CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-03-27

can TAX. more lh1n halt the profits ~
this transaction righi out Of his bailas-
-i,ii where'lf Alden get ih'. iiioii'y 20
settle with n~:- demanded the esipiai"
1--WE can't take no PROMISES.
THAT option closes the i';ii- said
Blair. with the deal eiess;... : l.i.'n
cap command all the money he wants
for the thing will go right Into fhe
hands Of n trust company 10 nt
financed"
Then why hasn't Alden bought the
option himself: You say it's a gam
ble"-
mot altogether that. Young Bowen
so Maclanc said. hates Alden and has
suspicion OF what's mp. He ha- turned
down certain parties because he sns-
pecfed Alden was back Of Them Bui
you can bring him fo terms All ne u
want TO know IL that you don't repre-
sent Alden
III it's old John Y. Bowen's son.
said Neale. with smile. 81 reckon
can fetch him happen TO have
hitch or two there. He's a pretty live
ly boy"
Then the thing is as good ms done. >
rcrpouufu biilf
Ncale iooh turn around the room
"I'Il go and see Bowen this after
noon.'' he said. -'and II this thing works
~, make Alden holler. i'ni no friend
of his after that little affair the other
day. This will cut thai honeymoon
journey OF his down tribe I'm think
ing. when little Elsie Miller gets we'll
by the way Blair. you owe me thou
sand
Blair took an enorinous ragged pocs-
etbook from the inside OF his waist
coat aud paid the money. Then he re-
placed the wallet and showed Neale
the additional writing thar he had put
into the blsnkbook Abov. the part
nersbip agreement was this:
For the psrets-r of tn. Hoibrin Manufacturing
furnished By A. O. d
Il don't see how yon happen TO H..
poor said Neaie. regarding the other
senislly.
Blair ground his bands together.
Tvs the start he said. The cursed
money TO make the first move never
could get iha~r ten rsions ON IT.
There's something in that rejoined
for that book shouldn't care TO have
u printed In the newspapers afrcr this
game is over I've got . pretty strong
pull. hut IL won't stand everything
Blair went tack TO the desk. which
WAS a heavy. old fashioned AFFAIR. and
iot-asd up the book in one of the draw
.r~
And now. NV friend said Neaie.
-on. finaI word. II you play any "a. s...-.=
with me. I'ii do q trick with you that
viii wind you up. I have II on the
quiet that this Miller girl is going TO
die Now. I've ,--.u turning up little
evidence. making usosr al II myself ont
vf ~. raw goods. OF course. aud can
n,ske -vid-nc.. that would iang a mau
for y murder committed irfore he was
horn. How would you Ike TO have me
ngur- you out as ih- uau that did this
ds--is
The br-aih went GU, Of Blalr's body
n 70 some on. had struck him the
r-sion OF his solar pi-xus-
'-lou'rr crazy'- h- rasp~d.
Neal. iau=i.-i softly
Il went fhrunci, her trunk" he said
''and got son- nai.-~ that you wrote TO
irr awhile sgo o. iSu'i g-ner=lly
ed
-isn't generally known echoed
Blair. why uotr lived in that house
for awhile. Certainly knew her and
took her out TO dinner a few times.
But. holy heavens. why should | want
TO kill hcr.-
Well" said Ncalc. there's the uion.
ey.-
Nonsense! You know where the
money went. and you know who COM
mltted this crime"
with grin. but. AT any rate. please
tcrests throughout"
Blair took him lay the iopmost hutton
OF his sack coat.
In the Interests OF Joseph Ncale,"
he SAIL My interests and those of
justice. haven't bothered you much.
Why. this ease reminds ~ OF the old
college football games 20 years ago.
Somebody Kicked the bali once, and
then the boys i,cgan to fight. and no.
body paid any attention TO the ball aft
er that, Usually some muckcr from
East Cambridge stole II. aud the loss
wasn't discovered till after the game
was over
THE football being the crimir al eh.
said Ncnle. Just nominaliy 4 part Of
the proceedingsl Well there may he
something in what you say"
And he grinrcd sercncly as he walk
ed backward toward the door.
CHATTER XIV.
MR.. RoBrNsoS's MESSAGE.
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