Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-26
80. pEGINs THE STORY

sbcdy opptho tho man feared. breaks
: dros9s,,, ouard, and tolks to the
lrcvgh wv ,oho evidently kno osIhtni
issifkssps,oi admit the fact to Peter.
ut TM m,ct, mv, he is either the father
= ysB Bstk Cameron "a lS.rSo Sead'""s oad or ~" a
.." IN the neigh o9rhooa| ,ot he
As.sss Assso !" of the housekeeper,, pn' p me ne
s, 49,, nothing of ~haf hosa ne hds s
rA0W 0WofJuire, nor toiH Mcun"g III, H.
Mcclure, howerer, IS oaa.V
W., ,s6en Peter finds a tcdrn,,
asFsn mike Mcclure" and signed
VI 4" ,ohich says, among oher
"hew',.you knop iohat Fpe got ana
ang% chat pou'ps got. Act pr9nto.
isop opot. wn of coming on Friday
~ says Peter to Mcclure.
%,s .Np HERE 1T CONTINUES
|.u,rs--yes-Friday." And then his
|SY sn.ors trembling along the plac-
. n m1sve eot to do what he wants
Il. a. time-just this time .ho ohro GO,
~ Iwvcjuirc was gaspiing out the pnrahsess hes
Moueh each Of them was wrencneo wren
~ his throat. And then' "i'h I'LL
~. ~. AZ self control: ,
uUsus; ~, down, Nichols he muttered.
.s,s.s SM vo,,'ye seen this. III! have to
~ s'nso ser more. I--I-think-lI need
''e p,,sr obeyed, fattered by his en-
r, manner and curious as to tho
E.minent revelations. 49,, r,.,
na@MIur M nav saw that-this-this Hawk
AN enemy Of mine, Nichois-a oit-
.smv--,,nscrupu man better
~ snt .hsn alive. II wish to God
'saS s%a shot shot him last night" ,,,u..
%Ssorry, sir" said Peter cnceriuily.
T~ive got to do what he wants
Al. time. l can't have this SORT OF
!sis, s,s % soin' on--with everybody in BlacE
S,ns S,as reading these damn things.
im're Si sure my daughter Peggy knows
''%IIS %'S 10 pretty sure Of that"
spu, she might-any time-if he
-. Inv un more placards. I've got to
~ w. hat. Nichols. This thing mustn t
% any further -
.yss I think l can. I've got 10
.,,, you now, whether / want 70 or
uS'' iSs man who wrote this Scrawl
4 tbe man l came down here 10 ye'
.,sy from" Peter waited while NC
crire pause. "You may think II
,rv strange. 1t is strange. Knew
M man-called Hawk, many years
@ mo- IL thought he was dead, pu'
M come back . ,.o.a
\, bis hands. reading the line which Sc
...,lv announced that fact.
aHe speaks Of something I've got
.m.tb;ng he's got, Nichols. It's q
,,n,r-a-er-a partnership paper We
law nm wears ago-out West ant
sm,d That paper is Of great value
d me. As long as he holds 1t -,
iIeIuire halted to wipe the sweat IRON
M pallid brow. 'IIe holds 1t as a
wlr-not exactly as a thrcat-but NJ
, lind Of menace to my happiness ant
'"i' " understand. n SIR" put in Pete
ristly. "Blackmail. in short. v
"Eyactly-er-blackmail. He wanted
ts6O-in New York. refused him
t5gs's no end to blackmail once yo'
ytN-and ! came down here-but, h
followed me. But I've got to get tina
PAPER away from him.
iii YOU were sure he had it Wit
bm-"
THAT'S Just It. He's too smart TO
that. He's got it hidden somewhere
I've got to get this money for nm
tcm New York; haven't got It in tn
house-before Friday night
"B,t blackmail--"
1--WE got to, Nichols-this time. l'v
pt to-" -,
~ wouldn't, sir" said Peter stoutly
'But you don't know everything. lv
only told you part" said McGuire. al
most whining. This is no ordinar
ese-no ordinary blackmail. I've go
10 be quick. I'm going to get tn
nonsy-l'm going to get you to 90 u
New York and get it,
Me-"
"Yes. Yes. This is Wednesday.
mt take any chances of not havin!
/ here Friday. Peggy is going bac'
tAis afternoon. III get her to drive yo'
W. III phone Sheldon to expect yo'l--
k1l give you the money and you cal
cone back tomorrow
But tonight
"He knows the danger of trying t
Mch me. That's why he wrote this.
yun't be bothered tonight. I'll shut tn
lsuse tight and put some of the me-
hide II he comes we'll shoot :.
But Friday. Do you mean, 81
tat you'll got out to him with fv
helsand dollars and risk
mo, I won't. You will,' said Nc
d1iis, watching Peters face craftily.
Oh, ! see," replied Peter, awar
Pat be was being drawn more deepl
INTO the plot than he had wished. "1o
want me to meet him."
MCGUIRE noted Peters dubious ton
lad at once got up and laid his hand
upon his shoulders.
-, You'll do this for me, won't yor
NEhols? I don't want to see this mar
can't explain. There wouldn't be an
canger. He hasn't anything again'
you. Why should he have? haven
any one else that / can trust--br
suyksr. And Stryker-well--Td hav
70 ell Stryker. You know already
Don't say you refuse. lists
prOoi OF my confidence. You're just til
snn ! want here. I'll make it wort
,vur while to stay with Newell wort
refer was conscious of feeling part
ol pity, partly of contempt, for tn
S,nsihg creature paving at his shoul
u. s, Peter had never liked to
v. v,wed' 1t had always rubbed him ii
s,g .ung way. But McGuire's need We
S'eat, and pity won.
IN, III do it il you like" he sale
IL ssl,1ns n1is aside and releasing himself fro,
10 a' cling ,rIinsng e fingers, provided assuH
eGaniSts J., it, No responsibility sa!
sSsv iva 'aSe that money out--then come
p, AL ana get nothing in return?'' ask,
,,lUt t IN surprise. mo paper-no r,
VII, ESo-just this once, Nichols.
In ,hs hHeep him quiet for a month or s.
tar M .ne meanwhile-" The old ma
Ss Ssa, S crafty look in his eyes. 81
az wa~ meanwhile Wen have time/to devil
'W 'Wto 70 meet this situation" "
Peter orgIaunins-precisely ! what?" ask,
nrnsSS sSSuire scowled at him and tn,
0TSS away toward the window.
a. udC needn't ha ynn,, al. o,