The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-06

| the ,d--n revolution, for he gets his
share out Of the pot right away. He's
! playing the game secretly on his own
| account. Get that? He expects 1t
may be a year, or perhaps two, before
ne can cash Ia an the deal, but when
IL does come his share of profit will
I've likely a hundred thousand. That
beats bank interest, and the old bird
is willing to take the chance"
"Quite likely that's true; no bank
would finance such q project"
"Of course not--the directors would
throw ut. Well. now, that kind Of
a guy. IN on raw deaf like this, Is
going to plny safe, isn't he? He isn't
going to leave any evidence lying
around to hang himself with-any
drafts. or checks to pass through the
clearing house? Not on your life: he
Is too willy fox for that. KrAntz
knew this WAS coming. and he's been
cashing in for six months or more
to be ready for II. And now he's got
the currency stored away, nobody
knows where but himself. When Alva
comes for 1t, 1t will be handed out Sc
cretly, and that old bird will crumple
up the receipt in his pocket and wait
till he can cash in through those guys
in London. So now it's up to us to
locate the dough; we've got to sepa-
rate 1t from either Krantz, or Alva-
I'm for Alva."
"Why?"
because the job looks easier. He's
just as liable as not to carry the
whole wad around with him; d-n 1t.
l think that's just what he will do,
for he won't dare deposit such sum
anywhere. That's why have laid
back so long, without attempting to
strike-Im banking on the army cap
tain to offer me soft thing. What
do you sayT
had the whole story now In a nut
shell and it was one to think over.
That Harris had played his cards we'll
was sufficiently evident. Now l must
be fully as cautious in playing mine.
felt the fellow had given me his full
confidence; actually believing me to
be DAILY, and on the same trail with
him; desiring to use me in what was
probably the biggest job of his life,
he had been led into the indiscretiOn
of confiding to me the full truth OF
his scheme. If | kept my head and
nerve, had 1t in my power to block
everything and thus bring the whole
gang to swift justice. realized the
danger of such an attempt, the imme-
date peril of endeavoring to accom-
plish this alone, yet at the moment
perceived no other way. l must re-
main Daily and appear eager to obtain
my share of the spells.
"A slick piece Of work, Harris"
admitted admiringly, land so far as l
can judge you have figured out the
chances about right. They look good.
I'm with you, old man-shake!
Our hands clasped. THAT is what
thought you would say, Harry"
more Familiarity. "COme on now and
drink with me-"
put the stuff down. rather feeling
the need of 1t. and desiring to estab-
lish our intimacy more closely.
"Then that's settled, George-yes
I'll have another cigar. BY the way
rs lit up, "there was another thing
! wanted to ask you about. You said
there was a woman here from Wash
ington. What's the tdea?"
"D-n II l know, but I guess it's al
right. Still don't quite cotton to the
dame. This Is how get It from Alva
Those junta fellows-the big ones, yOt
knOw-think this New York bunch |.
pretty slow; they want some actor
for their money. So Senior Mendez
who seems to be engineering the deal
decides to send somebody over here t.
stir up the criminals But he'
watched every minute; secret service
men are as thick as flies, and II one o
his underlings was to leave for New
York. he'd never get ten feet withOu
being spotted. Mendez Is wise to this
so he gathers In privately skirt h
believes Is all right, and sends heI
It's not a decent job for woman, an,
that's what makes It safe. He mad
a good guess, too; that female Is a
smart as a steel trap. She gave m
the cold shivers."
"You don't think she suspects you
mo, l don't; there amt no reaso
why she should; but she gave me tn
ence over. all right, and am perfect
ly willing to know she Is on her wa
back to Washington. never did pla
In any luck with woman In the gam
perhaps that's what makes m
5 afraid of EN-"
"What's her namer"
, "Gessler, so Alva said-Marie Ges
r Ter; South American. I suppose; an,
$ how, she talked that language like
native. ] steered clear of her most
;, the time. Somehow she got my goa
0 However, that's nothing to worl
e over" lie glanced at his watch. 1T
I danes safely Off by this time. VII,