The Washington times., 1921-04-13
The Hundred Dollar Question
SYNOPSIS,

Edith Livingston, q demobilized war
,on With eE ar.es sss and hS%s SaS E.~osis worh
young married couple, finds employment
as secretary to Eustibo Alvarez. = Mexi-
% ofaos or on Vs siSe ntasst in the n Nstions i
Capital.
He pays her much attention, gives her
and Japanese studying a map.
She discovers her sweetheart, willard
saunders dining with Spanish girl:
her sweetheart is jealous OF her employer.
Her employer. after paying her many
compliments and swearing her to the ut
office. expresses a desire to be introduced
to her sweetheart. which amazes her.
Willard swears TO Edith that he II not
Edith her employer will bear watching
and asks her to spy on Alvarez. She re-
luctantly consents, While rummaging
picture Of the same Spanish girl with
whom she saw her sweetheart dining.
Later she is further surprised by q re-
duction to her employer. BY means of
piece Of carbon paper which she Sc
Creted In the typewriter roller, Edith
employer sent to some one in Mexico.
Alvarez takss Edith to Maryland
roadhouse and vainly tries to inveisle
lard finally tells her that Alvarez 10 an
insernational crook short time later
.lsman from IN: sdsih. sa .ra ~S9y Ss.,ss gem
with a gun In search Of Alvarez He
tells Edith that Alvarez swndled him
cut %a,,S Of $4,000 on "a. fake oil gsoek deal
lcrd and the visitor joins their excur-
sion to Mt Vernon, the home and tomb
OF Ree1rninx aeSrxf wa's,nstST; to %s.s,n.,o, r.,
Tiger recognizes Alvarez and the Span
ish girl, Juanita. his sweetheart. on the
wharf and Is only prevented from shoot
10 nf
lard. Texas Tiger" tells Edith he Is
still madly In love with Juanita, not
withstanding the fact that Alvarez used
her as tool to swindle him out of
When Edith attempts to Introduce will
lard TO Alvarez she learns that they are
Alvarez Invites Edith and willard to
motor to Great Falls with him and they
accept.
mot really" L interrupted. 'You
don't mean, willard. that you've
got enough information to convict
what / haven't got now He
paused for just a minute, then
continued: This is all graveyard.
Of course, Edith. But what / haven't
got now, / expect to have before
twenty-four hours have passed.
tell you, Edith" he talked excited
ly now. that before another day
has come and gone, will be pre-
pared to make to the United States
Government and 10 the public the
most sensational expose that the
world has known In years. l."
I'm afraid, Willard" interrupt
ed, you're sure you're in no dan
ger?"
Danger" He laughed ironically.
"Of course there's always a mini
mum of danger, Edith, in any great
undertaking. But / don't think you
need worry about yours truly And
don't you think it's worth a little
risk, Edith. to be able to pull alone
and unaided a stunt which will set
the whole world thinking"
mo. l don't!" answered emphat-
ically. Nothing Is worth risking
your life for. Willard. And 1 won't
have 1T. You shan't-"
Gee! ] love to hear you talk
like that" Willard answered. "Sort
of makes me feel like you really
do love me. And for your love,
Edith, I'd risk-"
But why do you have to risk
anything" ! asked. "Why can't
you turn over what information you
have to the chief OF the Secret Serv-
ice, or whoever you'd turn IL over
to. and let him do the resty'
And get all the credit?" willard
came back. ~ should say not Not
after I've worked up the whole
thing by myself You wouldn't have
me do II, would you? Tell the truth
now. wouldn't you be ashamed of me
If were afraid to"
WILL PAY IN Full
81 wouldn't be ashamed OF you
no matter what you did, willard"
j answered, thinking perhaps /
could do more with him by honeyed