The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-21

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The man looked up from his work
surlily Then his face frightened
Norton2 what's brought you here?
o. yes; that balloon business. 81,
down"
What kind OF a nan is the captain
Of that old hooker Ia the Slip
'Shifty In gun running but other.
wise a. square as a die. Looks funny
70 see m old tub like that fixed up
with wireless but that has saved his
neck a dozen times when be was run.
ming u into a Not going TO In
tery CIV me. are your
40. I'm going to ask you 10 do me
"a little favor
They always say that But spin
her out u it doesn't cost me my job.
its yours
Wen. there viii be a person max
Ink inquiries about the mysterious
eoronaut. All want yo1 to say BE-,
that he left a packet with sou. that
you've put it IN that safe tll he calls
90 claim g."
Graunis nibbled the end OF his pen.
suppose some one should come aud
demand that ] open the safe aud de-
lrer7'
An you've got TO do is 20 tell them
10 show the receipt signed by you"
Tho Warehouse manager laughed
Got a lot OF sense In that ivory dome
OF yours. All right But if anything
happens you've got 10 come around
and Jack me up. what 30 about3'
That ] dare not tel you. This
much I'm laying a tran and ! want
some one ! don't know TO tall into %.
'On your way, James. Bat IL you
don't send me some prize light tickets
next week for this. III never do you
another favor"
IN reply Norton took from bis pocket
two bits of %pasteboard and laid them
on the desk Il knew you'd bee want
iue something like this
"RluEaido' cried Granus. you re-.
4 portora are lucky devils
I'd go myself II there was any
earthly chance Of a real scrap You
mako mo laugh. Gran }uIr. always
going. always hoping tho next one will
De- "a real one Hut It's al bank Tho
pHg4 are the biggest faksrs uu top the
sod They've got as paper men
done 90 a fragile
% guess YOU re- right We'll count
on m, regarding that mysterious
bundle in the safe"
AZ three o'clock this afternoon
amt YOU 20 call me up 30 uo one has
called. why the game ls up But 10
sutac one does come around and make
ir.IIri,-, don't fail 10 Let me know
"lll De here tll 1--WE. I'd better call
son ~ then
Then Nortou returned home and
died about tin afternoaa lie went
over to R!yerdale. Fise times ho
walked up aud down m, front OF the
Harpreaye place, hnallt plucked up
his courage and walked 20 the door
After all. De was a lucky mortal be
had q EuOd excuse 60 visit this house
every day iu the week And there was
something tautaliz.uE iu the risk he
took. Besides. ne wanted 20 prove t0
himself whether Il was "a passing fancy
GO something deeper Thats the way
with humans we never see n sign
Fresh Paint that $50 don have 90
prove a.
lie chattcd With Florence Tor "a
while and found that. tlr all she might
ha Cuileless Co the World, she was "a
soad Iluguist. a dss musician and
talked with remarkable k]eeuuess
about books and arts But unless he
r..ssd her. thp sadness OF her position
always lay written boo her face u was
not difficult for him 'n conjure up her
dreams 10 coming tH The city aud the
blow which like O. bit OF lightning
from a clear sky. had shattered them
ruihlessly
"Iou must come every day and tell
no how you have Progressed, she
said.
.Iu obey that order gladly. when.
ever . can possibly t1 H. NJ visits
viii always De- short
That IS not necessary"
so said Norton .a his heart bu.
it i- wise
Always he found Jones' waiting for
Aiu al the door aIHa IN the shadow
WeIl'" the butler whispered
have laid "a utaf trap Whether
this balloon vas the one that Ter, .h,
top Of this house . DEL, know iut "a
there were tvo men Il, one 90 taou
lies az the bottom of The sea
And tho man POUNDS The butler.
voice was tense
"lt wns not Hargr SO ! met Ort.
h4t once. and gs b. re a L,lrI chem
tho captains dos'r.rf 20 did NOT tails
with your rccoileCf.H.
Thank Cod but rat is this trap.
% propose 90 hud az by 10 nIo U
back OF al this. 1870 Iurgreayas Ioa
enemies are
Norton returned tr his roome Their.
to await the call from Grauu.s 20,
was sorry. but % Jones would not tak,
him into his FULLEST confidence ~
must hold himself tn blame for ans
bluuder no ,NortouI made. or course
be- could readily understand Jones
angle Of vision Hs EneW uothiuF o
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