Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-07

could see a fair chance Of some re-
turn
A the play was nearing it's con-
clusion, I understand you to say, the
lady appeared to be on the verge of
fainting. She told you she was sud-
denly i'll, and asked you if you would
kindly see her to her motor, which
was waiting outside"
eyes, and she was very circun-
spect about 1t. Nothing forward or
bold. She really appeared done up.
h asked What was it she ask
ed ?"
She seemed to as soon as
she got into the air." Moore explain
ed, land as she stepped into the ton
neau she, said, very quietly, scarcely
even addressing me. but just loud
enough for me to hear. You're MI.
Moore, and o want some informa-
tton. I'll take vol where, you can get
It, That was enough for me, of
course. SO I followed her into the car,
and the next minute we were flying
uptown"
"And she took you directly to the
Albright, didn't you say?"
Eyes, al straight as trucks, cabs
and a few other impeding vehicles
would perndt?"
what was said on the way? What
did you talk about?" Brooke asked.
Il told her I feared I hadn't car
rted out my part of the arrangement
altogether. That I was to have pass
ed her fifty dollars as a sort of coun-
tersign. She laughed It that, and
said it was a compliment to her that
I didn't. She would have been en-
ha FRO cooi ;f r nod ana ~ ~ "a
seems that was an idea Of the fly gen.
tlemen who wrote the note. The
thought that unless there was some
quid pro quo we would suspect ulteri-
or motives. At least that was how
he explained it. -
II asked her If she thought any
sensible man would give away fifty
dollars to a stranger On the mere
hope of learning how a hundred
thousand dollars could be made
quickly and without risk. She said
about suckers being born
every minute. No. she didn't use that
phrase, but that is what she meant"
Brooke's cigar had gone out, and
asked:
when you reached the Albright
she took you up to stoughton's
rooms, you say?"
Straight up"
"And there being no one there. she
asked you to waltz"
Yes. She explained then that she
was st~enographer to q Mr.. Stoughton,
who was interested in marketing Ne
vada mining stocks; that Stoughton
would be home at any minute, and
that what I wanted to know" he
would be glad to tell me"
Couldn't o have phoned me
while you waited?" Brooke asked a
little reproachfully.
II wanted to-. but she told me the
phone wa out of order, and I didn't
dare to go downstairs. because-well,
I thought I'd get away in a little
while. anyhow. and that a half hour
wouldn't make any especial differ
ence."
Nov, as 1 remember your story"
Brooke proceeded, cit was after Z
o'clock when Stoughton arrived. and
then he declined to talk business UNI
til after dinner?"
That's right. Ae said dinner was
waiting. and l must be his guest. The
young woman in the meantime was
dismissed, but when we sat down to
dinner there was the other man
Foley-the fellow who afterward
came down here for the bag"
"And stoughton was very enter
taining?"
zone Of the most thoroughly enter
tanning men I ever met. There isn't
a country in the world he hasn't
visited. and there isn't q man of
prominence in the United States,
from Teddy Roosevelt to Tom Law
son, that he doesn't know. I forgot
all about time. and all about why I
was there. We chatted on as II he
and I were old friends. and when the
dinner was finished we still sat over
liqueurs and cigars. and not q word
yet about the whole strange proceed
ing"
"But Foley" INTERCEPTED Brooke.
What did he sayT"
mot very much. He just listened.
NOW tell me asain-won't you-
just how finally you got to the SUBJ
ject Of the bag, and just what was
said. a. nearly - you can remsr-+
ber."
. Moore rose. from his position on
the chair arm and took . place In
front Of the bureau, with his Lays
spread apart.
THAT'S . pretty big order" he said.
smiling. 'but TIL have . w at IT,"
From the street below came up the