Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-07
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/ The door Of the Mail Office opened
! face stepped in.
'sAh, Luypas," Gonzale said, 'yol
are here at last? Do you understand
Your boys they are to be in the, mex
room-yes? You are to sit near thai
telephone. At word from m,
friend, Mr.. Martin Wall, today's edi
ton of the Mail is to flood the streets
the news-stands Instantly. Delay
might be fatal. Is that clear?'
II know" said Luypas.
Very gcod,'' said Gonzale. He
turned to Martin Wall. "Now is the
time,'' he added.
The two descended to the street
Opposite the Hotel de la Pax they
parted. The sleek little Spaniard
went on alone aud mounted boldly
these pretentious steps. At the desk
he informed the clerk on duty that
I he must see Mr.. Spencer Meyrick at
once.
| But Mr. Meyrick is very busy TO-
day the clerk objected.
| ''Say this is-life and death" re-
piled Gonzale, and the clerk, whiting,
! telephoned the millionaire's apart
ments.
| For nearly an hour Gonzale was
kept waiting. Nervously he paced the
lobby, consuming one cigarette after
another, glancing often at his watch
Finally Spencer Meyrick appeared
pompous, red-faced, hard man to
! handle, as he always had been. The
Spaniard noted this and his Sits OF
eyes grew even narrower.
"Will you come with. me?' he asked
suavely. at is most important
He led the way to summer house
in a far forgotten corner Of the hote
grounds. Protesting. Spencer Mey
rick followed The two sat down.
81 have something to show you,
said Gonzale politely, and removed
from his pocket copy of the San
Marco Mail, still damp from the
presses. p
Spencer Meyrick took the paper IN
his own large capable hands. ne
glanced casually at the first page, and
his face grew somewhat redder than
it's wont. huge head line was re-
sponsible:
HARROVrBY WASN'T TAKING ANY
CHANCES.
Underneath in slightly smaller type
Spencer Meyrick read:
Remarkable Foresight of English For
tune Hunter Who WEEDS Miss Mey-
rick Today. Took Out Policy for
Seyenty-Five Thousand Pounds
With Lloyds. Same to- be Payable
in Case the Beautiful Heiress Suf-
fered Change of Heart.
Prominent on the page was large
photograph, which purported to be
IAN Exact Facsimile of the Policy
Mr.. Mevrick examined it. He glanced
through the story. which happened to
be commercially brief He told HIM
self he must remain calm, avoid nre'
works. think quickly, Laying the pa
per on his knee he turned to the little
white CARRIED man beside him.
what trick Is this?" he asked
sharply.
at is no trick, sir" said Gonzale
pleasantly. 1T is the truth. That is
photograph Of the policy
Old Meyrick studied the cut again.
"I'Il be damned" he remarked.
~ have no desire to annoy" Con.
yale went on. "But-there are five
thousand copies of today's Mail at the
Office ready to be distributed at a sig
nal from me- Think, sir! NewsDoys
on the street with that story at the
very moment when your daughter BE-
comes Lady Harrowby.'
81 see," said Meyrick slowly. Black
mail"
Manuel Gonzale shuddered in norror'
ooh, beg Of you, ne protesteu'
"That is hardly it. A business propo-
sition. should call 1t. 1t happens
that the men back of the Star Pub
fishing company, which issues the
Mail have grown tired Of the news
paner same in San Marco. They are
DESTROYS of closing out the plant at