The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-02

I listen. Whye Because I've got some
/ thing 10 say 70 you; something impor-
! tant-tO YOU. Something that means
/ life or death 20 yOu-li<s such as YOU We
/ never dreamed of. or the death OF a
/ dog. with dogs burial and nobody the
/ wiser Listen
/ We had an argument once. YOU and
/ L It was short but there's The remind
/ CT Of Il on yofIr Jaw. where the Malay
knife put temporary enG to your elO-
y auence- that's how i 3rgue-quicR, and
I with force 1 speak similarly when L
/ command or when / offer Don't I. Ell 90
Yes. sir, What-what is It you want.
Il want you to listen. that's ali.
: You've never forgiven me that cut. ms
lad You're greedy beast. too You
/ love money .etter than lie You're sly
/ aud treaCherous and misery. and why
/ bother TO give YOU even a chance for
your life / don't know Still. I'm going
What have@i-done. sir"
You know. YOU son Of HadesT'
Waldron balanced the gun in his
hand You Enow! That intrigue with
at the last n Oment-"
Il never did! I swear itt'
Don't adj perjury to your other
crimes! You scum Of Thessaly, you
Off-scourinS Of the East. you did, But
1 saw through il all What Did you
! think you were going 10 fool ne? ]
intercepted one Of your letters Here.
look at that"
WaIdron drew from his pocket a
WrinSled sheet Of paper and hello il
UP. Cash. at sight Of il, began 10
tremoie and whine in the manner Of
mis- race.
"Cipher-letter, to be Struggled past
little cipher, right enough. 1 found
you OUT And now, Cash. now
Don't XIII me. sir Don't, don't
don't begged the man in all agony
OF terror. falling on his knees before
the Cold-faced master at the desk
W ell see about it. Not only that
eL5y CIlery' ouI Wnen Symes attempt
Ieil through. you planned TO wait on.
% DeJTay me. al! alone. get the whole
Don't shoot ne. sir. Let me live
win YOU be quiei. thereg" cried
WaIdrOn- Jerking the revolver at Ga-h-
The Greek froze into rightly and
Sc here. now, GosopouIo- Your
plan wouldn't work. even IL you got
chance 20 try L. You know Lieuten-
to his face this very day who I was.
He laughed al me and called me crazy
If I'd persisted. he'd have had me in
the asylum as a lunatic- What chance
have You 10 denouuce me- Try IL
once. my friend and see what hap
pens. see what the officers do TO YOU.
It's no use Cash; il won't work.
Drop it. IF YOU weren't sucn a con
summate black rascal Ia have killed
YOU long ago But you're too bad TO
XIII There are too few men like YOU
IN the world anyhow I'm going TO
give YOU a choice
DO. Give it Al me-a chance
anything
+ viii Here is some money. a lot
Of money More U.oney than you ever
dreamed OF. You can take this money,
and WaldTOn laid q packet on the desk
you can take II and 20 east Of CSibraI-
tar and stay there. never come back.
Just stay there. and write 10 letters.
say no word about me- or you can die
right here and now, die quick Well
Which is 70 10 be-"
7 20, Give me the money 7 20. =
never come back. never write. or talk.
7r think Of you again.
Pick this up. them" and WaIdron
picked It up and thrust it into his
breast
one more thing and were done. Do
you know this sign2'
WsldrOu doubled two Of his fingers at
the large iOiHt-the FIRST and second I
fin2ers-aud spread the others and the
thumb into sort OF fan-shape.
Cash covered with CRY OF terror
All vOu do. I see. Very well. my |
HuuChaIist friend remember IT, one
WORD from YOU. aud-you know,
The Greek seemed as thCuEh he would /
c0iiapSe on the r1-S- he spread out /
no j uuiverinC hands and let his scar /
red pale face sink till WaidTOn could /
no longer see his features under the /
mellow glow OF the lamp
An ri-ht. We understand each other /
AT last. Now. co.
Cash stu CrlnECd and whimDered- /
WaldrOn rose quickly and strobe over |
TO him and kicked him twice. thrice, I
with all his strength
Co ne exclaimed. pointing to the
window which overlooked the lawn
MY th11Es. sir" pleaded the avaTi-
cioUs Greek My few poor things-'
Not onel CO now. at once. this min /
ute And WaldrOD fairly kicked him 1
toward the window. ''OUt with you.
STRAIGHT Gown the road with YOU. and
away and II ever Law eyes on YOU
again or hear Of you-you know
once more he made the sign
GoSoDCutOs. crazed with fear. StruE-
Slsd TO his feet skunk 10 the window.
threw II ID leaned out with the agility
Of = panther and ran.
WaldrOn stood looking after him. The
light or a haif-mOOn. high over tho
pine forest showed him the axle figure
Tor a moment Then Cash disappeared ]
down the dri e. into the night
N2idTOn closed the window. walked /
back slowly to the desk leaned against
u rs though slightly weary and touch
Ing the first finger Or his right hand. /
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