The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-10

he found out wha, he waited"
And what's thRtf"
Heaven knows" dlHeonragsdiy
Come. doctor, suppose you and
| 40 down 20 Days for a little
turn al billiards.
Nothing would suit me better
"All aboard. them Good night.
Olga Keep your hair on. | mean
your own hair. We're going 20
win out. don't You worry Ia all
games the minute you begin 10
doubt you begin To lose +"
That same night Nortoa sat at
his d.sk. In his shirt sleeves.
pounding away at his typewriter.
Prom time 20 time h. paused and
teetrr.d his chair and scowled
over his pipe AT the stars outside
Bang would go his chair again.
and cllrkity.click would slng the
keys OF the machine The story he
was writing Was In the ordinary
routine. the arrival OF great
ocean liner with som. political no
tables who we're not aserse ;o de-
uouncinE the present administers.
ton. You viii have noticed. no
doubt. that some disgruntied poll.
tician IL always d.nouncinr the
present administration. Il matters
not II II bc republican or demo
cratic. when you ar. out OF
good Job you are aiways prone TO
d~nounce. Tho yarn bored ~orton
because his thoughts wer. miles
southwark.
Ito completed the story. yanked
out the final sheet. called for q
copy boy. rose and sauntered over
to th- managing editors door. be.
fore which he paused Indscisivcly.
The -old man" had boon after him
lately regarding the Hargr~ass
story, and h. doubted II HIS or
rand would prove successful
However. he boldly opened the
door aud walked In.
"Humphi" said the -oid man.
twisting his cigar into the corner
OF his mouth. Got that story
Norton sat down. Yes. but |
have not got II for print yet Mr.
Blair. when you gave mo the liar.
greave Job you gave me carte
blanche"
Il did, rrimly. But. on the
other hand. did not give you ten
years TO clear II up In"
Have ! over fallen down on
good story"
M. can't remember" grudgsng
~.
We'll. ~ you'll have patience I'll
no, fall down on this one. It's the
greatest criminal story ever
handled. but It's so biz that It's
going to take time"
Gimme an outline"
Il have promised not TO-" with
grimness equal 10 tho old
mans. III line OF this story
trickles out II will mean that every
other paper will be moving around.
and In the end will discover
enough TO spoil my end OF H. III
tell you this much The most
colossal band OF thieves this coun.
try ever saw Ia nj one end OF the
stick And when ! say that count
erfaiting and politics and millions
are all involved. you'li understand
how big II IN. This gang has city
protection. We are running them
all into a corner: but we want that
corner so deep that none OF them
can wiggle out OF II.
"Umhm. Go on"
Il want two months more"
Tho "old man" beat tattoo with
his fat pencil sixty days. then.
And n the yarn isn't on my desk
at midnight. you"
Hunt for another job. All right
came IN TO ask for three DAYS
leave"
You're your own boss. Jim, fer
sixty days more. Whadda y mean
counterfeitlng7"
Those new tens and twentIes.
If stumble on that right. why. |
can turn II over without conflict
Ing with the other story"
We'll. 40 TO H."
I'm turning IN my regular work.
| day I'm and day out. and while do
| ing II I've gone through more hair.
| breadth escapes than YOU ever
heard OF. They have been after
me. I've lodged falling safes. I've
been shsnghaied. poisoned. but
| ! haven't said word"
Good Lord DO you mean al
| THAR
Every word. sir"
"f1l mako II ninety days. Jim.
and n this story comes IN I'll see
that you get a corking bonus"
I'm not looking for bonuses I'm
proud OF roy work. To get this story
IL all want Thatll be enough
Thanks for the extension Of time
Good night"
SO Florence received long night
letter In the morning
And the doctor arrived at about
the same time. And called prompt
ly upon his patient.
Fine" he said The sea air
was Just the thing. A doctor al
ways likes 10 find his advice turn.
ing out we'll
lie glanced quizzically at Flor
ence, who was the picture Of glow.
ing health. Suddenly he frowned
d anxiouSly.