The Irish standard., 1920-05-22
Saturday. May 22. I'D

TO come In for 90 much 10 . plugged
nickel. And that would apply to you.
too"
The law student gasped. incredu-
lous.
"You don't mean to say 1t isn't .
sure thing1"
"Is any speculation1 You see Tn
not working very hard to take your
i've hundred away from you, Waring."
The boy scowled.
II suppose it's really too small for
driving at7"
Hiliard smiled cordially.
ut is, and it isn't. From any one
didn't know. I'd rather not touch It. Il
isn't good plan. ordinarily, to have
. lot Of small stockholders. But from
you-and If it isn't more than you
ought to risk"
Waring snatched at tho straw.
"Well. seeing you're who you are.
and I'm who am, would yen be will
ing to give me just az much informa-
ton as you would II had twenty
times as much to put in1'
"Come up to the room," said Hill
lizard impulsively; and he was actuat-
Cd solely by the obligation he felt to-
ward all Of Mr.. Cullen's friends.
''You come along up to the room. and
I'll show you everything I've got
Win that dot"
At the last words the amateur de-
tective had frightened.
II can't come now very well. But
maybe I could run up this evening, II
that's all right for you"
'Thatl be just as good. Eight
o'clock? Fine" He held out his hand.
Waring took it Imply.
I'm afraid I'm causing you q lot
Of bother" he said, "but it's q pretty
big thing for me. =. hope you don't
think it's anything personal I
mean my not just taking It for grant
ed"
"Not at all. Business is business.
I'll expect you at eight, then" Hill
lard nodded good-humoredly and went
on north. A quaint intuition overcame
him, and he glanced back over his
shoulder. Fifty yards away the law
student was also glancing over his
shoulder, and Waring, having less Of
self-possession than the adventurer;
blushed and jerked his head to the
front; billiard chuckled and contin-
ued his stroll.
He entered the Hotel Onondaga
from the east and headed across to-
ward the newsstand. Out of red
and gold chair in the spacious lobby
. gentleman rose to meet him-a gen.
tieman who in appearance was very
fair replica Of the well-known Get
Rich Quick Wallingford. except that
he was somewhat more refined and
less obese. His animation was OBJ
vious, but he delayed to remove both
his gray suede gloves before he offered
to shake hands with Hilliard.
"Well!" said Martin Harmon, e.
fusively, "you're looking greatl Must
agree with you up here, what7 Didn't
expect me, did you?"
"No" billiards. expression was .
study; he had dealt so long with Har-
mon at a distance that he had almost
forgotten what the broker looked like.
''Why didn't you wire me you wera
coming7"
"Didn't know it myself until pretty
near train-time-spur Of the moment
Well, got any business yet7'
Involuntarily. Hilliard :, smiled. and
the smile spread wonderfully, until
Harmon caught the contagion Of It and
beamed more royalty than ever. "The
man you called the 'decoy duck'-re-
member when you wrote that to me2-
well, he quacked yesterday"
Harmon put his hand on Hilliard's
shoulder; it was an accolade.
"Really? How much?"
"Thirty." For the life of him Hil-
Hard couldn't resist a slight forward
thrust of his chest.
Mr.. Harmon's eyes glazed for an in
stant.
"Good-goodl That's clever work,
son! Clever and quick. But knew
you'd do it. Thirtyl That's fnel
Anybody else"
billiard laughed exultantly.
"Yes. three more-a total Of sixty
two. mailed you draft yesterday
morning; the others are in my pocket
now. I've just come from the bank"
"Great work, son!' Mr.. Harmon
breathed rapturously. 'That puts us
pretty nearly where we belong. Sixty
two thousand! It's running start for
the big race! You certainly didn't get
left at the post, Hilliard! Deducted
your commissions yeti"
"No; thought you'd rather do the
bookkeeping in your own Office and
| send me check"