Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-17

Z playing the game secretly on his own
account Get that7 lie expects IL
may be a year. or perhaps two before
hescan cash in on the deal, but when
il does come his share OF proht will
he likely a hundred thousand. That
beats bank interest. and the old bird
Is willing 20 take the chance"
quite likely that's true: no bank
would finance such a project"
"Of course not-the directors would
throw a 10. Wei. now. that kind Of
a guy. In on a raw deal like this. Is
l going 10 play safe. isn't heg lie isn't
I going 10 leave any evidence lying
around TO hang himself with-any
I drafts. or checks 10 pass through the
/ clearing house7 Not on your life; he
is too willy a fox FOR that. Krantz
knew this was coming. and he's been
cashing In for six months or more
I 10 be ready for II. And now he's got
I the currency stored away. nobody
knows where but himself. When Alva
comes for Il, Il viii be handed cut Sc
/ cretly. and that old bird will crumple
up the receipt IN his pocket and wait
I tin he can cash In through those guys
in London. So now it's up TO us 10
I locate the dough: we've got 10 sepa-
rate II from either Krantz, or Alya-
I I'm for Alva."
~whyT"
Because the job looks easier. He's
human and no money grubher. He's
. HNnaa
whole wad around with him; d-n IL.
think that's Just what he wiz do.
/ for he won't dare deposit such a sum
anywhere. That's Thy I have laid
back so long. without attempting 10
strIke-Tm banking on the army cap
tain - offer me n soft thing. What
DO you sayT"
had the whole story now In a nut
she'll and 10 was one 10 think over.
That Harris had played his cards well
was sufficiently evident. Now / must
be fully as cautious IN playing mine.
I felt the fellow had given me his fun
confidence: actually believing me 10
be DAILY. and on the same trail with
him: desiring 20 use me IN what was
probably the biggest Job Of his life'
he had been led into the indiscretion
OF confidlng 20 me the full truth OF
his scheme III I kept my head ana
nerve. had n In my power 10 block
everything and thus bring the whole
gang 20 swift justice. / realized the
danger az such an attempt. the imme-
date peril OF endeavoring 10 accom-
plish this alone. yet az the moment
perceived no other way. must re-
main DAILY and appear eager 10 obtain
my share OF the spells.
"a slick piece OF work, Harris"
admitted admiringly. sand so far as
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
thought you would say, Harry
more Familiarity. "Come on now ana
drink with me-"
put the stuff down. rather feeling
the need OF Il. and desiring 10 estab-
lish our intimacy more closely.
.Then that's settled, George-yes-
TN have another cigar BY the way
as / IIt Up. "there was another thing
7 wanted 10 ask you about. You said
there was woman here from Wash
Ington. What's the ideaT
~D-n n / know. but l guess It's al
right. Stlu don't quite cotton TO the
dame. This Is how get IL from Alva.
Those iunta fellows-the bic ones, you
know-fhink this New York bunch Is
nrettv slow: they want some action
FOR their money. So Senior Mendez
who seems 10 be engineering the deal,
decides 10 send somebody over here 10
stir M the criminals. But he's
watched every minute; secret service
men are as thick as flies. and II one OF
his underllnCs was 20 leave for New
York. he'd never get ten feet without
being spotted. Mendez is wise 10 this.
so he gathers in privately a skirt he
believes Is an right, and sends her.
It's not a decent Job for a woman ana
that's what makes II safe. He made
a GOOD guess. too; that female is as
smart as n steel trap. She gave me
the cold shlvers."
~You don't think she suspects your
..No. I don't: there amt no reason
why she should: but she gave me the
once over. all right. and l am perfect
- willing 10 know she Is on her way
hack 70 Washington. never did play
IN any luck with woman In the game
perhaps that's what makes me
afraid OF EN-"
whats her nameT
aGessler. so Alva said-Marie Cess
Ter: south American. I suppose; any
how. she talked that language Ike
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 or by this time. What
do you say-let's go home"
I sIgnified my willingness.
A. we passed out together through