The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-01-16

| sravely. Gone ror good. indeed. poor
devil Norton took out roll OF bills.
There's two hundred IN this roll"
"Well?" said the captain. vastly A.
tonished.
"Its yours II you win do me :
small favor" y
III II doesn't get me mixed up with
the police. I'm only captain Of .
| tramp; and some OF the harbor police
have taken . disliks to me. What do
| you want me to dot"
The police will not bother you. This
man Hargreave had some enemies;
they want either his life or his money;
maybe both. II 10 . peculiar case, with
Russia In the background. He might
have laid the whole business before
the police, but he chose to fight It out
himself. And to tell the truth, 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!
III any man or woman who Is not q
reporter comes to pump you tell them
the man went ashore with q packet un-
der his arm"
"Tie q knot In that"
Say that the man was gray haired.
clean shaven, straight. with scar
high up on his forehead, generally COW
cred up by his hair"
That's battened down. my lad. Go
on"
Say that you saw him enter yonder
warehouse. and later depart without
his packet"
Easy as dropping my mudhook."
That's all" Norton gave the cap
tain the money. "Good-by and many
thanks"
Don't mention It"
Norton left the slip and proceeded to
the office of the warehouse. He ap-
preached the managers desk.
Hello. Grannis. old top!"
The man looked up from his work
surlily. Then his face frightened.
Norton? What's brought you here?
O. yes; that balloon business. Sit
down"
What kind Of man is the captain
OF that old hooker in the slip?"
"Shifty in gun running, but other
wise as square as die. Looks funny
to see an old tub like that fixed up
with wireless; but that has saved his
neck a dozen times when he was rum
ming 1t into moose. Not going to in
terview me. are your
mo. I'm going to ask you to do me
q little favor"
}"They always say that But spin
her out. II 1t doesn't cost me my job.
it's yours"
We'll, there will be a person max
ing inquiries about the mysterious
aeronaut. All l want you to say is.
that he left q packet with you, that
you've put It in that safe till he calls
to claim it,"
Grannis nibbled the end Of his pen.
Suppose some one should come and
demand that l open the safe and de-
liver?"
"All you've got to do is to tell them
to show the receipt signed by you"
The warehouse manager laughed.
Got 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 about?"
That dare not tell you. This
much. I'm laying trap and I want
some one don't know to fall into It,"
"On your way, James. But II you
don't send me some prize fight tickets
next week for this. I'll never do you
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
ing something like this"
"Ringside!" cried Grannis. "You re-
porters are lucky devils!"
I'D go myself II there was any
earthly chance Of real scrap. You
make me laugh, Gran. You're always
going. always hoping the next one will
be q real one. But it's all bunk. The
pugs are the biggest takers on top the
sod. They've got US newspaper men
done to FRAGILE"
II guess you're right Well. count
on me regarding that mysterious
bundle in the SAFE"
AT three o'clock this afternoon
want you to call me up. II no one has
called. why the game IL up. But II
some one does come around and make
inquiries. don't fail to let me know"
I'll be here till Ave. I'd better call
you up them"
Then Norton returned home and
idled about till afternoon. He went
over to Riverdale. Five times he
walked up and down the front Of the
Hargreave place, finally plucked up
his courage and walked to the door.
After all. he was lucky mortal. He
had . good excuse TO visit this house
every day in the week. And there was
something tantalizing In the risk he
took. Besides, he wanted to prove to
himself whether It was q passing fancy
or something deeper. That's the way
with humans; We never see . sign
''Fresh Paint" that We don't have to
orova II ttefS ~