The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-25

come In"
"AIl right, all right doomed Monk
In deep voice.
The buzzer sounded Monk went In.
And right behind him was Tom. Monk.
Il was plain, supposed that he was at
tached to the Office Fisher, glanclng
at Tom, paid no more attention TO him.
As Tom had hoped, he supposed that
Monk had brought some one with
him.
Tom realized In moment that luck
had favored him 10 an almost incredi-
bio degree, for Monk, without pream-
BILE, launched into report OF the most
confidential sort.
We'll It's all right. bossP' he an
nounced. He spoke In what he evil
IDENTITY believed TO be low, carefully
modulated voice, but every word was
audible 10 Tom. 81 brought in the
cargo all right. all right. And none or
them smart Alexis OF customs boys
was a bit anxious 10 sea 'ch the ship
not with the lions and tigers and crit
tiers OF that sort the hold was full or.
SO. the opium's all ashore and I'm Cru
ems place"
Tom had heard all that he needed 10
know. Slowly and so as not 10 attract
suspicion TO himself he went out the
door
Fisher meanwhile, had frowned
slightly as he saw Tom go
Look here, Monk" he said, this
sort OF thing ought TO be kept pretty
-. al Ha
have confidential report to make
don't bring any one with you"
What" roared Monk. II didn't"
",rhen who was that fellow who
came I'm with your
Him? lie works for you, don't hei
He just followed me IN. and when you
didn't say nothing ] supposed he was
all right"
They stared at one another mo
ment. And then Fisher, with sud
den suspicion reached into his desk
for batch OF photographs, which he
studied He cried out sharply and
then handed Monk a picture OF Tom
Iarnigan.
That's him. said Monk.
Eyes, and he's Tom Larnigan," said
Fisher, "a government special prose
cutor or agent-a spy set upon the syn
dicate 60 destroy IT, A fine trick we've
let him play on u.s.
"The w said Monk, with great
deep sea oath. ON get him or my
names not Monk
You'd better try!" said Fisher satir-
ically. "If YOU don't he'll get us-I
can promise you that I'll go TO work
too. Go along now and warn Gruen 60
he careful That wild animal store
OF his has been too useful 10 MS for us
TO let the government get on To its
real character"
Fisher, when Monk had gone, tele-
phoned at once to Stanford stone tell.
ing him what had happened.
"All right" said Stone after a mo
ment. II suppose | shall have TO pull
Hs out OF the hole that you aud Monk
IA your stupidity have dug for MS
Fine business
Stone set the wheels of his organiza
ton turning at once lie sent for
Dunn. the man who served him ia his
most critical affairs and over whom
he held as constant threat his knowl
edge OF certain criminal episode OF
the past.
AS a matter Of fact" said Stone,
I'm not sorry this has happened
Fishers fool but his folly has turned
out well this time. I.arnigan VIII 20
60 Grucn's. You can see TO Il that
when he does so he walks into
trap"
Meanwhile, however. there had been
change In Toms plans. lie had
gone Immediately TO the Office OF the
Independent the newspaper which
was backing Bruce Iarnlgan's fight.
with Jack stevens as It's editor There
he had found Bruce and also tcle.
gram from Washington ordering him
20 40 at once to Rio de Janelro. where.
II was said. the consul would be able
To give him instructions concerning n
special mission connected with the on.
erstions ~ the graft syndicate.
You'll have 10 go Bruce said.
But I'm nearly well now. I'm well
enough at any rate. 10 take hold OF
this AFFAIR So there need I've no change
in our plans"
And another factor was about 10 be-
introduced into the case Dorothy
Maxwell and her chum. Kitty Rock
ford, were by this time. thanks 70
their more or less accidental success
In the past Ia helping the Larnlgans.
convinced of their own powers as de-
tectives. Dorothy had been engaged
20 Bruce Stanford stone was IN love
with her. and owing 10 his hold upon
her father and his threat n she did
not yield 20 him TO ruin him Dorothy
was afraid 10 come out openly against
stone. I'm secret. however she was
his enemy
The two girls while out walking spied
Dunn and. remembering him from pre-
yious attempts against the Larnlgans.