The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
OsDysigha 81 naalall Parish
CHAPTER xlIl-continusd,
illustrations By A. Wen

what other money!
That which Is sent from across the
water for the cause"
"Oh. see; there Is more coming
then" E
Coming, yes; maybe some IL here
already"
How much did you owe the bank,
Winer
Between eight and nine thousand;
II Ii overdue three months: now
promise to pay II all up tomorrow"
''Oh, you did. hey! out Of that
stun. supposed"
Were else get It. you think :?
Aein Got, ! have no more"
Say" burst out Waldron suspi-
ciously. shafts all right. but what
botllers me is why this girl should hit
you for It at just this particular time.
Krantx must have sent her. but what
made them think you had money
pow1 1t ain't very likely they was
just takin' 4 chance, Is It? ! believe
that II al . d-n lie; they haven't
got any more coming. Only l do
ssss"A sssey uuuBNucu yOu might iuNc
some on hand"
"How they imagine thnt7"
search me, Wine: only I happen
to know there IL a HI Of lot go
ing On under the surface. 1t don't
look good to me, they jumping you
Just at this time"
"What yOu mean3 You have not
spilled nothingT
"MeI' he laughed roughly. Oh
1t, I'm not the splitting kind. There's
been plenty o. fellers after the dope,
let me tell you. but I've let 'em hunt.
Say. I've had to laugh sometimes the
way they've been fooled. You know
that guy who called himself Horner?"
"Sure-a smart fellow"
"YOu bet he Is; a d-n sight smart
Or than you think. He amt HOrner at
oil. II you ask me; his right name
was Harris, as slick a crook as ever
Mved."
Harris? a crook? What was It l
saw In the paper? Wasn't he the
same guy what was cr0aked last
nightf"
"Y0u bet ne was; that's what I'm
telling you about; that's why come
up here to get this off my chest. He
,bified this fellow Horner coming over,
blew In with all his papers, an start
Cd negotiatin' with Krantz and Alva.
He an Alva got awful thick"
II know; what was the gamer
ITO get that check into cash, Of
course. He hung around for that
purpose for weeks, an then missed
out"
"An' you knew him. an never said
. wordi"
'Sure l knew him, first time ! got
eyes on the blOater; but what was 1t
to mel I'm not In this business for
my health, Wine. never gave a
d-n who got hands on that stun, so
I had my grab at It. Harris an l
had It framed; thsts why l was out
there. waitIn' for a signal from him.
But when you beat him to 1t, I'd just
- soon be your running mate as
his"
'Aush! don't talk 80 loud! And
now you say Harris Is deadi" ~itf
"As Q mackerel; he couldn't be no
deader. But that was my house where
he was croaked, an 20 got to get
out o town, The police amt wise SO
far, but they might tumble II l hang
around"
'"That why you come here2"
Exactly; I've got to have some
rlno right away. and It's up to you to
zee that I'm heelsd. You know where
the stun 10, and how to get II quick"
II wouldn't dare use that money
yet; haven't even opened the bag. "
THE hi you wouldn't! You are
gOin' to cop of enough to pay that
note tomorrow, amt your That's
what you promised the girl. Well. I'm
just a important rs she Is, reckon,
and Tn goin' to have my share, you
bet. or else I'll make II hot for you
I'll say that"
"You haven't nothing but your own
word"
"Aint 1! Say. Wine. don't be a
fool; there are others beside us that's
BVt y uOSe III tulS unulT. Aucic .
salOonkeeper down on Sixth avenue.
named Costigan, who's got all o Har.
ris' dope. an he's goin' to keep on
the trail. Then there's another fel'
low who's liable to raise HI. amt
got him exactly placed yet. but he's
the guy that led up to Harris being
killed. I'm the only one what knows
that. an I amt talked before"
"WhO 10 he-a detectivew
Maybe; Harris called him Severn
They got the guy down into Costigan's
and the three Of US slugged him
They patched him up. and then locked
him into a back room over In my
place. The next morning they was
gOin' to give him the third degree.
Then with him safe, Harris went after
this girl, thinking she would be made
to talk. l didn't want to trouble with
Harrk, ner Costigan either for the
matter Of that-they're both Of 'em
bad actors"