Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-07-09

80" nuns ioW, anu us breathing De-
came stertorous. His cheeks pulled
QueerIy.
billiard sprang to him. "Rufus /!
tori"
Cullen had raced to the bathroom
Tor glass Of water; he raced back
again, spilling half of it. Billiard was
chatting the brokers' wrists. The three
men strained at the uawieldy. unresist-
ing bulk. while leauen fear clutched at
their hearts
The. house physician hustled In to
find the broker lying on the bed in a
profound coma; his renexes had gone
from him; he couldn't be reused. There
was no need OF stethoseops.
Order an ice bag" said the man of
medicine sharply. He himself was rat
Ting among his Walls for the calomei.
Rufus was at the telephone.
Anything I can do?" asked Hniiard
earnestly. His suspicious had erys-
talized and he was bitterly aware
that the broker had planned not JUS
tice, but some new brand of perfidy
nevertheless, the man was unqnestion-
ably in danger-and revenge could
wait.
~Nothing-just give me plenty of
ROOM"
AS the three stood watching pain
fully, Cullen put out his hand TO Hill
lard, and spoke under his breath.
ttrf,Nf, ala ,,
only Just now An hour ago"
Hadn't he told you? Or hadn't
you heardy
Heard what?"
Cullen motioned to Waring,
"Glye 1t to him, Rufus ~. oh,
/ see; I see"
The law student. without word.
| produced a yellow blank and thrust
II at billiard. He flashed a glance Of
indeseribable contempt at the Supine
broker; his eyes had lost some Of
their anxiety.
"oh, the big crook :" he said boy
ishIy. "The big crook :"
"Sh-h-h! Rufus!" Still, Hllllard. at
heart, agreed with him to the letter.
The boy stood close to the
masquerader.
I'm sorry billiard 1t came
at four this afternoon we'd
been hunting Tor you ever since !"
billiard wasn't interested
an wait until"
Cullen signed to him persmrtoiily
Read it, tell you It'll give
/ you a slant on HIM"
billiard peered over the foot of the
bed Harmon was still lying inert. The
| physician nodded sidewise
Nothing for You TO DO" he said
grimly; and Hilliafd only partly aware
of what he was doing. gave heed to
the yellow blank
The fourth telegram Of the day was
from Butte. Mont. addressed to War
ing.
Arrived here last night after delay
in Chicago This mornings papers CON
tain information ps follows: The
fauIted vein on XLNC property adj
joining Sllverbow claim numoer one
has been located about twenty feet
from Silyerbow boundary. Indications
are ore body running at least eighty
per cent average and some places high
as twenty Also some zinc and silver
and traces of manganese. This evil
! IDENTIFY extends well into SIverbow,
/ where the greatest values are uLdoubt-
eddy lying. and judging from records
| of old MING vein it's a tremendously
| big strike Understand KING own
ers offering large sum. said TO be wen
over half-million. for controlling in
terest. strongly advise ali of you 10
get aboard for as much as Hlliard
will let go. Am sending this from Of
fee Of Cooley, Benjamin & RISsell,
who win not send separate report ut-
less you want It. This is wondered
news and mine is sure winner. even if
only a fraction as large as reported.
Please show this message to HHllard.
Sig. ]. ]. ARMSTRONG"
Hilliard sat down In the nearest
chair. The lump In his throat was
choking him the moment was so big
that his feelings were primitive: his
expression Of them were very simple.
! He only smiled: the meaningless, vacu-
GUS smile Of an infant That smile en-
| braced the entire universe; Ii was in
dicative Of a happiness so iimitless, so
perfect, that II was almost foolish. 50
Harmon. knowing from his own sources
Of the sudden strike, had rushed 70
! Syracuse to pose as man Of honor!
So Harmon had wanted to meet War
ing-and find If Waring had yet heard
the news. and, If he hadn't. stop the In.
vestlgation by apparent frankness and
ready restitution. SO Harmon had
been eager TO destroy the contract, 70
promise HIlliard anything and every
thing. to repay the money that was
subscribed already-and then. as sole
owner, to take an enormous profit FOR
himself.
No one in the whole world-and
least Of all. Waring and Cnlien-could
have remotely fathomed the thoughts
that were eddying ID billiards brain
They were not for his own agpran-