The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-03-11

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"AH reu. all risliw beomed Monk
NHa dcen lee
1hr hrcr sourled. Monk went IA.
And Hahi behind him vas Tom Monk.
% was fiain. supposed that he was al.
Hoh,i io the gncc Fisher glaneing
el fom mid no more attention "a him.
As Im had hoped hc supposed that
N0ak hgd brought some one with
hm
Tom realized in "a moment that luck
had fu ored him to ana almost mcrcdl-
lc dcsroe for Monk. without pream.
bie launched iutn q rr.iort II the most
nHdcatial sort
Wen its all right. boss" he an
n0uupd lie spoke hi what he evl,
dm1y believed TO Ne low. carefully
momlatcd voice. but every word was
audible io Tom Il brought in the
Cargo all right, an eight And none OF
lhcm smart Alceks of customs boys
Wag mi anxious 20 sea 'ch the ship
n0t with the lions and tigers and crit.
icfs &C that sort the hold was fun OF
So the oWium's AN ashore ana in Cru
ons place.
Tom hAd heard an that hc needed TO
DuoW Slowly and so as not 10 attract
suspicion 90 himself he went out the
daoe
Fisher meanwhile. had frowned
slightly as ne saw Tom go
'loob here, Monk" he said this
,W of thing ought 10 SO kept pretty
much 81 ourselves The next time you
l1'a i confidential report to make
daHt bring any ono with vou"
"Nhai" ronred Monk Il didn'tw
"rhen who was that fellow who
@mr Ia with Ymf"
"lIimf He works for you. don't hei
llc 1st followed me in. and when you
didn't say nothing supposed he was
al right
They stared at one another mo
mcut MA then Fisher with sud
deA suspicion reached into his desk
fHr a b0tch of photographs. which he
stuffed lie cried ont sharply and
den 1udci Monk picture Of Tom
lArui. p.
"rh1l an said Monk.
YES. and he's Tom Larnigan," said
Fisher "a government special prose.
euior or agent spy set upon the syn.
diraic 10 destroy it, A fine trick we've
lc ain play on us,'
"Fhc e. said Monk, with great
deop sea oath I'm get him or my
names not Monk"
You'd better try said Fisher satlr.
bally "If You don't he1l get us-I
can promise you that, III 90 10 work
Too Go along now and warn Gruen TO
he careful That Wild animal store
~ his has been too useful TO us for us I
te let the government get on to It's /
real character
Fisher. when Monk had gone. tele- /
nhoned ut once 10 Stanford Stone, tell /
ing him what had happened
"All right" said Stone after mo-
mont Il suppose Shall have TO pull /
us ont Of the hole that vou ana Monk I
in your stupidity have dug for us.
Fine business
Stone set the wheels of his organiza.
ton turning at once. lie sent for
Dunn. the man who served him in his
most critical affairs and over whom
he held as constant threat his lnowl.
edge Of certain criminal episode Of
the past.
As matter Of fact said Stone.
I'm not sorry this has happened
Fishers fool. but his folly has turned
ont we'll this time Lamigan will 90
to Grnens. lou can see to It that
when he does SO he walks into
trap"
Meanwhile, however. there had been
change in Toms plans. He had
gone Immediately 10 the Office Of the
Independent the newspaper which
was backing Bruce Larnigan's fight,
with Jack Stevens as IFS editor There
he had found Bruce aud also tele-
gram from Washington ordering him
TO 90 at once to Rio de Janeiro. where.
Il was said the consul would be able
10 give him instructions concerning a
special mission connected with the on-
cratioIis OF the graft syndicate
"Nou'n have 20 20" Bruce said.
"But I'm nearly well now I'm well
enough. at any rate 10 take hold Of $
This affair So there need be no change {
IN cur plans"
And another factor was about 10 be {
into the case Dorothy
Maxwell and her chum. kittv Rock. !
ord. were by this lime. thanks 10 s
heir more or less accidental success
n the past in helping the Ian'gans. 3
ouvinced Of their own nowefx rs DO
ectlves. Dorothy had been engaged "
o Bruce. Stanford Stone was i'm love
With her. and owing 70 his hold npon
Ter father and his threat if she did
ot Weld TO him 10 ruin him Dorothy h
ras afraid TO come out openly aeainst q
tone In secret. however She was
Is enemy. <.
The two girls while oAt walking snied o,
unn and. remembering him from pre- n
ious attempts against the Larnigans n
etermlned to follow him Dunn. how