The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-09
it a triae awkward in writing a BIZ,


story OF this kind il We have 10 hedge
about il A man rho IS alleged BIZ
the police 10 be sounds hat. If Dali
lin knows you. he'll identify ron"
AcGinnis roughly rearrarged the
scarf and Bruce rose 10 his feet.
I'm going out. McGinnis," he said.
10 phone the office
The Irishman looked Up quickly.
No" added the younger man, not
10 give the snap avar. There's three
things to be done before We DO that.
I'm going 10 find out IL Dallin. our go
ciety man, knows this-our friend
here IL ne does, III have him warned
not to leave the Office before haltpast
one O'Clock
Then III have Bill Steed. one OF
the reporters who's chum of mine,
slip out and run up 10 the house Of
orr friends father and inquire as to
our friends whereabouts.
Then, whether our society re-
porter's on deck or NOT. I'll hare a
friend OF mine in the art department
hunt up photo of our friend here
and have it ready for me when reach
the ONCE. It's cinch we've got a
picture Of him fled away-perllaps q
cut
AT any rate, III swear the peonle
talk to 10 secrecy about me. It
might complicate matters if It became
/. known that / was phoning the ONCE
after having been lost to the world,
and TO Connors, since one O'Clock this
afternoon"
Bruce smiled. McGinniz looked
puzzled.
Whaf're yer going to do with this
skunk when you do start for the Of
fice?" asked the Iris!inisn.
Bruce picked his straw hat OF the
floor and stepped 10 the door
What am I going 20 do with him.? .
he asked Wsnv take him along with
Us, Of course. That's why want Dali
lin on hand-so he can identify him.
And the door closed behind him.
When he returned, his face was
flushed With excitement
it's going swimmingly. McGinnis. .
he said. as he bent over the COPY
paper. Dallin's in the cfice now
and has been warned to wait. Steed
; himseifs on the way up to the house
now. We've got two photos of him
and tTo-column cut I had Steed
.. ask Daliin II he knew our friend here
and he said he did. Knows him well"
Bully for you. said the Irishman
An hour later. Bruce went out and
returned almost immediately
The butler at the house" he ex-
claimed. as ne slipped into the chair
at the desk and pushed mis- hat hack
on his head: the butler says our
friend left there early yesterday eve
ming. He hasn't been back YETI
Bruce wrote on hurriedly in silence
1t intervals, the big man in the Nor
ris chair made the rounds of the three
prisoners and tested their bonds and
gags.
At midnight. Bruce looked at his
watch and turned round
I'm most done. McGinnis." he
said. quietly. Go to thar stable
where re left your runabout and
have closed carriage and a coach
1aa rho knows how to keep his
mouth shut outside here in half an
hour
The half hour had five minutes yet
10 90 when the younz man al the desk
Jumped 10 mis- feet and flung the pencil
down on mass OF copy paper Gov
cred With writing in large boyish
I hand
There. . he exclaimed. ITS done
for better or vorze. Chiefly better.
| hope. At any rare, it's got a few
facts Connors hasn't got. / guess
He crossed the room TO one OF the
windows. A closed carriage was Just
stopping outside moment later.
the Irishman rsentered the room.
Hold the fort jast z trife longer.
XcGinnis." said Bruce. Just an.
other short session at the phone and
| I'm ready
When be returned. his youthful face
showed his satisfaction.
I've just been phoninz one Of the
once employees" he explained. hur-
rtedly. He'll be waiting for us in.
{ side the side door which is airays
kept locked had him 90 down 10
The Sunday Room on the second floor
near the staircase which leads 10 the
( prfvats entrance, and be reports that
the SUNDAY star have gone home for
the night Wei smuggIe our man In
there and then III go and report prog
ress.
I MeGfnnis srinned Then he nodded
towards the open door on either side
/ Of him.
How about The tanitor and the