The Irish standard., 1920-04-10

take about It IL that quite clearf'
Harmon swallowed again.
They'd recognize your voice,
wouldn't theyi"
II had to get used to this one my.
oe6. Something went wrong with my
vocal chords. and the antrum on both
oldos Was hurt; It seemed to have IN
e6set IKE changing q sounding board"
SOL And you used to be fatter in
- facs. didn't youl How about your
general sise. and 20 ont"
I've taken on twenty-five pounds;
~ fAee u \ lot thinner. but there's q
reason. Il hasn't grown ON me: It
Was manufactured. Incidentally. while
I think of It my strides shortened six
inches. That's another Identification
gone. Bullet In my knee. I don't ex-
actly limp. but"
Harmon was beaming now. and
flushed with excitement.
that's great. Obi that's wonder.
full Wonderful Nobody'll know you
from Adami Thunder and lightning,
what chance-what q chancei Hold
on-how well do you know the big
men In Syracuse1 Well enough to
know what their weak points aref
Well enough to know how to approach
emit Know, Cullen1 Know the Du-
rants1 Know Embree and McEachern
and Cooker Know"
AT one tfme," said Hilliard, with
sudden tragedy in his eyes, 'all those
people you've. Just named were about
the closest friends I had In the
world"
swell. II you've got nerve enough to
try to pass. yourself off as a stranger,
why"
"Just a moment!' The young mans
gesture. although calm. was never
theless commanding. "Now listenl
I lived in Syracuse twenty-six years!
II I ever had any friends there I've
lost 'em now. Il"
"Whose fault was it7"
''Whose fault7 Don't make me
Taught The point is that my friends
and aren't on speaking terms"
"Go ahead" said Harmon, satisfied.
do they know you went to France9"
'They don't know anything. I left
between two days, I've never written
anybody so much as q line to tell
where was, or what was doing. l
went over on tramp. A French lieu
tenant got me into the army, and l
didn't give a d-n whether I got
killed or not and then l got this"
His hand was on his cheek. where q,
long scar crossed 1t. '"And for over .
year rve been hoping that somehow.
some time. ! could get back at few
Of those men principally Cul-
len and Durant- and McEachern. Get
back hard-you understand Perhaps
this suggestion Of yours will give me
the opening. Perhaps It will. That's
what I'm wondering. Tn thinking 1t
over. That's all"
Harmon controlled himself; his
voice. when 1t came. was low and
seductive.
'sWell." he said. ''could you get back
any harder at people who haven't
treated you right than by going back
up there and making good7 BY put.
ting something over on 'em-something
big, you understand-and making
those fellows look cheap1 That's bet
ter than using a club on 'em, isn't it,
Goals Of fire, man, Goals Of hrei Show
'em what you can do-and take your
satisfaction in that. Don't fight your
enemies-you don't have toi Make q
profit out Of 'em! And then :.
oh well, I don't care what you do after
that-come out in the open and give
'em the ha-ha or not, Just AZ you like.
Gould anything be neater little come
back than that7 More sort Of Biblical
and thorough Poetic jusuce7 Could
itr'
billiard was still alert and rigid.
there's good selling argument1
And something good to SELF"
"As straight as a shoestrine, and ~
sure as you're a foot high. And II
you can't do business on this basis,
you couldn't sell gold eagles for O.
dollar apiecei That's fiati"
$50 I could go back-and honestly
make good7 All the way1 Prove what
I can do1 And not have any back
IRE In itr'
"And have a chance" said Harmon,
nodding, ITO put yourself in right
again. That's what my whole idea
was. II you're going to cash in on
your hard luck, boy. you've got to.
speak up. That's my policy. Cash in
on this thing the doctors did for youl
Let's play 1t together. son. II It's a
sort Of whitewashing you want, I'll
help You. don't care a continental
what you did to get in wrong in syra-
cuse-it's success that counts. Moth
ing else but success. 1s it a bar
gain1"
Hilliard shut his teeth tight; re-
dected: yielded abruptly.
Its q bargain r. he said. I'm with
you'll"
sGoodl Now
"One moment! Let's be frank With
each other. Don't get any impression
that I've done ANYTHING fhat,ar