American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-06-10
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Nt kNA Nht Jun W lht AHAl-AOi ~ GUN
million. old man, a million. All I'm
afraid OF is this DID woman-they al
ways did get my goat"
Keep still, and let her show her
cards." | suggested, feeling the neces-
sity of saying something.
what Pm aiming to do. Wen, SO
long, DAILY. I'll be back presently with
the light. or some one might wander
In here"
was alone again, I'm the dark, but
under vastly different circumstances
than when wandering blindly about,
between those imprisoning factory
walls. With no effort OF my own,
purely by blind chance, I had been
given a new name and Identity. and as
instantly indicted into n revolutionary
criminal plot as fascinating as 1t unr
doubtedly was dangerous, Who Harry
DAILY might be I had not the slightest
conception, yet there was no escape
from the conviction that Harris be-
lieved hllndly In my Identity, He was
not acting. for he would nave no pos
sible object In such pretense. I was
TO his mind Harry DAILY, a well-known
criminal, IN international thief, a man
after his own heart. to be warmly well
coined into partnership as n most vaiu-
able ally.
What should l do under these
peculiar circumstances Seek to es-
cape during his absence. and thus
brighten the covy, or remain, n trust
fortune TO show me a way TO both ak
pose their ytliainy AID save myselfr I
was young, adventurous, and I chose
the latter, thinking less OF the danger.
l admit, than OF the mystery OF the
case, %and-yes, the girl.
Harris had spoken confidently OF
gaining possession of a large sum-
million dollars, surely n stake worth
daring much for-but how, by what
means, did he expect to get his hands
on such n fortune1
My mind reverted to the fragment
OF letter which had sent me on this
mad chase, to It's mentor of a letter
OF credit TO be deposited with the
banker, Krantz, to the credit OF the
recipient. The writer had stated that
the sun would be found ample for all
needs. But n million dollarsl Gould
II be possible that 80 large an amount
would be thus advaLced1 II so, then
the result hoped for must be proper
tlonately important. To whom bad
this letter been sent-Alvn, who ap-
parently was the active leader here I'm
New York, or the revolutionary repre-
uapfutt.ra In Vuahtp.rtA unauasnrI,s
known MS Mendez3 whichever II was.
hat man evidently had the disposition
OF this vast sum entirely at his dis
posnl either II was already In his
haEds or so deposited M 10 be quickly
available, In my Judgment the fell
low would be Alvn, FOR sundry rea-
sons first, he had been one of the men
registered Mt the hotel when the lac
quered box was lost and second, the
expenditure of this money was seem
inEly Intended 10 he made In and about
The port of New York-if l read the
message right, In the purchase OF arms
and munitions for shipment 10 South
Americn perhaps the enlistment Of a
body OF lighting men. 1919
SO far the matter was fairly clear
ALVIN az the local revolutionary agent
had been lntrusted by the Juntn with
this money 10 spend In n certain def
mite way; but he must work under
strict orders coming from the head
quarters at Washington He dare not
assume the initiative without the 80.
X" Of the man higher up-Mendez.
Something had occurred 10 delay ac-
tion that made no difference, but now
the time had come. Mendez, unable To
be- present In person, and even fearful
10 permit any Of his w%ell-known junta
representatives 20 appear IN this con
n%ectlon, had chosen 10 send n womnD,
who would be unsupported, 10 deliver
10 the conapirntors his definite plan of
action. All this seemed reasonable
enough, and IN no way surprised me.
But the appearances OF the woman
did, and also the close Intimacy OF this
maj Harris. She was not criminal, not
even OF the iDsurrectionary class 10 my
eyes, and could not imagine what in
huence had ever Induced her TO accept
such a commission. Something about
her personality, some underlined quality
OF womnnh0Od, had made a definite Inn
preston upon my mind, not to be eff
faced. Everything was against her
the saloOn IN which she waited alone:
her coming there secretly In the night;
the meeting with an unknown man /:
the accompanying him up that black
alley TO this hidden rendezvous of CON
sDiracy. Every act stamped her as I'M
worthy.
In spite of all this evidence ms TO the
truth or me matter, nothing ifurmo-
nized. She aid not belong-the gulf
was too wide. Yet there was no other
explanation possible-she was actually
here, In the den OF conspiracy, alone
among all these men, unafrnid. the
recognized representative Of the
Chilean revolutionary junta, bringing
viii her direct from Washington those
final Instructions for which they wait