The Washington times., 1917-12-02
PLAN TO GET PEARL.

WELL" said lima. Il can tell you
that Falenti, . small banker. has the
pearl We are seeking; he bought IL
from wsxton."
ooh. he didY'' said Harry, 'thsn IA
like to bet that Falenti is not
strGight;: any man who win buy
stolen goods must be crooked himself
Just you leave Faisnti to me-"
what are you going to do. Harry4~
~I'ii tell you later. have q little
plan. and II Il works wen get Fa-
lenti's pearl and Il won't cost Us
cent. and he won't ask for It again,
either"
lima showed her delight. and for .
moment forgot the menacing figure
waiting behind the portieres. Her
change Of manner was not lost on
Harry. ~See here, lima" he said. ~
he rose. "why were you 20 cool 70 me
just nowG7
Il cool7" asked the girl, suddenly
remembering the warning Of the exc
cutioner. "You dreamed II. Now
hurry along: am dying to get the
pearl"
In vain Harry sought to make hIs
good-by an aifectionate one. He was
forced TO leave with q formal hand
shake. The moment he had gone the
executioner emerged and faced the
girl he had been SAINT to guard ~If
thou who hast been promised to my
august master shall dare to love this
gtaour," he said, brandishing his dag
ger above the head Of the tsrrinsd
lima
But I'm not in love with Hairy"
she cried, kneeling IN her terror.
The executioner Elared down at |
her, and then sheathing his weapon
uttered q further warning and backed |
out Of the apartment
while lima was bemoaning the fact !
that she must think not At all Of |
Harry Drake. but only Of the re-
eovery Of the seven pearls and the !
saving Of her foster father, the young !
man who had caused all her trouble /
was carrying out his scheme 70 secure |
Falentfs pearl.
He called on the banker and faced |
him with q smile.
Il have q business proposition to /
make" said he. 1T may sound re-
markable, but never mind that-rm |
going to rob your bank and have |
come to you for assistance"
The banker stared and cautiously |
touched q button. Here was . mad |
man who must be handled with care. |
A porter entered. The young man
leaned forward and said in q low /
voice: do you feel that point on |
your knee? That's q pistol: the mo-
ment you ask for aid shall pull the
trigger"
The banker wavsred, and then. with
parched throat, ordered the man to
return.
Now" said Harry, "the pistol is
nothing but . pencil, but I want you
to hear me through. Here IL my
scheme-you realize 100000 and have
the money in the bank here by Sat-
urday. You take $4,000 home with
you and leave so, 900 hore-there viii
be q bank robbery, the robbers viii
get $2o,oo0-you will get $4,000, the
robbers will ge. all the blame: no
one will suspect you
Falenti Eazed at Harry doubtful
ly. what securely have / that you
will not tell the policeT"
Tell the police dor't you see that
you are safe in airy event-you take
the money home with you Now,
either the bank will be robbed or II
won't be robbed--if II IL you raise
a great cry and declare that the rob-
bers got away with 100000. See now
easy II is7"
-All right" said Falenti, SUDDENLY.
But what's your motiveE IA
Part of the $4,000 IL my motiVe'
said Harry. "Give me the eomoina-
ton and you're through.
When Harry msile his appearance
At Grady,s headquarters the leader
and his men were s,usslng various
plans of making much money quick
"; Grady listened te each and shook
his head: when Il came to Harrys
turn and he unfolded the scheme 70
get the money from Falsntrs bank
Grady approved
ave got the ccubinAtion OF the
safe" said the young man. ana When
YOU say the word we'll get busy.