Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-24
CHAPTER /.
Suspicious Confirmed.

brown hand as he gave the warning.
ooh, thunder, Yami, we are free
from eavesdroppers here" impa-
tiently exclaimed Naldon.
what you say may be true, Jim"
replied Yamagasi his white teeth
cleaning in the moonlight, "but we
cannot be too careful, and | imagine
l heard the crunching of the snow
under some ones feet around the bend
of the road"
well, let us get down to business"
Naldon's passion SCARED face became
brutal in its fierceness.' ! have no
particular love for this sort of thing,
but you've got me on the hip and |
suppose / must see it through. Just
what deviltry do you want me to un-
dertake ?"
at should be simple thing to a
man of your resourcefulness." Nal
don WINGED at the implied sarcasm
and directed a glance anything but
loving toward the self possessed Jap
anese. If he saw the look Yamagasi
did not appear to notice it." Your
friend the American Consul is en-
tirely too sharp to waste his time as
pertaining few dry facts as to the
market for American shoes in this
part of Canada" continued Yamagasi
deliberately rolling a cigarette while
he held the eye of his companion with
his own orbes of sparkling black. 81
want you to get him out of my way,
l do not ask you to finally and def
nitely cripple his usefulness to his
government by cutting his throat or
hitting him or the head with club
and dropping him through the ice in
the river. Both methods would be
too clumsy.
A dose of Knockout drops, or a
tar on the head with a club and then
a quiet long ride back into the hills
would do admirably. After that Mr..
Darlington can nurse his sore head,
or abused stomach back to health at
his leisure under the watchful eyes
of a man l will furnish you for the
purpose"
Him, I'm not in love with this sort
of thing. In fact l don't like it,"
1--WE often are obliged to do things
we do not like" placidly responded
Yami blowing cloud of smoke
through his nose"
What do you want John shang-
haied for?"
HE is becoming entirely too much
interested in the movements of my
self and my friends. l have no per-
sonal grudge against the young man,
but nothing must stand in the way
oc my plans"
Il won't do it. ! have done enough
of your dirty work already. l have
paved the way for your acquisition of
property scattered all along the boun-
Diary line between Canada and the
United States without exciting the
least 2uspicion, but I'll be hanged if
! will tap Darlington on the head for
you or any one else. He is my coun-
tryman."
'Ah! Then you have cause to love
your country so well ?" asked Yami,
his elongated eyes narrowing to mere
Sits. Where would you be now if
it had not been for me? When you
were a deserter in the Philippines
hunted like wild beast by your for
mer comrades, who made it possible
for you not only to live, but to do so
in comparative comfort? How long
do you suppose Consul harrington
would hesitate about handing you
over to the United States authorities
if he knew who and what you really
are 2"
"By -"
"Take carew cried Yami. AS he
saw Naldon'. forward movement his
own hand shot out into the moonlight
and the American found himself look
ing into the muzzle of a hammerless
38 held by hand that was as steady
as a rock" | have been watching
for just this" he continued in tones
pitilessly cold" | think better of it
and do not force me to do what Bar
rington would be glad to, did he know
the facts"
"Be reasonable, JIM" Yami's tone
was almost caressing." | know you
think you have more than paid your
debt to me, and think you have. Do
this and l will let you alone and pay
you we'll besides"
Towering above his companion the
deserter, powerful and desperate,
hesitated, and in so doing proved the
truth of the old adage that he who
hesitates is lost. Yami saw it and
smiled. II was not a tantalizing