Evening star., 1940-05-12

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Of it. You believe that, don't your"
II haven't the least doubt" STRAIT
ton said. "But it will not be ad-
mitted without . fight"
I'VE read six letters from him and
even more from his wife," Anne ex-
planned. "The letters tie up with
each other. In this one he answers .
question Donna Maria had asked in
q previous letter, which Is among
those I found. In 1t she mentions
having followed some instructions
given in an earlier letter from Don
Jose. There's a--what dyou call It?
runs through them"
"A continuity" Jim suggested.
THAT will strengthen our position,
II the connection Is quite clear"
Stratton agreed. 1T will be more
difIicult to throw out this letter with.
out throwing them all out. We are
under obligations to you. Miss Eliot"
Don't you expect to win the
case?" Anne asked bluntly.
1T I didn't think We had . good
case I wouldn't be engaged In it."
the attorney answered dryly..
Anne Il Dubious.
Before they had left the ONCE 30
yards behind them Anne flung q
query at her companion. do you.
think he is honest-that he Is really
fighting to VIM"
I'm sure Of 1t. He is IN absolutely
straight lawyer"
Anyway, he has ice water in his
veins"
He does seem Q bit dessicated,
until he begins to try . case. You
should see him then. He Is Is keen
as q fine blade. And cases in the
higher courts are not won by oratory,
lady. There won't be flaw In D. LIS
logic"
She laughed. II don't suppose
ought to have expected him to throw
up his hat and shout. But I do think
he'd make q fine undertaken. With
that soft, studied voice Of his. Is
he married2"
Eyes, nam. And you don't need
to pity his wife. They are very
happy together"
you caught me out that time"
she admitted, mirth In her eyes.
THE fact Is that I'm q bad Judge
Of character at first sight, and some
times at second and third. Now take
Mr.. Mosely."
He shook his head. LET some one
else take him. don't want him"
Il don't think I do either. But
he is certainly impressive. When I
first saw him thought he was about
the finest-looking man had seen, so
big and masterful. with that Greek
god face Of his. and In . way lk-
able"
"Likable?" he repeated. "Ill grant
you the rest, but I stick at that"
Morally Color Blind.
MY notion was that he had Just
got OF wrong foot irst, the way
a blundering boy does. and that all
he needed was to have his eyes
opened. I couldn't believe he was
responsible for the death of my
uncle and other terrible things. But
know better now. Morally he's
color-blind. It's funny too. He
doesn't seem to me as handsome as
he did. His eyes are q little too
close, and even when he smiles they
are as cold as frozen lake"
Jim answered with an understate-
ment. He did not want to talk too
harshly Of a man he disliked 50
much. Russ isn't just what you
could call warm-hearted," he agreed.
1T would be awful to be the
wife Of man like that" she said
Silcott slanted look at her. He
wondered why she had said that.
In his mind there had been
suspicion that Russell Mosely was
much taken with her. Anne was
the kind Of woman likely to interest
him. There was the fine race horse
look about her beauty that he would
think ought to belong to him. Jim
guessed Anne was aware Of the cat
tleman's admiration.
He said, tentatively, "Russ would
probably spend money on q wife of
whom he was proud"
Eyes, and she wouldn't have the
slightest influence with him. She
would be just one Of his posses
sions."
Jim thought that was a shrewd
judgment.
Word came to Mosely by the
grapevine route that q letter writ
ten by Gandara had been found
which would greatly prejudice his
case. He wasted no time in get
ting to Santa Fe, where he was
met by. his informant. The spy had
talked with q clerk Of Stratton,
who had not seen the letter, but
had heard mention of 1t in the Of
fee. The clerk knew that Silcott
and a young woman had brought
the document to his employer and
that 1t had been found In the old
Gandara house, where 1t. Window
was now living. OF the contents
he could speak only by hearsay.
The cattleman called on Window
at once. The of1icer was not at
home, but his wife was quite will
ing to talk with this bronzed West
erner who looked like Greek
Hermes. He gave his name and
mentioned the letter.
Oh, the letter Don Jose wrote to
his wife! Isn't it amazing that it
would lie here in an old trunk SO
years and be found by accident Just
in time to be Of use In some law
suit about land? Anne was pleased
as punch. She wrote q letter to q
friend at Blanco and he came right
up here. A Mr.. Silcott--lots Of fun.
He's in town now. I don't suppose
you know him?" Henrietta slanted
a smile at him. She was thinking
that he would be nice, new man
to take to the dance tomorrow.
eyes, I know him." His answer
ing smile was grim. do you know
III "PUT YOUR HEAD m