The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-30

alarmed why. y0' SD o11 BF1. ssos--
~. 'sa@Cy naas rrssoyseFsna asaron-
ana payfn' teller "a tn o<dstwe hnnk
They know al shout yeu HERE. an4 ~.
when they think you have besu pump~d
dry. rs ten 20 o. - they ocn't gfvs you
away unless yeu consent 20 ofeW m tho
capital. surplus ana dsposgxas
We'll kunnei. yous teller rrsBosed Ike
q isa<. and Iooas1 nfsy df6srere ways
except into Bffrs bold. black eyes I've
meant no harm NJ sa11 and dons 30
harm except - my own pockss. : 10
excitement. and lihe gnfnL'
" Exactly SID Ban. md - 20 r but
you WON'T ind that combination here. us-
less you sss around as rse osner ss5s of
the table and ron ne ball.
Il nay have q change % iaca. .nouxa.
said Hr.gxy md shss-s wat I'm rryfwH
FOR rye. spent nearly every cert ever
saved
You're q pso<. psssrked yz-en.' Ssd
BIZ. win consffrsbIe scorn. ard o~so--
you know 70 you'n % ,uisfr II tne ~
TO square yourself. and rneu T So vUu-
anisn behind rse bars why sont v0u
have some samptson. man-ssue snf
Look ~ me I've On other 2eopfe. ~ .
Gentleman. bat ion't take TO chances
" on. tel me nav you 10 IL sd f1s
teller. pieadsn' like . srhoofocy. for an tho
world.
Dvsggs Deeo0eO . GveeD G~~1s Wuo.
Well. kunzsl :. hadn's taken ogd ssr
long % si3e up your teiIe~s sssimscie char
sc.sr He saw that he was mean and av.r-
icious and cowardiy. thai. w-ti@ ne v0uid
shrink ascx from hold toos HE Ioo-gaf Tho
hull concern. he'd 90 In for any saac that
he thought vas safe. And - osd Biii .osd
him al ABOUT sne green goods. Re ~
planned 70 him fts@ row 70 was worried.
how there were -wo satcf<sA sxzcsiy sitse.
and In ore was real money and IN t5e
other was dummy money. how ne resg
money was shown 20 rfe come-on. and
thus he was satisfied with what n. seuxfar
and how the bags w-r~ changed and ~
went on his nomewzrd way r~tofcin with
the dummy money. Well. Briggs listened
with sparkir' eyes.
81 like 81 he aN Trs safe. and
there's money in 10. cut why should vou
tell all this 20 mer what service could
don't Why should you Suggest my xsfn' IN
win you7 You see he vas suspicious. for
all his easerne>s. kunnes.
'Thars very simple replied oI6 BILL
I Ike you. It's true. but ike doesn't cut
any ice tn our business. See here: look
a' these ..,sers I've oeen having from
cattle dealer out W0t He'll Civ. sB.Mo
IN good money for sp.ass in counserfesss
He'll come on in two lays teiesrapn
him. and he's a. good - gold. Say. shall
7 serd him q messageg Thfnk OF H--
there's $1,000 apsece.' And hen NJ vent
on 20 say that he knew thu rancnnan 50
we'll that he was sure ft would - isessess
TO try 20 10 aaythtR WIN him until ~
waS actually shown e3o.sse in 0pod upAey.
and then he'd swallow hoos. ban. ssnEeg
and all 'You must supply this money. ~
sid; rfs only for over night. sud therea
no rvssibIe rfsh I'm a. You can DO r.
know: there's nothiT 70 prevent yos fro-ss
takin' the packagez out Of POUR bon wnen
you leave In the sfssrnoon and pusrsn
them back the next mornfnf You viii -
with me- all the wriIs. ard need newer tshs
your eyes from g. I'll 10 AL the talkfr-
and al ne nanfpuissfn'. Gene. now VIII
you ever get . better chance 20 MAKE
1000 without the slightest rssh- And
what We 10 once ne can 10 q tosen esus~s
IN without you. and you can 30 nothinf
without me-
The prs~hsD0 - pJ0eww nvS~ss.
There isn't much more To tell xunref
OF course. cd Bill nsf no particular rsnch-
man in his mind. He could have assnfssf
up hundresf u necessary. but Briggs ~ns
all the sucker he was iook'n' for fust then.
snd ne played rim 20 The 1usenes tasse.
The two men met in that hosei by agree
msnt. Briggs all keyed Up snd bsnxfn' On
TO ns previous sstch~s for dssr Hfs. sasps-
rever tskln' his Eyes oH old Rsia Bsst.
Lord. no fidn't nav. sn ~ar-nFy show OH
Bil opened his 8tchei and ~h0v-f fn~
dummy packages Brfxxs opened Nc ans
showed fna tnr~e sleSe WAITS T.@fs psst
them In th- closet. said Fiji for f~sr sosu~
one might come IN. son'r hsve - 20 fer
two hours yet and I'm me cio~et they ulsr-
81 them. ste sv side. Briggs fairly >e~ir,
~ tns walls 20 se~ that here - frsD
foors Then drinks we're IN a-fe~ ard 70
one hesf sot fBddl~f u wasn't OF Bits
Just about the time The ilafcr vas wr~h~
in AL right. there came telegram
HsIio.' cried oId BgI. gfs frors our
Western friend fie focs an earlier train
and wiii re AZ the Grand Central n y rail-.
s-ur I've got fsss tins 20 hurry and f@sen
him here 81 take my ssfch~s. - sbss 10
can see I've the stun WITH ms md ycu
Brfgssy. keep a sharp ~ye ~ vomr Swn
and veil BE back here IN f1~y ~ l~x
csd >eiiow snd ~ r1sh~s Old BFil wsfh
Briggs ~afcheI. wfth SO fhsrry- fhou.*nf
rushsn' unti ~ vac thetssna msIes
sway. n's chicago. nesn. sunn~f wn~rs
all the GOOD crooks xo
"ffs easy now hunn~t 20 your telf-
srs M ~. how Ne cat there sats stupid
with orc eye on me foer ard Ire rtne~
on The closet With Old Btffs eatcneI IN
plain view wnsch NJ ws~ sure was 80
own; ho- 80 he liquor wore ~ -rf sf1~
wore On. he began 20 srow fmpsfs~rt. anf
then - nervous rat re- cotfifn't 80 ~iEl
how ne argued WITH ntur~N rNas VERY
thin was AT r.xh, bit fuss for re sasis.
faction ~ u. he world iook a. Ms pr4~scas
rsds sssin. hcw ~. eyes ~artef eff
whrn ~ opened ne ssfchei hev hfs
handN shook 80 he fhrsw out ne tnrr-
mics snf row Ne screamed and fnpu was
too frightened - scr~ars sFasr - pr
eeive8 that there was noshfn' ef-~ -
rsfuin'. and hat onre More ~ ~ 4
pincksa piseon
s~~v~s ~ Bvsgss' D~-ss
AMI then ksnnei he haH - ss~~
things Pc VS. Duesea - rat yahh~-f
ire BARK ~ ~osssn. r~sf0r- - ~assts~s.
RIM swsv WHAT Else was fh~~e - ~ -
e~pf - '~el ~ 1T. pces~t for fhe r@~uFv@r
~ ~ brought agsiu~f srv efal@r~p ~
old pffIs part ard rr~S hinu~rfT7 Last.