Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-13

gong 10 iedNe any evidence lying
around to hang himself with-any
I drafts or checks TO 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
| eashing in for six months or more
: to be ready for Ii. And now he's got
| the currency stored away, nobody
knows where but himself. When Alva
comes for 1t, 1t viii 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 up to us to
locate the dough; we've got to sepa-
rate it from either Krantz, or Alva-
I'm for Alva."
"Why?"
Because the job looks easier. He's
human and no money grubber. He's
just as liable as not to carry the
whole wad around with him; d-n it.
think that's Just what he win do,
for he won't dare deposit such a sum
anywhere. That's why l have laid
back so long, without attempting to
strike-rm banking on the army cap
tain to offer me a soft thing. What
do you say?"
/ had the whole story now in nut
shell and it was one to think over.
That Harris had played his cards well
was sufficiently evident. Now / must
be fully as cautious in playing mine.
l felt the fellow had given me his full
confidence; actually believing me to
be Daily, and on the same trail with
him: desiring to use me in what was
probably the biggest job of his life,
he had been led into the indiscretion
of eonfiding to me the full truth of
his scheme. If l kept my head and
nerve, had 1t in my power to block
everything and thus bring the whole
gang to swift justice. | realized the
danger of such an attempt, the imme-
date peril of endeavoring to accom-
plish this alone. yet at the moment
perceived no other way. l must re-
main DAILY and appear eager to obtain
my share of the spells.
"A slick piece of work, Harris" |
admitted admiringly, land so far as l
can judge you have figured out the
chances about right. They look good.
I'm with you, old man-shake =
Our hands clasped. "That is what
I thought you would say, Harry "
more Familiarity. "Come on Low and
drink with me-"
! put the stuff down. rather feeling
the need of it, and desiring to estab-
fish 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
l wanted to ask you about You said
there was woman here from Wash
ington. What's the idea?'
On if l know, but | guess it's all
right. Still don't quite cotton to the
dame This is how j get it from Alva.
Those junta fellowship big ones, you
know-think this New. York bunch is
pretty slow; they want some action
for their money So Senior MendeZ.
who seems to be engineering the deal.
decides to send somebody over here to
stir up the criminals. But he's
watched every minute; secret service
men are as thick as flies, and if one of
his underlings was to leave for New
York, he'd never get ten feet without
being spotted. Mendez is wise to this
so he gathers in privately a skirt he
believes is all right, and sends her
It's not a decent job for a woman, and
that's what makes it safe. He made
a good guess, too; that female is as
smart as a steel trap. She gave me
the cold shivers."
you don't think she suspects you?"
''No, I don't; there amt no reason
why she should; but she gave me the
once over, all right, and 1 am perfect
Iy willing to know she is on her way
back to Washington. never did play
in any luck with a woman in the game
perhaps that's what makes me
afraid of EN-"
whats her name?"
"Gessler. so Alva said-Marie Cess
Ter: South American. suppose any
how. she talked that language Ike
native. / steered clear of her most Of
the time. Somehow she got my goat.
However, that's nothing to worry
over lie glanced at his watch. "The
danes safely off by this time. What
do you say--let's 90 home"
| signified my willingness.
AS we passed out together through
the narrow passage, extinguishing the
lights behind US, the one overpowering
desire in my mind was TO be once
more alone, 50 as to think over, and
piece together as best I might this
fabric of yillainy with which | was
confronted. The situation was fairly
clear. yet there were strange lights
and shadows in II ] found hard to
reconcile. Moreover, what should
do? How could / serve est-by i'm
medlateIy telling my to the Of
icers of the law, and tncs washing my
hands clean? or by continuing 10 en-
act the role of Harry DAILY. and in this
way entrapping these fellows red
handed? I had had fully enough of /
Harris for the present. His boastful- /
ness and pride of crime disguised me. /
I had no desire 10 be associated with 1
the fellow, or pretend. even for a /
worthy purpose. TO be his companion. /
Yet. all this had happened so sudden /
ly and Unexpectedly I could not de- |