The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-10
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,ndricks, who had thrown himself
r;lv down in a chair. was regard
his visitor with sach q malevolent
that even the careless Jebbs grew
asv. and stopped the mechanical
en,ents Of his jaws for q few min
to say:
WATCHER eyinE me sc fierce like
when 1 had good news to tell ye,"
biting an injured tone.
Vhnn you left me the other night
met q q who came in q coupe,
talked to him for a time on the
ar. and then you both went off in
carriage together"
hbs seemed at first startled by
sudden charge flung at him. but
ras only q. moment before he re-
ered his eauanimity.
10 it was that worried you, eh?"
les, 1t cooked like too much
ble-dealing."
Veil, s'l1e1p me. I newer see that
ty fore in my lifts, an l was
Used as you'd be when he tackled
on the corner. He knew me,
lgh!" with a grimace.
How did ne KNOW you!
We'll, sir, he had dt all down fine
I was mixed UP In a little affair
e time ago-somethin' that would
ely have landed me'if they could ha'
the proofs. He could ha' got
ugh-he showed me that in a
When I found that out I was
khty meek"
And you never saw him before9?"
Nayar 7 can all TO mindn
bb remained In silence for some
utes, his eyes on the floor, only
ing them now and then to cast a
h. inuuisitive look at his visitor
We'll. what Is this great news that
have brought me?" he asked, ,af-
a time.
Euthin' more mo less than that II
te. found our man"
Are you quite sure OF that?~ a lit
skepucally.
No mistake about it." pursued Jabbs
erfully. "Ye see, 1t come about in
way. Ever since we had thai last
I been hangtn' onto the heels OF
eller who has generlly been n Of
right-hund men. He's q big Dutch
h, goes by tine name OF Brownys on
Bowery, cause his hair is bright
wn. Him and me has been great
mus a1kN l- S12E1JktCA 1llIi&1y d o4k1Nto-
her. I never could get him to talk
his work. orsthe man who employed
but last night, when we Yves both
in kind o. proud and him iaokin's
he'd be more comfortable on the
II and .a'aimin' In that direction.
thia joint, where we was maxim
Fry, come aSHltt!e Teller that usassed
place where we sot, and gin the
bwn mar a jog, and passed orleand
the other door, and SO away.
Eesee my friend. sleepy like, put his
d down In his pocket and fhtehGup
hree-cornered bit O paper. and
ms 1t and reads. There was eorsy. a
marks and a number that /
Fldn't make cut. When + was :seein'
home, thoagh, I snagged IL, and
e 1t is and from an inner pocket
produced a tsyo-inch square piece of
ker, which bore the figure of a fox.
what meant to pass for SUCH, and
simple numbers Is.
Pooh!" and dob threw 1t aside. III
t see anything in that"
Ebbs replaced the paper In his tpock-
as if greatly disappointed.
You been SO long away that its
ural ,e don't see nuth1n' in 1t Now,
tell We what I get out Of It."
Well / am liEtening."
fe Sc this figure what's meant fto
resent a fox. That is the sign Gofa q
nch hotel, what they calls In that
o LIE Renard Rouge, or, In plain
fish, the Ref Fox. Them num-
means the location Of the meet
But. why shoukl,You suspect tfsatsdt
this mar who arranged the meet
: asked Job.
cause things amt generally man
j. In SIGH a mysterious way. G'wan,
ought to know that gents ia sour
fession amt 1ayin' no SIGH pipes.
it's the manner Of this swell gent,
II he makes a play. to have it fixed
a boWery meller-drayma. Then,
slrowny is knowed to be one of the
ay men. why, the appointment
IN to him In that way makes me
that he will be there"
md What do YOU want me to dos'
ed Job.
Nell,tf YOU want no sot eyes on the
yet'tlookin' fer, groW's yer chance.
slch a n may mo- come again"
low do I know bltiit might be q
ms to trap me-" eyeing his COM
on fora moment. '..You have not
rely explained that meeting with
man ,syho came into the street IL
Pupe.e
Rhew! are you worrYin' bout that
asked 1aJebbs, as he lit a dirty
and began to send forth clouds
moke- II thought I'D explained
never see the gent before,
ne didn't get nuthin' out O. me.
as polite ito him cause II see that
as to my interests. Now, If you
q bit scared about this, why, it's
own affair, but let me tell ye the
zee Is one what won't come
veil, I'll run the risk. and Job
a pause, tfqr, while he suspected
ne was not being fairly delat
ne knew that he must trust
one, and this mar was quite as
kst as the nest Of his ilk.
fag over to the corner OF his
ne extracted a small box he
aadden In a hole in the mqlding
ie window. and without paying
pssticular attention to his com
W, who was watching with eager
ia opened 1t, disclosing what
~ TO be a few pieces of cheap
Wy. Out OF the heap he Sc
= 9 small and furnished ring,
u Was set with three stones of
= DUE color, that .resembled tnr-
OF an inferior variety. This
ne slipped on the finger Of his
land and then having closed the
restored it to It's place.
~ another corner he picked alp.
~ euagel, and, shifting 1t under
arm. said. with a certain air of.
satisfaction:
ell am ready, If you ;are?.
IDS, who had haar ,,ots1so- A.,