Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

and. with red-mustache inside the
vehicle, drove rapidly away.
Follow that robert" ordered Gray
beard, in a voice trembling from in
dignation and excitement. Keep him
In sight. don't let him get away" and
he bundled himself hurriedly into the
cab that had been awaiting him.
Meantime Smooth face had been
lowering about on the stage of the
scene. He. too had secured the SER
vices of hack driver. for whose vehi-
Gle he now made sudden bolt.
Drive along after that old chap"
he directed. meaning Graybeard.
Don't let him out of your sight on any
| account"
Red mustache was taken to Wash
ington street hotel and had the cau-
vas covered trunk quickly conveyed
to a room which he had engaged by
Wire. Grayberad's carriage, owing to
the traffic Allied street, was kept at
/, some distane behind that OF Red mus
tache. out his driver. a wideawsake
young fellow. under the stimulus of a
henvy bonus offered, did not once lose
his quarry from view.
AS soon as Red-mustache had the
trunk safe In his room he locked the
door and set about unlocking the
trunk. That is to say, he took from his
pocket a bunch OF keys and tried all
was q patent lock of the best make,
and none of his keys would even be-
gin to AT 1t. He decided to have in a
locksmith, and accordingly pressed the
button to call a servant. When. after
few moments later. he opened the
ooor 10 admit the boy, announcer person
came In also. 1t was Graybeard.
GREATNESS and indignant.
'What-do you--mean by-making
Oil Wlth-my property in this-unwar-
fantable manner? he asked.
Keep your half on. my 1flend, ad-
rised Red-mustache. with breeziness
intended to be refreshing but not
proving SO 10 me etasperated middle
aged gentleman by whom he was con-
fronted. II don't want your property;
I'm after something that @uoesnt be-
long TO you at all.
Then Why search for 1T In my
trunk WAS lne MOI unnatural query.
Simply because 1t happens to be
shere, retorted FED mustache. DO
you mean 10 deny tnal lhefe is. IN the
bottom of that trunk u package of--of
papers that doesn't belong to YOU:
beiore draypeafu. VINO iooheu con-
slderably astonlshed at this question:
could make any reply. a third person
quietly and unassulnlngly sldieG INTO
the room. closed me door pehlna MINI
and, turning the Key. wlthdfew II from
'lie iock 'llu pu. ~ ii,'o ii,s l'oehT''
-. WI. 1oia as, f'ais'"i' s",
shouiu itAe e''e A'No y -" "oio'
WIN sou' ~
AS you seem 70 'iiilh you aie au-
dressing me, sir, reeui''eu 'laspeatu'
sunny. VIII ii,,oih' W" .iiie my nai'ie
- James niules.
IN. am am WHINE 10 wl.se US ,.
cussioh on l.'a' point Tor ,iie present
saiu omooth-lace' suaMeiy' nue, "naeeNer
10 open Your eiuiih anu nc. it'e ioon az i's
contents
NO, SIR. ! WIZ hot 90 a'slilils on ehe
klha. eScia'ti.eo 4raspeaiu WIN as is s','
an apProach 70 sio'enee as was 'ess,oie
IN SO mild man; la,l 10 Our, uhoe i,=, .,l
why shouiu 10 ii s'ps ieseeo WIN ai'o ue7
layed IN this uniawiul manner. ~ IS near
~ hah,past u anu ny . ~ ~ .ns
No.en oeae'oii M 'i4'ie ~ e''e -
train.
Yes, know the p. nl. 'ral1i lor f1ort.
laho. 81. oohh a.ia liaiiiaN' inu ~, iiiut.u
.,Htooei-iaIe' "i.. . -. -, ~. .
but you don't start Ior canada tonl i
you see MY. Jonas isalseon' ne 'uueu
quie'iy,
james Rioiey, ~ YOU r'.ase' soi a.
dicted Grayneard. Am i 10 ,hier from
your Tone ana manner, ne asheo' .iiae
you are a-ai' oilleel VI .ns iaM
Wen, you cefta,'iiy niishe sueSs "'uet
OF lne lharA IMAM li,t.e. 49,.
An. ana l gamer from your hleh-
hahded pehaHiol .Hal Sou eaNe me iss otte
Jonas Rals.oh.
shoulu nope aluii .ahe you ioi W.
or hln fetoited the oetectlNe, Huino.
ousiy one OF that particular prana IS
about enough 10 nave iylhs a'ouilo loose
at once-ln my OPINION.
perceive must DC at Some t1ouoie
to disabuse sou OF your strange error,
said Grayneara forcing n'iiseii 70 APP
pear cai1a. ~ pioSe t."l at,. N.Y.
Jonas Rais'oh, theie Is my Satu 81.
Smooth-lace accepeeo INC p.' Vi paste
board and, glancing at 1t WIN an arr OF
politely feignea interest [eao a.oua.
James hloley' a. H. "isi'e"asna
University
Then. handing the caro- pach, ne re-
marked, as III apropos OIL 'oehlhs lh par
ticular;
one doliar TOT .he pld'e ana ABOUT oV
cents per hundred lor prin.ihs' u'n! y
luxury "i'ii'h 'l'e feaen " a''tie''e any
purse. -. ,,,. $50, a,.,,a,,
gu a"h peles ,,,s No., fnrehnad
III. peIiu , ;. ia ,'a a,ar, fro,,
mere 100" az .lisss' ny, ~ ~
ms poeNe' q VI Wv. 80. -.
Miiiei we,e auu'esse0 -
'a my ,ptis. , .r,sa ,,.,,a 40
me uetect.se seeiiei 's.n . s''aei. e..
10 lle ''ie'ili's w ,''e man. D'' 'e "'' ~
no means sae-si ieu ~
open your .rui'h stnu ie. US nave
'ooN mo .',a ne s'' 80 ;,,
@'as'ea'o sa.neieu .ne ie% ,e,i
lhs s.ifeas VI iii. paelehee s'nu sup'i'i.. '
10 ti'ls eoi'lia,'a. ne .i,.'iN vas IN a,
4oeNei anu ,s' nv 1919 go ..s
o"iiei s.oou' "alch ~, uaiiu VIC usese' IVY.
plckeu up ~ par Oh .rouse.s "i'en ias
on Top anu eAaiLineu we 700 Poehe'' :.
was marked tallor lasiiioi.. WIN .ae
name anu measurements 4,. oi 'as'ies W
icy. 30 also was ,he pocNe. vi ai'o.lier