Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-10-15
llustrGtod by Irwin Copyright byGeorqe HDordncs

not get us anywhere. My time is val
liable. l am wasting a lot of it. I'll
tell you now I've got enough informa-
ton to know this is the sort of case
we like, q tough case. l haven't been
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..
Flance? I'm interested. This case Is
going to be gone into. There's a crime
concealed somewhere which will do
our agency good to discover. We
sha'n't do it for money. We shall
do it for publicity. The advertising
will be worth thousands of dollars to
us. Do you understand me?"
| "I know you can make life very mis-
erable for us for a couple of days.
You will have to use your own judg-
ment."
II can pack that lawn out there with
reporters and photographers from the
city. They'll see and talk to Mr.. Sid
ney. Take my word for that. They'll
see and talk to Mrs. Sidney and to
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to you by midnight"
"The house has some projections"
1 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 they2"
"I 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
it stands-copy of sheet from manu-
script-Spanlard-r off with
Jed-theft of manuscript-death Of
shyster-Ann Forth back in house
hidden crime-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.
"It would be a very cruel and use
less thing to do" 1 said, 'but 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 do not intend to have peo-
pie who are not well disturbed by the
questioning of a detective"
1 knew how to deal safely with
Morgan, but the method was out of
the question. / should indeed have
} been a simpleton if l had not known
All I had to ask was How much?"
We were wholly resolved against
paying blacllmail, knowing that it was
! only a gradual descent to ruin. Il
= was better to go in one direct plunge
II 1t were fated.
Morgan looked at me steadily for {
few moments as If giving me a chance
} to listen to the voice of reason. Hi
} method had been perfect. He was be
yond a legal suspicion, and 1 knew
he was dangerous.
"Well, young man." he said at last
1--WE are both wasting time-at leas
I am. But it's only fair to you t
tell you that this is not the end o
the case. It's the kind of q case W
like, something tough and difficult
We may not make any money out o
! it, but when we are ready, we at leas
shall be paid in publicity. Yo
needn't be afraid of the reporters an
photographers just now. It's too goo
a case to waste that way. There's a
ways that, no matter what we turn VI
This case is just good enSug
to spend some money on. It's jus
good enough to send a couple of me
down to Montevideo. I'll tell 70
In advance that is what we're goin
to do.
"we1l go into the life of Mr.. Sidne
with a fne-tooth comb, and We'll q
it well. We are accustomed to doir
such things well. And Wen do tn
well. Wen get something here or
South America. Well follow tn;
something until we know why Jt
copied two chapters of The Moo
stone and hid them in a box built
the springs of his bed.
IN "Then well come back here and as
for q little more cooperation in ser
ing the purposes of the law, and if v
n don't get some help, the reporters al
at photographers will be swarming (
he the lawn. That's all, Mr.. Doctor"
re 1 knew at first glance that Morgan
face was malevolent. Now. 1 saw
extraordinarily so.
III "Fll have Jed show you the dool
1 said.
er "And tell him we do not knC
Il NnI- 10 ~
America or not. 1t will make h
happy"
Ter Jed was scrupulously the servant
we dismissed Mr.. Morgan.
That was the fashion in which
evitability entered the house. '
lss were no longer lodging chance. NJ
gan surely and certainly represent
fate. 1t had become only q matter
ng time when in one fashion or anotI
ng the security of this home, so careful
studied, would be invaded successf
md ly. That was apparent. 1t might
|, i that Morgan would be able to expC
us to nothing more than the public
The he mentioned. But that was sufIiciel
He it would be destructive.
l had telephoned Mcclure, tell
out him of Morgan's part in the new II
of events, and he later informed
to that two Of the Morgan agency
eratives had sailed for South Ameri
you taking Dravada with them. The HI
had begun-but long way off.
In The hunters knew as much of
quarry as 1 did, and 1 had no way
I've knowing whether it was likely t
Ing, they could find a trail back to H.
tel ley house. 1t was impossible not
!" feel uneasy. Dravada had been
me, whatever he had been to
merely an incident rroteSnnn and