The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

and after you get your stake you'll be
satisfied, and as you amt in the pro
lession you won't 20 tryin to take
the honor Of maxim the arrest away
from me-
Sure thing" SEES Bandy "thc
moneys what we're after. You kin
have the honor and welcome"
ITS go, said Barram. 81 here
by appoint you two as my deputies
Meet me tomorrow night at eight
O'Clock, and III tell you more about
the job Meanwhile not n word to a
Twin soul unless you want to ruin
our chances"
lie slid away after that and Bandy
and Sam went to their lodgin's pretty
near crazy with joy over their luck
They set up half the night talking over
plans for spending the reward when
they got 1t. Only, Bandy was sore
that they had promised their help so
cheap.
we orter have half that $4,000 by
rights, Sam" ses he But howsom.
| ever. wen not fool with old Daddy
| Minis bum Joint now. Wen buy a
regular bang.up swell place and some
day wen own a steam yacht Of orr
own and sail by the Jim Hall, smokin'
50cont cigars and laughin' at the
poor chaps slavin' on board Of the
old hulk"
The next night they met Barram
'cordin to Apartment. He shook
hands with both of them.
THE nets around the villain, lads"
he SEES, and he can't escape u.s. / To-
Gated him to-day and Wen start on
his track az once. He has 100000
worth Of precious stones slowed away
somewhere, having converted all his
property into diamonds. and such
truck. Supposn' we land him to-
night have you boys a safe place to
store the stun till tomorrow"
1t happened that Bandy had steel
box in his trunk that he kept Sans
money and his own in. They had took
It out of the bank that very day, hav.
ing been scared by the money panic
that started that year. He told Bar.
ram, who said It was the VERY thing.
Then he took them to n billiard hall
whore there was big match game
going on and lodged behind pillar
to size up the crowd
There's Scarlet Silas, lads" he
ses, pointing at fat, red.faced man
in the front row, man with ilashy
lob ,hn
From now on we've got to shadow
him close
Soon after the fat man goes out
and they follow him. He boarded a
Madison street car and they jumped
on the hind platform. Twelve blocks
farther he got of In front OF n mis-.
sion house where service was being
held and strolls inside Barram and
the deputies followed and took seats
behind him. The boys was surprised
that numbering pirate would fancy
such place, but Barram whispered
EN- to lay low, that 1t was probably
one of his cunnin' tricks.
The fellow preachin' was good
speller and kept calling for the sin.
ners to come up and be saved, and
Bandy and Sam nearly fell out OF
their seats with surprise when Scar.
let Silas suddenly jumps up, goes to
the platform and begins maxim n
speech. He told EN- all how he'd
been u orful sinner and pirate of the
seas In his younger days, but that he
had repeHted and meant to give him.
self up to be punished for what he'd
done. Old Barram looked III ;hty Sc
rious.
This won't do" he SEES 10 Bandy.
IF he surrenders to the pc zee Wen
never see a cent of that reward. We
must get him soon as he leaves here"
When the meeting broke up they
followed Scarlet Sllas to the street
corner. Barram steps up and puts
his hand on his shoulder.