Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14

~ g VIZ pWS.csire. MCGUIRE 70 being
Kex X. MoJhe ~, one jim Coast, alias
1etMeTnss.cn Tns.nedy. n Kennedy says mo,
Heeb henn.Jeged man named
en- ma,ss tntsey Of Beth Cameron. a
01M@on, J'";i, r;i,oge. Mcguire says
~ " "e al Ike killing. Peter
kmSedS ,,oru;,s and plans to osr.
sIgsyes RKSouasdy. MCGUIRE. doesn't
6emven1 m NJ" \. he daughter OF Me
bsop Dem thc West. Peter, tohiIe
Mss ehso !" IN Beth, 10 surprised oy
Mskine, toTo ne tells her he has
Psegy mJ"Pth ny "Peth TO marry him. Peggy
sst oskeu i;r.ulfino remark and %
wakes on of Peters cottage: she
srdcresa oatea;no ou ~ to make trouble TOR
psssr G nth her fdfher.
r'' AND HERE IT CONTINUES
-,oprr1NATELY, Jonathan X. Nc
~. wbo had returned from the
GuiIe, NIGHT before, was not dis
sasnoIe ,aIe VIZ his daughters animadver-
posed ~ 'seriously, and when Peter an.
icns tyv Ne engagement to the niece OF
ncuncsus csaLeener he made no comment
% nvuoh than 70 offer his congratula-
urtno ne Aid not even know her name
1cnS. Mcclure was told that 1t
no nash m Cameron, Peter did not miss
n slisht start Of INQUIRY, sut OF
sr,se. having only owned MS acres OF
sSSIsud for half a dozen years, ne
49, little as to the origins OF the IN
.S,,snts OF Black Rock, and as Peter
"a nothing at that moment he asked
cneations and only listened to the
..ster,s account OF the progress OF
~ work and Of the difficulties expert
need In attempting to complete the
,rhsr contract. There was no way OF
,nrrovine .rr the labor situation and
a.;t 10 The camp proved to him that
ps.sr , had done all that could be ex-
sn.sd d with the poor material at hand.
y. ths way back they stopped at the
.h,n and Peter showed him the letter
snu, av Hawk Kennedy. And there for
vhile they sat discussing plans to
ortwit The enemy and draw his sting.
n was going to be no easy task and
..ria only be accomplished by Peters
.nnarent compliance with Kennedy's
~3shes In throwing in his lot with
Hawk and Stimulating an enmity for his
Smployer. Mcclure nodded his head
and listened soberly.
The rest at the seashore had done
him rood-he was disposed to meet the
Mtuation with courage, rejecting Pc
teris own attitude of confidence and
optimism, admitting that his confession
10 Peter had lifted a weight from his
Eboulders and given him the spirit to
meet the issue, whatever 1t might be.
"You see," he said at last, "if the
worst comes I'm in a pretty bad hole.
But Il was the shock of meeting Hawk
kfter all these years that took the cour-
ire out Of me at first. ] wasn't quite
irht in my head for while. I'd
Ave killed him gladly and gotten away
With II perhaps-but I'm glad now that
hinss turned out the way they did.
'ye rot no blood on my hands-that's
)ne thing-whatever / signed. I've
sen thinking a good deal since I've
sen away. II / signed that fake con-
usion Hawk Kennedy signed it, too.
ae won't dare to produce it except
s last resort in desperation, to drag
hs down with him II he fails. We
ian string him along for a while before
b does ttat and if he falls for your
|ams We may be able to get the paper
Iway from him. You've thought of
cmething, Nichols?" he asked.
"Yes, Of several things" said Peter
bevly. "I'm going to try diplomacy
nt II that doesn't work, then some
hing else more drastic"
Mcguire rose at last and took up his
)at.
Il don't know how to thank you for
khat you've done, Nichols" he said
|wkwardly. "Of course if-if money
Pin repay you for this sort Of service
bink is right
Peter rose and walked to the window,
Euire." he said erayely.
Mcclure paused and laid his hat
Iown again.
Before you went away Peter went
p, turning slowly toward his employer,
you told me that you had never made
ny effort to discover the whereabouts
any Of the relatives of Ben Cam
ron. But inferred from what you
aid that II you did find them, you'd
willing to do your duty. That's true,
nt itT
Mcclure examined him soberly, but
ring tb,. n,o,tior -" '0U
,T,u o1n,a;. :. ~,
Huire, you are said TO be n very rich
ban, how rich I don't know hut T
hink you'll be willing to admit 70 me
nowing what do of your history that
ithout the 'Tarantula' mine and the
hxe sum II bromaht rom 'nu no,, anu 'no,,IS uIs
lever have succeadoJ IN aott;n o,,n
resent position in the world Of
nance"
"Ill admit that. But 7 don't
You will in a minute. air."
Go on"
III l have been correct,v ,rformed
lou sold out your conner boId;noa in
ladre Gulch for sometbinv iiLa bsIs
billion dollars" Peter nam naussS ed for
fcGuires comment He mada nova
But he had sunk into b;s % nho;r aoaIn a
nd ,ro. IL. NV hio Shuir aBaih