The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-06-30

| necessary TO relale enough ~ CONVINCE
him that l was really cOnverSant with
the situation, and endeavoring to imi-
tate his style Of speech. According to
his story there was gang of con-
spiratOrs here-birds from South
America mOstly-who had been round
ed up by this fellow Alva to pull of
some frightfulneSS or other. l didn't
catch on to just what it was, and per-
haps WaldrOn himself didn't know, or
care. Some revolution, l took 1t to
be. WaldrOn explained how he got
hold of the scheme It seems he's in
with the bunch to some extent; that
is, they use him whenever they need
to, and occasionally hand him bunch
of money-it's never too dirty for him
to touch. Anyhow he knew enough
to put me wise to this dump, gave me
the password, and all that. 1t looked
as though there might be something
in it. so | blew over here tonight just
to take a look. I was merely proWl-
ing around when I ran into you"
"I see." he muttered, as / came to
an end. chewing savagely on his cigar.
"Did the Russian say anything about
me?"
"Not whisper I supposed I had a
clear run for the money, except his
rakeoff."
''The dirty dog Because l didn't
show up on the dot, he was ready to
ditch me. Now listen. and I'll tell you
the straight story. I'm going to need
YOU, and We'll divide fifty-ffty, leav-
ing this guy to suck his thumbs. Is
that go?'
"des sure nothing to me-shoot.'
Harris poured out a stiff drink, and
put it down; then touched a match to
the extinguished cigar.
"Waldron sent me cable in Eng
land about month ago." he explained
briefly. "He didn't make the thing
very clear, only that he had big deal
on, and wanted me in on it. l had
made enough to get back on, and took
a second-class passage on the Vulcan.
It was not big boat, and, to escape
close inspection, I went aboard at
Queenstown. At that time I had no
more notion what was up than blind
rat. l was just desperate enough to
take a chance"
He paused and relit his stub, with
an oath at finding it again useless.
":Then things begun to happen. l
was roommate with a bird named
Horner, who claimed to live in De-
troit. He must have cottoned to me,
for we got bit chummy. and in that
way picked odds and ends out Of him
which set me thinking. He was quite
a foxy bird-one of these tall, raw
boned, secretive cusses. who talk
lot, but never say nothing, and ne
came near getting my goat 1 went
through his baggage, Of course, but
that was just ordinary stuff-he only
had one grip, which he Left unlocked !;
but I did get onto a pocket belt the
fellow wore around his waist. He
never let that get away from him
night or day. I studied every d-n
way could think up to get a peep ct
it, but nothing gave me a chance. l
came near going bugs over the thing
He laughed, exhibiting a row o1
rather ugly teeth behind his tbT lips
"TTle-. the devil must have helped
me. One might've days out, for we
we're a slow boat-we ran into a HI
OF q storm. We both OF US tumbled
out, and began hustling on our duds.
He was trying to get shoe on, and
went plunging head-on into the side OF
the ship. l reckon it nearly Drained
him, but, to make things sure, hand
ed him one to the jaw before ne got
his senses, and he went out for the
count. Then, believe me, I didn't lose
no time in frisking the guy-and, say,
what do you think I found?'
I shook my head unwilling to inter"
rupt, fascinated with his description.
''The fellow was a revolutionary
agent. I didn't get onto al of it then
Il didn't have time, but I found a let
ter of credit for a million dollars, anc
a memoranda of how it was to be de-
livered The d-n thing wasn't any
good to met was to be paid to this
fellow by a banker in New York
named krantz-but it sure made my
mouth water just to see it-a MILLION
dollars, good old U. S. currency. Can
you beat it?'
"Looked easy-you had 1t, and you
didn't have it."
"You said it, DAILY. didn't dare
keep the thing, and it wouldn't have
done me any good if 1 had; there was
no way of my cashing the paper. WAar
the HI could I do? If denounced
him, the game was all off; if l held
on to the stuff he'd report his loss
soon as he landed in New York, and
that letter of credit wouldn't be worth
the paper it was written on Say,
I was in some boat; but, believe me,
I had no notion Of giving up that mill
lion-it looked darned good"
"I should say yes" and leaned for
ward TO show nv interest. And from