The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-07-21
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papers at four. We have spread the
rumor quietly that these documents
relate to the munition stores. You
will escort the messenger from the
White House to the Senator's. Nor
gan is his private secretary, as you
know
Kennedy began to rub his palms to-
gether in pleasurable anticipation.
Morgan knows the combination to the
Senator'S dispatch box. But if those
are bogus dispatches, we'll lose him.
That's exactly what We wish to do.
We want him out of the Senator
house, in the open. There are lots OK
men who'd be happy IL scahual
popped up in the Senator's home. III
the documents do what we hope they
will, Morgan will never cross the Sen
atoSs threshold again. PafsOn, thOse
documents are his indictment That's
the joke. If he purloins them ana
reads, he'll go into hiding; but lie WIZ
not leave Washington at this tlllc Ii
he doesn't go into the dispatch-DoX'
then Well have to try some otler
method"
"You are taking great risks" grum-
bled Kennedy.
"Sooner or later, he'll hang. Go to
Baltimore tomorrow. Come back as
soon as you can. For Armitage's sake
l hope there's nothing TO my idea III
there is anything off-colOr, I'm sure
that the boy is innocent. ordinarily
1t would be water OFF ducks back.
But he's under cloud. And IL you
warn him, there'll be trouble for you.
'Pll not warn him. But If Morgan
succeeds in getting South, I'll never
forgive YOU"
"Rest easy on that score. That's
ALL"
Kennedy went away somewhat dis
turbed. What new coil had the boy
sprung about his feet?
Morgan left Senator Ms at ten
O'Clock in the evening. The Senator
saw him to the door. Immediately
Morgan returned through the garden
window which he had left open and
was in the act of lifting back the lid
ON the dispatch-boX, when the portieres
ratified ON the poles and the Senator
himself, with candle in hand, appeared.
Morgan sprang, bore the elder back
ward, toppled him TO the floor, bundled
the dispatches into his pocket, ana
ran all the way to his lodgings. There
he burned what papers he had, SAVING
only his various passes, and He'd To
another part of the town.
The room he entered was rather
bare He lighted the candle anC
placed the sealed document before MN.
one by one he broke the seals. lie
stared entranced. Suddenly he jumper
to his feet, furious.
Fooled, tricked! He swore. lie
ripped these cynical indictments into
tatters. They had played with him.
Henry Morgan, as they would nave
played with tyrol
He laughed shortly. Clever, devil.
ishly cleverl They had gotten rid of
him without dragging the Senator
through the mire of political scandal.
a thing every sympathizer would have
hailed with delight.
"Devil take them all Well, the
games up. But ParsOn Kennedy, and
you, John Armitage, watch out. I'm q
masterless man from now on. I'll
never leave Washington until / see
you both dead! Jeanne Beaufort is
mine, miner
He rolled up his sleeve and stared
Mt the symbol on his forearm. He
laughed again as he recalled night
he had entered Jeane's room and
stuffed the little note in the side OF
her mirror. If only he could get hold
of that certificate, to see II she nae
written her name therel
Next day Morgan recounted &