El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12

- and early the next morning
/ started up the street toward the res
. identical district in winch w VI s-il -
/ ton had his home A mluu-S- Gu -
/ want opened the door as II ne SNS
/ pected me of being a book agent
! Mr. WOrthington, saIu' @u'iio-
! itatively, and stepped IN
! T followed her into an old-fashioned
! oh1oue hall that opened at one Gnu
! no., TTe green shade OF the FeraIlua-
- -be minute that ! stood alone
i'm the hall. 1 heard voices pIeSuLl
ably at the breakfast taDIe, men
1 TVor-nfna-rOn came out into the nall
He looked out under his eyebrows
ne mn he beheId me. He was d
LARGE. heavy-bOned man IN black
froclz COAT with a strong SmOOIh-
shaver face. and an imposing uOIle q
bald skull. More than ever al slShl
of him. il seemed Impossible 10 me
that he could have any SulIIy KNOW
edge of cOunIerIelJlns-
NAV speak TO you privately for a
rnouent2" I asked abruptly, before
Worthington had time to greet me.
WorthIngtOn Betrays Secret.
Worthington' face instantly told me
that he understood. for over II there
flashed a quick scrutiny. followed by
an attempt TO appear unconscious ana
Come in he said, as he led the
way to the library-sittinS room. w hat
is it, Sit down
he shut the door. which. apparent
". was not often closed, for he had
to push back a divan to clear its
swing. 1t was clearly up to me TO be-
Mr.. Worthington." 7 said, I'm an
agent of the United States secret SER
vice. and I have a matter here IN
which I think you can be of material
aid-if you will 1 take II that being
a good citizen, you viii be Wiling 10
in
can That is why 1 have had no hes
itation in coming to you
Once again. WOrthingtOn over
trained" He had been listening with
the watchful. eye Of man who IS
confronted. But now he said, nervous
": Il can't imagine how L can De OF
any service to you"
I apparently ignored his remark. i
am satisfied" I went on. from GER
tain investigations we have made, that
YOU are in a position. at this time, TO
disclose the identity OF man VINO IS
mied up in the counterfeiting Of a
ten-dollar note"
sWhat Is His Name:''
For time. WorthingIon remained
silent Apparently, he was studying
the situation; in reality, he was en-
deavOring to make me think that ne
was debating in his mind whether CT
not he should admit that he had any
thing TO tell
right. I do know mething-some-
thing that may be Of assistance to
YOU. But first I want to know wheth-
er I shall be drawn into the matter,
or whether the government VIII IN
dertake not to disclose the source OF
its information. If I am promised
absolute secrecy concerning my part
in the affair. I will gladly give you
what help can. And you must prom
Use not TO ask me how learned what
TnT
assured him that this confidence
would be respected. that he would not
be involved in any way, that no queS-
lions would be asked Of him
He passed his hand over his fore
head and looked wOrriedly at ne And
this time il was with honest reIuc-
lance that he spoke
We'll then, 7 have reason to be-
lieve that one Of our business men IS
implicated"
This was, Of course, the explanation
Of his guilty approach. He was
ashamed OF informing on business
acquaintance
what business IS he in?' I asked
'rHe is a promoter. He has made
a great deal Of money in real estate
here, and in other ways. He now