The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-17

warehouse, and later depart v,,x.
: his packet" without
Easy as dropping my mudhoop.
Ihats ALL" Norton gave tho
tain the money. "Good-by and nap zap
thanks" many
Don't mention it,"
Norton left the slip and procoos
the office of the warehouse. Ha %
preached the managers desk sp
Hello, Grannis, old top!D
Inc man looked up from his wo-X
surlily. Then his face frightened
Norton? What's brought Won -.
0, yes; that balloon business s, o..
down." Sit
What kind of a man is the cant.,.,
OF that old hooker in the slippn
"Shifty In gun running, but otbo,;
wise as square as die. Looks funnr
to see an old tub like that fixed :.
with wireless; but that has saved h,p
neck dozen times when he was mn,
ming 1t into moose. Not going To an
terview me, are your"
No. I'm going to ask you to do ma
little favor"
They always say that. But sn,n
her out. II 1t doesn't cost me INV iohi
it's yours" 80
Well, there will be a person mai
Ing inquiries about the mysteriou,
aeronaut. All want you to saw g.
that he left packet with you. that
you've put it in that safe till he call.
to claim It."
Grannis nibbled the end of his pen
Suppose some one should come and
demand that I open the safe and de-.
liver?" n
All you've got to do is to tell them
to show the receipt signed by you"
The warehouse manager laupbed
Got q lot Of sense in that ivory dome
OF yours. All right. But IL anything
happens you've got to come around
and back me up. What's 1t aboutr'
That ! dare not tell you. This
much, I'm laying a trap and / want
some one don't know to fall into n ~
"On your way, James. But IL won
don't send me some prize fight tickets
next week for this, I'LL never do won
another favor"
In reply Norton took from his pocket
two bits Of pasteboard and laid them
On the desk. Il knew you'd be want
ng something like this"
"Ringside!" cried Grannis. "You re-
oorters are lucky devils!"
I'D go myself If there was any
sartnly chance OF real scrap. You
make me laugh. Gran. You're always
'oing, always hoping the next one win
'e real one. But it's all bunk. The
Jugs are the biggest takers on top the
Cd. They've got us newspaper men
one to a FRAGILE"
Il guess you're right. Well, count
me regarding that mysterious
undle in the SAFE"
AT three o'clock this afternoon I
ant you to call me up. If no one has
allied, why the game is up. But IL
'me one does come around and make
don't fail to let me know"
I'll be here till five. I'd better call
~ up then"
Then Norton returned home and
led about till afternoon. He went
er to Riverdale. Five times he
llked up and down the front of the
argreave place, finally plucked up
courage and walked to the door.
ter all, he was lucky mortal. He
d good excuse to visit this house
cry day in the week. And there was
netting tantalizing in the risk he
TX. Besides, he wanted to prove to
nself whether it was a passing fancy
something deeper. That's the way
n humans; we never see a sign
'esh Paint" that we don't have to
we It.
1e chatted with Florence for a
lie and found that, for all she might
guileless to the world, she was a
a linguist. a fine musician, and
red with remarkable keenness
ut books and arts. But unless he
sed her, the sadness of her position
avs lay written In her face. 1t was
difficult for him to conjure up her
ANS in coming to the city and the
winch, like bolt Of lightning
clear sky, had shattered them
llessly.
lou must come every day and tell
how you have progressed" she
IL obey that order gladly, when
! can possibly do it. My visits
always be short"
hat is not necessary"
TO-" said Norton in his heart, "but
WISE"
ways he found Jones waiting for
at the door, always in the shadow.
1ell?" the butler whispered.
have laid a neat trap. Whether
balloon was the one that left the
Il this house don't know. But If
were two men in 1t, one of them
1T the bottom of the sea-"
nd the man found?" The buffers
was tense.