The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-23
CHAPTER vII-conauued

iy. -Tm only hating myself =.
the myseif that was
Busiiy. then. the other BEGAN
dumping the contents ~ the grub
sack on the rock tie smiled serene
u as be cooked that hearty break
fast
Strrr Drake wrote hls telegram
90 Kate FLYNN with great care. He
.old all that had happened as briefly
30 was possible but rercad Il care.
fuily 90 De- certain that 10 word
important 90 the proposed iransac.
iion bad been omitted
It's last line was.
This deal - only way out Money
must BE- in MacDunHids hands
Thursday az four 9. m
To the operator. he said send
that And III walt right here until
so answer COMES
Butter would not melt IN Franr's
mouih az times. McNnlly had said
And this day was one ~ those occn.
slouS lie stood IN hizh point be.
side The Laird and showed him
where BE- had found Steve brakes
canoe
tie spuke in a hushesi tone. as
one does ~ tragedy. Tie led the old
- H. q
craft vas h~ached and there Mac
Donald slooi with haired head while
tears rau down his wrinklet cheeks
-oh. n guide lad be was A ane
GUIDE lad Nd a grand angler.
wkv Why'd be chance tn
rap.dT-
Franz debated with himself craft
iiy.
The queer part - u all. Nr
Macdonald. q that the fellow was
not Young Jim Flynn The real
Young Jim was drunk orer on
Moose lake when this fellow showed
up and passed himself OF for the
orc thev'd been expecting. lie ad.
mltfei u 20 me but didn't think II
was any ~ my affair 50 said moth
iuE 10 anyone"
-Hui who was he's What was be
doinr'
4 can't answer that who he
wns doesn't matter. What be was
doing here ! could only guess"
Tie sald that significantly and the
Laird stared Al him in sharp query.
My guess would he this: that
FLYNN tried % buy from you and
had Eu;ten nowhere. that he knew
his son was n worthless bum. that
he found this fellow who makes a
good enough appearance and who
surrls T. a darued good fisherman
and SER, him In here wlth N. DELHI.
crate purpose % winning your con-
Gdenee and friendship"
''Ye think 500 Yc think that.
ladg ! wonder An lrate
gleam commenced 20 show In the
Ialrd's eyes. Queer Happenings.
queer things. Al. I'm sick of II all /,
age rides heavy on tn shoulders :
great relief felt when I signed
bis option but n hes goa.. ut's
gone vi him nd I'rs got IN tim
Der back again. II Jim Flynn's a
smart tricksier. no more win have
10 do 81 him but I've IN property
hack noo nd just when I'd com
menced TO reckon on ether invest.
ments~
Il was Franz's opportunity. his
hour Snatched from what happened
To have been defeat yesterday
Cleveriy he played his cards. Each
word he spoke was well calculated
They walked back TO the iairds
where the old man paced the room
while Franz listened In eyleent
sympathy and waited waited.
Ills waiting was rewarded and.
a, dawn. be started FOR Shoestr!ng
himself. an option In his possession
lie presented his document 20 the
register OF deeds and watched that
worthy scratch his head as be
read II.
Wei. that's the second option
on this description - he declared.
Second =, Franz's voice was
shrilL
Sure. Young Jim Flynn was In
yesterday with Il. He waited
around town until this noon for a
telegram"
But Why, he couldn't 4.
He's
But ghosts DO not transact busI-
ness. lie had been thwarted again
but his agile mind grasped one
shred Of hope
Ills was a seven-day option.
wasn't it,
Yes. Dated Thursday"
Record this. then. It's for tf-
teen"
He went out of the building and
walked slowly TO the edge OF town.
throwing himself down under n tree
and trying TO plan. kilograms had
heen exchanged between Shoestring
and Chicago relating to this trans
action. Now. II a man could know
what instructions those messages
contained.