Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-31
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
"VOU'RE drunk" he said sternly.
i Dave Henderson shook his head

shadowing me. that's all; ana had 10
get my money from you, and Keep your
skirts clean. and spot the shadow all
at the same time
Kelly's jaw saggcd helplessly., -,
Good Cod" he calculated hea'''''
Dave. = w.,
Don't lets talk. John-now,' Dave
,IopJcrson interr,iTtcd. There isn't
time. 1t won't do for me to stay III
here too long. You've got my money
ready. haven't yout ,.,.,r
Kelly nodded-stll little hclpless!y.
Yes" he said; cts ready. I've
been looking for you all afternoon :,
knew you were coming out touhH.
IIc went over to a safe in the corner.
oncned il. took out long envelope, ana
handed the envelope to Dave henderson:
.'It's all there Davc-and hve years
interest. compounded. n httlG morS
than S4OO0-S40l5. as near as cou.I
figure it. It's all in five hundreds ana
hundreds. except the fifteen l uiGn
think you'd want to pack big waa'
Good old Square John. said Dave
Henderson softly. lie opened thr en-
vclopc. took out the httccn do'Inrs'
showed the large bills into his pochIr,.
tucked a five dollar bill into anotn'r
nockrt and held out of the remaining
ion TO Kelly. Go out there ana gGt me
TON dollars from the cash register. John.
viii you?' he said. Let them sec YOU
doing il. Get the idea: Id like them
IN know You came across. and that We
got something to spend. ...,,
Kelly's eyes puckcrCd in an ANXIOUS
woy MS they scrutinizcd Dave liehd'r-'
sons face; but the anxiety, 1t was OBJ
yious enough. was all for Dave Hen
dcrson.
You mean there's some QUO out there
now" he asked. as he moved toward
the door iii,
Yes said Dave Henderson. win r,,o,H
grim little smile. Sec If you know
that fellow with the brown praNcu cup
nm nj the front end Of the bar
Eclly was gone matter Of two or
tbroc minutes. He came back and re-
turned the ten dollars to Dave Hen
Know the man." asked Dave Hen
ives "Yos," said Kelly. 'ITis names
Spcon-hcs plain-rlothCSman. ne
shook his head in troubled way; ana
suddenly laid both hands on Dave Hen
dcrson's shoulders. "DaNc' What arc
you going to do:
Dave Henderson laughed shortly,
DO you want to know II" nMhg
out the words in sort OF bitt'r Gio"'
"Wcll. I'll tell you-in confidence. N
going TO blow the head of friend ot
mine.
Dave Henderson felt the hands on his
"What's the use, Dave" said SQuar"
John Kelly quietly. ~ suppose it has
something to do with that Tydcmnnn
wod. but what's the use: You've got
$1,000. Why not start clean again ~"
other don't pay, Dave. and lie
stonped.
"Thcrc's good deal YOU don't
know" he said evenly. And guess
the less YOU know the safer you Il be-
| owe you lot. John: and the only
way I can sQuarc il now Is to tell you
10 stand from Lndcr. What you say,
though | know YOU mean u. docsn I
make any dint in five years Of hell.
"Ivc got debt 10 pay. ana III
going to pay it, MaNbc II SO" yon
again-maybc won't. But even a
rrison bird can say God bless YOU, and
mean it and that : what ! say to YOU.
They won't have any suspicious that
tLrrc's ANYTHING of any kind between
YOU and me- but they Il naturally come
here to sCc 4 they can get any intorma-
ton when that fellow Sp''n nnI mere
turns in ms report, 10Y Ioo can r"i 'mr,'I aT
you ADVISED me '' H'uI, T''"n us"I"' a.,,'
y"n can tell them ina, ! swear "3n ION,
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