Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-11

NO And you knew Il was not 40
such number was called from this
hotel"
oh Then you got the duplicate
slips from centralF Perhaps. If you'd
let me look over them. / could"
Gould send US on the wrong trackr
! have no doubt you could No. thank
you. You see. we can investigate
these numbers without you. It's mere
ly a question OF investigating each OF
them and"
Then" demanded Wanda. why did
you bother TO ask me?"
TO save time"
oh! And we've been saving time.
have we. sir?"
NO" he returned with ominous
calm, we 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.
And II l don't, 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 Robertson's shoul.
der. See? Plaza 1001-twice. One
directly under the other"
Yes" said Mark, they must have
repeated it 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 l don't like the work. 1t
looks too rank for anyone but states
man. I'm not to be bought for that
kind Of"
81 see," said Mark refectively. Now
let Us get back to the other matter; to
your interference with our wire"
He hesitated, leaned across to Van
Dyke and whispered. Van Dyke nod
ded. rose and crossed to a case TERED
ceiling-high with law books.
You spoke just now, Miss Kelly"
continued Robertson, "of taking your
medicine. And I 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 it 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.
Wen take that for granted. I'll leave
you to do your celebrating of the
mighty victory without me. I'm go
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
you can't lick man like Stand1sh
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 isn't
all you'll lose.'
NO" she agreed. '1'll lose the blood
money l could have raked in if I'd sold
you the Womans name"
And your liberty"
My-my-what?"
Your liberty, Miss Kelly" repeated
Mark, eying the startled girl with
stormy unccncern.
you mighty finance jugglers 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 time
the bluffs too thin"
(TO BE CONTINUEDJ