Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1921-08-11

! going To play safe, isn't he? He ISM
I going 10 leave any evidence lying
around TO hang himself with-any
J drafts, or checks Ia pass through the
clearing house? Not on your life; he
is too willy a fox for that. Hrant2
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 hut himself When Alva
| comes for II. II will he handed out So.
cretly, and that old bird will crumplC
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 II 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 II.
I think that's just what he will do,
for he won't dare deposit such a sum
anywhere. That's why I have laid
back so long. without attempting to
strike-Tm banking on the army cap
tain TO offer me a soft thing. What
do you say?"
had the whole story now In nut
shell and II was one to think over.
That Harris had played his cards well
was sufficiently evident. Now / 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. II l kept my head and
nerve, l had II in my power to block
everything and thus bring the whole
gang to swift justice. l realized the
danger of such an attempt, the imme-
dlate peril Of endeavOring to accom-
plish this alone, yet at the moment
perceived no other way. | must re-
main DAILY and appear eager to obtain
my share of the spells.
"a slick piece OF work, Harris" l
admitted admiringly, "and so far as I
can judge you have figured out the
chances about right. They look good.
I'm with you. old mnn-shake!"
Our hands clasped. "That is what
more Familiarity. "Come on now and
drink with me-"
| put the stuff down, rather feeling
the need Of 1t. and desiring to estab-
fish our intimacy more closely.
Then that's settled, GeOrge-yes,
III have another cigar. BY the way"
7s / lit up, there was another thing
, ..anted to ask you about. You said
there was a woman here from Wash
ington. What's the idea7"
'D-n II l know, but guess it's all
right. Still don't quite cotton to the
dame. This is how get II from Alva.
Those junta fellowship big ones, you
know-think 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
watched 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
so 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
a 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
once over, all right, and am perfect
" willing to know she is on her way
back to Washington. never did play
in any luck with a woman in the game
perhaps that's what makes me
afraid of EN-"
whats her manner"
"Gessler, so Alva said-Marie Cess
Ter; South American, I suppose; any
how. she talked that language like a
native. steered clear Of her most of
the time. Somehow she got my goat.
However. that's nothing to worry
over" He glanced at his watch. 1.-THE
DANES safely Off by this time. What
do you say-let's go home"
l signified my willingness.
As we passed out together through
the narrow passage, extinguishlng the
lights behind us, the one overpowering
more alone, so as to think over, and
piece together as best / might this
fabric of villainy with which l was
confronted. The situation was fairly
clear, yet there were strange lights
and shadows in It / found hard to
reconcile. Moreover, what should !
dO1 How could l serve best-by i'm
mediately telling my story to the Of
flcers Of the law, and thus washing my
hands clean? or by continuing to en-
act the role Of Harry DAILY, and in this
way entrapping these fellows red
handed7 / had had fully enough OF
Harris for the present. His boastful-
ness and pride Of crime disguised me.
/ had no desire to be associated with
the fellow, or pretend, even for a
worthy purpose, to be his companion.
Yet, all this had happened so sudden
ly and Unexpectedly 1 could not de-
termine the best course to pursue. 1
remained dazed and confused, the
only clear decision being an eagerness
to bring him, and these others also, to
Justice.
We were the last TO leave the place,
and emerged from the building into
the deserted yard, leaving all In ST.
| Pringey asserted It could not be done.