Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-23

wise, he thought, to carry much about
with him, seeing the GRAND upon
which he was bent. Perhaps it was
leven less wise, he told himself, to car
ry the safe deposit company's receipt
for the bag Of bank notes. 1t was
negotiable receipt. as he remembered
FIT. All it needed was his signature
ed for. To 3e on the safe side he
would deposit it in the hotel Office.
He took out his wallet and extract
ed the square envelope from among
his other papers. Now, he would look
at it and see just the form. He lift
ed, the flap of The envelope and drew
out the enclosure. Then his dark
skin paled suddenly to a leaden PAL
lor, and a blank sheet of note paper
trembled in his quivering fingers.
But for this blank sheet of paper the
envelope was empty.
He felt his heart dutter, oppres-
sively, and his breath came with an
effort. Some one had taken out the
receipt and put the note paper il it's
place. That was clear. Instantly he
saw, now, the object of the knock
out drops. He wa the John Moore
they wanted, after, all. but how did
they know? That was the question,
How did they know he had that re-
::ceipt? How did they know he had
deposited bag full Of money?
But it was idle to question. Though
they had the receipt they could not
over night. Again he glanced at his
watch. 1t was five minutes after nine.
Then the bank had been open for
business just five mirutes-not long
enough for them to go through the
formality Of preventing the receipt
and receiving the goods, he thought.
Nevertheless, there was not a second
to be lost. -
+ He signed his check in haste,
dropped his tip upon TIE table cloth
and almost ran out of the cafe. His
first impulse was to telephone the
bank, but on second thought he de-
cided that he would save time by a
4 aashsin a taxicab. 1t was only a few
i blocksgghnd there vas no telling how
long he might be delayed in getting a
telephone connection. Already he had
some experience with ''wjre busy"
He was hurriedly making his way
out to Tnfrty-fourth street when a
4 hard clutched his sleeve.
Hello, old chap! Wht's dying 2"
He recognized Moore's CHEEKY tone
and paused for an Instant G
Come with me-" he invited,
breathlessly; "I'm racing to Thirty.
ninth street"
Out of sheer curiosity More follow
ed. Brooke sprang into n waiting
taxi. his acquaintance after him.
New Netherlands Banl!" yelled
Brooke. "And' drive like hell! It's
a IS tip if you lose no time y
The taxi had been headed toward
Fifth avenue. 1t was moviig rapidly
before it's two passengers had settled
down upon its cushions. Then the
wind was beating their faces as they
sped westward. I
"Have you gone suddenly crazy'?'
Moore queried, as he made a grab fol
his hat, which the pace had threaten.
ed to tear from his head.
MOT yet" Brooke answered
straining forward in an instructive ii
futile effort to add to thu speed.
But he n1urmured. as the tax
swung to the a tracks to avoid i
halted delivery wagon and then; BACH
to the asphalt again. IF we DOM
beat those scoundrels there's nc tell.
ing what may. happen to me-"
Moore had 9 dozen questions at hi.
/ tongues tip, but the churning Of the
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another shot, across the Sixth avenue
rails and turned diagonally into
j. BroadWay, while policemen shouted
unheeded warnings and overtaker
], pedestrians staggered back half dead
with fright from under It's very
wheels,was such az to make utterance
q sheer impossibility. Y
Trucks were unloading great roll,
i Of paper at the side of the Herald
building, and a north bound Broad,
q ar. stopping for alighting pas.
sengers 1t Thirty-ffth street, com
pletely blocked the roadway. But the
] chauffeur was eager to earn thu
!, promised gratulity. Quickly, .withou,
an instant's hesitation. he scircled Il
!, the left, cleared both north and
southbound tracks, grazed q south.
i bound car, and. lodging again be.
tween an ambulance. with clangins
gong. and. an express wagon. regaiped
the east side OF the thoroughfare
while Brooks and Moore were flung
Il first this way and then that to ths
tune OF the cabs constantly sounding
d horn, and the whole street stared ii
ikexcited wide-eyed anlazerlert. ,
From ThirtyIetxtf street the courss
WAS comparatively clear, and the tax
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