The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-11-30
first day you arrived.

Allison nodded shortly. 81 remember"
I'll bring them next trip" Steve
finished 81 came SO near TO losing
them last night that I'm taking no
oh. res until they're in duplicate. We
can run over them later?"
Allison wheeled and gazed meditat
ingly toward the group who were slow
ly moving their way. His daughter
Barbara, with Wickersham ut her side
was In the lead.
ANY time" he agreed. There's no
particular hurry"
And then a moment later, just when
she was beginning to wonder wheth
err he was purposely avoiding her. Ear
bara was surprised at the calm ease
with which Steve took her away from
her tall escort. She had noticed that
Wickersham and Steve had not touch
ed hands when they first met. an hour
or two before. nor even limited at such
salute. But now. as earlier In the
day when her dash toward the stables
had left him standing rigid IN the mid
die of the lawn, she failed to see the
expression that settled upon Wicker
sham's long face 1t was Dexter ALI
son this time who noticed 1t, and hours
later, when he and Wickersham set
and faced each other In the downstairs
room in the house on the hill which
served as Allison's office, he remem
bered and recognized it.
You wanted to talk with me2'
Wickersham inquired as he entered
the room that evening.
Somehow Understands unending Pc
likeness had always irritated Allison
That night his smoothly infectionless
question pettled him.
Your internal fool HGrrlgan, btu
gled last nightr' he blurted out. .Ec
messed things up beautifully. He 20
only failed, but he failed to get away
without being seen. That's what comes
Of intrusting job like that to drunk
on sot."
Wickersham seated himself-sat and
caressed a cigarette. Coolly he waited
and blinked his eTelids.
My MANI" he murmured. My
man,
"OuRs, then" Allison corrected sharp
Yours" Then he seemed TO reeoi
Iect himself and his voice became les
abrupt Listen. TINS afternoon hid
talk with O'Mara-that is, started to
have a talk with him, but-but he beat
me TO it. And in just about three min
utes ne told me that he'd caught TTJr
rigan on the job-not mentioning amy
names. ! don't meau-Dut he diduf
need to. And he told me more thai
that. He as good as gave me to IN
derstand that he'd know where to
place the blame If there was any more
Interference with his men
Wickersham crossed long leg and
blew a thin blue streamer Of smoke.
Yes he intoned bodlcssly
1t brought a blaze to Alllsou's eyes,
that nervelcss moHosyl!able.
THAT doesn't interest you, en- he
snapped. Doesn't interest You al all.
Well. it does me. Three months ago
bought into this affair because WAS
as sure as any man could be that I'd
collect 100 per cent on my money neX
spring. Elliott and Ainncsleyf Pal.
Nice gentle old ladies' when it come
to a game like this. They're anachro
nists. they are honest business me-
twenty years behind the times. You've
heard of taking candy from children
Well. that's what 1t looked like then
But ii doesn't Look that way any long
er. Talk with YOU Yes, l did want
to talk. ] wanted to tell you that If
you'd Ike 70 switch I'm willing right
now. wanted to tell you that if you'd
rather be good little boy and get into
line I'm willing, and more than willing