The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-29

Thcrc's no altcrin that. Suppose?"
NO. That Is the best I will do"
You're wrong. mister. You'll do
better than that, good deal better.
I've acted on the level with YOU. I've
risked my neck to keep my word with
you. l got word to drop the job. an
chooscd to 20 ahead. l made believe
to so down town, an l doubled on ny
tracks an kept that carriage in sight
TILL l saw the woman get out. I dog
ged her to where size is an where | can
lay my hands ON her any minute.
That's what done to keep my word,
but now YOU say my word ain't good
enough. All right. That's your privi-
legc, but it's Jar OH my fceln's, an
when my fcclin's get hurt I'm n hard
man to make terms with"
"Oh. come to the point! am tired
and wish to so to bed. What ar. you
driving at?"
"Wcll. to put it in n few words an
make 1t plain. you want to find the
girl. Correct. I'll be here any time
tomorrow you name, an I'll take you
to her. How does that strike your"
he here at 10 o'clock tomorrow and
take me to the woman. and will hand
you n crisp hundred dollar bill"
mot on your life, you won't. You'll
pass over two crisp hundreds, or I'll
drop the job"
"Do you think you can bunko me,
you fooly'
Its not bunko, an I'm no fool nei-
ther. You made the offer, an carried
out the agreement, but now you've
backed down. That ends the drst
trnnbaction. Now It's my turn to make
the terms. I've got information that
you want. II 1t ain't worth two hun.
dred to you, why, you'd be n fool tc
Invest. You judge for yourself, but
there amt no compulsion. You take
1t or leave 1t, IN ain. sure but I'n
safer II l wash my hands Of the whole
thing. I've gone back on my pals for
you, an don't know who I'm up
against. may be workin against
some Of the small fry, or I may be
crossin one Of the most dangerous of
the gang. The driver wouldn't give
me the straight tip. SO far I'm safe,
because l amt told you nothin. If
take you to that woman, l may be n
dead man In "a hours. You don't know
the crowd like do.'
Slippery Sam spoke so earnestly that
his words carried conviction to Mr.
Mitchers mind. He saw now, when
1t was too late, that he had made Il
mistake In mistrustinS the fellow. Had
he not done so he believed that the
correct address Of the woman would
have been supplied to him. He dccid
ed to conciliate Slippery Sam If posi-.
BILE.
Look here, SAM" said he. 81 am
sorry that l doubted you, and
"Iour sorrow don't weigh much,
reckon"
"And l confess that l was wrong"
continued Mr.. Mitchell, ignoring the
interruption. But you must admit
Preacher jim u.
preacher JIM" cried Slippery Sam,
truly alarmed. $50 he told you. did
he? He's mixed mp In this? He sen
out the order to head me off, did he?"
When Mr.. Mitchell observed the ef-
feet that this name had upon the man,
he bit his lip with vcxation at the slip
which he had made and fastened 10 re-
pair, II possible. the damage which had
been done.
"No, no!' he said. "Prcacher Jim
merely happened to be at the rooms of
your society when the driver was sent
out and by the merest accident knew
about It,"
II don't swallow that too quick" re.
piled Slippery Sam.
"Let me explain the whole matter to
you. This woman Is supposed to be
secretly married to n wealthy young
man up town. 1t has just been dis.
covered, and he fastened to remove
her from the house, in order that her
identity might not be known. 1t was
he who sent the carriage to take her
away. l suspected that he would make
this move, and that is why was there.
Do you comprehend"
''Thcn this fellow Is n crook? 9th.
erwise he would not go to our place
for help"
II am not sure about that, but It
was his man who went, and Preacher
Jim admitted that this servant is a
crook"
"Whnt Is his namc?"