Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06

/ ant would assuredly pc 70 escAp
fectior, and gctSa divistons ol ~
spoils. His one desiresWoulnsGn
remain out of sight! n
do this he must shield eSiEo
rest. '$ a,a
q clear brain. Nothing had ccnrr
- disturb, me. and; a. ! looked atfIss
IVA and realized the hour 1eitsE
lnnrer, a. doubt but what Walron ~
ns hath. Eager TO look over The r
editions roysclf, I dressed rather AZ
riedlv.- and descended TO b !opn~
,rhA naper secured was devoid oIEpa-H
! ficularaL "Gentlemana George" haTIlA
; well known to the police, q peeat
found dead in the hallway OF a'Iool
ing house on lie Compte street, opd-
| ated by Mrs. Sarah Waldron. LIS
believed to have been q ltnievss ~
house. who heard the sounds OF e
struggle. and saw a strange FL
cane through the front door. Ine,eS
were no arrests, although the poiile
were searching for certain parties ~
might be implicated.
So far 60 good; but now what aoosG
! the Russian? He had evidently e.
\ caped suspicion, yet would DC
from a 8 in his own mind. n situt,
ton in which he found himself Woud.
only serve to increase his desire to. 81
cure the money, and get saieiy VA
while the going wal good. II ne Il
tuaily knew where sucn money ~
be had. he would scarcely delay
ine Il. II he had personally hidden
that bax Of currency taken from AVA
he would be after the stun wttnlnI
twenty-four hours; while II another
held it. he would as surely seek the
fellow out, and demand his shares
This gave me two lines to follow; y
might locate Waldron, and shaoow
him: or / might see what discoveries
/ could make In the Colmar building.
The better chance seemed TO me iIy
In Broad street. l alto d delDepalo
lunch, planning how best to proceea
and hoping some bellboy would oau
me to the telephone. / nnAsnco 1ae
meal uninterrupted !
Both Wall and Broad streets were
busy enough when I elDoWed ray
passage through tho shifting CROWDS
Of men hurrying in every direction.
and, reached the edge OF the cup.
gazed upward at the ornamental fronf'
of the Colmar building. \
/ took an elevator to the twelfth
floor, and walked slowly from end TO
end of the marble corridor, reading
the names on the glass doors as I
passed. 1 met but few people and. at
tracted no attention, passing down the
stairway to the floor below. Growing
more p%essilmistic as I proceeded. liha1
reached tho fifth floor, when, as I
turned at the front Of the iron stairs,
my glance rested on THO letters stem
ciled along the froAed/gl opposite
Mutual Investment Company, Cas-
per Wine, Manager" stopped still,
my heart beating wildly. feeling that
I had stumbled blindly on the very
thing 1 had been seeking. Casper
Wine wac the name Of the mar whoH
through accident, had opened to me
the door leading into the Alva fac
tory; the man who had left me alone
in the entry while he disappeared TO
talk with Alva. privately in the little
sidc-room. Casper Wine! For the
hack driver vas rtght-he had actu-
ally picked up just such a fare, lug
ging a bag with him, and driven the
follow to this place at midnight. 1
had never connected the crime with
| Wine before-yet why not? He was
among those present; ne had been
alone with Alva; he doubtless knew
of the transferring OF the money; and
he answered fully the description of
the man the cabby had picked up near
the Jersey. docks.
I stood %irresolute, undecided as to
my next move. I felt convinced I was
at last on the right trail but how
could 1 verify my suspicion? There
Whoever had actually committed the
murder and robbery, I still chung to the
theory that Ivan Waldron knew him,
and would demand his share as the
price OF a silent tongue. Nor would
he. under present circumstances be
content to wait very long for such
a division. He needed the money
more than ever to escape from the
observation Of the police. II Wine
had possession OF the valise he would
certainly be called upon to deliver a
portion Of its contents very shortly.
My best course. then, was to keep an
eye open for Waldron; if he came,
there would be No doubt as to the
exact nature Of his errand.
The stairway gave me no advan-
tase; it was open n doubtless fire.
quently used. r ODE seen lettering
there for any length OF time would 1t.
tract attention. l ventured to try the
private door, but, as expected. found
it securely locked. 0 did / dare ex-
ert any force. not knowing who might
be inside. The office remained Quiet.
no n either leaving or entering,
no did I observe any shadow on the
frosted glass indicative OF movement
within. Baffled and uncertain, / had
barely returned to my point Of con
at this floor level, and three men
stepped out into the corridor. Two OF
them attracted no attention, but the
third Nas in his Shirt-sleeyes ma u,orn