The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-23
did the Russian say anything about


me?"
'Not a whisper. supposed I had
crear run for the money, except his
rakeoff."
'"The dirty dog. Because I didn't
show up on the dot, he was ready to
ditch me. Now listen, and I'll tell you
the straight story. I'm going to need
you, and we'll divide f1fty-ffty, leav-
ing this guy to suck his thumbs. Is
/ that q gO?"
"He's sure nothing to me-shoot."
Harris poured out stiff drink, and
put it down; then touched match to
the extinguished cigar.
"WaldrOn sent me a cable in Eng
land about month ago." he explained
briefly. "He didn't make the thing
very clear, only that he had big deal
on, and wanted me in on 1t. / had
made enough to get back on, and took
a second-class passage on the Vulcan.
1t was not big boat, and, to escape
close inspection, l went aboard at
Queenstown. At that time I had no
more notion what was up than blind
rat. I was just desperate enough to
take chance."$
He paused and relit his stub, with
an oath at finding it. again useless.
'HThen things begun to happen. l
was roommate with q bird named
Horner, who claimed to live in De-
troit He must have cOttOned to me,
for we got a bit chummy, and in that
way | picked odds and ends out of him
which set me thinking. He was quite
foxy bird-One Of these tall, raw
| boned, secretive cusses, who talk a
lot. but never lay nothing, and he
came near getti. my goat. l went
through his bag cage, of course, but
that was just ordinary Stuff-he only
had one grip, INCH he left unlocked !;
but I did get onto a pocket belt the
fellow wore around his waist. He
never let that get away from him
night or day. l studied every Oh
way could think up to get peep at
it, but nothing gave me a chance.
came near going bugs over the thing"
He laughed, exhibiting row OF
rather ugly teeth behind his thD" lips.
"Then the devil must have helped
me. One might've days out, for we
were a slow boat-we ran into HI
of a storm. We both Of US tumbled
out, and began hustling on our buds.
| He was trying to get shoe on. and
went plunging head-On into the side OF
| the ship. l reckon 1t nearly Drained
| him, but, to make things sure, / hand
ed him one to the. jaw before ne got
his senses, and he went out for the
I'M f1HOS&
no time in frisking the guy-and, say,
what do you think I fOunf?"
I shook my head, unwilling to inter
rupt fascinated with his description.
1.-THE fellow was a revolutionary
| agent. l didn't get onto all of it then
Il didn't have time, but found let
ter of credit for q million dollars, and
a memoranda of how 1T was to be de-
livered The d-n thing wasn't any
good to met was to be paid to this
fellow by banker in New York
named Krantz-but it sure made my
mouth water just to see it-a million
dollars, good old U. S. currency. Can
you beat it?"
Looked easy-you had it, and you
didn't have it."
"You said it, DAILY. / didn't dare
keep the thing, and it wouldn't have
done me any good if had; there was
no way of my cashing the paper. What
the HI could I do? If l denounced
him, the game was all off; if I helC
on to the stuff he'd report his loss
soon as he landed in New York, anC
that letter of credit wouldn't be worth
the paper it was written on Say
| was in some boat; but, believe me
I had no notion of giving up that mil
Hon-it looked darned good"
81 should say yes" and leaned for
ward to show my interest. "And from
what I know of you, Harris, that gu!
had no show on earth. Did you croal
him?'
He grinned, evidently pleased at thu
note of admiration in my voice, ant
tossed down another drink.
'That never amt been in my zine
Of course 1 was tempted tO-a coo
million would tempt any guy. But
just showed everything back exactl!
where it come FROM, and fetched tn
steward. Between us we hoisted Hor
ner back into the bunk and dOuse'
him with water till he came to. Firs
thing he did was to feel for that belt
and he never got wise that it ha(
ever been touched. Anyhow, he neve
let on to no suspicion"