The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-19

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lnsurgent chief split up the back, be-
fore another hours past" retorted
Blake. I'll have the Woman's name
by that time
what Is that stubborn little tele-
phone girl holding out for, wonder?"
ITS past mel" growled Blake. IF
It was man could size up the game
at a glance and I'd know just what
move ITO make. Every man has always
had his price. Except One. And we
crucified Him. But with women it's
different. You can't tell what a wom-
ans going to do. For the mighty good
reason that she doesn't know, herself.
This Kelly girls got me guessing. She
let me think could buy her dead easy.
Then she played for time. And now
she's thrown us down altogether and
won't say a word"
you've sent over to central for that
duplicate list of all the numbers that
we're called up from the Keswick to-
day? Let me look at them"
They aren't here yet" replied
Blake. "I only sent for them a few
minutes ago. You see, l thought
could save lot of time by getting the
information, direct, from the girl her
self"
1.-THE grill" echoed Van Dyke dis
gustedly. We've already wasted too
much time on her. Can't we get hold
Of Standish?"
- He'll be along pretty soon.'
You've sent for him? You're sure
he'll come for your sending?"
NO" drawled Blake, Il didn't. And
he wouldn't But Gregg started whis
per In the house that a scandal Will
break before morning. And he threw
a hint of the same sort to the news
paper boys"
"Oh. IL we can publish this as i'll
written here" broke in Van Dyke
we've got him! This story make
him out the lowest BLACKBOARD un
hung"
And" amended Blake with II
genuous elfcongratulation, ther
| Isn't a word in it that hasn't got som
Il sort of foundation on fact. That's say
II ing a whole lot for campaign seal
II dal We've got facts-real facts. Ma!
II be some of EN- are twisted around
II that you'd have to look at EN- twlo
II before recognizing their dear familif
III faces. But they're facts, just u
II same"
u And they're useless" grumbled va
Dyke, Just because the one fact v
~ need we haven't got"
You mean the Woman"
THE Womans name. We cant g
NJ any one to believe a word of the sto
he without that. What time is it? Oh
didn't notice the clock. The time
he getting short-dangerously short
,at we want to get this story In any
on tomorrow's papers we must have
he name mighty quick. AS 1t Is. l
es. afraid it'll be too late for anything Q
the last editions of the morning
to pers. What did the Associated Pre-
people say, when you-?"
tlv Jennings promised to hold W
+ till the last minute. Better take
ion story around to him and tell him
have It ready. He understands. /
be sure to tell him not to let 1t go
[ give the word. A false move j
now would be boomerang that
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YER. you can. We may need you
,sh. Van Dyke, pocketing the typewrit
the sheets. departed on his mission;
Ses. most colliding at the door with I
,ere Blake, who was coming in.
cts Hello, dad" hailed Tom. 81
lin dropped in on the way to the club
one say 'howdy' to Grace. Where Is s.
Turned in?"
not mo. Hasn't even got in,
ght. trains hours late. Washout Oh
ling road somewhere. Mark telephoheu
lent from the station. He's gone D
the there. They ought to be here
lake time now Want to waltz
ent I'm sleepy" yawned Tom. Il
tele. but | wish Grace would show up
dual $50 does Mark" answered BIZ
Just Then, after moment, chuckle
10 genuine amusement startled his
Japi What's the joker" asked I
Did l miss it?"
after Eyes, you missed it, all right. /
> re- you and Grace always miss it, b
Van never do. | was just thinking-my
tie Grace-my kid-keeping the
)yke, mer governor of New York cooling
heels in drafty railroad station. 1
cried forty years ago, her father was .
Yes? foot kid with one suspehder,
pro. handling kind-hearted old folks IN
ange street with dying mother stories
cuts getting nickels from EN- And
No, as lately as twenty-five years
her, what was l but Chicago city c
So making an honest living by kee
my eyes shut and my palm open
e, as Dad" complained Tom, Il
lshed make you out! You always seer
esks take a savage delight in RUBIN
Is US the fact that everything we've go
owe to graft"
| Van -"Well," asked Blake, puzzled, =
we? If we don't owe 1t to graft,
trong do we owe it to, I'd like to know
Don't "To change the subject, dad b
'pade' in Tom, i've been making
any plans"