White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15

He went through the books and a.
length came across the three yolu'
mes. These held a thousand in ex-
cellent counterfeit.
Highly good work that. What
are you going to do?" asked the re
porter.
Jones rubbed his chin refectively
"How long may a counterfeiter be
sent up?"
Anywhere from ten to twenty
years"
THAT will serve. My boy. this
time we'll go and take Mr.. Black
Hundred right in his cubby hole
You know where 1t is "
Every nook and n of
it. Now you go at once to the chief
of the local branch of the secret SER
vice and put the matter to him frank
ly. /. Florence. Susan. and the rest
of us must be arrested. The wretch
es must believe that the house is
empty. They'll rove about fruit
lessly and will return to their den
to report the success of the coup.
All the while you and some detec-
tives will be in hiding upstairs. die
tagraph and all that. When the time
comes you will follow. This will not
reach the heads. perhaps. but 1t will
demoralize the organization in such
4 way as to make it helpless for
several months tt come. There Is
a tunnel from the stable to this
house
What, a tunnel?"
Yes, Mr.. Hargreave had it built
several years ago. | don't know
what his idea was; possibly he an
ticipated an event like this. You
and your men will find entrance by
this method. Ii can be done with
out exciting the suspicious of the
Watchers
Looks as If M yarn wasn't go
ing to be delayed SO long after all.
Jones you ought to have been in the
secret service yourself admiringly.
Jones smiled and shrugged. Il am
perfectly satisfied with my lot-or
would be il the Black Hundred could
be wiped out of existence"
"Ill see the secret service people
at once. l stand in well with them
ALL"
And good luck to you. Well
need good luck"
Norton was welcomed cordially by
the chief. The secret service men
trusted him and told him lots of
tales that never saw light on the
printed pages. The reporter went
iirectly to the point of his story,
without elaboration. and the chief
smiled and handed him the original
letter.
Norton, I've been after this gang
of counterfeiters for months and
they are clever beyond words. I've
never been able to get anywhere
neal their presses. And for a mo-
ment 1 thought this note was from
a squealer. I've a dozen men scour-
ing the country. They find the
bogus notes, but never the men who
pass them. You see. it's new stuff.
| know what all the old timers are
at; but none of them has had a hand
in this issue. Some foreigners. |
take it, under the leadership of a
mar I'd very much like to know.
Now, what's your scheme?"
Jim outlined it briefly.
1T all depends said the chief.
upon the fact that they will be i'm
patient. If they have the ability to
wait, we lose. But We a afford to
risk the chance. The mar who wrote
this letter is not a counterfeiter.
He's an old yeggman. We haven't
heard anything of him lately. We
tried to corner him on a postoffice
job, but he slipped by. He may be
a stool. Anyhow, I'll draw him in
somehow"
''There'll be some excitement
Were used to that; you, too.
All we've got TO do is to locate this
man Beggs. There are signs of
spite in this letter. Very well play
ed. If you want my opinion What's
this Black Hundred"
I'm not at liberty to tell just yet.
It's a strange game; half political,
half blackmail. It's a pretty strong
organization. But If they're back of
this counterfeiting, there's a fine
chance of landing them all"
Here the chiefs assistant came in.
Got Beggs on the wire. Says he'll
conduct you to the home If you'll
promise him immunity for some