Nogales international., 1935-03-16

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me luck, Nancy"
ooh Barry, / do!' She gave him
a desperate little hug as he kissed
her goodbye.
The morning mail came as he
left, and Matthews handed her some
letters. There was one envelope that
she looked at twice. She hurried to
her room and tore the envelope
open.
I must see you again, It's
important. 1 am going in to
town on Wednesday and will
meet you at the Roswell, on
Seventh, at two o'clock sharp.
Better decide to come. Gran
leigh won't do. Think you are
being watched there.
JIM.
An hour later she rang for
Matthews. "I've decided to go in to
town, Matthews. If Mr.. Barry
should call up later, tell him where
l have gone. He can have me PACED
at the Plaza, any time after three.
=
Barry was talking hard. He had
waited over three hours for this
audience. Gage listened an d
grunted.
ooh, it's that, is it? Thought
you'd given up that nonsense by
this time"
"It isn't nonsense, Mr.. Gage. It's
horse sense. The land is there, acres
on acres Of it, as rich as the I'm
perial could ever be; the water is
there, and all that separates them
is one spur of rock"
"And pot of money. And don't
forget that the first project got a
black eye, and nobody's going tc
be anxious to see his money go the
same way"
"It can't. Not for the same rea.
son, anyway. If you don't want tc
risk it, don't suppose that I could
say anything to change your deci-
sion, but why don't you sell your
side of the spur and give me The
chance to interest somebody else?'
"See here, Mr.. Gage, l know Tn
making a nuisance of myself. but
feel certain that you would let dowr
the bars if you really had look a
the place"
Young man, do you know wha
liny time is worthE =
81 know that it is worth more
than l could hope to meet in cash.
But you might consider taking a
vacation. Do you like good shoot
ing? Or fishing? Like to ride a good
horse over mountain trails, and not
see another human being but your
guide all day long?"
Sounds pretty good" Gage
grunted. Got a cook who can give
a man plain ham and eggs without
drowning 'eni in a gummy saucer"
Barry leaned back with grin Of
pure relief.
I'll guarantee both the cook and
the appetite"
what kind of accommodations
have you? I'd want to bring Mrs.
Gage. She hasn't been we'll lately"
Barry politely swallowed his dis
may. His one meeting with Mrs.
John Gage had left him with the
recollection of a dazzling loveliness
and probably not much else.
"There's a big log ranch house
with all the improvements, and
electric current. OF course it isn't
town"
That's all right. The change
might do her good"
They went down together in a
private elevator. Barry had won a
victory, but he wondered grimly
what Nancy was going to do to
keep the lovely Paula from being
bored to Mysteries.
Barry turned briskly back from
the curb. intending to find the near
est telephone and break the glad
news to Nancy. He took two steps
and slowed down.
A few yards ahead of him man
was signaling a taxi Barry had
vaguely noticed the same man
lettering in the corridor when they
had come out. Instead OF trim
uniform he wore a well fitting blue
suit but Barry knew him. As Ken
nedy stepped into a taxi Barry
jerked his finger at another.
Follow that black and white, -
he said, and slammed the door.
Once they lost sight of it. but
Barry's driver expertly picked up
the trail. Barry was beginning to
feel slightly ashamed of the unrea-
soned impulse which had sent him
careening across town.
They were in shabbier, buster
district now. The black and white
taxi had gained on them again. It
swung in to the curb in front of a
dingy-looking entrance, and Ken
nedy got out.
I'll stop here"
Barry tossed bill to the driver.
Having made a complete idiot Of
himself, he would walk back for a
few blocks and put in call to
Nancy.
For his self-respect he stepped
into doorway, inclined to grin at
himself. 1t gave him q good view