The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-03-04

crowding and pushing one another IN
the pool room.
There were three men among the
1000 who were vitally interested in
each others movements. but IT was
not until they came in from the sec
ond heat that Mr.. William Lyman
address not found In the directory
discovered J. Brownley OF the San
Francisco detective force standing be.
fore the boards, well in front OF the
crowds and apparently studying the
odds with thoughtful eye. II occurred
TO Mr. Lyman that J. Brownley's other
eye was keeping watch on the rear
exits.
Mr.. Lyman melted away into the
crowd like fog before the sunshine. be.
Ing by nature ever modest and retiring
when an official appeared on the land.
scape. He wriggled his way back un.
I'll he sighted his friend and co-part-
ner, Mr.. Collins, and retired with him
from the range OF inqulsitive ears.
Mickey he mumbled cautiously,
Were pinched."
He'll" observed MIR. Collins pro.
fanely. staring around him in an un-
pleasantly suspicious manner.
Sure thing. Brownley's up in
front He's done up something great,
but you cant fool me on Brownley.
It's him sure"
Mr.. Collins expressed a desire that
the immortal part OF J. Brownley
might be subjected to roasting pro
cess for an indefinite futurIty. Under
stress Of emotion. Mr.. Collins was apt
10 be vituperative.
He's follered us all the way from
Frisco" he grumbled wrathfully, AN
three times this month we've just got
OF with our necks. The only way TO
get rid Of Brownley is to kill him"
"Ahd have the whole u. s. know we
did It? Not on your tln.type. Mickey
j don't throw my head away like that
Never kill a man unless you have to.
S'pose you sneak around front and see
II the roads clear for break"
Mr.. Collins worked his way swiftly
back to the front entrances and casu
ally looked out One would have said
that he was enjoying the beauty of the
cloudless sky. so innocently distant
and distracted was his gaze; certainly
no one would have suspected that he
saw two men look quickly at him and
away.
The two men outside looked at one
another, and moved closer They were
In no hurry. j. Brownley's orders
were that unless these two shy birds
could be captured together at the
track. they were 10 be quietly and eau.
| tiously followed to their lairs, and
| there invited To take up their resi-
dence in the nearest police station.
/ Tho reasons why Messrs. Lyman
and Collins were so greatly In demand
/ we're numerous and interesting. These
/ were versatile gentlemen, and IL one
/ vocation proved irksome or unhealth.
/ ful from the legal point of view, they
could always pass on 10 another. They
! found IL convenient TO change their
occupation frequently, as well as their
post Office address; II diverted the of
fetal mind, and kept IL guessing.
Mr.. Collins found his partner in a
marvelously short time; he was used
TO Il. lie shook his head a trifle,
which meant that their immediate fu-
ture was not of an encouraging nature.
Mr.. Lyman thrust out his under lip in
token OF his displeasure. as they edged
away from their nearest neighbors.
IF we run for IL when the crowd
goes out TO the track there'll be a
million smart Alecks ready to help
'em catch us" he mused discomfort.
here II they can, or track us down 10
a good place and nab us. But they
don't know that we're onto 'em. Wen
fool EN-. We might raise big row,
Mickey and light out In the racket.
Wen stampede the crowd, that's it,"
Mr.. Lyman radiated good nature
again. as he thought Of the mischief
at his command
Fire." quericd Mr., Collins dubi.
ously
MIN, no, Mickey; that's an old
gag. Wen do somcthin' original.
Brownley's in front OF the whole
bunch-awful reckless to stand in
front OF a crowd-the other chaps are
back OF II, and Wen keep about three
quarters back, and save our shins
while we lose the other fellows. Chase,
Mickey; It's most time for the start"
Mr. Collins was not man of many
words, but his little eyes twinkled as
Mr. Lyman hastily told him what to
do, He wriggled swiftly away. lost
himself in the thickest of the crowd
and managed to get his brown derby
Knocked of. When he came up from
searching for II in the press, several
feet from where he had been. he had
In his hand large and rakish light
felt, which he tilted well over one
eye. He was now ready for business,
and II there were any investigating
gentlemen craning their necks to see
man in q brown derby, they missed
him.
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