The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-03-23

Out: which was TAR more important
to him than any treasure he could call
to mind.
"Why didn't you let me know at
oncc-the morning after? All this time
wasted! Oh. if could only walk! But
| must sit here helpless. Go back to
the hotel Immediately and ask for Mr..
Hanchett and be sure that you see him.
Under no circumstances let him know
that you are aware of anything wrong"
9TH hull village is talkin'.'
"Never mind that. Say to him that
Miss Wynne wishes to see him here
after dinner"
| "Rubber heels!'
| "What's that?'
Zone O tn chaps wore new rubber
heels. It's him. All right I'm t. tell
him t. come out after supper"
"'That and nothing more"
"rhey's detective from Water
town.
"Never mind the detective. Don't
have anything to do with him. I'm
something Of detective myself. Uncle
Billy"
You. Miss Wynne? BY jings!'
II have limited that | was trying to
prevent a crime. 1t cannot matter now
if tell you a few facts But you must
promise to keep these to yourself.
am a secret agent of the United States
customs. Now. go quickly. And to-
morrow III tell you all there is to it.
and you shall have your hundred dol
lars gladly. Time is most important
f1rl hn al
Come tomorrow afternoon about this
time. Please go at once"
"All right. Miss Wynne: tomorrow"
He was told at the hotel that Mr..
Hanchett and his friend We're across
the river fishing in the bay. So Uncle
Billy sat down ON the dock and waited.
Fishing. Some nerve after desperate
ly abducting a man and hiding him
somewhere.
The old guides blood began to boil
truculently. The nerve of it, right here
in this peaceful village. And when
- finally his patience was rewarded he
. streuuously resisted the desire to fling
= himself upon the jesting. laughing fish
. erman as he climbed out of the boat.
Uncle Billy grudgingly admitted that
the catch was Il good one.
= mice catch, eh?' said the young
y man as he stepped toward Uncle Billy
"Not S bad
y There you are! You guides will
never come out squarely in the ope1
and say that the other fellows got {
ID good catch. It's rank jealousy"
e Mr.. Hanchett, Miss Diana Wynn
~ wants t see y out at tn farm RICH
III after supper"
= And who is Miss Diana Wynne?
IL caresessly.
90 Better go n find out" With thi
NJ advice the guide turned and made Oft.
SD Mr. Hanchett frowned.
"Fagin, YOU two will have to go GU
Is there. I've got something equally in
portant OH hand
ne "All right, Denny. Well feed hi
ne and wash his face and hands for MN
ilo That cistern was stroke of luck.
me "perhaps" Diana! What did 81
VIZ want? What did she know? Tia
rec Crawford made IA confdant or he
Later he told Smead.
alu "Go and find out-ind out what 81
py, is doing up here. If you don't get an
leu where I'll go out myself tomorrow.
OUT 81 shant get anywhere. You mi
au' take my word for that. She's que
bundle I'm all ut sea over this hu'
we Crawford, swear. hasn't got them.
&C. "Then he left them with her. l
sDe' beginning to get sick of the whole de
Why couldn't you have taken tn
kes into New York, or Boston. or Philac
vail phia? In this hole"'
re- 81 was watched day and night ST
love when l could slip away. That's "
Ex- I brought nothing over; chose I
Wo- place; built up my game like Gu
war player. Not a flaw anywhere, ana II
half this fluke. A fine joke it she has tn
But ! don't see how. Who'd thi
ran Well. Crawford must be liberated
S." soon as we can safely go about 1t.
1ees. guide acts as if he suspected so
my thing, and that fool OF detective
apps? been watching me-
have II propose to teach Crawford a
D no SON."
"Piftle. Can't you see that he's
more dangerous than you are?
that YOU note the cool way he went d
was the ladder? An. some new arrivals
Two old men came in.
what One of them must have been
handsome in his youth. There
along still some evidence Oh inns A'c' !"
IL / nose, the eyes, the mouth.
him. His hair was snow white. 81
hastily turned his back and went
1,,c,a the barroom The son stared asto
edly at the lettering door. Now "
,-oon. Smeads retreat however, did
serve. An hour later he met the
haired gentleman as the latter was
.+ors ing from the dining room. He pa
;, adjusted his eyeglasses and lt
: ,ov Smead up and down, from his she
u,, his head, with insolent ;lnusemen
Smead passed Oh into the q
ooi room, fury and death in his heart