The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-03
&io1k. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

when you told Newell. like dissatis-
faction since. soef Ehf"
Twyning did not take up the point
Il say. you never told me"
I'm telling you now" sabre said.
And he laughed ruefully. lit comes
to much the same thing-as II turns
out"
Yes. but rtill I wish we
worked In a bit more together. Sabre.
I'm always ready to. you know. Let's.
shall wef''
Sabre made no reply. rwyninx re-
pcated Lets" and nodded and left
the room. Immediately he opened
the door again and reappcarcd Il
say. you won't say anything TO 10
nah. OF coursef"
sabre smiled grimiy. I'm going
to-"
Again the darkenlns. Dash H.
that's not quite playing the game.
Is IT,"
Rot. Twynlng. Fortunes made
me n promise. and I'm going 10 ask
N he has any reason for withdraw.
ing Il. that's ALL It's nothing to do
with your show
You're bound to tell him i've told
YOU
wei. man alive. I'm bound to
know. aren't tf-
sycs--in a way. on. wen. all
right. Remember about working In
more together lie withdrew and
closed the door.
OUTSIDE the door he cienched his
hands. lie thought. Smack In the
eye for you. was itf You1i get
damn sight worse emaek In the ey.
one OF these days. Dirty dog
III
Immediately the door was closed
Sabre went what he would have
called plug IN TO AFR. Fortune; that
Is to say. without hesitation and
without reflection lie went In by
the communicating door. first giving
a single tap but without waiting for
a reply 70 the tap. Mr.. Fortune. pre-.
senting whale.llkc flank. was at
his table going thru invoices and
making notes In a small black book
which no carried always In a tail
pocket OF hts jacket.
Can I speak 10 you . minute. Mr..
rortuner''
Mr.. Fortune entered = note IN tho
small black book: .Twenty-oiEht. six.
tic band round tho book and with the
dexterity Of practice PASSED the book
round his bulk and into the tail peck.
es lie fiieked his hands away and
extended them for nm instant. palms
upward. much as . conturer might
to show there wns nothing 10 them.
Certainly you may speak To IN.
sabre" He performed his neat re-
volving trick As . matter Of fact.
I rather wanted 10 speak TO you lie
pointed acres the whAieiIks front
TO the massive ie&fhsrn armchair Be
side his deEk
The seat Of ens arm-Aafr MARRIED
IN . vast hollow the cumulative pom
derosity Of the pillars Of Church and
school who were wont 70 nt In II.
sabre seated himself On the arm.
Wac Il about this partnership buss-
nesxy-
Mr.. Fortune had already frowued
10 SEQ Sabre upon the arm OF the
chair. . position for which tho arm
was not Intended. His frown deep
ened. What partnership busin~ssT-'
Wen. you rccoilect promising me
being good enough 10 promise me
--twice--,hat was going TO come
into partn~rship--
Mr.. Fortune folded his hands upon
tho whaIe-like front II certainly do
not recoiiect that. Sabre He raised
hand responsive 70 a gesture. Al
low me. rccolisct no promise.
Either twice or any other number of
times. greater or fewer. I do recol.
lect mentioning 10 you the possibility
Of my making you such proposal
In my good time. Is that what you
refer 10 al This partnership bush
nes.'ys
~Ye--partfy. Wen. look here. cir.
is's been a pretty good time. hasn't
It7 I mean since you spoke OF H."
MFR. Fortune tugged strongly at his
watch BY it's gold chain and looked
ne tho watch rather an tho he ex-
pected 10 see the extent Of the good
time there recorded. He forced II
back with both hands rather as tho