The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-10-28
The
Mystery Of the
Silver Dagger
BY RANDALL PARRISH
Author of "The Strange
Case of Cavendish"
Illustrations by A. Well
Copyright, by Randall Parrish
CHAPTER XiiI-Continued.
Illustrations by A. Well


That which is sent from across the
water for the cause"
oh, see; there is more coming
then"
''Coming,s yes; maybe some is here
already"
How much did you owe the bank,
Wine?"
Between eight and Line thousand !;
It is overdue three months; now l
promise 10 pay it all up tomorrow. -
'Oh. you did. hey! out of that
stuff I suppOseE"
Were else I get it. you think?
Mein Colt. I have no more"
say" burst out Waldron suspi-
ciously, that's all right, but what
bOthers me is why this girl should hit
you for it at just this particular time.
krantZ must have sent her. but what
made them think you had money
pow2 1t amt very. likely they was
just takin' a chance, is it? | believe
that is all a d-n lie; they haven't
got any more coming. only I do
think they imagined you might have
some on hand"
"HOw they imagine that?'
Search me, Wine; only / happen
TO know there is a HI Of a lot go
ing on under the surface. 1t don't
look good 10 me, they jumping you
just ut this time"
what YOU mean? You have not
spilled nOthing?"
Me-" he laughed roughly. On
It. I'm not the splitting kind. There's
been plenty o. fellers after the dope,
let me tell you. but I've let 'em hunt
Say. I've had TO laugh sometimes the
way they've been fooled. You know
that guy who called himself Horner:"
"Sure-a smart fellow"
You bet ne is; a d-n sight smart
er than you think. He amt Horner at
all. if You ask me; his right name
was Harris, as slick a crook as ever
lived
Harris? a crook? What was it
saw in the paper? Wasn't he the
same guy what was croaked last
night2"
you bet he was; that's what I'm
telling you about; that's why come
up here to get this off my chest He
biffed this fellow HOrner coming over,
blew in with all his papers, an start
ed negotiatin' with Krantz and Alva
He an Alva got awful thick
Il know; what was the game?"
ITO get that check into cash, of
course. He hung around for that
purpose for weeks, an then missed
out"
An you knew him, an never said
a word?"
''Sure 1 knew him. first time / got |
eyes on the blOater; but what was it |
to me? I'm not in this business for |
my health, Wine. / never gave a |
d-n who got hands on that stuff, so |
I had my grab at it, Harris an l |
had 1t framed; that's why / was out |
there, waitin' for a signal from him. |
But when you beat him to it, I'd just
as soon be your running mate as
his"
.sHushl don't talk so loud And
now you say Harris is dead?"
AS Il mackerel; he couldn't be no
deader. But that was my house where
he was crOaked, an so / got TO get
out o. town. The police amt wise so
far, but they might tumble if 1 hang
around"
THAT why you come hereT'
Exactly; I've got to have some
rino right away. and it's up to you to
see that I'm heeled. You know where
the STUFF is, and how to get it quick"
II wouldn't dare use that money
yet; 1 haven't even opened the bag"
The HI you wouldn't You are
goin' to cop OF enough to pay that
note tomorrow, amt your That's
what you promised the girl. Well. I'm
just as important as she is, reckon,
and I'm goin' to have my share. you
bet. or else I'll make 1t hot for you
I'll say that"
You haven't nothing but your own
word"
"Ain't I Say, Wine, don't be a
fool there are others beside us that's
got a nose in this affair There's
salOonkeeper down on Sixth avenue,
named COstigan. who's got all O. Har-
ris dope an he's goin' to keep on
the trail. Then there's another fell
low who's liable to raise HI. 1 amt
got him exactly placed yet. but he's
the guy that led up TO Harris being
killed. I'm the only one what knows
that. an / amt talked before"
who Is he-a detective?'
Maybe; Harris called him Severn.
They got the guy down into COstigan's
and the three OF us slugged him.
They patched him up, and then locked
him into a back room over In my
place The next morning they was
goin' to give him the third degree.
Then with him safe, Harris went after
this girl. thinking she would be made
TO talk. didn't want to trouble with
Harris, ner Costigan either for the
matter Of that-they're both of 'em
bad actors"
We'll, then. what happenedT
That's mostly guess-work They K
had this guy Severn locked in upstairs. b
he was unconscious when we dumped Il
him there. and later. when my wife c
got this girl to come over-they was n
raised In the same town-Harris he "
turned the key on her. They was aim a
ng to bring them together the next 81
but somehow Severn must
nave woke up, an got out O. the y
Dom. for the next thing I know'd he III
vas flghtin' Harris out in the hall, an v.
Ifter that I found the girl had skipped n,
,ut durin' the fracas." "