The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-08-18

VI lHeIT LdIlur0, III Sne already Knew
who was the murderer Of Alva, and
what had become Of the spoils?
could ask these questions, but not
one was answerable. They merely
| Knocked me with their emptiness.
Then, shrill and insistent, the tele-
phone rang.
My heart was beating like g trip
hammer as l took down the receiver.
Who could be calling me at this hour?
Who except she alone in this citysknew
my name and hotel?
"HullO."
A mans voice spoke huskily, '"This
you. Daly?''
yes" hastily. instantly aware Of
who Was on the other end Of the wire,
yet feeling 1t best to dissemble until
1 learned the purpose.
"Who Is speakingP
1.-THE fellow you biffed with a bottle
tonight No. amt got no hard feel
ings. Besides, got something else to
think about than q cracked dome. Say,
1 got some dope on how that job was
did. an maybe could tell you some
thing else Of interest. got to talk
with you privately-that's what. It's
a matter for the girl as we'll az YER
self. I'm playing square as long as
you do the right thing, but know
who the dame is, an am liable to
squeal If get raw deal; that's put
ting 1t straight, Harry"
You know who she is, you say?"
"Sure do. Old Pierre, over at
Us kN1G
a face. or a name, that old duffer.
He knew you the minute you blew in,
and he knew her. too; she'd been there
before Summing"
who Is she, then?"
That's all right know; but /
amt fool enough to blow it over the
wire. If you'll come over here and
have a talk, I'll spill a few things In
your ear thatr make you WISE"
'Where are your
"At Costigan's."
whats become Of your partDer?"
who's that-Waldron? He Amt no
partner Of mine. Say, you must have
handed that guy some jolt. The last
l saw Of him, he was laid out on a
bench In Perond's back room breath |
ing like stuck pig. dead to the world. |
Will you come over hereT'
what have you got to tell meT
"Wefl, there's the danes name for |
one thing. I'll bet you don't even |
know who she is, or how she's string |
in you. Then I'm on to where a part |
Of that boobies planted-anyhow I've |
got a bunch. If we turn it up, I'm |
tion."
l turned ii over swiftly in my mind, |
the receiver still at my ear. l felt no
particular fear of Harris; to be sure,
In all probability, ho was only feeling
about in the dark, hoping in this way
TO learn something of value, yet 1t
might be that he had accidentally I'M
covered the girls identity, and that
alone was inducement enough to urge
ne to take the risk. If he actually
knew who she was, he was the kind
hat might become ugly. and, however
INCH I suspicioned her in my own
mind, had, no desire to leave her un-
defended at his mercy. Guilty or not
guilty, my inclinatisA was to protect
Ter to the last. Besides i was eager
% obtain the information he claimed
% possess; indeed, all progress on the
.ase was blocked until did obtain it.
As to his boast that he knew where
he stolen money was concealed,
Ook little stock in that. Doubtless he
merely threw that in Hor good meas
lPe But the other looked reasonable
she had confessed being at
oerond's before; Pierre was fully as
likely to recall her to memory as he
vas to remember DAILY. and Harris
ould never have made so shrewd a
,uess, unless he had really been told
he facts Another thing gave me cour-
ge to go to Costigan's. ] was still
accepted by these people as Harry
DAILY, crook would undoubtedly be |
O received, so treated. Under these (
there could be no per- I
onal danger; held the whip-hand, !
he advantage-Harr1s was only en- I
eavoring to see what he could get 1
ut of me: he had abandoned force 1
o resort to diplomacy. Il
"AII right" I said. "TlI run over i.
here; If you want to play fair. TIL
1eet you half way" Z
"Oh, I'm on the square, old man,
nd I've got some good DOPE" he IN )
listed. "rll blow it when you show '
D."
I returned the receiver to the hook.
whether or not had de-
lded rightly. yet determined to carry !
u, the experiment. Above ali else ! '
,anted to learn who Marie Gessler
as. Nothing else mattered 50 much.
Or on this discovery all else hinged. 9
z violence, or treachery, was intended.
would be found prepared. and well
BILE to defend myself. Il
The neighborhood into which was 6
enturipg induced me- to take a taxi. ,