The Dermott news., 1913-10-23
CHAPTER VII.
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irNbdDlF, replied W dHdd StuN'll q. oceans" you wanted Mr Standtah to come here
 H. eyed her soatchtngly nut her face gaze no sign that her reply had heeu intended as impertiuouc".
 2Hm'' he Houchsafed You're A : bright RjrI'
 Thank you. sir she replied de- murely,
 Again he glanced at her moyeless features in quick doubt Then eNi- deutly making up lis mind. he went on
 You heard the story was teiing l those men over there Thr story about Standsh and the Woman
 T | happened to catch part of it
 You happened 10 catch every word of it." he corrected And now. why portaLt secret loud enough for q telo- phone girl to hear it2'
 That's juat what I've been wonder ias. she said frankly "iut l cant figure it out.
 Then I'll tell you retorted Blake. nodding approval at her unembarrass l cd caUdor Whats the on" thing wc need to turn that story from windy i piece of eamnatrn gossip into tha dead Hest weapon a2s~ forged in Washing l tom"
 Tho Memans name replied Wan da. at ouca.
 ~Good'1 aprMuIsd Blake @You'vo got d red 5fau under thot metal re. caiycr yoa =Scar You seem to have this situation worked out as clear #s have Maple. uaa. you can Fue~s 2tat that No8ar.s gamo is @or,h to es. llo, ahaHj l'2.
 Wanda rolled her afs eyes ceil- z5arVarI after thy manner of stupid ehi.d who seeks sa space the answer E ta teachers =cursten
 Maybe mayb" I a1 milton dol !4rs. she hazardrd tlmsdiy at leaEth.
 hlahr ertaued appreciation of the i - or aetiaz. aud Hls not ju tha very least deseNsd by tt=as Wanda had perfectly ssell known he would net b.
 Nothing #tiass about Haua iaea~. young Iaayt@ h. commented =Aa$b" i Fl hrt',r put them straight De you want to mafse hundred dollars
 aA huHared dollars 'a sha echoed .u | Wtde-eyod wonder O. sauo ,oaea chat saint Ceea1a at heF= best coala not possibly have equalea "A whole hun dred -tallarsa Why nuv could q poor ! telephone operator lhe me make 50 ] much mo"sy'
 Heres the idou.e replicd Blake. waarsi sins of matching cudHei asalust i | hatpiu, and c1wips sttaD1ht fo tj' i plth of thu matter Eve srtt for S,audish to come hatc because want 10 haze a talk with him When I'm l through. I'll go away. Auu thc chances arc that hc.1I go stralEht to the teIc- i phone anl call up someone Us that some ones number want
 oh" exclaimed Wanda sm.Hag brightly Cat her own comprehension And that's worth d hundred dollars
 .Yrs And if you can hear what he says on the phone I'll mako t two l hundred
 For an instant the innocent wonder ] ius smile agaIn illunined Warda's up turned faea Then. like flake. she evidently wearied ot futile word yync- me. for she said. tucisl3ely
 s'l see I've got the '9ea YonH spring this story ot the Woman on him You'll make him think you've i almost got Htr ln yoGr net YoaN try ] to scare him into hustlIuE to the uear. ! est telephone and warning her itoN knew you.te= having htm watched So he wont dare to Sc ta har .H person with his warming or serd her letter ] Hes got toe much seusr fer that Aid q telegram would he ton risky So nothing lett but the lhoue Hen ] call her ap Nouu set jEe uuU0'- And ,h,H u b. a e.acA for >ear # u l to find the Nom4u's name ,u na uW.. and III ahoa, hor The ua story names and all can b. circulated ou the floor Ss seon as the house sits. to. uieh: And good by th,n to MT 1 Standjsh
 Say" draW!ed Blake h genuine ad- miratiou "Youyo sure got brain. We'll have 10 get you in the secret service or. f you want d job in my office at double what you're getting 1 here but We can talk about all that afterward Will-9"
 You're sure the number win give ! you the clue to the Woaan?"
 Absolutely
 And don't you thiak enc little hun dred dollars Is pretty cheap price to pay for information that will bring you millions"
 Sheer innocence had reached It's towering acme-the summit wh"teon teats rurc wisdom Blake regarded the girl from under his bushy brows
 ~Weu9" he demanded If whole hundred dollars has shruuk so quick iv into little hnndred doll2rs what price strikes you as fair"
 Let's seeta pondered innoeenees s fair apostle how about ten thousand dollars2"
 Ten thousand dollars" repeated Hlak, Rot Ten thousand dollars for-for one moGsly telephone nun