Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-01
L o. One Of the Best DetectfUe
| he Argyle NdSS Stories EUu Written
By ]. w. MCoNAUGHY.
By J. w. M'CONAUGHY

| The firm asked me how to locate her
| thinking there might be some scandal. ~
| "Yes-yes." chimed in Mr.. Hurley. be
| traying a hasty concealed eagerness.
| And for that reason" continued kay
| ton, apparently without noticing the
others manner, I'VE used only the in
/ itials. Did you ever hear Mr. Argyle re-
| fer to a Miss Marsh?'
| Mr.. Hurley stroked his chin.
"Wen now. III tell you about that"
! he said rehectively. when we were dis
cussing the new will we didn't get to the
| lesser legatees.'
ooh, it's too large a sum to have been
! simply a bequest to an old servant" pro-
| tested Kayton. 1T runs well up in the
! thousands"
"Wen in that case, said Mr.. Hurley,
without interest. "the person win prob
! ably be expecting to be remembered by
| Mr.. Argyle and show up
"Oh, yes. agreed Kayton. THE Whole
| thing may he perfectly innocent, but To
avoid anything unpleasant for the family.
| the lawyers thought they had better he
on the safe side. BY the way! Mr. Hur
! ley, YOU understand. of course, that this
! is strictly confidential"
| "Oh, of course-of course exclaimed
! the lawyer. hastily. The telephone bell
rang, and as kayton turned 10 the in
strument Mr.. Hurley rose
We'll | won't take UP any more of
your time he said.
&C Ding so soon? Well come in again.
Mr.. Hurley" invited the detective
THANK you, | will" declared the law
yer. II shall be interested to hear il
! there's any new development in the
/ case"
"Tn keep you posted" Kayton assured
him, and with a nod Mr. Hurley with
drew.
ASK Mr.. Colt to come right in" said
Kayton into the phone,
The Genial Mr. Colt.
Mr.. Colt proved to be large and of -
generous and wen-fed appearance tic
was over six feet high, ana fully that in
circumfer nee. He was under forty,
dressed Well and his face beamed good
nature.
Hello, Cole" exclaimed Kayton, wlrh
real cordiality
Hello YOU old plutocrat. beloved the
newcomer with an expansive grin as ne
| rolled to the desk. He gazed about him
| approximately. You've got an office
| here like a bloated senator What are
you tryin to do with that hundred dollar
| biH?"
Before kayton could make any reply or
| move to protect his property a large and
heavy hand descended ON his cigar box
! and drew back with fair sized handful
of his favOrte Havanas Kayton watched
! one of the cigars being fitted into the
molars of his lcviathan guest and gloom ..
| lily observed the others disappear in a
! capacious pocket Slowly and thought
! fully he closed the box and put it in his
| desk before he spoke
rs it a counterfeit" he asked.
"A dandy! declared Mr. Colt enthusf.
aStically as he sank into the chair lately
vacated by Mr. Hurley. the chair fairly
! shrieking its protests It's such a
damned good counterfeit it's better than
! the real! You've got the luck of a drunk
! en- Indian. Go out on a footy murder
case and stub your toe on a thing like
! th1S! Mr.. Colt shook his massive head
| mournfully over the injustice of the
| world. Let me tell you-it's a bomb
under the treasury. We've wired Wash
! lhSton and they've got scare out all
over the country. If you turn up the
man who made that. the Democrats'u
| elect YOU president, / never have any
| luck like that"
You're not Irish" commented Kayton.
with a little smile
Yes, | am, too" protested Colt. grin
ming jovialy. But it was so mild it
didn't take"
Kayton laughed. Have any others
turned up" he asked with interest.
! no. replied the secret service man.
but the country may be crawlin' with
! en-"
The Counterfeit Bill
| Kayton took the bill from him and ey-
amined ii critically. He had been some
/ thing of an expert in his earlier days and
he could appreciate art
How do you suppose they ever put it
/ together? he murmured. wonderingIy
We'll, it's Photographic process
! that's cinch,' declared Colt NO hand
ever touched that plate Look at the
! lathe work.
And look at the Ink exclaimed Kay
ton.
Perfect" pronounced the government
agent. solemnly. How'd you ever get
onto it?'
Why replied Kayton. modestly."
some of these silk fibres struck me as
being off color"
Say exclaimed the latest man in
the Federal government, with a laugh
that was half mirth and half nervous
awe, this sort of thing is going to knock
the currency into a cooked hat, Pretty
soon you won't be able to take money
! from a man unless he gives you Masonic
grip with it. And You mean to tell me
that you found that bill in miIionaires
desk?"
Il admit it's impossible" smiled Kay
ton, but ! did"
Colt stared incredulously. THAT man
in Argyles position would mix himself
up with band of criminals who'd black
mail him for the rest of his life"
kayton nodded and shrugged his shouI-
ders
II know" nc said, ana held up the bin.
Talk about mysteries, Colt-thfs is the
( only real mystery I ever met"
Have YOU got any clue"
kayton leaned back. well. I'm play
| ing long shot" he returned evasiveIy.
Couldn't any Of YOU experts down at the
office give a wild guess whose work this
was?'
Colt shook his head gloomilv mo.