The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-08

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rather fascinating. There was some
thing mesmeric about his eyes.
We sat In the little parlor and talked.
He smoked q cigarette, lolling back IN
the easiest chair, with his feet amid the
trinkets on the center table. There was
q H~ee-and-easy air of self-con1rAnc
about him that quite captivate4
I do not know how the conyssRation
dr1fted round to his business, but we
were finally talking life insurance. All
at once he dropped his feet to the floor,
leaned forward and said:
"a man is a fool who keeps pegging
away at day labor for the money he OBJ
3talns. Look at the men who make big
Iortunes here In the city. How do they
90 1t? BY day labor? Not much! Ha!
ha! ha! They find an easier and quick
er way. I have helped lots of young
men to good pots, and l can help you
y will help you, for ! have taken a
liking to you"
was startled, and I did not know
what to say. He did not give me much
time to speak.
There is more in the life insurance
business than appears on the surface"
ne went on. Il am not plugging in
this business, but I am making hauls,
and when I make a haul somebody
shares with me. You may as we'll be
n to share in a pot"
I'll don't think l understand you
I stammered.
Come on, let's go out where We can
get something to cool our Threats. I
will explain
We went out to a saloon. I was not
in the habit of tasting liquor, but, in
his bland and persuasive way, he in
duced me to take something. Some
how, I could not refuse, and I took
something several times.
was somewhat befogged when I re-
turned to the fiat alone. Aubry had.
found that he must leave the city by
a certain train that would not permit
him to go back and await his mother,
and we had parted.
In a hazy way I remembered the
scheme he had proposed to me-a
scheme in which I had almost agreed
to play a part. 1t was the now we'll
known trick of insuring under a false
name and disappearing. Evidence of
death could then be produced, and the
insurance money obtained. This money
was to be divided.
OF course ! was the subject, and I
swear Aubry Sparrow had made it seem
like a shrewd piece Of business, rather
than a fraud, for he had explained the
plots Of Wall street money kings, which
were quite as crooked, yet escaped the
ban of the law.
He was to be in town again two days
later, and the project was then to be
carried through, in case I had the re-
CURED nerve.
When I reached the fiat I found
two men waiting there. They followed
me up the stairs and walked in with
out the least ceremony. This made me
rather angry, and 1 think I should
have fought them both on the spot if
they had not explained that they were
particular friends of Mrs. Sparrow.
I explained that she might not be
home for a day or two, but they both
assured me she would arrive very soon.
They were right; she came within an
hour.
Mrs. Sparrow was very much sur
prised to behold her visitors at that
hcur of the night. or rather morning,
and she was more surprised when they
grasped her and informed her she was
their prisoner. She seemed inclined to
resist, and 1 was on the point of wading
into them both, when one Tipped back
his coat and showed a detassr-re's
shield. n 9 "
Well, the result was 2.e
Sparrow change her c,,AANMs Gssa
attire, and she can S Nh
appearances nv ~ HsNs ~
that / cried: a -
"Aubry Sparrow NJ
yes. said nsscH.sAp d.
"Ee is very slick, I'll. i
a nice old lady. Fl b5js demandEsIN
colmb, and he is W. LING H.
insurance swindles,
three or four murdei. n 81
a few Of his accompAF
obtain the insurance D. sa NJ
= is recently that 4 l95scr
against him has been yobtaineoNH
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