Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-13
1.-THE Sound. Our stun will be here in d

the Sound. Our stun will be here in
fortnight"
Some of It will"
What do you-?"
BOILERS held up"
"Boilers?"
Eyes, Read that" Bait tossed him a
telegram.
Shipment delayed" read Boyd. I
We'll! This Is growing interesting. i
Thank HEAVIER other people handle
machinery" He reached for blank.
and hurriedly wrote message cancel
ling his order. II guess Cherry was
| right. Marsh Is fighting to delay u.s."
He began recital Of the mornings
occurrences. but before he had fin-
ished he was called to the telephone
More bad news!" he exclaimed, as
he re-entered the room. 1.-THE Jackson I
Nebur Company say they can't make
delivery Of their order. wonder what J
next"
"We don't need nothing more TO
cripple U.S." George declared, blankly.
ANY one Of these blows Is q knock !
out"
It was perhaps an hour later that
Cherry entered unannounced.
| JuoS I'LL lOI u NuluUI0 W lClA
you something new. When came up /!
from the bank, the elevator boy at the |
hotel made mistake and carried me ,,
past my floor. Without noticing the
difference, went down the hall, and |
whom should run into, coming out Of /
a room, but our detectivei Az he
opened the door, heard him say.
Very we'll, sir, I'll report tomorrow"
ITO whom was he reporting?"
| II don't know. A few minutes later
I called you up to tell you about It; but
while was waiting for my number. /
the operator evidently got the wires
crossed or left switch open, for VII
heard this much OF conversation:
"Our contract covers fifty thousand
cases at Ave dollars. We thought thats
was at least twenty cents under the
market. es t
II was about to ring OF when re-
membered that you had sold your OUT
put Of fifty thousand cases to Bloc &
Company for ffys dollars a case, so I |
listened, on chance, and / heard an.
other voice reply--s 's6 1888
Whose voice?''
II don't Know ltisaid, Well under
sell that by one dollar,
"tGood Lord" said the flrst speaker. l
that means loss Of and then
was cut of. thought IA better come
over here in person instead Of trust
ing to the wire" 80
"And you didn't recognize either
speaker"
mo. But discovered at the Office
that rooms 610 and 612-the suite
saw the detective coming out of-are
occupied by a Mr.. Jones Of New York.
who arrived three days ago. Ill bet
anything you please that you'll hear
from Bloc & Company within twenty
four hours, and that the occupant OF
those rooms at the Hotel Butler ia
Willis Marsh"
Big George began to mutter pro-
fanely. ut looks like they had US, and
all because Fraser's tongue Is hung in
the middle"
i. "All the same, we'll fight II. out
; said Emerson, gr1mly. IT can raise
that money in Tacoma" Again the
telephone bell buzzed noisily.
"Bloc & Company" predicted
Cherry, but for once she was wron,
"A call from Tacoma" said Boy !,
the receiver to his ear ut must be the
Second National. They were not to let
me know until tomorrow" Through
the open door of the adjoining room
his words came distinctly, while the
others listened In tense silence.
Hello! Yes! This is Boyd Emerson"
Then followed pause, during which
the thin, rasping voice OF the distant
speaker murmured unintelligibly
i why not? Can't you give me AZ Tea-
son? thought you said very veil
Goodbye" .i
i Emerson hung up the receiver care-
y fully. and with the same elaboration
4 turned to face his companions. He
nodded, and spread his hands out
ward in an mmistakable gesture.
What! Already?' queried the girl.
"They must have been reached by
\ phone"
"That detective may have called
j Marsh up from there"
"That means It won't do any gooe
to try further in Tacoma. The other
banks have undoubtedly been fixed, or
they soon will be. II can slip away
undiscovered, I'll try Vancouver next.
but / haven't much hope"
4 ut does look bad, doesn't it?" said
Cherry.
I "As we stand at present" Boyd ac-I
knowledged, I'VE are the owners OF
one hundred thousand dollars worth
Of useless machinery and unstable
supplies"
| "And ALL unused the girl, because
OF a loose tongue and a little type"
J (To be Continued.)
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