The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-21

No he returned with omlnous
calm, I'VE haven't, But we've found
out exactly where you stand in the
matter, Miss Kelly. We"
Then" flashed Wanda, shaking her
manifold Alterations from her like
garment, then you know ! won't tell
Aud If | dout, You know you can't
find out. You haven't time. You said
so yourself You've only got a few
hours at most. And before you can
strike another trail the Woman will
be on her guard"
Mark glowered at her In silence.
Then he picked up the list that Van
Dyke had just laid down.
Many of these numbers" he said,
half to himself, can be eliminated at
once. For instance, here's my own
call to New York--1001 Plaza"
They've charged you for two calls,
Mark" commented Van Dyke, glanc-
ing at the list over Robertsons shout
der. See? Plaza 1O01--twice. One
directly under the other"
Yes" said Mark, they must have
repeated 1t in copying the list, That
makes two less for us to look up. Wen
trace the number we want, sooner or
later. Why won't you be sensible,
Miss Kelly, and talk terms?"
Because | don't like the work 1t
looks too rank for anyone but a states
Asan. I'm not to be bought for that
Kind Of"
Il see" said Mark refiectively. "Now
let us get back to the other matter; to
your interference with our wire"
He hesltated, leaned across to Van
Dyke and whispered Van Dyke nod
Ped, rose and crossed TO a case TERED
ceiling-bigh with law books.
You spoke just now, Miss Kelly"
continued Robertson, "of taking your
medicine. And ! asked you if you
knew what sort of medicine it might
be-"
Don't rub it in" she snapped. I'm
going to lose my Job. Let 1t go at that
A bunch of the nations representative
men have combined, in an all-night
session, to throw telephone operator
out of work And they've succeeded
Well take that for granted. I'll leave
YOU to do your celebrating OF the
mighty victory without ma. I'm 60
ing. congratulate you all You've
lost the Mullins bill fight. But, instead,
you've won in your great fight to
make me lose my job. That ought to
help some. And it proves that even II
Won can't lick n man Ike Standish
you're still live wires"
"One moment, Miss Kelly" inter
vened Mark, opening the calfskin vol
ume Van Dyke had Just brought him
from the book-shelves. you spoke OF
losing your job. I'm afraid that ism t
oil you'll lose"
mo" she agreed, It'll lose the blood
money could have raked in If I'd sold
you the Woman's name"
And your liberty"
-my-what?"
"YouT liberty, Miss Kelly" repeated
Mark. eying the startled girl with
stormy unCopcern,
you mighty finance iugElers live SO
long on the razor edge of jail, she
scoffed with a bravado that somehow
would not ring true, that you ought
! to be experts on all the stunts people
can be locked up for. But this tins
the bluffs too thin"
Robertson did not answer at once
| Indeed, he did not seem to hear. HC
was turning the pages of the law bool
| before him. Presently he found wha
| he wanted.
Miss Kelly" he said, "as a tele
/ Phone operator, you must have ha,
your attention called to Section ga
OF the Penal Code. Have Won not?"
Yes" she returned defantly,
have"
Then" resumed Mark in the man
ner of magistrate OF the old school
you must realize that by refusing, a
an operator, to transmit our messag
over the telephone, you broke tn
law"
"But +"
you have admitted In the presenc
Of Witnesses that you interfered in tn
trans mission of our message. You ar
aware, by the terms OF Section 6il
YOU have thus rendered yourself liabl
to-" he read from the volume, "a fin
Of enc thousand dollars or one year
imprisonment or hotht"