Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-01-14

| 49,. 1"dhA pdSSSu the uOOF anu glanced
In. motioned him TO wait, but he pre-
tended not to see. He was some dis
lance ahead when l came out. l ran
after him and caught up.
Did hurt you very badly "" asked
"No--not very" he answered, eying
me narrowly. "Pm afraid you're Civ
ing yourself too much concern over a
little accident" He was, l saw, be-
ginning to wonder which of US was fol-
lowing which
NO" said | quietly, SIN not giving
myself the least concern over your
stepped-on toe-Tm simply using it as
an excuse to get,a good look at you in
various lights so I'll know you again
in any possible disguise you may as
| sumo"
have always regarded that episode
land those last words-as stroke of
genius on my part, if / do say 1t! 1t
| came to me on the spur of the moment
without thinking about it. and nearly
bowled Mr.. Man over. Before he had
decided what to say, or what to do to
allay my suspicion of him, / bolted
across the street. diagonally, ducked
between two trolley cars, one of which
hid me from view long enough for me
to get into the corner drug store where
dashed into the telephone booth and
called up Mrs. Delario.
had considerable difficulty in get
ting her and / felt every second was
precious. My detective man was Turk
ing about somewhere looking for me,
and / rather guessed she had one
watching her. My suspicious seemed
confirmed, for the moment she recog-
nized my voice she said, 81 can't talk
to you" in tragic determined sort of
way and felt her in the act of hang
ing up.
"Waitr' / shouted peremptorily.
"Why can't you talk TO me? Are you
watched? Is everything you say over
heard?"
"Yes."
"All right-then I'll do the talking.
You can answer yes and no. can't
you?"
Eyes"
EWell, we're both in the same boat
I'm watched too-followed by detec-
tive. This is the first chance I've had
to get you and ! don't know how soon
I'll be able to get you again. Is your
house watched?"
eyes"
"Could / run the blockade"
"Noi" This was fairly shouted at
me.
as there any way could get those
articles back to you today?"
''No-none whatever now. No-not
under any consideration"
Couldn't you come up and get
them?"
"NO-of course not"
Couldn't you send up?"
"Whom could I send? Impossible
totally impossible" Her tone was so
emphatic that 1 knew there was moth
ing to be hoped for in that quarter.
1 felt she was about to ring off and
leave me with that and shouted at her
''Here-hold on! / don't know what
to do-you'll have to advise me-"
"But l can't! You must do as you
think best-you understand it."
al don'tl That's just the trouble.
Listen. There are some things I've got
to know about. You keep on answer
ing yes and no-that isn't going to give
anything away at your end, and I'm In
drug store and / don't think any
thing will get out from this end.
You knew was at your house yester-
day?"
''Yes-after you had left"
''You knew / was accused7 And that
denied everything?"
81 thought it happened that way
wasn't sure"
"Were you accused, tooF"
eyes"
"Of the same thing?"
81 presume So"
"You denied everything?"
absolutely"
"Now | really must know this-did
you bring those articles in yourselfT
eyes,"
"You said friend did,"
"Well-I didn't feel could explain
at the time. There were circumstances
connected with it"
"At the time we crossed tog ether
this last trip?"
eyes. Can't you see how things have
been worked? If I'd followed my in
buttons, / shouldn't have allowed"
srrhe girl to come with your"
Eyes. It was planned"
"Waiti There's another thing want
to know"
'T'll tell you later"
''No-now. How did they get through
the"
81 can't tell you"
"But / must know-it's matter OF
great Importance to me-"