The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-05

with the police. l shall look upon Il
as an equitable business transaction
Name your price, am not a mean
man"
Neither "a ! remarked before. am
! a blackmailsr" l persisted. "Aiy
use Tor these letters II prcdsstinod.
They 80 20 the prsas"
Lord Llnderslsy spFAuE 20 his
feet
listen he said impressiyely. no
newspaper would deal with you as
literally as ! am prepared 90 DO,
Those documents must not bo pub
llthsd II Il were generally known
that had h-influencod Kendall
10 hold up that speech. labor would
declare war against mo tomorrow.
Not man would stay IN MY employ.
Besides. Il would bring discredit
upon my party II would ruin mo
politically rs well as actually, Come.
now. Mr.. Buckros-. you look ike
business man. Let's talk business
III write you check for 10000
pounds this morning"
Your lordship." I replied. II !
dealt with you IN the way you suE-
gest, Il would amount TO orimanl
offcnso. My conscience forhlds H. l
can deal With the press fairly and
openly. Your political ruin / cannot
help, Your financial ruin / may help
you 20 modify. / offer you four days
grace, during which time you had
better get rid Of as many OF your
shares In the kinderslcy shipping
company M YOU can
You promise 90 DO nothing for
four days. Lord Itindcrbloy sx-
claimed eagerly.
Il promise
lie leaned back IN his chair and
mopped his forehead
well. that's respite. NJ any
rata" he said Now, Mr Buckros,.
you and have got 10 understand
each other on this deal
we shall never get any nearer un-
dersthndlng each other than ws do
AZ present" I assured hin.
Rubbish" 10 answered. What I
want you 10 do II 10 got that buck
mailing idea ont OF your head Look
here, stay and have lunch with me.
and we'll discuss tho matter over a
cigar and glass Of wine
i should be taking your lunch un-
der false prctrnses," replied. rising
and bultonlnE my coat you shall
have the four days grace which !
have promised"
Hs followed me 70 ths door. en-
treating me FOR my address 50 con
yinccd was he that | would change
my mind. that ho sent his secretary
out into the strive, after me In the
end I made my escape by promising
10 So him again on tho evening OF
tho third day.
took my usual isisurely lunch and
aftorward made my way 10 tho unlu-
spiring nslEhborhood Of Streatharn.
The Towers" which ! had discov-
cred from a book Of reference 10 b.
Mr.. Edward Rsndails address. was a
hopelsssly vulgar sdirlco Of gray
stone. approached by what Is Ernrr- |
ally described az a short carriage |
drive, The popular NJ p. as WINS hts 4
boast. was not In tho least difficult Of |
access Hs came into tho room with.
in h few minutes. a plpo IN bis mouth. !
and giving evidence Of all the easy 1
good nature which besittod his posi-
ton.
-Donr know who you sra. Ns. 1
Buckrora.- he sald. noticing with /
some surpriss that had not awaited
myself 81 the opportunity OF shading
hands with him. hut sit down. and |
welcome. What can DO Tor your
Il have brought you had news. Ar.
Kendall" announced
The dsyil you have hs an
swerod. removing his pipe from his
teeth and staring At me Who are |
you. anyway ! dopt seem 20 roscg-
MIR your name
That really Doesn't matter re-
piled. You can call mo a Journalist. !
~ you like. It's as near the truth as
anything about myself that I'm likely
20 tell you Something very Disagree
able Is going to happen to you on tho
fourth day from now. and aa am
parity responsible for II have come
out here 70 give you a word Of warn
ing"
You're getting at me- hs pro-
tested uneasily.
Not in tho least sErured him.
The facts 20 which I hliudo arc
these: have In my poasa asion
copy Of the speech which you ought
to have made at Liverpool last
March and didn't. and also tho orig
inai letter from Lord Rindcrpley. Of
fcrinE you $4,000 pounds to hold II
up. also know that you received
that money on the following evening
ut the National Liberal club. and I
know what banks you intrustcd II
to-
Kendall was. believe, at heart,
Just as much OF coward as Kinder
sley. but no showed Il In different
fashion.
You lying blackmRIlerl" he shout
ed. How dare you come hero with
hNIh u Hb1ty fth ouh OF NV nbuAs,
or I'll throw you down Tho steps"
Il have fulfilled my mission I told
him. II shall DO very glad indeed
10 TO-"
"stopl" he shouted as turned to-
ward tho door How did you como
by this cock nnd-bull story7"
How should have como by II at
all unless II were tho TRUTH" / an
swered. The whole world viii
know the facts soon enough. OBJ
tanned tho papers from your wife"
That's lie, then" no declared
truculeutly, "for ] saw her destroy
the letter"
smiled Tho man, after all. wns
poor sport