Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-14


mainly we warned him of what was
| about to occur. With characteristic
obstinacy he ignored the warming
WE'LL you know what happened"
| but they say that Emil Jansen,
his assailant, was not a member OF
any regular circle.
They say" said Mr.. Whigham
sarcastically, What do they know"
| What's the damage?" asked Jaek.
"Hey?" said Mr.. Whigham.
What does the service COST"
Five hundred dollars a month";"
Jack whistled There's nothing
small about vow
Mr.. Whigham earnestly pointed
| out the tremendous expenses attach
ed to the association, including enor-
nous salaries paid to the special
agents to recompense them for the
| risks they ran.
Why did You say you wanted to
| get to MS without loss of timer"
We are informed that u plot il al
ready Matching again3t Mr.. Norman
The reds aim to make "a spectacular
double play by getting Mr. Gyde's
SUCCESSOR"
Bobo gasped and looked imploring-
~ at Jack,
And II MIR. Norman pays UP the
five hundred YOU'LL svc the plot
away" Jack suggested dryly.
NO, SIR WAS the instant reply.
MY instructions are to give YOU
what information we have In any
10,
than sordid money making concern.
II supplies real service to the CONF
mnnity. For reference | am in
structed to give you tie name of
Mr.. Walter Dclamare, who is we'll
known to YOU"
Him." thought Jack. "This
scheme il even cleverer than / ex-
pected." Aloud he asked: what is
| the information you havo?"
''That o man win be waiting this
morning to attack Mr.. Norman on
the steps. OF the New York National
Bank. Mr.. Norman is advised not
to visit Mr., Dictionaries office for the
time being"
Good God!" said Bobo.
What Is your pleasure in the mat
ter?" Jack asked Bobo with a rec
spectful air.
"oh. pay him! Pay him!" was tho
agitated reply.
a pleased faraway look appeared
in Mr.. Whigham's eye. He was evil
IDENTIFY figuring on .9Aw he would
spend his commtssionJ
"Will you sign {. check? asked
Jack.
Jack and Bobo went into the next
room. and presently returned with a
check, watch was handed to Mr..
Whigham. That little gentleman re-
ceived 1t with thanks, and bowling.
left with promise to send THE
contracts" around as soon as they
could be made out.
Jack fell into a study.
What do you make of it ALP"
Bobo asked helplessly.
II may be wrong" said Jack slow
ly, but my guess is that Whigham
has nice little wife and baby, and
lives in semi detached with a neat
back yard in Bayonne. I believe he
is member Of the mems bible class
and the Y. M. =. A.. and Is in every
way a decent little citizen without
a suspicion of the real nature of the
devilish business he Is engaged in.
Wen have to look long way past
him for the principal" az
''Devilish business" repeated Bo-
DO. ''Don't-don't you believe what he
said about the reds being after you
IL mean me, and all?"
mot a. word! Tho / think the
worthy little man. believed 1t him.
SELF"
"But all thnt-about the man watt
ing on the bank steps?"
Stage stuff, Everybody read in
the papers that Mr.. Delamare was
Silas Gyde's executor. A safe guess
that you'd be likely to go to his Of
flee to-day. It was just stall. As
a matter Of fact, we weren't going
anyway. Mr.. Delamare is coming
here
"Just the same wouldn't go-not
for all you've offered mel" said Bobo
fervently.
"Sure, that's where the pull of the
/
ably. If the anarchists really meant
to croak a millionaire for the good
of humanity, as their letter suggest
ed, would they warn him with let
ter? Not on your life! Those letters
were simply to pave the way for
Whigham. But the beauty of the
scheme, the novelty of II, lies in the
fact that Whigham is not in the
secret. They use an innocent little
Sunday school teacher to collect their
tribute!"
"Then you think there's no dan
ger?"
"Oh, danger enough If we had re-
fused to fork out. There was danger
in it for Silas Gyde.'
well, I'm mighty glad we paid"
"Sure! Now let me think. This
matter will stand a lot of doping
out"
They soon began to experience the
full effects of newspaper publicity.
solicitors, cranks, heightened beg
gars besieged the hotel, and in every
delivery arrived stack Of letters a
foot high.
The hotel management designated
it's most experienced bellboy to wait
upon them exclusively. This youth,
Ralph by name, was smart and good
looking, but he had too knowing an
eye. His knowledge of life, particu-
larly of the seamy side of life, was
disconcerting. Jack felt impelled to
warn Bobo to be guarded in Ralphs
presence. Jack decided they would