The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-01-20
MANY COOKS"


Co. bankers, of Philadelphia, "a Gus
)mer of the name of Hall-John V.
.rIall-arrives in New York from the
west tomorrow and wishes to make a
tender of cash in a deal in which he
prefers not to offer a check. Here is
$1,000 in hundred dollar notes. Count
tlrcm Now place the notes. without
folding. in this envelope. That's right.
The >ai-st place is in the inner side
pocket 81 your coat. There's no other
place about you where you can keep
them 50 well under touch. 1t looks j
little bulky over your left chest, but
most men carry a handkerchief there
Here is IL photograph he has sent me.
taken in the suit he will wear"
| took the photograph. which was
that of a tall, spare man, with mutton
salt suit.
ITS all right" continued Mr.. Steele
4 know him, and its | who advised
him to make the tender i'll legal cur
reucy. We have been in correspond
ence about it for some time. He is a
real estate operator, having one of the
largest real estate Offices III Chicago"
Where am | to meet him."
AT the Grand Central depot. i'll New
York. on the arrival of the Chicago
limited tomorrow morning
When | reached the station / had
eaten ii hearty meal, and, being an in
veterate smoker. | tOok a seat in the
smoking car. Three men sitting in the
seat in front of me needed Il fourth
man to make up a game of whist. |
consented to help them ont provided
there was no stake. They agreed. and
| sat down and played with them
During the game | caught II" of tn"
men looking at the protuberancc OH my
chest. When we tired Of playing and
went into another car he followed me.
~endeavoring to draw me into converse
ton. lie asked me where | was going.
what hotel | intended stopping at and
q number of other questions | admit
ted that | was going to New York: but,
not reiishing his interest i'll me, | threw
him Of as to the hotel. | supposed |
mad thrown him off in this respect. but
| did not. for when | went 10 the office
of ii hotel near the Grand Central de
pot and put my name Oh the register
the next man TO sign WAS my inter
ested friend.
Hello. You here?" he exclaimed.
with apparent surprise. Il supposed
you We're going TO the b"
Changed my mind" | said.
The fellow invited me to have =
drink before going to bed. but | de
clined on the ground that | never
drank and was too tired to sit up q
minute longer than was necessary.
With this | went upstairs, but instead
OF undressing | sat in my room for an
hour. then took my package down To
the Office and had it placed in the safe.
Then, procuring an envelope, | took it
to my room and filled it with a part of
a newspaper. | was interested to know,
if my dummy package would be in any
room the next morning. / felt Il strong
suspicion that it would not. In this |
was mistaken.
| breakfasted the next morning with
the dummy package in my coal pocket.
My interested friend came in, sat down
at Il ~neighboring table and Saluted NE
with a flourish of his hand. | had by
this time made up my mind that he
knew | had Il sun of money in charge.
but how he could have got the informa-
ton was Il mystery. | determined to
meet Mr.. Hall in the depot, which was
across the street. bring him to the hotel
and deliver the money from the safe.
After that. though | should warn him.
it would be at his risk.
Ten minutes before the time for the
arrival of the Chicago limited | step
ped across to the station and waited
for an official to call the incoming
train. When lie did so. and the pas
sengers poured forth. a man answer
ing to Mr.. Halls photograph came
along, and | accosted him,
From Steele X Coz" he asked.
Yes
We'll, this is no place to transfer
money, Follow me-"
| followed him to the street. where
he entered a carriage and bade me fol-
low him. As we drove away | saw my
interested friend standing on the side
walk looking at Us. | looked up at Mr..
Hall and saw that he was looking ut
my interested friend. Then Mr.. Hall
called to the driver to stop. and our
mutual friend' got into the carriage.
Whats wrong:" snapped the latter.
They're on to me-. What luckE'
None. He dropped it into the hotel
safe
Has he got it now"
Don't know. | think he has"
Mr. Hall turned to me. and, whipping
out Il revolver at the same time. be
said. shell OUT
Feigning fright. | unbuttoned my
coat. took out the dummy envelope and
handed it TO him.
Git" he said, opening the carriage
door.
| obeyed with alacrity. the door
closed with Il bang. and the driver
dashed his horses down the street as
though the devil or the cops We're aft
er him. Meanwhile the rourpS were