The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-15
CHAPTER TWENTY -FOUR

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~OUR JOBS seldom are easy"
X reminded Charles Cazelton-
Il suppose not oh. yes, there's
one other thing. believe I've been
spotted-or. at any rate, am an
object Of suspicion"
Indeed? That's a pity. But
what makes you think so?"
We'll I've had the feeling that
Tn being watched-you know the
feeling"
"WelI. you'd better make GER
tain and, If it looks that way, I'll
have to take you away, and put
someone else on the job!
II see!"
x turned to the girl
And you?"
mot very much better than Mr..
Cazelton, I'm afraid. AS he said. it's
not easy"
You heard~my reply to that re-
mark" said X crisply. Anyway,
what have you found eut?"
LAS I've told you, the man Wat
son Is in it up to the hilt. He Is,
I understand, looking after the
city end, whatever that may
mean"
KS eyessfiickered.
1T might mean a lot! You've
scored one there. Go on"
This man Pullinger-by the
way, that isn't his name any
longer. His name now is Britton-
B-r-i-t-t-o-n--and he has his pas
port. 1t is in this name-William
Henry which, until a
week or two ago. was the property
of an obscure retired tradesman in
Clapham."
And why isn't 1t his any
longer?"
Because he's dead"
~Do you mean"
"Oh, no! He died quite natural
Iy and quietly, and was buried by
our friends in Angel road. His
name Is still in the directory, and
on the voters list, and what not
Then they get phony solicitor OF
theirs to identify him, ETC.. anc
there you are!"
That's interesting, too" said X
Anything else? You were going
to say something about Mr. Pullin-
ger-Britton, weren't your"
"Oh, yes. He's been talking &c
Iitt1A tofttnn fntry n
kittens out of the bag. He inform:
me he's got great scheme on
very secret, and all that, but very
big money in II. He's the brains Of
the concern, and the leader Of the
active. part of sit. The capital
which Is vast-is being found by
certain millionaires."
"Ahw x interrupted. They're
the fellows we want to know
about"
I've got the name OF one-bu'
there are several The one is Cyru:
p. Cunningham"
X nodded. His .tensity gave the
suggestion of a hound on the trail
"German-American. Steel anC
oil. Self-made man, from very baC
material. Child, you're certainly
doing well, Anything else?"
Nothing much very vague
STUFF. think it's likely l shall b.
paying a visit shortly to this plac,
that Mr.. Cazelton has spoken Of
the Nest, at Chenham. Otto
that's Pullinger or Britton-ha.
asked me IL I wouldn't like a day
or two in the country, near the sea
That. I imagine, would be Chen,
ham"
X nodded.
This secret business has some.
thing to do with airplanes-we'vt
guessed that, of course. But the,
seem to have some secret place
which they speak OF sometimes a,
the Depot and sometimes as tn,
Factory. Apparently it Is a long
way away-somewhere abroad
and II seems to be on an island"
"Ah" CALCULATED X. anf now hi,
eyes were agleam with excitement
Now. that is something really vi.
tal-at the moment. Have yot
heard anything more about it?"
Yesterday Otto took me to An.
CELL road again. He was talking ir
another room. I could only heal
broken fragments Of the CONVERSE
ton. but I gathered that they hac
got someone or some people at tn,