New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-19

GIN VERY SORRY, SIR"
Of her face, his chuckle changed to
a wolfsh snarl Hell know enough
to keep away from me hereafter"
Don't! Don't! I never saw you
look so. Why, it might have been MUIR
derr'
'Well?' He stared at her curiously.
Ell didn't think it of you" She
shuddered weakly, but he only shrug
ged his shoulders and said, with
fnality that cut off further discussion:
"Hes a spy. won't be spied upon"
When Boyd entered his room at the
hotel, whittier he had gone after leav-
ing Cherry at billiards bank, Big
George greeted him excitedly.
"Here's the dickens to pay. We can't
get that barkentine."
'The Margaret? Why not? The
charter was all arranged"
'The agent telephoned that we could
not have her."
'What reasons did he offer?''
'None. We can't have her, that's
all.'
'She's the only available ship on the
sound. Our stuff will be here in fort
night"
"Some Of it will"
"What do your
"Boilers held up"
"Boilers?''
eyes. Read that" Bait tossed him
telegram.
"'Shipment delayed" read Boyd.
'Well, this is growing interesting.
Thank heaven, other people handle ma
chinery." He reached for a blank
and hurriedly wrote a message cancel
ing his order 81 guess Cherry was
right. Marsh is fighting to delay u.s."
He began a recital of the mornings oc.
currence, but before he had finished he
was called to the telephone
more bad news" he exclaimed as
he re-entered the room. '"The Jackson
Nebur company say they can't make
delivery Of their order 1 wonder what
next"
"We don't need anything more to Grip
pie us" George declared blankly. ANY
one Of these blows is a Knockout
It was perhaps an hour later that
Cherry entered unannounced.
81 just ran in for a minute to tell
you something new. When I came
up from the bank the elevator boy
at the hotel made mistake and car
ried me past my floor. Without MOTTO
ing the difference, I went down the
hall, and whom should run right in
to, coming out Of room, but our de-
tective! AS he opened the door I heard
him say, Very we'll, sir, I'll report to-
morrow"
'"To whom was he reporting?"
II don't know. A few minutes later
called you up to tell you about it, but
while I was waiting for my number
the operator evidently got the wires
crossed or left a switch open, for l
heard this much of conversation:
"'Our contract covers $4,000 cases
at SIS. We thought that was at least
20 cents under the market
IT was about to ring off when I re-
membered that you had sold your out
put Of 10000 cases to Bloc & Co. for S.
a case, so I listened on chance and
heard another voice reply
"Whose voice?'
IT don't know. 1t said, Well under
sell that by ST.
"'Good Lord! said the first speaker.
That means a loss Of And then
was cut off, l thought I'd better come
over in person instead Of trusting to
the wire''
"And you didn't recognize either
speaker"
"No. But I discovered at the Office
that rooms 610 and 612-the suit saw
that detective coming out of-are occu-
pied by Mr.. Jones Of New York, who
arrived three days ago. I'll bet any
thing you please that you'll hear from
Bloc & Co. within twenty-four hours
and that the occupant of those rooms
at the Hotel Butler is Willis Marsh"
Big George began to mutter profane-
ly. "It looks like they had us, and all
because Frasers tongue is hung in the
middle"
All the same, We'll fight it out" said
Emerson grimly. IF can raise that
money in Tacoma Again the tele-
phone bell buzzed noisily.
1Bloc & Co.. predicted Cherry, but
for once she was wrong.
"a call from Tacoma" said Boyd, the
receiver to his ear; ut must be the
Second National They were not to let
me know till tomorrow" Through
the open door Of the adjoining room