The Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, June 17, 1921 Page: 7 of 8
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The Mystery of
theSilverDagger
By Randall
Parrish
Author of
"The Strange Case
of Cavendish"
Copyright, by Randall Parrlik
"GEORGE HARRIS!"
Synopsis.—In a New York jewelry
store Philip Severn, United States
consular agent, notices a small box
Which attracts him. He purchases
It. l^ater he discovers in a secret
compartment a writing giving 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-
ing the place mentioned in the writ-
ing apparently deserted, Severn
visits a saloon In the vicinity. A
woman In the place 1b met 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 acoepted as one
of the conspirators and admitted.
He meets a stranger who addresses
him as Harry Daly. The Incident
plays into Severn's hands and he
accepts it.
CHAPTER IV—Continued
I looked at him doubtfully.
"Well, of course, I've got to think
■o," I admitted, hoping to gain further
enlightenment, "but you leave me
pretty well in the dark. What do I
really know? Nothing. You talk
glibly about a million you propose go-
ing fifty-flfty with me on. That nat-
urally sounds good, but It would sound
better If I even knew who I was deal-
ing with. I never saw you before In
my life."
"H—1, that's so," he grinned cheer-
fully, "I forgot 1 wasn't talking to an
old pal. Just to be sure you're Harry
Daly was enough to make me cough
up, but that don't help you out, does
It? Ever hear of 'Gentleman George'
in your travels?"
"George Harris!" -the name leaped
lo my lips in. inspiration ; only the day
before I had chanced to read a maga-
ilne account of a famous criminal ex-
ploit. His eyes gleamed in genial ap-
preciation.
"I thought maybe that would fetch
you," he said exultantly. "There ain't
many of the old boys but have my
number, and- they all know I play
square. How Is it? Will we shake
hands, and call it a deal? I've got to
get back in with that bunch."
I took (he extended hand cordially,
feeling the iron grip of his fingers. I
do not believe I was ever more fright-
ened In my life, although outwardly
con! enough, and my brain perfectly
clear. There was no retreat possible.
I must go on, acting out the strange
character in this drama to which I had
been assigned.
"But you are not known by that
name here?" I ventured.
"I should say not. I'm Horner, P.
S. Horner of Detroit. See! That's
the guy who had the papers. He was
English all right but pretended to be
United States, and had a passport to
conie through with this bunch. So
I've got the bull by the tail—for a cool
million, old man, a million. All I'm
afrnid of is this d—d woman—they al-
ways did get my goat."
"Keep still, and let her show her
cards," I suggested, feeling the neces-
sity of saying something.
"What I'm aiming to do. Well, so
long, Daly. I'll be back presently with
everything straight. Better turn out
the light, or some one might wander
In here."
I was alone again, In the dark, but
tinder vastly different circumstances
than when wandering blindly about
between those imprisoning factory
walls. With no effort of my own.
purely by blind chance, I had been
given a new name and identity, and as
Instantly Inducted into a revolutionary
rrlmir.nl plot as fascinating as it un-
doubtedly was dangerous. Who Harry
Daly might be I had not the slightest
conception, yet there was no escape
from the conviction that Harris be-
lieved blindly in my identity. He was
rot acting, for he would have no pos-
sible object in such pretense. I was
to his mind Harry Daly, a well-known
criminal, an international thief, a man
after his own heart, to be warmly wel-
comed into partnership as a most valu-
able ally.
What should I do under these
peculiar circumstances? Seek to es-
cape during his absence, and thus
frighten the covy, or remain, and trust
fortune to show me a way to both ex-
pose their villainy and save myself? I
was young, adventurous, and I chose
the latter, thinking less of the danger,
I admit, than of the mystery of the
rase, and—yes, the girl.
Harris had spoken confidently of
gaining possession of a large sura—a
million dollars, surely a stake worth
daring much for—but how, by what
means, did he expect to get his hands
on such a fortune?
My mind reverted to the fragment
•f letter which had sent me on this
mad chase, to its mention of a letter
of credit to be deposited with the.
banker. Kriintz, to the credit of the
recipient. The writer had stated lhat
the sum would be found ample for ail
n«*eds. Rut a million dollars! Could
I? be possible that so large an amount
w-«>nld lie thus advanced? If so. then
the result hoped for must t>e propor-
tionately Important, fo whom had
this letter been sentr—Alva, who ap-
parently was the active leader here in
New York, or the revolutionary repre-
sentative in Washington, seemingly
known as Mendez? Whichever it was,
that man evidently had the disposition
of this vast stlm entirely at his dis-
posal ; either it was already in his
har.ds or so deposited as to be quickly
available. In my judgment the fel-
low would be Alva, lor sundry rea-
sons; first, he had been one of the men
registered at the hotel when the lac-
quered box was lost; and second, the
expenditure of this money was seem-
ingly intended to be made in and about
the port of New York—if I read the
message right, in the purchase of arms
and munitions for shipment to South
America; perhaps the enlistment of a
body of fighting men.
So far the matter was fairly clear—
Alva as the local revolutionary agent
had been intrusted by the junta with
this money to spend in a certain defi-
nite way; but he must work under
strict orders coming from the head-
quarters at Washington. He dare not
assume the initiative without the "O.
K." of the man higher up—Mendez.
Something had occurred to delay ac-
tion ; that made no difference, but now
the time had come. Mendez, unable to
be present in person, and even fearful
to permit any of his well-known junta
representatives to appear in this con-
nection, had chosen to send a woman,
who would be unsuspected, to deliver
to the conspirators his definite plan of
action. All this seemed reasonable
enough, and in no way surprised me.
But the appearance of the woman,
did, and also the close intimacy of this
man Harris. She was not criminal, not
even of the insurrectionary class to my
eyes, and I could not imagine what in-
fluence had ever induced her to accept
such a commission. Something about
her personality, some undefined quality
of womanhood, had made a definite im-
Would Be Suicidal to Attempt Viewing
the Room Beyond.
pression upon my mind, not to be ef-
faced. Everything was against her—
the saloon in which she waited alone;
her coming there secretly in the night;
the meeting with an unknown man;
the accompanying him up that black
alley to this hidden rendezvous of con-
spiracy. Every act stamped her as un-
worthy.
In spite of all this evidence as to the
truth of the matter, nothing harmo-
nized. She did not belong—the gulf
was too wide. Yet there was no other
explanation possible—she was actually
here, in the den of conspiracy, alone
among all these men, unafraid, the
recogplzed representative of the
Chilean revolutionary junta, bringing
with her direct from Washington those
final instructions for which they wait-
ed—instructions, no doubt, involving
unneutrality, destruction, death, fright-
fulness, the extinction of a friendly
government; all this that could be com-
passed by the expenditure of a million
dollars in ruthless hands. It was un-
thinkable, yet every evidence proved It
true.
There came to me an insane desire
to overhear what she had to say; to
watch her once more, when free to
study her unnoticed, and to see this
gang to whom she brought her mes-
sage. Almost without realizing my ac-
tion I crept in the dark out into the
narrow passage, and felt my way
along the rough board walls. As I ad-
vanced cautiously the full ingenuity
with whlrb the place had been pre-
pared for just this foul purpose be-
came more apparent. The narrow
passage I followed, my hands touching
either wall, was not straight, but
curved to the right, and it dawned
upon me that it skirted the main apart-
ment, where, in all probability, the
conference was being held. This ac-
counted for the fact that no gleam of
light was visible, and that, in anticipa-
tion of their use, separate and small
rooms had been constructed, connected
together yet so Isolated as to penult
of the utmost privacy. One of these
Harris had left me in, and now I
found that the passage led me not di-
rect to the main apartment, but to an-
other smaller room, whose door barred
my • progress. This, I figured out,
might be the same into which Wine
bad entered in search of Alva, when
he deserted me in the front hallway.
I listened Intently, but heard no
sound within, and, satisfied the room
was without occupunts, ventured final-
ly to gain a glimpse inside. It was a
room not altogether unlike the one
I had just left, although smaller,
and containing a chair or two in ad-
dition to the writing table. I noted
these tilings quickly, my gaze straying
to a partially open door in the board
wall to the right, through which a
brighter glow of light streamed. My
ears caught the sound of voices, the
words indistinct.
Although convinced the small room
was without occupants, I was some
moments screwing up my courage to
enter. Yet there was no other way in
which 1 could learn the meaning of all
this, or be prepared to intelligently
play my part later with Harris. To
trap the fellow I must know his pur-
pose, be able to answer his inquiries
and seem conversant with his vil-
lainy.
The door opened toward me, but it
would be suicidal to attempt viewing
the room beyond through that opening.
The only thing I dare venture was to
gain such survey as was possible by
means of the narrow crack below the
hinge on which the door swung. This
afforded me the merest glimpse of one
side of the room, revealing four or five
men sitting motionless on a bench
against the wall, evidently listening in-
tently to what was going on opposite
them. With the exception of Wine,
who was third in the row, no face I
saw was in the least familiar—two
being pronouncedly Spanish, the oth-
ers not so easily recognized as to na-
tionality. I hud no difficulty whatever
in overhearing their voices, and grasp,
ing the sense of what they were say-
ing. As a general thing the words used
were English, although occasionally
some one requested an explanation in
Spanish, which was immediately given.
However, almost the first sentence
overheard convinced me that I had ar-
rived too Inte to learn directly the na-
ture of those instructions received
from Washington. Alva was asking a
question.
"But we are ready to act now," he
said impatiently, his foreign accent
faint, yet plainly perceptible, "have
been ready for a month past. What
necessity then is there for further de-
lay?"
The woman, whom he evidently ad-
dressed. must have been very close to
the door; her voice soft, but speaking
with clear enunciation, sounded almost
within reach of my hand.
"The reason is Valparaiso, of
course," she said; "it is.not Washing-
ton at all. When you strike, the people
must be ready there. You say you are
prepared, senor. That Is what I was
sent to learn, and I find you are not
prepared."
"Not ready! We are organized and
sworn to service."
She seemed to lean forward, her
voice changing almost to a whisper.
"I see that, your eagerness, your de-
votion. But that is not readiness for
such a duty. Who has been chosen for
the act itself—the post of danger? No
one. Until the man I need not name
dies, we can accomplish nothing. You
have taken no ballot. If the single
word was flashed tonight, 'Go,' and it
may be, who among you is authorized
to execute the order?"
She paused, but no voice spoke.
"Nor is that all; the money from
England yet lies untouched. Surely
your instructions were clear, and noth-
ing Is being accomplished for the
cause while It rests In the vault. It
will require all of thirty days to dis-
tribute' this Into the proper hands,
here and in Chile, yet nothing has
heen done. We supposed it was al-
ready in circulation. What caused the
delay?"
One of the men on the bench spoke,
a heavily built fellow, with a long
gray mustache, and horn spectacles
shading his eyes.
"All I know iss et valt on der order
of Gustave Alva to be indorsed by
Senor Mendez. I hoi' ett so in trust,
from the agent. Ett was In a private
safe, a package of currency, only I
know where. The bank hsv' nothings
to do with der deal."
"I understand. The agent gave you
personally the letter of credit, which
you Immediately cashed, and you now
hold the currency subject to call?"
"Certainly; dat vos how ett vos. The
agent he tell me."
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' Lesson'
(By Rliv. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(©, 1921, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR JUNE 19.
MAKING
THE SOCIAL
CHRISTIAN.
ORDER
LESSON TEXT-Lulie 4:16-21; Matt 26:
M-40.
GOLDEN TEXT—Inasmuch as ye have
done it unto one of the least of these rny
brethren, ye have done it unto me.—Matt,
26:40.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Act* 2: 37-
47; 8: 4-8.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Pleasing Jesus by
Helping Others.
JUNIOR TOPIC—The Example Jesus
Gave Us.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
-Making All of Life Christian.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
—Christianity Transforming the Social
Order.
Again we say not "Making the So
cial Order Christian," if the committee
please. At least these tests selected
by the committee do not so teach, for
they have no bearing upon the ques-
tion. Why two texts so widely sepa-
rated in meaning should be selected
to go together under the subject
named is incomprehensible. The
teacher should therefore ignore the
subject cnosen and endeavor to bring
out the meaning of the texts.
I. Jesus in the Synagogue at Naza-
reth (Luke 4:1(5-21).
1. Hie custom was to go to the
house of God (v. 16). He now had
come back to the town of his boyhood
days and entered the pluce of worship
as was His custom.
2. Jesus reading from the Scrip-
tures (vv. 18-19). He opened the book
at the sixty-first chapter of Isaiah and
read the Scripture passage which set
forth His entire mission.
(1) Character of His mission (vv.
18, 10). (a) Preach the gospel to the
poor. God has peculiar regard for the
poor, and the glory of the gospel is
that it comes to the help of the very
ones most in need. It puts a ladder
at the feet of a man and enables him
to climb as high as his ability will per-
mit him. (b) Heal the broken-
hearted. How many are the broken-
hearted! (c) Preach deliverance to
the captives. Those who are in cap-
tivity to sin and Satan. Christ can and
Will deliver (John 8:34-36). (d) Re-
covering of sight to the blind. Christ
not only can open the physical eyes
but the eyes of the spirit as well.
(e) Set at liberty them that are
bruised. Satan has-been most merci-
lessly bruising men, but the Mighty
One lias come who can 6et them free.
(f) Preach the acceptable year of tiie
Lord. This was the Year of Jubilee
which looked forward to the glorious
millennial age (Lev. 25:8-13, 50-54).
(2) His endowment (v. 18). The Holy
Spirit came upon Christ for the ex-
press purpose of fitting Iliin for His
divine mission. Because of this en-
duement He cannot fail in His glo-
rious work.
(3) His testimony (vv. 20, 21). Hav-
ing completed the reading. He declared
that the Scripture had fulfillment then
and there in himself. This was a crit- |
leal hour for the people. May it be
Just as eritical_ for the members of
every class where this lesson is stud-
ied! May there not be rejection like
that which followed His testimony at
Nazareth!
II. The Judgment of the Nations
(Matt. 25:34-40).
The biblical unit here is verses 31*
46. One cannot intelligently teach the
verses selected without their setting;
so It would be better to take a survey
of the whole.
This judgment should be carefully
distinguished from what is popularly
called "General Judgment.'' The Bible
speaks of different judgments, differ-
ing in respect to the subjects, the
place, the time, and the results of the
judgment. Note the following partic-
ulars :
1. The Judge (v. 31). The Son of
Man in glory.
2. The time (v. 31). It is when the
Lord shall come in His glory accom-
panied by His glorious retinue of an-
gels.
3. The place (v. 31). It will be on
the throne of His glory. This throne
will be most surely in the lnnd of Is-
rael. The prophecy of Joel, third
chapter, and Zechariah 14:1-5 make it
to be in or near Jerusalem.
4. The people judged (vv. 32-45).
These people will be the living nations
upon the earth after the church has
been translated (I Thess. 4: 16, 17).
These nations are the ones to whom
the gospel of the kingdom shall be
preached just prior to the coming of
the Lord (see Matt. 24:14). The
preachers of this gospel will be Jews
(Rev. 7; Rom. 11).
5. The issue of the judgment (v. 46;
cf. 34-41). The sheep enter upon the
Inheritance of a prepared kingdom
(v. 34). The goats go into an everlast-
ing fire prepared for the devil and his
angels. Their destiny is fixed (v. 46).
"What are yon doing her*?"
•In |tipW. "Listening?"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Isn't She the Cutup7
Woman Writer—A festive touch
may lie imparted to rice croquette by
biding a big raisin In the heart of
each—Beaton Transcript.
Even the homely girl will be a
pretty old one if she lives long enough.
Hope and Pray.
Let us hope and pray that those who
teach and those who worship in the
temples of God may never be out of
touch with the saints above or the
sinners below. When we get out of
touch with humanity, we are never in
very close touch with Divinity.—Uncle
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