il. AIR GrahamT''
y do not give a reason. sir The
loan does not appeal % me the rail-.
road builder said with chill flnahty.
III appealed 10 you yesterday"
persisted Dave.
But not today. Hcrvry. will see
Mr.. Gates al once. Tel McMurray
50
Reluctantly Dave followed tho
clerk on, % the room. lie had been
checkmafed. but he did not know
how. In nomc way stcclulan had
got TO the finAncier with this story
that had damned the project Tho
new treasurer Of the Jackpot Com,
pany was much distressed. III his
connection with the company was 20.
ing 20 have this effect. ho must TO.
sign AT once.
lie walked back 10 the hotel. and
In the corridor % the Albany met
a big bluff catiieman the memory
Of whose Kindness iraped across the
years TO warm his heart.
wv e@"t fNiHNHto"f tH"s MI
Vest
The owner Of the Fifty -Four Quar-
ter Circle looked az lhs young man
and gave little whoop Damn my
akin. u il Amt the boy who bluffed
a whole railroad system into icttin'
him reload stock for mes nc
hooked an arm under Dawes and led
him straight 10 the bar where you
br~nf what you DOM whyn't sou
come 10 me soon AZ you got
out OF 3obF what1i you have.
boyr-
Dave named ginger ale. They lin.
ed glasses.
NOW. you ten m. all about IL
said Yves, presently. leading tho way
to a lounge scat In the mczzanlnc
gallery.
Sanders answered az first In mon.
osyliabies. but presently he found
himself telling the story Of his fail.
ure 10 enlist Horace Graham In tho
Jackpot property a. a hacker.
The cattleman began 20 rumpie his
hair. Just as he had done y~ars ago
In moments OF excitement
wish I'd known. boy. I've been
acquainted with Horace Graham ever
since he ran a hardware store on
Larirner street. and that's most
thirty years ago I'D "a gone with
you to see him. Maybe can see
him now"
You can't change tho facts. Mr.
West. When he knew I was con.
vict he threw the whole thing over.
board
The voice % page In the lobby
rose In singsong. "Mistnr Sa.a-an.
dera. Mister sa.a-a-anders."
Dave stepped 10 the railing and
called down. -i'm Mr.. Sanders.
Who wants me7''
A man near the deck waved a pa.
per and shouted; Hello. Dave, News
for you. son III come up" The
speaker was Crawford
He shook hands with Dave and
with West while he CALCULATED his
news IN Jets. II got II. son. Got II
right here. Came hack with the
Governor this mo'nin'. Called to-
Tethcr pardon board. Here Z IL.
Clean bill Of health, son. Rcaolu.
lions Of regret for miscarriage Of
Justice. Big story front page Is aft
ernoon's papers"
Dave smiled Eardonicaily You're
JUS, a few hours late. Mr., Crawford.
Graham turned us down cold this
morning because I'm a penitentiary
bird"
"He did," Crawford began TO bon
inside. Wei. he can go right plumb
10 Yuma. Anybody so small as
that"
Hold yore hawsses. En-" said
West. smiling Graham didn't know
the facts. II you was capitalist
an thinkin' Of loaning' big money 10
man you found out had been IN
prison for manslaughter and that he
had since been accused OF robbin' a
stage an killing the driver"
''He was in n hurry" explained
Dave. Going East tomorrow. Some
one must have got at him after I
saw him. He'd made up his mind
when went back today"
well. Horace Graham amt one |
Of those who won't change his views
for heaven. hell, and high water. All /
we've got TO do is to got 10 him and |
make him see the light" said West |
when are we going TO do all |
THAR" asked Sanders Hes busy |
every minute OF the time TN he |
starts. He won't give us an ap. |
pointment."
Hen zee me. We're old friends"
predicted West confidently.
Crestfallcn. he met The two officers
Of the Jackpot Company three hours
later. Couldn't get to him. Sent