Finally, one morning, Charley laid a Brown paper on Enoch's desk. The
Secretary of the Interior, said the account, had denied the truth of
certain statements made by the publication. A repetition of the story
followed. A careful reinvestigation of the facts, the account went on,
showed the case to be as originally stated. The well-known lawyer had
been interviewed. He had told the reporter that the contents of
Field's letter were surprising beyond words and that as soon as he had
made full preparations some arrests would follow that would startle the
country. The lawyer, whose name was withheld for obvious reasons, was
a man whose integrity was beyond question. He had no intention of
using the funds willed him by Field, for he and Field had grown up
together in a little New England town. The money would be put in trust
for Field's son, who would be sent to college with the lawyer's own
boy. In the meantime, the Secretary of the Interior would not be
beyond a most respectful and discriminating investigation himself. It
was known that he had cut short an unsuccessful speaking tour for very
good reasons, and had disappeared into the desert country for a month.
Where had he been?
Enoch suddenly laughed as he laid the paper down.
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