The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-09-29
Copyright, by Randall Parrish
CHAPTER XIIl-continued.
illustrations by A. We'll

Oh, see; there is more coming
them
Coming, yes; maybe some is here
already"
"How much did you owe the bank,
Wine?"
Between eight and nine thousand :
1t is overdue three months; now I
promise to pay it all up tomorrow. :"
"Oh. you did, hey! out Of that
stuff, I suppose?"
Were else I get it, you think i?
Mein Colt, l have no more"
Say" burst out Waldron suspi-
ciously, chats all right, but what
bothers me is why this girl should hit
you for it at just this particular time
krantz must have sent her, but what
made them think you had money
now? 1t amt very likely they was
just takin' a chance, is it? l believe
that is all d-n lie; they haven't
got any more coming. Only l do
think they imagined you might have
some on hand"
"HOw they imagine that?"
Search me, Wine; only happen
to know there is a hi of lot go
ing on under the surface. It don't
look good to me, they jumping you
just at this time"
what you mean? You have not
spilled nOthing?"
''Me!' he laughed roughly. "D-n
it. I'm not the splitting kind. There's
been plenty O. fellers after the dope,
let me tell you, but I've let 'em hunt
ho
way they've been fooled. You know
that guy who called himself Horner?"
"Sure-a smart fellow"
you bet he is; G-n sight smart
er than you think. He amt Horner at
all, if you ask me; his right name
was Harris, as slick a crook as ever
lived"
Harris? a crook? What was 1t l
saw in the paper? Wasn't he the
same guy what was crOaked last
nfght?"
You bet he was that's what I'm
telling you about; that's why come
up here to get this off my chest. He
biffed this fellow Horner coming over,
blew in with all his papers, an start
ed negotiatin' with Krantz and Alva.
He an Alva got awful thick"
81 know; what was the gamer
ITO get that check into cash, of
course. He hung around for that
purpose for weeks, an then missed
OUT
"An' you knew him, an never said
q wOrd?'
"Sure l knew him, first time I got
eyes on the blOater; but what was it
to me? I'm not in this business for
my health Wine. I never gave a
d-n who got hands on that stuff, so
/ had my grab at it. Harris an l
had it framed that's why l was out
there, waitin' for a signal from him.
But when you beat him to 1t, I'd just
as soon be your running mate as
his"
Hush! don't talk so loud! And
now you say Harris is dead?"
LAS a mackereI; he couldn't be no
deader. But that was my house where
he was crOaked, an so l got to get
out O. town. The police amt wise so
far, but they might tumble if I hang
around"
"That why you come here"
EXACTLY; I've got to have some
rino right away, and it's up to you to
see that I'm heeled. You know where
the stuff is, and how to get it quick"
81 wouldn't dare use that money
yet; I haven't even opened the bag"
THE HI you wouldn't! You are
goin' to cop off enough to pay that
note tomorrow, amt you? That's
what you promised the girl. Well, I'm
lust as important as she is, l reckon,
and I'm goin' to have my share, you
bet. or else I'll make it hot for you
I'll say that"
"You haven't nothing but your own
word"
"Afn't I! Say, Wine, don't be
fool; there are others beside us that's
got a nose in this affair. There's
saloonkeeper down on Sixth avenue
named Costigan, who's got all O Har
ris' dope. an he's goin' to keep on
the trail. Then there's another Ie.-
low who's liable to raise HI. am
got him exactly placed yet but mes
the guy that led up to Harris being
killed. I'm the only one what KNOWS
that. an | amt talked before
"Who is he-a detect1veT
"Mavbe: Harris called him Severn
They got the guy down into Cosusan
and the three of us slugged MIN.
They patched him up, and then locked
him into a back room over IN my
place, The next morning they was
goin' to give him the third degree
Then with him safe, Harris went after
this girl, thinking she would be mace
to talk. 1 didn't want to trouble WIN
Harris, ner Costigan either Tor tne
matter of that-they're both OF e"
bad actors" 80,
"weu then. what happenedF
,.,Tha+,s mostly guess-work. They
r IS guy Severn locked in upstairs. l