Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-11

Ing his visitor with such q malevolent
look that even the careless Jebbs grew
uneasy. and stopped the mechanical
movements OF his jaws for a few min
utes to say:
"Whatcher eying me so fierce like
and when / had good news to tell ye,'
adopting an injured tone.
When you left me the other night
you met a man who came In a coupe,
you talked TO him for a time on the
corner, and then you both went of In
the carriage together
Jebbs seemed at first startled by
this sudden charge flung at him, but
Il was only a moment before he re-
covered his equanimity.
80 II was that worried you, chr
Yes. It looked like too much
double-dealing."
We'll, s'hefp ma. I never see that
party fore in my life. an I was
s'prised as you'd be when he tackled
me on the corner. He knew ne.
thought" with q grimace.
How did no know your
well. sir, he had II ell down hne
how / was mixed up In o little affair
some time ago-somethin' hat would
surely have landed me II they could ha'
got the proofs He could ha' got
onough-he showed me that In a
yLLJ w lSIi Il lVdAha NAA1h oN" '
mighty meek"
And you never saw him beforeT"
Never l can call to mind"
Job remained In silence for some
minutes, his eyes on the floor, only
raising them now and then 10 cast a
keen, inquisitive look at his visitor
Well what is this great news that
you have brought meT' no asked, az
ter a time
"Nuthin' moro nor less h that I
have found our man"
Are you quito sure OF thntT' a IT.
tie skeptically.
mo mistake about It" pursued Jebbs
cheerfully. 'Ye gee, II come about In
his way. Ever since we had that last
talk / been hangin' onto the heels OF
a Teller who has gener'lly been one OF
his right-hund men. He's O big Dutch
man. goes by the name Of Browny on
the BoWery, cause his hair is bright
brown. Him and me has boon great
friends and emptied many q can to-
gether. / never could get him TO talk
OF his work, or the man who employed
him, but last night, when we was 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 q little Teller that passed
the place where we sot, and gin the
Brown man u jog. and passed on and
out the other door and 30 away.
1T see my friend, sleepy like. put his
hand down in his pocket. and fetch UP
d three-cornered bit o paper, and
opens 1t and reads. There was on'y a
few marks and q number that !
couldn't make out. When ! was seem
him home, though, ! snagged IT. and
here II Is" and from an Inner 1pcket
he produced a two-inch square ! > OF
paper, which bore the figure OF a fox,
or what meant to pass for such, and
the simple numbers Ia.
"Pooh!" and Job threw II aside. Il
don't see anything In that"
Jobbs replaced the paper In his peck
ct, as II greatly disappointed.
You been 80 long away that It's
natural &c don't see nuthin' In 1t. Now,
I'll tell We what I get u Of It."
We'll. ! am listening"
"Ye ST this figure what's NEAR TO
represent q fox. That Is the sign OF a
French hotel what they calls IN that
lingo lie Renard Rouge. or, In plain
English, the Red Fox. Them num-
bers means the location OF the meet
ing"
"But why should you suspect that 1t
was this man who arranged tho meet
ing" asked Job.
cause things amt generally man
aged In sich Il mysterious way. G'wan.
you ought to know that gents In our
profession amt layin' no sich pipes.
But It's the n Of this swell gent,
when he makes q play. TO have 1t fixed
like a Bowery mcllor-drayma. Then,
as Browny Is knowed TO be n OF The
steady men, why, the appointment
comm to him IN that way makes me
sure that he will be there"
And what do you want mo 70 dor"
asked Job.
wei, II you wan to got eyes on the
man yer lookin' fer, now's yer chance,
and sich q II may not come again"
How do l know but 1t might be q
scheme to trap me-" cycling his COM
panion for Il moment. You have not
entirely explained hat meeting with
the man who came into the street in
Il coupe"
"Phew! are you worryin' bout that
yitT" asked Jebbs, as he lit a dirty
pipe and began to sen forth clouds
OF smoke. 81 thought I'd explained
that. never SEQ tho gent before,
and he didn't get nuthin' out O. me.
| was polite to him cause I see that
it was to my interests. Now, If you
are a bit scared about this, why, it's
'er own affair. but let me tell ye tho
-hanco is one what won't come
every day"
well. III run the risk" and Job
after q pause, for, while he suspected
hat he was not being fairly delat
with, he knew that he must trust
some one, and this man was quite as
honest as the rest Of his Tx.
Going over to the corner Of his
room, he extracted a small box he
had hidden in a hole In the molding
of the window, and without paying
any particular attention to his com
panion, who was watching with eager
eyes, he opened it, disclosing what
seemed to be q few pieces OF cheap
Out Of the heap he Sc
lected a small and furnished ring,
which was set with three stones Of
a dull blue color, hat resembled tur-
quoise of an inferior variety. This
ring he slipped on the finger OF his
hand, and then having closed the
box, restored it to tbs place.
From another corner he picked up
a stout cudgel, and. shifting 1t under
his arm, said, with a certain air Of
grim satisfaction:
We'll, / am ready, II you areT'
Jebbs, who had been watching the
preparations with attention, seemed
to be n little uneasy, and made no
attempt to follow his companion,
who now stood with his hand on the
knob Of the door leading to the
stairs
We'll, I am waiting" said Hen
and, did he imagine 1t or not,
but his companion seemed to be in
haste to go; in fact he displayed
a decided reluctance.
Come, and do what you arranged
to do said Hendricks, grimly. You
will show me TO that place you de-
What is the matter with
your ! declare, If 1t were. not abb
surd I should imagine that o were
Me. Not on your life. Go on.
and III foller, ; and so saying he blew
out the candle, and, close behind
Hendricks, they passed out OF the
house. Once they were In the garden
Jebbs took the lead.
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