Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-03-17

II was just going" she said calm
ly, ignoring him, but speaking directly
to Wine. II will see you tomorrow
then"
She passed between the two, with
out so much as favOring the Russian
with a glance, and he stared after
her with open mouth, then stepped
back to watch her progress down the
corridor. Wine drew him hastily
aside, closing the door tightly and
shooting the night-latch.
'The d--n girl never locks this door
when she goes out" he muttered
angrily, wheeling about to face the
other. "Now, speak up, will you !!
what sends you butting in here?"
"Well, first you tell me-" thundered
Waldron, gripping the other angrily
with one hand, "what business that
female has with you? By God, Wine,
If you are trying to double-cross, you'll
find me no easy mark. Answer, you
cur-what was she here for?'
"Nothing, only private business"
"You promised to see her tomor-
row?'
"Yes, it was to pay a note. Come
in here, and I'll explain all. There's
nothing to frighten you, Waldron.'
The two disappeared into the inner
room, WaldrOn's voice still rumbling,
with Wine interjecting a word now
and then. l ventured to stand erect
again in the confines of the closet,
and press my ear to the crack OF the
inner door. Both men were confident
of being alone, and so deeply I'M
mersed in their own affair as to speak
with little restraint Waldron, really
affrightened at this discovery of Miss
Gessler, adopted the method of bully
ever to escape the city.
WELL" he began, humping the
desk with a fist, now you begin TO-
spill. Don't try to work any game
on me. What do you mean by pay
ing a note? You owe her something's
mo; now listen, and don't get mad.
tell you just how it was" and Wine
endeavored to be smooth and plaus-
ible, his voice pitched so low l had
difficulty in hearing the words. she
! said / was to succeed Alva, and be
the revolutionary agent; partly she
came to tell me this, but some way
she learning of my Indebtedness, that
| ! have an overdue note at the bank
| How the HI did she know thatY'
81 could not tell,'' apparently sur
| prised himself. 81 never asked, but
maybe Krantz he told her. When
| they talked over my being given
charge of the fund-yes, that must be
| the way, for she insisted / must
straighten that matter up quick, be-
fore other money was given me-"
"What other money!"
THAT which is sent from across the
water for the cause"
"Oh, l see; there Is more coming
then"
Coming, yes; maybe some is here
already"
"How much did you owe the bank
Wine?"
Between eight and nine thousand
it is overdue three months; now
promise to pay it all up tomorrow.
"Oh, you did, hey! out Of tina
stuff, 1 suppose?"
"Were else I get it, you think
| Mein Gott, l have no more"
"Say," burst out Waldron suspi
ciously, that's all right but wha
bothers me is why this girl should hi
you for it at just this particular time
Krantz must have sent her, but wha
made them think you had none.
now? 1t amt very likely they wa
just takin' a chance, is it? I believ
that is all a d-n lie; they haven
got any more coming. Only l d.
think they imagined you might hav
some on hand"
How they imagine that?"
Search me, Wine; only l happel
to know there is a HI Of a lot GO
ing On under the surface. 1t dom
look good to me, they jumping yo1
just at this time"
| "What you mean? You have no
! spilled nothing?"
MEL" he laughed roughly. Cd
it. I'm not the spilling kind. There
been plenty O. fellers after the dope
let me tell you, but I've let 'em hunt