Owingsville outlook., 1921-07-21
CHAPTER IV-continued
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well of course, I've got to think
So" I admitted, hoping To gain further
enlightenment. but you lea"e me
pretty well in the dark. What do !
really know? Nothing. You talk
slibly about a million YOU propose 90
ing fifty-flfty with me on. That nat
urally sounds good, but II would sound
better If l even knew who | was deal
ing with. / never saw you before in
my life"
H, that's so.r he grinned cheer
fully, 81 forgot I wasn't talking to an
old pal. just to he sure you're Harry
DAILY was enough TO make me cough
up, but that don't help you out, does
lt7 Ever hear OF Gentleman George
in your travels?"
George Harrisw the name leaped
10 my lips in inspiration; only the day
before | had CHANGED to read a maga-
zine account Of n famous criminal eX-
ploit His eyes cleaned in genial ap-
probation.
81 thought maybe that would fetch
yOu," he said exultantly. There amt
many Of the old boys but have my
number, and they all know | play
square. How is it7 VIII we shake
hands, and call it a deal? I've got TO
get back in with that bunch"
took the extended hand cordially,
feeling the iron grip Of his fingers. !
do not believe was ever more fright
ened in my life. although Outwardly
cool enough, and my brain perfectly
clear. There was no retreat possible.
I must 60 on, acting out the strange
character in this drama TO which had
been assigned.
But you are not known by that
name here?' I ventured.
Il should say not. Tn HOrner, Z.
s. HOrner OF Detroit See, That's
the guy who had the papers. He was
English all right but pretended to be
United States, and had a passport to
come through with this bunch. So
I've got the bull by the tail-fOr n cool
million, old man, n million. All I'm
afraid OF Is this id wOmaE-they al.
ways did get my goat"
Keep still, and let her show her
cards." suggested. feeling the neces
sity Of saying something.
what Tn aiming TO do. Well. 81
long. DAILY. I'll be back presently witt
everything straight. Better turn out
the light. or some one might wander
in here"
was alone again. In the dark, but
under vastly different circumstance,
than when wandering bllndly abOu
between those imprisoning factor,
walls. With no effort Of my own
purely by blind chance, had beer
! given a new name and identity, and al
instantly inducted into n revolutiOnar!
criminal plot as fascinating as it un
doubtedly was dangerous. Who Harr!
DAILY might be I had not the slightes
conception. yet there was no escape
from the conviction that Harris be
lieved bllndly in my identity. He wa
not acting, for ne would have no pos
sible object in such pretense. I wa
to his mind Harry DAILY, a well-knOwl
criminal. an international thief. a maj
after his own heart, to be warmly wei
coined into partnership as n most valu
able ally.
What should do under thes
peculiar circumstances? Seek to es
cape during his absence. and thu
frighten the cOvy, or remain, and trus
fortune TO show me a way to both eS
pose their villainy and save myself?
was young, adventurous. and I chOs
the latter, thinking less Of the danger
admit, than Of the mystery Of tn
case, and-yes, the girl.
Harris had spoken confidently G
gaining possession Of a large sum
million dollars, surely a stake wort
daring much for-but how, by wha
means, did he expect TO get his hand
on such a fortune?
My mind reverted to the fragmeT
of letter which had sent me on thl
mad chase, to its mention of a lette
Of credit to be deposited with tn
banker, Krantz, TO the, credit Of tn
recipient. The writer had stated tbs
the sum would be found ample for a
needs. But a million dollars Coul
II be possible that so large an amour
would he thus advanced? If so, the
the result hoped for must be prOpO
tionately important. To whom ha
this letter been sent-Alva, Who al
. parently was the active leader here
New York, or the revolutionary repr
sentative in Washington, seeming
known as Mendez? Whichever It wa
that man evidently had the dispositiC
OF this vast sum entirely at his di
posal; either it was already in h
haIds or so deposited as to be quick
available. In my judgment the ft
low would be Alva. for sundry re
sons; first, he had been one of the m'
registered at the hotel when the la
auered box was lost; and second, Il
expenditure of this money was seel
Ingly intended to be made in and aho