The Monroe journal., 1921-05-20

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The same tNo that had oveihear
The following morning.
I'VE are going 10 hare sharp troabl'
with a gentleman by the name o
Hatch before very long. Jimmie" wa
ihe way he began. -lOu remember
Nhat you told me about that Mcnda,
morning talk between Hatch an,
Henckel in the Bullarl lobby. woulC
you be willing 10 go into court as {
witness and swear 10 what yor
hearlT"
'Sure would" said.
"All right. ] may have to pull that
little incident on Mr.. Hatch before
sct through with him. The train hold
ap was a criminal act. and you arr
ne witness who can convict the pair
u them. OF course. we'll leave Mrs
tlacrae and the little girl entirely
eut Of II. Nobody knows that they
we're there with Us. and nobody need
know."
| agreed 10 that. and this mention
Of Mrs. Sheila and Maisle Ann makes
ne remember that I've been leaving
'hen out pretty severely for good
iong while. They weren't left out In
reality-not by jugful. In spite Of
All the rush and hustle. the boss had
round time 10 get acquainted with
Major Basil kendrick and had been
made al home IN the transplanted
Kentucky mansion IN the northern sub
urh.
But TO get back on the firing line.
! wasn't around when Mr.. NorcroSs
had his declaration Of war" talk with
Hatch. Mr.. Norcross, being pretty
sure he wasn't going TO have that
evening OF. had sent me out TO Ken
wood" with note and box OF roses.
and when got back TO the Office about
eight o'clock, Hatch was Just going
away met him on the stair.
The boss was sitting back In his
big swing chair. smoking. when !
broke In. He looked as II he'd been
mixing II up good and plenty with Mr..
Rufus Hatch-and enjoying II.
We've got 'em going. Jimmie" NJ
ehuckled; and he said 1t without ask
ing me how ! had found Mrs. Shella.
or how she was looking. or anything.
| told him | had met Mr.. Hatch on
ihe stair going down.
HE didn't say anything TO you, lid
hep he asked.
Not word"
II had to pull that Sand Greek busi-
ness on him, and I'm rather sorry"
he went on. He and his people are
going TO fight the new company to
finish, and he merely came up here 10
tell me so-and to add that l might
MS well resign first as last. because.
In the end. he'd get my goat. When
| laughed at him he got abusive. He's
an ugly beggnr. Jimmie"
That's what everybody says Of
him."
Its true. He and his crowd have
plenty OF money-stolen money
good deal Of it-and they stand In
with every political boss and gsngster
In the state. There IL only one way to
handle such a man. and that 10 with
out gloves. told him we had the
goods on him In the matter Of Mr..
Chadwlck's kidnapping adventure. Al
first he said couldn't prove II. Then
he broke ont curslng and let your
name slip hadn't mentioned you at
all. and so he gave himself away. He
knows who you are, and he remem-
bered that you had overheard his talk
with Henckel In the hotel lobby"
heard what he was saying, hut |
didn't really sense II because my head
was ram jam full Of thing that was
30 pltiful that II had kept me swal-
lowing hard all the way back from
Major Hendricks. II was this way.
When | had jggled the bell out at the
house 1t was Malsle Ann who let me
in and took the box Of flowers and the
boss note. We sat In the dimly lighted
hall and talked for few minutes.
One thing she told me was that Mrs.
Shells had company and the name OF
II was Mr.. Van Britt. That wasn't
strictly news because ! had known
that Mr.. Van Britt was dividing time
pretty evenly with the boss In the
Major Kendrick house visits. That
wasn't anything TO be scared up about.
But my chunky little girl didn't stop
at that
~ think we can let Mr.. Van Britt
take care Of himself" she said. He
has known Cousin Shella for q long
time, and guess they are only just
good friends. But there 10 something
you ought TO know, Jimmie-for Mr..
Norcross' sake. He has been sending
lots Of flowers and things, and Cousin
Sheila has been taking them because
well, I guess It's Just because she
doesn't know how not TO take them
Go on" l said, but my mouth had
suddenly grown dry.
"Such things-nowers, you know
don't mean anything In New York,
where we've been living. Men send
them to their women friends just as
tbev mass theIr cfaar-cases around
among their men friends. But Tn
afraid it's different with Mr.. Nor