The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-26

+ Ici,slEs tl.sl went Stray sOloe'hsa
| Iasf night There two courses Q1len
to you-haind over the package or let
ms take 1t an give you tip-the
! sarst Is the 1lest. II ne hare to IKE =
We might get real rough IN our nc
Tons
1Tr. Max slipped closer -. the bed.
an ii,sly look on his face. me mayor
gfared dxedIy Igtoe 1faEee.s astes. The
knight who fought Tor fair Indies In
the snow lay On his pillow aud con
sidered briefly.
u get what go after remarked
Cargan emphnticaiiy.
yes" SPARED Mngee. but the real
point Is keeping what You get after
you've gone after II. You didn't make
much OF an impression On me last
night in that line. Mr.. Cargan.-
Il never cared much for tnmor." re-
piled the mayor, especially at this
early honr OF the morning"
and / hate "a fresh guy" put in
/ Max, .IilEe poison"
'I'm not fresh" Mr.. Magee smiled.
.'I'm stating facts. You say you've
some for that package. All right
but you've come to the wrong room.
haven't got it"
'aThe h. you haven'tr' roared the
mayor. Lou look about a bit.
Look about all you like" agreed
Magee. lyon won't find 1t. ME- Car
gan, 1 admit that I laid for you last
night. 1 saw yoH open the safe ac-
cording to the latest approved meth
DDS. and saw you come forth with
package of money. Bnt l wasn't
rough with you. / might have been
to be frauk. but somebody beat me
to IT."
"whog"
.The man with the seventh key. i
suppose-that man Bland heard walk
ing about last night when we were
at dinner. Don't tell me You didn't
zee him in that mixup ut the foot OF
the steps"
Wei. did think there was anoth-
err guy" the mayor answered but
Lou said was crazy"
Lou does you an injustice. There
was another guy, and If you are INK
Gus to recover your precious package
| advise you TO wake him up to the
responsibilities OF the day. not me-
The mayor considered. Mr. Max.
who had hastily made the rounds Of
the three rooms, came back with emp
ty hands.
seWelI,'' said the mayor, Il might as
well admit tim up in the air. Il
don't know just at this miPqte- where
to ~on. But that state of affairs
don't last long with me, young fellow.
I'll go to the bottom of this before the
day is out, believe me. And IL | can't
do anything else I'll tnke you back to
Reuton myself and throw you in jail
for robbery"
II wouldn't do that" smiled Magee.
.'Think of the awful job Of explaining
to the white necktie crowd how you
happened to be dynnmiting SAFE on
BaIdpate mountain at midnight.
.sOh. ! guess / can get around that
said the mayor. THAT money belongs
to a friend OF mine-Andy Rutter.
happen to go to the inn for little rest
and grab you dynamiting the safe.
III keep an eye ON you today, Mr.. Ma
gee. And let me tell you now that II
| catch you or amy OF the bunch that's
with you trying to make getaway
from Baldpate there's going to be a
war break out
Il don't know about the other her
mfts," laughed AIaGee, but personal
ly / expect to lie here forseveral weeks
to come. Whew: Its cold in here.
where's the hermit? Why hnsn't be
been up to fix my hre:
Yes. where is he2' Tepeated AIR
Cargan. That's what everybody'd ike
to know. he hasn't showed up. Not q
sign Of breakfast. ':lrd me as hollow as
a ,,pFtrt1et'S Victory
Hes backslid.'.. cried Magec.
The gutter" sneered Max. Its
only gutter would live on the noun
tain In a shack anyhow
You're rather hard on poor old Pc
ters.' remarked Magee. but when
think that / have to get up and dress
in refrigeratinS plant ! can't say
blame you. If only the fire We're hight
edF-
He smiled his most fnsratiatinG
smile on his companion.
by the way, AIR. Cnrgnn. you re up
and dressed. I've read a lot of maya
zine articles about you. and they one
and all agree that you're good Tel
low. You'll 6nd kindiing and paper