Gunnison news-champion., 1907-01-04


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from this learned thar the iaiF sex
vas going back 10 puH sleeves again
Nanv ar old sleeve vas going 10 be
tHraca npside down.
FUDGE The trsin vas rafting
through the yards. Anoth PAGE
cracked Hat Here was that Hn-
known gentleman. thief aEain- up te
his old trirEs ID is remarkable h9~
aislcuit q is ta catch a tnioi who has
rsad iaaks and shreVd brains. J had
already written tim down as E1asi-
swen Fsr mouihs the uolice bad
been finding clues bar they sad nrfer
laid eFes on the fa-ral The famous
Hageerty 81 lhe New Nork dateciits
fnrc. "a niau whom not dozen NJ"
York policemen kaeW ~ siehf and u1
criminals save those behind faFs.
earthly and eternal was Nov eiFiH-
his whole attention 10 the aTair
some eniis dressed lady al bail
would sad8ouiy find she had losf SOM
valuable gems and that would be the
end OF the affair. Tor none ever re-
covered hrr gems.
The gentleman thief was stih al
iarEe. ana had gathered 10 his az
count comfortable fortune that Is
II h. were not already rich and simply
a kIeutomauisc No doubt he owned
one Of nav racing cars. and was clear
Of the delinquent lists NJ his clubs. ]
dismissed all thought uf him. threw
aside the paper. ana mentally hearea
out my commissions on sales during
the past month u was handsome
figure large enough for two. This
pastime. too. soon failed TO interest
me / sazed out Of the window and
satched the dark shapes as they sped
past.
saw the girls face from time to
time What a fool had been not To
ask her name She could easily have
refused and ", as easily have grant.
! ed the request. At any rate, I had
permitted the chance to slip out of
my reach. which was exceedingly
careless ON my part. Perhaps they
she and her uncle-frequently dined
at Mouquin's: l determined to haunt
the place and learn II would be
easy enough 10 address her the next
time we net. besides, she would be
curious tn kn0W all about the tea of
hearts and the aesyeraae adventure
apOn whtcA ! told her ! waa about 10
embark. Many . Ane friendship hes
grown out OF smaller things.
Next, turning from the window.
fell to examining my fellow psssen-
gers, in the hope Of seeing some one
] knew. Conversation on trains makes
short Journeys. sat up
stimy In my seat Rssonally across
the aisle sat the very chap I had met
In the curio-shop He was quietly
reading a popular magazine, and oc-
casionally = smile lightened his sar-
donic mouth. Funny that l should
run across him twice in the same
evening. Men who are contemplating
suicide never smile in that fashion.
He was smoking = small, well-colored
meerschaum pipe with evident relish
Somehow, when a man clenches his
teeth upon the mouthpiece of \ re-
spectacle pipe, II seems impossible to
associate that man with crime But
the fact that | had seen him selecting
a pistol in a pawnshop rather neutral
ized the good opinion l was willing to
form. | have already expressed my
views upon the subject. The sight of
! him rather worried me- though |
could not reason why. Whittier was
/ he bound? Had he finally taken one
I of Friard's pistols? For a moment |
was on the point of speaking to him,
I If only to hear him tell more lies
/ about the ten of hearts, but | wisely
4 put aside the temptation. Besides.
it might be possible that he would
not be glad to see me. ! always avoid
the chance acquaintance. unless. of
course, the said chance acquaintance
is met under favorable circumstances
like the girl in Mouquin's, for in
stance' After all, ii was only an in
cident: and but for his picking up
that card. | never should have remem-
bered him.
Behind him sat fellow with a
countenance as red and round and
complacent as an English butlers-
I red hair and small twinkling eyes.
| Once he leaned over and spoke to my
chance acquaintance. who. without
| turning his head. thrust match over
his shoulder The man with the face
| of butler lighted the most villainous
pipe | ever beheld. | wondered if
| they knew each other. But. closely
as | watched. ! saw no sign from
! either ! turned my collar up and
! snuggled down. There was no need
| of his seeing me.
Then my thought reverted to the
! ten of hearts again. My ten of hearts.
I The wrinkle of chill ran up and
down my spine, My ten of hearts
| C5ctinued Next Week.