Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-18

Travelled line Of thought along which
he could be propelled with the absolute
certainty Of direction and result Of q
freight train sent rolling down a
grade
-LIstsn-- said Jasper Hais over the
sire. This Is very serious Some one
In following u.s.
-Whof-' asked Hasbrouck Ruther-
ford Even over ID. Wire one could tell
that be had been drinking
-whoY' he demanded again when he
had reached the house OF Jasper Hsis
And he cursed without restraint when
he WAs told Of the other mans conciu-
sions from the maids observations.
Again - he said. His memory OF all
thu unpleasant occurrences In his life
brought about by Stanford Gorgam.
from the days at Yale down through
3 his marriage III today. rolled back
over him. Thst was one thing always
/ that would stand out clear and red be
/ fore his usually somewhat jumbied
mind
What shall we DO TO hImT' he
! asked duly.
sit down. suggested Jasper Haig
Have 4 drink An Invitation not re
/ fused Leading always TO a certain
stimulation OK memory and old anger
the pet personal hatred Of hard.
drinking mani
-Asain 2" repeated HasE Rutherford.
hoar-sly. For ffty cents I'd XII him
on general principles"
"No-no' Hardly that" said Jasper
/ dal-. dcprecatingiy.
Il would" siOUily asserted Has
/ bruIcE Rutherford. There are certain
I times and seasons. Hs every successful
I lawyer knows. when opposition of a
1 certain type provokes rather than pre-
vents the thing that II is directed
against.
] NO" repeated Jasper Haig. no I.
You would not do that! But we must
1 do sumethIng-that is certain. or
he's got US"
He, Got meT- said Rutherford, his
I wins starting in his thick neck. "No
1 Not again 2" His hearer thought that
/ h. seused already n certain tone OF de-
cisIon in his voice
| But what can we do-besIdes your
pleasing thought OF killing hIm7' In
! quired his qulet-voIced companion,
I thinking now out loud Il think we
I can assume" he added, watching him
] quite closely. that idea to be unieas.
ible!"
1 IJual,rat,nt- nnsh-
rrfnri Hr.nly taking a tight hold
! upon the neck OF the decun,er. I'D
| kin him In u minute. I'd like nothing
better" he asserted again. ION general
/ principles
But Jasper Haig smiled that obiique
| sn.lc of his-considering the sugres-
ton apparently from an abstruse legal
standpoint
What Ii there TO laugh atr' de
manded Hasbrouck rutherford. rough
/ ly breaking In on his amusing medita-
tons And it seemed to Jasper Haig.
/ as he looked up. that he had never seen
him In an uslier or more reckless
mood
oh, nothing" he answered. "in par
/ ticular"
"well--what In generaif" the other
man Insisted.
i was merely thinking OF what you
/ said-your little humorous suggestion
of murder" he replied. from another
/ humorous angle"
let me laugh. too demanded his
companion.
| "oh. nothing" repeated the lawyer.
4 but the legal end OF such an episode
the probable evidence which might
be produced In such case"
What Is III Spi, IT out" his COM
panion directed him. And finally, re-
| luctantly. the lawyer developed In his
talk another theory OF a supposItitlous
case. smiling with cold intellectual
| amusement as he did so.
Suppose" he said. "a young mar
/ ried woman. very attractive. even
beautiful. let US say. is found late In
the evening in a room where she has
stolen away from her attendants. For
unfortunately she Is hopelessly insane
-lnsane. II seems. for affection. for
love. which an unfortunate marriage
has not accorded her." And At that
statement his companion cursed little
under his breath, but made no further
contradiction or interruption.
"She Is there Alone" the speaker
went on. in this room. with a revolver
| still warm upon the floor: and near II
is the body OF rich young clubman-
a cousin. known often to have visited
her In the past. and suspected. 1t is
said, Of having been her admirer. No
one else Is. or has been. in the room. "
"Yes." said Hasbrouck Rutherford,
his prominent. bloodshot eyes fixed on
the speaker.
-And suppose. then" said the law.
yer, "as would seem natural in the
Circumstances. the servants in the
house. after breaking into the room
should telephone for advice and In
structfons. where-to whom would they