The Washington times., 1919-08-23
HEARTS OF THREE
Regan Begins to Undermine All
Properties in Which Francis
Is Interested
By JACK LONDON.

happen to know he's got the
ideal aim face"
There's Charley Tippsry," Bas-
com suggsBted, though Il was patsnt
that he was hopeless about Il
Yes" Francis agreed. with equal
hopelessness. There's only one
thing the matter with him-his
father stiil iiveS."
The old euss never took q Eyer
IN his life" Bascom supplemented.
There's never q time he can't put
his hand on miliionA And he still
lives, worse luck
Charley could get him 20 do II
and would, except the enc thing
that's the matter with me-"
mo securities Isft2" his broker
queried
Francis nodded. 49,
Catch the old man parting with
a dollar without due formality.s
A CaH On a FFIsnA.
NeyertheIesss few minutes later.
hoping to md Charley Tippery in
his office during the noon hour.
Francis was sending his card or
all jewelers. and gem merchants IN
New York. the Tippery establish
ment was the greatest Not only
that It was esteemed the create st
in the world. More OF the. sl6 81
Tippery's money was invested IN the
great diamond >-eorner than even
those IN the know OF most things
knew Of this particular thing.
The interview was as Francis had
forecast The old man stf1l held
tight reins On practically ever
thing, and the son had little here
OF winning his assistance.
81 know him." he told Francis
"And though I'm going % wrestfs
with him, don't pin an iota Of faith
on the outcome. I'll go to the ual
with him, but that viii be abou,
all. The worst Of Il % that he has
the ready cash. to say nothing a.
oodles and oOdles OF safe securities
and United States bonds.
'But you see, Grandfather To
perry, when he was young ana
struggling and founding the busi
ness. once loaned q friend . thou
sand He never got II back, aai
he never got over IL Nor did
Father Fippery ever get over it
either. The experience scared bcEE
OF them. Why Father wouldn't
lend a penny on the North Pole un--
less he got the Pole for security
after having had Il exDerty aD-
praised.
and you haven't any security.
you see. But I'll tell you what.
PH wrestle with the old nan to-
night after dinner. That's his
most amiable mood Of the day
And I'll hustle around on my own
and see what can do. Oh, know
a few hundred thousand won't
mean anything, and I'll do my
darnedsst for something big. what
ever happens. Pll be at your house
at 9 tomoFroW-
(which win be my busy day
Francis smiled wanly, az they
shook hands TN be out Of the
sAnd m be there By 8 then
Charley Tippery responded. again
wringing his hand heartily. "And
in the meantime I'll get busy.
There are ideas already beginning
to sprout-"
After another interview Francis
had that afternoon. Arrived back
az his brokers office, Bascom told
him that ,Regan had called up and
wanted TO see Francis. saying that
he had some interesting inforna-
ton for him.
It'll run around right away"
Francis said, reaching for his hat
while his face lighted up with hope.
He was an old friend Of fathers,
and II anybody could pull me
through, he could"
Don't be too sure" Baseom
shook his head and paused refuct-
antly q moment before making con
fesSion. 'I called him up Just be-
II
was very frank. 7 told him OF your
absence and OF your psrilOus sit
uation here Gnd-Rh, yes hatly
and nat out-asked him u I could
rely on him IN case of need And
he bafhed- You know anybody can
bafae when. asked q favor. That
was all right But ] thought
sensed more-no I won't daro %
say enmityI but 7 VIII say that
was fmpressed-hoW shall ] Bay2
Well, that he struck me as Being
particularly eold-blooded and non-
committal"
'sNonsenss,s Francis faughSd ne
was too good a friend Of ny fath-
er's"
LIttIs InfoFmEfiGAs
Ever heard Of Cosmopol1tan
Railway nergsrT'' Baseom querisd
with significant irrelsvance.
Francis nodded promptly, thea
said:
But that was before my time. I
merely heard OF Il. that's al. Shoot
tell me about it. Give me the
weight Of your mind"
'aToo long q story, but take this
one word Of advice. II you see Re
gan don't put your cards on the T.
Bile. Let him play first, and, II h
offers, let him offer without soiic
tation from you. OF course maT
be all wrong, but It won't damaEa
you to hold up your hand and get
his play hrst"
At the end Of another half hour
Francis was cIoseted with Regau
and the stress Of his peril Wss
such that he controlled his natural
impulses, remembered Bascom's tns
struction. and was quite fairly non
chaIant about the state Of his at
fairs. He even bluffed.
In pretty deep, eh?" was Regan-s
beginning.
'1Oh, not so deep that my back
teeth are awash yet" Francis fs-
piled aIrily. "I can still breGI e.
and it will be long time before Z
begin swallowing"
Regan did not immediately re7iT
Instead, pregnantly, he ran over the
last few yards Of the ticket tap
You're dumping Tampico Pee
pretty heavily, just the same"
"And they're swapping Il up1
Francis came back, and for the
time in a maze OF Wonderment