Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14

ish Thin to the girl: Who Ia this man?'
"Iil be responsible for him. says She speakin'
out of the dark, the saints bliss her.
" He's nay friend an workin' under my orders
"Thin he turned agin;
"'Who thin locked In mkt to me-? he says
"'This gintlemin, says l, an the other wan
thought waz you, only he waz this gintlemin an
you was him till just now, only thought you
in the other closet, says l. explainin'.
"'oh Lord' says he, impolite. 1t waz
thin? An 1t waz you let him out again9 Waz you
ass enough to do that, waz you his pal7
pal Is it?' says I, not likin' him anyhow. I
niver laid my eyes on him till this night when I
saw him In the dark whin couldn't see me hand
afore me! An waz you after KNOWN me whin
yed had the same kind of a look at me?'
Here, says Jack to him, impatient. Don't you
know me-Jack Hbbard2
"'Of course Mr.. Hibbard What Is 1T? says
pain-clothes kind of short-like.
Thin let that alone an Ind thisl Only
ask you, for the sake of this house, wait till to-
morrow an give you my word to go with you
quiet!'
".oh, says the little plain-clothes to Jack.
after sicond. oh, I You mean thim pa
pers?
"'What did ye think meant! Do ye mean
Forget it!' says Che little wan. an could "a
kissed him for it. There's nothin the matter with
you! You waz too drunk to know. Your friend
Dalton hunted up that night. you bein' so un--
manageable with the drink, an found you In
the Beaumont cafe signn' papers for queer wan
what had We in tow. tore thin up an run him
In. Forgit it. waz here watchin' wan OF your
guests who is professional burglar says he
'Jack!' come the girls voice In the dark an
though couldn't anything. knew they was
something goin there besides her cryin II
her heart would break.
"The plain-clothes turned his back though
there waz no need, an pointed the little light my
way
"'rhin,' says friendly 1T waz just burglar
turned loose?'
Yes says he. An he's clean gone be this
time with his grip loaded with swag!'
Thin he handed the light whit up after
his things. there bein' nothin ilse lift to do.
II stood there minute playin' with the lamp.
an thin thin two come over to me, him with his
arms around her.
"He told to be tellin' you. says T. thankin'
the saints l had something to say to him quick,
that you waz to sind list of what took In the
marnin'.
"'Oh we don't about that says she. happy
--ye'd think there waz nothin pleased her so much
as havin' all the silver stoe-but We want to thank
you for brngin' things out all right
Thin I begun to feel like goin' not likin' thin
kind of scenes an they both of thin wanted TO do
something for me. an made me tell how they could
be reachin me. because of me savin their whole
world for thin Isn't their annything?' says she
agin
"'WelI says I. hestatin who waz 1t built this
house?'
why my father says she, surprised. why
do ye ask?'
".oh,' says I. An just thin the plain-cothes
come up sayin' he waz gon' to the city an would
sind some wires from the station, an said would
be goin with him IL 1t agreeable to him. which
it waz. An sure 1t waz great feelfn' to be pals
with a plain-clothes.
"On the way says him:
.sIf she don't mind tellin' il. who waz the gint
what smuggled the swag?
Not bit,' says he 'There'll be notices out
for him In the marnin' anyhow. He answers to
the name of johnson. Know him?'
''Niver heard of him. says I, but begun feelins
weak.
pretty soon whin we had talked of other things
/ says to him agin:
"'Do you be after KNOWN does that johnson
pink pajamies?'
'What?' says he. why, yes, come to think OF
It,, he says. Dropped In on him the other night
whin he waz turnin in. be way of surprise to him.
an they certainly pink. They certainly wall
AN to think Tim, that I had that sneakin'
spalpesn walkin' round at the ind of me gun with
the swag hangin' in his hand niver KNOWN him!
That waz queer house, Tim, queer house
But it a great night for me for all of that.
1t want two days before letter came to me with
hundred dollars in 1t from Mr.. Jack. an little
thing done that night Tim. gettin' In that
house 'gittin out again without CROWN old
afore did it, 1t like wanderin' around In
omelettei"
Tim had lost word that fell from Morans
lips, but he seemed to absorb none of the latters
enthusiasm.
AN are yez to do the plannin' for yerself an
Lucy?" no asked, with no trace of interest in his
voice.
Ibid We ver convince woman" said Moran
scornfully "of anything
AN did yez git the swag yersef, which 1t waz
ye wint afther?"
81 had give up huntin the swag,' snapped Patsy.
thoroughly the defensive
'An' didn't yez turn loose the thief they waz all
wantin', not even KNOWN yez doin' t?
There Is people," said Moran with deep
disgust what can see just wan thing whin they're
lookn' at million!"
"Um,' said Tim.