Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-01-06

throw nt. Well, now, that kind Of
q guy, in on a raw deal like this, is
going to play 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 it. And now he's got
the currency stored away, nobody
knows where but himself. When Alva
comes for it, it will be handed out Sc
cretly, and that old bird will crumple
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 it from either Krantz, or Alva-
Pm for Alva."
"Why?"
Because the job looks easier He's
human and no money grubber. He's
lust as liable as not to carry the
whole wad around with him; d-n 1t.
| think that's just what he will do,
for he won't dare deposit such a sum
anywhere. That's why / 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
fn fnl
That Harris had played his cards well
was sufficiently evident. Now l must
be fully as cautious in playing mine.
l 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 conf1ding to me the full truth OF
his scheme If l kept my head and
nerve, l had 1t in my power to block
everything and thus bring the whole
gang to swift justice. 1 realized the
danger of such an attempt, the imme-
diate 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 spoils.
"A slick piece of work, Harris" L
admitted admiringly, "and so far as l
can Judge you have figured out the
chances about hight They look good.
I'm with you, old man-shake!
Our hands clasped "That is what
1 thought you would say, Harry"
more familiarly. '"Come on now and
drink with me-"
put the stuff down, rather feeling
| the need of it, and desiring to estab-
lish our intimacy more closely.
"Then that's settled, George-yes,
! I'll have another cigar. By the way,
as l lit up, 'there was another thing
l wanted to ask you about. You said
there was a woman here from Wash
ington. What's the idea?'
"D-n If l know, but l guess it's all
right. Still l don't quite cotton to the
dame. This is how l get it from Alva
! Those junta fellows-the big ones, you
know-think this New York bunch is
pretty slow; they want some action
! for their money. So Senor 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 ne
believes Is all right, and sends her
It's not a decent job for woman, anc
that's what makes it safe. He made
a good guess, too; that female Is al
smart as a steel trap. She gave me
the cold shivers."
"You don't think she suspects you?
'No, don't; there amt no reason
why she should; but she gave me th'
once over, all right, and l am perfect