The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
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He matured ,~ his Y Attle-,- .sckaxe Through letter broker who deAEi with the rag and refuse collectors. h, got all the secondhand mail from tn, Caronia' Meantime, William Honey well Robinson had moved away, ant5 as chance would have 1t, William Hunter Robinson moved >4nrxaceivin,y the pin-pE1ck letters -whfch,,ihad theyf reached their goal would ptobablll have produced the desiyed4 etSect."
 If they drove sapa nafi, nearl,a crazy. what wouldn't they hayesNonI to one whose mipdt wasasts. Nuika right!' cried the wranged BeBfAdH. [
 But since 'MK Hpneywdh is ,Hind. f said Bertram, how copM S6Aae.tJ erase the cancellation $ ssYa7:..Ss, sYa7: 2 &5Ea , "Ah. That's what | askaaj}ii:J5 8fSlfi Obviously, he couldn't. aAA fHAtestt, get that done for; him. Pxeesuraed3I he'd get some stranger to,doi it. ssTSat'a why l advertised for professional eraser who was experienced, judgina, that it would fetch the. person whs, had done Honeywell's work"
 "Is there any such thing as'a proi fessional envelope eraser,z-; asked Bertram. " NO. So person of exrasience irs this line would be almost. npidue. E was sure to find the right 6HG if he or she saw my advertisemedf.S As \ matter of fact, it turned out.1b be ans unimaginative young woman who haS told me all about her forrfSEx xmployrl ment with MT. Honeywell. apparently, with no thought that there was any4 thing strange in erasing caaSxnationa: from hundreds of enyelpues-foE, Honeywell was cautious enough not. to confine her to the Ro6inson mali alone-and then pastins on tIAps to, remail them" .,ss.sItiss65t' ,s.,s.ss. K
 You appear to have f6{lnj(ed outb my moves with some degree fif acul, schemer suavely. ,.'s'7s-aaS
 Yet I might not have solved your processes so easily if you bad ';|St made one rather-if you will pardon me-stupid mistake"
 For the first time, the mans bloated lips shook. His evil pride of intel- lectuality was stung.
 You lie!" he said hastily. 'T"do not make mistakes" >.'' =" s.'
 NO? We'll, have it as yo4 win. Tns. point is that you are to sign heteLx' statement, which I shall read t6 .!ota. before these witnesses, anno6nting for publication the withdrawal '6f Your. contest for the Honeywell millionss,ss
 And if I decline?' ..> --S' .:s:
 "The painful necessity will be mine of turning over these instructive docu. ments to the United States postal. su-. thorities. But not before giving them. to the newspapers. How would you. look in court, in view of this att4fnpf. to murder fellowman's reason3,sStsl.
 MT. Honeywell had now "gainad ,hdk composure. You are rigkt," heS&. sented. You seem to have a eing1eS faculty for being right. Be careful, does not fail you-sometime xA
 Thank you," returned Avsxas Jones. Now you will listen, petse. allof you" ,a:~v
 He read the brief document, placdd it before the blind man, and set .@,pip between his finger and thumb. ::SigA there," he said. .@x .-..r.
 Honeywell smiled as he prtcked, jp his name .~ws. .~,.
 For Identification, suppose: said. Am I to assign no cause to the newspapers for my sudden 'Attion?"
 A twinkle of malice appeared sin Average Jones' eye. "' A
 T would suggest waning mentQ acumen," he said :.
 The blind man winced palpably a4 he rose to his feet. That is the sec ond time you have taunted me on that. Kindly tell me my mistake"'' <
 Average Jones led him to the door and opened it. '
 Your mistake" he drawled as R sped his parting guest into the gragk of a waiting attendant, "was-er-@ not remembering" that -er-yo2 mustn't fish for bass in Noyemher."3 Copyright by the Bobbs-Merrill Com.
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