Charlevoix county herald., 1920-06-04

credit. Now, Lacy and have got a
little affair to settle between us and,
being fair-minded man, he sent for
me to talk II over. However, he real
LEES that an argument of that nature
might easily become personal and that
II anything unpleasant occurred he
would require witness. So ne ar.
ranges to have you present. Do you
see the point, Mr.. EnrightT
The lawyers eyes sought Lacy, and
then returned to the stern face con-
fronting him. His lips sputtered:
"As-as witnessT
Sure; there may be honor among
thieves, but not Lacy's kind" He
strobe forward and with one hand
crushed Enright back into his chair.
"Now. listen to me-" he said fiercely.
i've got only one word Of advice for
you: don't take any hand in this af-
fair, except as peacemaker, for IL
you do you are going to get hurt. Now,
| came to ask you a question and one
Of you two are going to answer before
sight, Lacy; make another move like
that and It's liable to be your last. l
am not here In any playful mood, and
| know your style. Lay that gun on
the desk where l can see it-that's
right. Now move your chair back"
Lacy did this with no good grace,
his face purple with passion. "Some
considerable gun-play just to ask a
question:" he said tauntingly, must
be mighty important. All right, what
Is it?"
where did your man Moore take
Miss Donovan last nightT
Neither man had anticipated this;
neither had the slightest conception
that any suspicion of this kind pointed
to them. The direct question was like
the sudden explosion of bomb. What
did Westcott know? How had he dis
covered their participation in the af-
fair?
you have rather got the better of
me, Westcott," Lacy said, Struggling
his shoulders, as though dismissing the
subject. "You refer to the New York
newspaper womanT
81 dO-Miss Stella Donovan"
81 have not the pleasure Of that
lady's acquaintance, but Timmons in
formed me this morning that she had
taken the late train last night for the
East-isn't that true, EnrightT
The lawyer managed to nod, but
without venturing to remove his gaze
from WestcOtt's face. The latter never
moved, but his eyes seemed to
harden.
II have had quite enough of that,
Lacy" he said .sternly, and the watch
full saloon keeper noted his fingers
close more tightly on the butt of his
revolver. "This Is no case for an
alibi. / know exactly what am talk
ing about, and-I am going to have a
direct answer, either from you or En-
right.
"This Is the situation: was the man
listening at the window Of your shack
last night. Moore may. or may not
have recognized me, but, nevertheless,
was the man. l was there long
enough to overhear a large part of
your conversation. / know why you
consented to close down La Rosita for
the present; / know your connection
with this gang Of crooks from New
York know that Fred Cavendish was
not murdered, but is being held pris-
oner somewhere, until Enright, here,
can steal his money under some legal
form. Enrlght told you who Stella Dono-
van was, and what he suspected her
object might be. Force Is the only
method you know anything about, and
no other means occurred to you where
by the girl could be quickly put out Of
the way. This was resorted to last
night after you returned to Haskell"
Continued Next Week.