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MARIE GESSLER.
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Synopsis.—In a Now York Jewelry
store Philip Severn, United States
consular acent. notices a small box
which attracts him. He purchases
it. Later he discovers in a secret
compartment a writing givirtg a
clew to a revolutionary movement
in this country seeking to overthrow
the Chilean government. The writ
ing mentions a rendezvous, and
Severn decides to investigate. Find- ‘
■ng the place mentioned in the writ
ing apparently deserted, Severn
visits a saloon iq the vicinity. A
woman in the place is meF^by a
man, seemingly by appointment,
and Severn, his suspicions aroused,
follows them. They go to the des
ignated meeting place, an aban
doned iron foundry. At the ren
dezvous Severn is accepted ^s one
of the conspirators and admitted.
He meets a stranger who addresses
hi« as Harry Daly. The Incident
plays into Severn's hands and he
accepts it. His new acquaintance
is a notorious thief.- “Gentleman
George" Harris. Concealed. Sev
ern hears the girl he had followed
address the conspirators. She urges
them to hasten the work of the
revolution. The girl discovers Sev-
of his presence and
makes an appointment to meet him
next day. He tells her his name
Is Daly. Hgrrls Informs him of
a scheme tl% has to secure a sum
amounting to fi.000,000. the revolu
tionary fund, and offers to “split"
with him. Severn accepts the prop
osition. Severn lArns it was his
new friend and a “CapUIn Alva"
who had lost the box which started
him on the trail. .
the d—n revolution, for he gets his
share out of the pot right away. He’s justice.
desire In roy mind was io be once
more alone, so as to think over, and
piece together as best I might this
fabric of villainy with which I was
confronted. The situation was fairly
dear, yet there were _ strange lights
Yful shadows In It 1 found hard to
reconcile. Moreover, what should I
do? How,could«I serve best—by Im
mediately telling my story to the of
ficers of the law, and thus washing my
hands clean? or by continuing to en
act tbe rule of Harry Daly, and in this
way entrapping these fellows red-
handed? I had had fully enough of
Harris for the present. Hi? boastful
ness and pride of crime disgusted me.
I had no desire to be associated, with
the fellow, or pretend, even for a
worthy purpose, to be his companion.
Yet, all this had happened so sudden
ly and unexpectedly I could not de
termine the best course to pursue. - J
remained dazed nnd^fconfused, the
only clear decision being an eagerness
to bring him, and these others also, to
CHAPTER VI—Continued
. “And then, of course, you hunted
up Alvar
“The next morning, before any bank
opened. I thought over It all night
and got up 1 peach of a story! v
needed k, too, for this Alva was
smooth guy. It took some nerve to get
him, but I knew, through Horner's
memorandum, some things shout him
he never supposed was known up In
this country; so when I sprung them,
nutural-llke, he quit being offish, and
gave me the glad hand.”
“Who Is he? A crank?”
“Not by a d—d sight. He’s n cap;
tain In the Chilean army, military at
tache to the embassy at Washington,
intrusted with certain work. But he’s
really working to overthrow the pres
ent Chilean government—gettln’ up a
revolution down there. I lied until
I was black In the face, but I must
have.kept within bounds, for he got
to liking me real well. He was a
high-roller, and I put him .onto some
things In New York he had never
been; steered against before. That
made a hit with him. There wasn’t
nothing said about cashing up all day
long, and early the next morning we
'breezed into a downtown hotel, and
went to bed.”
“What hotei?”
“Search me: We’d been tanking up
on champagne nnd were drunker in
the morning than when we turned In.
That's the honest truth. All either of
us wanted for breakfast was a cup of
coffee. We got that at a little dump
on some side street, so as to brace up
a ITttle.” He paused to laugh at the
recollection, helping himself to a third
Cigar.
“And you actually ret alp fra knowl
edge of where you spent vHBght?"
“Not the faintest gllmmeL^Can you
beat it? Alva lost part of a letter
somewhere, and a curious sort of box
he had picked up In Chinatown. He
put thftfn both in his pocket, so he
says, bat that was the last he ever
saw of either. Queer looking box that
was; nothing I cared about, but ♦ It
cost the guy a hundred bucks, and he
was daffy oyer it. Anyhow, that night
put ms solid with Alva."
“But the money? He’s never drawn
itr
“Not a dinky red. He claims the
time hasn’t come yet, and that it’s
safer with Krnntz. But I’ve stuck to
him like a brother and he’s took me in
with his gang, so now I know every
move that’s going on. „ I’m on the in
side, all and now it’s beginning
to get hot."
‘They are ready to act?"
"Sure; that's what the meeting was
about tonight."
"What are they after—ships?"
“Well, they’va got to have some, but
mostly arms; then there is a guy down
there who’s got to be croaked. I don’t
care what It is; when the time comes
they won’t find a handful of change
to act with. Fm some patriot, I am.
and I’ll put a bigger crimp in their
sails than the whole United States
government secret service."
“But . see here, Harris,” soberly,
“how do you know you are going to
get this? Of course, I see the gntne
the way you’ve mapped it out, but
•uppose'Krantx pays in check, or draft.
That spikes your gun."
TJ—I, ye*: but be won’t. Fve sized
op this mao Krantx. He’s in the game
for money. He dent care who wtas
playing the game secretly on his own
account. Get that? He expects 4t
may be a year, or perhaps two, before
he can cash in on the deal, but when
It does come his share of profit will
be likely a hundred thousand. That
beats bank interest, and the old .bird
is willing to fake the chance,
“Quite likely that’s true; no bank
would finance such a project.'
“Of course not—the directors would
throw a fit. Well, now,' that kind of
a guy, in on s raw deal like this, Is
going to play safe, isn’t he? He isn’t
going to leave any evidence lying
around to hang himself with—any
drafts, or checks to pass through the
clearing house? Not on your life; he
is too wily a fox for that. Krantz
knew this was coming, and he’s been
cashing In for six months or more
to be ready for it. And now he’s got
the currency stored away, nobody
knows where but himself. When Alva
comes for It, it will be handed out se
cretly, and thift old bird will crumple
rewipt 1n his pocket and wait
till he can cash In through those guys
in London. So now It’s up to us to
locate the dough; we’ve got to sepa
rate It from either Krantz, or Alva—
Pm for Alva."
' “Why?"
"Because the job looks easier. He’s
human nnd no money grubber. He’s
Just as liable as not to carry the
whole wad around with him; d—n It:
I tWnk-4hat’s just what he will do,
for he won’t dare deposit such a sum
anywhere. That’s why I have laid
back so long, without attempting to
strike—I’m banking on the army cap
tain to offer me a soft thing. What
do you say?"',-
I had the whole story now in a nut
shell and It was one to think over.
That Harris had played his cards well
was sufficiently evident. Now I must
be fully as cautious In playing mine.
I felt the fellow had given me his full
confidence; actually believing me to
be Daly, and on the same trail with
him; desiring to use me in what was
probably the biggest Job of his life,
he had been led Into the Indiscretion
of confiding to me the full truth of
his scheme. If I kept my head nnd
nerve. I had It In my power to block
everything and thus bring the whole
gang to swift justice. I realized the
danger (»f such an attempt, the Imme
diate peril of endeavoring to accom
plish this alone, yet at the moment
perceived no other way. I must re
main Daly and appear eager to obtain
my share of the spoils.
“A slick piece of work, Harris," I
admitted admiringly, “and so far as I
can Judge you have figured out the
chapces about right. They look, good.
Furwith you. old man—shake!"
Our hands clasped, “That Is what
I thought you would say, Harry,"
more familiarly. “Come on now and
drink with me."
I put the stuff down,'rather feeling
the need of It, nnd desiring to estab
lish our intimacy more closely.
“Then that’s settled, George—yes,
I’ll have anothec cigar. By the way,"
as I lit up, “there was another thing
I wanted to ask you about. You said
there was 1 a woman here from Wash
ington. What’s the idea?”
D—n If I know, but I guess It’s- all
rlghtr Still I don’t quite cotton to the
dame. This Is how I get It from Alva.
Those junta fellows-—the big ones, you
know—think this New York bunch is
pretty slow; they want some action,
ftff* their money. So,Senor Mendez, 3
who seems to be engineering the deal,
decides to send somebody over here to
stir up the criminals. But he’s
watched every minute; secret service
men are as thick as flies, and if one of
hts underlings was to leave for New
York, he’d never get_ten feet without
being spotted. Mendez is wise to this,
so he gathers In privately a skirt he
believes is, all right, and sends her.
It’s not a decent Job for a woman, and
that’s what makes It safe. He made
a good guess, too; that female is as
smart ns a steel trap. She gave me
the cold shivers!"
You don’t think she suspects you?"
No, I don’t; there ain’t no reason
why she should; but she gave me the
oiice over, all right, and I am perfect-
y,willing to know she Is on her way
back to Washington. I never did play
in any luck with a woman In the game
—perhaps that’s what makes me
afraid of ’em.”
*What’s her name?”
‘Gessler. so Alva said—Marie Cess
er; South American, I suppose; any
how, she talked that language like a
native. I steered clear of her most of
he time. Somehow she got my goat,
lowever, that’s nothing to worry
over.”- He glanced at hts watch. “The
dame’s safely off by this time. What
do you say—Jet’s go home."
1 signified my willingness.
▲a we passed out together through
the narrow passage, extinguishing the
ights behind us, the
We were the last to leave the place,
and emerged from the building Into
the deserted yard, leaving alt in si
lence and darkness behind us. The
door closed tightly, secured by a night-
latch, and we stood motionless In the
drizzle. By that time I was ready
with a suggestion,, but by good fortune
he took the initiative.
“We better slip out of here alone, I
reckon,” he whispered. “I’ll go up
this way, and then yop take a sneak
through the lumber yard. Likely we’ll
catch the same car going down. If we
don’t, look me up at Costlgan’s place
—you know where that Is?”
“Sixth avenue, isn’t It?"
‘^Syre. Ask for Parker, and It will
be all right. If I afn’t In, leave a note
where I can hunt you up. . I got to
keep my eye on Alva tomorrow, so he
don’t get away with the stuff.”
"You expect him to draw?"
“Not before night; but, just the
same,. I want to know for sure. You
wait here five minutes, for I’ve got the
longest trjfr'lo make. You’ll show up
all rlgtoT’*
“Yop can’t lose me; It looks too
good."
He chuckled and patted me on the
shouMer In an excess of friendliness,
evidently feeling to. some extent the
whisky he had been imbibing so freely.
“That's the talk, Daly. Well ao
long.”
He slipped out through the gate Into
the dark of the alley, leaving It slight
ly ajar for me to follow. I sheltered
myself behind the high board fence
and listened to the soft slush of his
feet In the mud. The sound vanished,
and all about was silence and dark
ness. I waited only long enough to be
sure he was safely out of the way, and
then followed, eager to l>e off. One
thing was certain, F would make no
effort to Join him on the car; I would
use the remainder of the night to de
cide the future, working out the prob
lem-.alone.
To make certain that I avoided any
possibility of encountering the fellow
again, I passed directly through the
deserted lumber yard before emerging
upon Gans street. This thoroughfare
was at this hour desolate enough, not
a light showing In the houses, or a
moving figure visible as ^far as I
could see in the dimness of the street
lamps. The rain was steady, the pave
ment shimmering with moisture, the
only sound the flattering of jthe drops
ns they fell. If any policemen were
abroad I saw no signs, qnd, with col
lar turned up to my ears. I chose to
walk rather than seek the block to the
east and the possibility of a street car.
The factory district ended In a row
of houses, dark and silent at this hour,
but the walking was good, and I
pushed forward briskly, so burled In
thought as to bfcome practically In
sensible to the unpleasant surround
ings. The night had been a full one,
far exceeding my expectations, yet
left me more puzzled than ever as tc
my. own duty. So far I knew of no
act of crime with which these men
could be connected; they were mere
ly proposing a future attack on a neu
tral government. If, however I con
sented to play my part with Harris, I
would not only be In ample time to
circumvent any danger Alva and ^ils
gang might contemfxlate, but also gain
ample evidence for-their conviction
and expulsion from this country. In
addition to this I would be in position
•to block the daring plaps of this inter
national thief. Altogether' It seemed
to me that the wiser course for me to
pursue was to wait, and watch, ready
to act at any moment, but keeping my
own council until certain that the
specific moment luid arrived.
Nor was I oblivious to the strange
Impression left upon me by my en
counter with Marie Gessler. She had
interested me oddly, and.J could not
drive her memory from my thoughts.
Our moment of conversation had been
peculiar, and her words and, actions
remained as a constraint. Why had
she stood there, her hand on the door,
and talked to me 'in that mocking
way? Had she a purpose, an aim?
Did she believe my explanation? or
was her suspicion aroused into a de
termination to verify It In some way?
Although I could Dot decide, yet doubt
less the latter theory was the most
probable. That was why I had been
pledged to call at “247 Le Corapte
street,” and ask for “MISS Conrad."
This was the same place where Harris
had secretly met Krantz. * Evidently
It was another headquarters for these
precious villains. Once there, an<\
safely In their power, the truth of my
identity could easily be established.
Was that her Idea?
©ova
(HI»» * SCOUTS
COMMONER SEEMINGLY WAS IN
FINE SPIRITS THOUGH HE
, , HAS A SEVERE COLD.
DISCUSSED DROSS SALES TAX
Shifta Burden From the Profiteer to
Victime, but Process Lika a Snare
Set in Sight of a Bird.
Columbia.—William. Jennings Bryan
dropped in on Columbia for y. abort
visit on his way from Washington to
Miami, Fla. Mr. Bryan was here for
only a brief time between trains.
The commoner was in the best of
spirits, although suffering from a se
vere cold.
Mr. Bryan diaenssed briefly the
gross sales tax while here. “Do you
think the proposed gross sale tax
would tend to reduce tha cost of liv
ing," the commoner was asked and ha
answered:
“Not at all. It would simply trana*
for the tax from the profiteer to hia
victim. An excess profits tax answers
two purposes. First, it collects reve
nue from those who are best able to
pay. Second, It discourages exploita
tion by taking from the exploiter a
considerable part of his booty.
“What reason have we to believe
that a profiteer without conscience
would decrease prices merely because
he can, when by keeping them op be
can make two or three times as much?
But the gross sale tax Is not likely to
be Indorsed by congress. It operates
too plainly. It shifts the burden from
the profiteer to hla victim, but the pro
cess is so simple that it Is like a snare
set in sight of the bird.
Spartanburg —It may be that In the
approaching municipal election the
people of Spartanburg will be called
upon to vote for four city commis
sioners instead of two, as has been
the practice for several years ilast.
The matter is being investigated now
by city attorney, George W. Nichols,
and by other attorneys as well but no
body Is as yet willing to express s poe-
tlve opinion.
Chester.—The material for the con
struction of the overhead bridge of
tbe Southern railway s few miles
north of Chester has arrived and work
is going on rapidly toward the con
struction of It. It will be a splendid
bridge of steel. The hews of the con
struction of this new bridge will be
hailed with delight from long suffering
travelers all the way from Charlotte
to Columbia.
Tha SOver Dagger!
_ (TO BK CONTIMUKDJ
^Conducted by National Council of tba
Boy Scouts of America.)
ST. LOUIS HONORS SCOUTS
St. Louis celebrated the week of
April 4 to 9 aa Boy Scout week, to tha
great Interest of the community. Tbs
mayor of the city Issued the follow
ing proclamation In connection with
the event:
Whereat, The American boy embod
ies the hope of civilization and prog
ress of our country, our state and out
city, aa the boy of today is the man
of tomorrow, and
Whereas, Every citizen has a respon
sibility to encourage all efforts that
have for their purpose influence and
training of boys, so they may develop to
tbe stature of manhood, safe, clean and
prepared to undertake their individual
parts in. the work of the world with an
understanding of their obligations as
citizens, husbands and fathers; and
Whereas, The president of the Boy
Scouts of America, Cbilfa H. Living
stone of Washington, D, C n a man of
large affairs, Is making a special trip
to St. Louis at personal sacrifice tp
encourage and counsel with the local
boy scout organization; and
Whereas, The boy scout movement
In this community has been given grat
ifying impetua during the laat two
years, resulting In many forward steps
such as the purchase and full payment
for a wonderful camp site in the
Ozarks, a broadening of the scope of
the work In St. Louis, participation
In the Francis Home for Boy Scouts,
and Junior Chamber of Commerce;
and
Whereas, The citizens of St. Lonis
are obligated to the boy scouts for val
uable service rendered on numerous
occasions, such as tbe various cam
paigns during the war, the very effi
cient handling of the ushering at the
Municipal opera, and in fact every pub
lic function where their services are
natled;
Therefore, As mayor of the city of
SL Louis, I hereby proclaim the week
of April 4 to 9, 1921, as Boy Scout
week, and request the mothers and
fathers and all other citizens of St.
Louis to give special thought, atten
tion and encouragement to the boy
scout activities and organisation dur
ing that week, as evidence of their
love for boys and their genuine appre
ciation of a movement which has been
defined aa “a process of making
real men out of real boys with a real
program," and which leads the boy in
early life to do his duty to Ood and
<^>untry, Ro help other people at all
times and to keep physically strong,
mentally awake and morally straight.
Charleston.—W. T. C. Bates, Jr., of
Columbia, pleading guilty before Judge
H. A. M. Smith In federal court here
of an indictment for embezzlement of
over J150.000 from the Liberty Na
tional hank, of which he was assistant
cashier, was sentenced to pay a flue of
$5,000 and costs and to -serve five
years In the federal prison In Atlanta.
Hartsville. — Under the efficient
leadership of A. H. Ward, county
agent, 30 sterling young prospective
farmers of Darlington countv held an
interesting club rally at, Coker col
lege. The magnificent campus of the
college, with the. dining room, dormi
tory and swimming pool, was given
to the use of the youngsters who had
a great time.
Aiken.—News was received In Ai
ken from Birmingham, Ala., of the
(loath of Jesse L. Gantt, a former well
known South Carolina newsnaner man
In several states, was prominent tn
this state tn political affairs for four
years. He was .secrete* , v nf state
about 1900.' > Larry Gantt, widely known
reform editor in the ’90s. was hti
father.
Anderson.—J. Dexter Brown and
daughter. Gladys: Mrs/' Paul Chow-
ther, Carol and Henry Crowther and
Miss Mary Burton left for a trip West.
Thev will <?o to THcaeo and on from
there to Chico, Celff. Th«>v. will visit
the Yellpwstone park on their return.
THE FIGHTING BPIRIT.
A statement by an Eagle scout:
Many a person has proved himself
an utter failure in life because ha
lacked tbe pep and the push that com
pel success.
Why? Simply because he hadn’t
been brought up to put his shoulder
to the wheel. He lacked that great
virtue so vitally Important, so neces
sary for a successful career—fighting
spirit!
One of the objects* of the boy scout
organization is to teach, self-reliance
and persistency; to stick to a propo
sition till jt Is accompljshed; to use
discouragement as au Impetus toward
that accomplishment. * What finer lea-
son could there be? The boy scout is
taught to carry his own load without
a murmur, without “pulling a long
face” or falling by the wayside and to
carry It with a smile. Each and ev
ery scout Is taught to meet the turn
ing of fate without a flinch.-
Though the boy scouts’ motto Is "Be
prepared," we might supplement It
with still another: "Don’t jtfve up
tHL.the whistle blows."
Take the average scout; what Is
failure to him? He Is taught to smile
at defeat. He hits In all the harder,
more determined than before to attain
his goal. He takes pride in this spirit
and climbs the hill under his own
poWer. not under the powers and do
ings of others. He puts full faith in
himself and builds his castle on the
foundation of persistency. He stands
for the square deal, for all that is
Just In life, and In standing for these
principles he stands for what hts en
tire organization represents.
• Badtv Injured bv Enqine.
Spartanburg.—W. M. Wright, who
resides at 130 Dickson street, while
erasing the railroad track leading
from the station to the Inman cotton
mills about noon, was run into by an
engine which was shifting cars, and
hla horse killed, his wagon demolished
and he was badly injured. He suffer
ed injury on hip, his right arm and
breast. He was taken to his home
where he was thoroughly examined tb
find the extent of the injuries. The
horse was badly mutilated.
BOY SCOUT FRIEND TO TREES.
Every boy scout Is a pledged con
servationist. He will not only run
the risk of being responsible for a for
est fire himself, but he will preach the
hows and whys of forest fire preven
tion wherever he goes.-..He will not
willfully hack or Injure trees In any
way, and he will interest himself In
fighting tree enemies of all sorts like
the pine blister and the tent caterpil
lar. The trees are his friends and be
• la ready to do them a good turn when
ever opportunity offers.
, Anderson Man a Champion Shot.
Anderson.—Paul Earle of this city
has won both championships for the
Southern zone and preliminary handi
cap at the -trap shooting contest to
Atlanta Mr. Earle broke 135 targets
without a miss and tied 117 of 200.
In shooting the tie off he won the
championship event. He was present
ed with a 14 carat American Trap-
shooters association medil. and the
championship of the Southern zone.
Mr. Earle made a remarkable record
by breaking 97 oet of 190 white tiara
hi tha handicap shoot
BUSY BOY SCOUTS,
Sixteen boy scouts of Dubuque spent
their spring vacation on a ncioc'nf
trip down tbe Maquoke a river.
In recognition of tbe floe services
of the Boy Scouts of America during
the war, a new oil tanker built by the
Swiftsurs Company of Portland, Ore.,
was launched recently under the name
of the Swiftsrout and christened with
a bottle of water from Wabtua Lake,
tbe scout summer tamp, by Harold
Adams, tbe ranking scout ef Portland
Bcllans
Hof water
Sure Reliefs:
BiMafthSE
WOULD TAKE, BACK HIS RIB
Tommie Planned Diro-Vei^eance for
the Faithlessness of Hla Ftckla
Playmate.
Little Tommie, a precocious six-
year-old, had been disappointed tn
love. He had a date to play with
little Mary Ann In her house across
the way. When he got there ha found
she had forgotten all about him and
*as sliding dowgi bill on bis rival's
new sled.
Tommie returned home, disgusted
with all girls In general aud one in
particular. He didn’t cry nor did ha
contemplate suicide. Instead he went
straight to his mamma and with child
ish naivete said:
“Mamma, d’you know what I'd do If
1 vas Adam? I’d go right up to
heaven and I’d say, ‘Please, Mr. Tfod.
if ii’s just the same to you, Fd Ilka
to have my rib back.’"
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All In Good Time.
It was at a children’s picnic, and
they were playing at farmyard, each
youngster pretending to be bis or her
favorite animal. Tbe woods echoed
with grunting, barking and crowing—
but one little girl sat silent.
"Why don’t you play?" asked one
of the teachers. N
“Please, miss. Fm playing," she re
plied.
“What are you. then?*’"
“Please, miss. I’m a hen, and Paa
laying an egg. When I’ve finished I
shall cackle!’’
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