The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-26
I sprinted away and turned south on


Mr.. Mann passed the door and glanced
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. 'Tm 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 which,
mo" said j quietly, I'm not giving
myself the least concern over your
stepped-on toe--Tm simply using II as
an excuse to get good look at you In
various lights so I'll 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 do say it 1t
came to me on the spur of the moment
without thinking about it, and nearly
bowled Mr.. Man over. Before he had
decided what to say, or what to do TO
alay 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
/ dashed into the telephone booth and
| called up Mrs. Delario.
| l 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 1 rather guessed she had one
watching her. My suspicious seemed
confirmed, for the moment she recog-
nized my voice she said, II can't talk
to YOU" in a tragic determined sort of
way and felt her in the act of hang
ing up.
"Waitw / shouted peremptorily.
"Why can't you talk to me? Are you
watched? Is everything you say over
heard|
Eyes"
"All rlght-then I'll do the talking.
You can answer yes and no, can't
you2"
YES"
swell, we're both in the same boat
I'm watched too-folowed by detec-
tive. This is the first chance I've had
to get you and don't know how soon
I'll be able to get you again. Is your
house watched?"
Eyes"
"Could l run the blockade?"
''Noy' This was fairly shouted at
me.
rs there any way could get those
articles back to you today?"
'No-none whatever now. No-not
! under any consideration"
, Couldn't you come up and get
them?"
"No-of course not"
Couldn't you send up?"
; "Whom could send? Impossible
} totally impossible" Her tone was sc
emphatic that knew there was moth
ing to be hoped for in that quarter.
l felt she was about to ring off and
4 leave me with that and shouted at her
q ''Here-hold on! 1 don't know what
7 to dO-you'll have to advise me-"
o "But 1 can't! You must do as yor
e think best-you understand it"
"I don't! That's just the trouble
e Listen. There are some things I've go
> to know about. You keep on answer
: ing yes and no-that isn't going to givr
n anything away at your end, and I'm II
e a drug store and / don't think any
# thing will get out from this end.
d You knew / was at your house yester
g day."
e "Yes-after you had left"
g "You knew was accused? And tina
e / denied everything?'
d 81 thought it happened that way
e wasn't sure"
e Were you accused, too"
% Eyes"
d "Of the same thing?"
II presume So"
l you denied everything?"
g Absolutely"
y "Now l really must know this-di
you bring those articles in yourselfP'
/ Eyes"
k "You said friend did"
r. "Well-I didn't feel could explai
OF at the time. There were circumstance
at connected will. it"
m AT the time we crossed tog ether
to this last trip?"
"Yes. Can't you see how things hav
been worked? If I'd followed my il
i'd buttons, shouldn't have allowed
'The girl to come with your"
d, Eyes. 1t was planned"
"Wait There's another thing wal
to to know"
m ''T'll tell you later"
ed "No-now. How did they get throug
,e. the"
nd "I can't tell you"
"But l must know--it's matter
ed great Importance to me-"
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