Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-31

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you've listened 70 no fairy story. III
pay you Just 0ne-quarler of what YOU
asked for all the information you
possess. | don't want you To do any
hunting, but | want you 10 talk"
Well, YOU can want and be
damned" growled Spinder. sinking
down into his chat"
Toms lips parted in 4 smile. The
man reminded him of a sulky boy.
Kngsbury settled down into the
chair opposite his prisoner and ap
peared rs indifferent as Spinder was
sulen.
Fully half an hour passed. Kings
bury sat apparently content; Spinder
was beginning TO grow uneasy.
At last he swung about.
Say, YOU biz stiff. what are YOU
going To do?"
I'm waiting Tor YOU TO talk When
YOU do, and The truth of what You say
is verified, youll get The money
promised you"
Sprinkler grunted and sat back. He
stood the strain OF silence for Il while
longer and suddenly leaped to his feet.
open that door" he ordered.
I've got no love for you, and amt
going 10 hang here any longer"
Tom swung about, elbows on table.
and looked his man over with a smile.
''lt open that door, do YOU know
what will happen? You will walk
straight into the hands Of the police
The police Spinder was con
sulsed with laughter. Say, the police
in this town dance for Jerry Trench.
and guess I've pulled enough things
for linn TO make that road a sinecure.
More than that Trench doesn't like
me 10 be hauled; I've got wife that
Should be cuddled and protected, and
her husband should never. never get
in wrong"
Toms face went red and his teeth
set he saw the situation in new
light he even wondered If that was
why Trench had not moved against
the man. No word had passed be
tween l,inesbury and the politician TO
make Tom think Trench knew the
name of the one who had fired at him.
bat sill he felt the politician must he
aware Of the truth; and as he had
III, 81 1,
keep on
"Spinder," he said slowly. you
shot M. Trench in his garden. You
fired al him from Mrs Careys cot
tagc. Trench told ME he'd send the
man up who did that if he knew his
name
We'll, when sou tell him It's Jack
Spnder he'll sing a different tune"
Not now came the calm retort,
for your wife has left YOU When
she Went from your house tonight
She went for good'
Spinder was dumb for second
Then, with a cry Of rage, he was
across The room and upon kingsbury.
The LAWYER cot to his feet Just in
time. Out went his fist. and Spinder.
rush blindly, took the fun force Of the
blow in the face.
Nearly half an hour later Kings
bury went into his bedroom, for he
had heard a groan through the open
door
Feeling better?' he smiled "a
tied YOU up and put YOU into bed so
that you'd not have the chance to Try
any more fight When you are ready
to talk call out" And ngsbury
walked back into tie front room.
He sat down by the open window.
and while he appeared to be patient
he was actually eaten alive by anxiety.
He felt that Trench might be ready
TO protect the man from whom he was
trying TO wiring some information he
even feared that Spinder could tell
him little.
And. too he was thinking Of the
dark haired girl he had moi seen since
he left her in the car. He was won
dering how she and her sister had
met, and whether his boast TO Spindcr
would come true
The night passed slowly. Tom fell
that valuable time was being lost, and
Yet he saw no way 10 make his man
speak save BY wearing him out Again
and again he entered the bedroom,
when some sound came from the pris.
oner, but each time Spinder refused
TO talk
The east grew gray with coming
dawn, and neither Of the Two men had
closed their eyes. Kingsbury was seat
ed by Spinder's side and talking ear
nestly.
you've got no show but TO come
10 my side insisted the lawyer
You didn't take two shots at Mr.
Trench for the fun of the thing
More than that Spinder, YOU know
your wife has got plenty of ground 10
obtain q divorce from you saw you
There are other things that can be-
proven.
THE only hing that has held
Trench from moving against YOU was
that she wouldn't leave and go back
home Now that she has taken that