Show car iderial 1 1 I STORY 10 B rj W N J clr 1 y AT Is I 1 L D 14 1 R 1 ONO 7 by MEREDITH U N NICHOLSON RAY WALTERS AL ell IMS 1008 by the bobbs bobb company Com pally M SYNOPSIS th thomas 0 was ardmore bored millionaire dalre and henry maine griswold professor I 1 in tile hie university of virginia take hike trains out of atlanta griswold to ills his college ardmore in pursuit of a girl who had haa winked at him mistaken for or gov Os oa borne of south carolina grisa olds life la is threatened ire ife goes to columbia to warn the governor no vernor anil and meets barbara osborne ardmore Ard mor learns that his wank winking 1 tl lady Is tho the daughter of gov danger fiam nf n north carolina ile he follows her to and on nn the way Is given a brown bro wn juff jue at kildare dare in raleigh Ital elgh he discovers on vers that hat tha lite luff jug beyra bears a rn asago threatening dangerfield unless apple weight a criminal is allowed to RO go free ardmore Ar ilmore becomes allied with jerry dan in running the of the state stata in n the absence ot of the X Ko over vernor nor A scathing Is sent bent to gov Os oi horne home becomes adviser adiger to barbara osborne who Is attending to her fathers duties in carolina ord orders rs tre me sent to the sheriff to capture apple weight CHAPTER VI continued As darbara barbara and griswold turned to leave a young man who had been writing a message at the standing desk in the lobby lifted his hat and addressed barbara lie he was a reporter for the columbia and his manner was eager oh miss osborne pardon me bil but t ive been trying to get you 0 on the abe telephone can you tell me where your father Is tonight to night father was in town only a tew few hours and then left on state business may alay I 1 ask if its the Apple weight ease case the raleigh papers have wired tor for information and wed like to know here 1 I cannot answer that question its enough that the governor la Is absent on state bull business ness and that the business la is important Import ane you may print chatan that in the and repeat it to 11 raleigh aleigh there is no harm in that miss osborne no certainly not barbara replied but the papers all over the state are talking about the Apple weight gang they intimate that those people enjoy immunity from prosecution and that the governor you will pardon tile me miss osborne will take no steps to arrest them tor for personal reasons your question Is quite proper replied griswold the governors lets acta are subject to scrutiny at all times and it Is ia just as well to have this matter understood now I 1 am employed by the governor as special counsel in some state matters my name Is griswold take out your book and come to the desk here and I 1 will give you a statement which you may publish as by the authority of the governor the three found seats at a table and griswold dictated while the reporter wrote barbara meanwhile sitting with her cheek resting against her raised hand she was experiencing the relief we all know of finding a strong arm to lean upon in in an emergency and she realized that griswold criswold old was not only wise vise but shrewd and resourceful please print this exactly as I 1 give it it haring been intimated in ce certain r quarters that the gang of outlaws which has been terrorizing izing the north carolina frontier for several years enjoys immunity from prosecution in south carolina owing to the fact that gov osborne was at come time attorney for apple weight gov osborne begs bega to say that steps have already been taken for tho the arrest of this roan man and his followers dead or alive the governor presents his compliments to those amiable critics who have so eagerly seized upon this pretext for slurring tila his private character and as persing his official acts the governor has no apolo apologies agles to proffer the people of south carolina who have so BO generously reposed in him their trust and confidence he Is lutent intent upon safeguarding safe guarding the peace dignity and honor boner int the state through an honest enforcer enforcement nent of law and he has no other aim or ambition ambion on griswold took the reporters note book and read over this pro nuncia then he handed it to barbara who studied it care carefully full 1 I think it gouni soun lust just rl tt only why not substitute for honest the word vigo rousT excellent assented Griswold ard and thus amended the statement was returned to the reporter now said griswold to the young man you are getting a pretty good item that no other paper will have please wire your story to raleigh gov gor osborne la Is very anxious that the people up there shall understand tully lite his attitude IP IL the matter 11 1 I reckon this will wake up tip old dangerfield all right said the reporter re grinning liell hell be paralyzed paral zed may aray I 1 use your year name nama lu in this connection sart I 1 noi ut lit nil all my afy engagement with gov cov osborne Is of the most confidential delit ial character and our purposes would be defeated by publicity remember you get the exclusive use ot of this story the return and immediate departure of the governor hla his statement to the people in the case all with the understanding that you yell use what you have hava to the best advantage this la is all right la Is it alsa osborne asked the reporter maj griswold has full authority to act and you need question nothing he tells yo you 11 barbara replied 1 I suppose the governor see the attorney general today to day asked the reporter as barbara sho she exchanged a glauco glance with griswold Ons wold father see bee mr air bosworth at all if thaes what you meant see him well bosworth noa worth exactly tell me ho he had bad seen him today to day but I 1 asked him about the case an hour ago at hla his house and he be said the governor going to do anything and that was tho the end of it so BO tar far as the administration Is concerned print his story and see what happens I we have no comment om ment to make on that have we miss osborne nothing at till all replied barbara scornfully im at the saluda house at present see me tomorrow to morrow and I 1 may bavia another story for youl you and griswold shook tho the reporter warmly by the hand as they parted at the carriage door 1110 home me said B barbara arbara for the reporters benefit and then to cris gals wold 1 I must speak of another matter drive with me a little way until we can throw the reporter off she spoke quietly but ho he saw that she was preoccupied with somo some new phase of the situation and as aa the carriage gained headway site she sold said earnestly that young man mail told the truth I 1 am sure bure of it about mr bosworth bozworth Boa worth I 1 knew hs he would do something to injure father if he be could but I 1 did not know he ha had the courage to go so far they were now at the edge of the town and she bade him stop the carriage we must go to the statehouse lse 1 I said griswold we must get that requisition to guard against treason in the citadel assuming that gov osborne really want to see punished wed better hold the requisition requisite anyhow its possible that your father had bad it ready do pardon mol mel for a grandstand grand stand play or ho he may have wanted to bring Apple weight into the friendlier state but all conjectural wed better keep out of the principal streets that reporter h eye site she gave the necessary directions and the driver turned back into columbia it was pled pleasant pant to rind his accomplice in this conspiracy a girl of keen wit who did not debate matters or ask tiresome questions the business ahead was serious enough though he tried by manner tone and words to minimize its gravity have you the office keys he asked yes yea I 1 have been afraid to let go of them theres there a watchman in the building but lie he knows me very well there will not be the slightest trouble about getting in the watchman an old confederate veteran sat smoking in the ent entrance ranco and courteously bade them good evening 1 I want to get some papers from from fathers office captain certainly miss barbara ile he preceded them throwing on the lights to the governors door which tie no opened with hla his own pass key its pretty lonesome here at night atlas barbara 1 I suppose nobody comes at night llight remarked griswold not usually sir but one or two students aro arc at work in the library and mr air bosworth la is in his fils office the veteran walked away jingling his keys barbara was already in the private domce bonding bending over the governors eri erners lors desk she found the right key drew draw out a drawer then cried out softly she knelt beside the desk throwing the papers about in her eagerness then turned to griswold with a white face the drawer has been opened since I 1 was waa here this morning the requisition 11 and all the other papers in the case are gone 1 griswold ingwold Ins wold examined the lock carefully and pointed to the roughened edges of the wood A blade of the shears there or perhaps the pa m per cutter who knows the matter la Is simple eno enough tigh so BO please do not trouble about it walt hero here a moment I 1 want to make some inquiries of 0 the watchman lie ile found the old fellow pacing the portico like it ft sentry lie he pointed out the attorney generals office threw on a few additional lights for Gris griswoldsr wolds guidance and resumed hla his patrol duty outside the attorney gener generals ars door was locked but in to griswoldsr Orla Gris wolds knock it was opened guardedly 1 I am very sorry to trouble you mr air bosworth Boa worth began griswold Oris wold quietly edeina his way into tile the room but one never gets wholly away from business these days jle he closed the door deal himself and awed into the inner rooms to bo be sure the attorney general was alone Bo Boa face flushed angrily when he found that a stranger had bad thus en his office with a coot cool air of proprietorship who the devil are aci he IB de carded glaring im special counsel for gov Os oa borne in tho came theres no oie me in wasting time in fur ther identification but it you take taka down that volume on admiralty practice labit behind bohlar you you will find my name on oil the title page or to save sava you the trouble as you seem to be interested in my appearance I 1 will tell you that my name Is griswold and that my address Is Char lottes ville va you are undoubtedly lying it if you are smart enough to arlt a book you ought to know enough about legal procedure to understand that the attorney general represents tho the state abato and special counsel would not be ba chosen without hla his knowledge allow me to correct you my learn ed brother you should never misquote the opposing couns counsel lel its ono one of the rules of the game what I 1 said a moment ago was that I 1 represented the governor Gov osborne I 1 say I 1 the state which la Is a different matter and beset with ultra vires pitfalls there la is no earth ly IY reason mason why a governor gov arnor should not detach himself so to speak from hla his office and net in propria persona as a mere citizen bosworth Dos worth grinned but not at the tha legal status of at monarchs mon archa and states ile he had bad thought of a clever stroke and ho he dealt tile blow with confidence lot let us assume he said that you represent mr osborne may alay I 1 ask the whereabouts of your client certainly you may ask anything you please but it will do you no good its an old rule of the game never to divulge a clients secret coy osborne has his hlll own reasons reamona for absenting himself from his office Ilo however wever he was at home tonight to night 1 I ritt rather lier guess not as I 1 bad all tile tho trains watched have to do a lot better than that mr air griswold Gri awold ile he lias has issued a statement to tile tho public since you lied to the reporter about him today I 1 suppose its part of your official duty to misrepresent the head of the state administration in the press but the governor Is in the saddle and I 1 ad visa you to bo be good the attorney general felt that lie ho was not making headway ills disadvantage v in dealing with a stranger whose identity lie ho still atall questioned angered him lie did hot know why griswold had bad sought him out and he was chagrined at having allowed himself s to be so easily cornered you seem to know a good deal he sneered how did you get into this thins thing anyhow my aly dear sir I 1 was chosen by tho the governor because of my superior attainments tain ments dont you see dut but im in a hurry now I 1 camo came hero on a particular errand I 1 want that requisition tn in tha case it if you please mr air bosworth Dos worth mr griswold or whoever you are you are either cither a fool or a blackguard there islet any requisition tor for apple weight the governor ne verha atho sand dud to issue any if the truth trutha I 1 if you knew anything bout about a the governor you would know that why osborne Is hiding himself lie he cant afford to offend the if you must know tho the disagreeable truth mr air bosworth began griswold deliberately libera tely that requisition duly signed and bearing tile the seal of the tha secretary of state as by the statutes ta 1110 it was opened guardedly in such cases made and provided provide was waa in gov Os Osbor bornes nos desk this morning a at t the time you were so BO daintily kick ing the door in your anxiety to see sea the governor it has been taken from the drawer whore where the governor left it when he wert went to new orleans you have gone in there like a sneak thief pried open the drawer and stolen that document and now its an ugly chargo charge mocked the tha attorney general its ith all or that and griswold Orl awold smiled euille d I 1 TO BE CONTINUED |