Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

Blackie Placed His Finger to His Lips
Telling Her Not to Spread the News.
rled over to WallingfOrd's cab, opened
the door and. both treasured and sur
priSed, jumped in just as third taxi
came swinging around the corner and
drew up with a jerk before the bank.
Out Of it bounced large man with a
fur cOlIared coat and little brown
leather bag.
"There's your party" said Walins'
ford to Harvey. Quick, but don't &c
near him unless he gets the money. II
he does, pinch him"
You know I'm subject to heart trou
bic, Jlm,' warned Backie. Put me
wise before drop dead Where In
Sam Hill did you come from, and how
and why?'
You didn't get my telegram, them
surmised Wallingford with a troubled
flook.
How would | get telegram" de
manded Blackie Indignantly. 81 hi
here last night, stayed in my sleeper
till morning, Iugged this ratty old sui
case with me uptown to breakfast and
took a dawn rise taxi straight here
What's the gamer
wait awhile. Keep STILL" admon
ished Wallingford, watching eagerly
out of the window.
In the meantime Harvey Willis had
but very little to do. He made out Q
laborious check or two and tore then
up while he watched Benjamin +
| Quirker display check to the paying
| teller, watched the teller say some
thing to him and hand him tele
gram, saw Quirker read and clinch hi,
fist and crumple the telegram in hi,
hand, hesitate, start to parley. thinL
better of it and hurry out, even forget
ting in his agitation the little brown
leather bag, which porter seized and
hurried out to him at the door.
Wallingford's patience was rewarded
by seeing Quirker give hasty drec
tion to his driver and jump into his
cab after saying something to some
one inside it. while Harvey Willis
stood on the step and watched QuirkeI
depart in peace.
Now, Blackie," said Wallingford
with a sigh Of content, bring your
suit case along and let's so in and gel
that $4,000 again.
"No" exclaimed Blackie incredu
lousy. 1T isn't ours for keeps"
1T certainly is" declared Walling
ford with another sigh. THAT is, II
belongs to the girls. Only I'll fee
safer with 1t in another bank so there
can't be any comeback. We want tC
hurry, too, because I've n lot Of thing.
to attend to. | want to lay aside tho
interest money on that loan, notify The
Jinkinsville bank that | cannot con
tinue as its president on account of al
unexpected press OF other business in
terests and offer to sell my stock fol
them in case they don't think they
can do it before my note expires. Il
keeps a chap some busy being a bust
ness man, B0ckle."
Bromide" said Blackie. scornfully
But how did you cop 1t out, Jim:T
stopped payment on his check by
wire on an alleged fraudulent trans
action, and his wife had disputed the
sale, taken steps to have 1t set aside
and ordered payment stopped on tn,
check. 1t scared him stin, so he lef
the check behind him for fear ht
couldn't get away with the girl ant
the 100000 be already had in that ba.
Of his. In the meantime sent hi
wife on wild goose chase in the 9th
er direction so he could get his steam
er. II she'd had him pinched his law
yers would collect on that check aut
take my stock. As it is, the none,
and the stock are both mine. or rathe
the money Is, and the stock protects
the bank Pretty soft money, Blackie.
"Yes," admitted Blackle thoughtful
ly. "You never can tell what your
up against in a snowstorm.r
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