Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1919-12-27


tionery store and bought an ink eraser.
Mr.. Mann passed the door and glanced
in. motioned him TO wait but he pre-
tended not TO see. He was some dis
lance ahead when | came out. ran
after him and caught up.
did hurt you very badly?" | asked.
''No-not very" he answered. eying
me narrowly. I'm afraid you're Civ
ing yourself too much concern over a
little accident" He was | saw, be-
ginning to wonder which of US was fol-
lowing whichl
No" said / quietly, I'm not giving
myself the least concern over your
stepped-on toe-rm simply using it as
an excuse to get a good look at you In
various lights so Til know you again
in any possible disguise you may as
sumo"
have always regarded that episode
and those last words-as a stroke of
genius on my part, If l do say it IL
came to me on the spur of the moment
without thinking about 1t, and nearly
decided what TO say. or What to do to
allay my suspicion of him, | bolted
across the street, diagonally. ducked
between two trolley cars, one of which
hid me from view long enough for me
TO get into the corner drug store where
l dashed into the telephone booth and
called up Mrs. Deario.
/ had considerable difficulty In get
ting her and / felt every second was
precious. My detective man was TURK
ing about somewhere looking for me,
and l rather guessed she had one
Watching her. My suspicious seemed
confirmed, for the moment she recog-
nized my voice she said. 81 can't talk
to you" in a tragic determined sort of
way and l felt her in the act of hang
ing up.
watt" / shouted peremptorily.
"Why can't you talk to me? Are you
watched? Is everything you say over
heard?"
Yes
"All right-then I'll do the talking.
You can answer yes and no. can't
your"
yes"
"WeIl, we're both in the same boat
I'm watched too-followed by a detec-
tive. This is the first chance I've had
to get Won and l don't know how soon
I'll be able to get you again. Is your
house watched?"
eyes"
Gould run the blockade?"
"Nop' This was fairly shouted at
me.
'Ts there any way I could get those
articles back to you today?"
"No-none whatever now. Ne-not
under any consideration"
Couldn't you come up and get
them?"
"NO-of course not"
Couldn't you send up?'
"Whom could l send? Impossible
totally impossible" Her tone was so
| emphatic that / knew there was moth
ing to be hoped for in that quarter.
felt she was about to ring off and
leave me with that and shouted at her
"Here-hold on! l don't know what
to do-youn have TO advise me-"
But l can't! You must do as you
think best-you understand it."
81 don't That's just the trouble.
Listen. There are some things I've got
to know about You keep on answer
ing yes and no-that isn't going to give
anything away at your end, and I'm in
drug store and l don't think any
thing will get out from this end.
You knew was at your house yester-
day?"
"Yes-after you had left"
you knew l was aceused2 And that
I denied everything?
81 thought it happened that way
wasn't sure"
"Were you accused. too7"
Eyes"
"0f the same thing"
Il presume So"
"You denied everything?"
absolutely"
"Now l really must know this--did
you bring those articles In yOurselfY
Yes"
you said a friend did"
"Well--I didn't feel l could explain
at the time. There were circumstances
connected with it"
"At the time we crossed tog ether
this last trip?"
Eyes. Can't you see how things have
been worked? If I'd followed my in
buttons, shouldn't have allowed"
The girl to come with you?"
"Yes 1t was planned"
wait! There's another thing / want
to know"
"I'll tell you later"
"No-now. How did they get through
| the"
II can't tell you"
"But / must knOw-it's q matter OF
great Importance to me-"
"One Of those slippers we bought IN
| Paris is lost"