The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-27
lCOnllnued Prom Yesterday


Henry argued that he had in.
varlably dsnod those articles Of
association with the words. IN par.
entheses. No personal liability"
and be was genuinely amazed 10
learn that this preCap,ion had been
useless. lie protested that scores
nay. hundreds-os other people were
in the same fix al he. ana that n
this outrageous provision o. the law
we're strictly enforced ana juds-
menis rendered widespread ruin
would result Hts lawyer agreed
70 this IN all sympathy. but read
aloud the provisions 90 tho statute.
ana Nelson derived no comfort from
the reading The lawyer was curl.
Gus 10 know. hy the way. who had
taken the trouble 20 acquire an OK
these elaims-a task OF heroic size
but about all the announcement he
could offer was the probability OF a
l>hs and expensive series 81 legal
battles. the outcome OF which was
prohlematieaL That meant annoy.
anee. az best, and a possible impair.
ment OF credit ana tho Nelson cred.
il right now was a precious thing.
As Henry well knew. Eioquently
he cursed tho day he had met Cal.
vim Gray. What next. no wondered.
He discovered what next when the
driller he had sent up 10 Arkansas
IN charge OF his RIG one day can't
into the office IN great agitation.
Tho mans story caused his employ.
cr's face 70 whiten.
-saltea, I--dont believe H." Mel.
son seized his head in bis hands.
oh. my dodf' he gasped. Misfor.
tunes were coming with a swtftness
Incredible. Saltedl VictmiEed. like
the greencst tenderfoo,i A small
fortune sunk while tho whole coun.
try was still ehuekling over the
Jackson scandal This was night.
mare.
Henry vas glad that his father
was In Tulsa IN conference with
some other bankers over that Avcn.
ser offset money. otherwise there
was no telling 10 what extreme the
old mans rage would have carried
him az this final calamity. And
that whining coughing crook. that
bogus farmer. was IN Arlxona-or
elsewhere-out Of reach OF tho law!
Tho younger Nelson turned desper.
ately sick. II this was not more
q Gray's work. Il was tho direct
result; Of tho curse he had called
down.
Goes anybody know Henry IN.
CURED. after he had somewhat re.
covered his equilibrium.
Nobody but US fellows"
- ~You--you mustn't shut down
You've got 10 keep up the bluff
untii--untn I get tins 70 turn
You going TO bump off that land
to somebody. else7"
What do you think I'm going to
do2- Nelson was on his feet now
and pacing his Office with ierky
strides. Take a loss like that7'
He paused and glared at the bearer
o. bad udings. then growisd: what
are you gTinning about oh. you
needn't ssy a. You want yours.
chi IA that RI
"wer--tt's worth something 70
turn a trick like this"
How rnuch7"
It's a big deal. II n take come.
thing MISUNDERSTANDING sub
siantsi and paid in adynnce--,o
make our boys forget all the IN.
;erestlng sighss they've seen. But
ia rather leave the amount TO you.
Henry You know me; l wouldn't
be a party 20 Il crooked deal. not
for anything. except TO help you
out
How much7" tho banker repeat.
ed. hoarsely.
But the field man merely smiled
and shrugged. 90. with a grunt Of
understanding. Henry seated himself
and wrote out check 10 bearer.
;ae amount Of which caused him
70 grind his teeth:
Now Il was impossible 70 dispose
Of large holding like that Ar
Kansas tract at moments notice.
In order 10 evadc suspicion. IL was
necessary 20 90 about II slowly.
iaeifully. hence tho finanoicr moved
with as much circumspectlon as
possible. His careful plans explod-
ed. however. when no met Calvin
Gray a day or so later.
Gray had rnade II an lnyariablo