The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-09-11
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| ent to her. She is very dear 10 me.
! I have a special reason for intruding
on your personal affairs in this man
| ner, and some right to ask you in re-
gard to your intentions"
Il don't recognize any right what
| ever on your part" said Gramont,
, steadily. " ~
Fell smiled. "Ah! Then you are in
love- Well, youth must be- served"
IT'D like to know one thing" struck
in Gramont. 'That is, why you were
so cursed anxious to get something on
my man Hammond! And why you
held the Midnight Masquer affair over
me as a threat. Did you suspect my
business?"
Fell threw back his head and
laughed in a hearty amusement that
was quite unrestrained.
.. THAT" he responded, sis really hui
morous! Do you know, I honestly
thought you a fortune-bunter from
Europe? There, I confess, made a
grave error"
Without knock the door opened
and Lueie Ledanois entered.
'Good evening, stockholders !" she
exclaimed. do you know there's
: crowd down in the street-polfcemen
and automobiles and lot Of excite
ment?" -,
ALLOW me-" said Gramont, taking
her coat and placing a chair for her.
"Will you sit down, please? You re-
member that warned you regarding
shock that would come; and now I
must explain" Gramont grayely handed
her his commission from the COVER
nor, and resumed his seat. "When !
say that / have come here, not to
attend meeting of our oil company,
but to arrest Mr.. Fell. you will under
stand. l. am very sorry, Lucie, to
have to tell you all this, for know
your attachment to him."
"'Arrest-you. Uncle Jachin?' The
girl glanced from the paper to- Fell,
/ who nodded "Why-this isn't joke
/ Of some kind :" v4.s,
'.None whateveN my dsar," Z said
Fell, quietly. "Mr- Gramont is to BET
congratulated, He has. discovered that,
: was the head Of a.laEge organization
of criminals. Here, if mistake not,
are your Department of Justice
friends. Gramont. -n -
A knock at the door, and it opened
| to admit one of Gramont's men.
Here they are, sir-the chief agent
| and deputy. Shall I let them in?'
,Gralnont nodded. Two men entered
the room, and Gramont dismissed his
own man with gesture. He saw that
the agents both nodded to Fell.
"Do you gentlemen know this man,
he demanded, rising.
''Yes," said one of them, regarding
him keenly. "Who sent for us?"7 ~
Il did" Gramont gave his name,
and handed them his commission. ~
have been inves 1x.ting lottery
which has been coll ucted in this state
for a long time by an organization
of very clever criminals. joachim Fell
is the man at the head of this organi-
cation. The lesser members of the
gang are in custody. The police de-
partment will mot arrest this man
Fell: his influence and that Of his
gang is extensive in political fields and
elsewhere I have called UP the gov.
ernor, and have been told not to arrest
him. I have disregarded these facts,
and I now call upon you to hold him
in custody as a federal prisoner. Now
60 to it." -t..>
The chief agent laid Gramont's
commission on the table and looked at
joachim Fell. For an instant there was
a dead silence. Then, when the fed
eral man spoke, Gramont was para
lyzed. ...
I'm very sorry. Mr.. Gramont, to
have to refuse Z
"What ~ cried Gramont, incredu-
lousy. 1Do you dare stand there
| and" s5sas w. s,E - -
Zone moment, please" said Fell, his
quiet voice breaking in. ut is quite
true that have organized all the
criminals possible, Mr.. ,Gramont, aud
have put underground lottery into
systematized form. / have done this
by the auth GRITTY of the Enited States,
in order 10 fappf hend xndnfiis Igzy
Gumberts and other msnsat pn Erack.
These gentlemen wilEs{gll fyph fhaf /
am asspeeial agent OF thS Department
of JUSTICE employed that capkity
through the efforts ofNadge ForsS4er
| and Senator Flaxman. I regret thai
this had to be held so secret that not
even the governor himself was aware
of it until this evening. The conflict
was quite unavoidable. Not menu
Der of that gang must become aware
of my real identity" ~ z.1y ..f
AGfamont sank into his chair, the au-
tomato dropping from his hand. He
was suddenly dazed, thunderstruck.
Yet he had to believe. He was dimly
aware that Lucie had gone to joachim
Fell her arms about his neck. He
stared from unseeing eyes. DIS
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