The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-21
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Persuasive Peggy"
BY mAvARENE THOMPSON

touring car want 10 pipe tha
lad II Was my old friends Brad.
and Murphy in tho other car" HI
, remarked 10 himself. Evidently
Leslie Is shAdo~ing Winkeppner
attn afraid things arc going 10 de
velop more rapidly than nigh
wish
As they ripped past the tourin.
car flanagan pecred at Dickie. MI
laddie OF tho alligator grip" he re
Elected.
And Dcklc. on his part. was 70
fleeing. uneaHily:
That guy knows something
whoever he r.. Now where the mis-
chief can find tho Queen"
But the Queen and Winkeppnel
were dining tete.a.tcte in a seclud
ed room nj Blanco's.
At II O'Clock flanagan sat again
In the Allison buffet. Armstrong
house manager OF the Allison. en-
tered. saw flanagan. and gradually
approached him To Lanagan's eye
there was something suspicious In
the exaggerated unconcern with
which Armstrong dropped into a
chair at Ianagan's side.
"Mr. Allison wishes 10 see you
badly" said Armstrong Also. n
curious thing has happened which
! thought you ought TO know. The
alligator grip was returned some
time ago by messenger who
simply had a verbal message that
(, was tho wrong grip. Also. Mrs.
Pcrnau has taken a room again.
How long since Mrs. Pernau re-
turned7" asked flanagan.
"She registered at 10 o'clock"
As flanagan was leaving the buf.
fet. Armstrong having preceded
him, he met Maggart coming IN.
"Drinkiugf" asked Maggart, AZ.
fably.
"Oh. I might take n lemonade"
Lanarnn had earned some slight
reputation as n drinking man but
be had one definite line of conduct.
he never drank Mt important per
iods OF his Investigations.
"T've got n lay. Jack. think
It's a good one. I'm working for
the girl. You're working for All
son. know that. Twenty.fiy,
thou is some money We could
make II $3.50 and have a fair chunk
each. Leslie and his men don't
bother me, but you do. That's on
the level. Let's play together. Is
Il n GOT"
Maggart was obviously quite in
earnest. flanagan only laughed.
THAT deems 20 be about all you
private detectives ever think about
the whole roll first. and then any
sort OF dlvyy thatll let YOU get
slice out IL the reward. You didn't
make any propositions this after
noon. rotlced. You chased right
up 10 the top OF the Hill most dis
courteously TO get a peek at that
taxi No. You haven: got any
thing that would give a cancelled
postage stamp for. Maggart. And
quit trailing me or I'll get peeved"
You've always been a kind OF
high toned amateur. Jack" said
Maggart, hastily. Go ahead then:
but I'll guarantee TO spoil your lit
tie game with the black-eyed beau
ty and her alligator grip
II would not have been flanagan
to betray the surprise that this in
formation gave him. He laughed.
"Maggart, you've only got about
six ounces OF cellular tissue where
your brain ought to be. If you put
too much OF strain on that re.
stricted area you'll get blood clot
and die. Don't do it,"
He sauntered away. To himself
no was Eliminating: 'Maggart is
closing in--he's clever bird. He's
got something. also" sardonically,
something to think about We
will not be any too good friends
from this on"
Allison was stamping back and
forth In the office.
He said: Come with me-
They proceeded TO the Allison
apartments. Miss Allison and her
aunt were there.
Kindly leave us for n moment"
said Allison to his sister.
Allison turned to flanagan. "Anoth-
or disappearance" he said, shortly.
My daughters maid. Jeanne. went
put about s o'clock. after she had
received a telephone call. My