Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
red and the Uncoverins of the Clever Thief


watts about threats Outside the stars shining cody
sky, pasby
pistol footballs crpy and loudly
swung through the doctors quarter wmpe street Harley street and
Wgmore
hour Bloomsbury the alpha lnn" which small
public house at the Of one of the streets which runs down into
Hbo Holmes the of the bar and ordered
the uddyaced whiteaproned landlord
My geese" surprised
Yes speaking half hour to Mr. Henry Baker
who a member of club"
"Ah yes; But, you them's not geese"
Whose,
well got the two dozen from salesman
"Indeed9 o them. Which tit"
breckenridge S
"Ah don't know him. Well here's good health landlord
prosperity your night"
Breckinridge" continued buoning up
frosty Remember
homey this chain,
the other who will certainly get penal servitude
possible that
may line of nvestSa-
ton which has been missed by the police and which singular chance
Let follow to the bitter end Faces
the south, then, and quick marchv'
passed street
the stalls
looking with sharp face and trim side whiskers was helping
boy to the shutters.
Good evening a cold night"
The salesman nodded and shot questioning glance
panion.
OF
Let you 500 of them tomorrow morning"
GOOD"
"wel, there some on he gashare"
"Ah, but recommended to you"
Tho bym
"The landlord Of the Alpha"
"Oh yes; him couple of Dozen"
they Now. fromT'
surprise the question provoked burst of from the
Now then mister" said he
akimbo you driving straight
should like to know who sold the
geese which you supplied the Alpha"
"Wel, then, sha'n't tell So nowr
"oh, a of Importance why you
should such uihe"
Warm! You'd be maybe, pestered
l
business; Who did
sell the geese tor and What will you take gesep
world hear the fuss that
have no connection with any other people who have been
making Inquiries Holmes carelessy
always ready opinion
matter of fowls and have flyer on it that the bird ate country
fver for it's town bred" snapped
It's nothing Of the kind"
say is" }.'i
believe It,"
"Dyou you
tell all those birds that
the Alpha town bred"
you'll persuade to believe that"
you bet.
ITS merely taking for know that right But
I'll with just teach not to be OBJ
stnate"
The salesman grlmy Bring books. BILL"
said
boy brought small, thin volume
laying them out together beneath the hanging lamp
"Now then Mr. COcksure said the salesman II thought that
geese youn find that there still
left shop. You this little bookT"
the folk whom buy. Dye seer Well
the folk and the numbers after
their the big ledger Now
red ink? Well that is list of
suppers third read it
Oakshot, III, Brxton road-240," read Holmes
quite Now the ledger"
turned the indicated Here Mrs Oak
III Brxton road egg and poultry suppier.
Now, entyT'
December % Twenty-four geese at Is Cd"
"Qute There you And underneath"
"'sold Wndlgate Of the Alpha at 12s'"
'What have nowT
looked deeply chagned He drew sovereign
threw down the slab turning with
deep words few yards or
stopped laughed the noseess fash
which peculiar to him.
when you a whkers o. pink un
protrudng his always draw him by bet"
say put f1OO
idea that he doing a
Watson fancy Of the
which determined whether should
whether should
what ury fellow said that there
who anxious about the matter and
should"
suddenly short by loud hubbub
broke which left
standing the
thrown the swinging lamp while Breckenridge
the of his STALL shaking his
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