Charlevoix county herald., 1905-06-24

but whether you do or not. you can
make a couple of thousand as your
share in our deal"
| 81 am certain that you mean your
remarks TO be highly sarcastic" said
Lang, as a brilliant plan flashed
through his mind But | will show
you that can rob a bank in the morn.
ing, just as you say, and will be on
hand to help you in the evening.
tell you right now, I'm going. see?
When do we three meet to plan this
scheme of yours?"
1--WE don't have to meet" answered
Regan. IF Golden arrives safely
from Joliet, as l am positive he will,
l will see him tonight and tell him
about you, and if he thinks everything
all right in the morning I will go
down to John Alleys livery stable
and charter horse and light delivery
wagon for the day. Should the deal
be on. you will find the horse hitched
in front of Pat Karragan's saloon,
which is next door to Stephen John
sons dry goods store. About twelve
o'clock, whether you make your play
or not, you come around and drive
off with the wagon, and see that the
horse is well fed and rubbed down,
| bringing him back about four o'clock.
During this time | will be inside
the saloon playing pool or cards for
blind. In bringing the horse back,
drive into the alleyway facing west,
so that when We draw off with the
swag we can trail several blocks
through the alleys without running
| across car track. All you will have
to do will be to watch the mouth of
the alley, between seven at night and
possibly twelve or one o'clock in the
| morning, and at the right moment
help load up lot of silks and linens,
and drive Off Golden and l will do
the work unless the program is
changed"
well, if that is all you want of me-"
said Louis, I'll leave you and kind
Of get my thinking cap on; l must
pull strings for myself"
Don't the magnitude and daring of
the scheme paralyze you?" asked Re-
gan, gazing in establishment at the
calm composure of the lad.
mol" replied Lang quietly, rising
to go. my palm doesn't even itch.
You imagine that l am giving you
taffy about robbing a bank? While
you are getting ready to work your
scheme for $4,000, I'll raise 100000
Do you think l can do it?'
81 am not so sure you can't"
"And it will be at the Jim Denver's
expense. see?"
81 don't see how" replied Regain
half questioningly, land I'll have to
take your word for it. But I've come
to the conclusion that you are capable
of anything"
They walked out to the bar togeth-
er, and Regain took his parting drink
alone, while Louis lit his cigar. Then
they babe each other good night.
If the treacherous detective had not
been under the influence of drink, he
never would have made confidant OF
Lang. When he began to ponder on
the doings of the evening, he could
not but realize the amount of valuable
information he had been foolish
enough to give away. And he fully
realized that Lang had in nowise CON-
promised himself. 1t was matter OF
chagrin to him.
What if Lang should play us
false?" soliloquized Regan. What
wouldn't Golden do to me If he knew
that had given away the secret Of the
existence of the city? Treachery!
must not hint at it! I must not act
but as if Lang was already member
of the society. In helping Golden to
escape | have gone too far! I must
enter the country. 1t is my only
chance of freedom. I must make my
self rich and famous-it has been the
one dream of my life!"
What could these words of Regan
mean? There is no doubt that Regan
was two-faced; neither an honest de-
tective, nor a thief recognizing the
code of honor among thieves" Evil
IDENTIFY Regan has an object in desir-
ing to enter the city. Did he intend
to betray his confederates? Time will
make his intentions clear.
(To be continued.)