The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-03-23

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ruddy.copapioxiRsa. rNfher so,1ss smsn
whs sat tsepposM 'hfpa 'that NAspssss
ss6s rsstoesiblS y for thsss HnShinSs
at verSailiss 7ssFsstsA. Z. sxtsl ssA,
cosvtetsd. 6pprt tAink u - ESsas
ststfns tbs' nSstSrN to &sSy thaf Has
cas- b nsrsF Important thaa any
csmtsrfarny : pis$ se EnseSiins
scheme which d4pArtment has sysf
worked on. to, he Sosssnee OF In
diana Has applpAs sts ~ feaSsl SSy-
ernment Tor tr{bpb ~ haaHs Tie Ebt
rising which tirSstsaS 20 sWSepp eSsr
that psrt Of the tHssfrys end tho -
tire stats is .a,ti.f stoss h thu mat
| ter. ' N..E :.
| Naturally we d lot wish n ssnd
troops to Versailles .unless II b, ah-
+ solutsiy nscessafy,. It would snly
| lead 70 additiSasi HSlisdahsa a6A an,
order. What I'VE heeA b ssmessa
w6s kss the nerve to 90 cut therp,
| tnvssticats tht case from every Vss.
sfbte angie and Aaky . rvHort - -.
tho psrsons rsspoosihas fer tAs lynch
snr6 That's why sent fer you."
The man on, the other side Of the
desk smiled and tapped th6dshtfuliS
with the foreHnger of hand which
indicated strength and determination
Of character.
''Of course" continued the secre-
tary, "I must warn you that the case
is one that iB apt to prove dangerous.
More 30. in fact, than anything you
have ever attempted. Compared 20
It, the roundup Of gang Of moon
sinners is child's play-for here you
will have to work entirely In the dark.
one man against practically an entire
state. A single slip would mean your
death, and would force the govern
ment TO take steps which might lead
to protracted bloodshed."
'Tn which case" replied the other.
''it would be well for me to get out
to Versailles as soon a. can. The
longer We wait the less chance there
is Of success. Don't make any at
tempt to hear from me or to locate me
for at least a month. II. at the end
Of tths: time, yen haven't received
some kind Of report, you viii know
that they've got me. but. somehow
I've got a huncf thst they ~cer"
1t was two days later that the train
which stopped at Versailles, iad,
halted just long. enough to permit q
single passenger 60 alight-A nan
who was short and rather plump aud
with a ruddy complexion. Q man wAe
registered at the local hots, ~ .Jan,ss
NJ. Beck" and who ailowsd Il to b>-
come known that he was IN insnr.
ance agent. reprsssntins one sf ~
best-known companies IA .ths country.
But Versailles. ms Beck peou dascsy.
cred, was a poor hsid for HE insug>
ance Mt that time. There vAs oaly
one topic Of conversation In va1oA
the natives were Interested: the lyAck-
ing Of the hve prisoners whs haA
been taken from JsIl and murdered b.
an infuriated mob. This. coupled ~
open threats OF defiance against IT,
governors edict that the guilty msa
must be punished. kept the town n q
continual state Of simmsr1ng. aeStkinl
7 unrest-punctuated by frequent statS-
ments that any state O. gOvsrame0s
ofarial who tried to ind oct the names
Of the men implicated In. the lynoAtAe
would be shot on sight.
Beck, apparently. wasn't In tbs lSase
Interested Il The loce! tMr@4Al Hs
hHd been sent to vsfsattisA 70 seit ~
surance, and he was dstermined b
aell 1t, ne matter how nAay people
he had to interview. The faa thss
he was q stranger led. Of course. -
immediate suspicion Of his motivSa,
and some two weeks pssssds befote .
was able to allay this. =
About the end OF the third wSes
matters were brought to q, head by
reason Of wire which Beck seAs b
New York. . Dispatch which ~ d
code and which causeH thu epsrasus
to spread the report dat The '1fhs
insurance Agsnt" was Q sds<aetiSS IN
Disguise Getting w1Ad ee thts snta
realizing that he must take soms fad.
ical step to offset suspicion, Beck ap-
preached the man who appeared to-Se
the leader Of the troublefaction. The
agent explained to him that he wa
getting tired OF the quarters as the
hotel, and wondered II It would b
possible to secure lodgings IN some
| private mouse. where ne would be q
little more comfortable.
Certainly" said the native. II
reckon we can put you up alt right"
And he smiled at the thought Of this
man whom he suspected placing him.
self entirely In his power. That how.
| ever. waB precisely what Beck wished,
ana It only took q couple of days Of
clever acting to convince the local
leader that he was only what he apl
peared to be-a slow, ploddins and
conscientious Insurance agent. Il vas
IN the house Of the most dangerous
citisen Of Versailles. under the very
eyes Of his associates. that the stran-
Fer secured the information he wanted
and pot It together. piece by piece.
untfl he had the entire story. .i'f
Il was precisely . month to the Gay
after the conversation In the once Of