Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-06-18

ward all or Mr.. CullenS frlenu
you come along up TO the room. an
I'll show you everything I've go
VIII that do?"
At the last words the amateur d.
tective had frightened.
II can't come now very WELL Blu
maybe could run up this evening,
that's all right for you"
.sThat'n be just as good. Eigh
o'clock Fine" He held out his hand
Waring took II Imply.
I'm afraid I'm causing you lo
Of bother" he said. "but it's a pretty
big thing for me. 80. hope you dom
think it's anything personal
mean my not just taking 1t for grant
ed"
mot at all. Business Is business.
I'll expect you at eight. then" Hill
Hard nodded good-humoredly and went
on north. quaint intuition overcame
him, and he glanced back over his
shoulder Fifty yards away the law
student was also CHANGING over his
shoulder, and Waring, having less of
self-possesslon than the adventurer.
| blushed and jerked his head to the
/ front; billiard chuckled and contin-
ued his stroll.
He entered the Hotel Onondaga
from the east and headed across to-
ward the newsstand. Out of a red
and gold chair in the spacious lobby
a gentleman rose to meet him-a gen
tleman who In appearance was a very
fair replica of the well-known Get
Rich-Quick Wallingford, except that
he was somewhat more refined anu
less obese. His animation was OBJ
vious. but he delayed to remove both
his gray suede gloves before he offered
to shake hands with billiard.
"Well !" said Martin Harmon, eff
fusively, you're looking great Must
agree with you up here, what? Didn't
expect me. did you?"
"Now billiards. expression was a
study; he had dealt so long with Har-
mon at a distance that he had almost
forgotten what the broker looked like
"Why didn't you wire me you were
comlng?"
Didn't know 1t myself until pretty
near train-time-spur of the moment
Well, got any business YETI"
Involuntarily, billiard smiled, and
the smile spread wonderfully, until
Harmon caught the contagion of it and
beamed more royalty than ever. 1.-THE
man you called the 'decoy duck'-re-
member when you wrote that to me?-
well, he Quacked yesterday"
Harmon put his hand on billiards.
shoulder; it was an accolade.
Really? How much?"
Thirty" For the life of him Hill
Hard couldn't resist a slight forward
thrust of his chest.
Mr. Harmon's eyes glazed for an in
slant
Good good! That's clever work,
SON. Clever and quick. But / knew
you'd do it. Thirty That's fine
Anybody else?"
billiard laughed exultantly.
yes, three mOre-a total of sixty
two. / mailed you a draft yesterday
morning; the others are in my pocket
now. I've just come from the bank"
Great work, sonl" Mr.. Harmon
breathed rapturously. "That puts us
pretty nearly where we belong Sixty
two thousand It's running start for
the big race You certainly didn't get
left at the post, Hilliard Deducted
your commissions YETI"
"No; thought you'd rather do the
bookkeeping in your own office and
send me a check"
Harmons approval was manifest
You show me the drafts and TT
write you n check this minute. Let's
go sit down in the grill, and have
This is fine work. now |
want to tell youl"
"a rather thought so myself" Hill
lard had led the way to the grill and
side-table. In
fact" He lowered his voice. In
fact, as things have worked out. Mr..
Harmon. almost wish hadn't tried
TO play II just this way mean"
But Harmon had already grasped
he point.
"Oho! Is that so? You must have
made q hit. And all your Old friends
you were so bet up about-weren't
hey as peevish at you as you
hought?"
No" billiard grew warm. I'D give
, good deal" he said soberly, IF
hadn't tangled myself up in all that
history. Wen. I'm in for il
low. I've published SO much that
lidnt need to-I'm wondering how In
hunder can ever get out OF il when
he time cones. That was the idea.
ou rememher-coals of fire. What's
othering me is that there's nobody to
ems the furnace"
"But thought You were so anxious
o Keep Ia the shade?r
'Ncs but didn't need TO crawl In
Ole and pun Il in after me- Well y
ell wait and see, After i've gone u
tile furiher-and Of course. you know L