The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-11-06


yer TO stop. and GO as fast as yer
can ser he. Take every back street
yer know of, aud come out aoInc'
where Hoxton way. I'm not par
tic'iar 80 long as ! go fast, an
don't git collared by the keb that's
after US, II yer help nv to give i'm
the slip there's ave-poun' note Tor
yer trouble Wen. sen 60 myself,
this IN "a proper bit Of business and
there and then sets ug ns fast rs
the old 'orse cud take US. We turns
up southampton street, and YOU
turns mp after Us. As We was HPoiu'
down 'Enrirtta street ! asked him 10
let me ave look az his fivr-pnun
note. for | didn't want no Bank 81
Fashion or any ~ that sort Of truck
showed into me, youll understand.
'Nou needn't be suspicious, cabny.'
Scl h.. I'm make II suyrrings, " YOU
like. aud half one over for luck, "
that will satisfy ycrT When ] told
him Il would. he give me two Poun'
ten in advance aud away We went
again. We weren't more than arr a
mile away from Merchants Sc, sir.
don't mind II do, H. cold drivin'
well, as ! was a sayin' we wasn't
more than arr a mile away from
here. when the gent he stands mp
aud ser 20 me: Look here, Kchhv,
turn the next corner pretty sharp,
and Slow down At the FIRST hye-sir rect
you come 20. Then I'll jump out
Right yer are. Eulnor.' ser J, aud
with that he 'ands mc up the other
/ two poun' ten aud the eNtry hall.
suycriuC ! fnbhcd IL and whipped
MP the old 'oss Next moment we
was around the corner, and a-driyin
/ ~ II ~ was irN iu" 80 t-irh n
/ train Then We comes g. "A LITTLE side
! street. pn' slows down out =
| Jumps and down hr goes along q iic
street as " the devil was arter HIM
Then drives on my way aud pulls
zap ere Bilkrd you were. gu,nur
aud don't mind Hayin' $50, but bust
ness ig business. and five poun' ten
amt to be- picked up every day.
| guess the old woman will be- all
there when 7 get umr tonight"
That's all very we'll. cabby."
said. but its Just likely you want
20 add another sovereign TO that eve
pound ten. n you do don't mind
putting another In your way. ! tel
YOU that ! want 90 catch the man
was after tonight Hes as big q
thief as cvrr walked the earth. and
n you viii help me 90 put my hand
upon him. yuull be doing service
not only 60 me, but Ia the Who'll,
country at large"
What IN Il you want me 10 dor
hr asked. suspiciously He treated
me fair. and hen take IL mean Of IN,
| " help you 30 nah him
- don't want you Co do anything
but to drive me Co ihr side street
where you put him down. Then you
can take your sovereign and De- ~
home ~ quick as you like. DO you
agree"
lie hcsitatcd for q space In which
man could have counted go, an,
then set his glass upon the counter
I'm do IT," he said, "l'Il drive yci
there, not for the suyrr,ng. but tot
the good Of the country yer sprSi,
about. Come on"
| gave my own man his money, and
then followed the other ont to hi,
cab lie mounted to his box. moi
| without some help. and we presently
set of Whether u was the rfrcI
Of the rcfrcshmcui he had imbibed
| or whether IL was mere clati1u oI
spirita I cannot say, the fact. how
ever, remains that for the whole oil
the journey, which occupied ten ol
| twelve minutes. hr hnwl.d yocifcr
ously. A more Joyous cabmau roul,
scarcely have been discovered in 40
that part 81 London. AZ last h,
! pulled his horse To stauGatill ant
descended from his seat.
This 'rrc's the place" he Bnid
"and that's the street he boItst
down. Yer cant mistake H. Now
let's have a look AZ yer suvrriuR
gunner. and then III be OF home &c
bed, aud is about time too
paid him the sum had prom
isrd him, and then made my way
down the narrow street, IN the dirrc,
tiuu liaylr had taken. 1t was not
more than couple Of hundred yards
| long, aud was hemmed 10 on either
hand 10y squalid cottage As II "a
emphasize the misery Of the locality
and perhaps IN a measure e. account
for it, al the further end / discov
cred gin-palacc, whose hqring
| lights Illuminated the streets on
either hand with brazen splrudor. A
small knot at loafcrs wcr, clustered
| ON the pavement outside the public
aud these were exactly the men
wanted Addressing myself 10 them
l inquired how long they had been
In their present position.
BEST part Of an hour, guy 'nrr.'
said one Of them, pushing his hands
deep down into his pockets. aud
executing q sort of double shuttle as
he spoke. "Ain't doin' any harm
ERE, 'ope. We was 'opln' rs 'ow a
gent like yourself would come along
In the course Of the evening just 20
ask US II we was thirsty, and wot
we'd take for 20 squench a."
You shall have something ia
'squench' II. II you can answer the
questions ] am going 20 ask you,"
replied Did either Of you see a
gentleman come down this street,
running. about half an hour or 40
ago9''
Was he carrying a rug and q
bag7" asked one of the men. without
hesitation.
"ile waS," ] replied. "Ifr Is the
man want. Which way did he 70
when he left here?"
"He took Jim Boultrr's cab" said