The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
CHAPTER vll-cent,nued.

the private number-did you find out
about THAR"
'Sure. that was easy. It's one Of
the apartments in the Granddeck-
Henry Kent's. Who's he7"
Il never heard Of him. I'll try to
0nd out, though"
II would. but be careful how you
8 asking questions around the place.
The Moore 0ma may have 4 pal.
They generally work In pairs"
The ease and celebrity with which
German had learned ali these things
about the girl impressed me greatly.
and ] said - much. He received my
compliments with . d~eprecating wave
Of the hand.
~Nothing to It. boy, when you know
the ropes. But last night you told
ne You had taken the girl out to try
y pump something but Of her. What
vas III what's doingf"
From beginning to end I told him
the whole story In all OF It's perplex-
hg details, starting with the day that
had received my great-uncle Rufus
note that had led to the chance meet
lng With Miss Bradford, bringing in
my discharge and the disappearance
q the CASTOR pearls, and explaining
what made me think these facts were
q some way involved with the At
tempt to blackmail the Bradfords.
"What do You make Of IT." l asked
- / ended my narrative. "Who do
you think ID ct he bottom Of It'll"
II don't think he retortcd. I'm our
buainsss II does not pay to think too
quick. You're apt to convict the wrong
party."
'sBnt you must think something" I
protested.
= think" he said slowly and medi-
tatively, 'that there's 4 lot Of crooked
work going on-rn say that much.
And you and Miss Bradford's pretty
close to being the center Of It."
sWhat can " do about itt'
there's . way / learned from Z
lawyer that amt bad. He'd take his
client and put him In the center Of Q
1ig circle with Hines running IN al d.
rections 49, abb, insanity. mistaken
identity. 10 proof Of guilt, lack Of
Jurisdiction. escape on legal technical
lty-hs'd mark out every possible de-
tense. Then he'd follow each lire out
and So where it led and what plan
ne opposing lawyers would be likely
- spring on him. Generally he got
hin man or
r don't quite : how that applies"
sYou don't, sh1"
He traced an imaginary circle with
his fore1neer on the table in the little
hack room where We we're sitting.
Here's you and Miss Bradford in
ne center. surrounded BY q lot Of mys-
terious deviltry. Wen make two cir
elea. This inside one II the things
that have happened to both Of you
the wall safes opened. the papers
otolen, the pearls gone. the anonymous
notes, the blackmail threats. the loss
q your Job. the voices you've heard.
now on this outer circle well mark
down Ill the people who might be
mixed up In these things-mind ye, I
~ snly might Be. First. there's
Lefty Moore's woman-we know she's
. crook. Then who do We know that
Knows herr There's At least two
Mr.. Wick, the superintendent that
hired her. ana this Nj. Henry Kent.
whose apartment she telephoned to.
Then there's III the rest " the help In
lho house. Any one Of them might be
Aer pal. Then there's the fighty
Dtndcord gfrl
yea don't suspect her. do youf' I
eried. horri1e6 &c the prospect Of his
nvo6uSatlon taking this turn.
NDe easy," ~ rstorted. I'm not
oospocting anyone. I'm only putting
6oWn. Thsre's the Bradford
~ ga ~ ex-husband. He's : big
&fGt ana that makes him I crook.
to ~ you saw n the park.
fnom wiltl. ! scar a biz face
11' - 1cwn. Ton know :
So ne1 naD - e. -