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lake his advice. \ queer lukin splCIMitH, ne
Was, Colonel. with his beard hangin III WEI sttlngs
as II it had been put t'roo a mangle; al on,healty y;
mllancholy. man. with a naryols way 81 caS'in
ilis eyes over his shoulders, as folks d" ~hlh MN
Tally distrissed, as II Their mind was theii Dack,
uponit
~ hin W. reached the inn, Magnus. troo his
owdacious bluff, nOtvithstand the cOhcoorse
AZ some Of the hist families Of the ioor Kingdoms
succeeded In cOppin' not only y double room Tor
ourselves, but q little wan, on the same hure !eSt
around the angle 81 IN buildin' for DC castro.
Well. arter, we'd had q We, Ia dry up the wet we'd
.! ready had, We wint 10 our RESPECTIVE apartminiS
Host no time, Colonel, IN comm 'othe PINT What
nginst' Some,hin' sof, or material, OF some,hin
slick, incOg' Reminder, man, there's no per
NlSun ior private snaps in our articles OF pardn't.
snip Shelp me, says he, with q cuNS, l was
only waiiin' for a conferince to devolyc my game
Listen now whin ! landed in the muddiest OF that
mud, the iust sight ! seen Was DE Castro on his
hands and knees n fishin' that long black beard
81 his out Of the mirr. rolled down a bank aiore
he observed me, FOR i had taken in enough 70
know the hull tIut' Do you twig' No" Well,
Ms clus shaved cheek, which his false whiskers
had kiyered. It's the valet, Donald, ON his way,
Ia the 'oniinin', with the actress le"elS' ana
now you know what my game is"
Il wiut 10 the winder and seen how The leads
ran right around the Garner Of the buildin' shall
We sneak into his room says ]. and neck, INN
may come 10 that afoIe %nlarnin, say, he. but
wha, with the waters bein' out, and all convey
nnces in 'twud BE- a desprit resi- No, We must
trust tu his giyin' hisSelf away durin' the e\enin ,
especially. as ! don't know where he's ma me
stuns They amt in his waise, sarlin. fol,
seen him go troo 1t for n fresh swiIe, and II they're
though raped him all over like q Sawbones
,ryin' 10 locate . new pain in n patent who, Is
ens'us To make financial sacrifices for hi! healt.
No the hist way To cop II Is Ia make nm con
wicl hisself, and at the sa m g time To secure the
girerous -co-0peratnn Of the in'ire omp ny; IN
bearin OIL the gelt Ia parts unknown" md thin.
I al.tnu Ia a. "a In IA nd nl.l- p ntAI ~ 1Ihp r
IL was artcr supper, and the male .portull, OF
! the comp'nv was assembled around a long tabl"
IN the iaploom, .A,rkin' troo the soo,hin' in
l~iooances q. good fellsrShipand flip, a ricompens,'
ir the t"Jum and dangers OF the day. \ raa'
baronet aud a puny, pockmntked man h" mere
occypied the chair at wan ind by Nirloo ol ms
,irtou OF his gall. On his right sat DE Castro,
the furrenrr, and next 10 him, your humble sar
,int \ sperrut of ~loviaIty Prevailed, and with
the glass, wint around the merry Jest and song
aud tale Finally, with n manin' gldnCt AT me,
| Magnus, h" TUX up his sheer Of the intertalnmin',
My pipes is too rusty from the dc!ooge, gents,
says he, for a spiel, and as for n story, | III not
used To Thin, haNin' been brought up on the
ground fure; 81, With your kind p"rnisslng, III
SNOW You a GURUS trick. The title oi il, is How
10 Find the Man" and the problem is Dist sci iorr
in the iOnertn' drscrptun taken from ne public
print And with that, Colonel, he whipped the
Ilyg's from ont his pocket, and read the account
Of the prigCin' uf the aCtrisS's Jewels
i lansd forward, as the readln' perceeded, and
craspt De tastrr's leg, tightly, under the table,
but the pore cuSS. he was too skeered To make
q move though his hull pusson,, 1t trlmhled as
il he had the NiXican fever " lengt Magnus
finished, and paused for . moment, as. VERY eye
around the hoord vis"oally asst what MKT
You wonders, gents, where the thick comes
in OF tindin' the man he says; well, thin, watch
ME cIus, .prie,o, change" And with that, he
era bbed Dn Castro by the neck with his night
hand, and with his lofl, he Snatched of The beard,
rxposin' the long white scar ON his cheek, like
the wrltin' ON the " II in the time Of Danial the
profit
ldder ind, TO thus, as you may say, take the law
",\ immissary Of the Scotland Yard, a, your
s%aryice, sir, replied Macnus, proudly. and the
gintleman on the udder sid" Of ~ cllprut j. my
subordinate Mud with that there was a mighty
shout. under kiver oi which m" and ,MaEnus
vint ttoo the pore, s~IaChleSs %furrener, like rats
t'roo a. grannery, with the result that under
his high collar we found the missin' gins.
We'll, Colonel, there wasn't too much that
thin good citizens cud do to show their allajunca
10 tn" priSpryatun Of law and order in the state,
rerceiyin' that ha was anx MS Ia retarn 10 town
at the earliest moment With the fugitive, by trrat
and promise, ther iniucsd the landlord to lind
n cart for rs. and, in anudder hour, We was ,oolin'
for the nearest statun, with the hubs asvAsh in
the water. won waste no time In t"lin how
We let De Castro slip troo our hands, no doubt
| the pore furrpner i rurnin' yit, but III hast"
me- Ia the denoomint which tuk place the mkt
marnin in the iewelry shop Of Come, tn" fence
I've told you about, ont in Ugh ollouay. 49,
| 1T was with a air Of trump tOlnnel, that
Magnus p%erducrd the glitterln gins, and cast
thin down ON The counter. What DO YOU Ink
| of Thin, he ast, FOR = wnn night haul Gomez
he picked thin up and held thin 10 tn hight, aud
lei thin slip trOO his fingers. lie stuck = straw
in q bottle, and ,eched Thin up here and there
with acid. Thin h" grabbed a little hammer,
and hit the sun burst a STUART rap, Gus was
us name Colonel, and bu \ WAS its nstnr for
it crumbled into dust. That's what | link Of
Thin. he screamed, a gisucula,in with his legs
bogus. false. raught hut paste and glass, and
| your a couple 1T ii!iis for your pains
And 50 We were, Colonel, The actriss, even
while dec0ra,in her pusson. had been hnldin
mp the glass 20 natur decaNin, not only the
| ginrral public, but sch indiyiddle mlmb"rs If
the sam Is Ie taStrn III" %furr"n"r, and MagnuS
and me-. We not on'y had bought a pig in n
poke, but We had the morlarficatun 10 larn from
the rist Of the push, tho' the brow n painted ringer
IN N iust, with the field nowhere. as p"r prey us
adyices. Md now, rs We KEEP my agreemint,
true. not only tellin' you y yarn about my old
pal, but indicstn by tn" same nv pTislnt any lily,
in make So bould as 10 begin my rHaminatln
"3l, don't see, said the ~p@rpleNed Colonel.
",ha, you have explained anything. However.
e. ahead with your questions and will answer
to the best o' my ability
"Vrll, thin. Colonel, began Donald, and his
face grew Sallow and care worn, what h"cama
If my friend Magnus' ari"r was yanked on
to ,hc couler'"
The last saw Of HIM" replied the Colonel,
he had picked himself out oi the gutter and was
cutting DOWN the street ike n good fellow.
They DIDN'T >Crag hlm, nor sind for no cops,
Wiz, no returned the Colonel why should
they lie had imply broken q rule Of tho inStl,
tuition. and that /, no crime They let him go Of
course, but ! must say they let him 60 hard
That's all night. cried The Joyous shoemaker
he'd have been tiCkled half TO deaf 10 git of 81
easy. II they'd broke bot sides Of his Jaw Md
now the dough. oloncl. dear. the stun, the sweg.
| that h" slipped me what became II That Don I
Yea go how Wo'rat | am Md once move Don
Aid lacked hacgard with 'ecret care
Way rs credited T." your account In tn" office
OF .onT'c
'IuN De- ynu know Tell me- wha, The warden,
the "a mnn. Sid about It Tell m" "he' h" did
with II. uiuch'
Why. II Won must Arow AL he PARTICULARS Of
! n yo-y simple transaction SAID IA, I olpnel. ~onl"
whH, irrlmtsd nv the ShosmHkers lack oi defer
erra. the warden thr"N the roll 81 half dollars
| down on the desk by the clerk, saying, 'pui them
IN the drawer and charge them M IN That old
nuiSnncr's account and the clerk dd So And,
b .thc-hy, can tell YOU inst what lecane uf the
| identical coins. though don't see shat difference
outside. came in for some money. and said that he
! would he glad IN have II IN silver; and saw the
| clerk count ont your half dollars and give them
t. Lin,
There was = raucous chuckle, and the shoe.
| makers face pulled ont and grew SCARLET with
! suppressed emotions II, slapped his hand on
| his thigh, he cut n pigeon wing Of surprising
agility, landing noi,olesay on his toes
And some say the days Of miracles il over.
he whispered with catching breath; here was |
| v~0rreltin' my nut off. imaginln' Niagnus was
| Letchpd. and We bot was IN for n lin year biz,
| v bi!. in realty he was SAT. and unsuspic,ed: my
| account, II Was inrChed aginst the day ! go out,
and honest day lab rerS was aCtln as dlStrhuiln'
The queer interrupted the Colonel. DO you
mean to lell me that the half dollars
"Sartinly, colonel, and now you understands
nv par'ble The kline. like the a%ctriss's levels,
| was bogus" and with q wink Of infinite roguery,
Donald, the shoemaker, slipped down the STAIRS