The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-24
The
Mystery Of the
Silver Dagger
Bv RANDALL PARRISH
Author Of "The Strange
Case Of Cavendish"
COpyright. By Randall Parrish
CHAPTER discontinued.
Illustrations BY A. Wei

urtn?"
'What you mennr calculated the
other. by Cot! II In rather you !
should ask why you not tell me the
trutl,?"
Tell you! what the devil have !
gt& to tell your Don't get funny with
me. You sent me . note this morning.
Didn't your
"Sure ! did"
swell. then, whv didn't you meet
me-? D--n II, I've been hunting you all
day long. What's the idea? Come,
bldrt II out. before l wiring your d--n
Jew neck"
WaIdron spread his hands. and lifted
hs shoulders In an expression more
eloquent than words.
"What man! You cuss me. bat
not walt to hear why this all was so.
You sit down. and l tell you. Then
mayhe you tell me something also"
Harris stared at him. then sank into
the vacant chair opposite. still scowl-
Ing angrily across the table. A waiter
prused at his elbow expectantly, and.
IL response to something said the
thief jerked out surly answer.
mo, don't want anything to eat.
Bring 'ine some whisky--a half pint
with little water. Yes, that's all;
now get out Of here"
AT this moment Francois returned
with our final course. oblIgng us to
appear Indifferent 20 the quarrel rag
Ing beyond the curtains Both men
mast have lowered their voices. for
our ears caught nothing Of what was
said. 1t seemed to me the waiter was
unusually slow In rearranging the table.
''There. that will do Francois" 7
broke out, at last. impatiently. I'VE
will want nothing else at present.
When need you again will r'ag.
Tint Is the bell. presume"
"Oul. M'sieur."
"All right; then leave us alone for
WHILE" @e
Neither one Of us touched n thing.
the coffee growing cold In the cups.
a. we endeavored to distinguish what
was going on at that second table out
In the main dining room. came
around beside her. to where could
peer out also beneath the curtain
fold. and thus gain glimpses Of the
two men. They were talking earnest.
". but had lowered their voices, until
they were nearly inaudlble amid the
din Of the place. The anger and threat
had gone out of both voices: but only Oc
casiOnally could we weave together
words into an understandable sen
tence: these came to us detached, 'un
related. as the surrounding noise
ceased suddenly, or the music came
to pause.
'You didn't get I'll Then who the
HI did? Me, should say no; VIII!
never knew the old man had ever
slipped him the dough. That d.
girl rode down with him. OF cours,
! do; | saw them go out together
that's why thought was playin,
safe to keep away. Somebody ha
played us for suckers. II you hi,
kept your d--n mouth shut we'd aha,
II easy"
UtVhC tus Stullk w NiiS uS
taunt into elevating his voice.
"What you mean. I keep my mout
shutf SO help me, Moses, l tell nc
body"
''rhe HI you didn't! You blabbe,
the whole thing to DAILY. He told m
: 90 himself. That's what was dom
last night. blutiing him out"
II tell Daily? Where you git tina
stun? amt seen Daily for tire
year. Was he In this deal? Why 20
not ten me Of DAILY before?"
''Tell you! never knew It unit
he told me-"
4 waiter brushed past him, bearin
tlay, striking against one shOulde
IA he passed. Harris glanced up wit
q snarllng oath. and. before 1 realize
the danger. his eyes must have caugl
glimpse Of me beneath the drape
curtain. Instantly the fellow was o
his feet. all else forgotten In a swi
wave Of passion.
There's the guy noww he bur.
forth. Hes hiding In that booth;
saw him. Come on. and Wen ha,
the stiff cough up YETI
drew back swiftly. pushing II
girl behind me. There was no plat
In which to hide, no chance II
escape Perhaps | could explain. bu
n not. then I must fight The tw
ca,ne plunging through the Openir
and faced US, the heavy curtains dro
ping behind them and shutting out a
view beyond. Harris. inhamed /
drink. glared about as though douh
Ing the evidence of his own eyes, b,
his expression was that of sava,
hatred.
III, II they amt both of 'em her,
Say. this is rich. So you two are
cahoots. hey? Thought you'd play n
for d-n fool. did you. DAILY? We
I'll show you what you're up against
you and yer girl. Come now. where
that boodle?"
II know nothing about 1t, Harris
you're liar. This dame wei
away with Alva In his car. saw hi
90 out with 81" you cough up. bot