White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30

case, with Russia in the background
He might have laid the whole bust
ness before the police. but he chose
TO fight it out himself. And to tel
the truth, I don't believe the police
would have done any good"
"Heave her over; what do you
want me to do for that handsome roll
of money!"
If any man or woman who Is not
a reporter comes to pump you tell
them the mar went ashore with a
packet under his arm
Tie a knot In that
Say that the man was gray hair
ed. clean shaven, straight, with a scar
high up on his forehead, generally
covered up by his hair
That's battered down. my lad. Go
on."
Say that you saw Inn enter yon-
der warehouse, and later depart
without his packet"
Easy as dropping my mudhook."
That's all" Norton gave the
captain the money. "Good-by and
many thanks"
Don't mention it,
Norton left the slip and proceeded
TO the Office of the warehouse. He
approached the managers desk.
Hello, Grannis, old topi"
The man looked up from his work
surlily. Then his face frightened
Morton? What's brought you
here? o, yes; that balloon business.
Sit down"
What kind of a mar is the captain
of that old hooker in the slip?"
"Shifty in gun running, but other
wise as square as a die. Looks fun
ny to see an old tub like that fixed
up with wireless; but that has saved
his neck a dozen times when he was
running it into a moose Not going
to interview me, are your"
mo. I'm going to ask you to do
me a little favor"
They always say that. But spin
her out. If 1t dosen't cost me my
job. it's yours"
We'll. there will be persons max
ing inquiries about the mysterious
%aeronaut. All | want you to say is,
that he left a packet with you, that
you've put it in that safe till he calls
to claim it,"
Grannis nibbled the end of his pen.
"Supposing some one should come
and demand that | open the safe and
~deliver?"
"All you've got to do is to tell
them to show the receipt signed by
you"
The warehouse manager laughed
Got a lot of sense in that ivory
dome of yours. All right. But II
anything happens you've got to com,
around and back me up. What's 4
about"
THAT | dare not tell you. This
much. I'm laying a trap and | wan
some one don't know to fail into
it"
"On your way. James. But if yol
don't send me some prize fight tick
cts next week for this. I'll never dc
YOU another favor"
In reply Norton took from hi
pocket two bits of pasteboard ant
laid them on the desk. 81 knew
you'd be wanting something Xix,
this"
"Ringside,' cried Grannis. "Yol
reporters are lucky devils"
AT 3 o'clock this afternoon | wan
you to call me up. If no one hal
called. why the game is up. But Il
some one does come around ant
make inquiries, don't fail to let m,
know"
'Ill be here till 5. I'd better cal
YOU up then"
Then Norton returned home anc
idled about till afternoon. He wen
over TO Riverdale. Five times he
walked up and down the front of the
Hargreave place. finally plucked vi
his courage and walked to the door
He chatted with Florence for &
while and found that, for all she
might be guileless to the world, she
was a good %linguist. a fine musician
and talked with remarkable keenness
about books and arts. But unless he
reused her. the sadness of her posi-
ton always lay written in her face
1t was not difficult for him to con.
jure up her dreams in coming to the
city and the blow which. like a boil
of lightning from a clear sky. had
shattered them ruthlessly.