The Ordway new era., 1908-07-03
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and after you get your stake you'll be
satisfied, nnd rs YOU Amt In the pro
fcssion you won't 70 tryin' TO take
the honor Of maxim the arrest away
from me"
Sure thing" scs handy. the
moneys what we're after. You kin
have the honor and welcome"
Its n 30" said Rarram. 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 word to n
Twin soul unless you want to ruin
our chances"
He slid away after that. and Bandy
and Sam went to their lodgins 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. we'll not fool with old Daddy
Minis bum joint now. Well buy a
regular hangup swell place and some
day we'll own Il steam yacht OF our
own and sail by the Jim Hall. smokin'
5O-cent cigars and laughin' at the
poor chaps slavin on board OF the
old hulk"
The next night they met Barram
'coFdin 10 appintment. He shook
hands with both OF them.
The nets around the villain. lads"
he ses. and he can't escape us. | 10.
Gated him to-day and we'll start on
his track at once. He has 5000 900
worth of precious stones slowed away
somewhere. having converted all his
property into diamonds, and such
truck. Supposin' We land him to.
night. have YOU boys a safe place to
store the stun till tomorrow
1t happened that Bandy had n steel
box in his trunk that he kept SANS
money and his own in. They had took
1t 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 1t was the VERY thing
Then he took them to a billiard hall
where there was a big match game
going on and lodged behind a 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 a flashy
vest and thick gold watch chain
From now on we've got to shadow
him close"
Soon after the fat man goes ou,
and they follow him. He boarded n
Madison street car and they jumped
on the hind platform. Twelve blocks
farther he got of in front of a 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 a 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 a good
speiler 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.
.et Silas suddenly jumps up, goes In
the platform and begins maxim a
speech. He told 'em all how he'd
been orful sinner and pirate Of the
seas in his younger days, but that he
had repented~ and meant to give him
self up to be punished for what he'd
done. Old Barram looked mighty se
rious.
This won't do." he ses to Bandy
IT he sarrenders to the police wei
never see cent Of that reward. W.
must gethim soon as he leaves here !.
When the meeting broke up the,
followed Scarlet silss to the stree
corner. Barram steps mp and put,
his .hand on his shoulder.