Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-25
CHAPTER XII.

Look here" he said. "This doe.
not get us anywhere. My time is val
liable. am wasting a lot of IT. II
tell you now I've got enough informa
tion to know this is the sort of cas(
we like, tough case I haven't beer
fooled bit. You may not be interest
ed. Maybe no one here Is interested
but I'm interested. Do you get that
Mr.. Doctor, Mr.. Representative, Mr.
| Fiance? I'm interested This case is
going to be gone into. There's a crime
Concealed somewhere. which viii do
our agency good to discover. We
sha'n't do it for money. We shall
I'do it for publicity. The advertising
will be worth thousands of dollars to
us. Do you understand me?"
Il know you can make life very mis-
cradle for us for couple of days.
You will have to use your own judg-
ment."
Il can pack that lawn ont there with
reporters and photographers from the
city. They'll see and talk tr Mr.. Sid
ney. Take my word for that. They'll
see and talk to Mrs. Sidney and to
Miss Sidney. can bring that down
to you by midnight"
'"Tle house has some projections"
said. "YOu might suggest that to
the newspaper people for their own
good"
''The shyster and that common thief
Ann Forth got in, didn't theyG"
81 don't know Ann Forth"
NO, but you know Agnes Mitchell.
Well, you know Ann Forth, man. Say.
you simpleton, you don't know what
you're up against. This story just as
1t stands-copy of sheet from manu-.
script-Spaniard--runni Off with
Jed---theft of manuscript death Of
shyster-Ann Forth back In house
hidden millionaire recluse--
beautiful daughter-haunted house
it's copy for every paper In the coun.
try"
knew it and was appalled, by the
certain prospects.
''lt would be very cruel and use
less thing to do" .said tut as
told you you must use your own judg-
ment. We are not interested in this
child's nursery story you are follow
ing. and l do not intend to have peo-
Pile who are not well disturbed by the
questioning of detective"
knew how to deal safely with
Morgan, but the method was out Of
the question. l should indeed have
been a simpleton If l had not known.
All had to ask was "HOw much2"
We were wholly resolved against
paying blackmail, knowing that 1t was
only a gradual descent to ruin. 1t
was better to go in one direct plunge
II 1t were fated.
Morgan looked at me steadily for a
few moments as If giving me chance
to listen to the voice of reason. His |
method had been perfect. He was be-
yond legal suspicion, and knew
he was dangerous.
"Well, young man." he said at last,
I'VE are both wasting time-at least |
am. But it's only fair to you to
tell you that this is not the end of
the, case. It's the kind of case we
like, something tough and difficult
We may not make any money out Of
t, but when we are ready, we at least
shall be paid in publicity. You
leedn't he afraid of the reporters and
Just now. It's too good
/ case to waste that way. There's al
Ways that. no matter what we turn up.
This case is just good enough
o spend some money on. It's just
'oOd enough to send a couple Of men
lown to Montevideo. I'll tell you
n advance that Ia what we're going
o do.
wen 60 into the life Of Mr.. Sidney
With a fne-tooth comb, and wen do
well. We are accustomed to doing l.
UGH things well. And we'A do this
'ell. Wen get something here or in
'outh America. Wen follow that
omething until we know why Jed
opted two chapters of The Moon
tone and hid them in a box built IN
he springs of his bed.
'Then Wen come back here and ask /
'r a little more cooperation in serv. y
lg the purposes of the law, and If we 4
on't get some help, the reporters and 4
will be swarming on \
le lawn. That's all, Mr.. Doctor Il
! knew at first glance that Morgap's i
ice was malevolent. Now saw Il y
so. .
"I'll have Jed show you the door, b
sad. IN
And tell him we do not know Il
neither we tRke Drayada TO South
ins1ica or not. 1t win make him k
lppy.s
Jed was scrupulously the servant as
e dismissed AFR. MORGAN 3
that was me fashion "A which lnA