The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-08-06

going 10 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 a fox for that. Krantz
knew this was coming, and he's been
cashing In flor six months or more
to be ready for 1t. And-now he's got
the currency stored away. nobody
knows where but himself. When Alva
comes for it, ii will be handed out Sc
cretly, and that old bird will crumple
up the receipt in his pocket and wait
till he can cash I'm through those guys
in London. So now it's up TO us to
locate the dough; we've got TO sepa-
rate it from either Krantz, or Alva-
I'm for Alva."
"Why?"
Because the Job looks easier. He's
human and no money grubber. He's
just as liable as not to. carry the
whole wad around with him; d-n it.
think that's just what he will do.
for he won't dare deposit such sum
anywhere. That's why l have laid
back so long. without attempting to
strike-Tm banking on the army cap
tain TO offer me soft thing. What
do you say?"
had the whole story now in nut
shell and it was one TO think over.
That Harris had played his cards well
was sufficiently evident. Now 1 must
be fully as cautious in playing mine.
/ felt the fellow had given Inc 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 l kept my head and
nerve. | had 1t In my power to block
everything and thus bring the whole
gang to swift justice. l realized the
,dGuger of such an attempt, the imme-
s4ate peril of endeavOring to accom-
piish this alone, vet at the moment
perceived no. other way. l must re-
main DAILY and appear eager to obtain
my snare Oh tlle SpOllS.
"a slick piece OF work, Harris" j
admitted admiringly, "and so far as l
can Judge you have figured out the
chances about right. They look good
I'm with you. old man-shake
Ouf 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"
as lit up, there was another thing
wanted to ask you about. You said
there was woman here from Wash
ington. What's the ideaT
"D-n If 1 know, but 1 guess it's all
right. Still don't quite cotton to the
dame. This is how get it from Alva.
Those junta fellOws-the big ones, You
this New York bunch is
pretty slow; they want some action
for their money. So Senior Mendez,
who seems to be engineering the deal.
decides to send somebody over here to
stir up the criminals. But he's
every minute; secret service
men are as thick as flies, and If one of
his underlings was to leave for New
York, he'd never get ten feet without
being spotted. Mendez is wise to this.
30 he gathers In privately a skirt he
believes Is all right, and sends her.
IT'S not a decent job for a woman, and
that's what makes II safe. He made
4 good guess, too: that female Is as
smart as a steel trap. She gave me
The cold shivers."
"You don't think she suspects your
mo, don't; there amt no reason
Why she should; but she gave me the
,nce over, all right. and l am perfect
y willing to know she is on her way
,ack to Washington. never did play |
n any luck with woman in the game |
perhaps that's what makes me
lfraid Of EN-"
"What's her name?"
"Gessler, so Alva said-Marie Cess |
err; South American, 1 suppose; any
low. she talked that language like a
lative. l steered clear of her most of |
he time. Somehow she got my goat.
However, that's nothing to worry
YER" He glanced at his watch. "The
ame's safely Off by this time. What
% you say-let's go home"
! signified my willingness.
As we passed out together through
he narrow passage, extinguishing the
ghts behind us, the one overpowering
esire in my mind was to be once
lore alone, so as to think over, and
iece together as best / might this
abric of villainy with which l was
onfronted. The situation was fairly
lear, yet there were strange lights
nd shadows In 1t found hard to
Moreover, what should
o? How could i serve best-by i'm
lediately telling my story to the Of
GERS Of the law, and thus washing my
ands clean? or by continuing to en-
ct the role of Harry DAILY. and in this
ay entrapping these fellows red
anded? i had had fully enough Of
larris for the present. His bOastful-
ess and pride Of crime disguised me.
had no desire to be associated with
ne fellow, or pretend, even for
orthy purpose. to be his companion.