The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-21
CHAPTER VII.

standing up ana balilns MS nst,
want you to explaip yourself, and
mighty quick You can't come into
my presence In this manner"
Bah. You have just permitted the
cleverest rascal In the state TO slip
through your butter-hngers. ] am Hag-
gerry"
The chief OF police sat down sud
denly.
The consummate daring of It, Why |
the rascal ought to have been in com |
mand OF an army. On the Board OF
Strategy he would have been incom-
parable.
There followed q tahleau that |
shall not soon forget We all stared
at the real Haggerty much after the
fashion of Mednsa's victims. Present
ly the tension relaxed. and we all
signed sighed because the thought
OF jail for the night in a dress-suit
dwindled in perspective: the girl
sighed for the same reason and one or
two other things: the chief OF the vii
| Iage police and his officers sighed be-
cause darkness had suddenly swooped
down on them; and Hamilton sighed
because there were no gems. Hag.
| gerty was the one among us who
didn't sigh He scowled blackiy
This big athlete looked like a de.
! tective, and the abrupt authority of
his tones convinced me that he was.
| Haggerty was celebrated In the annals
OF police affairs: he had handled all
sorts of criminals. from titled Inn
posters down to petty thieves. He
was not a man to trifie with. mentally
or physically. and for this reason we
were all shaking In our boots. He
owned TO a keen but brutal wit: to
him there was no such thing as sex
among criminals, and he had the tie
nacity OF purpose that has given the
bulldog considerable note in the pit.
But 1t was quite plain that for once
he had met his match.
Il don't see how you can blame me. >
mumbled the chief None of us was
familiar with your looks. and he
showed US his star OF authority. and
went to work In business-like way
By George. and he has run away with
my horse and carriage. "--startinf
from his chair.
Never mind the horse. Your find
IL safe at the railway station" snariec
Haggerty. Now, then. tell me every
thing that has happened. from be
ginning to end"
, And the chief recounted the adven
, ture briefly. Haggerty looked coldl,
at me and shrugged his broad shoul
, ders. AS for the girl. he never CAV
her SO much as a single glance. HI
knew a gentlewoman without LOOKING
at her twice.
"Humph, Isn't he a clever one
though" cried Haggerty, in burs
of admiration. Clever is no nam
for II. I'D give year OF my life I
come face to face with him. II would b
an interesting encounter. Hunted hIr
for weeks, and today laid eyes on hir
for the first time. Had my clums
paws on him this very afternoon. II
seemed so willing TO be locked U
that grew careless. Biff! and he an
his accomplish. an erstwhile valet. ha
4
into the clothes-press. Took my sta
credentials. playing-card. and inviti
ton. 1t was near eleven o'clock whe
reused the housekeeper. | tel
graphed two hours ago"
"Te!egraphed," exclaimed the chic
rousing himself out of a melanchol
dream. There would be no mentio
of him In the morrow's papers,
Yes, telegraphed. The despatc
lay unopened on your offiee-des
!, You're a good watchdog-for he
COOP" growled Haggerty. Ten tho
sand in gems tonight. and by tn
time he is safe In New York. You al
all a pack of blockheads.
Used the telephone. did he? To
you to hold these innocent persons Il
he went somewhere to land the a
complete, Ell, The whistle OF u
train meant nothing to you. We
that whistle ought 10 have told ys
\ that there might be a mistake.
good officer never quits his prisoner
II there is an accompiice In tolls els
where. he makes them bring him
ne does not 20 out lot Hifn. Al
! | now I've got to start all over agai
and be in New York. a bigger cat
comb than Rome ever boosted Of He
not G common thief: nobody kno,
who he is or what his haunts al
But / have seen his face: Ill new
forget him"
The chief tore his hair. while
subordinates shufied their feet u
,asiiy. Then they all started In
}, explain their theories. But the
ective sileneed them with q wave
= MS huge hand.
Il don't want to hear any explar
:. ions. Let these persons 60" he CO
III handed. with jerk Of his head In o
- direction. You can all return
own but one oficer. / may need
:. single man" Haggerty added thous
~ uIly.
n what are you going TO dor ask
Of he chief
n. Never you mind. ! have an ide
70 i may be a good one. II Il IL.
telephone you all about II when I
r. time comes"
in He stepped over to the teiepbo
BE- and called up central He spoke
ON that none of as overheard nj
a.. snld. hsas he hung an tke receiy,