The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-10

Hendricks, who had thrown himself
YEARLY down in a chair. was regard
ing his visitor with such a malevolent
look that W. the careless Jebbs grew
uneasy, and stopped the mechanical
movements OF his jaws for q few min
utes to say:
'Whatcher eying me so fierce like
and when 1 had good news to tell We"
adopting an injured tone.
when you left me the other night
you talked to him for q time on the
corner. and then o both went off in
he carriage together"
Jebbs seemed at first startled by
this sudden charge flung at him, but
It was only a moment before he re-
covered his equanimity.
S 1t vas that worried you. eh?"
Eyes, it looked like too much
4ouble-dealing."
party fore in my life, an I was
s'prised as you'd be when he tackled
me on the corner. He knew me,
thought" with a grimace.
How did he know you?"
well, sir, he had it all down fine
how I was mixed up in a little affair
aome time ago-somethin' that would
surely have landed me If they could ha'
got the proofs. He could ha' got
enough-he showed me that In a
THY. When 7 found that out I was
mighty meek"
"And you never saw him b%efore?"
Never I can call to mind"
Job remained in silence for some
minutes. his ayes on the floor, only
raising them now and then to cast a
keen. lnquisitive look at his visitor.
"Well. what is this great news that
you have brought me?" he asked, at
ter a time.
"Nuthin' more nor less than that I
have found our man."
"Are you quite sure Of that?" q lit
lie skeptically.
mo mistake about It," pursued Jebbs
cheerfully. "Ye see, it come about In
this way. Ever since we had that last
talk I been hang1n' onto the heels Of
. Teller who has gener'lly been one OF
bis right-hand men. He's a big Dutch
man. goes by the name Of Browny on
the Bowery, cause his hair Is bright
brown. Him and me has been great
friends and emptied many a AN to-
Gether. I never; could get him to talk
Of his work, or the man who employed
him, but last night, when we wal both
feelin' kind o proud and him lookin's
II he'd be more comfortable on the
floor and a'aimin' in that direction.
Into this joint. where we was maxim
merry, come a little Teller that passed
the place where we sot, and gin the
Brown man q jog, and passed on and
out the other door, and so away.
IT see my friend. sleepy like, put his
hand down in his pocket, and fetch up
q t~hree-cornered bit o. and
opens 1t and reads There was on'y a
few marks and a number that I
couldn't make out. When I was seem
him home, though. I snagged 1t, and
l Aoro ~ ir - on1 from q r inrcr nnckat
he produced a two-inch square piece of
paper, which bore the figure of a fox,
or h meant to pass for such, and
h simple numbers Ia Z
"Pooh!" and Job threw 1t aside. II
don't see anything in that"
Jebbs replaced the paper in his pock-
ct, as If greatly disappointed.
You been SO long away that it's
natural re don't see nuthin' in it Now,
TIL tell We what I get out Of it,
well. I am listening"
Eye Sc this figure what's meant to
represent a fox. That is the sign Of a
French hotel, wha they calls in that
English, the Red Fox. Them num-
bers means the location Of the meet
Ing"
But why should you suspect that 1t
was this NAL who arranged the meet
tng?" asked Job.
| NduSS ll1ISS Jill I SSIlGTdlly uldu-
aged in SIGH a mysterious a G'wan,
you ought to know that gents in VI
profession amt layin' no SIGH pipes
But it's the manner of this swell gent,
when he makes a play, to have it fixed
like a Bowery meller-drayma. Then.
as Browny is knowed to be one Of the
steady men, why, the appointment
sure a he will be there"
And what do you want me to do?'
asked Job.
"Well. If you want to sot eyes on the
man yer lookin' fer, now's yer chance
and SIGH a one nay not ON again.
How do I know but it might be g
scheme to trap me-" cycling his com
panion for a moment. You have moi
entirely explained that meeting with
The man who came into the street II
a coupe.
"Phew! are you worryin' bout that
yit?" asked Jebbs, as he lit 6. dirty
pipe and began to send forth clouds
nt smoke. T thought I'd explained
that. I never see the gent before
and he didn't get nuthin' out O. me
I was polite to him cause I see thai
st was to my interests. Now, If yor
are a bit scared about this. why, It'll
yer WI affair, but let me tell We the
chance is one what won't com
every day."
w SAAs 1 ~ Auus Lie .TISk, aIO JOI
after a pause, for, while he suspected
that he was not being fairly della
with, he knew that he must trus'
some one, and this man was quite az
honest as the rest of his Xix.
Going over to the corner of his
room, he extracted a small box hi
had bidder in a hole In the moldine
of the window, and without paying
any particular attention to his com.
DaniOn, who was watching with 90 pc,
eyes, he opened it, disclosing wha1
seemed to be a few pieces Of CHEAP
3ewelry. Out of the heap he Sc.
1ected a small and furnished ring
which was set with three stones O.
q u blue color, that resembled tur.
quoise Of an inferior variety. This
ring he slipped on the finger of hi
right hand, and then having closed the
box, restored 1t to tbs place.
From another r. he picked VI
. stout cudgel, and. shifting it under
his arm, said, with a certain air o.