Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-16
CHAPTER XIII.

AMBITIOUS JAMES.
HNUT," objected Mr. James. IF
80 the girl goes back to Maud
Lauderdell, { at dame'll
IL bump her of all the same
and we lose the rake-off
D'you want this Maud to scoop that
half million dollars? ?"
Il can't stop her"
Il can though" said Mr.. James, with
Q quiet and sinister determination.
"How?"
The girls husband scoops the pool, .
he said, and leered triumphant. Shell
marry me, all right. . Only too glad
to, by-and-bye," and Mr.. James leer
almost shocked DR.. Charters himself.
Cut it right Quit! he said, and
brought his fist down heavily upon the
desk.
What? Wouldn't I make loving
husband? I wouldn't treat her rough
unless she needs it."
Cut it out! Like blazes you wouldn't
treat her rough"
Il wouldn't double-crosS Maud" con-
tinued the doctor earnestly for a mil
lion. Maud comes to me, her old friend
and partner, with private scheme OF
her own and offers me a generous rake
of. If you think I'm going to double
cross her or let any body else double
cross her, you've got another think
coming.
NC, Jimmy" the doctor went on,
there are three little obstacles to your
clever scheme. In the first place.
I'm an honest man. and in the second
place, the girl wouldn't marry you, and
in the third place, you're married TO
Louie. d. Just tell Louie your scheme,
my son!
without reply Mr.. James departed.
oh" he observed to himself, and
the girl won't marry me, won't she?
Like hell she won't-when / put her
wise that I'm her only way out"
There is a tide in the affairs of
crooks that, taken at the right time
and in the right way, leads to easy
money.
One hundred thousand pounds =. . &.
Half a million iron men-for the TAX
ing.
Should he or should he not take the
matter into his own hands and strike
out line of his own?
Since the boss was getting chicken
hearted and allowing this Waye guy to
pull any bunk he liked, should he, Mr..
James, double-cross the boss? XIII two
birds with one stone? Or, rather,
kill the Waye bird-and marry the
other bird?
No man had ever yet scored off Mr.
James, insultsd or man-handled him
(as this Waye had done) and lived to
brag about it. Suppose he were TO bump
Waye of, run away with the Lauderdell
skirt, marry her and settle down on
the 100000 coming to her on her
twenty-first birthday?
Once married TO him. she'd soon come
across with the dough, too-al of it.
He had way with women, all right
Treat EN- rough and treat em often.
And the girl would be glad enough to
marry hinl-or anybody else-to get
away from the Monastery -. /. If she
were properly handled. Jump at
the chance.
What girl in her right senses would
refuse an honorable offer of marriage
from Mr.. Janes-apart from any ques-
ton Of the alternative-an incurable
Illness? Shed certainly jump at the
chance If it were only to shorten her
stay in that bed room by single
month.
Yes-but what would the boss do?
What could he do? Mr.. James knew
quite as much about Half-hung Simon
as Haf-hung Simon knew about Mr..
James. Enough to hang him. And with
the girls money safely cached. Mr..
James would be independent for life.
And the money became the girls abb
solutely on September the 1st, when
she was 81. Why let Maud have all
that great wad and only peel of TO-
600 for those who landed it? . =.
Shame to bump of a pretty girl like
Marjorie
Yes-Mr. James would make up to
her forthwith, and when she was about