The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-19

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as evidence. and it's got to be in writ.
ing and sworn to, or told In the hear
ing OF at least two people: who gave
him the bribe, when, and what for.
And we've got to get 1t In hurry. too.
because the new trial is Coming on
in less than month. Have you got
any money!"
| didn't have enough to be worth
mentioning. He drew a pink pad TO
him, wrote out an order on the cash
Ter for $50 and handed 1t to me.
Get up there right away he said.
You can get train every hour on
the even hour. Here are some report
forms. Write a full report Of your do
ings every day and mail 1t every even.
ing. Don't forget TO make your re-
port cover all your time"
That was how / entered this busi-
ness. had been accustomed to see
ing things move with businesslike ex-
pediency in other offices, but this beat
all records. Thirty minutes before
had entered the Office inquiring for
the chief had not seen the chief,
had not been questioned; but here
was handed $50, sent out on what
seemed to me like a complicated case
OF detective work, and being calmly
told to get a full confession from a
man knew no more about than about
Adam.
= "They are Just trying me out to see
how / act" / thought, as took the
money order. So | said; "All right
When shall / report here AGAIN."
Eve will let you know" was the
answer.
caught three o'clock train on the
New York Central and took a seat in
the smoking car. Across the aisle
lolled tall lanky, good-natured young
fellow whose ticket, stuck In the seat
in front of him, showed that he was
going to Peeksville, my destination
On the chance that he lived In the
town, or knew something about 1t,
took out my pipe, stuffed 1t, and be-
gan to search, ostentatiously, for the
matches | pretended not to have.
drew his attention first, then said:
you don't happen to have an extra
match, do your"
Sure" he said, and began to dig.
/ crossed over and sat down beside
him. AS accepted the match and
prepared to light my pipe stuck my
ticket In the seat before us, where he
could not fail to see it.
Going to Peeksyille, tooa" he said.
genially.
YES" l said. putting away. "You
going there?"
Yep" he said. Il live there. You
don't live there, do your"
NO" / answered.
Thought not" said my friend. II
know everybody there. Peeksville is
mighty nice little place" He looked
me over was prosperous looking.
Say" he said, IF you're thinking
of buying a place up there you want
to see Donlin by all means. He's the
agent for the best real estate bargains
in town, I'm friend of his, and
know he's right"
Donlin was the man / was after.
pretended to misunderstood the name.
who? 'Donaldson'?"
"Donlin," he corrected. Harry
Donlin. I'll introduce you to him II
you wish when we get up there"
/ did my best TO get on friendly
basis with my good natured young
friend, and by the time we neared our
destination / knew that his name was
Daley, he knew that mine was Cor
NELL and we were getting along so
well that when we stepped from the
train we walked straight across the
street to have friendly glass Of beer.
In the barroom we ran into a short,
heavy set man, with nervous,
twitching mouth. and restless eyes.
He was one of the most worried look
ing men / have ever seen.
"Ah, hello, Harryl" bawled Daley.
"Say, Harry, / want to introduce you
to an old friend Of mine from Chicago.
Mr. Cornell, like to have you meet Mr..
Donlin, Mr.. Donlin's an old pal OF
mine, too"
Mr.. Donlin's expression relaxed
little when he heard that I was IAN
old friend Of Daley's." It was obvi-
ously relief to him to hear that /
was known by one OF his pals" and
he showed it by greeting me in a
hearty manner, and by insisting on
buying drinks. / told him that /
might be interested m house in
Peeksville. and he began to treat me
with considerable difference. When
left him for the evening we had made
an appointment for ten o'clock next
morning to make q tour Of inspection
of the desirable houses for sale in
Peeksville.
We drove through the town and
looked at half a dozen little houses. I
was not particularly impressed with
any of them, or at least pretended not
to be- There was one that told Don.
lin might do-if decided that the
town was to my liking.
For the next two days he spent
about half Of his time and some OF his
money proving to me that he was q
good fellow. and that the town was
full of good fellows. On the second
day he was calling me by my first
name. and / was reciprocating. He
was an easy-going. not over-brilliant
Irishman, who apparently was afraid