The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

ture ne would nave diScreetly retired, DUE
| his interested glance, rowing around the
| room, had lighted upon several articles Of
vertu on the table at his side. These ar
| ticles were marketable either in their
present form melted up Two hundred
| dollars is good find, but there's no use
| of f1inging away good chances besides; at
| least so thought Mickey. So he executed
| a sort Of flank movement which placed
| him squarely in front of the coveted OBJ
jects.
"Well, ma am" he said as his hand
stole around and deposited solid gold
salver in his trousers pocket, this here
| paper says no questions IL be asked.
That's right too, but I want to say to
| you that I amt got nothin to do with
this here thing. My old man took it often
yon, an took it often him an brought
it here. I wouldn't take your two hun
dred only want to live straight an hon.
est" His voice quivered as he went on,
and he pocketed gold pen. "P'raps
| faint right FIR me to give the old man
trouble, but you won't never find out who
he is'-a fact which Mickey himself had
never found out either.
| The old lady nodded sympathetically.
At that instant Mickey made away with
gold and jeweled paper knife. well.
striking him, Il must be goin, but I'd
like to know one thing. Do you mind
| tellin' just how this watch was took often
you?" The old lady explained how. she
thought it had been done. Mickey shook
his head deprecatingly.
"The old mans a slick one, missis,' he
returned. Suddenly his glance became
fixed upon some object across the way.
| The old lady, seeing this, also turned
her head At that instant Mickey Wal
tiers leaned forward The next instant the
treasured timepiece was nesting snugly
| ~, 1,;- ol/nfS hint tic 10
repeated Mickey to himself he started
off, but the old lady placed a OBTAINING
hand upon his arm.
IT want to get you BOOK she said.
kindly, that will help you to live an hon.
est life Wait till I return She hast
ened out, shutting the door behind her.
Blame her, said Mickey, She'll find
that watch gone now 1t was danger
Gus, but Mickey was prepared for it. He
placed the watch on the window sill.
where, if she missed it, she could easily
find it, and if she did not he could easily
get it again.
"There," exclaimed the old lady, bust.
| ling into the room, lis the small book Of
which spoke Mickey watched her
SMILE He saw that all was right, SO he
took possession Of the watch once more.
The old lady touched him on the arm.
| Now, whatever you do, he honest, al
ways honest, Mickey Walters
Mickey started at the sound Of his own
name, but the old lady kept on shaking
her curls, and shook them so hard that
a funny thing happened-they came off
and they left behind only a round pate
covered with short hair and the weakened
features of-Mr. "Sneakers' Kelly, the
crack detective of the Central office. He
coughed. A blue-coated figure appeared
at the door.
"Captain," exclaimed Mr.. "Sneakers"
Kelly, ''allow me to present the slickest
|pickpocket in three states. Captain Burke,
Mr.. Mickey Walters. Better search him
right here, cap. You'll find a gold card
tray on him an a paper cutter an a pen
an couple of them there small ink bot
ties an brace of candlesticks from the
mantel, an he's got that there watch,
too an what's more, he's got two hun
dred plunks that belongs to me. An
Mickey" he concluded, Its more than I
can afford, an that's what"
4 dad fetch the luck!" complained Mr..
4 Walter severely, IAN I wanted to go fish
in tomorrow, toov'
"Fishin'! exclaimed the captain.
."That's good. I'd like to go myself, but
I don't know, Kelly, but that you can say
we've been. BY the way, Mickey he
inquired, chow much d'you weigh?''
bout a hundred an thirty" replied
Mickey.
The captain stepped forward. Say"
he inquired of the culprit, would you
mind our sayin down there now that it's
a hundred an seventy-fve? My SER
geant's fisherman, an weight allus
counts with him.
When they reached the street the de-
tective suddenly halted. "Why, Mickey"
he exclaimed, ''if you amt gone an for
got that there book gave you after ALL"