The weekly true Democrat., 1909-10-15

wen forward 81 eiEyksr's Ingtruefioue.
or ~ may have creDt oa for forty
Winka whatever TIE roaqon fog his
sbsencs IRON the post of duty, kirE-
wood was relieved noe 20 have him 90
aeai with and. drawing himself gently
Ia over the ran. made the painter fast
and stspped noiaelegaiy over toward
the lighted oblong of the companion
Way. a murmuF Of voices from below
eomfogted him With the knowledge
that be had nol miscaicuiaied the
time AZ last be stood within striking
distance Of his quarry.
The sylIableg o. hig SURNAME ringing
clearly IN BE eara and followed b
gtFykegs feering laugh brought him
20 pause. re flushed bctly ~ the
darkness. The captain was retailing
with relish some Of BE most success
fui wllslclgms 81 KirkEood's expense.
NuiFsady laughed with him. if q iit-
fie unceftalniy. CALENDARS chuckie
was not audible. but be broke ths
pause that followed.
n don't know" be said with doubt
ing emphasia you say you landed
him without q penny 10 hls pockeff
don't call that q sood plan at All o.
course he aint q factor, but-Weii,
II might We been as vel 20 give him
bis fare home ne might make trouble
Tor us somehow. don't mind telling
you, cap'n, that you're an ass. Per
sonaliy I'm kind Of sorry for the bog
he wasn't 4 bad sort. as bis kind runs,
and be was no fool. from what little J
saw Of him. ! wonder what be want
3D."
Possibly" Mulready chimed IN
suayely. "yOu can explain what you
wanted Of him IN the tirst place. How
did you come 10 drag him into this
busIncssr'
"Oh. thatP Calendar laughed short
~. 'sThat was partly accident. partly
inspiration. I happened 70 see his
name on the Pless register. He'd put
himself down NJ from Frisco. iig-
ured Il out that be would be next door
20 broke and getting desperate, ready
10 DO anything to get home, and
thought we might utilize him 20 SNUG
eis some Of the stun into the States.
Once before, II you'll remember-no.
that was before We got together, Mul-
ready picked up a fellow country
man on the Strand. he was down
and out. Jumped at the Job. and We
made a neat little wad on Il"
'sTho more fool you to take outsid-
srs into your confidence" grumbled
MulFoady.
@oWr interrOgatod Calendar. MIN.
licking strykers accent inimitably.
''Wefi, you've sot heap 20 learn about
thls game. Mul. About the flret thing ia
that you must trust old man Know-it'
an which d me. I've run more dia'
monds into the States IN one way or
another ln my time than you ever
pinched out OF the shirt front Of tod
on ths Empire Prom, bsfOro they
made the graft too hot Tor you and
yOu came 20 take lessons from me 10
the gentle art of living easy"
"Oh, cut that. eawn't yOur
''Dailghtod. dear bog. One Of the
irst DFinciplea. next to prOnting By the
admirable example ! vet you, is TO
make the fellows N your own line
trust you. Now. n this boy bad taken
on with ms could have got q bunch
Of the sparklers on ny mere uay-ao
from Oid MoTganthau, up on Ftnsbury
pavement ne dosS z steady business
hoOdwinking the customs for the ben
eht OF bis American clienta-and him
salf. And ia we made q neat little
profit besides. something 10 fan back
on Il thla foll through. | don't mind
having two strings 70 my bow"
"xoa," argued Mulrsady. but sup
pose this Klrkwood bad taken on With
you and then psached."
That's another secret YOa'va 90,
% know your man. BE- able % siEo him
up. / called on this chap for that
voFy puFpose. but cav AZ q glance be
wasn't our man. ne smelled q nigeer
IN the wood Pile and most politely told
ne % 20 10 the deYl. But n be had
come n he'd have died before be
squealod. I know the breed. THERE'S
honor among gentlemen that knocks
the honor Of thieves higheFn a kite
the cid saw 10 the contrary-nothlng
doing. You understand me, I'm sure,
Mulroady." be concluded. with enven.
omed sweetness
n don't sse yet how KirkwOod got
anything 10 40 with Dorothy"
-Afias Calendar 90 you. Mr.. Mul
rsadyT snapped Calendar. There.
there. noWl Don't SET excited II was
Whan the Hallam passed me word that
q man from TIE Yard was waiting on