Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-09-15

"Whatta you want me to dor Come
Clean"
"Could we get him into a gambling
honse, arrange some disgraceful mixup
with woman, get the place raided by
the police, and have the whole thing
come out in the papers?"
Jerry's slitted eyes went off into
space. The thing could be arranged.
The trouble in getting Lindsay was
to draw him into trap he could not
break through. If Bromfield could de-
liver his enemy into his hands, Durand
thought he would be a fool not to
| make the most of the chance AS for
this soft-fngered swelrs stipulation
against physical injury, that could be
ignored if the opportunity offered.
"Can you bring this Lindsay to a
gambling-dump? viii he come with
your" demanded the gang politician.
II think SO. I'm not sure. But If I
do that, can you fix the rest?"
It'll cost money"
SLOW much will you need?"
"a coupla thousand to start with.
More before I've finished. I've got to
salve the cops"
Bromfeld had prepared for this con-
tingency. He counted out a thousand
dollars in bills of large denominations.
"rll cut that figure In two. Under
stand. He's not to be hurt. / won't
have any rough work."
Leave that to me-"
"And you've got to arrange It so
that when the house is raided escape
without being known"
"I'll do that too. Leave your adj
dress and I'll send a man up later to
wise you as to the scheme when, get
one fixed up"
On sheet torn from his memoran-
| dunn book Bromfield wrote the name
of the club which he most frequented.
Don't forget the newspapers.
want them to get the story" said the
| clubman, rising.
"Pll see they cover the raid"
Bromfield, massaging a glove onto
his long fingers, added another word
of caution. Don't slip up on this
thing. Lindsay's a long way from
being a soft mark"
"Dent 1 know itT snapped Durand
viciously. "There'll be no slip-up this
time If you do your part. Well get
him. ard we'll get him right"
without any violence, of course"
ooh, of course"
Was there covert but derisive jeer
concealed in that smooth assent7
Bromfield did not know, but he took
away with him an unease that dis
turbe1 his sleep that night.
Before the clubman was out of the
hotel Jerry was swapping Instructions
at one Of his satellites.
"Trail that fellow. Find where he
goes, who he Is, what girl he's mashed
on, all about him. See If he's hooked
up with Lindsay. And how? Hop to
1t Did you get slant at him as he
went out?"
"Sure I did. He's my meat"
The trailer vanished.
Jerry stood at the window, still sui
lenly chewing his unlighted cigar. and
watched his late visitor and the trailer
lose themselves In the hurrying
crowds.
"White-livered simp. No violence,
Mr.. Durand.' Hmpl Different here"
An evil grin broke through on the
thin-lipped, cruel face.
When Bromfield suggested to Clay
with touch of stiffness that he would
be glad to show him q side of New
York night life probably still unfamil-
lar to him, the cattleman felt a
surprise he carefully concealed. He
guessed that this was a belated at
tempt on the part of Miss Whitford's
fiance to overcome the palpable dislike
he had for her friend. If so, the i'm
pulse that inspired the offer was a
creditable one. Lindsay had no desire
to take In any of the plague spots Of
the city with Bromfield Something
about the society man set his back up,
to use his own phrase. But because
this was true he did not intend to be
outdone in generosity by a successful
rival. Promptly and heartily he ac-
cepted the invitation. II he had
known that a note and card from
Jerry Durand lay In the vest pocket
of his cynical host while he was hold
ing out the olive branch, 1t is probable
the Arizonan would have said, mo.
thank you, kind sir"
The note mentioned no names. It
said, "Wednesday, at Maddock's, IL
p. m. Show this card"
And to Maddock's, on Wednesday,
at an hour something earlier then II.
the New Yorker led his guest after a
call at one or two clubs.
Even from the outside the place had
| dilapidated look that surprised
Lindsay. The bell was of that brand
you keep pulling till you discover It
is out of order. Decayed gentility
marked the neighborhood, though tho
blank front Of the houses looked Inn
peccably respectable.