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e (Continued From Our Last Issue) CHAPTER XIII Old Judge Mason, accustomed to seeing Barry in times of stress, tried his best to be jovial, “Well, boy, what is\it this time?" “Money."” Houston came directly to the point. “What's the money for; running ex- penses ?'" “No. Machinery. I've got to have a good, smooth-working plant—other- wise I won't be able to live up to specifications.” “You're not,” and the old lawyer smiled quizzically, *going to favor your dearly beloved friend with the order, are you?" “Who?" “Worthington."” “The district attorney?" ‘““That was. Plutocrat now. He came into his father's money and bought the East Coast Machinery Company, He's president,” again the smile, “and I know he'd be glad to have your or- der.” Houston continued the sarcasm. “I'd be overjoyed to give it to him, In fact, I think I'd refuse to buy any machinery if I couldn't get it from such a dear friend as Worthington was. It wasn't his fault that I wasn't sent to the penitentiary.” “No, that's right boy.” Old Law- yer Mason was quietly reminiscent. “He tried his best. It seemed to me in those days he was more of a per- secutor than a prosecutor.’” “Let's forget it.” Houston laughed uneasily. “A persecutor * * * You've given me an idea, Judge. I'm going to New York. And the next morning, Barry Hous- ton was in New York, swirling around Seventh Avenue toward RBellstrand Hospital. There he sought the execu- tive offices and told his story. Five minutes later he was looking at the books of the institutjon, searching, searching—at last to stifle a ory of ex- citement and bend closer to a closely written page. “August second,” he read: “Kilbane Worthington, district attorney, Tos- ton, Mass. Acc by Drs. Hortgn, Mayer and Brensteam. Investigation into ef- fect of blows on skull. Eight cada- vers.” With fingers that were almost frenzied, Houston copied the nota- tion, closed the book, and hurried again for a taxicab. It yet was only nine o'clock. If the traflic were not too thick, if the driver were skillful— He raced through the gate at Grand Central just as it was closing. 1t was night when he reached Boston, but Houston did not hesitate. A glance at a telephone book, another rocking ride in a taxicab, and Barry stood on the veranda of a large house, await- ing the answer to his ring at the bell. Finally it came. . !'Mr. Worthington,” he demanded. . Kilbane Worthington was seated at the large ‘table, much in the manner which he had affected in court. “Well,” he asked somewhat brusquely, * T inquire—"" “My name is Barry Houston, son of the late William K. Houston. You and I met—in the courtroom. You once did me the very high honor to accuse me of murder and then tried your level best to send me to the pen- itentiary for Jife when you knewgab- solutely and thoroughly, that I was an-nnocent man!” CHAPTER X1V The former district attorney started slightly. Then, coming still closer, he peered into the tense, angry features of Barry Houston. “A bit melodramatic, aren't you?" he asked in a sneering tone. “Perhaps so. But then murder is always' melodramatic. “The point is this: T am thinking of suing the city of Boston for a mil- lion dollars.” “You're talking blackmail!™ “I beg your pardon. Blackmail is something by which one extorts money. 1'm here to try to give you mone; or at least the promise of it —and at the same time allow you to make up for something that should weigh rather heavily on your con- science.” “If you'll come to the point.” “Mr. Worthington, I have con- vincing evidence that you knew I was innocent. Jurther, that you knelv it at the beginning of the trial. But that in spite of this knowledge, you continued to persecute me—no- tice, 1 don’t say prosecute—to per- secute me in a hope of gaining a conviction, simply that you might go before the voters and point to me in prison as a recommendation of your efficiency as a district attorney. 1 don't mind giving you the names: Dr. Horton, Dr. Mayer and Dr. Bren- steam, all physicians of the highest reputation. I would like, Mr. Wor- .thington, to know why yon did not make use of them in the trial?” “Why—" The former district at- torney suddenly changed his subject. “You spoke of a suit you might bring when you came in here?” Houston waited a moment, went on. “But personally, I don't want to file the suit. I don’'t want any money— that way. I don't want any bribes, or exculpations, or statements from you that you know me to be innocent. You owe me something. And I'm here to- night to ask you for it.” “1 thought you said you didn't want any bribes.” “I don’t. May I ask you what your margin of profit is at your ma- chinery company ?" “I suppose it runs around twelve per cent.” “Then will you please allow me to give you twelve thousand dollars in profits? I'm in the lumber business. I have a contract that runs into the millions; surely that is good enough security to a man”—he couldn’t re- sist the temptation—"who knows my absolute innocense. It isn't good enough for the bankers, who still be- lieve me guilty, so I've come directly to you. I need one hundred thou- sand dollars worth of lumber-mill machinery. I can pay for it—in in- stallments. 1 guarantee to give you cvery ccent above my surrent run- then ning expenses until the bill is dis- posed of, All I want is to have you do what you would do to any reputa- ble business man who came to you with a contract running into the millions of dollars—to give me credit for that machinery, Come in with me on it, and we'll forget the rest, Stay out—and T fight!" For a long moment, Kilbane Wor- thington paced the floor. Then, at last, he looked up “All right." CHAPTER XV It was a grinning Barry Houston who leaped from the train at Taber- nacle a week later and ran open-arm- ed through the snow toward the wait- ing Ba'tiste. “You got my telegram?” He asked it almost breathlessly. “Ah, oui! oui, oui, oui! Sacre, and you are the wizard!"” A moment he surged with another e (i i / “A BIT MELODRAMATIC, AREN'T YOU,” HIE ASKED IN A SNEERING TONE. idea. “But, now, Ba'teese have eet! He shall go to Medaine! He shall tell her to write to the, district attorney of Boston-—that he will tell her—'" “It was part of my agreement, Ba'- tiste, that he be forced to make no statements regarding my innocense.” Slowly Bd'tiste nodded and slapped the reins on the back of the horse. “Ba'teese will not see Medaine,” came at last, and they went on. Again the waiting game, A month went by, to bring with it the bill of lading which told that the machinery was at last of its way. March, and a few warm days, which melted the snows only that they might crust again. Back and forth traveled the bobsled to Tabernacle, only to meet with disapointment. “I've wired the agent at Denver three times about that stuff,” said the Tabernacle telegrapher and general supervisor of freight. “He's told me that he'd let me know as soon as it got in.” A week more, and winter had re- [turned for a last fing. They tried the bobsled, Ba'tiste and Houston, only to give it up. The horses floundered and plowed about in vain efforts at locomotion, at last to plunge in the terror of a bottomless road. “Iet is no use,” came finally. horse, he can not pull. We make the trip on the snowshoe.” They turned back to the bunk house to emerge a few moments later—bent, padded form, fighting clumsily against the sweep of the storm. Ghosts they became almost immediately, snow- covered things that hardly could be| discerned a few feet away, one hand of each holding tight to the stout cord which led from waist-belt to waist- belt, their only insurance against be- parted from each other in the blind- ing swirl of winter. The features of the agent, as he stared up from the rattling key, were not conducive to relief. “Your stuff’s on the way, “The if that's any news to you,” came with a wor- | ried laugh. “It left Denver this morn- ing behind Number Eight. Eight isn't past Tollifer yet.” “Not past Tollifer?” Houston stared anxiously. “Why, it should be at the top of the range by now.” “Good reason. They're getting the snow worse than here. Denver re- | ported ten inches at eleven o'clock and it's fifteen miles from the range He rattled and banged at thé key| for a long moment, cursing softly. Only the dead *‘cluck” of a grounded line answered him. “Thnigs are going to get bad in this country if this keeps up,” came at last. “There ain't any too great a stock of food.” \ At last the wire opened again, and the operator went once more to his desk. He bent over the key. went white—tense. “God!" i “What's wrong?” The were slose beside him now. “Number one-eleven's kicked over th ehill. They're wiring Denver, from Crestline. The second plow's up there His face two men in the snowshed with the crew. One |} of 'em’'s dead. The other's—wait a minute, I have to piece it together.” A silence, except for the rattling of the key, broken, jagged, a clat- tering voice of the distance, faint in| the roar and whine of the storm, yet penetrating as it carried the news of a far-away world—a world where the three waiting men knew that all had turned to a white hell of wintry fury. | (Continued in Our Next Issue) A twelfth of a second is estimated | to be the time required for the hu- | man mind to conceive a single | thought. StaysOn long emough to kil ¢ werma which cause ‘aclh; and disease, yrodento | must | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1922, FOLKS—Now is your chance to prove that it is never-to-be forgotten values all at once. convince you that here in New Britain our guarantee of satisfaction goes w we'll just leave it to your judgment DRESS GOODS STREET FLOOR Satin $1.29 Yard Very fine quality, high lus- tre, black, heaver and navy, Buy now for future use—the saving is worth it! 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