Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-05

:. vas counting with tired fingers en-: nc
lveArT brain the last andLM q Az
seemingly nsver-endins Dll,s ne,,
runtly the whirr Of the 70
sounding behind him csueeo ..+.rt-
start IN nervous trerlof. BUY s1ar.
IN he commanded hirLsett.. am r.ir.
Turning his chair IN ms naste No
lly sprang for the instrument. 4h.re
FOR some unknown rea aN. Nat
was delay In getting the .pa.'s -. IN.
wanted him. They haa Deer prooke
and had to be recovered; a 1roons
sas roeanwhile. pale with suspense
the nerspiration beading in cold drops
on his brow.
Then he heard: -aw
.'There's your party! oo o 1e
"Hello!" he called. "A
"1s, this Mr.. MooreT" 1t ounde
like Moore's voice, but he couia nv
lbe sure. Besides why should MooLe
M, him. Moore? But ne Ii 0 hesi-
tate. ,.r,n Mr.
no you're tho waldorf clerk. aren't
lyou?" 800
"I,m-" he began: but%whoever Was
speaking waited for no answer.
"All right, Mr.. Moore" he was go.
ling on. II want you to send me hat
bag I left in your are yesterday. Yes
I know I told you to give It to no one
but myself, but I must have 1t nov
at once, and will have to SEND q mes
senger for 1t. Be sure to send ~. II
important. Very important. Tne
messenger viii receipt for it." .,es
Brooke, perplexed beyond 1easure
was about to reply. when he hearo q
click and a sudden cessation OF the
low throbbtng pulse Of the induction.
"Hello!" he called: but there was
NO answer. ".
Yes, it had been Moore's voice. He
was sure Of It now. There were Ger
tain intonations that were unmlstaK-
able. But what did he mean by call.
ing him q clerk and demanding the
bag of money? The whole thing was
bewildering, unless-yes. that wae Inc
explanation. He was acting unael
tcompulsion. He had talked whiie
every word he spoke was listened 70
They had made him call up n clerE
at the hotel, and he had shrewdlS
called up Moore-by which name
Brooke was still known therein or
der to give him q hint as to what wa
going ON And vet It was al very
vague, This seemed, though, the on
lily reasonable solution.
K And nov in a little while>the mes
lseneer would appear at the office desk
downstairs, and he must be there ant
have the bag ready. For he woulc
send the bag and follow himself. II
that way only could he learn where
Moore was being held.
At once he began tossing the bill
into his trunk. putting the %uncountet
handful on one side and stopping il
the midst Of his work to scribbl'
down the amount he had counted
$~1,022,463. He locked the trunk ant
strapped 1t, after he had transferred
all the money to its bottom beneath
his clothes, and then began looking
about for something with which t
stuff the bag to a seemly bulkiness.
But the was disa%ppointingl!
bare of waste paper or other vast
material, and the necessity for i'm
mediate action permitted no time TO
sending out for what he wanted. II
the bathroom, however, were towel
in abundance. and he filled the ba;
with these, only to discover that HI
had achieved bulk at the expense o
weight.
The telephone book offered itsel
as a partial rensedy at least, and h
included 1t. His. next move was t,
carefully cord the bag as 1t had beef
corded before. with many wrapping
and q superfiuity OF knots.
Continued In tomorrow,
Evenings Herald.
1t Runs About the Same.
I thought for sure when cold day
That my laundry bills would de
For I'd button my coat on my line,
goods,
To keep out the dust and the grease
And it. sounds like sense, for a shir
stays clean
For a week and q half at a clip,
And q collar lasts for q week at home
And. five good days On q trip!
But bark, % hear! I'm burdened nov
With a fierce old cold in my head
II use ten handkerchiefs each day,
And I luk six more to bed.
So, all in all, count this and that, .
When I balance the books Of tn,
game,
I find that my bill at the chinaman'.
Foots up about the same!
There are nearly a million pound.
of wool In the pool at Fargo. VIII