The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-12
An[LLION:
Or hudson ou8lAe

CHAPTER VII.
Mr.. Ardensen of Duane st. Sends
for the Police.

tof mis- all too genial guest ON the
plea of a pressing prior engage
ment, and that chance acquaint-
ance, having hidden him an effu-
sive farewell, set out in the direc-
ton of Broadway at q swift pace
without paying much attention to
where he was going. Although
he had been more or less success
full in concealing the fact. his feel
ings had been deeply ruffled by
the others urgency to get him off
the club premises.
| Lot O. snobs those chaps in the
Cornucopia!" he muttered dispar-
agingly. I've no use for snobs.
Give me plain, simple gentlemen
like myself. But i did think that
young Frenchman would stand for
a touch. If he'd even introduced
me about a bit. l might have got
up flutter at cards. But not
was all to the door for mine!
"And I'm getting deucedly near
the end of my tether too! That
ramshackle auto comes pretty
steep, and owe more at the hotel
already than / can dazzle them
with IL they lie down on me with
out warning.
There's no use of beating
about the bush, Dominic, my boy,
and this is no time for mere pix
ing. Your fortunes made, you're
a millionaire many times over, if
you'll only pluck up sufficient
courage to face Black Dirck."
He smote his leg with the cane
he carried, and threw out ht
chest in ostentatious brayado.
WHO'S afraid of Black Dirck
Ianyhow?" he soliloquized sternly.
And, even IL l do happen to
owe him a small sum, I'll soon be
able to wipe that off, with inter-
lest. With interest, mark you.
est, just as soon as he can afford
For Dominic Seagar's dead hon
to be. And this is a sure thing,
a brassbound cinch. I've proof
enough to convince a whole court
of inquiry"
Thus holding communion with
himself, and at the same time boil
STEERING up his moral courage, he
boarded a Broadway car bound for
the Battery. Better strike while
the irons hot" he advised him
self.
This same Dominic Seager, who
had not flinched before the revolt
the broken-down runabout, was
not lacking in that physical quail
lily which so often enables men of
his stamp to brave bodily danger
lunmoved. But it must be admit
ted with equal frankness that, as
The drew rapidly nearer Duane ST.,
he became mentally III at ease,
his spirit of valor oozed from his
finger tips.
IF he'll only listen to me-" he
Whispered uneasily, slackening his
pace, II can soon make everything
right. All there is betw us is a
mere flea-bite compared with the
stake l can share with him now. !
can convince him that 1t will pay
handsomely to let bygones be by
Cones"
He squared his shoulders now
and strobe forward till he came
to dingy door bedizened with an
unclean brass plate bearing the
simple statement,
d. ARENDSEN, Inc.
| Wholesale Hardware,
and, pushing 1t open, passed
through.
There was nothing at all alarm
ing about the scene inside. A
shabby office interior, much d.
vided by dirty partitions.
| The apprehensive adventurer,
proceeding to a private office,
seated himself cavalierly in front
of the desk occupied by. the per-
sonage who was d. Arendsen,
Inc, a very truculent-looking. man
of swarthy complexion, possessed
of a bushy black beard and mus
ltach.
Mr.. Arendsen raised his eyes,
and SO suddenly that Seager was
startled. But nevertheless he met
them with a successful enough
assumption of GOODNESS.
| SOL" Kissed Mr.. Arendsen,
with slowly rising infection, and
in the monosyllable there was
purposeful menace.
Now don't get hot" Seager
advised, controlling his own pre-
monitions of coming trouble.
i've come to settle about that
shipment, and l want you to hear
me out in rational spirit"
Mr.. Arendsen did not appear to
have heard him in any spirit at
| all.
"Wulf," he called. run round
| to the corner of Hudson, and
fetch a cop"
Then he leaned back, elbows
upon the arms of his chair.
Ell settle with compound in
lterest," Seager continued as
though he had not spoken, and
watching him closely. Figure
1t all out and let me know the
amount"
Mr.. Arendsen eyed him curious
ly, but made no answer.
| "Get busy" commanded the
other. do you want me to with
draw my offer and go?"
you'll go all right" Arendsen
retorted gratingly. ooh, yes,
you'll go where you ought to have
gone long ago. and you'll stay
there"
Don't fool yourself. Arendsen.
If you put me away, you'll get