The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-26

tho rest OF the season Bu. OF course
this depends upon whether they are
honest or In the hotel business to
make money
Again Braino laughed. 'pring her
back to New York alone, Esculapius,
aud a fat check Is yours Nothing
could be simpler than an idea like
thiA, It's a fact; no man can think
OF everything. and you've just proved
Il 20 me, I've tried to do a generals
work without aids, Olga, does any one
watch me come and go any moro?'
mo. I've watched a dozen nights.
The man has gone. Either he found
out what he wanted OF he gave up the
job. To my mind he found out what
he wanted"
"And what's that?"
Heaven knows" discouragodly.
"Come. doctor. suppose you and I
20 down TO Days for a little turn
az billiards?'
Nothing would suit me better"
"All aboard, then! Goodnight.
Olga Keep your hair on; mean your
own hair We're going TO win out,
dent you worry In all games the min
ute you begin to doubt you begin 30
logo"
That same night Norton sat at his
desk, In his shirt sleeves. pounding
away a. his typewriter. From time
10 time he paused and teotered his
chair and scowled over his pipe at
the starlit night outside, Bang would
go his chair again, and clickity-cllck
would sing the keys OF the machine.
The story he was writing was In the
ordinary routine; the arrival Of a
great ocean liner with some political
notables who were not adverse &c de-
bouncing the present administration.
You will have noticed. no doubt, that
rome d~isgruntIed politician Is always
denouncing the present administra.
ton. It matters not II It be Republican
or Democratic. When you are out
OF a good Job you are always prone
to denounce. The yarn bored Norton
because his thoughts were miles
southwark.
He completed his story, yanked out
the final sheet. called for a copy boy
rose and sauntered over 20 tho man
aging editors door. before which he
paused indacislvoly The "old man
had been after him lately regarding
the Hargreaye story. and he doubted
II hts errand would prove successful,
However, he boldly opened the door
and walked in.
"Humph, said tho "oid man" twist.
ing his cigar into the corner Of his
mouth. Got that story
Norton SAT down. Yes, but | have
not got 1t for print yet Mr.. Blair.
when you gave me the Hargreave iot
you gave me carte blanche
Il did" grimly, but. on the othel
hand. ! did not give you ten year
10 clear Il up in"
Have I ever fallen down on
good story" quietly.
M can't remember ~grudgingly
well. II youn have patience II
not fall down on this one, It's III
greatest criminal story I ever handled
but RS so big that IT'S going 10 TAX
time"
Gimme an outline"
Il have promised not TO-" with
grimness equal to the "old mans.
"lf a line OF this story trickles out
viii mean that every other paper vii
be moving around, and IN the en-
win discover enough 10 spoil my en-
OF Il. III tell you this much; tn
most colossal band Of thieves thl
country ever saw Is at one end Of IA
stick. And when ! say that counter
feiting and politics and millions ar
involved. youn understand how bi
Il r.. This gang has city protection
We are running them oil Into a co
ner; but We giant that corner so dee
that non OF them car wriggle out {
H."
"Umhm. Go on"
~ want two months more"
The "old man beat a tattoo vii
his fat pencil. sixty days, then An
n the yarn isn't on my desk At mi
night. you
"HWt for another lob All righ