The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-23
[ HIS MARK

Gentleman George and Smftheri
the Spectators at . Doodle
Tragedy.
With my eyes shut and a fuvvid wish
for mok trilling me buzzim. / poked me
forefnger into the pack Of letters which
Gentleman George Ringgold had relieved
e too psttun:! Government. from do
iivering. The bethumbed and dirty mis-
stve that fell out read as follers:
g. W. Adair, dsre Sir Will say. q I have
said 10 COPY sent to your house. that thin
that recommends me knows their man. I'm
square to my pay, and NUNS the word.
Will say that terms are agreeable. and
Job ditto. As the 18th isthe dark Of the moon.
meet me In the Park Pavilion at 10 sharp.
Yours to Command, PETE DOW. .
p. 8. Bring the swss with vow. Seeing
Is believing In my line.
"A carse stub Of a man, this Pete Douw,'
I REFLECTED. III he takes arter his pom
Right y'are, Smithen.' agreed large,
and very apt. / shud say. to break t'roo
and STEEL
Then. the party OF the fust part !
wint on. kin you fgger what he wants
in these primises7'
what? Adair1 I knows all about
him. He's a high roller Of a young
broker who marret the old maid darter
Of Bullock, the diseased ~millyunaire, unly
to find he had exchanged difficulties for
distresses. Evidently he wants DOW
to do for him what he don't dare do for
hissitf. 1t may be wuth our while to
hear just what. my Smithers.'
The dark Of tho moon was black that
night whin about 0 Of the clock We
CROPPED our way into the desarted park
pavillyun. Twas a little wan storried
building. open sheer. excipt for the tool
closet in which we prisintly encrouched
Ourselves. The air was ca'm and still
! 90 still that wanst and again l cart mo
silf barking to what seemed the faint
echc NJ the ~fainteat sound.
Don't you hear. Jarge' don't you
hear?' | whispered.
IT'S the leaves a-folding themselves 70
Sleep he answered abrupt.
lQ6y U1uBu D6 OtiuOfIt0os Guuls ! I0
tarted uncopvinoed, for 1t sounds like
silk"
Jest thin there kem undesirable steps
on eeder side. heavy here, light there,
as II brogans and pumps was about to
dwell togedder in unity.
is that you, Down. ast caushus voioe
with a sort OF catch to it. as II the tinor
was reaching for q high note.
yours to command, MIR. Adair.' re-
sponded the base perfundo. slow but
confident; right on to mt job 30 long a.
the terms are agreeable. Bet by In these
ointral chairs while we talks free owe q
couple OF your Reenas. The park Ii al
safe from intruders as II the pcrlecos werc
doing their july instead Of the Garner
g~roceryman.'
cleaning Oh the coast Of Bohemeyer.
1T is this way DSuw,. begsn Ad.ir.
sealed package tied with red tape In the
top drawer Of our library safe. which bot
"a in It. uniy family papers. you under
.Radder than hev wuds with q Teddy
It occurred to me that you might fetoh It
TO me-the north winder IL unlocked. and
I'll give you the oombinashun-atthe same
time leaving plain in siSns s o. bursis sy:
III Be bound for be the wan O'Clock
spic'al. 80 I can't be suspioted.'
Dead easy rumbled DOW. The
perleece will Be roundin' up livery perfesh
out Of the pig be to-morrer night. What
did you say that oombilashnn wa:i al
fashuned safe, but strong
There's no vallybles in 1t but this
-My fad~der-in-law did keep a lot Of
securities there, but his executors cleaned
thin all out. There's nawthins but the
package .Tbss x sh1' ! , t!oollsh5ly Pos theirs; YOU
got thin with you? Seeing i believing
in this precarus business. Mr.. Adair.'
Douw whit on. flaring a pocket glim.
BY the suddint light we seen the fierce
face bending forward. the weak face
shrinking back. the white hand extending,
the hairy hand withdrawinE-for what
Even in this instinct Of suspinse l cud
not help noticing " bright spots in the
furder Garner behind a settle, as II a cat
lurking there was betrayed BY is eyes.
Douw med a fierce grab with his free
hand 'P BACK ( h sastehi ming shs Of v tsf shsd
purse that Adair was showing and striking
him a heavy blow on the brow with the
butt of a revolver. Down whit the poor
broker as if from a t'underbolt. and
dousing the glim. OF put DOW with his
spiles.
Hes out Of calkylashun. the fool
murmured large. a n so Is Douw. the
bigger wan. Az oarse that package con-
tains valooables. Smithers. why ilse wud
he offer a t'ousand plunks for III Av
carse we are going to cop it., knowing
the .oombinatun. with the narth windeF
all prepared. glory bel
l was not needing him. Ne ears
was intent on tho ~retreating steps on
this side and that-heavy here. light
there-as II the brogans and the pumps
had SEPARATED for good and all.
Listen. large, listen,' I whispered,
'don't you hear hat tripping sound
betune the clumpsi What did I tell you!
A Teddy has been hid; she has heerd, she
has seen all that TUX place.
This intelligence served unly to in.
crease Jarge's ardor. In the fust plaoe
he claimed that there was not q potdcle
OF trut' In II. In the second place, he
ast what difference did 1t make II It were
true, since We cud be there and back
agin before anny woman cud find her
way out Of the park. Thirdly, he boasted