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

Continued from saturday.
| -Henos- he called. after the long
Ivan for connections afr. Masonf
Ircnv look fer me tomorrow be.
|fsve III net he there
/ But you haven't given n upy-
| -clven npf' Houston laughed
Twin sudden enthusiasm. 'Nc-r've
Ifst started. Put the date eff
lev or two until can try some.
Inanr that's buzrinx around In my
I>sad fts = Wild idea--bus Il may
work. II II doesn't. III ses you
Thursday
| Then he turned from the telephone
land toward the railroad station.
4 'one. 20 New York. he ordered
Ihurriediy thru the ticket window.
Five got time 10 make that seven.
ifnrty. II you rush a."
| And the next morlng. Barry Hous-
ton was In New York. swirling
IalcnE seventh ave. toward Bell.
r~nd hospital. There ne sought
Ifhc executive offices and told his
Istory. Five minutes later he was
Decking At the books % the institu-
1ticn. searching. sesrching-st last
~ sttf7e . cry of excitement and
Ibend closer TO . closely written
Ipawe
~AuEust second hs r~Ad. XXI.
Ib<ne worthington. District attorney.
Boston. Mass Acc by Drs. Horton.
Mayer and Brensteam. rnvestiga-
Isscns into effect Of blows on skull.
Hight eadavers.-
With fingers that were almost
IfF~nried. Houston copied the no,a.
Itfcn. closed the book. ard hurried
Iasain for q taxicab. II yet was
Ieniy nine o'clock. n the traffic
Iuers not too thick, n the driver
Ivere skiiifut---
Hs raced thru the gate At Grand
Central Just ~ II was closing. lie
made the train in unison with the
Inst drawing cry OF tho conductor.
IJnen for hours in the Pullman
tehair car. he fidgetcd. counting the
seisgrnph pests. checking off the
5sAsions as they dipped past tho win
<cws. thru a day OF eaxernszx. OF
axcited. raekinS anticipation. II was
hight when he reached Boston. bat
Houston did not hesitate. A glance
lat the telephone book. another rack
Ing In a taxicab. and Barry stood
ion the vcrandn OF q large house.
Iauasting the answer 10 his rinx az
Ishs bell. Finally II came.
Mr.. wcrthinxton." he Commanded,
Ighe bufisr arched his eyebrows.
Sorry. but Mr.. worthingson has
n orders not 10 be-
"A Tel him that II Il . matter Of
Iurgsnf business That Il Il some
Thing Of thu utmost Importance to
him
| A wait. The butler returned
l SORRY. SIR. But Mfr. worthsnEson
ID suss reAdy to retire.
srou tell Mr.. worthtr gson.- an.
fo9esed Houston In . crisp voice.
f-that he either win ses me or TO
Igyef r. Tsfi him that am very
Ioorry. but that Just now. I am forced
10 u.s. his own rnethods--and that n
ne doesn't go me within five min
Jutes. thsrs WIN b. somsthtns In tho
Enornins pspsrs that viii -. 70 say
PIE least extremely distzstesui 70
AirA-
The mama pieassr-
4 IT doesn't NATTER
/ Are you from . nswspapsrr
I'm not saying Whether I 20
10 one directly from here. depends
Iontirely upon Mr. worthington- VIII
}you please take my messagag"
I'm afraid
Take my messagsr'
Directly. slrF'
I Another wait Then:
| Mr.. worthington viii see you In
Ithe library. STR"
/ Thanks Houston almost bound.
la into tho hall A moment later.
bn the dlrnness Of the heavily fur
}rished. somewhat mysteriou. ap-
bearing library. Barry Houston
Iagasn faced the man whom. at ono
4tlme. he had hoped never again to
l& Kilbnns wcrthington was
SEATED AZ the large table. much In
hhs manner which he had affected IN
teourt. elbows on the surfacs. chin
I<upped in his thin. nervous hands.
IThs light was not good for recog-
hiking faces. without realizing Il. tho
l4orner district attorney had placed
himself at a Disadvantage. squirt
Iiag. ne sought TO make out tho fea-
Ifurc. Of the man who had hurried
into the room. and falling. rose.
We'll" he asked somewhat
|1rusGuely. may I inquire"
certainly. My names Houston
.Housfon--Houston- seems 70
me
Maybe your memory needs re-
ikeshing. Such little things aa
figured in probably slipped your mind
Iths minute you were through with
them To BE- explicit. my name In
Harry Houston, son Of the late WIN.
Inn X. Houston. You and met
In the courtroom. You once did me
ttks very high honor 70 accuss mo Of
ikurcer ard then tried your level
jbest 70 send mo TO the penitentiary
ffor life when you knew. absolutely
.snd thorog ghiy. that was an In
Snocsnt man.
CHAPTER XVII.
I me former district attorney start