Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14


TO CONTAIN $500
must serve a term in prison for a crime
they have committed and by which
they have become rich"
You must not go to prison. 1t would
kill you and me too"
What can dog"
"How much time have you?"
81 am liable TO be arrested any time
after a warrant can be procured-per-
haps tomorrow"
We'll, we must lay plan and do it
at once. You must disappear"
What would that avail? | shall be
tracked and taken. And until l am
taken l shall live under a suspense
more dreadful than prison"
You must die"
"What do you meanT~
"You must be murdered"
For heavens sake, Is this time to
talk uonseuseY
''They will not follow a dead man."
Dineley looked at his wife inquiring-
ly. She seemed to be thinking and
thinking hard. Indeed. she was not
needing what he said, SO absorbed was
shein her own thoughts. Presently she
turned to him ana said:
Leave me. | must think out a way
| by which you can evade these men who
have ruined you. Have you any money
in the house,"
Yes. Thinking that might go
away, | brought home 81 900 in bills -
Good. | didn't think you could be 50
| thoughtful Edward. you are "A great
| fool. the kind Of fool to believe that
| all persons are as honest as yourself
! But such fools are very lovable, and
l love you. Now go. and when | am
ready for you | will call You"
! She kissed him and led him to the foot
of the stairs. He went up to his room,
and she began to walk the floor. ex-
| erciSing her inventive faculties to the
| fullest extent Two hours later she
called him and unfoldcd plan she
had formed by which he might escape
! from the tolls IL which he had been
| caught.
The first snow of winter was falling
when one evening Il man without bag
| gage alighted from Il train not far from
the village of l.. and walked to IA hotel
The clerk turned the register toward
him and handed him pen. with which
he wrote his name, Edward p. Dingley.
| Then lie was shown room He re-
turned to object to it. He was shown
several others before he was satisfied.
at last ch0usilg one on the third floor.
Before retiring he gave The clerk u
package mdrked TO contain $500. whic b
he desired him TO place in his safe.
"Do you see that young man sitting
| over there smoking a cigarette?' he
asked the clerk
The one in the checkerboard suit?"
Yes"
well. what Of hing"
"When did he come hereT"
About an hour after you did"
Dinglcy eyed the man in the check-
| erboard suit suSpiriousiy.
What's the matter with him?'' ask
ed the clerk
III tell You" replied DingIev in a
! low voice. This afternoon | drew ST.
| OC0 from the til Bank in g. That
young fellow was in the line before the
| paying tellcr's window and presented
n check Just before ! presented mins
! Then he stood aside from the line
counting the hills he had drawn. but /
| noticed he kept one eye on me and
/ The money I drew After leaving the
bank | looked back and saw him not
! far behind me. / saw him again on
the train coming here. / wonder what
| interest be can have In me-
His appearing to follow you IS prob
ably the result Of coincidence He Is
q travelling man from a well known
| house-at least he told me so-and has
/ with him large trunk made especially
/ for samples
! We'll. we given you ali the money
/ l have with me. | think II Is always
best when stopping at hotel 10 depos-
it valuables in the safe. Then 1t can't
! be stolen
With tAat -ir. DinSley babe the clerk
good night and went upstairs TO bed.