Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-20
CHAPTER xvIl-continued.

GF1AF ! En- Nbtl--ONiAifAASAs
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meaning. that in this country you
can't begin on a play like pulling Sas-
soon out from under his friends noses
without keeping up the pace-without
a second and third act. You dragged
Sassoon by his hair out of the gap;
rood. You surprised everybody; good.
But you can't very well stop at that,
Henry. Such a feat by itself doesn't
insure permanent reputation, Henry.
ct ia, so to say, merely a demand repu-
tation-One that men reserve the right
TO recall at any moment. And the
worst of ii is, if they ever do recall 1t,
you are worse off than when before
they extended the brittle bauble TO
you"
"Jingo, joint For stage black
smith you are some spieler." De Spain
added an impatient, not to say con-
tumelious. exclamation concerning the
substance of Lefever's talk. 81 didn't
ask them for a reputation. This man
interfered with my guard-in fact,
tried to cut his throat, didn't he?"
"Would have done it If Frank had
been an honest man."
"Tl at is all there is to 1t, isn't it?"
Lefever tapped the second finger of
one fat hand gently on the table.
practically; practically all, Henry,
yes. You don't quite understand, but
you have the right idea"
"What do you want me to do-back
a horse and shoot two guns at once
up and down Main street, cowboy
style2"
Lefever kept his patience without
difficulty. "No, no. You'll under
stand"
Scott advised me to run down to
Medicine Bend for a few days to let
the Morgans cool off,"
fright That was the first step. The
few days are a thing of the past l
suppose you know" continued Lefever,
in as well-modulated a tone as he
could assume to convey information
that could not be regarded as wholly
cheerful, 'that they expect TO get you
for this Sassoon job"
De Spain flushed. But the red anger
TASTED only a moment. who are
'they'?" he asked after pause.
Deaf Sandusky, Logan, of course,
the Calabasas bunch, and the Nor
gans."
De Spain regarded his companion
unamiably. "What do they expect I'll
be doing while they are getting me?'
Lefever raised a hand deprecatingly.
Don't be overconfident, Henry that's
your danger 1 know you can take
care o: yourself. All l want to do Is
60 get the folks here acquainted with
your ability, without taking unneces-
sary chances. You see, people are not
now asking questions of one another !;
they are asking them of themselves.
Who and what is this newcOmer--an
accident or a genuine arrival? A COM
mon squib or real explosion? Don't
get excited" be added, In an effort to
sooth De Spain's obvious irritation.
You have the idea, Henry. It's time
to show yourself"
II can't very we'll do business here
without showing myself" retorted De
Spain.
"But 1t is a thing to be managed"
.ersisted Lefever. "N0w, SUPPOSE
since the topic is up-we show In
Main street for a WHILE
Suppose we do" echoed De Spain
ungraciously.
THAT will crack the debut ice. We
VIII call at Harry Tensions hotel, and
then go to his new rOoms-gO right to
society headquarters first-thats my
theory of dong it. If anybody has
any shooting in mind Tensions IS
quiet and orderly place. And If
MAJ declines to eat aDyhStly up at
'enison's, we put him Gown, Henry, as
not ravenous,y hungry"
One mau would like to see Is that
sher'<, Uruel, who let Sassoon get
,aut."
Ready to interview him now?"
I've got some kilograms TO answer"
Those will keep. The Morgans are
IN town. Wen start out aud find some
body"
II was wet and sloppy outside, but
"e5eYer was Indifferent to the rain,
ana DE Spain thought it would be I'M
olgnihed to complain of it.
when, followed by Lefever. he
walked into the lobby of Tensions