The diamond drill., 1921-05-07

move that's going on. I'm on the In
side. all right, and now it's beginning
TO get hot"
.srhey are ready TO act7"
"Sure; that's what the meeting was
about tonight"
1 "What are they after-shlpsf"
"Well, they've got 10 have some. but
mostly arms; then there Is guy down
there who's got TO be croaked. / don't
care. what II Is: when the time comes
they won't find handful of changes
10 act with. I'm some patriot. am
and I'll put bigger crimp In theirt
sails than the whole United Statesl
government secret service"
"But see here. Harris.~ soberiy.
"how do you know you are going TO
get this2 or course, / see the game
the way you've mapped 1t out, but
suppose Krantz pays In check. or draft.
That spikes your gun"
"H-l. yes; but he won't. I've sized
, up this man Krantz. He's In the game
for money. He don't care who wins
the d--n revolution. for he gets his
share out OF the pot right away. He's
| playing the game secretly on his own
account. Get that7 He expects it
may be n year, or perhaps two. before
he can cash In on the deal, but when
II does come his share OF profit will
be likely hundred thousand. That
beats bank interest. and the old bird
is willing 10 take the chance" =
"Quite likely that's true: no bank
would finance such a project"
''Of course not--the directors would
throw a fit. Well, now, that kind OF
I a guy, In on a raw deal like this. In
going to play safe. isn't he1 He isn't
going 10 leave any evidence lying
around TO hang himself with-any
| drafts, or checks 10 pass through the
clearing house? Not on your life; he
is too willy a fox for that Krantz
knew this was coming, and he's been
cashing In for six months or more
TO be ready for Il. And now he's got
the currency stored away, nobody
knows where but himself When Alva
comes for II, II will be handed out Sc
| cretly. and that old bird will crumple
up the receipt in his pocket and wait
till he can cash In through those guys
| In London. So now It's mp to us TO
locate the dough; we've got TO sepa-
rate It from either Krantz, or Alya-
| I'm for Alva." u
"Whyr'
because the Job looks easier. He's,
! human and no money gruhber He's
! just as liable as not 10 carry the
whole wad around with him: d-n IT.
/ think that's just what he viii do.
for he won't dare deposit such sum
anywhere. That's why have laid
back so long, without attempting TO
strike-rm banking on the army cap
tain to offer me soft thing. What
do you sayf'
J | had the whole story now In nut
shell and n was one TO think over.
That Harris had played his cards well
was sufficiently evident. Now / must
! be fully as cautious In playing mine.
felt the fellow had given me his full
confidence: actually believing me to
be DAILY, and on the same trail with
him; desiring 70 use me In what was
probably the biggest job OF his life,
he had been led into the indiscreuon
OF confidIng 10 me the full truth OF
his scheme. II I kept my head and
nerve, | had II In my power 10 block
everything and thus bring the whole
gang 10 swift justice. l realized the
danger OF such an attempt, the imme-
date peril OF cndeavoring TO accom-
pllsh this alone. yet at the moment
perceived no other way. I must fe-
main DAILY and appear enger TO obtain
my share OF the spolls.
"a slick piece OF work. Harris,"fx
admitted admlringly, 'and SO far dg I
can Judge you have figured out tha
chances about right. They look ko5d
I'm with you. old man-shakew
Our hands clasped. THAT is what
thought you would say. Harry
more familIarly. "Come on now md
drink with me-"
I put the stuff down. rather feeling |
the need OF Il, and desiring TO estab- |
lish our intimacy more closely.
"Then that's settled, George-yes,
I'll have another cigar. BY the way"
as ! lit up. there was another thing
/ wanted 10 ask you about. You said
there was woman here from Wash |
ington. What's the ideaT'
"D-n II know, but | guess It's all |
right. Still don't quite cotton to the !
dame This Is how l get II frsm Alva.
Those iunta fellows-the big ones, you
know-thnk this New York bunch is
pretty slow; they want some action
FOR their money. So Senor Mendez,
who seems 10 be engineering the deal.
decides 10 send somebody over here 10
stir up the criminals. But he's
watched every minute; secret service
men are as thick as flles and II one Of
his underlIngs was 20 leave for New
York, he'd never get ten feet without
being spotted. Mendez Is wise TO this.
so he gathers IN privately skirt he