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

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n 81 was thinking out loud. Mr.. Smell"
Bancroft discovered that he was, for the
first time in his life, contentedly happy.
There was no urge torviolent [expresslons,
\ to sing, dance. shout. IIe was. more inclined
toward a bench seat III Union Square park.
in the sunshine with the brown leaves. pleas:
antiy dancing IN the fresh breeze. He had
come upon a great truth III life: that.the emily
pnssible way to become hanly is-to make
others SO. :" fF@-f S%I
To see Mrs. Horne's face, when she opened
the letter and behell the check! Bancroft
would have given mucl, to stand ~invisibly' at
h.rtelbusv. - s ST; A@8, /, =
Bancroft observed a clock in the d~ista1lces
it was three. He must arrive in Ninth Street
at four, or he would lose his chance TO en-.
gage the one room vacant: for in this in.
! STANCE he was no the owner but jeremiah
Collingswoodss So he rose from the bench
ana started acrnss town. The Shadow follow,
ing at q respectable DISTANCE. y +
He 6oted with pleasure the well scrubbed,
, marble and the: fresh surface OF the ruddy
bricks. the genteel quality of the reighbor-
heard came from IA distance. He would do
very, well here; He mounted the steps and
rang the ~ianltui's bell. That: person ap.
peared shortly and even srumpily.~ -
My name is Collingswood. EAyas- advised
that YOU had a room vacant, furnished. May
!: l Inspect it?' tfrii -
"How4eng do you expect to stay?'
4" Five or six months" - =
well come along. The room was y aeated
this morning for lack of rent. We toe the line
here. Pay day is every Monday. We. don't
gouge you as they do elsewhere in the street.
but you settle on the nail Mondays, or Aoof
it," w. ~ - r iE..3 y, : ,'|s"H-
Who owns the house?A 't
"Dcn't know. I'm hireX by Smell & Pride.
attorneys forllle. estate y
That's odd-for a janitor not. to know the,
name Of the. owner" ~.
80 it is; but my pax comes in regular. so
l ain u1king no complaints. Ill show you
the roein. No5geheral cooking; but YOU can
cock an egg and l9eff coffee on an alcohol
burner. if you want to. No children or dogs
allowed" .- =.
The room faced the street, and contained a
fairly decent bed. q bureau, q wasl1stand, and
an old black walnut CLOTHES press Worn limo
leuim. covered the floor. At one side of the
bed was a worn MACHINE made rug.
: There's nothing against my refurnishing
the room. Is; there" .%a
mo; but it won't make any diference ilE
the rent; that's fixed. T'i1is1is the only fur
y nished room We have; ~. -
: 2'sHow much the week?'
Twelve; fifteen. if you want my wife to
make the bed and clean up every morning"
That's pretty stiff for a room without
.poard.' : ~ ..s-.asf S5.'# ~ y
!" Try some othersheuses, along the street if
you think we're happening you was the
callous advice. .You save enough to buy a
meal$icket at Doblin's across the way
AlI right; f,,HStake the room. Dol give
the extra thresssnow. or att the end Of the
week." II 2E
49, s as the rent1in advance" &.
What did you say yoppr name fp9 W II y
:" Jansen. WhenIl you msve.in?" 5 )
About six. My belongings. are at a hotel..'.
Bancroft. went INTO the street, n1using. SO
the .janiter had never neard Of Silas Ban.
croft? That was unusual. Had it any pig
nifcance2
At seven. o'clock that e~vening~The Shadow
reported to his employer that Bancroft was.
dapaiciled, and calculated upon. remaining in
: his new quarters for several months. Also,
that the young man had visitedIhis lawyers,
made the rounds of the banks, and had, later,
entered the offices of Brown Go. invesIi-
gators, late Of the Department of Justice.
I" Good work, Shadow. From now on you
will have q little more freedom. But keep. in
touch with him., psrticularly where he goes
at night. See il ha makes friends. and with
whom. He is mnyiRg exactly the, way I
expected, He Will have the emerald com
pany investigated, and will be thoroughly.
convinced that that side of it is no fairy
story. Result, his puzzlemept will be mag
niaed mahys diameters. In q few days he
will he interviewing George. I can't antici.
pate that. II he approaches George as Ban
croft, everything is arranged for his recep.
ton but Il he advances under his assumed
name George Wall have to use his wits, which
is my reason for employing him.
After The Shadow had gone his way the
Professor fell to pacing the room. Ironiesl
They came up as thickly as,tlse fshied dra gon
teeth OF lasan. That boy. now. in that
house!t a
Root and branch." he cried, his fingers
closing conyulsively Root and sbraneh.'