Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-26

WY thcy surely needn't rec
egnfxe your name either, Mr.. billiard.
need thsyf I meaa. II you had any
idea Of going back 10 your home town
inco0Aito. a. Il wore
They wouldn't recognise anything
about "a" aid Hiliard dryly. His
tssth, showing at the moment, were
white and regular a. q young velra
We wsnt discuss that side Of Il lust
now. though. Bot Il 20 back, Tn
incognito--And don't make any mis-
take about II. II that quite cloarr
Harmon swallowed again.
They'd recognise your voice,
wouldn't theyT'
II had to get used to this ono my.
self. Something went wrong with my
vocal chords, and the antrum on both
sides was hurt; II seemed TO have an
effect like changing a sounding>board."
"Sol And you used to DO fatter In
the face, didn't your How about your
general size. and SO onf"
"Tve taken on twenty-five pounds;
my face is lot thinner. but there's a
reason. II hasn't grown on me: 1t
was manufactured. Incidentally, while
I think Of II my strides shortened six
inches. That's another Identification
gone. Bullet In my knee. ! don't ex-
actly limp. but"
Harmon was beamlng now. and
flushed with excitement.
That's great. Oh! that's wonder
ful! Wonderful! Nobodyll know you
from Adam Thunder and lightning.
what a chance-what chance! Hold
on--how we'll do you know the big
men In Syracuse! Well enough TO
know what their weak points are?
Well enough to know how to approach
EN-? Know Cullen1 Know the Du-
rantsl Know Embree and McEachern
and Cooke? Know"
AT one time" said Hllliard, with
sudden tragedy I'm his eyes, "all those
people you've Just named were about
the closest friends l had in the
world"
well, IL you've got nerve enough to
try to pass yourself Off as q stranger,
why"
"Just moments" The young mans
gesture. although calm. was never
theless commanding. Nov listen!
/ lived In Syracuse twenty-six years.
If ever had any friends there I've
lost 'em now. L"
"Whose fault was it?"
"Whose fault? Don't make me
laugh! The point is that my friends
and ] aren't on speaking terms"
"Go ahead" said Harmon. satisfied.
"Do they know you went to France?
"They don't know anything. | left
between two days, I've never written
anybody so much as Il line 10 tell
where I was, or what l was doing. ]
went over on tramp. 4 French lleu-
tenant got me into the army, and
didn't give d---n whether | got
killed or not--and then ! got this
His hand was on his cheek, where II
long scar crossed it. And for over
year I've been hoping that somehow,
some time, T could get back NJ few
of those men principally Gull
len and Durant aud McEachern. Get
back hard--you understand! Perhaps
this suggestion of yours will give me
the opening. Perhaps it will. That's
over. That's ALL
Harmon controlled himself: his
voice, when 1t came, was low and
seductive.
well" he said, "could you get back
any harder AT people who haven't
treated YOU right than by going back
up there and maxim. good? BY put
ting something over on 'en,--so,nething
big, you undgs.and-and making
those fellows look cheap? That's bet
ter than using club on EN-. isn't 1t?
Goals of fire. man, Goals Of fire Show
em what YOU can do-and take your
satisfaction il that. Don't fight your
enemies--you don't have to! Make
profit out of EN-! And then :.
oh we'll l don't care what you do after
that--come out in the open and give
'em the hahn or not, Just as you like.
Could anything be neater little come
back than that? More sort Of Biblical
and thorough? Poetic justice? Could
IT.
billiard was still alert and rigid.
"There's good selling argumentf
And something good to sell? ?"
"As straight as shoestring. and as
sure as you're foot high. And II
you can't do business on this basis.
you couldn't sell gold eagles for a
dollar apiece! That's fiat"
$50 7 could 90 back-and honestly
make good? All the way? Prove what
can do7> And not have any back
fire in itT'
"And have chance" said Harmon,
nodding, ito put yourself in right
again. That's what my whole idea
was. If 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 you |!
Let's play It together, son. II it's 4
sort of whitewashing you want, I'll
help you. ! don't care a continental
what you did to get In wrong In SYRIA
cuse--it's success that counts Moth
ing else but success. Is 1t a bar
galn?"
Hllliard shut his teeth tight; re-
fected; yielded abruptly.
"It's bargain |" he said. "rm with
your
Good! Now"
zone moment! Let's be frank with