Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-25

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thaniel Letton could not forbear ia
vince. Daylight flung himself into q
massive chair and sprawled lazily. with
an appearances Of fatigue. The leather
grip he had brought into the room he
dropped careiessly beside him on the
floor.
I've sure been going some" he sigh
81. I'VE sure trimmed them beautifully.
1t was real slick. And the beauty Of the
play never dawned on me till the very
end. It was pure and simple knock
down and drag out. And the way they
/ fell for 1t was amszin'."
Lection made a dry sound in his
throat. Dowsett sat quietly and wait
ed. while Leon Guggenhammer strug-
gled into articulation.
you certainly have raised Cain" he
said.
Daylisht's black eyes flashed In a
pleasant way.
Didn't ], thought" he proclaimed,
brilliantly. And didn't we fool 'em!
l was teetotally surprised. ] never
dreamed they would be that easy.
And now" he went on, not permit
ting the pause t. grow awkward, we
all might as we'll have an accounting.
I'm pullin' West this afternoon on
that blamed Twentieth Century" He
tugged at his grip, got it open, and dip
ped into 1t with both his hands. But
don't forget, boys, whom you-all want
me to hornswoggle Wall Street anoth-
or ~fiutter, all you-sll have to do is
whisper the word. I'll sure be right
there with the goods"
His hands emerged, clutching a
great mass of stubs, check-books, and
brokers' receipts. These he depos-
ited In q heap on the big table. and
dipping again, he f1shed out the stray
glers and added them to the pile. He
consulted a slip Of paper, drawn from
his coat pocket and read aloud:
Ten million twenty-seven thousand
and fortytwo dollars and sixty-eight
cents Is my hgurin' on my expense.
OF course that-alI's taken from the
winnings before veal get to figurin'
on the whack-up. Where's your fig
uresf It must a. been a mighty big
cleanup"
The three men looked their bepuz-
element at one another. The man was
. bigger fool than they had imagin-
ed, or else he was playing a game
which they could not divine.
Nathaniel Lection moistened his lips
and spoke up.
1T viii take some hours yet, Mr..
Harnish, before the full accounting can
be made. Mr.. Howison is at work upon
1t now. We-ah-as you say, it has
been a gratifying cleanup. Suppose
we have lunch together and talk 1t
over. I'll have the clerks work through
the noon hour SO that you win have
ample time to catch your train"
Dowsett and Guggenhammer mani
tested a relief that was almost OBJ
vious. The situation was clearing. 1t
was d~isconcerting, under the circum-
to be pent in the same room
with this heavy-muscled, I~ndian-1iKe
man whom they had robbed. They re-
unpleasantly the many stor-
es of his strength and recAlessness. II
could only put him of long
for them to escape into the POI
iced world outsida the once door,, all
be we'll: and Daylight showed
all the signs of being put OF.
I'm real glad to hear that he said.
Il don't want to miss that train, and
have done me proud, gentle
men. letting ma In on this deal. I
just do appreciate 1t without being
to express my feelings. But am
sure almighty curious, and Id like ter
rible to know, Mr.. Letton. what ycur
figures of u winning Is. Can you-all
give me a rough estimator"
Nathaniel Lection did not look APP
pealingly at his two friends, but in the
brief pause they felt that appeal pass
out from him. Dowsett, OF sterner
mold than the others, began to divine
that the Klondiker was playing. But
the other two were still under the
Establishment of his child-like inno-
ence.
ut is extremely-er-dificult," Leon
Guggenhammer began. you see, Ward
Valley mas fiuctuated so, err
THAT no estimate can possibly be
made in advance" Letton supple
mented.
Approximate 1t, approximate IT,
Daylight ~counselled, cheerfully. 'It
don't hurt II you-all are a million out
one side or the other. The figures'll
straighten hat up. But I'm that curl
Gus I'm just itching all oven. Whai
dye say?p
why continue to play at cross pur.
poses?" Dowsett demanded abruptly
and coldly. LET us have the explana.
ton here and now. Mr.. Harnish fl la
boring under q false impression, and
he should be set straight. $
BY this time Lection was stiffened by
the attitude Dowsett had taken, and
his answer was prompt and definite.
Il fear you are under a misappre
hension, Mr.. Harnish. There are M
winnings to be divided with you. Nov
don't xet excited. I beg of you. | HAYS
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