Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08

Tony said to me after he'd told me
The name and address. you ought .
to finish him before midnight. G
Meet you in the old place, heb"
"Well, then my part of the con-
tract began. l took a Broadway
car up past the hotel 30 as to come
down the other way, and the young
fellow was still standing by the
pillar. 1 got off at Twenty-fourth
street and came down Broadway.
He was there yet. l started into
the hotel and looked him in the
face as 1 passed him. Then came
back and stared at him. III be
hanged 1 said to him, If you're
not key Thomas grown up to bea
mani Permit me to squeeze your
flesh. And 1 held out my hand.
"The young fellow took my hand
and shook it warmly, looking
sharply and questionably into my
face. GO Don't you remember your
old playmate of Is years ago p l
asked. Don't you remember
Jacob Higgins-little Jakey that
used to play with you in the old
park?'
You see, it generally takes in a
sucker more to give him a homely
name like Jacob Higgins than a
fancy one like Montague st. John,
and YOU can strike a man home al
most any time with an old park.
Everybody has played in an old
park some time during his child
hood. Well, Issac Thomas racked
his brains and found that he did
remember me, and 1 asked him to
come in and have a drink.
So we strolled in and sat down at
table, and l called waiter and
asked Thomas what he'd have?
"I seldom drink anything but
. wine,' he said Bring quart OF
Piper Heidseick."
Twas little startled, because |
didn't have much money with me,
and I had supposed he'd call fol-
: whisky or some other ffteen-cen'
drink. But 1 comforted myself
with the thought that he was sc
blooded he must have quite a pile
of blue chips. Well, we drank TIT
;, wine, and I paid the waiter So TO
= it out of the solitary X had will
me, Then Thomas-or Ike, as
afectionately called him-suggest
> ;, ed that I 60 down to the Asto
House with him to meet friend
and then we'd do the city together
IIwent down there with him, an
= he didn't find his friend, and l dc
= cided to throw out another 50 fo
= wine, Just to give him hint that
didn't care damn for expense, S
- as to make him corresponding
y liberal. My dear friend key dram
~ his half of the wine like a lit
man, and then we set forth. Ju
:: as We started up Broadway to loo
40 for a cab asked him to come
and get . cigar. Il have some
= my pocket. he said, and unbutto'
ed his coat for the first time-as
NC aftsrward recollected-since l hi
~ made his acquaintance to get at b
cigar case.
, Il only looked once at his wai'
! - coat, and then l threw my who
=. soul into my legs and darted dov
t Barclay street, for I saw bad
=. glittering there. Great Heaven
'' l said to myself as I ran, Il ha
picked up a detective and it Won
have done you good to have Sc
~ me slide the sidewalk under n
~ Well, key ran right after me a
700 overlook me.
.ot "Say,' he said. what's the m
ter2 You are not going to lea
little key who used to play in
,. old park with you in that kind
,;m style are your
"'That's right, 1 said. you
got me now, and can afford to
-, funny but please don't fire of Q
- more Of that cheap sarcasm
"'I'm rather sorry key 50
that things have turned out t
~, way. I suppose it was that c
founded fire badge that scared
off,
Nv "'Fire badge said. 'Are
you a detectiveP'
J.. ""No, he replied, 'Tm ne
naney renorter and I've been h