American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-04-08

critical moment, chen everything
seems to be In our hands. Now. we
want Florence, and we've tried a.
hundred ways to accomplish this fact
and failed. The question is, how to
get her away from her companion?"
Simple enough said the doctor
complacently.
out with It. II you have an idea"
The doctor leaned forward and
whispered a few words.
I We'll, I'm hanged" Braine laughed
and slapped the doctor on the
shoulder. "The simplest thing In the
world. Mad dog wouldn't be In 1t.
] always said that you had gray mat
ter II you cared to exert yourself"
Thanks" replied the doctor dryly.
I'll drop down there tomorrow, II
you say 30. ostensibly to see the other
patient. 1t will make a deuce of a dis
~turbance."
Not II you scare the hotel people,"
THAT Is what | propose to do. They
will not want such a thing known.
II would scare every n away for
INV ttst VI tut StdSOH. buL OF course
this depends upon whether they are
honest or in the hotel business to
make money
Again Braine laughed. Bring her
back to New York alone. Esculapius,
and a fat check is yours. Nothing
could be simpler than an idea like
this. It's a fact; no mar can think
of everything, and you've just proved
II to me. I've tried to do a generals
work without aids. Olga, does any one
watch me come and 30 any more?"
No; I've watched a dozen nights.
The man has gone. Either he found
ont what he wanted or he gave up the
Job. To my mind he found out what
he wanted"
"And what's that?"
Heaven knows" discouragedly.
Come. doctor. suppose you and I
go down to Days for a little turn
at billiards?"
Nothing would suit me better"
A aboard, then! Goodnight,
Olga. Keep your hair on; | mean your
W hair. We're going to win out,
don't you worry. In all games the min
ute you begin to doubt you begin to
lose"
That same night Norton sat at his
desk. In his shirt sleeves, pounding
away at his typewriter. From time
to time he paused and teetered his
chair and scowled over his pipe at
the starlit night outside. Bang! would
mn hIo oIatr AGAIN aud olsnItt, oItUt.
would sing the keys of the machine.
Tho story he was writing was In the
ordinary routine; the arrival of a
great ocean liner with some political
notables who were not adverse to dc.
%nouncing the present administration.
You will have noticed, no doubt. that
some disgruntled politician Is always
d%enouncing the present administra-
ton, 1t matters not II 1t be Republican
or Democratic, When you are out
OF a good job you are always prone
TO denounce, The yarn bored Norton
because his thoughts were miles
southwark.
He completed his story, yanked out
the final sheet. called for a copy boy,
rose and sauntered over to the man
aging editors door, before which he
paused indecisively, The "old man"
had been after him lately regarding
the i%iargreave story, and he doubted
II his errand would prove successful.
However, he boldly opened the door
and walked in.
"Humph!" said the ''old man. twist
ing his cigar into the corner Of his
mouth. Got that story7"
Norton sat down. Yes, but ! have
not got 1t for print yet Mr.. Blair.
when you gave me the H~argreave lob
you gave me carte blanche"
Il did," grimly. But, on the other
hand. ! did not give you ten years
to clear It up in"
Have l ever fallen down on a
good story7" quietly.
M. can't remember" %grudgingly.
We'll. II you'll have patience I'll
not fall down on this one. It's the
greatest criminal story l ever handled.
but It's so big that it's going to take
time"
Gimme an outline"
Il have promised not to-" with a
erimness equal to the "old mans"
IF a line of this story trickles out II
viii mean that every other paper will
be moving around. and in the end
viii discover enough to spoil my end
OF It, I'll tell you this much: The
most colossal band OF thieves this
country ever saw is at one end OF the
stick. And when | say that counter
fatting and politics and millions are
involved you'll understand how big