Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-15
Florence Bingham Livingston
Copyriekt BIZ George 3. Doran COMPANY
CHAPTER xX-contlnued.

into her arms, she was Mortified to
find that the chiId's sleeve was soaked
with blood Lettie had not tainted;
she had fallen from dizziness. She
was still dizzy. Mrs Penfeld carried
her into the bedroom.
1t was only a surface wound, the
bullet having grazed the flesh for some
distance. but the subsequent violent
exercise had made it bleed freely. Mrs.
Penfeld washed and dressed it, refus-
ing meantime to listen tn the wild ex-
cited stories which both Lettie and
Thad were determined to tell. They
were home and safe; nothing else mat
tered.
It was long time before she
soothed them; and after they had gone
to sleep. Mrs. Penfield kept vigil.
The crooked old clock had Travelled
to half-past nine, and she had heard
nothing from the police station. Then
Jerry Winston tramped into the kitch-
en- and threw his hat on a box.
"They got the money, Car'line.
wish l could have brought it to you,
but it'll take an order from the court
TO release it"
"The money! The money that T."
He nodded. "Two hundred and
twenty-eight dollars-bills and one
check inside 'em. They found 'em on
the rascal, envelope and all. He
hadn't had time to-
"The rascal WhoY
"Bosley."
"Bosley!' Mrs. Penfeld leaned back
against the wall, limp with consterna
ton. sYou don't mean-that Frank
Bosley stole"
Jerry Winston shook his head. II
don't mean he started out to do it
no. He's been playing for bigger
stakes'n that. But we got him at last
-confound his picture, we got him !"
He brought his fist down on the table
with a blow that teetered it on its frail
legs.
Mrs. Penfeld sank to the wash
bench. '"The worlds a-swimming,
Uncle Jerry Would you mind pinning
me to something somewhere"
He laughed. "Why, no. If you'll
keep mum about it-cross your heart
and hope to die, or. however Lettie
puts It'll tell you the whole story.
You'll see my part in it can't be pub
lished"
"It shall be as Lettie says" she
smiled back. "Are you going to ask
me to believe that Frank BosIey took
this money and"
Exactly. He came for the package
that his wife left, and you weren't
here. He had to have it quick, cause
he'd got scared and was planning a
getaway, so he came in for it; and |
don't have to remind you, Car'line,
that it's easy to find things in this
house. He found the package, and
there was the money beside it. Why
not take it, as longs he was going out
of town anyway"
''What are you talking about, Uncle
Jerry? Why was he getting away
and"
Shaw, now, Car'line, the idea of
your being confused cause began at
the wrong end Of my story. I'll take
the other end If you'd like it better.
You see, I been trying out little
sleuthing."
"Oh!" Mrs. Penfeld drew a deep
breath. On the instant her memory
caught up q few perplexing occur
rences in the past months.
YES, I've always had a leaning
toward tread a good deal and fol
lowed what other fellers had done,
and all that; and when l got my
knockout for the woods, naturally
wanted to go into something that ap-
pealed. had a lot of personal recon-
mendations and letter to man con-
nected with the lumber company.
Through him and considerable red
tape, I finally got sworn in as a spe-
cial with the secret service, when they
were taking on a number of extra
men to work on the Bosley ring. My
particular assignment has been to
shadow Bosley. Believe me, I've sweat
blood over that Teller, darn him!"
Mrs. Penfeld's eyes were fixed on
his face. "That's why you came here
took the loft and"
"Sure. l wanted to be round as
casually pOSo1UACs 1 YO WO1hCQ CIV 1y
scheme / could concoct to worm myself
into that feller's life. But he was a
slick one in his own line. He's been
stringing me on a real-estate deal, and
I've allowed myself to be strung. OF
course he didn't suspect my object, but
] sort o. made him nervous, hanging
round and getting in with his cronies. .
"Uncle Jerry, you're worse'n wom-
an for not getting at the main point.
YOU may be star detective; but you'd
never make a reporter. Now will you
kindly stay still in your tracks till
you've told me what you wanted him
for?"
''Oh, thatI" Jerry Winston chuckled.
eyes, mebbe did overlook that, it's
been in my mind so long. Why, he's
been a leader in a ring that's been
supplying drugs to a lot of fiends in
exchange for their passing off counter
felt money. Choice circle, and a big
one, tool All nations represented Chi
nese and whites Lettie put me wise
to their money-factory. was sure
they had one, but"
Letter Mrs. Penfeld came to her
feet. "What do you meanY"
'Holy smoke, Car'line, don't get so