The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-22

am the nephew OF Ddnlel wilmer
spoon"
Worse and worsel said the chief
of police.
I'VE shall discuss the mistake later
and at length. OF course you can easily
explain how you came to impose upon
these people, ironically. Bah! the
game is up. When you dropped that
card in Friards and said you were go
ing to a masquerade. I knew your
game in minute, and laid eyes upon
you for the first time since I began
the chase. I've been after you for
4 weeks. Your society dodge has worked
out. and I'll land you behind the bars
I for some time to come, my gay boy.
/ Come, ''-roughly
Il request Mr. Hamilton to be called
He will prove to you that you are
greatly mistaken" Everything looked
pretty black, l can tell you.
You wi2l see whom you please, but
only after you are safely landed in the
lookup Now. Madame. = turning
swiftly upon the Blue Domino. what
is your part in this fine business"
ct certainly has no part in yours"
-icily.
Haggerty smiled. MY skin is very
thick. Do you know this fellow"
She shook her head. He stood IN
decided for a space.
Let me see your card
'I decline to produce it,"-haughtily.
Haggerty seemed staggered for a
moment ~ am sorry to annoy you,
but you must be identified at once.
and y?"-proudly. WAS it for
hidden to go into the club cellars for
such harmless things as apples?"
Apples! I looked at her admiringly.
"Apples?" repeated Hagaerty
Couldn't you have sent a servant for
them?"
She did not reply.
"You we're with this clever gentle
man in the cellars. You may or may
not be acquainted with him. do not
wish to do anything hasty in regard to
yourself, but your position is rather
equivocal Produce your card and be
identif1ed-if you really can"
Il refused"
"Then I shall ask you to accompany
us to the hoom up stairs till the police
patrol arrives"
Il will go,'-quietly.
"Nonsense!" I objected "On my
word of honor, l do not know this
lady. Our presence in the cellar was
perfectly harmless. There is no valid
reason for OBTAINING her. 1t is an out
rage!"
II am not going to stand here argu-
ing with you," said Hagerty. Let
the lady produce her card; let her dis
close her identity. That is simple
enough"
81 have already given you my deter
mination on that subject" replied the
girl. II can very well explain my pres
, ence here, but absolutely decline tc
explain it to the police"
, l didn't understand her at all. She
had said that she possessed an alibi
, Why didn't she produce it?
, So the two of us left the gorgeou;
ballroom. Every one moved aside fo1
us, and quickly, too, as if we had haC
! the plague. l looked in vain for Ham
ilton He was a friend in need. VIZ
were taken into the stewards Office
and the door was shut and locked
: The band in the ballroom went gal
! Looping through a two-step, and thu
gaiety was in full swing again. TIL
thief had been rounded up! How tn
deuce was it going to end?
: 81 can not tell you how sorry an
) to have mixed you up in this" / sal
to the girl.
!. you are in no manner to blame
Think of what might have happene
: had you blown up the post-ofhce!"
= She certainly was the least embal
raised Of the two of us. l addresse
my next remark to the great Has
gerty.
! did you find a suitable pistol i
q Friard's?"
"a man in my business" said Has
= gerty mildly, 'is often found in sue
= places. There are various things t
be recovered in pawnships. The gel
tleman of this club sent me the oril
= inal ten of hearts, my presence bein
;, necessary at such big entertainment
And when I saw that card of your
- | was so happy that I nearly put 20
:" on your guard. Lord, how long "
been looking for you'll I give yo
:, credit for being a clever rascal. Yo
- have fooled US all nicely. Not
soul among US knew your name, NJ
? what you looked like. And but fl
= that card, you might still be at larg
= Until the lady submits to the simp
process of Identification, shall
compelled to look upon her an ire
her as an accompnce. She has T
a. fused the offer I have made her, ar
N she can not blame me If 1 am susE
cious, when to be suspicious is a pa
So of my business" He was reasonab
G enough in regard to the girl.
He turned TO the chief of the V
a lage police, who was sitting at Il
- desk ordinarily used nv the club ste