The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-09
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Grated myself on every eeunt only
for tho woman-that one spoke
about. She turned the trick. ! was
found guilty. dlsgraoed. sent back
Even tho you are not military men.
you can appreciate tho extent 81
my dishopor.
There. gentlemen. you have IN
a few words an uneonyineing sum
mary OF long and complicated
story-one that detest TELLING.
However l could NOT permit you 20
slt with me az the directors table
or this bank without knowing who
am. what / am. and why l have
run that rat into his hole. Colonel
Nelson spoke tho truth when he
said this was purely a personal mat.
ter between Us. II Is no purely per.
sonal that I was willing TO spare
humiliation 20 his father-leavo old
Bell In control OF his hank and end
our fight-tt he'd right that old
wrong But you heard him refuse.
So they must both fall. He said
I've been prosecuting him" Gray
smiled grimly. Let mo tell you
how. That disgrace cost me my
friends. and what money / had. for
I tried long and earnestly 20 get
back. 10 got rehearing. 20 enter
the nRyy--anything 10 re-es,ablish
myself Failing that. eamo TO
Texas. came without dollar,
without an acquaintance. and-be'
gan my persecution OF Henry Mel
son. began Il by coming here
TO the bank and telling him what
/ was up 20. put him on guard.
and we engaged each other. as the
French would say. 10 the death.
won. That's all there Is 10 the
story"
Well III be damned Martin
Murphy exclaimed.
AT least Henry played fair IN
this. ho didn't betray your secret"
Gage said. coldly.
''oh. meant 20 tell you thar he
didn't dare hetrRy me. for he. too.
came back In disgrace. The pot
couldn't very well talk about the
kettle"
"whatf"
Henry Nelsonf"
~Impossibier'
Il mean exactly what I say. No
man OF his type could have lasted
over there. Then. too, the story OF
our quarrel leaked out. that old re
port Of mine turned up Yes. he
Eot the samo medicine no gave me.
But he had influence In Washing.
ton. and he managed 20 delay final
action almost up TO tho day OF the
arTnlstlce. Even then he succeeded
n pretty well covering up tho rca.
son OF his dismissal"
why even Belt doesn't know
thatF'
"Hcnry's been terrible hero.
hcreabouts,' said Gus Hriskow. AZ.
ter a moment no addressed tho other
men. Mr.. Gray told mo this. an
I wanted him 10 tell Il 10 you. I
dunno what youaIi think Of his
story. hu. I know him an I believe
every word Of H. what's more. I
believe this bank 10 Eoln' 20 DO run
as well as ever Il was even n I am
president A man can be president
an stay AZ homo, X he's got folks
under him that know moro than he
does. What d'you say IL wo start
that meetin' wo beer taikin' abouti
I'm willing 20 sec Mr.. Gray ssttin'
in yonder At Henry's desk II you
are"
II don't arc tina, II makes much
difference whether were willing or
not" swops eonfesssd. "You have
tho votes. between you. 70 do about
as you choose
-of course ws have. but. with Bell
an Henry gono. Il seems ike soms
OF thslr neighoors ought 20 stay an
look out for what potatera they've
left in the ground. What d'you
say
swops eyed his companions brief.
~. then he nodded. Wen stay"
Then. Mr. Secretary, let her goF'