Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-16

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to have you dig UP what you are hunting for. q
Logical deduction. they call that"
1t never entered into Bancroft's head not
to trust the man. Smell had recommended
him as a man who had served with the De.
partn1ent of Justice during the war: II there
was any speculative thought at all regarding
the detective it was based upon envy. From
New York to La Paz was a tremendous ad%
venture; and he would have liked the job Tor
himself.
IF you find Keunedy's name, cable Yes; II Z
it appears nowhere. cable No. l don't want
any letters or cables that will explain any.
thing. Remember that ri
Yes, sir; good idea. Now. I'll be honest
with you. MI. ~Collingswood. The thing could
be solved right here in town"
ATTENDED by a dozen risks Of having your
business known. The least rumor, and l may
find myself blocked. I am in a blind alley,
the same as you are. I want an indtsputable,
unbeatable fact; and l stand ready to spend
several thou:sand dollars to acquire this fact"
For q N6Olg man, sir, you seem to know
your mind" said the detective, adniring'y. r.
Perhaps 1 was educated to know It. No
doubt you are mystifed as to what l really
want" = Z.
mo doubt whatever. But my business
begins and ends with carrying out your in.
structions." ~
That Bancroft was the young mans name,
rather than THAT on his ticket Of lodgment.
vas Sufficient to excite considerable interest
IN the detectives mind. He had already
built up a case. Either Kennedy had sold
out; to. Stewart and vanished, for reasons
best known to himself, or he had been done
way with. u
Bancroft %pondered considerably. Was he
shooting at the moon? The emerald com
-pany was an honorable concern. Bellnlan,
on the face of his affairs, was an idle young
man with money and 4 taste for travel: but
whether he had gone through the remark.
: able exploits attributed to him in the pros.
pectus was something to be proved. over
against these apparenc!es stood the prepos-
ferrous Great Adventure Company. the mys-
FERROUS visitor to his father. his father HIM.
self, and that emphasized line. Paid Ken.
needy in FULL all in a bewildering penuInbra.
The failure to disclose the identity Of G, J. *.
through the publishing business was a blow
of force. That door was now closed forever!
Daniel Stewart-sjnce that was his official
n~ame-would know that c. J. Bancroft was
no fool. Unused to the world he might be.
in fact, but not in theory; and day By day
theory was resolving Mto fact. Stewart had
: known that he was no fool long before that
singular visit in the storm. Why. even. mn
tuneducated boy would have SHE'D at sucH
rig,naro1e as a plotted adventure for sale.
Education would have Knocked the notion:
and education had. Stewart. had not pur.
Sucu IIil, lG a ~ ~ lL fiAt ~ VIZ :
To sharpen the edge a curiosity, which was
exactly what had happened.
At two o'clock Bancroft called by tee.
phone to ascertain if Mr.. Be!lrnan was III his
room. MI. Bellman was. Very good. Would
MI. Bellman give o little OF his time~-suy
half an hour--to Mr.. Jeremiah C~oilingswood?
Mr.. Bellmans would give Mr.. Eollingswood
exactly half an hour if Mr.. Collingswood
would state his business.
Real estate"
"Eeg pardon?"
Bellman rowned into the transn1itter.
Real estate? He did not quite get that.
What kind Of a game was this heaven born
hick purposing? Bellman thought rapidly,
and suddenly smiled. The boy wanted a look.
see, first. A little suspicious, eli? If George
Bellmap acquitted himself favorably Bancroft
would admit of the masquerade and open
up OH the Great Adventure Company. No
mistaking it; the Professor was a magician.
He had said Bancroft would come. and here
he was. =,
"Co1ne up," he said into the transmitter.
j Now, Bellnan had the gift. He could
make friends anywhere; he possessed per-
sonality, misdirected, no doubt, but noneth='
less vital. He had the air and the manner
of a gentleman born. He smiled affably as
he opened the door for his victim. He took
the pronered card. CollingsWood, real cs
ldle--Oiu SAhilleu HLNdlOlS . Lie mir piti u
under his thurnb; hadn't been>o off the press
more than a couple Of hours.
Take a chair. What gave you the idea
'H that I might want to rent or buy?'3.
Accidentally heard your name mentioned
and that you were shortly to be married"
Bellman nodded, not at this statement bu
at the recollection Of The Shadows earnes
. entreaties not to underestimate this younf
Bancroft. The boy wore his clothes well
moved his body easily, and appeared to know
exactly what to de- with his hands and feet
These points did notdovetail nicely with tn,
boys history. Pedigreed. Bellman had beef
!, forced by necessity to develop one talent be
You'd oil others, and that was to distinguish
r. the natural gentleman from the artificial
{ Here was a diamond, and not even In tn
!. rough.
j things get around Well. what have you go
: in the way Of houses? I had an apartment
in mind: but, after all, a house Is a house.
e What i have is all below TWenty-thir
e street"
:. " mo: that would never do. Too far scout
for me. Besides, l don't know. After tn
wedding I may take tinto my head to trave
i again. You can sublet an apartment, but it
lard4work to sublet q house"
To this Bancroft agreed with a nod, know
ing absolutely nothing about the matter.
It was in Bellman's mind to lay a trap; bt
he recognized in time the boomerang cha
l. acteristics Of any trap that would discove
r Bancroft's ignorance regarding real estate.
There was, somewhere behind the scene
/ seven millions or .thereabouts. For the Pr
lessor was going to rock this boy, pick hi
k dry That was as, evidential az the boy hin
e self. But the Professor was going to do Il
i. rocking alone; he wasn't going to whack U
with any one. All this treasure, and Frier
George not to have his cut!
But would the boy sign that damfool adve
ture contract? II the boy put his John Ha
e cock to that, why, the Professor was Il
Il greatest magician Of his time But, even thu
y how would he get his hands into Bancroft
money bags? ~
v " ! note yod have Iraveled q good deal
Bancroft observed, With q gesture toward Il
70 trunks and grips and kit bags, covered wi