Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-02

ciuded 70 follow after the pair when this
train reached Washington, to sec IL the fat.
genial looking man had any idea as 10
something doing with reference 70 the $oN
awaiting the bluejacket in the Washington
express office.
Follow after them he did. He waited
outside while they dropped into a saloon
near the station for a drink Immediately
upon the arrival of the train in Washing
ton, and he was in the same avenue car
with them when they started for the eX
press office where the sailor was TO get MS
$500. The sailor appeared to be real glad
and happy with himself by this time, but
the fat. genial looking man accompanying
him was as sober as a Judge.
The Washington detective wasn't TAI
away from the express office counter whet
the sailor man, lurching q bit, walked vi
and demanded his $500. This fat, genia
looking man, Juggling his yalise, was righ
alongside the bluejacket. After pulllnA
sundry and divers letters addressed TO hin
from the bosom of his mastering shirt ant
thus identifying himself, the sailor got biz
$500, all sealed up with treble seals in s
thick yellow envelope. He broke open tn,
envelope, counted the money, rammed Il
into his shirt bosom as IL 1t were a ban
danna handkerchief, and turned TO the fat
genial looking man. The Washington de
~tective, standing a bit away, closely
watched the @~ves of the sailors fat com
paion.
wei, come on, BILL" aid the tar, ar
femme blow you. It's the first peek I've
had at the old town in a'dozen years, and
l guess / can spare a hundred TO mix 1t ur
some.'
Hey, where do the old folks live,
chum?" inquired the fat, genial looking
man of the sailor.
The tar named an address in South
Washington.
But, / amt a-going there yet" he add
ed. I'm a-going to stake you to the big
gest bunch O. wet
The fat, genial looking man was at the
curb, whistling for a cab. The cabinan
pulled his rig alongside the curb, The fat
man pushed the sailor inside the cab, n
the Washington detective, who had been
overlooking the incident, was just about to
nail him from behind and ask him what his
game was, when the fat man, with one
foot on the cab step, addressed the blue
jacket thus:
Twelve years is a long time, pal, and
now that you've made IL this far you vans
TO finish the job. / guess the old folks are
waiting for you all right. You go hom"
and be good and it'll tickle the old 'uns."
Then the, tat man slammed the cab door
TO and addressed the driver.
Take him to -" said the fat man,
naming the South Washington address,
and see that he gets into the hands of his
folks, and here's q couple o. bucks TO pay
you for the job. The sailor Amt got no
dough himself"
II get him home all right" replied the
cabman, a chap with an honest counte-
nance, and he drove off.
The Washington detective walked up to
the fat, genial looking man.
IT'S up to me-" he said to the fat man.
II was in wrong. l thought there might
be something doing, and I've been watch
ing you and that heavy-weather man ever
since you left Philadelphia. Thought per-
haps you might have a little job fixed up
for yourself. But my work Is coarse.
Come and have a drink. / had you wrong
all right"
The fat. genial looking man laughed
amusedly. He unbuttoned his sack coat
and exhibited a gold shield, studded with
diamonds, that showed him to be a de-
tective on the Chicago force.
Why, you're, not Fatty c." ex-
claimed the Washington sleuth, naming a
well known rotund character who stands
near the top Of C~hicago's staff of detec-
tiyes.
That's me-" replied the fat, genial look
ing man. II did a cruise or two in the
navy myself as a y%oungster, and / was
afraid that poor soused lad might be
rolled"
"Have two drinks" said the stunned
Washington detective, and then they fore
gathered.