The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
THE LADY Is
R ECKLESS
By ROB EDEN

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$50 you were the one who tried
10 break in"
He grinned.
Them dogs sure kicked up a
riot, didn't they? Boy, I'd just
as leave lay down in front of a
streamliner az to let one of them
NUTS sink his teeth in me. l
damned down the street a mile a
minute when I heard 'em start
yappin'."
"All right, let's get to the point.
What do you want here?" Jill
was in no mood to listen to the
experiences of the little bruglar.
Just this-I heard you offer
Mr.. Shore a fifty-fifty split on
them bonds If he'd give you back
the box That's right, amt it?"
That's what offered, yes"
"Okay. Does it still hold good ?"
you mean"
Il mean will you kick in with
fifty grand for return Of the box
with everything in it, just as it
was ?"
Yes, of course. But how"
"Okay. then. It's a deal"
But how can you"
Fifteen Minutes
II know right where it's at,
Miss, and I can lay my mitts on
1t in Is minutes IL 1 wanta. See ?"
Il don't understand"
I'm tellin' you I can deliver
the box with everything in it, just
like it was when I took it outa
that hole in Fenwick's wall. 1
want so thousand bucks. II you'll
pay, it's a deal. l gotta have so
grand to blow the country, see ?"
Jill considered his proposal, her
first impulse being to fatty refuse
to have anything to do with the
thief. Then she remembered Bob,
how much the confession in that
box would mean to him.
How much it would mean to
her, too, to establish her uncle's
innocence.
But she hated to have deal
ings with a criminal, to bargain
with him.
Il don't see how else can get
my hands on the box" she finally
said.
Now you're talkin' sense, Miss"
Tony approved. "How's about it;
Is it a deal ?"
Yes, but how can you"
"Cinch," he interrupted. mis-
ter Shore don't know I know
where he parked the box. but I
follored him outa the hotel to the
Union Station. He put it in one
of them automatic lockers. where
you put in a dime and gets
key that locks the door in a steel
box. 1 could open a box like that
with toothpick, but it may take
a little time. Gotta wait for a
chance when nobodys around"
Is Suspicious
How do I know you'll bring IL
back to me, here" Jill asked sus-
piciously.
Say, whadda think came here
for? If I'd wanted to snatch
the whole business, coulda done
it without seem you, couldn't II"
Jill saw the truth of his state
ment.
Then why did you come here ?"
First, because Mister Shore
double crossed me. He promised
me $3.50 split If I done this Job
for him, then he welshed on it.
See? In the second place. them
bonds is too hot for me to handle.
couldn't peddle 'em without a
lotta trouble.
References
IF they asked me for refer
ences, I'd be stuck, see? An the
bonds would be grabbed. l fieger
you can cash enough of 'em to paw
me off. You can get away with
1t, cause they're your'n, anyway.
An you can prove it."
But my letter was stolen. the
letter from my uncle. I can't
prove it without that"
He grinned, sheepishly, and
flshed in his pocket.
Il got that, too" he said. and
handed it over. rs it a deal?"
It's a deal"
You gotta cover me. don't tell
nobody about it till I get back
here. and you get the dough for
me. seez l gotta make tracks. or
Mister Shore will bump me off.
See2"
Jill said she saw, and Tony
shpPeo from the room.