The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-12


Not KNOWN ye. say 1. or u
Likely not says he, not waitin' for to nn<
ish. Thin to the girl Who is this man.?
IN be responsible for him. says she. speaking
out of the dark, the saints bliss her.
He's my 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
thought you. only he this gintlemin an
you him till just now. only thought you was
in the other closet says l, explainin'.
"'oh Lord" says he. impolite. 1t a man
thin? An 1t waz you let him out again. Waz you
ass enough to do that, waz you his pal''
- Pal is it?' says l. not likin him anyhow. T
niver laid my eyes him till this night when I
saw him in the dark whn l couldn't me hand
afore me- An you after KNOWN whin
ye'd had the same kind of a look at me?'
- Here, says Jack to him. impatient. Don't YOU
know me-Jack Hibbard?'
of course, Mr.. Hubbard. What is it7' says
plain-clothes kind of short-like.
- Thin let that man alone an ind this Only I
ask you, for the sake of this house. wait till to-
morrow an l give you my word go with you
quiet!'
oh says the little plain-clothes to Jack.
after a sicond oh. 1 You mean thin pa
pers?'
What did We think meant? Do We mean.
Forget it, says rhe little wan. an could "a
kissed him for it, There's nothin' the matter with
you, You too drunk to know. Your friend
Dalton hunted me up that night, you bein'
manageable with the drink, an found you in
the Beaumont cafe signin' papers for a queer wan
what had We in tow. tore thin up an run him
in. Forgit 1t. waz here watchin' of your
guests who is a professional burglar says he.
jack come the girls voice in the dark an. +
though / couldn't anything, / knew they wax
something goin there besides Eer cryin' s IL
her heart would break.
THE plain-clothes turned his back though
there need. an pointed the little light my
way
Thin says friendly, 1T waz just a burglar /
turned loose?'
Yes says he. An he's clean gone be this
time, with his grip loaded with swag!'
Thin he handed me the light an whit up after
his things there ben' nothin' ilse lift to do.
II stood there a minute playin with the lamp.
an thin thin two come over to me. him with his
around her.
HE told to be tellin' you' says I, thankin'
the saints / had something to say to him quick.
that you waz to sind list of what took in the
marnin.'
"'oh, we don't care about that says She happy
-ye'd think there nothin pleased her much
havin all the silver stole-but We want to thank
you for bringin' things out all right
Thin l begun to feel like goin' not likin' thin
kind of scenes. an they both of thin wanted to do
something me, made tell how they could
be reachn' me. because of me savin their whole
world for thin Isn't their annything?' says she
agin
WELL says l. hestatin. who it built this
house?'
why my father says she. surprised. why
do We ask?'
ooh says /. An just thin the plain-clothes
up sayin' he gon' to the city an would
sind some wires from the station an said I would
be goin with him IL it waz agreeable to him. which
it waz. An it a great feelin' to be pals
with plain-clothes
ION the way says to him:
:" If she don't mind ten' 1t, who waz the ginr
what smugged the swag?
% Not Bit he. 'Theren be notices OUT
for him in the marnin' anyhow. He answers to
the of Johnson. Know him?'
" 'Niver heard of him., says /, but 1 begun feelns
weak.
Pretty soon whin had talked of other things
says 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 turnin' in. be of surprise to him.
they certainly pink. They certainly wazl'
AN to think, Tim, that / had that sneakins
spalpeen waIkin round the ind of gun with
the swag hangin' in his hand, niver KNOWN himi
That waz a queer house. Tim, queer housed
But it a great night for me for all of that.
1t want two days before letter came to with
a hundred dollars in it from Mr.. Jack, a little
note sayin hers yit to come. But the biggest
thing / done that night Tim, gettin' in that
house 'gittin out again without CROWN old
afore did 1t! 1t like wandern' around In q
omelette,"
Tim had lost word that fell from Moran 8
lips. but he seemed to absorb of the latter
enthusiasm.
An yez to do the plannip' for yerself an
Lucy?" he asked, with trace of interest In his
voice.
Did We liver convince woman?" said Moran
scornfully, "of annything?"
An did yez git the swag yerself. which It wa.
ye whit afther?"
81 had give up huntin' the svag" snapped Patsy
now thoroughly the defensive.
AN didn't yez turn loose the thief they waz al
h. wanun'. not even KNOWN yez don' it?'
There IL some people," said Moran with deeI
: disgust, what just thing whin they're
lookin at a million!"
HIM said