The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-04-11
HELD IN TRUST
By
GEORGE KIBBE TURNER



certainty of direction and result of a
freight train sent rolling down a
grade
Listen" said Jasper Haig over the
wire. This IS very serious. Some one
is following u.s."
'Who?" asked Hasbrouck Ruther-
ford. Even over the wire one could tell
that he had been drinking.
"Who?" he demanded again when he
had reached the house of Jasper Haig.
And he cursed without restraint when
he was told of the other mans conclu.
sions from the maids observations.
Again ~ he said His memory of all
the unpleasant occurrences in his life
brought about by Stanford Gorgam,
from the days at Yale down through
his marriage till today, rolled back
over him. That was one thing always
that would stand out clear and red be-
fore his usually somewhat jumbled
mind.
''What shall we do to him?" he
asked duly.
"Sit down." suggested Jasper Haig.
"Have a drink" An invitation not re-
fused. leading always to certain
stimulation of memory and old anger
the pet personal hatred of hard
drinking mani
"Againl" repeated Hask Rutherford,
hoarsely. For fifty cents I'd kill him
on general principles
''No-nol Hardly that" said Jasper
Haig, deprecatingly.
Il wouldl" stoutly asserted Has
brouck Rutherford. There are certain
times and seasons, as every successful
lawyer knows, when opposition of a
certain type provokes rather than pre-
vents the thing that tx is directed
against.
NO" repeated Jasper Haig. no
You would not do that But we must
do something--tha is certain Or
he's got usr
Hell Got me?" said Rutherford his
veins starting in his thick neck mo
Not again" His nearer thought that
he sensed already a certain tone of de-
cision in his voice.
But what can we do-besides your
pleasing thought of killing him?" in
CURED his quiet-voiced companion,
thinking now out loud. Il think we
can assume" he added, watching him
quite closely, that idea to be unfeas- I
ibler'
Not for me ~ said Hasbrouck Ruth
erford firmly-and taking a tight hold
upon the neck of the decanter. 'T'd
kill him in a minute. I'd like nothing
better" he asserted again, ION general
But Jasper Haig srailed that oblique
smile of his-considering the sugges-
ton apparently from an abstrise legal
what is there to laugh att" de
handed Hasbrouck Rutherford, rough
Iy breaking in on his amusing medita.
E'ons And it seemed to Jasper Haig
rs he looked up, that he had never seen
him in an uglier or more reckless
mood.
ooh. nothing" he answered. Sin par
.icuar."
"Well-what in general?' the other
nan insisted.
II was merely thinking of what you
little humorous suggestion
If MURDER" he replied. from another
humorous angle"
Let me laugh, too" demanded his
"Oh, nothing" repeated the lawyer,
but the legal end of such an episode
the probable evidence which might
,e produced In such a CASE
what is It? Spit 1t out" his com
'anion directed him. And finally. re
the lawyer developed in his
ak another theory of supposititious
ase, smiling with cold intellectual
as he did So
Suppose" he said, "a young mar
led woman. very attractive. even
eautiful, let us say, is found late In
he evening in a room where she has
tolen away from her attendants. For
she is hopelessly insane
insane. it seems, for affection. for
I've, which an unfortunate marriage
ms not accorded her" And at that
tatement his companion cursed little
nder his breath, but made no further
or interruption.
"She is there alone" the speaker
'ent on. 'in this room. with revolver
tin warm upon the floor; and near II
the body of rich young clubman =
cousin. known often TO have visited
er In the past, and suspected. II Is
nd, of having been her admirer. No
ne else is. or has been. in the room"
GRO BE coNTINUED.)