The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
! 0'KEEFE, AK00MD OF SWAT 81
Copyright. 1904

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certainly the finest in the land"
s Best you can GET returned O,Keefe,
and what's more I only order it up on
the. most important occasions Well.
heres to. your success in the gold fields
of Swat"
Amen" said Smith. o'Keefe
drained mis- glass and poured out an
other. Smith did the same. O'Keefe
anxiously watched Smith. Smith flung
all care to the winds. There was some
thing in this part that made him care
less of any danger. For the first time
In many days he felt absolutely safe.
They finished the bottle. Now for the
brandy said Ellington OKeefe On
another small shelf, intended for brio
a-brac, were two small Glasses.
O'Keefe produced these for the brandy.
He filled one half full and passed tt
over. Smith, suddenly seized with a
desire to drink-a desire which on
other occasions he was always ablexto
repress-took the glass and drank its
contents And then the long looked fer
event happened. Smiths eyes became
CLASSY, his utterance became thick;Shis
I. body swayed from side to side Final
~, with weary sigh, he slipped down
into his chair and his head fell on his
breast.
He was overcome-not with wine or
small quantity of colorless odorless
and almost tasteless liquid which
O'Keefe had placed beforehand in the
bottom of each of Smiths glasses.
Constitutional Smith, strong arm
man, who had often administered the
same dose to others, was overcome
with his own weapon and he had-nOta
recognized it. He was hoist with his
own petard. ~ a.
The dOper," said Ellington O'Keefe
shaking up Smith with the toe of his
boot, to see If he was completely gone
the doper for once in his life has been
doped.''
He stood there and took his left hand
In his right and shook it hard. His
mouth gaped with silent laughter.
Every dog has his day." said Bill
ington OKeefe, and am having
mine. And so is he.''
But O'Keefe was not satisfied, He
produced a cone and some chloroform
and held the cone for some moments
over the nose and mouth of the un-
concious strong-arm man. AT last
he was assured that his victim was
safely unconcious, Then he stripped
him of his outer clothes, rolled up his
sleeves and barred Smiths breast. This
exposed the Identifying tattoo marks
to the light. O'Keefe smiled, and
drew from his pocket small roll. 1t
was sticking plaster. Beginning with,
the left arm, he carefully covered the
upper side of the forearm with the
strips of plaster. Then he covered
the tattoo marks on the chest. Then
on the right arm. When he had fin
ished the man upon the floor might
have had Burlington O'Keefe'' upon
his arms and coiled serpent upon his
chest for all that any one could tell. -
II don't believe" said Ellington
O'Keefe to himself, that he'll be able
to tear that stuff off in time to escape
the avalanche. And by the time 1t
wears off it will be too late" '
He left the room a minute and re-
turned with huge bundle. The bundle
contained a portion of the original
wearing apparel of Constitutional
Smith and some unimportant additions
thereto. Hastily he dressed the I'M
conscious Smith in these CLOTHES,
ragged and travel worn as they were.
He did not stop there. He took pen
and a piece of paper and wrote all over
it the name of Hezekiah Smith and
Constitutional Smith. Finally his task
was over, Then he Strengthened UP
and poured out a generous amount OF
brandy in his own glass. s
Here's luck to you, Constitutional"
he said, "the same luck-and more
that / had myself
He opened the door and two men
stepped in-two of his former trusty
servants. He had pledged hem to Sc
crecy. O'Keefe pointed to the figure
on the ground.
"Everything's all ready" he announce.
ed "have you fellows got the four
wheeler down below?" ~
They had, and said as much. Stoop-
ing, they lifted Smith from the floor
and swung him between them. He was
heavy and OKeefe helped them now
and then upon the way. At last they
reached the ground floor. Beneath the
porte cochere in the shadow carriage
was waiting. The three men bundled
their burden into the carriage and all
/, three, including O'Keefe, got in. -
= MIR. O'Keefe," said the driver, where
shall 1 drive to-" OKeefe, whisper
ing, gave him directions in detail. The,
driver nodded. O'Keefe shut the car
riage door. The driver started up his
4 horses with low chirp,, and the car
riage rolled away. AS they turned up
the first street a clock struck o'clock.
well be just in time,'' said Billing
! ton O'Keefe Two hours later three
| men stood in that little den of Billing
ton O'Keefe's. O'Keefe, with a grin of
triumph on his face, poured out three,
glasses of brandy.
Here's good luck and good night,
/ boys!" he exclaimed, ito us and to Mr..
! Constitutional Smith,
Ellington O'Keefe was fair man.
J He was square man. AS rule, he
| bore i'll will to none. But he was a
| fighter to the backbone to the best Of
| his ability, was Ellington O'Keefe. And
when he hit back he hit back hard.
CHAPTER XIII ~
A Recognition Thatscame Too Late