The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-06-30
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''Played it safe and sure. I'm too
old bird to be caught mapping. /
put in most Of that night holding wet
cloths to Horner's head, and thinking
out some plan of action. Before morn
ing he thought I was the best fellow
he ever knew, an1 I had the guy
where I wanted him. For one of his
breed, he was rather friendly cusS.
This was how I mapped it out. That
letter of credit had to be turned into
currency before it could do me any
good, and the only way that might be
done was through this guy Alva. l
must get to him somehow IN a way
that would put me next his scheme,
so I'd know when he had the cash.
Once I got these details attended to
in little old New York, the swag was
as good as my own. I knew dozen
guys that would bump Horner off for
a hundred if it come to that-so the
price wasn't high. A million! Oh,
man; and it had dropped right into
nv lap. But to do this it was neces-
sary that I should be Horner. That
was as plain as the nose on my face;
as Horner, coming with credentials,
and a letter of credit, Alva would be
bound to receive me with open arms
see! After that I figured it would
be easy enough. But how was I to be-
come Horner?"
"You couldn't divvy with him?'
''I should say not; he was square
guy. 1t didn't. take me five days to
find that out. So there wasn't but one
way out of it had to put Horner
out of commission, and cop his belt.
It was either that, or lose million" !"
looked at him, with a sickening
feeling of horror I found hard to sup
press but he went on indifferently in
the same cool, calm voice.
There's no use going into details,
DAILY. We landed good friends, and
Horner was in a strange land. You
know New York pretty we'll, and I lost
him the first afternoon down on the
East side. never did know just what
became of the fellow, but the next
morning I was alone in back room
in Greenwich, and had his belt with
me-" He chuckled grimly. There
wasn't much in it. except the letter
of credit and notation as to where
and when Krantz could be seen pri-
vately. 1t was the next night Harris
was to call on the banker up in LIE
Compte street"
"Le Compte? What numberT
"247 LIE Compte. Do you know any
body there?''
'No; only LIE Compte is an Did
stamping ground Of mine. Go on; you
went there, Of course"
"Sure. Krantz didn't know me from
Adam, not even my name. 1 was just
s1Os' to him, but he was mighty nerv-
GUS, Just the same, and anxious to get
away. could see that. don't think
it was his house either; just an ordi-
nary-looking shack, brick, three stories
and basement.
s'That banker was business all right,
and he put me through the whole
bundle of tricks before he'd even let
me sit down. I had to lie some, but
mostly I was posted we'll enough so
as to give him what he was looking
for. Anyhow, passed, and after that
he was rather decent. Took me into
a room and gave me drink, besides
asking me about affairs in Europe.
H, didn't know only what I'd
seen in the papers-but gave him an
earful, and on the strength of his
name I cussed England for all /
was worth-whicE at that time was
about q million bucks. Then handed
over the letter of credit, and ne
jammed it into his pocket like it was
a scrap of paper. 1 don't remember
that he even looked at it. After that
he was for getting rid of me, the soon
er the better. But l needed to know
where Alva was, so hung on, telling
the old guy 1 had private message
that / had to deliver personally
straight from them inanciers in Lon
don. So, after skirmishing a while,
he iotted down an address on bit