The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

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slow, but straight"
Next"
"Cuccoli. Born in New York. A
dago lightweight fighter. Works on
the quiet as stool-pigeon. Then
there's Grimaldi. He's a scholar
used to be schoolmaster-and | keep
him on classy dago jobs. He talks
Spanish and French like a native
taught school once in Spain. A little
fellow, and very laxative"
This Grim--whatever you call him
this scholar-he's laxative. you
say?"
Eyes"
straight, too?"
Eyes"
We'll. want him"
"All right. When does he report?"
Tomorrow morning at seven
O'Clock, Battery Park--with descrip.
ton of me. He amt to call my name
first-wait until l tell him who am
see?"
Give him a description OF you?"
said MCGEE, verging on compliment.
IF | do and Maxine Elliot, or any Of
them, happen to be taking an early
morning stroll In the park
Tell him." said Resale, breaking
in, Ito watch out for a dear old lady
with hair getting white on top an
lookin' as if she'd seen better days"
He'll never find you."
fI,nr s,s FDp IA, Il
attentions, but resumin' business
said Resale with asperity, "I'll wear
my plum-colored suit an black tur-
ban-you know what turban is--it's
one Of those hats"--and she indicated
q passing girl--"an' in place of the
regular red carnation for meetings in
the park, I'll be carryin' she con-
sidered q moment-'a purple automo-
bile veil. That ought to settle nle in
his mind"
They walked a while In silence;
then Roealie stopped.
That's all arranged then. We'd bet
ter be getting back. I'll take cross
town car. We shouldn't be seen to.
gelher in the middle OF the city"
Say" said McGee as they turned
"why don't you ever let me see you
between times? Course you must keep
away from me now, but after this
thing is settled, want you to come
out to lunch and dinner. We might as
well be friendly"
After this thing is settled-oh,
you're cop after ALL" said Rosalie.
Before MCGEE could unravel this cryp-
tic, she resumed:
Haven't you ever thought what
we're doin'--we two, gadding about
tallsin' OF lunch and dinners? You've
been cop too long. / guess. had
q sittin' with myself last night. If
we succeed-if you make q good case
of it, an II git what I'm after-some-
body goes TO the chair. That's what
we're dom. You don't think OF it.
You're man an cop. But I do"
mot enough to make you stop?" in
quired MCGEE, regarding her narrowly.
mo, but enough to make me sure
the right one goes, and enough to
make me want to stop thinkin' of
what will happen when we get
through" Her voice caught on this.
Niece looked at her sharply. Her
eyes were swimming.
They we're at the car. I'll send for
you when wanted, Martin McGee," she
said. AN remember. purple auto
veil in my right hand"
Rosalie did not return homo at once.
Instead, she proceeded to that house
in the Latin Quarter before which she
had paused and considered problem
three days before. 1t is one Of Rosa
lies peculiarities that she shroudS ev-
erything in mystery, but let's out a
clew here and there to puzzle the OBJ
server and to satisfy her Individual
sense of humor. | who write Of her
have caught that trick from Rosalie.
will reveal now--as Rosalie would
have revealed it with fash OF eyes
and dimples-that this place bore the
sign, ~. Martinez. Teacher OF Ian
guages," and that the pkonograph
which she kept in her closet was a
device OF the Martinez Method in Ian
glages. She was refreshing her some
what scattered knowledge Of CONVEX
sational Spanish, gained years ago
when she played profitable season at
trance, test and development work in
Ell Paso, San Antonio, and other points
near the border. She spent half
hour in conversation with Professor
Martinez, did a few necessary errands,
and reached her house at five o'clock.
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