The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-15

snare out OF the POT right away. tie $
playing the game secretly on his own
account Get that? He expects it
may be a year, or perhaps two before
he can cash in OF the deal, but when
1t does come his share of profit will
be likely a. hundred thousand. That
beats bank interest, and the old bird
Is willing to take the chance"
quite likely that's true; no bank
would finance such a project"
"Of course not-the directors would
throw a fit. Well. now. that kind of
a guy. In on a raw deal like this, is
going to play safe, isn't he? He isn't
going TO leave any evidence lying
around to hang himself with-any
drafts. or checks to pass through the
clearing house? Not on your life: he
Is too willy a fox for that. Krantz
knew this was coming. and he's been
cashing in for six months or more
TO be ready for 1t. And now he's got
the currency stored away. nobody
knows where but himself. When Alva
comes for 1t, 1t will be handed out Sc
cretly. and that old bird will crumple
up the receipt In his pocket and wait
till he can cash In through those guys
In London. So now it's up to us to
locate the dough we've got to sepa-
rate it from either kraDtz, or Alva-
I'm for Alva."
"Why?"
Because the job looks easier. He's
human onI M r,nnny ur,vhhnr Hos
just as liable as not to carry the
whole wad around with him d-n 1t.
I think that's just what lie will do.
for he won't dare deposit such a sun
anywhere. That's why I have laid
back SO long. without attempting to
strike-Tm banking on the army cap
tain to offer me a soft thing. What
do you sayy"
had the whole story now in a nut
shell and 1t was one to think over.
That Harris had played his cards well
was sufficiently evident. Now | must
be fully as cautious in playing mine.
l felt the fellow had given me his full
confidence: actually believing me TO
be DAILY. and on the same trail with
him desiring to use me In what was
probably the biggest job Of his life.
he had been led into the indiscretion
OF conf1ding to me the full truth OF
his scheme. If | kept my head and
nerve. I had 1t in my power to block
everything and thus bring the whole
gang to swift justice. realized the
,ianger Of such an attempt. the imme-
diate peril Of %endeayoring to accom-
plish this alone. yet at the moment
perceived no other way. must re-
main DAILY and appear enger to obtain
my share Of the spells.
"A slick pie-e OF work, Harris !
admitted adn'cinglv. "and so far as
can Judge yr1 have figured out the
chances abor'.. right. They look good.
I'm with yor. old man-shake"
Our hands clasped. THAT is what
thought .ou would say. Harry"
more Familiarity. "Come on now and
drink with me-"
put the stuff down. rather feeling
the need OF 1t. and desiring to estab-
fish our intimacy more closely.
"Then that's settled, George-yes.
I'll have another cigar. BY the way
AS / lit up. there was another thing
wanted to ask you about. You said
there was a woman here from Wash
inyton. What's the idea?"
.D-n II I know, but ] guess It's all
right. Still l don't quite cotton to the
dame. This Is how l get It from Alva.
Those junta fellows-the big ones, you
know-think this New York bunch Is
pretty slow they want some action
for their money. So Senior Mendez.
who seems to he engineering the deal.
decides to send somebody over here TO
stir up the criminals. But he's
watched every minute: secret service
men are as thick as flies, and II one OF
his underlings was to leave for New
York. he'd never get ten feet without
being spotted. Mendez Is wise to this,
so he gathers In privately a skirt he
believes Is all right, and sends her.
It's not a decent job for a woman. and
that's what makes 1t safe. He made
a good guess. to0 that female Is as
smart ms a steel trap. She gave me
the cold ShiverS."
"You don't think she suspects your
mo. don't: there amt no reason
why she should; but she gave me the
once over, all right, and ! am perfect
" willing to know she Is on her way
| back to Washington. ] neve did play
In any luck with q woman in the game
perhaps that's what makes me
afraid OF EN-"
whats her manner"
"Gessler. SO Alva said-Mafie Cess
Ter; South American, ] suppose any
how, she talked that language like \
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 horne.'
signifed my willingness.
Al We passed ont together through
the narrow passage. extinguishing the
|llRhfn behind m. the one { empowering