The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-05-27

doubtIully, as II ready for flight on the
first token Of hostility on his part.
Mike" said the clerk, land you. too
Jakcy, whore was It you seen Mr.
banning Monday nlght-the FIST time,
| mean"
"On the broad Of his back on the
floor answered Mike. puiurug. and,
Stretched right out there" cgrrobD.
rated Jakoy, also pointing, both Of
| them speaking AT the same time.
Was it YOU two that gave his name
at the Relief statlon?" asked Rugcr.
som
1T was not" said Mike. "No, slr."
| declared fakoy.
They helped put him in the wagon
that's an" Ring volunteered
"Hut who went with him 10 The hos
| pJtal, then? They say there that two
men came with him and gave his
name"
Both Mike and Jakey began to talk
very fast, explaining that all they
knew was that MIR. Banning had fail.
on down stairs, that they had lifted
him into the ambulance and then re-
turned to the dining room, where they
were sitting when the noise of his fall
startled them into rushing to the kitch.
on to see what the trouble was. They
knew Mr. Banning very well By sight.
as everybody around the hotel did,
he was there so often, attracting n
good deal OF attention unknown to him.
self by being there at all, and espe.
cially by spending so much money.
You two come along with me" Ru
gersom interrupted grimly you
have the spiel too pat. Wen see II |
the ambulance man and the clerk at |
the Relief station can identify you"
IT'S all right, Mr. Rugersom It's
Jest rs ] tell you" called Ring after
the detective as the three went out.
"Mebbe," muttered Rugersom. but
there's sand in this sugar somewhere.
II grlts"
Tho instant they reached the first
cross street both men, as II moved by
one impulse, grabbed the officer by
the arm and turned the corner, out of
sight of tho hotel.
Git outer here-I'll tell him have
the first word" growled Mike to
JakeN who was feverishly trying to
whisper In the detectives ear
Rugcrsom shook them of and
stepped into a doorway.
Go slow" he said You'll both be
treated the same In this game. no
matter who speaks first Out with It,
Mike"
Jakoy subsidized and Mike hastily
took the word.
There was gazabo lifted a couple
OF plunks or q fellow up stairs there
that night" he whispered. "and hit IT
for the main entrance. But the Rube
stood up to him, so he breaks away
for the back door he seen there. II
was barred, but he got It open and
slides through, but the stairs is cut out
and he pitches on his nut against the
kitchen floor We all hears the hula.
baloo and five or six Of us trails in TO !
see the game. Mr., Banning was one.
We sends for the Black Maria. and Mr..
Banning says IN give every man
here he says a tcn.spOt he SAYS, 5
to say that dead man on the floor he
says, is me, he says And then he !
says, who wants ito and he flashed
4 roll the size of stove funnel. So \
We all took it. And he hands me and 8
lakey here ten more to go to the :
station for to give his name. And we q
goes and gives It. We all thought ,
he man was dead, but twas nothing s
'eal phony, was 1t, Mr.. Rugcrsom? a
You got nothin on us" /
And put in Jakey, quickly, you (
amt get the 90 apiece back from us, q
BECAUSE why?-we blowed II, didn't q
We Nike" Il
"S'elp me-" swore Mike, throwing c
mt his palms. Il
"Oh, dead sure!" grlnned Ruger. b
om you two high rollers blow 90 n
requent. But that's all right. All I,
want is Banning. Put me near and 4
m clam on everything else. Where S
3 he?" As they consulted each other {,
With troubled eyes he added impa- II
'NhNiS' A~Naht hoht vi u Ndhp you | II
n" s.
Twill cost us Ring" whined Mike, b
He'll give us the run II We do It," t.
I'll give It to you II you don't. t,
)pen up" g
Its wort ten." protested Mike.
"Ah, twenty" deprecated Jakey. T,
go on along up to headquarters" 81
he detective burst forth, angrily, r,
eizing them by the elbows This end.
d the controversy. .,
They gave in suddenly. -,
He's in the house." said Mike hur. in
Iedly. Come, we'll show you. But A,
ing is with him by this, and well tc
ave 10 slide along. for he'll have him n
ut of that at onct now" @,
They saw as they passed the of. m
ce that Ring was no longer there. h,
nd Rugersom snatched precious pl
loment to call up Lawyer Randall on tn
lie telephone. Then taking the stairs tie
It'll speed they ran down q foul. al
nelling corridor and stopped before a