The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-10-06
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Mystery Of the
Silver Dagger
By RANDALL PARRISH
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anywhere. That's why I have laid
back so long, without attempting to
strike-rm banking on the army cap
tain to offer me 4 soft thing. What
do you sayf'
had the whole story now In a nut
shell and 1t was one to think over.
That Harris had played his cards well
was sufficiently evident Now I must
be fully as cautious>in playing mine.
I felt the fellow had given me his full
confidence; actually believing me to
b 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 condding to mo the full truth Of
his scheme. Il kept my head and
nerve. had-it In my power to block
everything and thus bring the whole
gang to swift Justice. I realized tho
danger Of such an attempt, the imme-
diate peril OF eodeavorinS to accom-
plish this alone. yet at the moment
perceived no other way. I must -
main DAILY and appear eager to obtain
my share Of the spOils.
"A slick piece Of work, HarriA." I
admitted admiringly, "and 80 far AZ I
can Judge you have figured out the
chances about right They look good.
I'm with you, old man-shakew
Our hands clasped. ~That IL what
thought you would Say, Harry"
more Familiarity. "Come on now and
drink with me-"
put the stun down, rather feeling
the need Of 1t, and desiring to estab-
lish our intimacy more cloeely0
'"Thsn that's settled, George-yes,
I'll have another cigar. BY the way"
as lit MP, ''there was another thing
I wanted to ask you about. You said
there was woman here from Wash
ington. What's the ideaT
On II I know, but guess it's all
right. Still don't quite cotton to the
dame. This Is how get 1t from Alva.
Those junta fellows-the big ones, you
know-think this New York bunch is
pretty slow; they want some action
for their money. So Senor 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 II one Of
his underlings was to 'leave for New
York. he'd never get ten feet without
being spotted. Mendez is wise to this.
30 he gathers In privately skirt he
believes Is all right, and sends her.
It's not a decent job for a woman, and
that's what makes 1t safe. He made
good guess. too; that female Is as
smart as a steel trap. She gave me
the cold shivers."
You don't think she suspects your
"No, 7 don't; there amt no reason
why she should; but she gave me the
once over, all right, and am perfect
ly willing to know she IL on her way
back to Washington. never did play
In any luck with woman In the game
perhaps that's what makes me-
afraid Of EN-"
"What's her namef"
"Gessier. SO Alva said-Aarfe Cess
Ter; South American, I suppose; any
how, she talked that language like a
native. I steered clear Of her most Of
the time. Somehow she got my goat.
However. that's nothing to worry
over" He glanced at his watch. "The
DANES safely of by this Hme. What
do you say-let's 20 home"
signified my willingness.
AS we paused out together through
the narrow passage. extinguishing the
lights behind u, the one overpowering
desire In my mind was to be once
more alone, 50 as to think over, and
piece together a. best might this
fabric Of villainy with Yhich I was
confronted. The situation was fairly
clear. Jet there were strange lights
and shadows In It found hard to
reconcile. Moreover, what should I
dof How could serve best--by Inn.
nedlately telling my story to the Of
dcers Of the law, and thus washing my
hands cleanS or by continuing to en-
act the role Of Harry DAILY. and In this
way entrapping these fellows red
handed1 I had had fully enough Of
Harris-for the present. His boastful-
ness and pride Of crime disguised me.
had no desire to be associated with
the fellow, or pretend, even for a
worthy purpose. to be his companion.