Marble Hill press., 1921-07-07

I btf H~u NffhthAANAf A"f W h'iH hs
shar. out u the pot right away. Hes
playing the FHms secretly on his own
Acruunt. G.t thati lie expects IL
mhy BE- a year. or perhaps tNo. before
he eau cash To on the deal. but when
II does cUme his share - prunt viii
lie likely n hundred thousand That
beats hank interest. sud The I'D bird
ls willing o. take the chance"
quite likely that's 'rus. no bank
would hnancr such a project
''Of course uot-ihc directors would
throw o. Well. u"N that Kind oi
guy. Ia ou q ruw deal Ike this Is
go,ng 10 plus safe, l.ut bel lie isn't
going 10 leave any ey.lcucr lying
around 20 huus hims..lf Sith-uny
drafts. or checks % psss through the
clearing house' not 90 your NE. IN
IL too Willy 'px fpr that krnnig
knrw this Was coming and he's been
cashing iu fpr "a months ~ more
io De ready fur a. aud uuw he's rot
the currency g0r,-i away. nobody
knows where tut himself When AlNA
cumrs fuf Il. q all b" handed out ses
crr,ly and that old hiri will crumplc
W ,he rrccip, 10 his packet and walt
I tili he ran cash In through those guys
10 London. 80 nov rs up 60 us io
loraie the dough: w-'v" got TO s"pa.
rate li frum either kranir, OF Alva-
I'm for Ava
why
-isecuuss 'he jnb looks easier. Hes
human ant no money gruhh"r He's
lust a. uatls a. not "a carry the
whole vud around with BIN d--n it
| think thars Just Vhat be- wil DO.
for hs Won't lar" drIusii such Il sum
1 anywhsr. That's Why have laid
hack - long without attempting 60
urit~-Tm banking 90 The army cap
tain 90 ar~r me- soft ,hlng. What
80 you sayf-
Ih.i ~. whole story now IN nut.
she'll and lt vas one - think over.
I That Harris ha1 r'ayei hts cards vel
Wus suffI.srtly e,i'su' Sow ! must
10 fully - cautious IN playing mine.
! I 'clt the fellow had given me hls fuli
coaafcrcc. actually believing me iu
y. nuIy, srt un the same trsu with
hm arslriuE "a use me ln What vas
probably the hEgrst iuh ~ his life
D.. lai been fsI into ~" irlisrN'i'u
u rcnnd'ng g. ne the 'ull truth u
bis sghrur II l kept fry head Hnd
nerve had e IN wy power 90 block
everything Hri thus bring the "hos"
gang tu swift Justice realized The
tausrr - such an attempt the imw"-
d'a'e peril OF en1eavUrinc 20 ncrom
/ push thl. alone. vet - the moment
perceived 10 other way mns' r.
main Daily and appear eager 20 obtain
my shar, ~ the spoils
"A LICK piece ~ work Harris" !
admittrl admirnely. "aul so far as !
ran fudge you have hgured out the
chances about rsht They look good.
I'm With YOU. Old fnHn--shake go
our hands rlasp-d That Is what
II though, you would say, inrry "
more fRmIuarly Come 90 now aud
drink with me
| pu, the stuT down. rather feeling
the need ~ It. and desiring Ia e--ah.
ush our intimacy more closely
Then that's settled, Georre-yes
III have another cigar Ry the way,
as ~ up. there was another thing
| wanted to ask you about You said
there was woman here from Wash.
! trs~,,,p WHATS the idea -
"p-n II I know, bst guess It's all
/ right Still don't quite cotton 10 the
dame. THIS Is how get Il from Alva.
Those ,unts felicws---the hie ones. you
know.-thlnk this New York bunch IS
pretty slow they want some action
FOR their money. 10 Senior Mendez
who seems 10 he engineering the deal,
decides to send somebody over here 10
stir up the criminals. But he's
watched every minute; secret service
men are as thick as flies, and II one OF
his underilngs was 10 leave fH New
York, he'd never get ten feet without
being spotted, Mendez is wise to this
50 he gathers in privately a skirt he
believes In all right, and sends her
It's no, decent ;ob for a woman. and
that's what makes II safe. He made
goo,, guess. too; that female Is as
smart as steel trap. She gave me
the cold shiyers."
"You don't think she suspects your
-No, don't; there atn't no reason
Why she should; but she gave me the
once over, all right, and I am perfect
ly willing to know she IL on her way
back to Washington. never nd play
| In any luck with woman In the game
perhaps that's what makes me
afraid Of 'ern."
whats her namer
"Gessler 50 hlya said--Marie Cess,
Ter: South American. l suppose; any
how. she talked that language like a
native. 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 time. What
do you say--let's 90 home"
styulfied my willingness