The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
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Gray. too. kept a revolver in his
desk. He removed q aud placed
t. In his pocket
Buddy Briskow chose this, 81 an
moments. 90 thrust his Erinning
Nlsage into the door aud TO inquire.
Got timo for me nov Mr., GmyTr
Not new Buddy"
"wheng"
~Why-almost any other time
Il wouldn't bother you. but it's
important and IL promised a GER
tain party" The youths face rcd.
denod. his smile widened vacuously.
Later. II YOU don't mind
Il was plain that Buddy dld mind.
nevertheless. he withdrew.
When Swope and IsoWe arrived.
Gray could with difficulty restrain
himself frpm hurting out the rea.
son for his urgent summons but he
oontented himself by asking them 70
walt IN the presidents office.
Henry Nelson entered the hank
With his head ~, with n eontemp,u.
>ous smile upon his TIPS and an easy
confidence in his bearing. His hand
oustretchcd toward the knob OF
Rriskow's door. when the one ad
JOINING opened and. from the office
he himself had 80 long occupied.
Calvin Gray spoke 10 him.
Please step IN here. Colonel"
Nelson recolied. NO, thank your
he said. eurtly,
"BrislSow and are amateur
bankers: there Is matter upon
which We need your advice"
rIndced7 Finding u isn't as easy
10 run u hank as drilling riEf
He said you were out. Otherwise
"wil you come In"
Stiffly. reluctantly. as IL impeuea
by some force outside OF himself
Nelson stepped within. but no tx
nored the chair that was preferred
him.
Gray eiosd the door before say.
ing: The deception was mine, not
Briskow's. You prefer TO stand7
um.m-f appreciate your feeling OF
formality. felt a bit IN at ease
on the occasion OF my first call
here. when our positions were re.
yersed-"
III you got me here Jus, to be
nasty"
by no means Nevertheless. Il
Era,tfies my vanity TO remind yoa
that you considered me a oraggart
q buffer. whereas"
4 haven't changed ray opinion {"
so be 4. Ono matter. only. re-
>Erains between US. I am about to
ring up on the last act OF our little
comedy"
Theatrical. as always aren't
your Nelson's lip CURED
For a moment Gray stared AZ the
speaker euriously, his tone had al.
tered when he said You're a bet.
ter poker player than I thought.
You're almost as good buffer as
I am. That BY tho way. Is prob
ably the last compliment I shall pay
you
"comei I've no time TO waste. "
you WIN have ample tsms-if not
to waste. at least 10 meditats-"
What do you mean b. thRt7''
The uuefy came Sharply.
I've had an examination OF the
banks books That. as you win
readily understand. explains why ]
sent for you"
"why-no. I DON'T
s.r .,,.sl.s -. -, - .,.u
father got the money TO keep COINS
so long, for discovered you were
in bad way even before I turned
Up. II is no longer a mystery,
When you and he, as directors OF
the Security National. lent your.
selves money. as individuals, you
must have realized that you were
we'll. arranging ample leisure for
yourselves IN which 70 mediate
upon the stringeney OF the banking
laws"
Nonsense. That's n.nothing-
nothing serious" Nelson's rudy
color had slowly vanished: with un
certain hand he reached for the
nearest chair and upon il he
leaned as he continued. jcrkily: "fr
regular. perhaps-I1i admit Il was
irregular. but - there's nothlus
wrong On. you'll make Il look a.
bad as possible. dare say But
you don't understand the circum
stances. Anyhow, father IL gettins
It straighteued out; all he needs Is
time. Wen be able TO handle It